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The CDCB Cowcast

Listen to dairy geneticists, farmers, industry leaders, and more translate the science, data, and research of dairy cattle genetics into real-world applications. The CDCB CowCast is brought to you by the Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding (CDCB), a nonprofit organization providing premier dairy genetic information services through the collaboration of more than 60 organizations worldwide. CDCB stewards the National Cooperator Database, the world's largest storehouse of animal information.

Latest Episode

Ep. 3: How Dairy Crossbred Animals Receive a Genetic Evaluation

In this episode of The CDCB CowCast, CDCB Technical Advisor George Wiggans, Ph.D., discusses the development of crossbred evaluations, the use of Breed Base Representation, and what we see in this system today. To view the slides shared in this discussion, watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/eroKCiUVikg Learn more and sign up for the monthly email newsletter, the CDCB Connection, at uscdcb.com To get notified of new episodes, subscribe here or follow the Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding on Facebook or LinkedIn.

April 14 • 24m 23.3s

Episodes

Ep. 3: How Dairy Crossbred Animals Receive a Genetic Evaluation

April 14 • 24m 23.3s

Episode 2: The National Herd Behind the National Evaluations

In this episode of The CDCB CowCast, CDCB Livestock Data Analytics Expert Fiona Guinan, Ph.D., explains what U.S. dairy cattle statistics are aggregated in the National Performance Metrics available through CDCB and demonstrates how to use the website. Go to the National Performance Metrics: https://webconnect.uscdcb.com/#/national-performance-metrics Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/bohe0MoZ3-c Learn more and sign up for the monthly email newsletter, the CDCB Connection, at uscdcb.com To get notified of new episodes, subscribe here or follow the Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding on Facebook or LinkedIn.

March 10 • 31m 23.8s

Episode 1: Healthier Calves From the First Breath

In this episode of The CDCB CowCast, CDCB Geneticist Kristen Parker Gaddis, Ph.D., discusses the research and application of two new genetic selection traits for dairy calves, resistance to diarrhea and resistance to respiratory disease. To view the slides shared in this discussion, watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/4Sd0mDKfYT8 Find summary statistics and trends for any trait at https://webconnect.uscdcb.com/#/summary-stats/genetic-trend Learn more and sign up for the monthly email newsletter, the CDCB Connection, at uscdcb.com To get notified of new episodes, subscribe here or follow the Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding on Facebook or LinkedIn.

February 10 • 29m 54.3s