BEEFMASTER SECTION
from the FOuNding faMILy
of black-hided commercial cows in today’s industry, it is interesting to look at a Beefmaster progeny test performed by Texas A&M University (TAMU) from 1998 to 2001. Commercial Angus cows from
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the TAMU McGregor Experiment Station were mated to 5 Beefmas- ter bulls. TAMU staff collected the complete performance information from the calves that were all born, grown and fi nished at the McGregor Station. Additionally, TAMU scien- tists and USDA graders collected the carcass data, including Warner- Bratzler shear force tests, after the cattle were harvested at Sam Kane Beef Processors in Corpus Christi. The results for the 258 Beefmas-
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ter x Angus progeny were impres- sive. Seventy-two percent of the cattle received a quality grade of Choice or Prime, while the average yield grade was 3.28. In today’s grid marketing sys-
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tems, these cattle would have earned solid premiums. Since that project was conducted, Beefmaster breeders have added more carcass merit to the breed by using ultra- sound carcass data and genomic tests to improve the quality of their end product. No breed of cattle is perfect.
Beefmaster breeders realize that. That is why planned crossbreeding is so important to the future of the beef industry. Beefmasters are the most versatile crossbreeding tool available. Beefmaster’s 63 percent retained heterosis means superi- or females, more fertility, heavier weaning calves, more longevity, signifi cantly more lifetime produc- tion, and the list goes on. If you want to add more produc-
tivity and effi ciency to your herd, then add Beefmasters to your cross- breeding program.
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