Value of Genetic Information for Beef Cattle at the Feedlot Stage

Nathanael Thompson, Eric DeVuyst, B Brorsen and Jayson Lusk

No 162431, 2014 Annual Meeting, February 1-4, 2014, Dallas, Texas from Southern Agricultural Economics Association

Abstract: We estimate the value of using information from genetic marker panels for seven economically-relevant feedlot cattle traits. At the current cost of genetic testing it would not pay to sort cattle by optimal days-on-feed, but it could pay to use the genetic tests for breeding cattle selection.

Keywords: Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 33
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.162431

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