GeneSTAR® Feed Efficiency consists of four
markers which together identify as much as a
15% difference in daily feed consumption with
no affect on other traits like Average Daily Gain,
Carcass Weight, Quality Grade or Yield Grade.
Producers can use the GeneSTAR® Feed Efficiency test to identify up to a $50 difference
in feed cost between animals when ration
costs are at $165/ton.
Feed costs in a Cow Calf operation typically
make up more than 65% of the total variable costs.
Selecting for better Feed Efficiency in Cows
will result in higher stocking rates, smaller
mature size, better condition scores and better
reproduction efficiency with no effect on
weight gain, marbling or yield grade.
The GeneSTAR® Feed Efficiency Panel is based
on discovery and validation work on thousands
of cattle utilizing the trait of Net Feed Intake,
sometimes also called residual feed intake or
net feed efficiency.
Because you can't manage what you don't measure.