Date: May 28 2020
Breeding & EPDs & News Release & Sire Selection & Targeting the BrandBreeders and bull studs use the Targeting the Brand™ logo to denote bulls that excel in the marbling EPD and the Grid Dollar Value Index. The genetic requirements were recently updated: so that commercial cow-calf producers better find sires that help them hit CAB brand specifications.
Date: Jan 20 2020
Black Ink & Breeding & Breeding Technologies & Sire Selection & StockmanshipThe technology of today is rapidly advancing while also imagining what the future consumer wants. When you select for breed genetics, you’re imagining what the future of beef could look like.
Date: Dec 18 2019
CAB Insider & EPDs & Premium Potential & Research & Sire SelectionMore research shows marbling is not correlated to other traits, supporting its possible to have maternal function and carcass quality in one animal. Late December is showing more typical Choice grading trends.
Date: Jul 24 2019
Blog & Breeding & EPDs & Sire Selection & Targeting the Brand“I wish I could just move west and buy a ranch.” It’s something I’ve heard my dad mutter for years. He’s been around agriculture all his life, stacking hay as a teen and raising Hereford steers for the freezer as an adult. But Maryland is not big country. These days, he’s living vicariously through his three daughters’ 4-H projects and FFA events (and my internship here at CAB of course).
Date: Jul 15 2019
EPDs & News Release & Research & Sire SelectionResearch by UGA animal scientist shows efficiency and marbling traits are not correlated. This is good news for cattlemen.
Date: Jul 10 2019
Black Ink & Breeding & Consumer Connection & Sire Selection & Sustainability & Targeting the BrandI’ve always been fascinated with history. From the Founding Fathers in grade school to the battles of World War II, the stories of those who came before us and the great feats they accomplished continue to intrigue me. There’s a lot of history out on the range, too, as I’ve learned from ranchers whose operations have stood the test of time.
Date: Feb 18 2019
Breeding & EPDs & News Release & Sire Selection & Targeting the BrandTargeting the Brand is now used much like one for a genetic test would be used to denote individually tested animals.
Date: Mar 01 2018
Breeding Technologies & EPDs & Heifer Development & On Target & Sire SelectionYou hear more about mature cow size and growth potential of calves, now that profit ebbs and flows with the cycle. We’ve written about mature size, but not much about how to use the relevant tools to change it. So now, let’s examine the strategies and tools available, and the unintended consequences of ignoring them.
Date: Dec 13 2017
Gestational Nutrition & On Target & Sire SelectionWe can debate the single largest factor in reproductive success for the cowherd depending on gender: Is there a fertile and able bull in the herd? Are the cows cycling? A failure in either of these systems results in a miserable day come preg-check time, and anyone who has been the victim of a bull gone bad would swear the male side of this equation is the most important. While a fertile bull is important, he is of little use to a cow that is not cycling.
Date: Sep 25 2017
Blog & Breeding & Sire SelectionI make no correlation between condition of outbuildings and expectations for the herd I’m about to see. A brand new pickup does not mean anything in terms of cattle genetics.
