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Can AI breed out libido? A story of two bulls.
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<blockquote data-quote="houstoncutter" data-source="post: 921535" data-attributes="member: 807"><p>I will not completely dismiss the idea. To me libido means not only the ability to breed, but the Want to breed. I cant help but think that bulls that have lived a pampered lives over many generations, might have developed a lazy streak. In a commercial setting these bulls would have been identified, and dealt with. We all know of bloodlines in our respective breeds, that have had many generations of bulls and cows that have never seen a breeding pasture... Is it to much to think, that we have had some cattle out of those groups, that might not have as high of libido as others. Consider this, why does it seem that AI bulls seem to have such short life spans, with all of the pampering they receive.</p><p></p><p>Having purchased bulls from the same breeder for many years, I have seen certain bloodlines that are more aggressive breeders than others. You gotta have a lot of want to to breed during Texas summers, with the heat and humidity that I am in . I think you safely could say that some bloodlines might be acceptable breeders in Winnipeg in July but lay in the shade on the same day in S.E. Texas.</p><p></p><p>So I think you could make the argument, that libido, is a heritable trait . Thus having many generations of animals, that have not been exposed to natural selection, because of their birthright.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="houstoncutter, post: 921535, member: 807"] I will not completely dismiss the idea. To me libido means not only the ability to breed, but the Want to breed. I cant help but think that bulls that have lived a pampered lives over many generations, might have developed a lazy streak. In a commercial setting these bulls would have been identified, and dealt with. We all know of bloodlines in our respective breeds, that have had many generations of bulls and cows that have never seen a breeding pasture... Is it to much to think, that we have had some cattle out of those groups, that might not have as high of libido as others. Consider this, why does it seem that AI bulls seem to have such short life spans, with all of the pampering they receive. Having purchased bulls from the same breeder for many years, I have seen certain bloodlines that are more aggressive breeders than others. You gotta have a lot of want to to breed during Texas summers, with the heat and humidity that I am in . I think you safely could say that some bloodlines might be acceptable breeders in Winnipeg in July but lay in the shade on the same day in S.E. Texas. So I think you could make the argument, that libido, is a heritable trait . Thus having many generations of animals, that have not been exposed to natural selection, because of their birthright. [/QUOTE]
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