Chad Dechow

The author is an associate professor of dairy cattle genetics at Penn State University.

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How reliable are genomic evaluations?

Sept. 10 2024

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Herd it Here Podcast: What to know about early onset muscle weakness

Herd it Here Podcast

Aug. 25 2023

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What can we do about inbreeding?

Reproduction E-Source

July 8 2022

Generation intervals in the age of genomics

May 10 2022

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Do indexes actually predict profitability?

Aug. 10 2020

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Setback slows pathway for gene-edited dairy cows

Dec. 12 2019

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Holstein lineages trace back to two bulls

Oct. 25 2019

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Let’s evaluate the top Holstein bulls 10 years later

Feb. 25 2019

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We improved the genome map for cattle

Jan. 15 2019

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Can we recapture lost genetic diversity?

Reproduction E-Source

Aug. 25 2018

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Blood flows freely from top Jersey bulls

April 25 2018

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Sorting through multiple genetic evaluations for health

Jan. 25 2018

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National health evaluations coming for Holsteins

Dec. 15 2017

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Gestation length evaluations are now available

Oct. 25 2017

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Genetic trade-offs affect cow efficiency and health

Sept. 25 2017

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Is it time to select for A2 milk protein?

Aug. 25 2016

U.S. breed composition has been slowly shifting

July 15 2015

Genomic testing more cows would benefit small breeds

Jan. 25 2015

December’s genetic evaluations will feature many changes

Oct. 25 2014

Bias remains a challenge for genomic evaluations

May 25 2014

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