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Why do farmers inbreed their cattle?

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Anonymous

14y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

Actually, 99% of cattle producers DO NOT inbreed their cattle. Inbreeding causes a decrease in growth and productivity of offspring, which leads to lower income and profits when these calves are sold. Producers to the EXACT OPPOSITE when they rely on selling calves for profit: they crossbreed their females with a totally different breed of bull[s] to get hybrid vigour and calves that tip the scales at the salebarn.

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