Parent verification: A genotyped animal can have its Sire& Dam confirmed
Higher reliability EBI/Eurostar figures: Genotyping increases reliability% figures even before the animal has produced any offspring
Breed verification: Genotyping will be able to identify an animal’s breed make-up
Genetic Disease: An animal’s carries status for a number of diseases and major genes (e.g. Myostatin is also possible.
Traceability: Genotyping ensures that from birth there is full traceability of every meat sample
Soon, genomics will allow farmers to avoid inbreeding using genomic mating’s, where relationships between animals are quantified at the genomic level. It will also be used to avoid genetic defects that could arise from mating cows to bulls that are known carriers of genetic defects.