My grandmother, Lucy Kuhn, a pharmacist, had Hereford cows. Her brother, Boots Kubela,
raised Brahmans in Matagorda County. When I moved to Runnels County in 1960, I put some
Brahman bulls on the Hereford cows. Most neighbors thought I was crazy. County AG agent,
C.T. Parker, loved the results.
Reasons For Crossing
• Eye problems with Herefords
• Heat, parasite tolerance, more milk
• Brafords were just better cows
• Tool number one using HETEROSIS |
Artificial Insemination
• ABS school in 1959
• Semen from proven beef bulls
• Crossing made easy
• Maximum heterosis
• Add carcass traits from Charolais, Angus
• Market fed cattle locally on the rail |
Simmental/Simbrah
• Dr Ray Woodward joined ABS
• Continental bull semen became available
• Simmental looked like the best fit
• First calves were outstanding
• Decided to make a new “breed”
• American Simmental adopted Simbrah
• Rules flexible-performance required |
Using ASA tools to provide genetic SOLUTIONS to better beef cattle.
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