Cow breeding method to improve milk production

摘要

Applicants have found that during the selection and breeding procedures, three important phenotypic / genetic indicators are highly correlated with transitional health and improve predictability of transitional health, And / or has been identified that can be used in combination with conventional breeding methods and marker-assisted selection methods. In accordance with the present invention, it has been found that genetic assessment of mastitis, ketosis and uterine inflammation is highly predictive of overall transitional health. Genetic assessment occurs by directly measuring thousands of cases of mastitis, ketosis and uteritis in the ancestors of a particular animal and using this data for selection. Applicant's selection criteria will immediately affect the livestock population by reducing the disease incidence of transitional cows in the first population and its offspring. [Selection] Figure 1