Management
Selling bulls who have
been tested is great for
your reputation with those
commercial customers and
that relationship, but have you
thought about how you can
use that information to improve
your own registered cow herd?
Believing in the technology
is simple, once given the
opportunity to see the results.
Purchasing a genomic profile
for animals has a cost but is
an easier pill to swallow once
you dive into the economic
advantage it brings. However,
males only provide offspring
with 50% of their DNA, the other
half comes from the female. As
a seedstock producer, if you are
testing your bulls, you obviously
believe in the technology and
the benefit it brings to you and
your customers, but you are
putting the focus and resources
on the cattle that walk off of
your operation and into your
neighbor’s pasture. Although
that is an important first step,
it’s time to begin thinking
about how you can use the
technology to benefit the “other
half” of the mating equation,
and the animals whose
genetics impact your herd and
ultimately your bottom line.
Logically, all the reasons and
benefits that come from
genomic testing in males
are equally as applicable to
females. By testing replacement
heifer candidates, you can
learn more about which genes
were inherited before making
selection decisions, increasing
the accuracy of their EPDs and
ensuring you select females
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Building With Bull
Power
MAGS
Filipino
We’ve always placed a premium on
bull power in our operation. Along
with using top AI sires, our bull
battery reflects our commitment to
producing cattle with lots of growth
and muscle.
Lim-Flex • Homo Black • Homo Polled
107F
Sire: TMCK Cash Flow 247 • Dam: MAGS Amazon
BW: 74 lbs. Adj WW: 825 lbs. Adj YW: 1,430 lbs.
CED: 11 BW: 1.3 WW: 90 YW: 147 MK: 17 CEM: 7 SC: 1.55 ST: 10 Doc:
21 YG: -0.14 CW: 45 REA: 0.79 MB: 0.16 FT: -0.01 $MTI: 64.36
A popular high seller at the Magness Sale, this impressive 1/2/2018 bull has the rare combi-
nation of predictable calving ease and outstanding performance. He ranks in the top 1% for
weaning and yearling weight EPD’s and has the balance of traits, muscle and eye appeal that
will keep our program moving in the right direction.
W
ANOTHER NE
ADDITION
GV
323E
PB • Black • Homo Polled
Sire: SYES Best Buy 316B • Dam: GV MS Unbelievabull 449B
CED: 8 BW: 2.9 WW: 83 YW: 127 MK: 13 CEM: 3 SC: 0.20 ST: 17 Doc: 14
YG: -0.76 CW: 39 REA: 1.35 MB: -0.27 FT: -0.18 $MTI: 51.46
The high selling bull at the 2019 GV Limousin Sale, this powerful 3/5/2017 bull has loads of thickness
and also ranks in the top 1% for weaning and yearling weight EPD’s. We’re confident his offspring will
work in every segment of the beef industry.
FOR SALE AT PRIVATE TREATY
Available are a powerful set of 16-18-month-old bulls sired by leading AI sires along with
members of our bull battery, all homozygous polled and homozygous black.
Give us a call for details.
BETSCHART
LIMOUSIN
Tom & Susan Betschart
P.O. Box 614 • Ashland, Kansas 67831
620-635-2539
Tom’s Cell: 620-635-5711
Email: [email protected]