Bull Chat discussion on Genetically Modified Cattle May 31, 2012
01 Friday Jun 2012
Written by admin in dairy genetics
It was a great #BullChat yesterday! It was a twitter chat on May 31, 2012 at 1:00 pm EST on the article by Andrew Hunt on Genetically Modified Cattle – you can read his post here. I know a few of you couldn’t make it and couldn’t see the discussion last night, so I dug it up for you to read thru. The beginning of the chat starts on the bottom of this page and you need to read it up – a little backwards but thats what I can do.
genojoan @Thebullvine Thanks 4 discussion article “Are you ready for genetically modified cattle” 4 todays #bullchathttp://t.co/dPobWIph #dairy -11:09 AM May 31st, 2012
Thebullvine Thanks to @genojoan for reviewing questions! Awesome chat today. Thanks for all participants! #bullchat -11:09 AM May 31st, 2012
FunWithBulls RT @Bull_Chat: Thanks to @Thebullvine for questions and @genojoan for reviewing questions! Thanks for all participants!#BullChat -11:09 AM May 31st, 2012
FunWithBulls Yes RT @LilCowDoc: Dont forget that there are people behind the big companies so dont be afraid to actively engage in discussions. #bullchat -11:08 AM May 31st, 2012
LilCowDoc Don’t forget that there are people behind the big companies so don’t be afraid to actively engage in discussions.#BullChat -11:06 AM May 31st, 2012
CRV4USA Feel free to check us out on Facebook or Twitter! Just search CRV USA or check out our website at http://t.co/w5DmszVF#bullchat -11:05 AM May 31st, 2012
Thebullvine If you love breeding great cattle like we do, check out our free Dairy Breeders Guide to Genomics http://t.co/GmvtUMRn#bullchat -11:05 AM May 31st, 2012
FunWithBulls Thanks you! RT @Thebullvine: Thanks everyone for attending, great to see our article inspired todays chathttp://t.co/DrxhIptm #bullchat -11:04 AM May 31st, 2012
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Thebullvine Thanks everyone for attending, great to see our article inspired todays chat http://t.co/lDpmGu3F #bullchat -11:04 AM May 31st, 2012
DairyBullsOnlin Check out our Blog http://t.co/ulS30xnh #bullchat-11:02 AM May 31st, 2012
mysticvalley ”@heibri: @Bull_Chat #bullchat whats the difference between GM and fitter modified in this industry. Nobody stopped that so why cry now.”Yes -11:02 AM May 31st, 2012
sjudd2 RT @CRV4USA: Q11 Any ethics debate is a long and complicated process that needs to be discussed carefully before mistakes are made #bullchat -11:01 AM May 31st, 2012
Thebullvine RT @CRV4USA: Q11 Any ethics debate is a long and complicated process that needs to be discussed carefully before mistakes are made #bullchat -11:01 AM May 31st, 2012
Bull_Chat Thanks for joining today! Continue the discusion as long as you want. Don’t forget to plug yourself, webpage, YouTube, FB page etc #BullChat -11:01 AM May 31st, 2012
genojoan RT @DairyBullsOnlin: Q11 What always makes $cents does not always makes sense. Check with customers first. #bullchat -11:01 AM May 31st, 2012
heibri @Bull_Chat #bullchat whats the difference between GM and fitter modified in this industry. Nobody stopped that so why cry now. -11:01 AM May 31st, 2012
DairyBullsOnlin RT @sjudd2: Q10 the seed growers had pride of breeding untill the lawsuit started, who owns the DNA #bullchat-11:01 AM May 31st, 2012
CRV4USA Q11 Any ethics debate is a long and complicated process that needs to be discussed carefully before mistakes are made#bullchat -11:00 AM May 31st, 2012
Bull_Chat “@RandyBlodgett: @Bull_Chat i believe commercial herds would have no choice but to use the new tech.” #BullChat -11:00 AM May 31st, 2012
Bull_Chat “@RandyBlodgett: @Bull_Chat they would embrace it as long as the FDA and public approved” #BullChat -11:00 AM May 31st, 2012
Thebullvine @Bull_Chat As the million dollar man Ted DiBiase always says “everyone has their price” #bullchat -11:00 AM May 31st, 2012
Bull_Chat “@RandyBlodgett: @Bull_Chat they already are. Look at genus” #BullChat -10:59 AM May 31st, 2012
Bull_Chat “@RandyBlodgett: @Bull_Chat there always is a fine line. If you have to think about it too long you have crossed the line.”#BullChat -10:59 AM May 31st, 2012
Bull_Chat “@RandyBlodgett: @Bull_Chat there would be less opertunity for breeders if the perfect animals were just produced in a lab. #BullChat -10:59 AM May 31st, 2012
genojoan Q11- Learned: lots of proactive thinking needed. Will the “controllers” be the first to bring to market? #bullchat -10:59 AM May 31st, 2012
Bull_Chat “@RandyBlodgett: @Bull_Chat the same concerns as people have had with plants would be on the table with animals”#BullChat -10:59 AM May 31st, 2012
Bull_Chat “@RandyBlodgett: @Bull_Chat um sure it’s being looked at strongly by the large AI and corporate producers #BullChat -10:59 AM May 31st, 2012
sjudd2 Q10 the seed growers had pride of breeding untill the lawsuit started, who owns the DNA #BullChat -10:59 AM May 31st, 2012
DairyBullsOnlin Q11 What always makes $cents does not always makes sense. Check with customers first. #bullchat -10:58 AM May 31st, 2012
LilCowDoc Q11 have to balance concerns w/in dairy industry 1st then agree to actively engage in public discussion to get “our msg” across #BullChat -10:58 AM May 31st, 2012
Bull_Chat @heibri: @Bull_Chat I think the show industry destroyed ethics in the dairy industry years ago. So now anything goes for a buck. #BullChat -10:58 AM May 31st, 2012
CRV4USA @FunWithBulls @Thebullvine Also agree. Very hard to spread positive press when your on cow hours!! #bullchat -10:58 AM May 31st, 2012
Thebullvine @LilCowDoc n’t assume it cannot change, I just think it’s more resistant, more resistant does not mean immune #bullchat-10:57 AM May 31st, 2012
FunWithBulls Q11 That this is going to be the next big discussion for years to come! Will be bigger than genomics once big boys jump in! #bullchat -10:57 AM May 31st, 2012
DairyBullsOnlin Q10 Try to find a purebred pig breeder. Not many left. #bullchat -10:57 AM May 31st, 2012
Thebullvine Q11 That this is a touch issue, and I find it interesting the regulars who did not attend today #bullchat -10:56 AM May 31st, 2012
LilCowDoc Q10 i think harder to turn dairy cattle into a commodity like chickens and pigs so i think always be opportunities for breeders. #BullChat -10:56 AM May 31st, 2012
FunWithBulls @Thebullvine @CRV4USA Very true! They know how to spread the word fast in todays informational age. Lots of ppl not working! #bullchat -10:55 AM May 31st, 2012
genojoan Q9- Combine words “Gene” & “Modified” = mass public misunderstanding. Survey in EU: many think polled is GMO w just word “genetic” #bullchat -10:55 AM May 31st, 2012
Bull_Chat Q11 What have you learned from today’s #BullChat? -10:55 AM May 31st, 2012
CRV4USA Q10 I take much more pride in the cattle I breed then the ones I buy. I think its pretty safe to say everyone does #bullchat-10:55 AM May 31st, 2012
LilCowDoc Well said. RT @DairyBullsOnlin: @LilCowDoc Assuming perfection assumes we can’t make progress. Always need to improve. #bullchat -10:52 AM May 31st, 2012
FunWithBulls Q10 I think many would just give up. What would the point be? No money in it. You can have a hobby until you run out of money! #bullchat -10:52 AM May 31st, 2012
CRV4USA @FunWithBulls Agreed. Its amazing the funding they get and where it comes from #bullchat -10:52 AM May 31st, 2012
Thebullvine @FunWithBulls @CRV4USA in today’s day in age of information, it’s not just about who has the most money #bullchat-10:52 AM May 31st, 2012
Thebullvine Q10 most definitely, it would become a commodity product and breeders as we know it would no longer exist, just producers #bullchat -10:51 AM May 31st, 2012
LilCowDoc Q9 But i think as an industry (incl sm breeders) have a huge role to play in communicating right msg esp if for greater good #BullChat -10:51 AM May 31st, 2012
FunWithBulls @CRV4USA They always have more money tho…. somehow! #bullchat -10:51 AM May 31st, 2012
Thebullvine @LilCowDoc decades, trust me I sat as a child and listened as Dad and the Holstein committe did Canada’s true type model #bullchat -10:50 AM May 31st, 2012
Bull_Chat Q10 Would genetically modified cattle in the marketplace take away most breeders’ passion for breeding great cattle?#BullChat -10:50 AM May 31st, 2012
DairyBullsOnlin Q9 Not accepting. #bullchat -10:50 AM May 31st, 2012
LilCowDoc @Thebullvine we could place bets on how long that discussion would last (in years!) #BullChat -10:49 AM May 31st, 2012
DairyBullsOnlin @LilCowDoc Assuming perfection assumes we can’t make progress. Always need to improve. #bullchat -10:48 AM May 31st, 2012
FunWithBulls Q9 Dont think it will be go over well even if you try to sweet talk it – they’d be better off never mentioning it! #justsaying#bullchat -10:48 AM May 31st, 2012
CRV4USA Q9 If dairy industry controls the press then positive. Can’t let scare campaigns lead the way (PETA)(HSUS) #bullchat -10:48 AM May 31st, 2012
LilCowDoc Q9 Definitely not easily accepted. Combine the words “Gene” and “Modified” and everyone runs away. #BullChat -10:48 AM May 31st, 2012
Thebullvine @LilCowDoc That would be a very very interesting discussion. Would love to be a fly on the wall #bullchat -10:48 AM May 31st, 2012
LilCowDoc @FunWithBulls @holstein_world LOL Does someone want to chair the committee to decide on specs for “The perfect dairy female” 
#BullChat -10:47 AM May 31st, 2012
Thebullvine Q9 depends how it is handled. If like rBST then will react badly, launched with better PR, could go over with no issue#bullchat -10:47 AM May 31st, 2012
DairyBullsOnlin RT @CRV4USA: Q8 More pride in breeding a cow that to be that way than to buy one already that way. #bullchat -10:47 AM May 31st, 2012
genojoan @FunWithBulls FYI: We (users, not moderator) see hashtag each time without us typing it in. #bullchat -10:46 AM May 31st, 2012
Thebullvine @FunWithBulls and egg will always need semen to become an embryo, or will it? #bullchat -10:46 AM May 31st, 2012
Bull_Chat Q9 What do you think the public’s reaction would be to genetically modified cattle? #BullChat -10:45 AM May 31st, 2012
DairyBullsOnlin @Thebullvine I agree new technologies have to be introduced carefully in todays world. #bullchat -10:45 AM May 31st, 2012
FunWithBulls “@holstein_world: wouldn’t you just change the genome in the female embryo’s and make each female perfect & not need bulls at all. #BullChat -10:45 AM May 31st, 2012
FunWithBulls @holstein_world Add hashtag #BullChat to your tweets! -10:44 AM May 31st, 2012
DairyBullsOnlin Genomics is different RT @LilCowDoc: yes. Genomic testing/selection vs genetically modified cattle are 2 different subjects #bullchat -10:44 AM May 31st, 2012
CRV4USA Q8 More pride in breeding a cow that to be that way than to buy one already that way. #bullchat -10:44 AM May 31st, 2012
Thebullvine @DairyBullsOnlin You could argue it was just not managed correctly, both PR and producer use #bullchat -10:44 AM May 31st, 2012
LilCowDoc @DairyBullsOnlin yes. Genomic testing/selection vs genetically modified cattle are 2 different subjects #BullChat -10:43 AM May 31st, 2012
DairyBullsOnlin @Thebullvine BST hurt more than helped. #bullchat-10:43 AM May 31st, 2012
FunWithBulls Q8 I don’t think we would? I think we have great cows now! What fun is it to instantly have superwoman cows? Takes the fun out #bullchat -10:42 AM May 31st, 2012
Thebullvine Q8 this is one area the emotion side of me trumps business. NO WAY #bullchat -10:42 AM May 31st, 2012
DairyBullsOnlin That is Selection. RT @LilCowDoc: @Thebullvinewhat if you could genomically identify dz resistant bulls (no modification)? #bullchat -10:41 AM May 31st, 2012
sjudd2 Q6 AI companies not farmer owned would sellout to big $$ same as seed companies, only 1 or 2 left #bullchat -10:41 AM May 31st, 2012
Thebullvine @DairyBullsOnlin but look how it is not as big an issue as time has passed #bullchat -10:41 AM May 31st, 2012
LilCowDoc @Thebullvine i agree. #BullChat -10:40 AM May 31st, 2012
Bull_Chat Q8 Would you pay to use bulls that have genetically modified conformation and production traits? #BullChat -10:40 AM May 31st, 2012
DairyBullsOnlin Q7 only if Consumers accept it. Just look at BST tested safe and profitable. Consumers did not like it. #bullchat -10:40 AM May 31st, 2012
genojoan Q7 More disease resistant is pro-animal welfare, but public still may be scared to drink milk from GMO cows #bullchat-10:40 AM May 31st, 2012
PBRWriter @DairyBullsOnlin I’m lurking on #bullchat. Great discussion! -10:39 AM May 31st, 2012
Thebullvine @LilCowDoc would be a strong support, simular to polled genes #bullchat -10:39 AM May 31st, 2012
FunWithBulls Q7 Don’t know? It all depends on the new technology?#bullchat -10:38 AM May 31st, 2012
CRV4USA Q7 As a producer myself, if I could buy a bull whose daughters were mastitis resistant I would use him. Only if reasonably priced #bullchat -10:38 AM May 31st, 2012
sjudd2 Q7 why would you use a #GMO bull when you could have the #embyo #bullchat -10:38 AM May 31st, 2012
LilCowDoc @Thebullvine what if you could genomically identify dz resistant bulls (no modification)? #BullChat -10:38 AM May 31st, 2012
Thebullvine sorry Q7 emotionally no. From a business standpoint, for sure #bullchat -10:38 AM May 31st, 2012
DairyBullsOnlin Q6 The rights to male side of the pedigree becomes very important. #bullchat -10:37 AM May 31st, 2012
Thebullvine Q8 emotionally no. From a business standpoint, for sure #bullchat -10:36 AM May 31st, 2012
Bull_Chat Q7 Would you pay to use bulls that have been genetically modified to be more disease resistant? #BullChat -10:35 AM May 31st, 2012
CB_Holsteins Q3 Unless they get involved they will never really be able to compete on the same level #bullchat -10:34 AM May 31st, 2012
sjudd2 @upaqc #GMO #dairy @OntAg It should be set by the industry to save the incom and breeders as breeding is big bus#bullchat @RVersteeg1 -10:34 AM May 31st, 2012
CRV4USA RT @DairyBullsOnlin: Q6 I think the big question people first should consider is consumer acceptance. Socially and Economically. #bullchat -10:34 AM May 31st, 2012
LilCowDoc @FunWithBulls March 2013 things will change. #BullChat-10:34 AM May 31st, 2012
Thebullvine RT @DairyBullsOnlin: Q6 I think the big question people first should consider is consumer acceptance. Socially and Economically. #bullchat -10:34 AM May 31st, 2012
DairyBullsOnlin Q6 I think the big question people first should consider is consumer acceptance. Socially and Economically.#bullchat -10:33 AM May 31st, 2012
LilCowDoc Q5 great opportunity for industry wide research collaboration and to keep moving our industry forward with new tech and tools. #BullChat -10:33 AM May 31st, 2012
CRV4USA Q6 We will continue to meet the needs of our customers. Be it traditional or progressive producers #bullchat -10:33 AM May 31st, 2012
FunWithBulls Q6 I think a few of them will totally except it – ethical or not! #bullchat -10:32 AM May 31st, 2012
CB_Holsteins @CRV4USA great point! This shouldn’t just be one or two people running the show #BullChat -10:32 AM May 31st, 2012
CRV4USA Q5 If large companies offer it as a service to producers then I see the benefits. Not if they control cattle breeding lines.#bullchat -10:31 AM May 31st, 2012
DairyBullsOnlin @Thebullvine Why Dairy cattle is not like poultry and swine. Gestation length and breeder connection to cows.#bullchat -10:31 AM May 31st, 2012
Thebullvine Q6 if they are smart, scared. If they have their head in the sand, no-reaction. #bullchat -10:31 AM May 31st, 2012
FunWithBulls Q5 On the other hand, Pfizer might be a company that will make sure breeders will be able to test their male offspring!#bullchat -10:31 AM May 31st, 2012
Bull_Chat Q6 How do you think that current A.I. companies would react to genetically modified cattle being marketed? #BullChat -10:30 AM May 31st, 2012
LilCowDoc Q5 w/genomics specifically, really excited abt opportunity to share knowlege both ways on how to use info.#BullChat -10:30 AM May 31st, 2012
FunWithBulls Q5 I don’t understand why Holstein Association even let Pfizer get into genomic testing. Don’t know why Pfizer wants to either! #bullchat -10:29 AM May 31st, 2012
sjudd2 Q4 I would love if #dairy #GMO was ethically unexceptable#BullChat @upaqc @dfc_plc @OntAg @CanadaOrganic@canadapolitics @mapaquebec -10:29 AM May 31st, 2012
DairyBullsOnlin Q5 The influx of money sounds good. Long term implication for breeders is not good. #bullchat -10:29 AM May 31st, 2012
Thebullvine RT @FunWithBulls: @LilCowDoc You can speak up. Pfizer is in the game so you might as well! #bullchat -10:28 AM May 31st, 2012
FunWithBulls @LilCowDoc You can speak up. Pfizer is in the game so you might as well! #bullchat -10:28 AM May 31st, 2012
CRV4USA Q5 It will be interesting to see the way they change the market. Maybe good? Maybe bad? #bullchat -10:27 AM May 31st, 2012
FunWithBulls Q5 I don’t like it coming from a very small company perspective – don’t think dairymen would like it either! #bullchat-10:27 AM May 31st, 2012
PaulDaly94 RT @FunWithBulls: Q4 I personally dont agree with cloning…. Somethings should still be up to nature. #bullchat -10:27 AM May 31st, 2012
LilCowDoc Q5 I’ll sit this one out LOL #BullChat -10:26 AM May 31st, 2012
Thebullvine Q5 mixed, excited about the influx of new $$, but concerned what it means to the small breeder #bullchat -10:26 AM May 31st, 2012
PaulDaly94 @Thebullvine I think that there are different ideals and management systems for cattle has helped save this, grazers, showmen etc. #bullchat -10:26 AM May 31st, 2012
JohnStraathof Question, would non-bovine genes inserted into cattle be dominant or recessive and can they be controlled 2 some extent multi-gen #bullchat -10:26 AM May 31st, 2012
FunWithBulls Q4 I personally don’t agree with cloning…. Somethings should still be up to nature. #bullchat -10:26 AM May 31st, 2012
Bull_Chat Q5 How do you feel about large multinational companies entering the genomics marketplace? #BullChat -10:25 AM May 31st, 2012
LilCowDoc Q4 Ethical line hard to define but everyone needs to speak up and address what our needs are globally: sustainable agriculture. #BullChat -10:25 AM May 31st, 2012
PaulDaly94 I believe that should be set by the industry to safe-guard the income and breeders livlihoods as breeding is big business for some #bullchat -10:24 AM May 31st, 2012
JohnStraathof John Straathof, following briefly until the hay field calls #bullchat -10:24 AM May 31st, 2012
sjudd2 @GenexAmy what is to improve on perfection #BullChat@LilCowDoc -10:24 AM May 31st, 2012
Thebullvine @DairyBullsOnlin so if it has already happened in chickens and swine without GM, why has it not in dairy cattle?#bullchat -10:24 AM May 31st, 2012
FunWithBulls Q4 Ethics should always come before money. What is wrong with the milk we produce now? We produce it safe and efficient! #bullchat -10:24 AM May 31st, 2012
genojoan Q4 – “Ethical line that breeders should not cross?” – - who decides where the line is? Can “industry as a whole” agree?#bullchat -10:23 AM May 31st, 2012
CRV4USA Q4 That line will have to be set by the industry as a whole. Not just 2 or 3 large companies #bullchat -10:22 AM May 31st, 2012
LilCowDoc Very good point. @DairyBullsOnlin: Q3 If you look at Chickens and Swine industry this has happened even without GM lines. #bullchat -10:22 AM May 31st, 2012
Thebullvine Q4 it depeneds, it you look at from the “human” perspective yes, if you look at if from the business perspective no#bullchat -10:22 AM May 31st, 2012
sjudd2 @sjudd2: Q3 small market for elite Genes, nucleous herds, would it b right to say only embryos would b available #GMO ?#BullChat -10:22 AM May 31st, 2012
DairyBullsOnlin Q4 I would caution cross species gene insertions.#bullchat -10:22 AM May 31st, 2012
FunWithBulls @LilCowDoc I agree! #bullchat -10:22 AM May 31st, 2012
GenexAmy Amy tePlate-Church from Genex…on the go 2day, but checking in #BullChat -10:22 AM May 31st, 2012
PaulDaly94 Q3 I imagine the traditional breeder will be replaced by companies breeding certain lines of cow #bullchat -10:21 AM May 31st, 2012
LilCowDoc @FunWithBulls i think our challenge will be to communicate our msgs effecitvely or proactively to the public#BullChat -10:21 AM May 31st, 2012
DairyBullsOnlin Q3 If you look at Chickens and Swine industry this has happened even without GM lines. #bullchat -10:21 AM May 31st, 2012
Bull_Chat Q4 Is there an ethical line that breeders should just not cross? #BullChat -10:20 AM May 31st, 2012
GenexAmy If communicated well @LilCowDoc: @FunWithBulls What if genetic modification improved health of milk or animal? socially accepted? #BullChat -10:20 AM May 31st, 2012
FunWithBulls @DairyBullsOnlin Thanks Brian! lol #bullchat -10:20 AM May 31st, 2012
FunWithBulls @LilCowDoc Not saying its will be not safe! But the public usually reacts negatively to news like this… #bullchat -10:19 AM May 31st, 2012
DairyBullsOnlin An breeder extinct RT @FunWithBulls: Q3 They can/will become distinct! Maybe no more @WDExpo also? #bullchat-10:19 AM May 31st, 2012
PaulDaly94 That last tweet was to Q3 #bullchat -10:18 AM May 31st, 2012
LilCowDoc @FunWithBulls What if the genetic modification improved healthfulness of milk or for the animal? Would that be socially accepted? #BullChat -10:18 AM May 31st, 2012
sjudd2 Q2 honest food safety #BullChat -10:18 AM May 31st, 2012
PaulDaly94 I’m not informed, but I’d imagine large corps would own lines of cow that they only breed, maybe such as what has been done w/pigs #bullchat -10:17 AM May 31st, 2012
FunWithBulls Q3 They can/will become distinct! Maybe no more@WDExpo also? #bullchat -10:17 AM May 31st, 2012
CRV4USA Q3 More than likely traditional breeders will not be able to keep pace with the changes being made to the cows #bullchat-10:17 AM May 31st, 2012
Thebullvine Q3 I feel that traditional breeders would be out of business. Genetics would become a big commerical product#bullchat -10:16 AM May 31st, 2012
CB_Holsteins Q2 Ethics and control seem to be the two that come to mind. How will this be overseen and where is the limit. #bullchat-10:16 AM May 31st, 2012
FunWithBulls @genojoan Good point! Where will demand for milk go! #bullchat -10:15 AM May 31st, 2012
Bull_Chat Q3 How would traditional breeders be affected by genetically modified cattle? #BullChat -10:15 AM May 31st, 2012
FunWithBulls RT @CRV4USA: Q2 Who or what company will have the ability to modify the cattle? Ex: Monsanto with corn. Not well liked anymore #bullchat -10:14 AM May 31st, 2012
genojoan Q2 – Concerned about public perception. Could create more vegans, rice/soy/almond “milk” drinkers, etc #bullchat -10:14 AM May 31st, 2012
CRV4USA Q2 Who or what company will have the ability to modify the cattle? Ex: Monsanto with corn. Not well liked anymore#bullchat -10:13 AM May 31st, 2012
DairyBullsOnlin Q2 Who owns the modified lines. Should be aware of implications on accessibility. Consumer acceptance is 1st importance. #bullchat -10:13 AM May 31st, 2012
Thebullvine Q2 Effects on milk, ethics, and breeding industry#bullchat -10:13 AM May 31st, 2012
PaulDaly94 Q1 I cant see it being of huge benefit with public seeming to constantly veer from GM but the possibilities are endless & exciting #bullchat -10:13 AM May 31st, 2012
LilCowDoc Q2 Balance between meeting social needs (ie improved production efficiency and social benefits) and long term impacts.#BullChat -10:13 AM May 31st, 2012
FunWithBulls Q2 Will breeders have any say into what goes on??? Also if there will be a total control by huge companies. #bullchat-10:12 AM May 31st, 2012
CB_Holsteins Q1 It seems that industry will drift towards this, it seems like just a matter of time before it happens #bullchat -10:10 AM May 31st, 2012
Thebullvine Q1 it’s more of a question to what level #bullchat -10:10 AM May 31st, 2012
Bull_Chat Q2 What are some of the concerns that you have about genetically modified cattle? #BullChat -10:10 AM May 31st, 2012
FunWithBulls Q1 I think China already modified cows to produce human milk? #bullchat -10:10 AM May 31st, 2012
Thebullvine Q1 100% sure, just a matter of when. #bullchat -10:10 AM May 31st, 2012
sjudd2 Q1 unavoidable but I hope more controlable than corn, the industry in a whole should have a say not just the biotech firms#BullChat -10:10 AM May 31st, 2012
genojoan Q1 – So messing with genes, embryos and such to get new or desired traits or products (like human milk)? #bullchat#bullchat -10:09 AM May 31st, 2012
DairyBullsOnlin Q1 It could be possible not sure if it will be accepted? #bullchat -10:09 AM May 31st, 2012
CRV4USA Q1 The potential benefits that genetically modified cattle could have are endless. But where do we draw the ethics line?#bullchat -10:09 AM May 31st, 2012
LilCowDoc Melodie Chan, Tech services veterinarian, Pfizer Canada – in transit somewhere between Guelph and Toronto #BullChat -10:08 AM May 31st, 2012
DairyBullsOnlin RT @Bullchat For this discussion Genetically modified Cattle means: Cattle who have had their genetics altered at a genomic level. #bullchat -10:07 AM May 31st, 2012
FunWithBulls Q1 I’m thinking there is a good possibility looking into the future… #bullchat -10:07 AM May 31st, 2012
sjudd2 Scott Judd,#BullChat Dairy Farmer, 140 hd PB holsteins since 1895, Shawville, Quebec, Canada -10:06 AM May 31st, 2012
PaulDaly94 Paul Daly 1st Year student at Harper Adams Uni studying Bsc Animal Science, aspiring Dairy farmer and keen Holstein breeder #bullchat -10:06 AM May 31st, 2012
FunWithBulls @LilCowDoc Add hashtag #BullChat so ppl can see….-10:05 AM May 31st, 2012
Bull_Chat Q1 Do you think the industry is headed to genetically modified cattle? #BullChat -10:05 AM May 31st, 2012
CB_Holsteins Canyon Breeze Holsteins – Rhett & Cory Gillins – Dairy & Genetics – Minersville, UT #bullchat -10:05 AM May 31st, 2012
genojoan Joan Cooper in TN. Work for Geno Global (export Norwegian Red genetics). 6 wks ago, Bullchat was my start on Twitter! #bullchat -10:04 AM May 31st, 2012
FunWithBulls Eric Danzeisen being secretary today for @sdbreedersin Tulare California. #bullchat -10:04 AM May 31st, 2012
CRV4USA Matthew Costello with CRV USA, a global cattle improvement cooperative located right here in Madison, WI#bullchat -10:03 AM May 31st, 2012
DairyBullsOnlin Bryan, Marketing Polled Dairy Bulls. From Walkerton Ontario, Canada. #bullchat -10:03 AM May 31st, 2012
Thebullvine Andrew Hunt, dairy cattle marketing/genetics, Troy Ontario Canada #bullchat -10:03 AM May 31st, 2012
Bull_Chat Welcome to #BullChat! Introduce Yourself, your industry and your location. Questions in 5 minutes! #BullChat -10:01 AM May 31st, 2012
