G A R Prophet Y7014
Registration Number: +19116753
Date of Birth: 1/21/17
Sire: G A R Prophet
Dam: G A R Destination Y4111
G A R Sure Fire 5788S
Registration Number: +19281423
Date of Birth: 2/21/18
Sire: G A R Sure Fire
Dam: G A R Prophet 95
G A R Ashland 728G
Registration Number: +19538047
Date of Birth: 2/15/19
Sire: G A R Ashland
Dam: CAM OAF Momentum A561
G A R Ashland N5959
Registration Number: +19706576
Date of Birth: 5/22/19
Sire: G A R Ashland
Dam: GAR Prophet 1825
G A R Phoenix W1039
Registration Number: +19631833
Date of Birth: 8/1/19
Sire: G A R Phoenix
Dam: 2 Bar Big Eye 2058
G A R Ashland W1599
Registration Number: +19631877
Date of Birth: 9/3/19
Sire: G A R Ashland
Dam: RWA Prophet W1265
44 Line Drive 472
Registration Number: +19590863
Date of Birth: 9/21/19
Sire: G A R Inertia
Dam: Lylester Blackcap 2
G A R SURE FIRE N6249
Registration Number: +19708869 Date of Birth: 5/31/2019
Sire: G A R SURE FIRE
Dam: G A R ADVANCE N415
The Certified Angus Beef ® brand (CAB®) begins with Angus genetics. The first step toward brand acceptance is using registered Angus bulls. As genetics vary across the breed.*
Using expected progeny differences (EPDs), you can select sires to complement your maternal goals without sacrificing improvement of carcass potential of your feeder cattle. With nearly 80% of cattle grading Choice or Prime, the market continues to demand cattle with the genetic ability to gain and grade at increasingly higher levels while heifer mates perform on the ranch.*
For more accurate selection in all traits, let carcass data from your calves establish a baseline. Such data can identify areas of strength and weakness, pointing out needs for genetic selection. Recommendations for marbling are absolute minimums. If carcass merit has been a focus of genetic selection within your cow herd for several generations, you can continue a trend toward quality by starting with these EPD recommendations.*
If carcass quality has been a lower priority in the genetic selection of your cowherd up to this point, it is recommended that you choose sires from an even higher percentile than our baseline EPD requirements.*
Select for higher marbling in sires whenever other important traits can also be obtained. When choosing sires that are right for your herd, it is important to consider marketing goals in addition to economically relevant traits. Using EPDs, you can select bulls that complement your maternal goals without sacrificing the ability to improve carcass merit of calves that leave the ranch. In fact, improvement can be made in all these areas at the same time.*
When selecting a sire for use on virgin heifers, include a focus selection calving ease. Difficult births stress both dam and calf and may reduce the amount and timeliness of nursing. Heifers experiencing calving difficulty return to estrus later, which can reduce reproductive rates in a controlled breeding season. Calving ease is largely determined by birth weight, and can be accurately managed using Birth Weight (BW) and Calving Ease Direct (CED) EPDs.*
* Certified Angus Beef Retrieved March 21, 2021, https://www.certifiedangusbeef.com
Genetic Selection
Genetic Selection
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