Lifetime Net Merit: Breeding the complete cow for increased profitability

Lifetime Net Merit (LNM) is an estimate of an animal's ability to improve the net return (profit) to the dairy. It measures, in dollars, the net profit over the lifetime of a bull's average daughter. 

Revised in August 2006 to reflect progress in identifying and evaluating traits that affect the farm's bottom line, the new LNM is the most profit-oriented sire index available!

The new index includes a combination of traits, weighted accordingly, that lead to longer-lasting, healthier cows which breed back, have correct udders, sound feet and legs and produce milk efficiently. Most importantly, incorporating LNM$ into your breeding program will maximize genetic progress for improved profitability.

Lifetime Net Merit 2006: Building More Profitable Cows