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  1. What do you think about father-daughter matings in beef cattle? Updated: October 31, 2008
  2. Last year I went to an auction where 200 bred cows were sold. Most of the 200 cows were not related, and there were at least six bulls running with them. I bought 45 of these bred cows. I kept the heifers born from these cows for replacement stock, and I also kept one bull calf from the group. Best I can figure, the worst case scenario, the bull calf might be a half-brother to a few of the heifers. Is this going to be an inbreeding problem? Updated: October 28, 2008
  3. We had 13 heifers we raised bred by AI. The sire chosen was exceptional. A couple of the bull calves are very good. Could we save them to use in our herd, or would inbreeding be a problem? Updated: March 06, 2008
  4. Can you breed registered cattle father to daughter, mother to son, and brother to sister? Updated: February 28, 2008

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