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Breeding for Better Health: How Zoetis Wellness Traits Are Helping Build the Next Generation of Productive Cows
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On this episode of The Select Sires Podcast, host Ethan Haywood is joined by Brenda Fessenden, precision animal health technical services lead at Zoetis, for a deep dive into the science and strategy behind wellness trait selection. From calf health to cow longevity, Brenda walks us through how Zoetis is leading the charge in precision animal health and how producers can use these tools to create healthier, more profitable herds.
Chapters
1. Breeding for Better Health: How Zoetis Wellness Traits Are Helping Build the Next Generation of Productive Cows (00:00:00)
2. Brenda Fessenden’s background and role at Zoetis (00:00:33)
3. Research and development at Zoetis (00:02:25)
4. Making a prediction model from research at Zoetis (00:04:14)
5. How does Zoetis gather their data (00:06:11)
6. Zoetis Mastitis Resistance (00:06:58)
7. Correlation between Somatic Cell Score and Zoetis Mastitis Resistance (00:09:35)
8. Zoetis Lameness (00:10:54)
9. Correlation between Foot and Leg Composite and Zoetis Lameness (00:12:44)
10. Calf Wellness Index™ (CW$™) (00:14:47)
11. CW$ in Holsteins (00:15:48)
12. CW$ in Jerseys (00:16:20)
13. Additional traits from Zoetis (00:17:22)
14. How to attain Zoetis information on female cattle (00:20:56)
15. The future of precision animal health (00:22:11)
16. Advice to select for healthier, longer living cattle (00:23:09)
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