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CQUIN
ANGUS FARM
"Performance Branded Genetics"
Vernal & Joan Comeaux
358 Andres Rd. • Scott, LA 70583
(337) 873-6948
Zack & Shann Comeaux
(337) 896-9296
www.cquinangus.com
email: cquinl@bellsouth.net
Est. 1845
Registered Black Angus
David B. Means, III
(318) 933-5356
5030 Hwy. 5 • Gloster, LA 71030
email: roseneath@aol.com
Tom Shirley • James Shirley
580 Pine Straw Rd. • DeRidder, LA 70634
Day (337) 463-3036 • Evening (337) 463-4250
email: baywood@beci.net
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cull prices, making room for more of the
younger replacements.
"Theoretically, the yearlings and the
2-year-olds should be better than the cows
we are selling," he says, noting that the tactic
encourages faster genetic progression.
To add speed and accuracy in that
journey, they started using GeneMax®
(GMX) Advantage™ as a dual-purpose
indicator this year. The DNA marker-
based test features reports that will help
identify bottom outliers in multiple traits
— those that shouldn't be considered for
replacements.
They plan to use the information
to increase carcass quality for the next
generation as well, even before they are
conceived. Heifers with higher scores for
carcass quality will be bred to bulls with the
same or greater potential.
Humble beginnings need not stand in the
way of building up a ranch with cattle that
excel on the range and on the rail.
The commercial-Angus herd on the
Thoeny Ranch is the result of the owners'
calculated risk, hard work and a persistent
drive to do the best they can at the only job
they ever wanted.
Progress comes more quickly to those who
embrace the best tools.
Editor's Note: Kara Lee is production brand
manager for Certifi ed Angus Beef LLC.
Montana Ranch
35 Keys to Success
Angus Resources
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Finished cattle do not make up the only profit center. Raising and developing bred heifers to sell
can make expected progeny difference (EPD) selection a careful balancing act. The need for calving
ease with heifers is always a high priority, and efficiency comes to mind when feed or hay must be
purchased from others.
Be a part of the Louisiana section, call
Radale Tiner
(979) 492-2663 • rtiner@angus.org
or
Doneta Brown
(816) 383-5232
dbrown@angusjournal.com