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What happened to the 3K chip test? The 7K chip was designed as a replacement for the former 3K SNP test as it measures almost 7,000 SNPs, had better readability, and boosts reliability of by up to 5% over the 3K test. It also provides an increase in reliability over Parent Average, and more importantly is very accurate at 'parental discovery' meaning that if an animals is misidentified, or NOT identified, the test will be able to tell you the Sire and Maternal Grandsire of that animal &...
The 7K SNP test; an economical and more reliable genomic test is now available to the industry. Given this development, a question often asked by producers is 'should I genomic test my females with the 7K chip?' Of course this question inspires a rather extensive list of questions, so what awaits readers is a list of those most frequently asked:
What happened to the 3K chip test? The 7K chip was designed as a replacement for the former 3K SNP test as it measures almost 7,000 SNPs, had better readability, and boosts reliability of by up to 5% over the 3K test. It also provides an increase in reliability over Parent Average, and more importantly is very accurate at 'parental discovery' meaning that if an animals is misidentified, or NOT identified, the test will be able to tell you the Sire and Maternal Grandsire of that animal &...
Reproduction & Breeding
Performance based financial incentives are used in many industries to motivate employees to a higher level of performance. For example, most sales professionals are compensated, at least partly, with commissions thus their sales success greatly influences their earnings-but could a similar incentive for breeders motivate them to a higher level of performance?
Feed & Nutrition
The transition dairy cow continues to be somewhat of an unsolved mystery. We continue to learn that how cows are fed, handled and managed during the three weeks before through three weeks after calving can have a definite influence on production, health and reproductive performance.
Herd Health
Milk quality is dependent on three key areas: the milking routine, the cows and their environment, and the milking equipment. A common reason why many milk quality programs fail is due to the neglect to look at all three areas together.
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