DairyTalk 483: Genomics or Tradition: Which Breeding Strategy Delivers Better Returns? - by Helmut Demmelhuber

DairyTalk by Helmut Demmelhuber · Jun 14, 2026 · 19m

This podcast episode draws on an analysis from The Bullvine examining whether traditional progeny testing still makes economic and genetic sense in modern dairy breeding. The discussion centers on the trade-off between the perceived reliability of daughter-proven sires and the faster genetic gains achievable through genomic selection. The article highlights the substantial costs associated with maintaining bulls during the testing period, while final breeding values often fail to outperform initial genomic predictions. At the same time, shorter generation intervals have transformed the pace…