Cattle Chat: Role of Composite Sire...
8 months ago
Many commercial cattle producers wanting to leverage genetic diversity incorporate sires of different breeds as a way to get the benefit of heterosis, said the Kansas State University Beef Cattle Experts on a recent Cattle Chat podcast. “Heterosis is a combination that gives some vigor in areas of the genetic profile that are not highly heritable specifically in ...
Many commercial cattle producers wanting to leverage genetic diversity incorporate sires of different breeds as a way to get the benefit of heterosis, said the Kansas State University Beef Cattle Experts on a recent Cattle Chat podcast. “Heterosis is a combination that gives some vigor in areas of the genetic profile that are not highly heritable specifically in ...