Terhi Vahlsten The third NAV routine evaluation for this year took place as scheduled. NAV Bull Search has been updated with new EBV’s and GEBV’s.
NAV Beef Search is also updated with new beef x dairy breeding values.
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New Interbull breeding values are updated to NAV Interbull Search.
Six partners responsible for the national genetic evaluation in Poland, Spain, France, Germany, Netherlands, and the NAV countries have over the last year intensively discussed the possibilities for establishing a joint European genetic evaluation centre (EBE) for cattle.
Read more how the process continues from the EBE note.
The latest NAV routine genomic evaluation took place as scheduled. NAV carried out genomic prediction for Holstein, RDC and Jersey. Genomic breeding values of bulls are updated to NAV Bull Search after each evaluation.
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The latest NAV routine genomic evaluation took place as scheduled. NAV carried out genomic prediction for Holstein, RDC and Jersey. Genomic breeding values of bulls are updated to NAV Bull Search after each evaluation.
NAV has also released breeding values for purebred beef bulls and cows. Beef breeding values are updated to NAV Beef Search.
Results from two new genetic traits were added to NAV Beef Search. Protoporfyria for Limousin and Blonde d’Aquitaine and Trombopathia for Simmental. More information about genetic traits is found on NAV homepage.
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The second NAV routine evaluation this year took place as scheduled. The NAV Bull Search has been updated with the new EBV’s and GEBV’s. NAV Beef Search is also updated with new beef x dairy breeding values.
In this evaluation single step method was introduced for milkability and it replaces the so called two step method. Single step uses all information from genotyped and non-genotyped animals simultaneously. Read more from the paper Improved breeding values for Milkability.
Results from two new genetic traits were added to NAV Bull Search. BLIRD for Holstein and JNS for Jersey. More information about genetic traits is found on NAV homepage.
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