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Looking
into the
Future
Genomic tools improve selection
decisions for breeders
Integrity Beef Alliance
Welcomes Beefmasters
New BBU Staff Announced
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Volume 40, Number 2 February 2018
Looking into
the Future
Genomic selection tools are empowering
ranchers to select the best replacements
within commercial Beefmaster herds...........18
Junior Beefmaster Breeders Excel at Annual Live Oak Bull Sale
Young breeders consign top genetics to this premier Beefmaster sale ..................15
Ramirez, Pendergrass Join BBU Staff
BBU is excited about new staff members ready to serve breeders ........................22
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Looking into the Future Genomic tools improve sel
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Volume 40, Number 2
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HOUSTON 2018 — TWO GREAT SALES –––– XVIII
— ONE GRAND EVENT — HOUSTON 2018 Friday,
118 W. Bandera Road, Boerne, TX 78006 210/732-313
Unit (TSU) available in the office for purchase. T
He Sells! STBBA Futurity & Classic Sale
“In order to effectively educate the marketplace,
Beefmaster Business Hold on Tight – Embrace the
if not please take time to go to the Beefmaster w
From the President’s Desk Beefmasters Approved!
Junior Breeder News My Love for JBBA by N
Unclassified Old Bull A not too serious visit wi
It’s The Pitts A House Is Not a Home by Lee Pi
Looking into the Future Genomic testing benef
way to get the full bull battery in the system fo
Beefmaster Country Chilly temper
MARCH 30 & 31, 2018 - TUNICA, MISSISSIPPI Tun
Ramirez, Pendergrass Join BBU Staff Bee
industry. She is currently an active member of th
ARKANSAS Dedicated to Outstanding Genetics
NORTH CAROLINA Mills Diamond M Ranch THE
TEXAS DOS AMIGOS RANCH El Indio, Texas
TEXAS Colonel Tom Arthur W. Epley III,
TEXAS Kenneth & Nancy Allen 10653 FM 974, Brya
Top Bulls: Lot 4–Consignor: John & Heather Long,
Legendary pitcher Nolan Ryan grew up in Texas an
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Jones Farm & Cottage Farm SOUTHERN TRADITIO
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Beefmaster Calendar EDITOR’S NOTE: Bold face list
Special A.I. and Semen Issue The Beefmaster Cowm
Galveston was the high selling lot at the 2017 Pr
EPDs: BW 1.0 (.66), WW 40 (.80), YW 75 (.59), Mil