The Australian experience with across country genetic evaluations of beef cattle performed by BREEDPLAN for Australia and New Zealand is briefly described. Analytical options of BREEDPLAN are outlined including sire by herd interactions, heterogeneous residual variance adjustments, incorporation of ...

This contribution presents the exchanges and work held at the World Limousine Breed Federation (ILC) and the Limousine Herd Book European Federation (EUROLIM) level about international genetic comparisons of beef breeds. The genetic links system between countries approved by ILC has never run....

The International Evaluation Services provided by the INTERBULL Centre continued to increase during the last two years, by expanding to udder health traits for six breeds, and to conformation traits for Jersey. Several technical improvements to the routine procedures have also been implemented,...

By using the LactoCorder in the dairy recording system in Bavaria a lot of information about milkability is available based on automatic recording milk flow curves. Traits of milkability, which are derived from the milk flow curves, were analysed in association to somatic cell count of single cows...

This paper lists important criteria the quality of commercial slaughterhouse data must fulfil in order to be used for genetic evaluation of beef or dual-purpose breeds. A short review of literature considering the use of data from slaughterhouses for genetic evaluation and corresponding research in ...