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<blockquote data-quote="Frankie" data-source="post: 20711" data-attributes="member: 13"><p>Hey, I gave you an answer and you're welcome. You should know that live cattle can't be improved by any breeding. But you can select bulls with EPDs that will improve the calves. Where did you see that Tyson quote? People in the hog business tell me that a sow will generally only have 2.7 litters in her lifetime (here in the US). That means she's in production less than two years because they have better genetics waiting to move into her pen. With that kind of turnover, I'd expect they could change genetics pretty quick. But then I don't know how they mean to change their product at retail level, size of cuts, taste, marbling?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Frankie, post: 20711, member: 13"] Hey, I gave you an answer and you're welcome. You should know that live cattle can't be improved by any breeding. But you can select bulls with EPDs that will improve the calves. Where did you see that Tyson quote? People in the hog business tell me that a sow will generally only have 2.7 litters in her lifetime (here in the US). That means she's in production less than two years because they have better genetics waiting to move into her pen. With that kind of turnover, I'd expect they could change genetics pretty quick. But then I don't know how they mean to change their product at retail level, size of cuts, taste, marbling? [/QUOTE]
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