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Written by Maine-Anjou Beef Australia
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Saturday, 15 December 2007 |
    
 X Breeding with Maine-Anjou
"The recent AMAA (American Maine-Anjou Association) steer feeding trial provides compelling evidence that Maine-Anjou-sired cattle have the genetic ability to meet today's beef industry needs; namely superior feedlot performance combined with high cutability carcasses that can grade Choice with an ideal weight range. The data clearly indicates that Maine-Anjou bulls have the potential to add significant value to virtually any commercial cow herd." Dr. Harlan Ritchie
Michigan State University http://www.maine-anjou.org/commitment.html Doug Price is the President of Echo Sands Ranching, which is the cattle division of Sunterra Enterprises Ltd. Sunterra, Canada, has three feedlots with a total capacity of about 45,000 (feeding 80,000 annually)…. Maine bulls have been added to the bull battery and he seems to be satisfied with the Maine sired cattle in his feedlots. "Maine cattle in the feedlot in competition with other breeds and crosses 'kick butt,'" said Price, adding that Maine bulls seem to 'click' with his Angus cows. Price has few calving problems with Maines - less than one half of one percent. In a recent expansion phase, he added several hundred replacement heifers per season and bred them Maine as well. The Maine bulls have "added gain, yield and muscle," said Price. They have performance and that's very important. Calving ease in not a concern, "we're breeding lots of heifers to them - they work better on heifers than our Angus bull." http://www.albertamaine-anjou.com/Doug%20Price.htm
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