This basically means that US beef industry is 1 disease away from being obliterated. Genetic diversity is still a requirement for the survival of a species.
Most U.S. Dairy Cows Are Descended From Just Two Bulls
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#14This basically means that US beef industry is 1 disease away from being obliterated. Genetic diversity is still a requirement for the survival of a species.
For beef they don’t use milk cows (dairy cows) they use beef cattle such as angus and herford. Also there are other dairy cows like guernsey, jersey, etc.
You'd (and I was) be surprised to know that Aberdeen Angus sires impregnate dairy cattle for offspring that end up as prime steak. And this isn't just for burgers, it's for premium supermarket cuts such as fillets.
Also (in the UK anyway), most beef that is labelled as Aberdeen Angus only need to be 50% Angus (i.e. be sired from an AA bull)...check the small print on the packaging. It's actually rarer (pardon the pun) to see 100% Angus steaks on the shelves (say as cuts of fillets or sirloin) because their muscle structure is somewhat less appealing to consumers.
Anyway, he's still in the village at the moment and can ask any questions anyone has tomorrow.
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#15What really caught me off-guard in the I didn't see that coming sort of way was that someone named their Bull " Round Oak Rag Apple Elevation " -- that strikes me as an oddly long and specific name. Everything else is, perhaps, bothersome, but not terribly " surprise! ".
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#16What really caught me off-guard in the I didn't see that coming sort of way was that someone named their Bull " Round Oak Rag Apple Elevation " -- that strikes me as an oddly long and specific name. Everything else is, perhaps, bothersome, but not terribly " surprise! ".
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/RORA_Elevation
It seems like Elevation was one of his dad’s names, and Round Oak was part of his mom’s name.
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#18I find it ironic that in an article about how most of this segment of species is a child of 2 bulls, the main scientist is named "Chad"
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#19I find it ironic that in an article about how most of this segment of species is a child of 2 bulls, the main scientist is named "Chad"
I don't get it?
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#20Earlier quoted context omitted.
I don't get it?
not sure what michannne means but typically being referred to as "A Chad"... is not a nice thing. https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Chad