Modern commercial beef sire selection

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Massey, John

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1986

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"Bull selection is the foundation for building a profitable beef herd. Approximately 88 percent of the genetic makeup of a herd after 10 years of breeding will have come from the bulls used. The sire and dam each contribute 50 perfect of the genetic makeup of each calf. One-half of the dam's contribution comes from the sire of her dam. Thus, the contribution of these three sires to the calf totals 87 1/2 percent. Clearly, sire selection is the major tool available to producers for changing the genetic potential of their herds."--First page.

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