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• AI Market Share Update - JUN 2023
• Lifetime Performance Index (LPI) Formula - April 2023 - - MAR 2023
• Pro$: Canada's Profit-Based Genetic Selection Index - April 2023 Update - - MAR 2023
• Base Change Summary - April 2023 - MAR 2023
• Average Gain in LPI and Pro$ Reliability Due to Genomics - APRIL 2023 - - MAR 2023
• A New Look and Focus on Feed Efficiency - NOV 2022
• Open Industry Session Recap: October 2022 - OCT 2022
• A Look at Genomic Bulls Used in Canada  - SEP 2022
• Selection for Milk Caseins: Beta and Kappa - AUG 2022
• Inbreeding Update - August 2022 - - AUG 2022
• Sire Proof Interpretation Table for Linear Type Traits - JUL 2022
• A.I. Market Share Update - JUN 2022
• Improved Selection for Feed Efficiency - JUN 2022
• Trend in Genomic Versus Proven Sire Usage - JUN 2022
• The Impact of Genomics - APR 2022
• How to Purchase a Feed Efficiency Evaluation?  - APR 2022
• 5 Reasons to Genomic Test Your Ayrshires - APR 2022
• Base Change Summary - MAR 2022
• Lifetime Performance Index (LPI) Formula - MAR 2022
• A2 (Beta Casein) Reports Now Available! - FEB 2022
• Defining Breed Purity - JAN 2022
• A New Genomics Impact Visualization Tool - DEC 2021
• Updating Indirect Herd Life - NOV 2021
• Functional Trait Interpretations - NOV 2021
• Updates for the December 2021 Genetic Evaluation Release - NOV 2021
• Average Gain in LPI and Pro$ Reliability Due to Genomics - AUGUST 2021 - - AUG 2021
• Updates for the August 2021 Genetic Evaluation - AUG 2021
• Curly Calf Syndrome in Ayrshires - AUG 2021
• A.I. Market Share Update - JUL 2021
• Improving On-Farm Performance: Management vs Genetics? - APR 2021
• Canada Among the First to Introduce Feed Efficiency - APR 2021
• Heritability Estimates Used for Genetic Evaluation in Canada - MAR 2021
• Is your feed going to waste? - MAR 2021
• Introducing Feed Efficiency  - MAR 2021
• Major Type Traits Move to Composite Indexes - MAR 2021
• Update on Haplotypes Including JNS for Jerseys - MAR 2021
• What's New with April 2021 Genetic Evaluations - JAN 2021
• Lactanet External Advisory Committee Appointments  - JAN 2021
• Interpreting Sire Proofs for Linear Type Traits  - DEC 2020
• Modified Requirements for Official Information Due to Covid-19 - NOV 2020
• New Genetic Evaluations Coming in December 2020 - NOV 2020
• Average Gain in LPI Reliability Due to Genomics - AUG 2020
• DairyTrace Now Set for Fall Implementation Following CFIA Approval - JUN 2020
• A.I. Market Share Update - MAY 2020
• Publishable Lactations and Official Genetic Indexes During COVID-19 Service Disruption - APR 2020
• Annual Pro$ Update - April 2020 - - APR 2020
• Genomic Evaluations Without Published DGV - DEC 2019
• Holstein Canada and Lactanet Announce Compass - NOV 2019
• 10 Years of Genomic Selection: What's Next? - SEP 2019
• When Do Your Cows Pay Back Their Debt? - JUL 2019
• Use of Beef Sire Semen in the Dairy Industry - JUN 2019
• A.I. Market Share Update - MAY 2019
• Value of Type Classification in the Era of Genomics - APR 2019
• Introducing Lactanet: Integrating Herd Management and Genetic Services - APR 2019
• Trend in Genomic Versus Proven Sire Usage - APR 2019
• Current Status on Haplotypes and Genetic Recessives - APR 2019
• Pro$ & LPI: Enhancements and Updates - FEB 2019
• A Portrait of Genomic Young Bulls Marketed in Canada - JAN 2019
• A Closer Look at Direct Genomic Values (DGV) - JAN 2019
• Genetic Selection for Improved Hoof Health is Now Possible! - NOV 2018
• Translating Somatic Cell Score Proofs into Daughter Performance - OCT 2018
• CDN Website Tips & Tricks: The Inbreeding Calculator - OCT 2018
• CDN Website Tips & Tricks: The Group Query - JUL 2018
• CDN Website Tips & Tricks: The Animal Query - JUN 2018
• A.I. Market Share Update - JUN 2018
• New Expression for Somatic Cell Score Evaluations - MAY 2018
• DairyTrace: The National Dairy Cattle Traceability Solution - APR 2018
• DairyTrace Media Release - APR 2018
• The Fertility Challenge - APR 2018
• Two Tools to Reduce Calving Difficulties in Your Herd - FEB 2018
• Heifer Re-Ranking with Genomic Testing - JAN 2018
• Embryo Transfer Activity in Canada: A Snapshot Look - DEC 2017
• Increased Profits from Higher Lactation Persistency - NOV 2017
• Haplotypes Affecting Fertility in the Ayrshire Breed - NOV 2017
• A Partnership Between CanWest DHI, Canadian Dairy Network and Valacta - NOV 2017
• A First Step to Improved Hoof Health: Digital Dermatitis - OCT 2017
• Genomic Young Bulls: Accelerating Genetic Progress  - SEP 2017
• Common Misconceptions About Inbreeding - JUL 2017
• A.I. Market Share Update - JUN 2017
• Does Filtering Really Help Achieve Your Breeding Goals? - MAY 2017
• Genetic Gain Before and After Genomics - APR 2017
• Herd Life and Voluntary Disposals - MAR 2017
• Breed Canadian and Benefit from International Exposure - FEB 2017
• How do Production Proofs Relate to Average Daughter Yields in Ayrshires? - FEB 2017
• How do Production Proofs Relate to Average Daughter Yields? - JAN 2017
• Beta Casein, A2 Milk and Genetics - DEC 2016
• Heritability Estimates Used for Genetic Evaluation in Canada - NOV 2016
• Selection for Increased Resistance to Metabolic Diseases - NOV 2016
• A Step Towards Genetic Improvement for Hoof Health  - OCT 2016
• Technologies in Tandem: Genomic Testing & Sexed Semen - SEP 2016
• Understanding Pro$ and the Lifetime Profit Curve - AUG 2016
• Relationships of Rump with Fertility & Calving Performance - JUL 2016
• Pin Setting and Set of Rear Legs: Termination of Publication - JUL 2016
• Managing Recessives & Haplotypes - JUN 2016
• Balancing Reproductive Performance and Lactation Yields - MAY 2016
• On-Farm Data: Challenges & Opportunities - APR 2016
• Improving Existing Traits and Adding Exciting New Ones - MAR 2016
• A Closer Look at Stature - FEB 2016
• Get Up To Speed - The Status of Genomics in Canada - JAN 2016
• HCD: Haplotype associated with Cholesterol Deficiency - DEC 2015
• Monitoring Why Heifers Leave Your Herd - NOV 2015
• Industry Leadership in Feed Efficiency Research - NOV 2015
• How do I use Pro$ for Cows and Heifers? - OCT 2015
• "CDN Mobile" App Now Available! - SEP 2015
• Age at First Calving and Profitability - AUG 2015
• Selecting for Profitability in Ayrshires - AUG 2015
• Discovering Genetic Anomalies from Genotyping - JUL 2015
• Major Dairy Cattle Feed Efficiency Research Proposal Funded by Genome Canada - JUL 2015
• Industry Standards: Why? - JUN 2015
• Pro$: Genetic Selection For Profit  - JUN 2015
• 20 Years of CDN - APR 2015
• Canada Introduces its New Profit Index: Pro$ - MAR 2015
• Impact of Genetic and Genomic Evaluation Improvements - MAR 2015
• Data Management Services with Weekly Genomic Evaluations - MAR 2015
• Genetic Progress: You're Making it, but at What Rate? - JAN 2015
• Update on Proofs for Identical Twin Sires - DEC 2014
• Interpretation of Functional Trait Evaluations in Practical Terms - NOV 2014
• Index Weights: What You See Is Not What You Get! - OCT 2014
• Genetic Diversity and Inbreeding: Before and After Genomics - SEP 2014
• Steps to Reduce Bias in Genetic Evaluations - AUG 2014
• The Truth About Low Heritability Traits - JUL 2014
• Mastitis Resistance Selection: Now a Reality! - JUN 2014
• Heifer Genomics and Lactation Performance: Are They Related? - MAY 2014
• What's New for Ayrshire Evaluations? - MAY 2014
• Three reasons why performance data will always be important for genetic improvement  - MAY 2014
• Two Ways to Look at Accuracy for Genomic Young Bulls - APR 2014
• Is Sex-Biased Milk Production a Real Thing? - MAR 2014
• Minimum Criteria for an Official Bull Proof - MAR 2014
• Understanding Interbull Evaluations: MACE and New IGI Values - FEB 2014
• Impact of Genomics on Genetic Selection and Gain - JAN 2014
• Researchers Identify the "Dominant Red" Gene in Holsteins - DEC 2013
• Current Perspective on Crampiness in Holsteins - NOV 2013
• Lifetime Profit Index: Are We Achieving Our Goals? - OCT 2013
• Official Genetic Evaluation for Mastitis Resistance - SEP 2013
• Canadian National Health Project: Dairy Cattle Health Definitions - SEP 2013
• Fair Play in Promoting Genetics in Canada  - AUG 2013
• Publication Code of Ethics - AUG 2013
• Crossbreeding: Breed Help or Hindrance? - JUL 2013
• Canada's Semen Fertility Evaluation Revamped - JUN 2013
• Revised LPI Scale for Canadian Dairy Breeds - MAR 2013
• Selection for Polled Dairy Cattle - FEB 2013
• Embryo Transfer Activity in Canadian Holsteins - JAN 2013
• Official Genetic Evaluations for Body Condition Score - NOV 2012
• Relating Genetics to Performance for Type Traits - OCT 2012
• Canadian Pride of the Canadian Kind - AUG 2012
• Increased Rates of Genetic Gain with Genomics - JUL 2012
• Industry Payback from Investment in Research - JUN 2012
• The Ongoing Challenge of Accurate Genetic Evaluations - MAY 2012
• Accuracy of Genomic Evaluations from 6K Genotypes - APR 2012
• Increasing Popularity of Red & White Holsteins - DEC 2011
• Interpretation of Haplotypes Impacting Fertility - NOV 2011
• Recording Performance of Genotyped Heifers - OCT 2011
• Haplotypes Impacting Fertility - AUG 2011
• Genetic Trends Achieved - JUL 2011
• Value of DHI: Today and in the Future  - JUN 2011
• Importance of Functional Conformation  - MAY 2011
• Brachyspina: A New Official Genetic Recessive - APR 2011
• Genomic Testing Success - MAR 2011
• Genetic Evaluations for Identical Genotypes - FEB 2011
• Requirements for Receiving Genomic Evaluations in Canada - OCT 2010
• Comparing DGVs and Traditional Evaluations - SEP 2010
• Predictability of First Proof Using Genomics - AUG 2010
• Bull Proof Accuracy and Stability - JUL 2010
• The Magic of "Imputation" - JUN 2010
• A New Look at Herd Life - APR 2010
• A Look at Fertility from Two Perspectives - MAR 2010
• Impact of Sexed Semen on Genetic Gain and Profitability - FEB 2010
• Answering Your Questions About Genomics in Canada - JAN 2010
• Building the Genetic Potential of Your Herd - DEC 2009
• Genomics North and South of the 49th Parallel - NOV 2009
• DGV is a Tool NOT a Selection Criterion! - OCT 2009
• Trends in Disposal Reasons - AUG 2009
• Canadian Genomic Evaluations Have Arrived! - JUL 2009
• Genetic Evaluations: Past, Present and Future - JUN 2009
• A Closer Look at Longevity - MAY 2009
• Factsheet on Genomics - APR 2009
• Health Data Recording in Canada - MAR 2009
• The Road to Genomic Evaluations in Canada - FEB 2009
• Accounting for Pregnancy in Production Evaluations - DEC 2008
• DNA Genotyping for Females in Canada - NOV 2008
• Improved Accuracy with DNA Genotyping - OCT 2008
• The DNA Evolution and Revolution! - SEP 2008
• Genetic Recessives and Colour Codes: Holstein - AUG 2008
• Fundamentals of Animal Model Genetic Evaluations - JUL 2008
• Calving Ability for Sires with Sexed Semen  - JUN 2008
• The Red and White Gene in Canadian Holsteins  - APR 2008
• Quantifying Inbreeding Depression - MAR 2008
• Understanding Genetic Recessives in Holsteins  - FEB 2008
• Demystifying Inbreeding - JAN 2008
• Selection for Improved Fertility and Calving Performance - OCT 2007
• Accuracy of MACE Evaluations - SEP 2007
• Accessing Publishable Lactations and Classifications - AUG 2007
• Genetic Superiority of A.I. Sires Compared to Herd Sires - JUL 2007
• Analysis of Heifers Registered in the Herdbook  - JUN 2007
• Breed Improvement Programs: Critical to Success and Profitability - MAY 2007
• Type Evaluations: Why Not Use All Classifications? - APR 2007
• Sire Evaluations for Defective Type Characteristics - MAR 2007
• Calf Survival: A New Trait of Interest  - FEB 2007
• Is Animal Health Important to You? - JAN 2007
• Genetic Evaluation of Dairy Cattle in Canada - JAN 2007
• The Power of Information - OCT 2006
• Calving Ease & Young Sires - JUL 2006
• Genetic Variation for Daughter Fertility and Longevity - MAY 2006
• New Genetic Evaluation System for Type Traits in Dairy Breeds - Part 2 - APR 2006
• Genetic Selection for Improved Longevity - NOV 2005
• New All-Breeds Type Genetic Evaluation System - Part 1 - JUL 2005
• Qualifying for Genetic Evaluations in Canada - FEB 2005
• Genetic Selection for Daughter Fertility - OCT 2004
• Interpreting "Daughter Fertility" - JUN 2004
• Introducing Bull Proofs for Daughter Fertility - MAY 2004
• Breeding Objectives in Different Countries - APR 2004
• Genetic Selection for Persistency - FEB 2004
• Looking for an Outcross? - Holstein - DEC 2003
• Is Cow Fertility Important to YOU? - NOV 2003
• New Delivery of Genetic Herd Inventory Reports - AUG 2003
• Impact of Improvements in Genetic Evaluations for Production Traits - MAR 2003
• Increasing Accuracy of Genetic Evaluations for Production Traits - FEB 2003
• Relating Auxiliary Trait Proofs to Progeny Performance - JAN 2003
• Criteria for Achieving the Status of a Publishable Lactation - JAN 2003
• Identification Requirement for Publishable Lactations - DEC 2002
• Relationship of Somatic Cell Score with Other Traits - JUN 2002
• Selection for Daughter Superiority - FEB 2002
• Final Score for Conformation: Relating Bull Proofs to Daughter Performance - MAY 2001
• "Average EBV" versus "Weighted EBV" - MAY 2001
• Somatic Cell Score: Relating Bull Proofs to Daughter Performance - APR 2001
• Selection for Milking Temperament - MAR 2001
• Genetic Selection for Longevity - JAN 2001
• Using Unsupervised Production Information In Canadian Genetic Evaluations - NOV 2000
• Why Cows Don't Get an Official Index - AUG 2000
• Expression of Conformation Genetic Evaluations in Canada (4 of 4) - AUG 2000
• Calculating Genetic Evaluations for Holstein Conformation Traits (3 of 4) - JUL 2000
• Holstein Conformation Traits in Canada (2 of 4) - JUN 2000
• Type Classification and Genetic Evaluations in Canada (1 of 4) - MAY 2000
• How Are Cow Indexes and Bull Proofs Calculated - APR 2000
• Genetic Improvement for Auxiliary Traits in Canada - FEB 2000
• Impact of Sire Selection on Genetic Improvement - DEC 1999
• International Evaluations of Foreign Bulls in Canada - OCT 1999
• Interpretation and Use of Canadian Bull Proofs for Lactation Persistency - FEB 1999