Our Hereford cattle are the result of over 47 years of performance
testing, stringent culling and progressive genetic expansion.
Our Hereford herd sires are a powerful set of bulls and we use Artificial
Insemination and Embryo Transfer to maximize the use of the best genetics.
It's important to
document that all of our Hereford cattle are genetically free of Idiopathic
Epilepsy, a recessive genetic defect confirmed by the American Hereford
Association in 2007. The defect manifests itself in epileptic-like seizures and
those afflicted have a poor survival rate. Dr. Jonathan E. Beever, Ph.D.,
Associate Professor of Molecular Genetics at the University of Illinois, was
instrumental in developing a DNA-based test, which, in Dr. Beever's words, "has
been validated for accuracy in identifying animals that carry this mutation."
In an effort to guarantee that our herd is IE free, all of our herd sires, and
semen from foundation sires have been tested by Dr.
Beever. Definitively, the herd is free of this defect.
Get a look at several of the
Hereford and Black Angus herd sires by watching this 52
second video clip. Note: Real Player is
required to play video on this website.
164D was one of
the most complete bulls in the Hereford breed and we’ll continue to use
him through A.I. and Embryo Transfer. For milk, fertility, optimal
replacement females, muscle, carcass quality and pigment, you should
look for 164D in a pedigree. Despite 164D's +6.0 BW EPD,
his calves are the right dimension and come easily. Frequently, he’s
been artificially bred to yearling heifers. Watch the way this bull
moves and see some of his daughters in this short video clip. Play video.
501R
was a complete bull sired by CL 1 Domino 9126J 1ET out of an HH
Advance 514E daughter with an excellent udder. 501R was an active
breeder who settled his cows quickly and held his condition well.
He was a medium framed, thick topped, clean fronted bull with a good
hip, loaded with muscle and traveled on good feet. He was a
calving ease bull who ranked in the top 5% of the breed in CED.
The cross of 501R on our 164D daughters has proven to be all we'd
hoped for - they have muscle, style and grow exceptionally well like our junior herd sire, SH
501R Domino 816U 501R was initially bred to many
first calf heifers and hence, his WW & YW EPDs don’t reflect the
true performance of his get. This outstanding sire will continue to
be part of our breeding program through AI and ET.
R 350 North Star 22R #42602372 CED+2.1,BW+1.7,WW+37,YW+64,
M+20,M&G+38,CEM+2.9, S.C.+0.9, Fat +0.010, REA+.23, Marbl -0.12
22R comes from Ridder Hereford Ranch in Callaway, NE. He’s sired by
CJH Mister Mom 350 out of an HR General 199B daughter. He’s a
pigmented, muscular individual who nicks well with our line-bred
cowherd. 22R travels on large feet and is an easy moving, calving
ease young sire. His get are impressive and will be popular again
this year. Like 501R, 22R has been bred to a lot of first calf
heifers and now that he is servicing more mature cows, his figures
are increasing each year.
R 350
North Star 22R
Calved 03-04-05 Reg #42602372
Birth Weight 85 lbs.
/S Mister Mom
7745
CJH MISTER MOM 350
CJH L1 Dominette 771
HR General 199B
R GENERAL LASS 924 (DOD)
R Ann Dominette 928
CL 1 Domino 739T #42788353
CED+2.6, BW+1.7,
WW+48, YW+75, MM +31, M&G+55, CEM +2.0,SC+1.50, REA+0.08, IMF%-0.28
CL 1 Domino 739T
is a medium framed, clean fronted, thick topped bull with pigment and
style. He was considered one of the most balanced bulls in Cooper's
2008 sale. He posted a 13.3" REA as a yearling and is a double bred
767G. Coopers kept a 1/4 interest in this promising young bull sired by
CL 1 Domino 477P (who was sired by 9126J). 739T has proven to be a very
consistent breeder and has some thick and exceptional calves on the
ground. He’s a real calving ease sire who sires a lot of performance –
like his paternal grand sire 9126J.
Churchill Rancher
741T ET is an extremely thick and easy fleshing son of Churchill Rancher
592R whose dam is the dam of Churchill Yankee ET. 741T
nicked extremely well with our line-bred cow herd and his first crop is
outstanding. He is a strong performance bull with great depth, muscle,
length and pigment out of an ideal cow.
715 is a heavily pigmented son of K 64H Ribstone 157K, who is known for
his blend of rib-eye area, marbling, yearling weight and milk.
This young bull is well muscled, extremely long and out of a top
Feddes cow family. 715 is a very active breeder and his first
calves are very promising.
Standard 16E
Ribstone 64H
K 64H Ribstone Lad 157K
K61Z Super Lady 41G
Rb L1 Domino 8077
F MS 8077 Domino 149(DOD)
F MS 618 Domino 929
CL 1 Domino 9126J
1ET #41113279 (Used through Embryo Transfer) CED +5.9,
BW+1.2, WW +52, YW +90, M+42, M&G +68, CEM 0.0, SC +01.4, Fat
-0.013, REA .46, Marbl -0.04
9126J is a performance, maternal & carcass trait leader in the
Hereford breed. Hesires a lot of calving ease, thickness
and volume; and his females are known for their exceptional udders.
His sire, HH Advance 767G 1ET, is the calving ease specialist with
exceptional maternal traits in 9126J's pedigree. 9126J, like his
son, 501R, nicks extremely well with our 164D bred cow herd; and
some more exceptional 9126J/164D cross bulls will sell in 2009.
GH Tamo Red 126M is a heavily pigmented and muscled bull who is
moderate in frame and an extremely easy keeping bull. The nick
with 164D is a good one. His calves are moderate at birth; and
his females are very desirable females with good udders. His
bulls, although moderate at birth are growth bulls, and very
consistent with a lot of pigment.
GH Tamo
Red 126M
Calved 01-15-01 Reg #42345667
Birth Weight 91 lbs.
Monreid Quirk
RRMQ 003
SMITHSON TAM O'SHANTER 2ET
Glanmonnow Olive 21
LCI Royal Red 83A ET
DA LADY BRITISHER 68E
DA Lady Btisher 12B
BLL 58K Sunshine Lad 114P comes from Beery Land & Cattle Co., Vida, MT.
He had a big top as well as a tremendous hip and kept his flesh well - a
criteria for all our herd sires. Except for his maternal grandsire, his
pedigree was an outcross for us. His get will add pounds to anyone’s
program.
Pahl 36H Limited Edition 62L was a goggle-eyed son of LRD Homeboy 36H,
and a great grandson of HH Homebuilder. He came from Pahl
Livestock, Ltd. in Medicine Hat, Alberta. His seven crops of
calves have all had low birth weights, carried a lot of pigment
and been popular with our buyers.
Yankee is a very popular sire in the Hereford breed for overall muscle,
eye appeal, performance and carcass traits. He’s posted exceptional
figures. We flushed a couple of top 164D females to him. His calves are
moderate at birth, grow fast and catch your eye. Most calves in his
first crop were heifers and will go into production this year. They
should make a significant contribution to our breeding program
816U is an exceptional son of CL 1 Domino 501R out of one of our bests
old 164D cows. The bull very muscular bull ranks with the best in over
all quality and has found a permanent home here for good reason. He is
the service sire of many of the 2009 Hereford bred sale heifers.
