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ROUGHAGE N’ READY, WHAT DOES IT MEAN?

Roughage N’ Ready describes bulls that are developed using specific guidelines to promote muscle growth and athleticism. 99% of the ration by body weight is roughage. This very high roughage low starch diet consists mainly of WDG, straw or corn stalks and hay with a little silage for moisture. The bulls are targeted to gain 3 pounds per day from weaning to yearling, about 160 days. This rate helps them grow and develop sexually, express their genetic differences and stay athletic.

Bulls fed to gain 4 to 5 pounds on a shortened test are developed for marketing purposes not breeding purposes. With EPD’s and Roughage N’ Ready, we don’t need a corn bucket to “find” the good ones.

Roughage N’ Ready mimics a grass based diet with plenty of exercise to grow and condition bulls for the big game—breeding season. This system identifies bulls that convert roughage effectively, and those that can’t, so we can eliminate the losers before they get to your pasture.

Roughage N’ Ready Bull Development is another service provided by Flying H Genetics

DT:  February 25, 2009
RE:  IMPORTANT SALE INFORMATION

Have you had time to check out the bulls in the Flying H Genetics catalog yet?  If so, you probably noticed that the DNA data was missing.  Due to workload at the DNA lab, we did not receive the DNA results in time to get them included in the sale catalog.

Knowing this information is important, we decided it was necessary to send it to you before sale day so I have included the DNA results for color and indexes of the other traits to help you evaluate the bulls.

The Homozygous Black bulls are noted ED/ED and the black bulls that are red carriers are noted as ED/e.

The three indexes of the DNA traits sampled are classified as:

Carcass Quality Index—is a weighted average of %Choice, Marbling and Tenderness Scores.

Muscle and Growth Index—is a weighted average of Ribeye Area, Yield Grade, Fat Thickness and Average Daily Gain Scores.

Maternal Index—is a weighted average of Stayability, Maternal Calving Ease, Heifer Pregnancy Rate and Docility.

The page listing all of the DNA traits tested for is on page 19 of the sale book.

If you have any questions on this information, please call me at 308.493.5411 or 308.962.6500.

Thank you for your interest in Flying H Genetics.  We are looking forward to visiting with you on March 7th. 

Until then, take care.
Dick Helms and the Flying H Crew