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As the result of the January 2008 sire summaries, International Protein Sires (IPS) added five highly qualified sires to their proven lineup it was announced by Ron Sersland, President and CEO.No. 1 Red HolsteinThe pacesetter among the new IPS releases is 6HO1124 Tycoon-Red, the No.1 Red Holstein at...
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International Protein Sires
Date of publication :
01/17/2008
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847
Widespread use of AI around the world and selection for similar traits across dairy populations has reduced diversity of pedigrees of influential cows and bulls. The frequency of carrier to carrier matings for undesirable recessive characteristics has increased as relationships between cows in dairy...
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Virginia Tech Cooperative Extension
Date of publication :
01/09/2008
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345
In all the hoop-la over Fonterra's plan to bring in outside investment an announcement that could have as big an impact, if not more so, on the future of dairying has been barely noticed.It is a statement from farmer-owned dairy genetics company LIC that it will try the new technique of sexing semen...
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Stuff New Zealand
Date of publication :
11/23/2007
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370
The greatest problem facing the dairy industry today, at primary production level, is the continuing decline in cow fertility. Low fertility leads to reduced milk yields, increased labour and veterinary costs, increased culling of cows due to failure to become pregnant and the resultant loss of inco...
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Innovations Report
Date of publication :
11/20/2007
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432
Dairy producers need to be aware of the cost of raising replacement heifers and find ways to reduce those costs. All our discussions so far have focused on dairy cows, but what about heifers? They eat, too!The costs of raising dairy heifer replacements represent 20 percent to 25 percent of the total...
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NDSU Extension Service - Dairy Focus
Date of publication :
10/12/2007
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449
It was a little rancher know-how and access to the world's best feed that put Alberta beef on the map. Now, University of Alberta researchers are not only putting beef on a map of a different kind, they're building it.Stephen Moore, head of the Bovine Genome Program in the Department of Agricultural...
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University of Alberta Express News
Date of publication :
08/23/2007
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191
International Protein Sires (IPS) expanded their growing and prominent sire lineup according to Ron Sersland, President and CEO. Three additional bulls with exciting credentials were activated for marketing by IPS. Two were graduates of the IPS young sire sampling program. 6HO976 MR MONARCH has a no...
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Engormix.com
Date of publication :
06/25/2007
Views:
344
The Semex Alliance is pleased to announce its 2nd Annual Photo Contest. We’re looking for new, exciting photos to use in Semex promotions such as Semex calendars, posters, brochures, our website and much more.In 2006 over 270 photographs, from five Canadian provinces, four US States, Australia, Sout...
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Semex Alliance
Date of publication :
06/12/2007
Views:
215