At World Dairy Expo 2024 Rabobank dairy experts spoke about the decline in milk production in Europe and New Zealand, the two largest exporters of dairy products in the world.
Genetics — page 2
Opportunity in global milk market in next decade
Europe, Oceania expected to drop in milk production while demand is expected to slowly grow
VIDEO: World Dairy Expo 2024: Thursday Oct. 3 wrap up
Glacier FarmMedia’s Senior Livestock Editor John Greig is at World Dairy Expo 2024. In this video update, he talks about: Watch his coverage on the Glacier FarmMedia network.
VIDEO: World Dairy Expo 2024: Paul Larmer international person of the year
Former CEO of Semex talks about what he learned growing it into a global company
Paul Larmer retired as CEO of Semex, the Canadian dairy genetics company in early 2024. He was recently named the International Person of the Year by the World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wisc. Larmer sat down with John Greig, Glacier FarmMedia’s John Greig at the World Dairy Expo to talk about what he learned about […] Read more
VIDEO: World Dairy Expo 2024: Wednesday Oct. 2 wrap up
The avian influenza outbreak in U.S. dairy cows is influencing the largest dairy trade show in the world. At the World Dairy Expo, in Madison, Wisc., Canadian entries in the cattle show are down 40 per cent and there are fewer Canadians attending the show this year. There are, however, still many international visitors on […] Read more
World Dairy Expo 2024 opens soon
The large dairy trade show and cattle show will have fewer cattle from Canada due to the avian influenza outbreak in dairy cattle
The World Dairy Expo starts this weekend, with the International Junior Holstein Show, fitting contests and intercollegiate and international judging competitions, but it really gets underway on Tuesday Sept 30. That’s the day when the number of events jumps and the giant trade show opens. The show in Madison, Wisconsin is the largest dairy sector […] Read more
Bowers receives Dairy Industry Distinction Award
The well-known Jersey breeder is honoured for his leadership in advancing the Canadian dairy industry
Jersey cow breeder Gary Bowers is the 2024 recipient of the Lactanet Canada Dairy Cattle Improvement Industry Distinction Award.
Research quantifies genetic component of ‘crampy’ disorder
Lactanet moves to next steps of developing Holstein breeding tool
It's hoped that continued research can lead to a genetic selection tool for the "crampy" condition in dairy cattle.
Canadian genomic option coming for non-herdbook dairy breeders
Testing will still be done in the United States
Canadian dairy breeders may be able to acquire genomic evaluations within Canada later this year for domestically bred cows not registered in national breed association herdbooks. Why it matters: The change will allow all Canadian-born dairy cattle to receive a genomic evaluation based on Canadian calculations. The proposed change was outlined by Lactanet chief services […] Read more
Owner-sampled dairy cattle herds will see earlier genetic evaluations
Lactanet proposes move to monthly official evaluations for Canadian cows in early 2025
More dairy cows in Canada may have the potential to achieve top-rated status in publicly released genetic rankings, thanks to a change being introduced by the Lactanet organization in early 2025. The change will be of particular benefit to herds in which monthly milk samples are collected unsupervised by the herd owner. Why it matters: […] Read more
Top genetics shouldn’t change much under modernized LPI
Lactanet to update its benchmark Lifetime Performance Index by early next year
The emphasis given to production and health characteristics will change in a proposed new Lifetime Performance Index (LPI) for Canadian dairy cows – with new weighting for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and enhancing “milkability”. Brian Van Doormaal, chief services officer for Lactanet, the genetic testing and data management organization leading the process, says changes in […] Read more
Cyber-Savvy Farmer
