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The Braford has been the heart of our cattle program because of
solid values of maternal performance and heat tolerance. After
40 years in a closed herd breeding program they are free of
genetic defects and provide a uniform, sound base for our
composites.
Adams Ranch has given extra care to select for the qualities that
have made the Braford cow great, such as fertility, milking ability,
easy calving, longevity, and heat tolerance, or in other words,
functional efficiency. Natural selection is used. All Adams Ranch
cattle have been calved unassisted for over 50 years.
All of our cattle have pigmented eyes which has almost weights.
Heifers are bred as yearlings and are expected to calve annually
on adequate pasture. This insures the retention of good
maternal qualities. No grain or protein supplements are given to
the cow herd and calves are not creep fed. It is not unusual for
a 1,000 pound Braford cow to wean a 700 pound calf each year.
Composite Cattle: ABEEF, ARGEL, ARRAB
The Adams Ranch composite program was begun in 1990 in
order to use the genetically uniform Braford herd to develop a
new type of beef animal that would provide maximum heterosis
with a carcass that fit both quality and yield standards. It has
taken nearly fourteen years to develop and certify the ABEEF.
ABEEF bulls are ultra sound tested for marbling and rib eye area
as well as DNA tested for tenderness and marbling.
The composites meet the requirements of feedlot, producers
and consumer. They offer a simple means of maximizing
heterosis and stabilizing pheno type in a simple program without
cross breeding.
solid values of maternal performance and heat tolerance. After
40 years in a closed herd breeding program they are free of
genetic defects and provide a uniform, sound base for our
composites.
Adams Ranch has given extra care to select for the qualities that
have made the Braford cow great, such as fertility, milking ability,
easy calving, longevity, and heat tolerance, or in other words,
functional efficiency. Natural selection is used. All Adams Ranch
cattle have been calved unassisted for over 50 years.
All of our cattle have pigmented eyes which has almost weights.
Heifers are bred as yearlings and are expected to calve annually
on adequate pasture. This insures the retention of good
maternal qualities. No grain or protein supplements are given to
the cow herd and calves are not creep fed. It is not unusual for
a 1,000 pound Braford cow to wean a 700 pound calf each year.
Composite Cattle: ABEEF, ARGEL, ARRAB
The Adams Ranch composite program was begun in 1990 in
order to use the genetically uniform Braford herd to develop a
new type of beef animal that would provide maximum heterosis
with a carcass that fit both quality and yield standards. It has
taken nearly fourteen years to develop and certify the ABEEF.
ABEEF bulls are ultra sound tested for marbling and rib eye area
as well as DNA tested for tenderness and marbling.
The composites meet the requirements of feedlot, producers
and consumer. They offer a simple means of maximizing
heterosis and stabilizing pheno type in a simple program without
cross breeding.
