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too costly to maintain and viable semen in hot weath- The Midwest Cattleman · September 30, 2021 · P25
too demanding of energy to er. I don’t recall ever having decades, believing that the water, the sight of the sky
get the cow rebred. The larg- used a bull with a negative real wealth created annu- and forgets that of all won-
er-framed cow’s growth con- EPD for scrotal size.” ally is biological in nature ders man himself is the most
tinues through the second, Bradford and Kress will – grass, crops or livestock. wonderful.”
third and even fourth calf. sort out 75 to 80 bulls to keep But the main goal all along Angus made it possible
But a moderately framed cow back and send the rest to feed “was to raise a family and for Bradford to live out that
will have established her full out and obtain carcass data leave them with values that philosophy, translated as
size by that point, allowing on the steers. One more tool are important,” Bradford such: “I chose to farm and
more energy to be directed utilized at Brad Z Ranch to said. He cites not one of his work with my wife and kids.
toward reproduction. Fertili- reinforce right thinking and own philosophical contem- I value that highly.”
ty is the most valued trait we correct breeding. plations, but one from Saint
have – the most highly cor- One Final Philosophy Augustine:
related to return on a cow.” Bradford has counted on “Man wonders over the
Bradford believes you can Angus as his employees for restless sea, the flowing
have a lot of milk, but thinks
it is more efficiently utilized
post-weaning than pre-wean- 43rd Annual
ing. “That heifer with new
genetics and the right ge- Sydenstricker Genetics Production Sale
netics is pretty valuable,” he Saturday, November 20 ▪ 10:00 a.m. at the farm
said. “And 35 pounds of milk
in her may wean a good calf,
but it won't be much good to Sydenstricker Genetics has a long history of combining genetic Selling:
you if she comes up open.” diversity with balanced trait superiority to produce breeding stock 82 Fall Yearling Bulls
(semen tested ready to work)
Fleshing ability is another that will go out and work in the real world. We are diligent in 87 January Bull Calves
factor, says Bradford. “The performance testing, and believe in supplying our customers all the (Wintering Program available)
females that have the ability information .... all the time. 1 Embryo lot
to deposit some fat at an ear- The 169 bulls offered 66 Fall Calving Pairs
have an average
lier age may carry through $Combined Index ($C) 29 Spring Bred Cows
better in lactation time,” he of $290.69, which 56 Spring Bred Heifers
70 Fall Yearling Heifers
said. “Research shows that ranks in the top 10% 45 Spring Heifer Calves
of non-parent bulls
a pound of feed put into a
cow before calving may be LOT 152—SydGen Enhance GA 0813
as beneficial as two pounds
given to her after calving. In Birthdate: 09/04/20 Reg.# 20013485
other words, get some con- BW: 62 WW: 805 YW: 1298
dition, body condition score One of 10 fall bulls & 8 spring bulls sired the $C standard and
5 to 6, on your cows before breed’s registration leader, ENHANCE. The dam of this
calving to enhance a higher standout is the $100,000-valuation SYDGEN RITA 5730.
conception rate next breed- CED BW WW YW SC Doc Milk CW Marb RE Fat $M $B $C
ing season.” +8 +0.6 +84 +152 +0.55 +28 +25 +68 +0.93 +0.87 -0.036 87 187 330
The genetic selections
made for feed efficiency, car-
cass improvement, heifer
pregnancy and fertility are
bottom line improvers in
Bradford's book. But, fertili-
ty is not all up to the cows Lot 7 - SydGen Erica 6071
he says. Birthdate: 1/6/16 Reg.# 18444008
A beautiful daughter of STRAIGHT UP with 4 birth ratios at
What About the Bulls 105, 4 weaning at 109, 3 IMF at 104 and 3 RE at 101. She
“Scrotal size and shape has already produced a $45,000 ENHANCE heifer and a
are correlated to the number $16,000 FATE son. She sells bred to GAR Home Town for a
of cows safe in calf,” Bradford mid-January heifer calf. Her January heifer calf by Jindra
said. “I'm a crank on scrotal Megahit also sells.
size. It's one of the main cri-
teria for selecting bulls and I CED BW WW YW SC Doc Milk CW Marb RE Fat $M $B $C
look for a narrow neck at the +7 +1.6 +59 +111 +0.23 +7 +29 +51 +.83 +0.76 +0.005 58 164 271
top of the scrotal. Blood ves- EPDs as of 9/16/21
sels run close to the skin. Air Complete catalog available online; mailed with November
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