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Show Beef Breeding School Dr. Robert deBaca, world famous animal scientist from Iowa, will conduct a school on beef breeding at the Cedar City Public Library on Thursday, February 2 at l p.m. according ac-cording to Grant Esplin, Extension Area Livestock Specialist. Dr. deBaca will discuss the following subjects: sub-jects: 1. An outline pattern of straight breeding, cross breeding and terminal breeding. 2. Fertility within breeds and its effects on cross breeding as well as terminal crosses. 3. The effect on genetics on meat quality. 4. Heritability. DeBaca has been Secretary for the National Beef Improvement Association for 3 years. Is now on his own and runs a purebred Angus herd and is a consultant for several beef herds in Iowa and surrounding states. Dr. deBaca is conducting schools in five areas of the state |