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<blockquote data-quote="HerefordSire" data-source="post: 617922" data-attributes="member: 4437"><p><em>I located an excellent article. Notice the $25 semen price and all the restrictions.</em></p><p></p><p>Perhaps of more interest to South Texas cattlemen is the introduction of an F-1 terminal breeding program, where the rancher uses fullblood Akaushi semen provided by HeartBrand on his commercial cows.</p><p></p><p>Calles said HeartBrand has been testing this concept for a few years, and what they have found is that the F-1 generation produced in the cross will grade 70 percent or better choice—every time—using any type of commercial cows.</p><p></p><p>That number is backed up by Dr. Charles Graham, DVM, owner of the feedlot that feeds out the cattle.</p><p></p><p>"We've been involved in it since 1997-98," the owner of Graham Land & Cattle Company said. "The cattle grade and yield are just phenomenal. We didn't broadcast it or anything until we could get the numbers up so we could document it out and get some research and proof and paper and back it up. It was for real, it wasn't a fluke."</p><p></p><p>HeartBrand is now working with a select number of commercial cattlemen on the program. Those cattlemen buy the semen for $25 a straw. They are also paid a premium for the calves, whom they have to sell back to HeartBrand. In return, they must sign an agreement that allows HeartBrand access to all data on the calves; access to all data on the mama cows that will produce the F-1s; access to all health-related matters on the nucleus of cows prior to the artificial insemination; and an agreement that the Akaushi semen will not be sold elsewhere.</p><p></p><p>Information will be provided back to the producer as to what individual cows produced to aid in genetic selection over time.</p><p></p><p>"It's a very simple concept," Calles said. "It is for people who are willing to share the company's philosophy of producing high quality beef going all the way to the marketplace."</p><p></p><p>As numbers of the F-1 calves continue to build and the program gains popularity, Calles said HeartBrand will look at establishing a branded program under a different name especially for this beef.</p><p></p><p>"Every single restaurant that we sell the high-end Akaushi meat, they have another classification called Certified Angus Beef," Calles said. "And this F-1 will feed into this market as well within the same restaurant for the steaks. We will guarantee the steaks."</p><p></p><p>Like old Vindicator in The Rare Breed, whose calves dotted the countryside the spring after his death caused by a harsh Texas winter, HeartBrand investors have high hopes Akaushi-sired calves will change the beef industry in Texas.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.txfb.org/NewsManager/templates/txag.asp?articleid=1776&zoneid=49" target="_blank">http://www.txfb.org/NewsManager/templat ... &zoneid=49</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HerefordSire, post: 617922, member: 4437"] [i]I located an excellent article. Notice the $25 semen price and all the restrictions.[/i] Perhaps of more interest to South Texas cattlemen is the introduction of an F-1 terminal breeding program, where the rancher uses fullblood Akaushi semen provided by HeartBrand on his commercial cows. Calles said HeartBrand has been testing this concept for a few years, and what they have found is that the F-1 generation produced in the cross will grade 70 percent or better choice—every time—using any type of commercial cows. That number is backed up by Dr. Charles Graham, DVM, owner of the feedlot that feeds out the cattle. "We’ve been involved in it since 1997-98," the owner of Graham Land & Cattle Company said. "The cattle grade and yield are just phenomenal. We didn’t broadcast it or anything until we could get the numbers up so we could document it out and get some research and proof and paper and back it up. It was for real, it wasn’t a fluke." HeartBrand is now working with a select number of commercial cattlemen on the program. Those cattlemen buy the semen for $25 a straw. They are also paid a premium for the calves, whom they have to sell back to HeartBrand. In return, they must sign an agreement that allows HeartBrand access to all data on the calves; access to all data on the mama cows that will produce the F-1s; access to all health-related matters on the nucleus of cows prior to the artificial insemination; and an agreement that the Akaushi semen will not be sold elsewhere. Information will be provided back to the producer as to what individual cows produced to aid in genetic selection over time. "It’s a very simple concept," Calles said. "It is for people who are willing to share the company’s philosophy of producing high quality beef going all the way to the marketplace." As numbers of the F-1 calves continue to build and the program gains popularity, Calles said HeartBrand will look at establishing a branded program under a different name especially for this beef. "Every single restaurant that we sell the high-end Akaushi meat, they have another classification called Certified Angus Beef," Calles said. "And this F-1 will feed into this market as well within the same restaurant for the steaks. We will guarantee the steaks." Like old Vindicator in The Rare Breed, whose calves dotted the countryside the spring after his death caused by a harsh Texas winter, HeartBrand investors have high hopes Akaushi-sired calves will change the beef industry in Texas. [url=http://www.txfb.org/NewsManager/templates/txag.asp?articleid=1776&zoneid=49]http://www.txfb.org/NewsManager/templat ... &zoneid=49[/url] [/QUOTE]
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