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A Unique Opportunity the Bos Indicus Advantage 25 Years Marks Serving the Bos indicus Cattle Industry of America | March 2012 A Unique Opportunity The Bos indicus Advantage 25 Years Marks Milestone Tips to Reduce Winter-Feeding Costs In this market who wants completely terminal calves? BREED BOS INDUCUS BULLS to BOS INDICUS COWS You get a heavy, marketable feeder calf with a bonus... a premium replacement female! The Southern United States’ cattle herd rebuild is underway and Bos indicus cattle are the most desired and requested environmentally adaptable cattle by the southern cattleman. There are breeders of Bos inducus cattle that have the secured, predictalbe genetics needed to produce an efficient, high marbling, high yielding feeder calf that will top markets anywhere. There are lines of Bos inducs proven that guarantee low birth weight, high growth, tremendous milk, fertility, feed efficiency, red meat yield and YES.... there are lines of Bos indicus that have been proven to produce 100% choice carcasses. Increase your calf crop’s $ value and contact us today to assist you in finding your Bos indicus bull. Marketing Mark Cowan, [email protected], 903/495-4522 Trey Kirkpatrick, treyk@amscattle,com, 979/324-5518 Superior Richard Hood, [email protected], 979/224-6150 Brad Wright, [email protected], 979/219-4599 Genetics www.amscattle.com DDD-UC 804S21 GentlemanHE SELLS OCTOBER 26TH He is the #2 trait leader for REA, #11 for SC, and #23 for IMF! He is the most powerful son of Uppercut and out of the high market value, SG Fancy 804H33 cow that we own with Douget’s Diamond D Ranch. He sells October 26th at the Salacoa Valley Farms annual production sale. SG Fancy 804H33 Sale Managed By: David & Susan Vaughan, Owner Chris Heptinstall, Gen. Manager PO Box 185 | Fairmount, GA 30139 706-337-2295 | [email protected] Marketing Superior Genetics. www.salacoavalleybrangus.com www.amscattle.com Design by: www.aspenedgemarketing.com THE EAR MARCH 2012 | 1 This year, the Beef Improvement Federation will have its 44th Annual Research Sym- posium and Annual Meeting in Houston on April 18-20, sponsored jointly by Texas AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System and the American Brahman Breed- ers Association. The Beef Improvement Federation or BIF is composed of beef cattle Columns organizations that are interested in genetic 4 Have You Heard...the Truth 6 evaluation and improvement of beef cattle. 6 The Science of Bos indicus Features 8 The Bos indicus Advantage - Growth and Efficiency with Maternal What an interesting time for the cattle industry. We have the lowest number of Attributes cows in the United States since the 1950’s, 25 Years marks Milestone for the we have had the smallest calf crop in sixty 10 years and we have an ongoing drought that ABBA National F1 Sale continues in many parts of the south. This could be good in the long term as record 12 Tips to Reduce Winter-Feeding Hay high prices are being predicted for the next Costs for Beef Herd decade. These interesting dynamics lead me to believe that there is a tremendous opportunity awaiting us in the beef cattle Departments industry. The Bos indicus breeds will certainly be a major part of the herd rebuilding that 15 Beefmaster Headlines 8 is bound to occur sooner than later in the 15 Brahman Headlines United States. 16 Brangus Headlines 18 Santa Gertrudis Headlines 18 Simbrah Headlines It all started with the creation of the Golden Certified and Certified F1 programs 19 American Breeds Coalition Headlines in the late 1970s, by Wendell Schronk, JD “Bubba” Sartwelle Jr., and the ABBA Market- ing Committee. The programs were devel- Other oped to provide producers with efficient 19 Industry News crossbred cattle of known genetics. Today, these females are part of the best maternal 22 Bos inducus Bulletin Board programs in the cattle industry. 23 Advertisers Index 24 Calendar 10 Winter-feeding of the beef cows represents the greatest expense in most beef cow-calf enterprises. Currently high feed prices, even for hay, should cause farmers to evalu- ate their winter-feeding strategies to iden- tify ways to reduce feed costs through mini- mizing feed waste. On the Cover: JDH Elmo Manso 309/4 A representation of some of the best Bos indicus genet- ics available. Owned by J.D. Hudgins - Locke Division 12 2 | MARCH 2012 THE EAR THE EAR MARCH 2012 | 3 Have You Heard.... Serving the Bos indicus the Truth Cattle Industry of America As we go into Spring, the spirits of most cat- The EAR Magazine c/o AMS Genetics tlemen and women are running high. Thanks PO Box 10 to much needed rains, tanks and creeks are fill- Wheelock, TX 77882 ing up. Warm weather, in addition, has made Physical: winter pastures jump, and I have even heard of 10541 E OSR a few ranchers in good enough shape to quit Hearne, TX 77859 feeding (or at least rest their checkbooks for Phone: 979/219-4599 the moment). To help attitudes even farther, Fax: 979/828-5532 the age old commerce system of supply and www.theearmagazine.com The next generation of the demand should make for a healthy reward for cattle industry - Grady Gariss. those ranchers that toughed it out through the Crystal Devoll drought and have big, stout calves to sell now. Editor/Publisher 979/820-8358 [email protected] It has been talked and written about for several months now, but it doesn’t hurt to say it again; we are seeing, and will see for the Brad Wright foreseeable future, all-time record highs for cattle prices. While this Billing 979/219-4599 market is exciting from a cow-calf perspective, feeders and packers [email protected] are dealing with increased inputs, increased calf prices, and decreased supply. It is going to become increasingly important for calves to ex- Mark Cowan Advertising Sales cel in growth and efficiency to be profitable throughout all phases of 903/495-4522 the industry. Because of this fact, feeders are becoming keenly aware [email protected] of the ability for Bos indicus influenced steers to grow faster, eat less, Kyle Devoll exhibit lower morbidity and mortality rates, have a greater red meat Advertising Sales yield, and some genetic lines are very competitive with Angus for 979/820-8362 marbling. All of these attributes are contributing to a decreased bias [email protected] to “ear” and a promising outlook for Bos indicus breeders through- Richard Hood out the U.S. Advertising Sales 979/225-6140 [email protected] One of the most exciting things about this time of year is stock show season in Texas. The Ft. Worth Stock Show just wrapped up Trey Kirkpatrick with another great show. Another sign of good times ahead with Advertising Sales 979/324-5518 the annual commercial female sale averaging over $2500 per head [email protected] and the Grand Champion Steer garnering $230,000. By the time this magazine hits your mail box, the San Antonio Stock Show will Member: be coming to a close and many breeders headed to Houston for the internationally famous, Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. If you get a chance, make sure you come out to observe the hard work and dedication of so many in this industry, and above all, support our Published on the first day of each month. Correspondence on all phases of youth – the future ambassadors of our industry. the cattle business is invited. Publisher reserves exclusive right to accept or reject advertising or editorial material submitted for publication in The EAR magazine. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to : The EAR c/o AMS Genetics, PO Box 10, Wheelock, Texas 77882, 979-219-4599, FAX 979-828- We look forward to serving you. 5532. Brad Wright 4 | MARCH 2012 THE EAR THE EAR MARCH 2012 | 5 The Science of Bos indicus featuring Dr. Joe Paschal Professor & Livestock Specialist A Unique Texas AgriLife Extension Corpus Christi, Texas Opportunity This year, the Beef Improvement Federation will have its 44th not only by their Annual Research Symposium and Annual Meeting in Houston member organi- on April 18-20, sponsored jointly by Texas AgriLife Extension, zations but also Texas A&M University System and the American Brahman through their annual meeting (held in a different location each Breeders Association. The Beef Improvement Federation or year, usually in the Spring) where purebred cattle breeders, BIF is composed of beef cattle organizations that are interested commercial cattle producers, university and USDA research- in genetic evaluation and improvement of beef cattle. ers, state Extension and breed association members, and BIF staff can get together and learn about progress in beef cattle Background of the Beef Improvement Federation genetics. Before 1950 performance testing was done by individual breeders and was not generally standardized (for contemporary When I first attended a BIF meeting it was in Denver in 1980 group effects such as age, gender, or dam effects). That made and I was a young staff member of the American International it impossible to accurately compare records of bulls managed Charolais Association (AICA). I remember that most breed as- differently and from one area of a state to another area, much sociations at that time were doing most of their performance less one state to another! In 1955, Performance Registry Inter- recording for birth, weaning, and yearling weight but some national was founded by some farsighted individuals to provide were also investigating carcass traits. There was no argument some sort of standardization to measure beef cattle to be able that bulls were heavier than heifers at birth and weaning and to improve selection accuracy by adjusting for some of these that at weaning steer calves were in between, but there was effects.
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