Question

Give 10 benefits of classification.

Answer 1

1.The IHFA breeding goal is to breed Profitable cows that are long living and durable that suit the dairy farmers system.

2.To help achieve this aim IHFA provide a Type Classification service to its members 

3.all dairy farmers through Linear Scoring of daughters of AI bulls and cows.

4.This helps with breeding decisions as it identifies bulls with the biological Diversity to suit all systems. 

5.IHFA’s team of trained, professional classifiers evaluate 17 individual traits across 4 major body structures; udder, rump, feet & leg and dairy strength.

6.CLASSIFICATION provides an independent unbiased analysis of an animal’s conformation.

7.CLASSIFICATION enhances breeding and marketing decisions

8.CLASSIFICATION increases Cow values


9.CLASSIFICATION improves herd quality.