Crossbreeding
angus French Limousin
The solution to maximise your
profits
the french limousin... LIMOUSIN BREED SELECTION IN FRANCE > The most reliable breeding programme in the world > 153.000 dams in performance testing > Progeny testing on each sire distributed
a unique BREEDING PROGRAMME Selection pressure taken to extreme lengths to achieve excellence :
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On-farm qualification
EXCELLENCE
850
The best genetics in the world
Selection on pedigree
Reliability Animals with proven and reliable potential
45
Diversity A range of different bulls which satisfy all expectations
Individual testing
10 PROGENY TESTING We are the only ones to do it! No bull is distributed unless his progeny has been tested on station. With the on-station testing, the environmental effects are controlled. What is measured is the real genetic potential of our sires.
25 daughters per bull are tested on station for their maternal qualities
Hundreds of sons are tested on farm for their beef abilities
(Calving ease, fertility, milk)
(Growth, conformation, muscular development, fat)
2/3
3/4
Further to these results, only the best 5-6 bulls are chosen to become AI bulls
...for crossing on Angus COMBINE ALL THE ADVANTAGES! Benefit from the exceptional qualities of the French Limousin breed : > Moderately-sized calves which give very good calving ease
And you still keep the advantages of maternal qualities : >H igh marbling level >1 00% polled animals
> Early-developing strong muscular and skeletal development > Excellent conformation > Very high carcass yield
Homogenous polled groups, with exce
llent conformation...
The perfect recipe to attract
> The highest feed efficiency of all the high production breeds
Carcass yield (%)
Carcass weight (kg - lbs)
Ribeye area (inch2)
Limousin
63.4
330 728
13.4
Angus
61.3
316 697
10.5
the purchasers’ eye !
Source : Technical Bulletin Number 1875, U.S. Meat Animal Research
limousin x red angus
HOW MUCH DO YOU EARN ? The feed is the most expensive item in a livestock farm : think about feed efficiency
+27 $
Crossing with the French Limousin enables you to save $13.5 in feed, for each 100kg of carcass
Feed economy obtained thanks to the French Limousin in comparaison to the Angus, for 100kg of carcass Diet : (from weaning to slaughter)
+13,5 $
Crossed
maximise Calculate now the savings you will make by using a terminal cross!
Limousin
- 3.00Mcal of metabolisable energy (ME) / Kg of dry matter - $140 / tonne
costs to your profits
0$ Angus
minimise
Dry matter intake (kg/j)
Metabolisable energy intake (MJ/j)
Feed conversion ratio
Limousine
9.8
121.2
6.46
Angus
11.4
142.2
7.4
Source : Phenotypic and genetic parameters for different measures of feed efficiency in different breeds of Irish performance-tested beef bulls, J. J. Crowley et al.
13.5 (savings in feed)
x (average carcass weight in kg)
x (number of fattened animals /year)
= (total profit per year)
ADD MUSCLE
TO YOUR MEAT PRODUCTION AND TO YOUR INCOME
Calving ease
Muscular development
Conformation
Crédits Photos : © fotolia, Edgar Lima
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