Executive Summary
1. Every breeder’s environment, geographic
location and feed cost are different, A breeder
must still breed and produce cattle that fit
his market and geographic location. NALF
is not telling you how to must breed your
cattle, these are suggestions to enhance
commercial demand for Limousin breed. to compare EPD traits across various breeds,
Limousin now ranks number 1 in docility among
IGS cooperator breeds. This is positive testament
that utilization of EPDs to make advancement in
genetic traits in beef cattle that can be successfully
used to make genetic improvement in beef
cattle on any trait when tools and technology
are correctly applied to mating decisions.
2. 5.
NALF breeders have produced superior
genetics and evidenced by a broad overview of
the 17 EPD traits in across breed comparisons.
The mating targets are a concentrated effort by
fellow breeders to keep improving on traits we
not only excel in, but also push the envelope on
the few traits we could use additional upward
pressure while at the same time, not single-
trait select when making mating selections.
3.
The committee’s recommendation is to
reach these goals within 5 years and monitor
progress on an annual basis and adjust accordingly.
4.
The Limousin Breed was one of the first
breeds in the continental United States to address
docility and the temperament of cattle over
25 years ago. NALF’s breeders began to record
docility scores for cattle and utilize a docility EPD
in their culling process and mating decisions in
an effort to make quick improvement in their
cattle. Since the initiation of the IGS BOLT EPD
single-step cattle evaluation that allows breeders
NALF breeders are intent on using
the tools available in today’s market place
to provide commercial cattlemen seedstock
that produce cattle that excel in terms of
feed efficiency, high yielding cattle and also
hit the mark in quality grade when used in a
crossbreeding program that also capitalize on
superior maternal traits and stayability in the
cowherd. The Limousin Breed is excited about the
direction of the United States Beef Cattle Industry
and looks forward to the future of providing
superior quality seedstock to commercial
cattlemen throughout the United States.
NALF and its membership are focused on providing
cattle of superior genetic merit for usage by todays
U.S. commercial cattlemen at all sectors of the U.S.
beef cattle industry. These sectors are all engaged
in a mission that ultimately supplies high quality
product to not only todays domestic consumer at
the retail level, but cattle that fit our increasingly
growing export market for high quality U.S. beef.
We are excited about the beef industry and look
forward to the future of the U.S. cattle business. I
GEST CED BW WW YW MK TM CEM SC STAY DOC
YG
CW
REA
MB
BF
MTI
Limousin -3.6 14 1.0 66 100 24 57 8 0.7 16 15.00 -0.72 13.00 1.07 -0.27 -0.16 43.00
Lim-Flex -2.8 14 0.7 69 108 24 58 8 1.1 17 15.00 -.034 23.00 0.74
10 | MARCH 2019
0.30 -0.08 65.00