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The first proof round of the year has arrived and we saw gains to every category of our expansive Holstein sire line-up. Regardless of your goals, we are confident that our current list of sires will offer the very best genetic solutions available anywhere for your herd.
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La première ronde d’épreuves de l’année est arrivée et nous avons constaté des gains dans chaque catégorie de notre vaste groupe de taureaux Holstein. Quels que soient vos objectifs, nous sommes assurés que notre liste de taureaux vous offrira les meilleures solutions génétiques
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An alligator leather handbag by high-end luxury brand Hermès is guaranteed to draw top dollar at any charity auction attended by the rich and famous, but at a recent dairy industry event it was a different kind of beast that drew bidder attention. There, in the midst of our nation’s capital city, it was a white Holstein bull
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Un sac à main en cuir d’alligator de la marque de luxe Hermès obtiendrait sans aucun doute un montant très élevé lors d’une vente aux enchères de bienfaisance réunissant des gens riches et célèbres, mais lors d’une récente activité
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Maynard Martin gets right to the point when discussing OptiMate™. “It’s a great tool in my mind,” he says, explaining that this mating program has allowed his herd to continually meet higher levels of achievement. OptiMate has been
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Maynard Martin va droit au but lorsqu’il discute d’OptiMatemc. « Selon moi, c’est un excellent outil, » affirme-t-il, expliquant que ce programme d’accouplement a permis à son troupeau d’atteindre continuellement des niveaux de réussite plus
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Guelph, Ontario, Canada – As social and political criticism increasingly focuses on agriculture, Semex is introducing a genetic solution that can reduce methane emissions 20-30% by 2050.

“Just like we did with Immunity+®, we've been working with industry scientists to find a genetic solution to reduce methane emissions,” says Dr Michael Lohuis, Semex Vice President Research & Innovation. “For over five years Canada's milk recording organizations, now under Lactanet, collected over 13 million milk mid-infrared (MIR) spectroscopy records. Over seven hundred thousand first lactation MIR records were analyzed by Lactanet geneticists in order to predict methane emissions for milk-recorded cows across Canada. The results showed that you can substantially reduce methane emissions with genetic selection.”

In April, Lactanet will publish Methane Efficiency breeding values producers can use to significantly reduce methane emissions in their herds. For genomic bulls, it is 70% reliable and genetic selection alone is estimated to reduce emissions 20-30% by 2050.

Semex’s global Elevate® users will automatically receive a methane index on all genomic tested females. Additionally, an index will be available on Semex Holstein sires beginning in April. This gives dairies a clear-cut genetic solution and a faster conversion to a lower methane herd.

"Methane is a global enemy," says Drew Sloan, Semex Vice President Corporate Development. "In fact, most developing nations are adopting laws targeting net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. This new trait is a game changer. The time is now to genomically test your herd with Elevate, giving you the power to assess, monitor and reduce methane in your herd!"
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L’avenir de l’élevage laitier mène vers des avancées génétiques et technologiques et un besoin de rentabilité, quels que soient la taille et les objectifs de l’exploitation. Dans ce contexte, EastGen s’engage plus que jamais à avoir le personnel le mieux formé et informé en matière de génétique laitière pour être
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