Webinar Current Trends in Livestock Breeding. On Thursday, November 28, 2024, the traditional webinar „Current Trends in Livestock Breeding,“ organized by the Department of Genetics and Livestock Breeding, took place at the Research Institute of Animal Production in Prague Uhříněves. The webinar aimed to inform the professional, breeding, and scientific community about the research results achieved by the department’s staff in 2024. The event was opened by its main organiser and head of the Department of Genetics and Livestock Breeding, Ludmila Zavadilová. She presented the department’s activities and ongoing projects, which focus on utilizing data from modern farm technologies in genomic breeding, supporting breed sustainability, and selecting for animal resilience and adaptability in the face of climate change. Zavadilová highlighted the department’s involvement in the European network for phenomics EU-LI-PHE, which fosters international cooperation in analyzing and interpreting animal phenomena. In addition to practical applications through various certified methodologies, promoting genetics and breeding is also integral to the department’s activities, as demonstrated through events like Researchers‘ Night and partnership events such as Země Živitelka. Furthermore, the department maintains close cooperation with the Czech Journal of Animal Science, published by the Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences. In her presentation, Zuzana Krupová discussed the steps planned for extending the Holstein cattle selection index (SIH) to include health traits. The current index incorporates 17 traits grouped into six partial selection indices that address production, fertility, longevity, udder health, and udder and limb structure. Health, which has previously been addressed indirectly through correlated traits, will now be explicitly represented by resistance to clinical mastitis and claw diseases.