Established in the 1940s, the Wye Angus Herd at the Wye Research and Education Center in Queenstown is a closed herd - meaning no new genetic material, such as outside breeding stock, has been introduced to the herd in half a century. For buyers at the annual Wye Angus Auction, this means consistently high-quality animals with well-documented pedigrees. But the herd’s real value is in what it means for scientists. Simply put, conducting studies on a closed herd greatly improves interpretation of research results, making them more reliable by limiting the number of variables. The herd is currently being used to compare grass-fed versus grain-fed beef.
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Episode 605
27 июл 2021
