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<blockquote data-quote="Logan52" data-source="post: 1601247" data-attributes="member: 32879"><p>I think what the facebook post was referring to is that the bull contributes 50% of the total herd genetics over time. With roughly 20 cows for every bull, any individual cow only contributes about 5% to the total genetics as compared to the bull, (or something like that).</p><p>Thus, you can improve improve herd genetics more easily through the bulls you use than through the cows you keep.</p><p></p><p>I believe in the importance of cow families and that the influence of a good cow through her progeny over the generations is greater than what this implies.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Logan52, post: 1601247, member: 32879"] I think what the facebook post was referring to is that the bull contributes 50% of the total herd genetics over time. With roughly 20 cows for every bull, any individual cow only contributes about 5% to the total genetics as compared to the bull, (or something like that). Thus, you can improve improve herd genetics more easily through the bulls you use than through the cows you keep. I believe in the importance of cow families and that the influence of a good cow through her progeny over the generations is greater than what this implies. [/QUOTE]
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