Bob Lusk gave his impression of the stats on transferring adult LMB once. It was something like a third prosper, a third do okay, and a third decline.

If you look at it as a chance to bring in some new genetics, it's not a bad bet.

"Live like you'll die tomorrow, but manage your grass like you'll live forever."
-S. M. Stirling
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