sire selection – Beef Cattle

September 3, 2019September 3, 2019

Economically Relevant Traits

Matthew Spangler

University of Nebraska

mspangler2@unl.edu

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Summary: Economically relevant traits (ERTs) are those that are directly associated with either a cost or a source of revenue. Not all Expected Progeny …

September 3, 2019September 3, 2019

Beef Cattle Economic Selection Indices

Bob Weaber

Kansas State University

bweaber@ksu.edu

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Summary: Selection indices provide a single value, usually reported in dollars, for the selection of breeding stock that optimizes selection on a number …

September 3, 2019September 3, 2019