Animal Breeding and Genetics Course
This course equips participants with essential skills in animal breeding and genetics, focusing on dairy herds. It covers defining breeding objectives, interpreting genetic data, managing inbreeding, and integrating genetics with health and fertility to enhance herd performance and profitability over a 5-year plan.

4 to 360 hours flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
The Animal Breeding and Genetics Course shows you how to define clear breeding goals, choose the right traits, and design a practical 5-year genetic plan for a dairy herd. Learn to read genetic evaluations, manage inbreeding, select sires and heifers, link genetics with health, fertility, and hoof traits, and use on-farm data to monitor progress, control risk, and improve long-term herd performance and profitability.
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Develop skills
- Design dairy breeding goals: set clear 5-year genetic targets for your herd.
- Interpret EBVs and indexes: select sires that boost yield, health, and fertility.
- Build on-farm data systems: clean, track, and use herd records for selection.
- Plan matings strategically: control inbreeding and match sires to cows for gain.
- Link genetics to herd health: improve mastitis, hoof soundness, and reproduction.
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