Bovine Venereal Disease is a Profit Thief
January 18, 2024
A new report from Certified Semen Services, Inc. (CSS) highlights the significant profit losses dairy and beef farmers can experience if their herd is exposed to a venereal disease such as Bovine Viral Diarrhea (BVD), Trichomoniasis, Leptospirosis, and Campylobacteriosis (aka, Vibriosis).
Recumbency in Holstein Calves
April 3, 2023
This condition, currently called calf recumbency, has proven to be more complex than other known genetic defects.
Samantha Roberts Awarded 2023 NAAB Doak Graduate Fellowship
February 21, 2023
The National Association of Animal Breeders is pleased to announce Samantha Roberts has been selected to receive the 2023 NAAB Doak Graduate Fellowship Award.
NAAB Regular Members Report Over 70 Million Total Unit Sales in 2021, a 4% Increase Despite Covid-19 Challenges
May 3, 2022
NAAB Regular Members report over 70 million total unit sales in 2021, a 4% increase despite Covid-19 challenges.
Sarah Retherford Awarded 2022 NAAB Doak Graduate Fellowship
March 27, 2022
The National Association of Animal Breeders is pleased to announce Sarah Retherford has been selected to receive the 2022 NAAB Doak Graduate Fellowship Award.
NAAB Scholarship Summit
October 28, 2021
NAAB is excited to announce the opening of registration for the NAAB Scholarship Summit on Genetics and Reproduction Webinar.
1st NAAB Educational Webinar
October 1, 2021
NAAB is pleased to announce that registration is open for the Laboratory / Semen Quality Workshop Educational Webinar.
CSS Rolls out New Minimum Requirements for Disease Control of Semen Produced for AI
July 8, 2021
On 1 July 2021, a new version of the CSS Minimum Requirements went into effect. The Minimum Requirements for Disease Control document is the cornerstone of the Certified Semen Services (CSS) program.
2020 NAAB Regular Members Report Another Record Year For Unit Sales
April 12, 2021
The National Association of Animal Breeders (NAAB) members report annual units for the categories of domestic sales, export sales, custom collected, imported units for dairy and beef breeds.