Previously, Carey Coombs wrote a very useful article on Myostatin and this was published in the Beef Shorthorn Journal for 2019. This follow up article is to share information that can be of use in Beef Shorthorn breeding programmes.
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The Beef Shorthorn Cattle Society now provides three Selection Indexes through its performance recording provider, Breedplan. A Maternal Index has joined the Self-Replacing and the Terminal Index, both of which have been updated.
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There have been a number of points raised by members recently about DNA sampling and sire verification plus myostatin testing. Hopefully this update will give some answers and also correct some points that have been made.
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The Beef Shorthorn Cattle Society now provides three selection indexes through its performance recording provider, Breedplan. A Maternal Index now joins the Self-Replacing and the Terminal Index, both of which have been updated.
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All cattle breeders will be aware of double muscled cattle, particularly the Belgian Blue. This breed has been selectively bred for what is commonly known as double-muscling. This is the manifestation of a condition known as myostatin gene mutation.
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