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Werry family builds a positive farm image while developing top genetics

Honouring the past, genetics for the future and public presentation are paramount at Loa-De-Mede.
August 15, 2023
Katie Coyne

With high-end genetics, ever-growing production benchmarks and the willingness to share their story with the public through farm presentations, the family tradition of excellence will carry on.



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Bringing the beef: Selecting the right breed for your herd

The primary breed of your dairy herd, geographical location and desires of buyer influence management decisions surrounding beef-on-dairy matings.
May 31, 2023
Lauren Kimble

When it comes to new breeding strategies in your herd, there is a lot to navigate. How does this impact replacement inventory? What are the trade-offs? Novel strategies usually have an extra cost – right? 


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What type of cows should be in your robotic milking system?

With the advent of robotics and their associated data, producers have greater access to high-quality metrics allowing them to create more efficient breeding programs and traits specific to robot cows, which are likely the next evolution in dairy cattle genetics.
April 24, 2023
Dan Meihak

Should this cow stay in the herd or should she find a new career? Robots don’t lie. Let their data help you decide. 


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More milk with longevity: Selecting for lactation persistency

Selecting for cows that perform consistently through each lactation can increase productivity.
February 23, 2023
Murilo Carvalho

If you talk to any dairy farmer around the world about their goals, most of them (if not all) will mention improving production.


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Combining immune response with disease traits for maximum disease reduction

Selecting for optimal health traits to accompany an immune response can aid in your herd's health.
October 22, 2022
Steven Larmer

A healthier herd. It’s a simple-sounding concept that’s proven difficult in practice. Finding genetics that resist routine pathogens across environments on dairy farms has been a focus of the industry over the last 10 years


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Timing embryos with high-quality, prepared recipients

Analyzing donor and recipients, viewing IVF as an extension of your current protocol, accurately confirming pregnancies and working with your veterinarian can ensure a successful IVF program.
October 21, 2022
Bruce Derksen

Most dairy farmers labor under a strict routine they feel comfortable with. This comfort reaches well beyond daily milking parlor tasks and affects cattle breeding programs, likely touching on some variations of heat detection, estrus synchronization, artificial insemination (A.I.) and potentially in vitro fertilization (IVF), followed by embryo transfer (ET).


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When it comes to selection indexes, there is no one size fits all

Selection indexes are a preferred method to breed for multiple traits, especially when their use aligns with a farm's breeding goals.
September 3, 2022
Sophie Eaglen

All cattle breeders will agree that selection indexes are the preferred way to simultaneously select for multiple traits that affect herd profitability.



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Inbreeding: Where we are and where we’re going

Inbreeding levels continue to increase across the industry; learn some of the consequences and how to manage them.
September 1, 2022
Christine Baes

Inbreeding results when two related animals, with a shared ancestor in their pedigree, mate. The degree of inbreeding, or homozygosity, is a measure of how closely related the ancestors were along the sire and dam lines.


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Key takeaways from 2022 ICAR/Interbull annual conference

ICAR’s annual conference highlighted sustainability, sharing data and not losing focus across the worldwide industry.
September 1, 2022
Matti McBride

The impact of genomics

Genomics have accelerated genetic progress, increased accuracy, introduced young bulls and new traits, and changed the industry.
September 1, 2022
Allison Fleming and Brian Van Doormaal

There is now no denying that genomics has thoroughly transformed the dairy cattle industry. Since the first Canadian genomic evaluations were published in August 2009, the technology has been embraced by A.I. organizations and producers.


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