Real World Data
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Bull Fertility
ABS Global’s Real World Data (RWD™) index represents real results ®
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from real dairy producers. Introduced by ABS in 2008, RWD was developed to help our customers use data being collected through new genetic selection tools. The RWD database contains more than 40 million cow records sourced from more than 2,000 herds located in key dairy
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FERTILITY
The ABS Research & Development team uses proprietary data from its Real Word Data database in creating innovative genetic selection tools. The ABS RWD Bull Fertility index was launched in 2012, providing ABS customers with an easy-to-use ranking of fertility for both conventional and sexed genetics for ABS sires. Since ABS Real World Data evaluations are updated monthly, the RWD genetic selection tools used by ABS customers always remain up-to-date, resulting in more timely and accurate genetic selections.
USING FERTILITY STARS
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Genetic advantage is priority Genetic advantage becomes priority Breed average fertility Semen fertility becomes priority Semen fertility is priority ABS Real World Data Bull Fertility is reported using the star ranking system. This chart explains general guidelines of how producers can utilize RWD Bull Fertility to target the use of individual ABS bulls in meeting their herd breeding goals.
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