Gardiner Angus Ranch

62 Pages·2014·9.56 MB·English

by  Bill Beal

MARK GARDINER
GARDINER ANGUS RANCH
Ashland, Kansas
U.S.A.
1898 2000
GARDINER ANGUS RANCH
GARDINER ANGUS RANCH
The Ranch
48,000 acres
• Avg.  annual  rainfall  18”  
•Native range 42,000 acres
•Wheat 5,000 acres
•Alfalfa 1,000 acres
Cattle - Gardiner Angus Ranch
•1600 commercial cows
•600 registered cows
Cattle - Cooperator herds
•4 contract recipient herds (1500 calves /yr)
•12 GAR Allied Producers (1000 calves/yr)
Business Philosophy –
produce  the  “right”  
product . . . .
to help our customers

reach THEIR goals.
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Means Ranch Co. and the Means Brothers Ranch
• ranches consist of 130,000+ acres and over 2500 cows
• survived harsh environment for over 125 years
• Means' have purchased over 1000 bulls from GAR in the past 20 years
The “right ” package
•Reproductive efficiency
•Early growth
•End-product merit
•Maternal ability
Jon Bodie Craig & Alf Means
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Gardiner AI Center
Total AI + ET breeding program
100%
= MAXIMUM GENETIC

AI and ET IMPROVEMENT
(since 1964)
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Breeding & Selection Philosophy
TOTAL AI breeding program
• Average birth weight = +.1
HINDSIGHT
When the first AAA
• Average weaning weight = +3
sire summary came out
• Average yearling weight = +9 what were the EPDs ??
• Average maternal breeding value = 99.5
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Breeding & Selection Philosophy
TOTAL AI breeding program

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Sire Selection
TOTAL AI + ET breeding program
1964 began artificial insemination (AI)
1964 - 1980 NO PROGRESS !!!!!!
1980 American Angus Assoc. Sire Summary
sire selection based
on genetic merit for
economically-
important traits
EPD
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