Q & A
With the President
Gary Fuchs
Why did you choose the
Limousin breed?
My grandfather started
breeding Limousin cattle in
about 1970. He gave me the
opportunity to start with the
breed when I graduated from
college.
What are the challenges
and opportunities facing
Limousin today?
What advice would you
give to those getting into
the Limousin breed?
I would encourage a new
breeder to study the market in
their area to understand which
part of our breed to become
involved with. I would advise
someone to purchase the best
cattle they can afford with
great awareness to the EPD
profile of the animals.
Our opportunity is that we
are in an ideal position as a
beef producing breed that
can produce adequate carcass
quality to meet consumer
demands.
Our challenge is to
educate breeders about
our opportunity and teach
them to use produce and
use information that can
be developed through
Genomically Enhanced EPD’s
and other genetic testing.
Gary’s final thoughts…. As breeders we need to keep
looking to the future. We need to be aware of the markets
and we must use the technology available to us so we can
improve our breed. Whole herd registration, testing and data
reporting are vital to the future of our breed as we compete
in the beef industry.
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