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Making Holistic Genetic Improvement Despite Environmental and Genetic Antagonisms

Making Holistic Genetic Improvement Despite Environmental and Genetic Antagonisms. Crossbreed & Select for Profit!. Wade Shafer American Simmental Association. Antagonisms!. In the pursuit of genetic improvement all traits are antagonistically related to each other.

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Making Holistic Genetic Improvement Despite Environmental and Genetic Antagonisms

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  1. Making Holistic Genetic Improvement Despite Environmental and Genetic Antagonisms Crossbreed & Select for Profit! Wade Shafer American Simmental Association

  2. Antagonisms! In the pursuit of genetic improvement all traits are antagonistically related to each other

  3. What is Genetic Improvement ?????? Increased Marbling Easier Calving Bigger Scrotals Increased Profit!!!!!!! Better Udders Sounder Structure Higher Growth Better Fertility Easier Fleshing More Milk Improved Efficiency More Muscle Reduced Birth Weight

  4. How Do We Select for Profit? Measure It! Profit = $Output - $Input

  5. Measuring Profit Profit = $Output - $Input - = (Output Traits) (Prices) (Input Traits) (Costs) Calf Survival Weaning Weight Carcass Weight Yield Grade Marbling Salvage Weight Replacement RateCowherd Intake Feedlot Intake

  6. Measuring Profit The Economic Selection Index “Genetic Accounting” Lanoy Hazel, 1943

  7. It’s Time to Pontificate To maintain our share of the protein market we must leverage technology much more effectively

  8. Sizing Up Technology Use Beef* Pig/Chicken Source Actual Measures Adjusted Measures Ratios Visual Appraisal EPDs Economic Index 7% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 100% 8% 21% 31% 28% 5% *Results of March 2007 ABS producer meeting survey in SD, NE

  9. Swine Seedstock History Breed Associations EPDs Indexes Maintain Registry Performance Testing Corporations Family Seedstock Operations Maintain Registry Performance Testing Commercial Industry Commercial Industry

  10. Final Rambling. . . & Summary Leveraging technology more effectively may be critical to the survival of our way of life Crossbreed & Use Economic Indexes!

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