 Maximize
Profit - GMS averaged over $ 106
more lifetime profit per mating compared to Random
Mating. When accounting for lifetime inbreeding losses ($24
per 1%), the profit increased to $110 per mating. All of this
while improving the important type traits for greater longevity
through GMS' customer controlled selection index.
Control
Inbreeding - GMS' extremely
large bull database (over 180,000) depth of pedigree (up to
5 generations), inclusion of common female ancestors and ability
to set a lower maximum inbreeding percent results in lower inbreeding
averages, more profit and fewer problems in fertility, calf
livability, and other problems associated with inbreeding.
Control
Recessives and Calving Difficulties - GMS manages both on an individual basis. According to U and
MN Professor, Dr. Les Hansen, "Eliminating mating on individual
basis is a producer's best solution to avoid limiting genetic
herd improvement while avoiding the high risks from calving
ease problems or deleterious identified recessive genes such
as BLAD, CVM, etc…"
Optimize
Bull Usage - GMS' Risk
Reliability Restrictions optimize bull usage by managing risks
associated with varying accuracy, especially for those bulls
lower in Reliability.
Prioritize
Investment - GMS' unique
Herd |Percentile Ranking (HPR) works to improve your whole herd
while prioritizing the investment you've made in your semen
dollars.
Overall - "The results of our study
concluded that ABS' GMS is a genetically solid program that
uses reliable bulls to decrease inbreeding depression and increase
genetic merit,"
states Dr. Les Hansen |
