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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.
Glib comments aside, the beef industry (particularly, but not exclusively, in the US) seem to have a death-wish for our planet.
I 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?
https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/chad-thundercock (somewhat NSFW)
What 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! ".
From his Wikipedia page: 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.
Maybe I'm just annoyed that there's a bull who's more famous than me, and that he got that famous by being a lot more reproductively successful than me.
This is real scary. One genetic flaw exploited by say a virus could wipe out the entire dairy industry.
This is real scary. One genetic flaw exploited by say a virus could wipe out the entire dairy industry.
Wait till you find out that all the world's cash crops are essentially genetic clones of each other. We're literally one superbug away from global famine.
How do two bulls have a daughter? Did they adopt, or use a surrogate?
The two bulls didn't have a child together; it's more like the family trees go up (through n generations) up to one of two award-winning males. This is like saying 1 in X men are descended from Genghis Khan...
This is real scary. One genetic flaw exploited by say a virus could wipe out the entire dairy industry.
The veterinary science in the corporate meat/dairy business is better at disease management than the CDC. Vaccines are developed in a matter of weeks. Quarantining animals and employees is completely enforced. Culling is possible. I wouldn’t be scared. A lot of smart people are going to make sure you have real ice cream. Do you worry that some disease is going to kill off all the elite marathon runners? Not much gene…
What 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! ".
Because I like German Shorthair Pointers, take a look at the names in this list: https://www.westminsterkennelclub.org/breed-results?id=GSP&s...
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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.
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.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
From his Wikipedia page: 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.
Bulls have wikipedia pages now? Ok, this is the thing I'm most surprised about out of all of this. Maybe I'm just annoyed that there's a bull who's more famous than me, and that he got that famous by being a lot more reproductively successful than me.