Some Things Never Go Out Of Style We wanted to take a minute to visit with you about some of our recent observations and plans for the program moving forward. Our goal is to produce seedstock that will keep our commercial customers out of the ditches and on the right track. We subscribe to the idea that the Angus breed’s dominance in the beef industry was built on the back of the efficient, maternal Angus cow. With curiosity and the responsibility to both our family and our customers, we elected to take a more aggressive approach to our genetic selection of sires over the past three-four years, sampling some sires and genetic providers that have prioritized “outlier” genetics and trends. More specifically, we used some bulls with EPD profiles that stretched the envelope with breed leading growth and carcass traits. While we admit that one shot of these extreme traits did quickly move some things on paper, and without question added some advancements in certain areas, we also quickly noticed that with the
advantages of some of these terminal traits came some sacrifices in structural integrity and maternal merit. While we have no regrets in our search for additional answers and potential genetic advancement, we also
were reminded of staying grounded and committed to the process of producing seedstock genetics for the commercial cattlemen that are deeply anchored by the fundamentals that never go out of style, fertility, longevity, above average growth and carcass merit. We admit, you don’t have to look very far to find a competitor that will offer a bull with a more extreme set of figures. However, we don’t feel that a numbers race or selection of extreme traits is what best fits our needs, and most importantly, the needs of our friends and customers. I fully believe we better serve our commercial customers by producing functional, fault free cattle rather than producing individuals that might hit the top one percent of an arbitrary trait or EPD. You will continue to see Parry Angus pursue the greatness of the efficient, maternal Angus female for years to come. Yes, some of our pedigrees will continue to reflect where we have gone for the past few years, but ultimately we have arrived back where we started almost thirty years ago.
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