Why Should You Genetically Test Feeder Cattle?

May 24, 2023

“DNA allows you the ability to look into that animal and be able to make decisions much quicker and manage your risk.” Listen to Kenny Stauffer, Director of Commercial Bovine at Neogen®, explain why it is important to genetically test feeder cattle and the benefits it can bring to buyers and sellers.

 

Video Transcript

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TITLE CARD: Frequently asked questions on the process of genetic testing presented by Neogen®

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TITLE CARD: Why should you test feeder cattle?

[Waist Up shot of Kenny Stauffer, Director of Commercial Bovine]

SUPERIMPOSE: Kenny Stauffer, Director of Commercial Bovine

Kenny Stauffer: Why should you test feeder cattle?

Kenny Stauffer: What other industry has more variables and more risk than when it comes to feeding cattle?

Kenny Stauffer: Everyday you’re trying to manage between markets, between weather, the one thing you can control is their genetics.

Kenny Stauffer: DNA allows you the ability to look into that animal and be able to make decisions much quicker and manage your risk.

[Shot of two cattle producers seated and looking over results]

Kenny Stauffer: Whether it’s marketing, whether it’s grid, whether its live, it helps you understand true genetics behind that animal.

[Medium shot of a cattle producer using the TSU applicator gun on an animal]

[Close up shot of cattle producer huddled over a laptop looking at the results of the TSU]

[Close up of TSU being loaded into TSU applicator gun]

[Extreme Close up of an individual TSU being held up for observation]

[Close up shot of TSU being scanned]

Kenny Stauffer: To be able to know how many days on feed that animal is going to take. The opportunity to make a grid premium. Bovine congestive heart failure. All these issues and risks that our feed lots face every day.

Kenny Stauffer: This allows a snapshot of that animal before they make that purchase even, so they know how to manage, how to market, and at the end of the day we want to help them be most profitable and DNA allows you to have a snapshot of that animal before its hanging on the rail.

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