John, a Montana rancher with a rich family history in cattle breeding, knows the importance of a herd sire. For years, his prized bull, Maximus, has been stellar. Calves sired by Maximus consistently boast impressive rate of gain and his heifers make beautiful replacement females, contributing to John’s reputation for maintaining an exceptional beef cattle […] The post Finding the Perfect Bull for Your Herd: Top genetic traits appeared first on Jorgensen Land & Cattle.| Jorgensen Land & Cattle
In Part 1 of our blog series on Sire Lines, we established the biological basis of the "Y chromosome, what the Y chromosome does, and why it matters. Now we continue our look at Sire Lines and "Y" they matter. Today, we have a lot of people multiplying Angus cattle, people chasing numbers, fads, and the 'Populare Sire of the Month'. My thoughts on true beef cattle breeders is that they are operations with a true breeding program; by that, I mean that they have direction for where they want to...| Jorgensen Land & Cattle
At Jorgensen Land & Cattle, we put a lot of thoughts & effort into improving our Sire Lines, and we use them strategically to make our breeding program better.| Jorgensen Land & Cattle