Contents tagged with Genetics
16 April 2021
As the second phase of RamCompare comes to a close, we reflect on the culmination of data collection and research over the past five years to identify what we can learn from the results.
18 December 2024
Enables farmers to find bulls that breed healthier cows that can stay in the herd for longer
17 July 2024
Gestation Length Index provides a prediction of gestation length for a bull’s calves.
29 March 2021
Three changes introduced to genetic evaluations from April - HealthyCow, Gestation Length and a rolling base
24 March 2021
Learn more about new dairy breeding indexes being released this year to help improve cow health and your breeding programme.
29 September 2021
Gene Editing (GE) applications can mimic natural genetic variation, but with greater precision and speed.
25 February 2021
Learn about new dairy breeding indexes to help improve cow health and breeding programmes.
23 August 2024
A summary of the areas funded by your levy and what it achieves
6 December 2021
Modelling growth curves and GxE in beef cattle and sheep using random regression models
18 September 2024
Case studies from dairy farmers who've made improvements on their farms.
21 October 2020
PhD students hopes to solve big production challenges through better understanding the most powerful molecule in nature – DNA.
13 November 2020
Strategic farm: learn how to select the right genetics for an autumn block calving herd.