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Beef Cattle Breeding Developments for 2008 - ICBF

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Calving Per<strong>for</strong>mance.<br />

• Spring <strong>2008</strong><br />

– Moved to new software<br />

– Animal Model<br />

– All lactations included<br />

• Future work<br />

– Re-estimating genetic parameters<br />

– Heifers vs later parities<br />

– Inclusion of country of origin in<strong>for</strong>mation <strong>for</strong><br />

<strong>for</strong>eign animals<br />

© Irish <strong>Cattle</strong> <strong>Breeding</strong> Federation Soc. Ltd 2007<br />

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