Executive Summary
allow us to move to weekly EPD
updates with the high-powered
cattle evaluation software that
will be implemented with the
upgraded release. With the
release of the BOLT system,
genomic information will be
directly combined with pedigree
Leishmans
and phenotype information
to supply more accurate and
true representation of EPD’s for
producers. This new evaluation
process will serve as a much-
needed upgrade to old cattle
evaluation systems that may
have served us well in the past
669D
BD: 4/13/2016 | Homo Black | Homo Polled | Lim-Flex
Sire: Leishmans Chisum 364A | Dam: Leishmans Focus 232Z
BW: 94 lbs. | Adj WW: 886 lbs. (125 ratio) | Adj YW: 1,547 lbs. (123 ratio)
CED: 14
GE-EPDs CEM: 8
North American Limousin Foundation
CW: 43
BW: 0.1 WW: 89 YW: 133 MK: 25
SC: 1.40
ST: 7
Doc: 25 YG: 0.42
REA: 0.31 MB: 0.36 FT: 0.01 $MTI: 66.53
The high selling bull at the Iowa Beef Expo, Poppins proves performance bulls can
have the eye appeal to match. Our thanks to Stoll Limousin of Pavillion, WY for
their purchase of 50% semen interest and full possession. Poppins ranks in the top
10% of the breed for calving ease EPD, top 2% for weaning and yearling weight,
top 3% for scrotal and top 10% for both carcass weight and marbling EPD’s.
Semen available for $40 by contacting LIMI Gene at 800/722-2079.
Volume discounts available for commercial producers.
Leon Leishman
13976 County Rd P18 | Blair, Nebraska 68008
406/651-7211 | [email protected]
12 | APRIL 2018
but now give us the opportunity
to capitalize on improved
genomic DNA testing that keeps
pace with current technology.
As I think back on the advances
we have made in just the last
five years in the seedstock
business with information
and technology, it has been
amazing. It is a truly inspiring
process that will accelerate
and increase the value of
cattle that the United States
seedstock industry provides to
its customers. This will continue
to advance the cattle business,
as a whole, throughout the next
generation of cattle producers
as the beef production chain
becomes even more efficient in
supplying high-quality beef to
the consumers of our product
both domestically and abroad.
Having said all of this, it would
not be possible without the
contributions of the cattlemen
and women who were a part
of pioneering the Limousin
breed over their storied 50-year
history. If you haven’t recently
looked at the bound copy of
The History of Limousin in North
America that was published by
Dale F. Runnion, I encourage
you to do so and reflect back
on what it has taken for our
breeders and individuals
to pursue their vision and
foresight 50 years ago. Happy
50th Limousin folks! I