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Factors important for bull purchasing decisions and management in extensive rangeland production systems of New Mexico: a producer survey
| العنوان: | Factors important for bull purchasing decisions and management in extensive rangeland production systems of New Mexico: a producer survey |
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| المؤلفون: | Gifford, Craig A, Taylor, Keegan M, Spiegal, Sheri, Duff, Glenn C, Aney, Skye, Elias, Emile, Steiner, Jean L, Estell, Rick, McFarlane, Zach D, Schohr, Tracy K, DeAtley, Kasey L, Banwarth, Megan R |
| المساهمون: | Sustainable Southwest Beef Coordinated Agricultural Project, National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Agriculture and Food Research, Sustainable Agricultural Systems |
| المصدر: | Translational Animal Science ; volume 7, issue 1 ; ISSN 2573-2102 |
| بيانات النشر: | Oxford University Press (OUP) |
| سنة النشر: | 2022 |
| الوصف: | There were 463,000 head of beef cows in New Mexico as of January 1, 2021 (NASS, 2020), down roughly 4% from 2020 (NASS, 2019). Frequent drought often results in herd reduction and loss of valuable genetic progress. Bull selection is critical due to their influence on herd development. A survey was conducted to identify traits important to bull selection in New Mexico. Surveys were collected digitally (n = 83) and via the mail (n = 74). Responses were largely by cow/calf producers averaging 57 ± 1 years old with 24 ± 1 years’ experience. Survey respondents represented 4,384,296 acres of private owned, private leased, and leased public rangeland and irrigated pasture meadow in New Mexico and surrounding states. Average cow/calf operation size was 294 ± 39 head and average bull herd size was 21 ± 3 head. Average price paid for a bull in the past 2 years was $3,981 ± 213. Physical characteristics, individual bull performance information, and genetic information are all important traits to New Mexico bull buyers; however, most producers (56%) indicated that structural soundness was the most important factor influencing their selection decisions. Amongst expected progeny differences (EPDs), New Mexico producers consider the calving ease direct (CED) and birth weight (BW) EPDS to be most important (40% and 35%, respectively). Producers also indicated that multitrait selection indexes used by the American Angus Association were important to their selection decisions, with the beef value ($B) and weaned calf value ($W) indexes being cited most often (35% and 31%, respectively). Elements important to bull purchase include the bull’s sale preview (87%), body condition score (86%), feed efficiency/average daily gain information (85%), and actual scrotal circumference (82%). Following purchase of a new bull, most (60%) keep the bull separate from the cow herd until the following breeding season, while the remaining 40% of producers turn newly purchased bulls out within 30 days of purchase. Sixty eight percent of ... |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article in journal/newspaper |
| اللغة: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1093/tas/txac167 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/tas/txac167/48347344/txac167.pdf |
| الاتاحة: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/tas/txac167 https://academic.oup.com/tas/advance-article-pdf/doi/10.1093/tas/txac167/48347344/txac167.pdf https://academic.oup.com/tas/article-pdf/7/1/txac167/51276233/txac167.pdf |
| Rights: | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsbas.4042900 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | BASE |
| DOI: | 10.1093/tas/txac167 |
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