The cow with her working clothes on - that's what we all strive for in our cattle operations. Realizing the need to minimize production costs, cow-calf producers continue to place emphasis on cow function. Fortunately, as selection for functional traits becomes more important, technologies exist to allow producers to make better decisions on selecting a cows lifelong functional traits. "Length of productive life is probably the most important trait in cattle breeding," says Dave Seibert, University of Illinois Extension animal systems educator. "The longer animals remain productive in a herd, the fewer replacements are needed."
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