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<blockquote data-quote="dph" data-source="post: 135567" data-attributes="member: 2112"><p>Brandonm2: You should be able to currently, with any breeder keeping up with the times, go to a sale and listed along with the bulls numbers is a list of the copies of the desired and identified marbling and tenderness genes that bull carries. Some bulls won't have it. The biggest problem is some big names in the Angus breed, 1407, for instance, don't test well. But nobody is going to want to kill the semen sales, or the sales of the many, many sons of 1407 just yet, or 878, or BR Midland. Those bulls are making owners and breeders millions of dollars. But these same breeders, when they get the genes in their favor, are going to discount any breeder or bull that doesn't carry them. Express, for instance, has the only identified 8 star bull, just wait the spring after next when they begin selling sons out of him, if his sons turn out. You won't believe how well they will tout it.</p><p></p><p>You should be able to find bulls that have the confirmation and the numbers you are looking for, along with a few of these genes. When tenderness does become a similar program to CAB, for instance, how many years will it take you to breed those genes into your herd? I am not saying you have to start tomorrow, but it will very much be something you will consider in the future. And, in my opinion, I think it will be something that will dominate discussion more than which breed is the new thing. And will begin to peel back the the thought that my calves just need to be black-hided. There is also no reason that in order to get the tenderness genes a fellow has to give up growth. I haven't noticed that any calve that tests well genetically has sub-par growth numbers. I would be more concerned about over focusing on these genes and giving up confirmation.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dph, post: 135567, member: 2112"] Brandonm2: You should be able to currently, with any breeder keeping up with the times, go to a sale and listed along with the bulls numbers is a list of the copies of the desired and identified marbling and tenderness genes that bull carries. Some bulls won't have it. The biggest problem is some big names in the Angus breed, 1407, for instance, don't test well. But nobody is going to want to kill the semen sales, or the sales of the many, many sons of 1407 just yet, or 878, or BR Midland. Those bulls are making owners and breeders millions of dollars. But these same breeders, when they get the genes in their favor, are going to discount any breeder or bull that doesn't carry them. Express, for instance, has the only identified 8 star bull, just wait the spring after next when they begin selling sons out of him, if his sons turn out. You won't believe how well they will tout it. You should be able to find bulls that have the confirmation and the numbers you are looking for, along with a few of these genes. When tenderness does become a similar program to CAB, for instance, how many years will it take you to breed those genes into your herd? I am not saying you have to start tomorrow, but it will very much be something you will consider in the future. And, in my opinion, I think it will be something that will dominate discussion more than which breed is the new thing. And will begin to peel back the the thought that my calves just need to be black-hided. There is also no reason that in order to get the tenderness genes a fellow has to give up growth. I haven't noticed that any calve that tests well genetically has sub-par growth numbers. I would be more concerned about over focusing on these genes and giving up confirmation. [/QUOTE]
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