Genomic testing / Genus ABS
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, it's not like they've stolen stuff off Cogent before is it 
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- Somerset
good thing or waste of money I don't see why anyone would worry about testing cattle
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- somerset
both, good for the testing labs, and bad for removing money from farmers.
for the very best herds, sure it could be useful, but for many, perhaps better gains could be had from improving management, very slightly, before anyone gets upset. But it is the 'new' toy, along with genomic testing of bulls, feed efficiency etc, absolutely fine, if everything else is right, and an awful lot of trust, has gone to the 'testers' by farmers, hoping/believing they have it right.
It's whatever you want from it.
Some of my guys have just got a massive glut of heifers and are using it as a screening process to find the bottom 25% that will go to beef regardless.
But for the majority of my farmers they have either Johnes or TB issues and every heifer will be kept until they find their way through those problems first.
Some of my guys have just got a massive glut of heifers and are using it as a screening process to find the bottom 25% that will go to beef regardless.
But for the majority of my farmers they have either Johnes or TB issues and every heifer will be kept until they find their way through those problems first.
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- Northumberland
Using genomic testing is fine. It is however only one bit of the jigsaw when it comes to breeding good cows.
Problem is when the boys & girls with the laptops & no wellies try to claim it is the ultimate answer
Problem is when the boys & girls with the laptops & no wellies try to claim it is the ultimate answer
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