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New Growth Metric Could Improve Beef-on-Dairy Genetic Evaluations

February 18, 2026

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Researchers aim to boost accuracy of National Cattle Evaluation with earlier-in-life weights. Incorporating earlier-in-life growth metrics into the National Cattle Evaluation could strengthen genetic predictions for beef-on-dairy cattle, according to Ryan Boldt, Ph.D., lead geneticist for International Genetic Solutions (IGS). Boldt said that a research project he’s part of builds on earlier work that integrated beef-on-dairy records into evaluations for carcass traits. By capturing more phenotypes from crossbred calves, researchers hope to refine selection tools, improve indexing and provide producers with better insight into growth performance at multiple stages of an animal’s life. More Carcass Data Paves the Way Previous...

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