NAV has published breeding values for purebred beef bulls and cows. Beef breeding values are updated to NAV Beef Search.
In this evaluation nine new beef breeds were included into NAV purebred beef evaluation. At this point, only breeding values for single traits are published and the plan is to publish subindices for all new breeds in March.
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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.
Read more from the NAV newsletter.
NAV BeefxDairy breeding values are updated and new breeding values are uploaded to NAV Beef Search. Gestation lenght, cow is a new trait added to the joint Nordic Genetic evaluation of beef bulls used in dairy herds.
Read more from the NAV’s newsletter and from the paper Gestation length included in the BeefxDairy evaluation.
NAV has released breeding values for purebred beef bulls and cows. Beef breeding values are updated to NAV Beef Search.
Read more from the NAV newsletter.
NAV has released seven subindices for purebred beef bulls and cows. New subindices include same traits for all breeds, but weight factors are breed specific.
Read more about the subindices from NAV newsletter and from a paper NAV subindices for purebred beef: within breed specific subindex weights.
More information about the beef breeding values and publication can be found at NAV homepage under Beef publication.