Breeding methods for cows to improve milk production

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method of breeding cows for improving milk production. A method for breeding bovines to produce a progeny population with improved milk production traits, comprising: a) a sample from a bovine subject, wherein the bovine subject is Or detecting the presence or absence of at least one genetic marker associated with at least one trait that is an indicator of overall health of the offspring; b) assigning an estimated breeding value based on the presence or absence of said at least one genetic marker; c) A bovine having a preferred estimated breeding value from step a) is selected, wherein the bovine selected is used as a parent of the first bovine; and d) the first bovine. Mating a subfamily parent with a second bovine parent to form a progeny population, wherein the progeny female of the subfamily is A method which shows improved milk production and transitional health as compared to females of the bovine subfamily of the similarly unselected offspring population. [Selection diagram] Figure 1