Would you like to be able to see the potential within your cattle before breeding?
Make effective decisions for the future of your herd and your business?
‘Invisible Cows’ – Cows that do not draw attention to themselves which are productive, healthy and low maintenance. Keeping and breeding from these animals ensures that the farm remains profitable now and in the future. Identifying these ‘Invisible Cows’ using parent averages gives you less than 30% reliability.
Igenity gives you up to 80% reliability by using genomic information to help identify these ‘Invisible Cows’ in your herd.
Advantages of the Igenity Dairy Genomics Programme:
✓Eliminate uncertainty when it comes to replacement heifer selection
✓Gives you an accurate picture of your calves’ genetic potential
✓Easily identify and reprioritise underperforming animals for maximum profitability
✓Improve the rate of genetic progress
✓Allows you to make better mating decisions
Breeds supported: Holstein, Jersey and Brown Swiss. All breeds must be at least 87% purebred
Submission information: All information required by the CDCB evaluation must be submitted with each sample. Turnaround time for this profile is approximately 3–4 weeks
Profile Detail
Results from Igenity-Select include over 50 traits received from the CDCB evaluation and includes content for coat colour, milk components and genetic conditions.
Key Traits
Parentage verification
Net merit
Milk yield
Fat (lbs.)
Protein (lbs.)
Somatic cell score
Productive life (months)
Daughter pregnancy rate
Daughter calving ease*
Igenity performance index (IPI)*
Final score (PTAT)
Genomic future inbreeding
Health Traits
Cow livability
Hypocalcemia (Milk fever)*
Displaced abomasum*
Ketosis* Mastitis*
Metritis*
Retained placenta*
Yield TraitsFat (%)
Protein (%)
Cheese merit
Fluid merit
Grazing merit
Fertility Traits
Sire calving ease*
Heifer conception rate
Cow conception rate
Daughter stillbirth*
Sire stillbirth*
Gestation length Haplotype status*
Type Traits
Feet/legs composite*
Udder composite*
Stature Strength Body depth*
Dairy form
Rump angle
Thurl width
Rear legs side view
Rear legs rear view*
Foot angle Feet and leg score*
Fore udder attachment
Rear udder height
Udder cleft Udder depth
Front teat placement
Rear teat placement*
Teat length
Genetic Conditions
Coat colour (including black/red)*
Dominant red coat colour*
Haplotype polled Haplotype brachyspina*
Haplotype CVM*
Haplotype HCD*
BLAD*
DUMPS*
Haplotype
Mulefoot*
SMA†
SDM†
Weaver†
Breed Composition
Ayrshire%
Brown Swiss%
Guernsey%
Holstein%
Jersey%
*Traits available for Holstein animals, but may not be available for all breeds.
†Triats available for Brown Swiss animals only.
Interested?
Contact your local Downland retailer today for more information.
3rd December 2021