NTM Revision Webinar: Future Production Circumstances and Trends

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Welcome to the NTM Revision Webinar: Discussion of Future Production Circumstances and Trends

NAV welcomes you to a webinar focusing on the discussion of future production circumstances and trends, as part of the ongoing NTM revision.

The aim of this webinar is to present the current status of the NTM process, share input collected from the three Nordic countries, and discuss key biological parameters.

Date: April 21
Time: 10:00–12:00 (DNK & SWE), 11.00-13.00 (FIN)
Platform: Online via Microsoft Teams
Teams link: Join the webinar here

Agenda

  • Status of the NTM process
  • Input collected from the Nordic countries
  • Biological parameters
  • Joint discussion
  • National questions and wrap-up (in national breakout rooms)

 

The webinar will be held in English, with opportunities for questions and discussion in national languages.

We look forward to your participation and to an engaging discussion on how future production conditions and trends should be reflected in the Nordic Total Merit Index (NTM).

NAV Genomic Evaluation and NAV Beef 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. A new approach is implemented to estimate reliabilities for AAN, CHA, HER, LIM, and SIM for weight, growth, and carcass traits. This method includes genomic information directly into the reliability calculations, rather than relying only on pedigree and performance records.

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