It is not enough today for a company to be competitive. It is even more important to be relevant. The competitive companies got
us to where we are today, but the product and service of relevant companies
gear themselves to help you succeed tomorrow.
When it comes to dairy genetics, the rapidly
diversifying dairy product and market niche developments require corresponding
gene pools that offer the key components your dairy will need its cows to
possess, either to qualify for a market (as with A2A2 Beta Casein) or to
be adaptable in a market (as in grass-fed milk) or to optimize
production under specific production parameters (as in certified organic
marketing). The “one size fits
all” index ranking that dominates competitive genetics faces
obsolescence under the rapidly evolving dairy product landscape and
consumer-driven pressures for premium milk categories, as well as the
increasing diversity in facility and feeding designs.
When it comes to on-farm management of cow
reproduction, selection in favor of natural fertility capability will reduce
costs over the current vogue for OvSynch that has come to cost so much more
than the semen used, that genetic selection has become commoditized.
Higher cow fertility levels makes compensatory
mating more cost-effective. The
rapidity of Genome-based advances in gene selection for non-rankable factors
will drive dairymen toward phenotypic mating and genotype selection
as a combination superior in results to the “throwing of darts” of breeding on
genetic rankings alone. The real risk
of inbreeding as ranked Genomics focus on an ever-narrowing set of
ancestors (seeking that single ideal genotype) is greater than ever
before. You will need outcross
sires, and a basis on which you know when it is time to use them.
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