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British Cattle Breeding Conference: Making safe and effective breeding decisions

Genetic gains in dairy are happening faster than ever before, said Marco Winters, head of animal genetics at AHDB

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Producers should keep an eye on inbreeding within their herds, said Marco Winters, of AHDB.
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Producers should keep an eye on inbreeding within their herds, said Marco Winters, of AHDB.

With genetic selection comes inbreeding and Mr Winters explained that, historically, dairy farmers had been advised to aim for less than 6.25% inbreeding, but he said this was of little relevance today...

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