Akaushi cattle and the high-quality beef they produce will be the highlight of an American Akaushi Association Field Day May 18 near Eureka, Kan. To RSVP or for more information on the field day, call the American Akaushi Association at 830-540-3912. The American Akaushi Association was established to promote the Akaushi breed as well as maintain and verify the purity of the breed, the performance of the offspring and the quality of the final retail product. [Read More]
Twinning in beef cows is estimated to happen between 0.5 percent and 4 percent of the time, depending on the breed. Total weaning weight per cow increased 48.1 percent for twins and 66.8 percent for triplets. Even with increased complications, twinning increased cow productivity by 28.3 percent per cow exposed at breeding. [Read More]
The cattle may begin arriving after 4 p.m. on May 31 with all cattle being in place by 12 p.m. on June 1. New to the agenda this year, we are holding both the senior and junior organizations’ annual meetings, previously held at the time of the Kansas Limousin Breeder Association Spring Sale. The senior association’s meeting will be held at 3 p.m. and the junior association’s meeting at 4:30 p.m. Following the annual meeting will be a free supper provided by the association with the annual ... [Read More]
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