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Cattle Genomics: Phenotypes are King When it Comes to Genetic Improvement

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By Troy N Rowan
| Farms.com
By Troy Rowan When we look back at the evolution of genetic improvement in the beef industry most all of our major improvements have come relatively recently. Each of the steps in this evolution improved the accuracy with which we make selection decisions. This increase in selection accuracy led to jumps in rates of genetic improvement.
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When it comes to genetic improvement, phenotypes are king

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By Troy N Rowan
| AG PROUD Verified
Illustration by Philip Warren. When we look back at the evolution of genetic improvement in the beef industry, almost all of our major improvements have come relatively recently. Each of the steps in this evolution improved the accuracy with which we make selection decisions. This increase in selection accuracy led to jumps in rates of genetic improvement.
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Cattle Genomics: Genomic Terminal Crossbreeding As A Solution To Economic Antagonisms In The Beef Industry

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By Troy N Rowan
| The Brahman Journal Verified
By Troy Rowan, University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture (Originally published by Drovers) The beef industry stands at a pivotal moment, caught between historically high market prices, rising input costs, and a shrinking agricultural land base. Once again, we’re being asked to do more with less: run more cows on fewer acres, produce heavier carcasses with less feed, and raise healthier animals with fewer pharmaceutical inputs.
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