Canada Releases the World’s First Methane Efficiency Genetic Evaluations

In a world-first, the April genetic evaluations in Canada include the new trait of Methane Efficiency. It is expected that this new genetic selection tool should enable dairy producers to achieve a 20-30% reduction in methane emissions from their herd by 2050 without negatively affecting production levels.

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