New Technology for Breeders.

[DOC HARRIS]

On the CattleToday Front Page today there is an article that every Beef Breeder should read carefully. It may be instrumental in helping you to understand how Technology and Science work together to help YOU earn a living and at the same time enjoy what you are doing, with more confidence in your actions and cattle. A rancher is a Private Interprise Entepreneur, and as such is slow to accept something new.

My purpose in alerting you to this article is to help you understand how science is helping Ranchers learn how to help themselves. Read and Learn!

The title is "Breeders Adapt New Technology to Market Needs".

DOC HARRIS

 

[brianna]

Please excuse my very simple overview, but if we all went with genestars 2* system, wouldn't that leave us with about 5% of the available genepool?
B

 

[3MR]

Please excuse my very simple overview, but if we all went with genestars 2* system, wouldn't that leave us with about 5% of the available genepool?
B

I must have missed something, because I didnt get that out of it at all.

He said he uses phenotype first then EPD and gene testing as addons

 

[brianna]

Isn't tenderness the holy grail?
If I could get $10 apound for a five legged, two humped, but supremely tender Angus, then thats what I would breed.
B

 

[3MR]

Isn't tenderness the holy grail?
If I could get $10 apound for a five legged, two humped, but supremely tender Angus, then thats what I would breed.
B

Even if you wound up with a 1" REA :lol:

Anyway, thats not what the article was recomending.

 

[MikeC]

Isn't tenderness the holy grail?
If I could get $10 apound for a five legged, two humped, but supremely tender Angus, then thats what I would breed.
B

Use all the tools in the box brianna.

Not just the pliers and the crescent wrenches.

One problem we have is the USDA grading system does not reward us for the tenderness criteria yet.

Until that is changed it is only a niche market.

Just so happens that pounds rule the market now.

 

[DOC HARRIS]

brianna- Pardon me for my very simple overview of your very simple overview of this article, but it seems to me that you have "Richocheted" from the very simple presentation of a very simple discourse of a very serious subject - capitalizing on improving a Lifestyle!

Read and Learn!

DOC HARRIS

 

[Brandonm2]

Isn't tenderness the holy grail?
If I could get $10 apound for a five legged, two humped, but supremely tender Angus, then thats what I would breed.
B

I think I agree with you and Mike. We are not getting paid for tenderness, so it is not something I would really worry a lot about at this time and definitely not something I would sacrifice pounds or fertility for. I understand why the Brahman cattle people are using this to try to cull out their worst lines in hopes that eventually the "eared" dock will go away; though I think their quest will ultimately fail since tough steaks is not the only problem that feedlots have with eared cattle. I usually like to see myself as a "cutting edge" kind of guy (I hope nobody sees the old body style '96 F150 I drive); but I think that this is just a marketing gimic for the forseeable future.