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IGENITY® — Docility


Docility

Calm cattle are not just about handler safety — calm cattle eat more1, have better response to vaccinations and preconditioning2, and are more tender3. The IGENITY profile for docility is the animal's genetic potential to be extremely calm, or to have calm offspring. Higher scores from the IGENITY profile indicate a higher percentage of calves that possess calmer behavior. A group of calves with a score of 10 from the IGENITY profile means 30.3% more calves will possess acceptable behavior than a group with a score of 1.


1 JAS 85:2382-2390 - Genetic and phenotypic relationships of feeding behavior and temperament with performance, feed efficiency, ultrasound, and carcass merit of beef cattle
2 Calm Calves Have Improved Immunological Response
3 Temperamental Cattle Make Tough Steaks, First U.S. Study Shows

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