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Posted on September 3, 2019September 3, 2019

Economically Relevant Traits


steer looking over fence   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 …

Posted on September 3, 2019September 3, 2019

Beef Cattle Economic Selection Indices


Cows in pasture

 

  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 …

Posted on September 3, 2019September 3, 2019

Beef Sire Selection Recommendations


Picture of bull   Beef Sire Selection Recommendations

    Darrh Bullock, University of Kentucky

    dbullock@uky.edu

    Megan Rolf, Oklahoma State University

    mrolf@okstate.edu

 

 

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Summary: Selecting the right bull is critical to the success of a genetic selection program, and should be …

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