New Growth Metric Could Improve Beef-on-Dairy Genetic Evaluations

New Growth Metric Could Improve Beef-on-Dairy Genetic Evaluations

Author: The Cattle Business Weekly newspaper February 18, 2026 Duration: 5:44
Researchers aim to boost accuracy of National Cattle Evaluation with earlier-in-life weights. Incorporating earlier-in-life growth metrics into the National Cattle Evaluation could strengthen genetic predictions for beef-on-dairy cattle, according to Ryan Boldt, Ph.D., lead geneticist for International Genetic Solutions (IGS). Boldt said that a research project he’s part of builds on earlier work that integrated beef-on-dairy records into evaluations for carcass traits. By capturing more phen...

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