URBANA - Two beef sire selection and management seminars have been set for Feb. 1, sponsored by University of Illinois Extension.

"The most important decisions made each year in the cow-calf enterprise are the selection, health, and management of the herd sire," said Dave Seibert, U of I Extension animal systems educator based in East Peoria. "Not only does the sire contribute 50 percent of the genetic make-up of the offspring, but he also can have a major impact on the calf crop from birth through harvest."<br><br><a href='http://www.aces.uiuc.edu/news/stories/news3850.html' target='_blank'>http://www.aces.uiuc.edu/news/stories/news3850.html</a><br><br>