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5 Trending Headlines: Top 5 traits of a beef cow; PLUS: 4 unknown unknowns in the cattle market
2019-06-24 20:27:00| Beef
What makes a perfect beef cow? A livestock consultant with the Noble Research Institute shares his top 5 traits. Plus, good news! Grass should be plentiful this year. What does that mean for your grazing season? That and more awaits you in this weeks Trending Headlines.
8 traits for effectively leading the family ranch forward
2019-03-27 19:29:00| Beef
Want your family business to succeed and transition to the next generation? It starts with being an effective leader.
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Study identifies key traits of swine veterinarians
2019-03-11 11:59:00| National Hog Farmer
Found to be of highest importance to swine producers in their veterinarians are honesty, accurate diagnoses and trustworthiness.
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5 Trending Headlines: 5 key genetic traits; PLUS: Packing plant woes
2018-10-22 20:27:01| Beef
Donnell Brown says there are five key economically relevant traits every beef producer should focus on. Dive into this weeks Trending Headlines to see which five he believes are most important.
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The impacts of marbling on production traits and carcass composition
2018-03-20 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
Swine breeding programs have traditionally been focused on production efficiencies (i.e. growth rate and feed conversion) and leanness of the carcass. This focus has led to dramatic improvement in production efficiency and feed conversion. More recently, the market is starting to shift in that marbling and meat quality are growing in importance for consumers, packers and processors.
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