Paternal Test for steer?

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farmboy

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Hypothetically, how much would it cost to have one sample of DNA analyzed to find the sire of a calf? I raised a really good steer this spring, the cow calves right in between the two dates, calf isnt heavy or light, no color patterns to identify with etc etc. Could be either bull but I'm not sure. Bred the cow back to the one I think is the pappy but that's a long time from now.
 

AAOK

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It's been a few years since I've had a test, but it was only about $20.  But, the test won't confirm the sire unless both have been tested and on file.
 

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