Genetic Implications For Beef Heifers
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Genetics play a vital role in the successful development, reproductive performance, and future productivity of beef heifers. As the factory of the beef enterprise, profitable females have the following attributes:
-Reach puberty early, calve at 2 years of age, and then annually thereafter with no calving difficulty
-Wean a calf annually which fits demands of marketplace and meets consumer expectations
-Highly adapted to environmental and managerial resources
-Generate high revenue at low cost over a long, productive life
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