Value of Genetic Information for Management and Selection of Feedlot Cattle
| dc.creator | Thompson, Nathanael M. | |
| dc.creator | DeVuyst, Eric A. | |
| dc.creator | Brorsen, B. Wade | |
| dc.creator | Lusk, Jayson L. | |
| dc.date | 2017-04-01T18:05:35Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-09T07:56:51Z | |
| dc.description | We estimate the value of using information from genetic marker panels for seven economically relevant feedlot cattle traits. The values of using genetic information to sort cattle by optimal days-on-feed are less than $1/head for each of the traits evaluated. However, the values associated with using genetic information to select cattle for placement are as much as $38/head. The most economically relevant genetic traits are average daily gain and marbling. It would not be profitable at the current testing cost of $38/head to sort cattle by optimal days-on-feed, but it could be profitable to use the genetic tests for breeding cattle selection. | |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.22004/ag.econ.168264 | |
| dc.identifier | https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/168264/files/JARE_Apr2014__9_Thompson_pp139-155.pdf | |
| dc.identifier | http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/168264 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/593938 | |
| dc.language | eng | |
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| dc.source | http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/168264 | |
| dc.title | Value of Genetic Information for Management and Selection of Feedlot Cattle | |
| dc.type | Text |