National DHIA, Holstein
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the past*
“The Holstein Association and
National DHIA are natural organi
zations to cany this effort," said
Mike Quesnell, President of
NDHIA. “Both groups are farmer
led, and excited that a new joint
effort will address these critical
tasks.”
“New agreements are needed to
ensure that production records
continue to have, both in fact and
perception, the credibility which
has been the cornerstone of our
herd management, breed improve
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Penn State Small Grain Trials Three-Year Performance Summary 1990-92
Lancaster County, Pa.
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ment and marketing systems for
nearly 50 years. We cannot afford
to lose the confidence of users as
the industry undergoes the dra
matic restructuring now under
way,” observed John Seiz, presi
dent of the Holstein Association.
“We are concerned that our sys
tem must produce records of con
sistent quality if they are to be use
ful in herd management, genetic
evaluations, and marketing,” ob
served Quesnell and Selz. “We be
lieve that many in the dairy indus
try feel new agreements will help
maintain the steady and remark-
Association
able progress that U.S. dairy pro
ducers have made in breeding and
managing cattle in the last few de
cades. The Holstein Association
and National DHIA are unwilling
to risk any slowing of that
progress.”
Several joint committees will
work on specific projects. One
committee will address means to
improve the accuracy of identifi
cation. Approximately SO percent
of the records now processed
through the DHI system are un
usable for genetic evaluations,
largely due to incomplete identifi-
cation. Representatives from AI
and the Purebred Dairy Cattle As
sociation would be invited to par
ticipate.
A second committee will devel
op a system by which particular
production records can be moni
tored and verified. The degree of
enforcement necessary to main
tain an accurate database of infor
mation will be reviewed. The
Standards Task Force concept, by
which records could be monitoed
will be examined.
Both committees will work
closely witih representatives of
DHIA Affiliates, AI. and USDA
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agencies. The collaborative efforts
may be incorporated into a new
memorandum of agreement for re
view by the industry.
“Dairy producers have come to
rely on a wealth of records for
herd management, genetic pro
gress, and marketing. We some
times take for granted how vital
that confidence is. We want the
dairy industry, in the U.S. and
abroad, to continue to use produc
tion records in their management
decisions with complete confi
dence. Our efforts are aimed at en
suring that they will not be let
down by those responsible for the
integrity and utility of records,"
concluded Quesnell and Selz.