Genetics
Selection, genomics, the latest tools and more.

A Cattleman’s Balancing Act
Cattlemen discuss selecting traits for progress in their herds.
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Evaluating Bull Fertility: Scrotal Size and Shape
A bull’s scrotal size and shape are strong indicators of his fertility and his offspring’s fertility potential.
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Market Closeout
With value differences between pens of cattle routinely exceeding $600, a low-cost, highly fertile cow herd is not the guarantee of success it once was.
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Branding Excellence: Red Raider Meats
Meat market provides training opportunity for students, including winners of the 2025 Cattlemen’s Congress Collegiate Livestock Judging Contest.
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Planning, Self-evaluation are Key to Sire Selection
Select sires that complement a cow herd and contribute to the goals of the operation. NDSU Extension specialist offers tips for using the numbers and and other traits to consider.
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Tips for a Better Cow Herd
Improving fertility in cows involves leveraging genetic selection and advanced genomic tools to enhance reproductive performance, but genetic potential is only half the battle. Environment is the other half.
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Older Cows Require a Little More Attention
K-State’s Brian Lubbers and Phillip Lancaster offered management tips for caring for older cows and factors that should be considered in making a culling decision.
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New Year’s Resolution for Bull Buyers
This year, resolve to know your herd so you know what you need before you head to the bull sale.
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Market Closeout
AngusLink creates “reputation” cattle for most buyers, it provides the verified documentation that reduces risk and gives buyers the confidence to pay premiums, and the information they need to manage and market them more effectively.
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