Executive Summary
over 30 committee members
have worked diligently to come
up with “Suggested Mating
Targets” for our breeders in an
effort to continue to improve
EPD traits and make additional
genetic improvement in the
Limousin Breed. Through the
leadership of Gene Raymond,
of GV Limousin, the continual
chase for producing superior
genetics that have value to the
commercial cattle producers
across the United States can
accelerate even quicker now
given the technology and
tools available to seedstock
breeders. With the switch to
BOLT, the single-step National
Cattle Evaluation that is
released and updated on a
weekly basis by International
Genetic Solutions in Bozeman,
Montana. The new single-
step NCE combines genomic
testing, performance date and
pedigree data simultaneously
to provide seedstock producers
an earlier peek into an animal’s
genetic potential. The tools are
in place to make additional,
accelerated improvement in
our cattle. NALF committees
will monitor these traits for
both Limousin and Lim-Flex
cattle on an annual basis and
adjust accordingly depending
on actual results. It is important
for the breeder to remember
the following guidelines and set
forth by the NALF committees,
consisting of fellow breeders
who worked over the last
6 months to come up the
suggested mating targets.
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