Robots and Sire Selection: Breeding “a Robot Cow”

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Over the forecast period of 2017-2023, the robotic milking market is projected to grow at an annual growth rate of 9.78%. Yes: We can expect a lot more robot dairy farms in the future! From changing the barn to accommodate robots, to learning how to decipher copious amounts of information, changing to an automated milking system brings a whole lot of change. One of these changes is a breeder’s approach to sire selection – here we discuss breeding in the robot world.

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