The Power of Genomics in Dairy Cattle
- ZISK
- May 6
- 1 min read
Genetic improvement is inarguably one of the biggest drivers that has built American agriculture and food abundance as we know it today.
Dairy producers were among the earliest adapters and innovators in this regard. And when you have some as far as many breeders have, it can be difficult to continually improve upon what is already the best. One of the biggest shifts that has happened is moving beyond the limitations of more “traditional” breeding practices on pedigree-based selection and waiting on long genetic intervals to review data.
Genomics has changed a lot of that, making informed breeding decisions easier than ever before, but also having some new pitfalls that breed associations and academics are still navigating.
June 2026
By Jaclyn Krymowski for American Dairymen
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