I assume this is really a post about funding
Of course management is to help them realise their potential, within a given system. But how do you know their potential if you pay no attention to genetics? There have been a few comments recently about milk recording and what it has told us about beef breed performance - they tend to produce not a lot of a pretty crap milk, so there must be something in genetic merit!Isn’t picking bulls by this that and the other criteria just a big load of rubbish.
Half the progeny comes from the dam anyway
Then it’s a matter of running your herd the best you can to maximise there potential whether it’s grazing well or full ration in the shed
Isn’t picking bulls by this that and the other criteria just a big load of rubbish.
Half the progeny comes from the dam anyway
Then it’s a matter of running your herd the best you can to maximise there potential whether it’s grazing well or full ration in the shed
Isn't this where genomics are coming inti it. Bulls aren't really around long enough to get any meaningful management traits off them. I'm more worried about the inbreeding element which personally i think getting worse.
Isn't this where genomics are coming inti it. Bulls aren't really around long enough to get any meaningful management traits off them. I'm more worried about the inbreeding element which personally i think getting worse.
There's a problem with that. How many semen companies are breeding by numbers? Would a high SCI bull have the same pulling power as a NZ with lower figures on a spring calving herd? If HUKI actually put figures of their genomic against the actual in the end. Think it would make quite interesting reading for people. Think some fall off a cliff figures wise