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Lost Genetic Diversity Article
http://news.psu.edu/story/467412/2017/05/08/research/recovering-lost-genetic-diversity-holsteins-focus-professors
Thoughts?
I remember reading about this a few years ago in this forum, the idea of crossing for example Bootmaker with a high GTPI cow in order to bring back outcross genetics that where lost.
Many questions still remain about what two "lineages" they have recovered exactly and to what cows they are crossing them to
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26/5/2017, 15:36
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foxleigh
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Re: Lost Genetic Diversity Article
wonder who the 2 sires were?
we currently have 2 milking triple threats and hopefully our 3 chief marks will be calved in next year.
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9/6/2017, 22:19
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