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<blockquote data-quote="Frankie" data-source="post: 638105" data-attributes="member: 13"><p>No, "stuffing" a young bull is about identifying those that will produce calves that will perform efficiently in the feedlot. I think that's a major reason Angus is the top breed in the US. </p><p></p><p>Testing bulls isn't cheap. Considering the hit that the Canadian beef industry took with that first BSE cow, it's not a major surprise that test stations are having problems there. A few years ago, they were springing up all over Texas. For a while it seemed that every cow college in the state was running a bull test. </p><p></p><p>DNA testing may also eventually replace testing stations. Of our last bulls tested, the lowest gaining bull had the lowest score for gain. Two others had the same score and gained virtually the same.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Frankie, post: 638105, member: 13"] No, "stuffing" a young bull is about identifying those that will produce calves that will perform efficiently in the feedlot. I think that's a major reason Angus is the top breed in the US. Testing bulls isn't cheap. Considering the hit that the Canadian beef industry took with that first BSE cow, it's not a major surprise that test stations are having problems there. A few years ago, they were springing up all over Texas. For a while it seemed that every cow college in the state was running a bull test. DNA testing may also eventually replace testing stations. Of our last bulls tested, the lowest gaining bull had the lowest score for gain. Two others had the same score and gained virtually the same. [/QUOTE]
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