Looking Differently at the Same Situation
By Dr. Tim Safranski
State Swine Breeding Specialist - Heterosis or hybrid vigor is the tendency for crossbred animals to perform better than the average of their parents. It results because there is heterozygosity at more loci which represent multiple biochemical pathways for responding to the environment. I'm a big believer that heterosis can occur in our farms as well. If we can maintain the ability to look at situations from different angles we will be more likely to successfully adapt to challenges.
8 April 2002
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