Researchers Claim Angus Cattle on the Way Out
AUSTRALIA - The Angus breed is becoming a "terminal breed", according to the US Meat Animal Research Centre.
31 July 2012
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Australian beef breeding consultant Dick Wale has returned from a study tour of the centre with a wake-up call for Australian breeders, reports
ABCRural.
He says the current trend of selecting for size is unsustainable, particularly in Australia.
"From a commercial cattleman's viewpoint, they want cows that will get in calf and stay in their breeding program as long as possible; they want bulls that will do the same," he said.
"It's no good having the best genetics if they don't produce daughters that will hang around, and do a job for the commercial cattleman."
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