Letting the system select the best replacements is producing good results for Nerbas Brothers’ Angus. Amy Hughes of AHDB Beef and Lamb finds out more. Canadian cattle breeder Arrc Nerbas has harnessed the power of epigenetics to improve ease of fleshing, fertility and foraging ability in his cows.Cows run with the bull for 55 days instead of 65-70, and are on winter feed for 120 days, compared with 165 days 20 years agof.
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