NAV Evaluation

The fourth NAV routine evaluation for this year took place as scheduled. The NAV Bull Search has been updated with new EBV’s and GEBV’s.

In this evaluation NAV published GEBV’s for the first time for saved feed, persistency, carcass conformation score and daily carcass gain.

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NAV Genomic Evaluation

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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NAV introduces an index for Saved feed

At the genetic evaluation in August 2019, NAV will for the first time publish breeding values related to feed efficiency. There will be a new sub-index called Saved feed, which is an index that in the future will include two breeding values, maintenance efficiency and metabolic efficiency. In August however, only maintenance efficiency goes into the index, but metabolic efficiency will follow as soon as development work is finalized. Saved feed gives a dairy farmer the opportunity to breed for cows that are more feed efficient.

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