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Posted on September 3, 2019September 3, 2019

Simple Inheritance in Beef Cattle


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    Simple Inheritance in Beef Cattle

     Darrh Bullock

     University of Kentucky

     dbullock@uky.edu

 

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Summary: Managing traits that are controlled by simple inheritance has economic importance to many beef operations. Understanding simple inheritance can assist producers in breeding …

Posted on September 3, 2019September 3, 2019

Parentage Testing


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    Parentage Testing

     Megan Rolf

     Kansas State University

     megrolf@ksu.edu 

 

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Summary: Parentage testing can be a valuable tool for both seedstock breeders and commercial producers.  This fact sheet covers how parentage testing works and tips for using …

Posted on September 3, 2019September 3, 2019

How To Get Started With DNA Testing


Cattle in field   How To Get Started With DNA Testing

   Alison Van Eenennaam

   University of California, Davis

   alvaneenennaam@ucdavis.edu

 

 

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Summary: This fact sheet goes through the fundamentals of how and when producers might use DNA testing in beef …

Posted on September 3, 2019September 3, 2019

DNA Sample Collection


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 DNA Sample Collection

  Megan Rolf

  Oklahoma State University

  mrolf@okstate.edu

 

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Summary:

Producers may wish to collect DNA samples on animals for a variety of reasons including parentage testing, quantitative trait testing, testing for genetic defects, …

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