by Sandy Johnson, extension beef specialist, Colby, KS
One of the options now available to producers with multi-sire pastures is to identify offspring parentage. Research using parentage tests have shown us the wide range in number of offspring sired by bulls in these setting. Despite economic difference between offspring of sires, for most commercial producers determining parentage of all offspring it is not currently cost effective. However, it may pay to determine parentage in certain situations. Continue reading “Tally Time- Use of parentage testing in commercial operations”
