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    Where can I go to get my hands on some Myostatin cows?

    The breed doesn't matter so much I just want them to have that awesome Myostatin mutation. I've got some clients interested in purchasing bulls/cows/semen/embryos but I can't seem to find a good directory with several options of myostatin cows.
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    Different Dairy Business Options

    No your 100% going in the right direction. I don't know if I'll make the time for a college level class, but I'm going on a local dairy tour this weekend at a friend of a friends farm and heading to the World Dairy Expo next week and they've got some virtual dairy tours I'm real excited about...
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    Different Dairy Business Options

    molbadger, thank you so much. That's literally what I needed to know to move forward, I appreciate your input. Personally I don't understand why more people don't use genomic testing, it's scientific, peer reviewed evidence that allows us to breed for whatever we want. We aren't a seedstock...
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    Different Dairy Business Options

    Yeah I don't think any sane person agrees with all of PETA's claims.
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    Different Dairy Business Options

    So Group 1 will usually not have any bulls right? Or are bulls dispersed in both Groups? Yeah I was reading up on alot of the different types of cheeses, some even produced by Beef breeds. I'll have to do more research on that.
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    Preserve your tattoos...

    I'm using this the next time someone asks if I have any tattoos. 8)
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    Different Dairy Business Options

    That's interesting. So when Group 2 starts milking a heifer that's just given birth, the calf ends up under the care of the farmer contracted to raise the heifer right? Also do farmers usually sell the milk to the dairy cooperatives and the cooperatives market and distribute it to milk...
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    Different Dairy Business Options

    I'm new to the dairy game and I have some questions on what people can do in their business. Please correct me if I'm wrong but I'm seeing two main groups of dairies. Are there more? Group 1: Rearing Heifers. Farmers raise replacement heifers and sell them to milk producers. I assume this group...
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    What's the CDCB's involvement?

    Thank you so much! This was exactly what I wanted to know.
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    Rat tail cow

    I have a few rat tails popping up in my herd as well. Does anyone have a definite price comparison between a rat tail and a non-rat tail? Like how much less would it sell for?
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    What's the CDCB's involvement?

    I do beef primarily but opportunities have come up for getting into Dairy. At what point is data sent to the CDCB... yearly? Do I feel out a form on the girls' production and mail it to them? What does that data submission look like? Are all dairy cattle required to get their data run through...
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    EPD Questions Please Assist this new member!

    Cool thanks for the help guys I very much appreciate it!
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    EPD Questions Please Assist this new member!

    Say I've got a herd of Herefords and I'm trying to decide which bull to breed with them. Are EPD's the best way to choose your bull? How popular are EPD's, are there many who don't believe they are useful? Do you use them? If I cross a Hereford with a Hereford Bull with an EPD of 3.3 for Birth...
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    Guess the Breed Composition

    There's got to be some Black Angus, and perhaps some.. Gelbvieh?
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