Cows come first at Nebraska ranch
Date: Oct 09 2014
Blog & Maternal Function“Pay attention to the cows and the rest will fall into place.” That’s the mantra Harold Johnson lives by on his ranch near Hyannis, Neb.
Category: Maternal Function
Maternal function at Marrs Ranch
Date: Oct 08 2014
Big Thinkers & Blog & Consumer Connection & Maternal FunctionRecipients of CAB’s Commercial Commitment to Excellence award, Dan and Anna Marrs, Whitewood, S.D., were the first to admit their herd of 600 Angus females wasn’t perfect.
Maternal function and marbling go together in real life
Date: Oct 07 2014
Blog & Maternal FunctionThat makes me crazy. When I hear a smart person stand up in front of cattlemen and speak that fallacy like it’s the gospel truth, I want to interrupt.
Older and wiser to BSE
Date: May 02 2012
Blog & Health & Maternal FunctionBut in the beef industry, most anybody can share that same “where were you” experience when talking about December 2003.
Having it all
Date: Mar 12 2012
Blog & Maternal FunctionMyth: You must choose between things like carcass quality and performance or between end product traits and cowherd function.
Dysfunctional advice: the result of this Monday’s myth
Date: Mar 21 2011
Blog & Maternal FunctionMaybe you can’t tell much about cowherd function just by glancing at one picture, but it’s a place to start. Fact—Selection for marbling has no negative effect on cowherd function.
Cows that work, calves that grade
Date: Aug 22 2007
Breeding & EPDs & Maternal Function & News Release & ResearchCattlemen can match both marbling and do-ability to a particular management system. However, trying to make progress with both traits may yield slower results than choosing one over the other.