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<blockquote data-quote="Frankie" data-source="post: 314036" data-attributes="member: 13"><p>You're exactly right 14% of ANGUS INFLUENCED CATTLE, not Angus cattle. Apparently a black limi bull can only have 7% Angus (or other breed) blood to be registerable. That's why I say Angus aren't magic. ANGUS cattle (from retained ownership programs, steer feedout programs, etc) hit the CAB target at a much higher rate. That's one reason I think one day all CAB will come from AngusSource tagged calves. There has to be some expense involved in running generic black cattle that won't hit the target down a CAB grading line. The AngusSource program is growing. Right now they're concentrating on the CAB Natural line, but we'll get there. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>You can snipe and nit pick all day, but the demand for high quality beef is growning. A good Angus bull with the ability to pass on marbling is pretty valuable today. Keep some of his heifers and breed them to another Angus bull with marbling. Heck, first thing you know, you'll have a herd that can hit the CAB market reguarly. If that's the market you want to hit, of course. </p><p></p><p>Or a producer can select a breed with a lot of baggage: hard calving, low fertility, size, lack of marbling. Being different is more important to some people than being profitable.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Frankie, post: 314036, member: 13"] You're exactly right 14% of ANGUS INFLUENCED CATTLE, not Angus cattle. Apparently a black limi bull can only have 7% Angus (or other breed) blood to be registerable. That's why I say Angus aren't magic. ANGUS cattle (from retained ownership programs, steer feedout programs, etc) hit the CAB target at a much higher rate. That's one reason I think one day all CAB will come from AngusSource tagged calves. There has to be some expense involved in running generic black cattle that won't hit the target down a CAB grading line. The AngusSource program is growing. Right now they're concentrating on the CAB Natural line, but we'll get there. :) You can snipe and nit pick all day, but the demand for high quality beef is growning. A good Angus bull with the ability to pass on marbling is pretty valuable today. Keep some of his heifers and breed them to another Angus bull with marbling. Heck, first thing you know, you'll have a herd that can hit the CAB market reguarly. If that's the market you want to hit, of course. Or a producer can select a breed with a lot of baggage: hard calving, low fertility, size, lack of marbling. Being different is more important to some people than being profitable. [/QUOTE]
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