Generations Of Progress
EF Xclusive
ALYN Bacardi Black
ALYN Jewel 155J
ALYN Jewel 155J 74 % Lim-Flex • Homo Polled • Homo Black CELL Envision 7023E x ALYN Duchess 600D CE : 12 BW : 1.6 WW : 81 YW : 134 MK : 18 CM : 7 SC : 1.50 DC : 16 YG : -0.14 CW : 50 RE : 0.82 MB : 0.15 $ MI : 61
It was exciting to post another supreme champion win for the Limousin breed this spring at the competitive 2022 Blackout Show in Colorado . ALYN Jewel 155J is a granddaughter of ALYN Bacardi Black , Ashlyn ’ s Reserve Champion Lim-Flex female at the 2015 NJLSC , and a great – granddaughter of EF Xclusive , the Supreme Champion Breeding Female at the 2013 Nebraska State Fair . She is the culmination of 50 years of experience breeding Limousin cattle and represents the high-performing , sound and attractive Limousin and Lim-Flex cattle we strive to produce .
Give us a call if you ’ re in the market for performance-oriented and functional cattle that are also easy on the eyes !
Kevin & Julie Ochsner and Family
30300 WCR 388 • Kersey , CO 80644 M : 970-396-5525 • tenderleanbeef @ skybeam . com Conveniently located 60 miles northeast of Denver , CO .
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“ To serve the beef industry through targeted science-based research efforts designed to advance , improve and promote the Limousin breed .”
Research conducted through universities and other entities can be rather expensive , but much of the documented research on Limousin cattle is outdated and not reflective of the kind of cattle breeders are currently producing .
The NALF board strongly feels that updated research on our cattle is needed to help increase demand and value for members ’ cattle . Much of the membership has expressed similar views as well . Data provided through future research will be used to guide breed improvement efforts and inform breed marketing and communication strategies .
Initially proposed research at South Dakota State University will focus on analyzing the supposed benefits Limousin and Lim-Flex ® genetics can provide in a crossbreeding program . This research is expected to capture feed performance and harvest data on three different contemporary groups . Updated EPDs and actual harvest data on fed cattle have indicated the highly profitable potential of utilizing Limousin genetics in an English-based cow herd . The proposed research is intended to capture and document that data .
The ability to make cattle that have the power to not only provide more red meat yield and lower external fat in combination with maintaining the Choice quality grade and higher is of major economic relevance . Cattle that can produce this kind of quality grade while only laying down 0.3-0.5 backfat with larger ribeyes and carcass weights leads to superior yield grade as well , which enhances profitability at both the feedyard and packing house sectors of the industry .
In addition , utilizing Limousin genetics in a crossbreeding program with English-based cows allows feedyards to buy feeder cattle they can project and feed to larger out weights while maintaining feed efficiency resulting in lower cost of gains and provide lower break evens on fed cattle . This is also a major economic factor when deciding which feeder cattle to purchase , but as to also determine how much more one can pay for feeder cattle . It is estimated that the cost of feed is the number one cost to the beef industry annually ( 65 % the cost of beef production ).
The NALF board and member breeders believe Limousin and Lim-Flex ® genetics can provide these valuable economic traits to the commercial cattle industry and ultimately increase demand for Limousin genetics . We now just need to document and prove what our EPDs and current harvest data are telling us to market and convey this message to the feedyard and commercial cow / calf sectors of the beef industry .
If you have an interest in helping fund future research for the Limousin breed and would like to be a part of the Founders and Contributors of the NALRF effort , please contact the NALF office in Aurora for details on how to make a fully tax deductible contribution to this important effort .
For further details on NALRF and its mission , visit https :// nalf . org / nalrf
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