registrations
on. While the show ring rewards the flashy, the
qualities that make up that eye appeal are real
qualities that work in actual pastures and feedlots.
Trackable registered cattle help build an owner’s
reputation for honesty, integrity and good
cattle all at the same time. Information becomes
easy and obvious to the potential commercial
buyer. Top-quality herds market their genetics
in any and all fashions…even on paper.
It could be said the commercial cattleman is really
a kindred spirit of the purebred breeder as they
have the same basic goals in mind- improving the
value of the herd. When handed the registration
pedigrees that pinpoint specific information and
provide the ability to access the performance
data on bulls or females, the task becomes easier.
Good commercial owners know what they need,
and with the benefit of the desired data, be it
variable weights, pedigree, DNA test results,
calving difficulties, reproduction or any other
traits, there is assurance of herd
health, breeding soundness
and verified lineage.
Papers should always be
transferred to buyers. New
entrants to the Limousin
Foundation help to cement
relationships between sellers,
buyers and the Foundation
that can propel future
contributions. If there is no
registration for the new owner,
the lineage is effectively lost
to the breed gene pool with
the animal becoming nothing
more than a grade animal.
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It takes time and effort to build a respected
reputation as a breeder that a new producer will
seek out for a first-time purchase, or an established
commercial cattleman or breeder will look to
for their own herd’s improvement. Registration
numbers available throughout the purebred
industry are critical and at the heart of each
breed’s reputation for developing benchmark
values of all traits. Through the breed’s genetic
evaluation program timely data offers the most
reliable expected progeny differences for use in
selecting and marketing Limousin cattle, which
in turn keeps the interest and attention of the
commercial cattlemen. The money saved on
a non-registered or commercial bull is money
lost when things go wrong. Why take that
gamble when it’s not necessary? Make use of
the registration from breeder to cattleman and
take the long odds out of the equation. LT