YoungAngusCattle
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I'm wanting to someday get into the world of selling seedstock, I know it's easier said than done, but first I have soooo many questions on how to approach this.
Disclaimer: A lot of these might be stupid questions to the experienced cattle breeders, but just bare with me I am trying too learn as much as I can. :hide:
In your mind what separates the good seedstock breeds from the not so good ones?
Does anyone have any thing the wished they were told when they were trying to get into the seedstock buisness?
I am very interesting in line breeding, I am looking for more available reading on this subject in cattle.
It seems to me that seedstock producers want to use line breeding to establish a genetic line of cattle and let his buyers use the hybrid vigor, is this correct thinking?
In your mind what is the optimal amount of inbreeding coefficient for a seedstock herd?
When would you start sprinkling in new genetics?
Would you go out and try to find a handful of your ideal females to start as your foundation females or would you improve your current females through aggressive culling?
How often are the top seedstock operations utilizing line breeding?
How does it work for the seedstock operations that are utilizing the hot bulls of the month, like what is their breeding plan?
Disclaimer: A lot of these might be stupid questions to the experienced cattle breeders, but just bare with me I am trying too learn as much as I can. :hide:
In your mind what separates the good seedstock breeds from the not so good ones?
Does anyone have any thing the wished they were told when they were trying to get into the seedstock buisness?
I am very interesting in line breeding, I am looking for more available reading on this subject in cattle.
It seems to me that seedstock producers want to use line breeding to establish a genetic line of cattle and let his buyers use the hybrid vigor, is this correct thinking?
In your mind what is the optimal amount of inbreeding coefficient for a seedstock herd?
When would you start sprinkling in new genetics?
Would you go out and try to find a handful of your ideal females to start as your foundation females or would you improve your current females through aggressive culling?
How often are the top seedstock operations utilizing line breeding?
How does it work for the seedstock operations that are utilizing the hot bulls of the month, like what is their breeding plan?