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Genetic Breakthrough: Targeted Breeding Reduces Dairy Cattle Lameness

12/2/2025

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The Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding and the University of Minnesota report at World Dairy Expo 2025 that lameness is heritable.
Researchers say targeted breeding could reduce lameness and boost herd health.
Using AI-based CattleEye, they analyzed millions of daily mobility assessments.
The researchers identify two genetic traits—Hoof Health and Mobility—that could enable selecting breeding stock with lower lameness risk within three to five years.

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The Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding and the University of Minnesota report at World Dairy Expo 2025 that lameness is heritable.
Researchers say targeted breeding could reduce lameness and boost herd health.
Using AI-based CattleEye, they analyzed millions of daily mobility assessments.
The researchers identify two genetic traits—Hoof Health and Mobility—that could enable selecting breeding stock with lower lameness risk within three to five years.