They have figured out why it hasn't been working and now it's only a matter of time before somebody will have the first herd of clones.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2 ... 184310.htm
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2 ... 184310.htm
JWBrahman":e8u3yg5y said:They have figured out why it hasn't been working and now it's only a matter of time before somebody will have the first herd of clones.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2 ... 184310.htm
sim.-ang.king":2zsdsi8g said:The cow-calf producer better go back to school on feeding and feedlotting cattle, because that will be where all the jobs, and money goes with these clones.
But i'm sure people won't want cloned meat, since they think GE plants are some how deadly. Can't see them wanting a cloned steak to bad.
Stupid fears what it doesn't know...
Margonme":2a92f87n said:JWBrahman":2a92f87n said:They have figured out why it hasn't been working and now it's only a matter of time before somebody will have the first herd of clones.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2 ... 184310.htm
Hot dogs. That will be the ultimate in uniformity.
I doubt that 50 - 100 bucks a calf would make up for the cost of producing the cloneJWBrahman":2v2y6zam said:Cotton I do think cloning will be as widespread as other means of artificial reproduction.
In the dairy sector I can see everyone having the clones from a handful of epic milkers.
We already have cloned bulls out there on Bovine Elite. Karu Manso 800 is a cloned Brahman bull.
But cloned bulls will be an afterthought if everyone can get the clones from steers with the highest yield and grade. There will be a time when a clone calf with a DNA coded eartag will bring $50-$100 more than a calf from an AI bull. When that happens the cow calf producer will have some tough decisions to make.
tmarchant87":110fzuqm said:My way of thinking may be wrong but isn't the point to select genetics to improve the cowherd not just to replicate what we already have. Cloned cattle will offer uniformity and expected performance, but it will not offer improvement on what you currently have available. I would much rather improve than replicate, whether it be through line breeding or crossbreeding.
I see that as a possibly FAR distant event. They've been doing embryo implanting for a long time and the cost hasn;t really come down any.JWBrahman":1lcs024u said:Maybe not now Dun, but what if they get the cost down enough to where the extra cost pays for itself? I just threw out those numbers as a future break even dollar amount.
The cattle futures guys would love it. Each embryo bought and sold ten times before it ever hits the packer. We get to buy their embryos just like corn seed. With a contract promising to sell it back only to whoever you bought it from and a huge penalty if you use those genetics in your own herd.
cotton1":36frrvgo said:Science just might make it economically something of a problem. I have experienced this with the row crop sector of my farm. Before round-up ready and in its early days, seed cost were a reasonable part of the bottom line. Now there is a seed cost which is reasonable, and a tech fee that is 5 times the cost of the seed. Add that to the fact that I cant save my best seed back anymore like Grandpa did, and now Im forced to buy new seed with tech fees every single year