Why Buy A Herdmaster Bull?

Most Purebred bull suppliers talk about growth, carcass traits, or calving ease. In many cases these breeders are using the best A.I. sires that the industry can offer, just as we are. But Herdmaster bulls can offer more of  what is missing in the genetics that most Purebred breeders provide.  Read on about the advantage of Herdmaster Hybrid Bulls! 

Hybrid Vigor and a simple sustainable way to maintain it in your cowherd.   We can’t say enough about this supernatural gift to the cowman. At the recent Range Beef Cow Symposium researchers shared these statistics for the increase in production from the “Average Levels of Heterosis for Traits in Beef Cattle.” Cattle with Hybrid Vigor or heterosis are more efficient, and the cows stay in production 38% longer with a 25% increase in lifetime productivity.  This is a huge economic advantage in favor of the crossbred cow and a Herdmaster bull allows you to maintain that advantage.   Every Herdmaster bull is a crossbred, utilizing the best genetics from both the Angus and Simmental breeds, making it easy to keep hybrid vigor in your cowherd.

Simplified Management & More Options  Herdmaster bulls come in Black and Red and genetically range from ¾ Angus ¼ Simmental to ¾ Simmental ¼ Angus. Our customers use Herdmaster bulls in a simplified management program to sustain hybrid vigor and to maintain their crossbred cows at a British x Continental mix that is compatible with their environment and market targets. Some customers have selected ½ Angus ½ Simmental bulls to re-capture the advantages of Hybrid Vigor in their purebred Angus cowherds. The resulting calves have just 25% Continental genetics. These females are mated to ¾ Angus ¼ Simmental bulls and this genetic mix is then maintained. It fits their environment, has the added benefits of heterosis and improves their carcasses.

Rapid Carcass Improvement  Value Based Marketing is showing that cattle with YG 3.5 or higher have too much fat trim, as much as 30% of the carcass weight, and experts predict that soon carcass discounts will start at YG 3.5. A relatively small amount of Simmental genetics can dramatically improve carcass Yield Grades in Angus based cattle in just one generation. Here’s what Tim Schieflbein, Director of Live Cattle Procurement for Swift & Co. recently stated. “Producers need to breed cattle toward a balance of carcass traits. Purebred Angus cattle tend to give up Yield Grade in favor of marbling, while purebred Continental cattle usually sacrifice Quality Grade in favor of Yield Grade. Crossbreeding systems, using a range from 25 percent English and 75 percent Continental to 75 percent English and 25 percent Continental, can produce a high percentage of carcasses that meet value-based targets” June 03 Drovers. Whatever is missing in your program, Hybrid Vigor, Simplified Management or Carcass Improvement, a Herdmaster bull can help! Come give us a look.

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