The CDCB CowCast
Listen to dairy geneticists, farmers, industry leaders, and more translate the science, data, and research of dairy cattle genetics into real-world applications. The CDCB CowCast is brought to you by the Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding (CDCB), a nonprofit organization providing premier dairy genetic information services through the collaboration of more than 60 organizations worldwide. CDCB stewards the National Cooperator Database, the world's largest storehouse of animal information.
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Tuesday Mar 10, 2026
Tuesday Mar 10, 2026
In this episode of The CDCB CowCast, CDCB Livestock Data Analytics Expert Fiona Guinan, Ph.D., explains what U.S. dairy cattle statistics are aggregated in the National Performance Metrics available through CDCB and demonstrates how to use the website.
Go to the National Performance Metrics: https://webconnect.uscdcb.com/#/national-performance-metrics
Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/bohe0MoZ3-c
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Tuesday Feb 10, 2026
Tuesday Feb 10, 2026
In this episode of The CDCB CowCast, CDCB Geneticist Kristen Parker Gaddis, Ph.D., discusses the research and application of two new genetic selection traits for dairy calves, resistance to diarrhea and resistance to respiratory disease.
To view the slides shared in this discussion, watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/4Sd0mDKfYT8
Find summary statistics and trends for any trait at https://webconnect.uscdcb.com/#/summary-stats/genetic-trend
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