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The Midwest Cattleman · September 15, 2022 · P32
Increasing Marbling in White Cattle
Increasing Marbling in White Cattle

Texas rancher has achieved the pounds he wants from his Charolais bulls. Now, he is looking to add marbling.exas rancher has achieved the pounds he wants from his Charolais bulls. Now, he is looking to add marbling.
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By Paige Carlson
There are commercial cat- gent immunization protocol. when it comes to buying bulls from sire to processor.
tlemen who do as little record “We try to really be stu- out of state for Martin. Martin keeps a working
keeping as possible. I know dents of disease prevention,” “I don’t buy ‘good guy’ record of his entire bull bat-
of one ranch that doesn’t tag says Martin. bulls. I buy high EPD bulls. tery. It includes each bull’s
the calves, “because it takes “What we try to do is have I want to go to a sale where registration number and cor-
away from profit.” Then, a tremendous immunization there’s a lot of choice.” responding AICA percentile
there’s Max Martin, owner of program, and we just try to Numbers Game rankings for yearling weight,
JX Ranch in Loving, Texas. have best practices around it. To Martin, “a lot of choice” ribeye area and marbling.
Martin is a firm believ- For example, when we handle means a sale offering of sev- Also listed are the bulls’ EPD
er that to be a beef produc- our cattle, we use the same eral bulls in the top 30% of values for calving ease and
er, “you’ve got to know your cowboys all the time. Every- the breed for yearling weight, yearling weight, birth date,
product.” He raises only ter- body knows that we want ribeye area and marbling, and TSI score. This docu-
minal calves, so in order to good handling practices. We without sacrificing calving ment also contains a listing
know his product he studies want good med practices ease, with Ameri- can-Inter- of the cow herd’s nutrition
his bulls. right down to needle usage, national Charolais Associ- and protein supplementation
JX Ranch right down to keeping refrig- ation (AICA) terminal sire schedule, immunization pro-
eration on the meds, just all
gram, calf preconditioning
Martin has been using index (TSI) scores of at least
Charolais bulls on an Angus, those fundamental things.” 205 or higher. program, stocker program
and calf performance history
He primarily buys bulls
black baldie, Red Angus and from Derry Wright, owner Martin knows exactly including average daily gain
red baldie cow herd for near- of Wright Charolais in Rich- what he wants in his bulls in the feedlot and carcass
ly 20 years. He calves both mond, Mo. because he knows what kind data.
spring and fall and will keep “I like Derry. He stands be- of beef product he wants on Every time Martin sends
his calves as stockers before hind his product, he’s a very the rail. He knows what his a truckload of calves to the
sending them to the feedlot. EPD savvy guy, and he’s try- current beef product is be- feedlot, he also sends this
Martin has developed a re- ing to bring those EPDs up cause he tracks it all the way
lationship with two feedlots, on marbling, and he knows
the stronger of which is CRI what I’m looking for,” says
Feeders in Guymon, Okla. Martin.
Depending on the year and Because Martin maintains
market, Martin will retain both a spring and fall calving 6 1 0 1 0 2 , 0 3 r e b m e t p e S n a m e l t t a C t s e w d i M e h T
BSE Clinic Time
full or partial ownership or
herd, both herds operating
sell the calves to the feedlot.
A reliable relationship under a strict 60-day breed-
ing season, he uses his bulls
By Eldon Cole, University of Missouri Extension
with the feedlot is important four months out of the year.
to Martin. He wants to know We’ve scheduled four clinics of cows keep coming back in progeny differences (EPDs) and
Has your bull had a breeding
“My economics say I buy
soundness exam (BSE) since where you can get your bulls heat. There are no other out- breeding programs or whatever
his calves are headed to a
completely examined, given ward signs of trich in the bull is on your mind. Ed Trotter with
you pulled him from the breed- more expensive bulls,” ex-
place that will push them to
ing pasture this summer? Fer- plains Martin, “but I use Pfizer will be at some of the clin-
parasite control treatment and or cow for that matter.
reach the genetic potential
them twice a year, which
tility and breeding ability can vaccinated and be ready to turn ics with information on their
he has so carefully bred into
out if everything checks out
fluctuate in bulls from year-to- basically says even though Here are the dates and loca- DNA evaluation program.
them.
I’m buying a more expensive
year and season-to-season. If okay. In addition, if you’d like, tions of our fall clinics. Call the above veterinary of-
Yet, while genetics are ev-
bull, my bull cost is half
you’ve preg checked your cows they can check your bull for the of fices for your appointment time.
erything, they are nothing in
what the normal rancher is
and found several open, it just sexually transmitted disease, October 11 - Barry County Vet Of course, there’s a limit to the
the absence of good manage-
paying.”
might be cause to check him trichomoniasis. Trich is on the Services, Cassville number of bulls the clinics can
ment. JX Ranch uses a strin-
Distance is not an issue
accept so you may need to pick a
Contact: Dr. Voyd Brown, 847-
out. rise in this part of the world. It’s In his quest for increasing marbling in his commercial cow herd, Max Martin under-
stands that ‘pounds sell, but quality pounds sell better’.
suspected when a large number 2677 different time and/or a different
veterinarian. It’s just important
SimAngus Bulls For Sale
October 12 - Kent Veterinary to have your bulls checked out.
Buffalo Livestock Market Clinic, Billings A survey of cow-calf farms in
Contact Dr. Harvey Kent, 744- 24 states in 2008 showed that
about 25% do a semen evalua-
2222 A.I. Sires Include Beacon & Enhance
Special Cattle Sale Special Sheep
tion on their bulls before turn-
Over 20 head to choose from, mostly Homo Polled.
Vaccinated Every Stock Cow & October 13 - Dake Veterinary out. I doubt if we’re that high
Watch our
Cattle Saturday sale live on the & Bull Sale Goat Sale Clinic, Miller in southwest Missouri. The
EPDs
Internet at
Sale 12:00 Noon www.CattleUSA.com Contact: Dr. Chuck Dake, 452- October BSE clinics in the past
up to TOP 10%
YW
Superior open
3rd Tuesday 4th Tuesday 3301 few years have found more prob-
2nd Sat. of Selling all classes MB up to 5% heifers, many from
Each Month of cattle lems with bulls than the clinics
October 14 - Countryside Ani- in March. Hot weather could
up to 2%
A.I. sired dams, for
REA
be more of a problem than cold
mal Clinic, Aurora excellent brood cows.
up to 10%
API
Lyle Caselman - Owner-Manager: 417-345-7876 • Mobile: 417-533-2944 Contact: Dr. Mike Bloss, 678- when it comes to bull fertility. It
Leon Caselman - Owner: 417-345-4514 • Mobile: 417-588-6185 4011 TI up to 10% could even be from fescue toxins
Call Lyle or Leon to find out what we can do for you: consumed or a combination of
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Lynn Snow - 660-619-2867
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Barn 417-345-8122 discuss bull sales, expected
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