LIMOUSIN TOPS RFI LIST

Power. Performance. Predictability.

When it comes to herd sires, we insist ours bring industryleading Power, Performance and Predictability to the breeding pasture. Flex Fit is doing a phenomenal job in our herd and we invite you to allow him to do the same for you. Order Semen Today.

TMCK Flex Fit Homo Black • Homo Polled • 50% Lim-Flex MAGS Cable x EF Berries N Cream 620B CE: 12 BW: 1.2 WW: 79 YW: 120 MK: 18 SC: 1.5 DC: 15 YG: -.29 RE: .94 MB: .25 $MI: 65 An extremely well-balanced and eye-appealing up-and-coming herd sire of importance. He ranks among the breeds best for growth, scrotal, docility, marbling and $MI. Owned with Tubmill Creek Farms SEMEN $40 • Exclusively through Grassroots Genetics

LIMOUSIN TOPS RFI LIST OF TOP 150 PROVEN BULLS G rowSafe Systems recently released its 2020 Top 150 Proven Bulls for Residual Feed Intake (RFI). As would be expected, there were several Limousin bulls in the listing including the Number 1 overall bull, Wulfs Xcellsior X252X. Additionally, the Limousin breed boasted 3 of the top 10 bulls and 6 of the top 30 bulls.

According to Gareth Llewellyn, Chief Executive Officer for GrowSafe Systems, “The GrowSafe feed efficiency database is the world’s largest multi-breed repository with over 238,530 individual EPD animals. For the first time, GrowSafe is publicly releasing the top proven feed efficiency bulls. Each phenotyped animal strengthens the data producers use to make profit-bearing decisions regarding feed efficiency and performance. Together, with the GrowSafe Network, we invite you to review and incorporate this elite list of bulls in your future breeding decisions.”

Residual feed intake (RFI) is a measure of feed efficiency calculated as the difference between an animal’s actual feed intake and its expected feed intake, for a given level of production. Feed costs can be as much as 70 percent of a beef producers total production costs. As such, low residual feed intake (RFI) cattle experience an improvement in feed conversion rates from 9-15 percent.

“The selection for low RFI cattle (efficient) can have great dividends for the cow herd by reducing hay costs, maintaining body condition during feed restriction, such as drought, and producing more valuable offspring,” said Monty Kerley, Ph.D.

The public list includes all bulls with at least a 0.6 accuracy rating on their RFI EPD and can be viewed at https://growsafe.com/ breeding-values/

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BULLS for Serious Cattlemen

TOMV Diesel 619D Homo Polled • Purebred GV Austin 701A x Miss Tom 118Y CE: 10 BW: 3.0 WW: 85 YW: 135 MK: 17 SC: 0.5 DC: 23 YG: -.85 RE: 1.61 MB: -.41 $MI: 48 Diesel has sired as many popular sale lots for our programs as any bull we have ever had the pleasure of owning. Laced with Limousin character through and through, Diesel is a proven performance powerhouse—plus he passes on his calm disposition and big ribeye area while ranking in the top 10% for $MI. If you are looking for a proven, red, purebred, homozygous polled bull that checks all the boxes, contact Grassroots Genetics today for semen. Owned with Effertz Black Butte Acres.

TREF Gunpowder 290G 3/1/19 • Dbl Black • Homo Polled • Purebred SYES Easy Going 77E x TREF Dakota Love 290D CE: 13 BW: 1.0 WW: 69 YW: 113 MK: 21 SC: 1.1 DC: 12 YG: -.81 RE: 1.50 MB: -.46 $MI: 41 Talk about explosive! Gunpowder is the epitome of a breeding bull with his massive muscle expression. He is firing on all cylinders with his fleshing ability, overall thickness, tame-as-a-kitten attitude, and large testicles. Gunpowder has been a standout in the pasture from the day he was born. Cattlemen have praised him for his rugged, breeding bull look. He ranks in the top 10% for ribeye and scrotal, top 15% for carcass and top 20% for yearling weight. Contact either owner for semen and future progeny.

• APRIL 2020 VAUGHN FARMS LIMOUSIN 9741 142nd Ave. NE • Cavalier, ND 58220 Tom: 701-520-0110 David:701-520-2556 • Craig: 701-520-1624 www.vaughnfarmslimousin.com

GLENN TREFTZ 12510 370th Avenue • Wetonka, SD 57481 Phone: 605-380-0014 www.treftzlimousin.com