Haplotypes – how worried should I be?

Farming Connect and AHDB Dairy invite you to Aintree Holsteins to find out more about how you can manage the potentially lethal and disruptive recessive disorders and haplotypes without compromising genetic gain. Owen Tunney from Willows vets will explain how a vet led approach at Aintree helped to identify problem animals and the steps taken to avoid mating two recessive Haplotype carriers. Darren Todd from HUK will discuss what the different Haplotype codes are, where they come from and their estimated frequency within the UK Holstein population. Also Marco Winters from AHDB Dairy will present new Indexes that can help improve calf survivability and reduce lameness.