E498 Ed Bos Picked the Same Traits for 50 Years. A Million-Cow Study Just Proved He Was Right — by $2,678 Per Cow.
A study of over one million U.S. Holsteins found that functional traits Ed Bos prioritized for 50 years, such as udders and feet, increased lifetime milk revenue by $2,678 per cow. The research, which analyzed classification records against lifetime production data, suggests…