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We have both the International Beef Cattle Registry and the International Dairy Cattle Registry. This year 2023 we are celebrating 10 years of service to the dairy and beef industries. The process of registering cattle, the information should be complete and accurate and not be just a piece of...

The Gyr does originate from India. There are several different strains of Bos Indicus animals in India and many of them are are in such low numbers that some are fearing extinctions. This has happened because of so much western genetics being used on them in India. The are also a lot of Gyr...

Another thing you could do to give you some insight is genomic test him with Neogen using the Igenity Beef Profile. This will give you information on 16 different traits and 3 different indexes. https://www.neogen.com/igenity-beef/

We did some research last year. One thing that we found was that the Angus breed began to have more choice and prime carcasses when they were being fed to heavier weights. Diary beef makes up just short of 25% of the beef that is consumed. In that 25%, the % of diary beef that goes choice and...

Here are links to two websites with information on the polled Holstein. Polled Holstein info from Wikopedia https://www.farmanddairy.com/news/history-of-polled-holsteins-is-online/9588.html

Jeanne, There are Polled Hosteins! Burket Farms in PA have had them for years. The polled Holsteins have and continue to improve but typically the proofs on the polled bulls in not as high as the horned.

It would be difficult to say how many "carrier" cows are in commercial herds. Some registered breeders also have a commercial herd so if a cow is tested as a carrier and if she raises a good calf, many will move that cow into the commercial herd. Or if a carrier cow is taken to the sale barn...

One thing that you can do to aid in your bull selection is to use the Ingenity Beef Profile that Neogen offers. I gives results on 16 traits and the results on three different indexes: Production, Maternal and Terminal. The test also includes Seek Sire. This is a good option and we have...

Since we have the Composite Beef Cattle Registry, to each their own. For most commercial producers they don't care about pedigree or ancestry, they just want a cow that can produce a calf. But we have several breeders that double register their calves with us because the breed association will...

The Heritage Shorthorn is growing in popularity. These animals can trace the ancestry al the way back to the Coates Herd Book in the UK. Check out the Heritage Shorthorn Society! The Shorthorn is found in the breed makeup of many of today's breeds. Talked to one breeder today, and the demand...

check out http://www.laueranch.com/ or https://blackcharolaiscattle.com/

There are some members on here that breed Murray Grey. Also if you should decide to breed to Shorthorn, stay with the Heritage cattle, go to Heritage Shorthorn Society for information about the Heritage Shorthorn. Another option to consider is a Wagyu. From conversations that we have had with...

Most all of the breeds have a breeding up program except Angus and Hereford. What breeds seem to intrigue you the most or what are you trying to work toward or your goals. There are a few different ways to go with a Hereford base. What breeds are most prominent in your area? It would be...

Very good comments Jeanne! We did some research I think it was early last year, the only reason the Angus breed was able to have better carcass qualities was due to being fed to heavier weights. What was surprising was the fact that almost 25% of the beef consumed in the US is from dairy beef...

As the International Dairy Cattle Registry, one of the breeds that we register is Fleckvieh. The Fleckvieh is considered a dual purpose breed but there are lines that are more productive for dairy and others that are better suited for beef. Most of the semen that is used is imported from Germany...

The Angus herdbooks are closed as well, so again if you breed to Angus they could be registered in the Composite Registry.

The Hereford Herdbooks are closed, but the offspring can be registered with the Composite Beef Cattle Registry. One of the first projects we did almost 8 years ago was provide export certificates for 220 Hereford heifers being exported to Russia. They were sired by Registered Hereford bulls...

You have another choice with the Charolais, you can use a Black Charolais! Then you can get the black hide!

There are a couple of Black Charolais breeders in Kansas. Laue Charolais Ranch and Burt Cattle Company. Here is an article that explains some of turning the Charolais black! https://www.producer.com/1998/04/charolais-breeders-turn-cattle-black/

If you look at the Simmental, Gelbvieh, Limousin, Maine-Anjou with there Angus hybrids, the thing that we disagree with on those is that they are not of a set breed percentage. As long as the animal has at least 25% of the breed, the rest can be any percentage of Angus that you like. How can...