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Keywords
Cattlemen's Day, 1994; Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution; no. 94-373-S; Report of progress (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service); 704; Beef; Bulls; Selection; Breeding; Expected progeny differences
Abstract
A survey of 312 commercial cattle producers was conducted to determine the relative importance of selection criteria used in buying bulls. Calving ease was a major consideration of a high percentage of producers, and individual performance was being emphasized more than expected progeny differences (EPDs). Only 23% of the producers included EPDs in their first three selection criteria. Visual appraisal focused on structural soundness, length, and muscling.
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57
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60
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Recommended Citation
Simms, D.D.; Geske, J.M.; and Bolze, R.P.
(1994)
"Commercial cattle producers: bull selection criteria,"
Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports:
Vol. 0:
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https://doi.org/10.4148/2378-5977.2060