Inbreeding and Line-breeding Definitions and Uses
This article has grown to be one of On Pasture’s most read since we first ran it in October of 2014. While inbreeding is a form of line-breeding and the two are related, no pun intended, they are different. According to Jim Lents, owner of the Anxiety 4th line of horned Hereford cattle in Oklahoma, […]
Read More →Breeding Matters Part IV: Culling for Fertility
You can breed however you’d like. To be truly successful, breed for fertility, and breed for your farm. Morgan delves deeper into how.
Read More →Breeding Matters III – Inbreeding vs. Line Breeding
Confused about the difference? Here’s what separates the two “relatives.”
Read More →Line Breeding is Good For Profit
A couple months ago I wrote an article for On Pasture called Breeding Matters. I briefly alluded to Line Breeding as a method of getting greater consistency and uniformity of type in one’s herd or flock. Many graziers I talk to essentially say, “So why should I care how my cattle are bred, or my […]
Read More →All Forage Bull Test Gearing Up For Year 3
I’m sending out this forward to let you all know in black and white about the Cornell All Forage Bull Test. This year there was a lot of producer input in the design of the test and a lot of feedback from previous consignors as to what data is economically important. Of course, many of […]
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