Value of Genetic Information for Beef Cattle at the Feedlot Stage
Thompson, Nathanael M.; DeVuyst, Eric A.; Brorsen, B. Wade; Lusk, Jayson L.
2014

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We estimate the value of using information from genetic marker panels for seven economically-relevant feedlot cattle traits. At the current cost of genetic testing it would not pay to sort cattle by optimal days-on-feed, but it could pay to use the genetic tests for breeding cattle selection.

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Title Value of Genetic Information for Beef Cattle at the Feedlot Stage
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Author(s) Thompson, Nathanael M.
DeVuyst, Eric A.
Brorsen, B. Wade
Lusk, Jayson L.
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Issue Date 2014
Publication Type Conference Paper/ Presentation
DOI and Other Identifiers 10.22004/ag.econ.162431
Record Identifier https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/162431
PURL Identifier http://purl.umn.edu/162431
Language English
Total Pages 33
Record Appears in Southern Agricultural Economics Association (SAEA) > 2014 Annual Meeting, February 1-4, 2014, Dallas, Texas

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