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Impact Report
| For plan | Applied Reproductive Management for Cattle (Quay County) |
| Date | October 19, 2010, 3:42 pm |
| For Objective | Short-term Show short-term objectives |
| Impact Report | The 2009-10 Tucumcari Bull Test continued its long tradition in testing bulls in several aspects of performance and inheritance traits. The test completed its 49th annual run with 115 head of sires from seventeen different seed stock cooperators representing over five breeds of cattle. The New Mexico Beef Cattle Performance Association (NMBCPA) has been in the forefront of becoming the region’s leading seed stock organization focused on addressing the genetic and marketing needs of commercial cattle producers. 2008 Agricultural Census Quay county ranked 8th in the state with cattle and calves just over 43,000 head of beef cattle. (NM 2008 USDA-NASS statistics) Average size of farm/ranch is 2,342 acres with a net income of $16,120.00. With these statistics local producers are needing to stretching their every dollar spent on improved genetics. Additionally, purchase of a bull that will improve herd performance will pay back to the producer many times over. With the right management tools and knowledge buyers at the Tucumcari Bull test can rank criteria on what traits are most important to their herd. An example of these genetic traits include average daily gain, frame score, initial weight, weight per day of gain, ribeye circumference, and many more breed criteria. The 2009-10 Bull Test Sale was kicked off with a Pre-Sale: Buyers Bull Session, Social, and Supper focusing on educating prospective buyers on the test, feed regime, GenStar DNA marker Technology and data interpretation. The event also highlighted the high performance breeders as well as the newly established New Mexico Gold calf marketing program. The event hosted by the NMBCPA was attended by 67 local and area producers, seed stock and commercial beef producers. |