Previously, we talked about taking measurements on our heifers. By using a radar chart or spider chart we learned about by reading a page at Rotokawa Cattle Co., we can first plot what the ideal body measurements and percentages should be according to Gerald Fry’s information on his website, Bovine Engineering. These measurements are plotted […]
Archive for November 2011
Charting Cattle Linear Measurements
November 28, 2011Linear Measurements to Evaluate Heifers
November 27, 2011With the help of my friend, JB, we recorded linear measurements on our Holiday Ranch cattle back on November 8th when all animals were worked through the chute. We used homemade PVC pipe measuring tools adapted from those used by Gerald Fry. Gerald is probably our country’s number one advocate for linear measuring. The information […]
Evaluating replacement heifers with DNA
November 27, 2011How do we at Holiday Ranch evaluate which heifers to keep? Let me tell you, it is a very arduous process. As stated in our previous post, our Missouri partner, Bruce Shanks, has previously evaluated these heifers visually for multiple traits. The very best have been selected to come to Florida to be developed and […]
Rating System for Replacement Heifer Evaluation
November 26, 2011Learn how Holiday Ranch scores replacement heifers.
Cattlemen of the Year
November 17, 2011Kay and Cliff White were pleasantly surprised by the honor of Washington County Cattlemen of the Year bestowed upon them during the Farm City Banquet held in Chipley, Florida on November 17, 2011. The Whites purchased a portion of the late Coy Dyson farm on Highway 79 five miles South of Vernon in 2003. They […]
