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Bull Buyer Resources

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Bull Buying Decisions (MSU Beef Team)

Use of Expected Progeny Differences (EPDs) in beef cattle selection
Beef cattle breeding selection for improved feed efficiency
Is a bull buying error different from a bull buying mistake?
Do beef cattle frame scores need updating?

Breeding soundness exams on beef bulls makes economic sense
Beef cattle ultrasound
Foot conformation

Bull Management (MSU Beef Team)

Continued care and management of evaluated bulls
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Other Genetic Selection Resources

Beef Sire Selection Manual (National Beef Cattle Evaluation Consortium)
Fact sheets, videos, and FAQs (Beef genetics/genomics community of practice with eXtension)

EPDs 101: Use information to improve your herd (Univ. of Missouri)
Use the numbers (correctly) this bull sale Season (Univ. of Nebraska)

MSU Coordinator: Dr. Dan Buskirk, 474. S. Shaw Ln., E. Lansing, MI 48824, 517-432-0400, [email protected]
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