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<blockquote data-quote="Herefords.US" data-source="post: 1136743" data-attributes="member: 3972"><p>I've tried half sib matings with several of my bulls with good success. Also some sire/daughter matings and son/mother matings. You learn more about your breeding program through doing these kind of matings in a purebred herd.</p><p></p><p>The calves from half sibs will generally be a little smaller at birth than the same bull's calves from other cows in my experience. And some of my best successes have come from the half sib matings.</p><p></p><p>The key to successful linebreeding is whether you have generally fault free cattle and cattle with no genetic disorders. If you have cattle that have known genetic disorder carriers close up in their pedigree, and they haven't been DNA tested for the disorder, then I wouldn't recommend linebreeding them until you have them tested.</p><p></p><p>George</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Herefords.US, post: 1136743, member: 3972"] I've tried half sib matings with several of my bulls with good success. Also some sire/daughter matings and son/mother matings. You learn more about your breeding program through doing these kind of matings in a purebred herd. The calves from half sibs will generally be a little smaller at birth than the same bull's calves from other cows in my experience. And some of my best successes have come from the half sib matings. The key to successful linebreeding is whether you have generally fault free cattle and cattle with no genetic disorders. If you have cattle that have known genetic disorder carriers close up in their pedigree, and they haven't been DNA tested for the disorder, then I wouldn't recommend linebreeding them until you have them tested. George [/QUOTE]
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