Performance Line
the years to come. New technologies such as genomics
will allow this to happen an even more rapid pace.
Table 3: Percentile rank comparison for Active Sires in various breeds
(from Summer 2018 BOLT evalution).
Listening and responding to the needs of the commercial
industry should be the focus of seedstock breeders. Historically,
NALF members have used the tools at their disposal to make
positive changes and, with more powerful tools in your genetic
toolbox, this trend should continue for the future. I
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