Freddy
Well-known member
According to recent report from the Angus Assoc. research will continue but have no accuratte test..Good chance that the ones listed by Aussies have pretty good chance of having it .....
In 5 years all EPDs will be genomically enhanced, so companies will test for any know defects when they run the EPD panel. Then when breeders know the carrier status of their cows, they can make sure not to mate her to a carrier bull. When the calves come, I would test all of them and I would castrate any bulls that were carriers and any carrier heifers I keep as replacements I would simply make sure not to mate them to carrier bulls. I am of the opinion that just because a cow is a carrier doesn't mean you have to haul her to the sale barn; she just requires more careful breeding decisions. (Don't throw the baby out with the bath water) Any type of single trait selection, whether for yearling height, genetic defects, or the fade of the week, is never the optimum solution.jbw said:In 5 years there won't be ANYTHING to breed to!! We all better get out while the getting is good! (lol)