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that are fertile, have good “We have had some really females. The
carcass quality and good re- good pregnancy rates with operators be-
tail value. With all of this at the Red Angus semen from lieve they will
the front of his mind, Looney Select Sires. They are a great see an even
asked, “Why not Red Angus?” partner because of their higher preg-
Looney initially reached quality control,” explained nancy rate on
out to the Red Angus Asso- Dr. Looney. the front-end
ciation of America to help The station currently sees of the breeding
him connect with reputable 80-90% pregnancy rates in a season with AI
breeders in the area of the 60-day breeding season with continued on
station. The RAAA staff has their halfblood Red Angus page 28
been influential from a ge-
netics standpoint and the
overall process of starting
the Red Angus program.
The station operators
wanted to make the herd
more consistent and knew
Red Angus would have in-
creased fertility. The herd had
cows that were 1,600 pounds
and its cow size needed to be
moderated which was easily
accomplished through Red
Angus. The station recently
bred some of the first half-
blood heifers back and will PRIVATE TREATY SALES
have some three-quarter Red
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“We really like the docility
of the Red Angus. We really
appreciate the heifers we are
retaining for how easy they FOR OVER SIX DECADES, WE’VE BEEN BREEDING RED HIDED
are to work. We can readi- SEEDSTOCK THAT PRODUCE IN OUR ENVIRONMENT
ly see the advantages,” ex-
plained Looney.
Red Angus are well-suited Lacy’s Red Angus & MC Livestock
for the Arkansas climate with
their red hide color and ease Year after Year, Decade after Decade
to adapt to the extreme tem-
peratures. The environment
presents many challenges
such as simultaneous fescue BULL & FEMALE SALE
toxicosis and high summer October 28, 2023
temperatures, which can be a Drexel, Missouri
dangerous combination. Red
Angus are less problematic
from a climate and radia-
tion-type situation.
“We are confident the red
hide will be much better to
tolerate the temperature and
that’s the No. 1 reason in se-
lecting the red cattle,” said
Looney.
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gram. Select Sires sends some
donated semen on one or two
reference sires and three
young sires every breeding
season. The station collects
conception data from the AI
program, weaning data and
any available carcass data
back to Select Sires through
their project agreement.