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Open Limousin & Lim-Flex Heifers
BW WW YW MA CEM SC Doc CW RE YG MB $MTI
BRAW Ms Vision 2160z
Dbl Blk/Dbl Polled
100%
NPF#
2018295
F94L-
4/17/12
Wulf’s Realator
Cait Vision 077X
Kevn Runaway Tiera
BRAW Highline 2147M
BRAW Ms Highline 6173S
BULS PLD Hershy 401F
.8 43 83 19 1 .5 25 34 .46 .03 .06 45
BW:
WW/R:
YW/R:
ADG:
AOD:
68
574/96
2.46
5
2160z
BW WW YW MA CEM SC Doc CW RE YG MB $MTI
BRAW Ms Vision 2173z
Dbl Blk/Dbl Polled
100%
NPF#
2018277
F94L-
4/24/12
Wulf’s Realator
Cait Vision 077X
Kevn Runaway Tiera
JCL Lodestar 27L
BRAW Ms Lodestar 946W
BRAW PLD 822J
1 40 83 16 5 .5 17 39 .44 .06 .05 43
BW:
WW/R:
YW/R:
ADG:
AOD:
72
510/86
2.01
3
2173z
BW WW YW MA CEM SC Doc CW RE YG MB $MTI
BRAW Ms Vision 2178z
Blk/Dbl Polled
75%
LFF#
2018270
F94L-
4/29/12
Wulf’s Realator
Cait Vision 077X
Kevn Runaway Tiera
Paul’s Canyon Ridge 470
BRAW Ms Ridge 844
BRAW Ms 834J
-.3 42 83 16 1 .4 20 22 -.04 .20 .24 50
BW:
WW/R:
YW/R:
ADG:
AOD:
68
589/99
2.48
4
2178z
BW WW YW MA CEM SC Doc CW RE YG MB $MTI
BRAW Ms Vision 2101z
Dbl Blk/Dbl Polled
100%
NPF#
2018260
F94L-
3/28/12
Wulf’s Realator
Cait Vision 077X
Kevn Runaway Tiera
JCL Lodestar 27L
BRAW Ms Lodestar 660S
BRAW Ms 834J
-.7 41 85 20 5 .6 21 30 .36 .07 .04 43
BW:
WW/R:
YW/R:
ADG:
AOD:
68
579/97
2.49
6
2101z
BW WW YW MA CEM SC Doc CW RE YG MB $MTI
BRAW Ms Vision 2108z
Dbl Blk/Dbl Polled
86%
NXF#
2018261
F94L-
4/3/12
Wulf’s Realator
Cait Vision 077X
Kevn Runaway Tiera
BRAW Highline 2147M
BRAW Ms Highline 670S
BRAW Polled Top Card 305E
2 42 85 16 1 .6 15 27 .31 .03 .05 45
BW:
WW/R:
YW/R:
ADG:
AOD:
80
554/93
2.31
6
2108z
Maternal Heterosis:
Don’t Ranch Without It!
1.3 years increased cow longevity
(Cundiff 1993)
20% more calf weaned per cow
(Gregory 1980)
1 more calf weaned in her lifetime
(Weaber 2007)
Carefully designed composites, not just crossbred
bulls, are easy for the commercial producer to imple-
men and sustain. Remember that all crossbreeding
provides heterosis, but heterosis alone cannot fix poor
genetic choices.
Bottom-line: utilizing heterosis correctly will reduce
costs and add value.
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