âThe Financial Benefit of Genetic Improvement in Practice.â
âThe Financial Benefit of Genetic Improvement in Practice.â
âThe Financial Benefit of Genetic Improvement in Practice.â
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3. G€N€ IR€LAND Dairy<br />
breed<strong>in</strong>g program.<br />
Test<br />
Year<br />
Num<br />
Bulls Ave EBI<br />
Num Males<br />
Genotyped<br />
2005 25 €93<br />
2006 45 €123<br />
2007 54 €134<br />
2008 80 €137<br />
2009 73 €153<br />
2010 51 €168<br />
2011 45 €177<br />
2012 49 €213 1,891<br />
2013 44 €275 3,576<br />
* Prior to 2011, candidate animals per<br />
year was ~300 (based on parent average)<br />
• Launched <strong>in</strong> 2005.<br />
• Genomics is “driv<strong>in</strong>g”<br />
genetic ga<strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong> dairy.<br />
• Increased selection<br />
<strong>in</strong>tensity = <strong>in</strong>creased<br />
genetic fa<strong>in</strong>.<br />
– Accuracy <strong>of</strong> selection &<br />
generation <strong>in</strong>terval<br />
20
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