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标题：Value of Genetic Information for Management and Selection of Feedlot Cattle
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作者：Nathanael M. Thompson ; Eric A. DeVuyst ; B. Wade Brorsen 等
期刊名称：Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics
印刷版ISSN：1068-5502
出版年度：2014
卷号：39
期号：1
页码：139-155
出版社：WAEA
摘要：We estimate the value of using information from genetic marker panels for seven economicallyrelevant feedlot cattle traits. The values of using genetic information to sort cattle by optimaldays-on-feed are less than $1/head for each of the traits evaluated. However, the values associatedwith using genetic information to select cattle for placement are as much as $38/head. The mosteconomically relevant genetic traits are average daily gain and marbling. It would not be profitableat the current testing cost of $38/head to sort cattle by optimal days-on-feed, but it could beprofitable to use the genetic tests for breeding cattle selection.
关键词：beef cattle; genetics; molecular breeding value; value of information