With the world’s best genetic record basis and as a leader in efficiency, the U.S. has foreign cattle producers looking to them to improve the global cow herd.
Cattlemen from Australia and Asia to South America and the Middle East are looking to the U.S. to find genetics for their herds, according to Drovers CattleNetwork. But those countries lack the data, specifically expected progeny differences (EPDs).
Since the late 1980s, U.S. cattle producers have been able to submit collected data, such as birth weights and weaning weights, to their respective breed associations. It is then translated into usable and consistent information to more closely examine the animal’s genetic stance.
“The power of information is the key to why the United States is the No. 1 genetic supplier for international markets,” says ABS Global Inc. Beef Brand Manager Basco Neto.