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The impact of new technologies on performance recording and genetic evaluation of dairy and beef cattle in Ireland.

A.R. Cromie,B. Wickham,Suzie Coughlan,Michael Burke,J. D. Sattler-2009-01-01
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1. ABSTRACT. New technologies in performance recording have played a critical role in helping develop Irish dairy and beef cattle breeding programs. Fundamental to this has been the establishment of the central cattle breeding database, which allows ICBF quickly expand into new technological opportunities, e.g., EDIY milk recording, Handheld technology and Image data from abattoirs. In addition, a strong emphasis is placed on business partnerships, where the overall goal is to “add value” to information collected on Irish cattle, by linking together systems from across the industry, e.g., marts and abattoirs. The end result of these improvements has been a substantial increase in the quantity and quality of data available for cattle breeding, resulting in increased profitability for Irish farmers and the dairy and beef industries.

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1. ABSTRACT. New technologies in performance recording have played a critical role in helping develop Irish dairy and beef cattle breeding programs. Fundamental to this has been the establishment of the central cattle breeding database, which allows ICBF quickly expand into new technological opportunities, e.g., EDIY milk recording, Handheld technology and Image data from abattoirs. In addition, a strong emphasis is placed on business partnerships, where the overall goal is to “add value” to information collected on Irish cattle, by linking together systems from across the industry, e.g., marts and abattoirs. The end result of these improvements has been a substantial increase in the quantity and quality of data available for cattle breeding, resulting in increased profitability for Irish farmers and the dairy and beef industries.

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IrishProfitability indexBeef cattleAgricultural scienceDairy industryBusinessDairy cattleQuality (philosophy)

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