One bull test facility centralized to service North American Piedmontese breeders: an excellent opportunity
The majority of Piedmontese 2-copy bulls born annually in North America over the past 12 years have been performance evaluated through this centralized Bull Test facility, located at Lone Creek Cattle Company's Toro Ranch near the town of Broken Bow, NE - complete with the Grow Safe system to capture individual feed efficiency data. This impartial performance information has fed into the EPD data base, providing a powerful platform of accurate growth and efficiency potential in the North American Piedmontese national herd.
Breed Improvement begins with professional evaluation of breeding stock. It is a marathon, not a sprint....
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There may be several test group options each year on the Grow Safe system, providing opportunity for same-age bulls to develop together, and giving an unprecedented opportunity to identify superior outlier bulls to advance breed improvement.
For further information, contact
Marlin Will
of Lone Creek or
Stacy Oliver-Bauereiss
at NAPA.
FORMS BELOW RELATE TO THE GROWSAFE TEST starting with delivery by Nov. 15, 2024 and testing through until Feb/2025 for potential eligibility to the April 2025 Bull Sale.
Bull Test Entry Documents
- EXCEL file download
Bull Test Protocol
(including pre-entry vaccination protocols,
arrival date
, etc) - *All forms updated October 2024
There will be a Classic Bull Sale Event, held April 26, 2025, offering selections of fully evaluated yearling Piedmontese bulls plus older bulls. BE WATCHING FOR UPDATES ON THE 2025 BULL SALE EVENT.