The Center for Agricultural Research of Mabegondo (CIAM), dependent on the Ministry of Rural Affairs through the Galician Agency for Food Quality (Agacal), will continue to promote in this year 2021 its selection programs to continue improving the genetic quality of its Frisian herd of milk production.
Specifically, it is committed to the new genetic lines and the rearing of the 32 animals born in the center since 2017, which are among the 20 percent of the best specimens registered in the herd book promoted by the Confederation of Spanish Friesian Associations ( Conafe).
Thus, the A Coruña center advocates continuing with its ovopuncture, in vitro fertilization,
artificial insemination and embryo transfer to raise the genetic values of your Friesian herd, designed to be used in various trials, investigations or demonstration actions carried out within the framework of CIAM projects.
Along these lines, he recalls that in 2015 he joined the genetic improvement programs promoted by the Regional Ministry of Rural Affairs, in collaboration with Xenética Fontao and the Glega Frisian Federation (Fefriga).
Thus, in the last five years, the Mabegondo Agricultural Research Center has made available to Xenética Fontao five male candidates for stallions that can be used in artificial insemination programs due to their high genetic potential.
It also benefited from 15 females from the embryo transfer program and, to date, it has six calves born since 2019 that are among the 1,000 best calves with genomic tests in Spain.
Among them, Gaiola stands out, located at number 21 with a XICO (genomic ICO) of 5,016 points and which, in the elderly, occupies the first national position among red pronghorn calves.
Spacious cabin At present, the Friesian herd in the center is made up of 208 head of cattle, distributed in 22 animals under six months, 61 between six and 24 months and 125 over 24 months.
They are also distributed in 111 adult cows that have already given birth, a three-year-old stallion, three reproductive males and 93 females that never gave birth, the majority destined for reproduction.
It should be noted that all the Friesian specimens from the Mabegondo Agrarian Research Center stand out for having some genetic longevity indexes above the state and Galician average, which results in the sustainability of the herd.
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