Longevity, rebreeding and calf survivability are gaining importance as the nation's cow herd becomes more straightbred. That likely is because commercial cow-calf producers have forgotten or ignored hybrid vigor (heterosis). A crossbreeding program ...
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Wednesday, November 25, 2009
It's time to capture direct, maternal heterosis - Drovers
Longevity, rebreeding and calf survivability are gaining importance as the nation’s cow herd becomes more straightbred. Animal scientists say that is because commercial cow-calf producers have forgotten or ignored hybrid vigor (heterosis). A ...
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Meeting your meat: One woman's farm-to-plate experience (Chicago Sun-Times)
From the time I toddled, I dabbled in "cooking," scrawling recipes with a newly acquired tripod grip. Later, I pored over cookbooks rather than breezy beach reads. As an adult, I wanted to share this world with my son. He's not an eater like me. We talk about food a lot, though, and he willingly tastes things that would, frankly, frighten most kids.
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