DairyTalk 566: The Best Bull Isn't Enough: Why a Strong Sire Team Creates More Breeding Security - by Helmut Demmelhuber

DairyTalk by Helmut Demmelhuber · Sep 12, 2026 · 19m

This podcast episode is based on a technical article that approaches sire selection as a form of genetic risk management. Rather than searching for one exceptional bull, the strategy builds a diversified team of sires from different paternal lines to reduce dependence on any single genomic prediction. Because genomic breeding values remain estimates, concentrating too many matings on one sire can amplify the consequences of evaluation changes, inbreeding, or undesirable genetic defects. Effective breeding management therefore requires control not only over which bulls enter the program, but…