Posted 1/24/2024 11:05 (#10591039 - in reply to #10591005) Subject: RE: Line breding/inbreding
Central SD
It really depends. Straight breeding vs crossbreeding. How good the bull is individually. Does he possess the traits you want as his individual? Phenotype, performance what have you. The reasons to close breed are many the problem is the gene pool seldom is as good as we think it is to do it.