The Meat Animal Research Center in Clay Center, Neb., continues to be the leading source of unbiased information for beef producers on breed differences through genetic evaluation. The most recent report, Germplasm Evaluation Program Progress Report No. 22, shows the Gelbvieh breed is still the leader for traits affecting maternal cow ability, just as it did thirty years ago...Read more
One of the most significant results of the MARC data is breed comparisons for mature cow size. The Gelbvieh breed was the only breed in the study to reduce mature cow size – at an average of 1,382 pounds Gelbvieh-sired females had the lowest five-year-old cow weight...Read more
The MARC data also shows Gelbvieh-sired calves will reach puberty at an earlier age – 329 days on average. This means, Gelbvieh influenced females have the potential to breed earlier and produce a calf at a younger age – putting money in the commercial man’s pocket...Read more
