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Beef Value ($B) Index Update

Mar 13, 2019

Video: Beef Value ($B) Index Update

$B is an economic selection index value expressed in dollars per head. It predicts the expected average profitability difference due to genetics in future progeny for feedlot and carcass merit compared to progeny of other sires. $B facilitates simultaneous multi-trait genetic selection for post-weaning performance.