The best cows are more efficient at turning feed into milk – they produce more, weigh less, have a fertility advantage, and are more emissions-efficient.
Accuracy of selection
The more information you have on an animal, the more confident you can be when making breeding and culling decisions.
Being more selective about what cows you are going to breed from results in faster genetic gain.
Milk recording can provide you with valuable data to assist you to identify your best cows to breed the next generation of heifers from.
A targeted breeding programme helps you accelerate herd improvement.
- Target the best cows to breed replacements from.
- Use quality semen on your top cows – sexed semen gives you 90% chance of producing a heifer calf.
- use beef or short gestation length (SGL) semen on your lowest genetic merit cows, optimising your profits from calves produced.
Contact the LIC rep in your region for more advice on a targeted breeding programme for your herd.
