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DairyTalk 493: No Data, No Genetic Progress: Why Top Dairy Farms Measure Instead of Guess - by Helmut Demmelhuber
This podcast episode is based on a technical article exploring how precise data collection drives genetic progress in modern dairy herds. The key question is how milk testing, genomic analysis, and health records can support more objective and profitable breeding decisions. Using the example of a dairy farm in Idaho, the article demonstrates how continuous data evaluation can improve both productivity and animal health. It also highlights the broader value of contributing farm data to national databases, strengthening the accuracy of genetic evaluations across the industry. The discussion…
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