D4—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 11,1984
Simbrah enthusiasm
BOZEMAN, Mt. Among the
newest breeds on the beef cattle
scene, Simbrah cattle have ex
ceeded all expectations in terms of
general acceptance and demand,
according to figures released
recently by the American Sim
mental Assocation, which main
tains the Simbrah Herdbook
registry.
“We now have issued more than
16,000 registration certificates for
Simbrah animals,” said ASA
Executive Vice President, Earl B.
Peterson. “When you consider that
the registry began in 1977, that’s a
significant figure. Breeder
response to Simbrah has been very
encouraging.”
During 1983, 4,275 registrations
occurred, pushing Simbrah
numbers to 15,278 at year end.
“We’re finding great demand for
Simbran breeding animals, not
only from the warmer climates,
but from other parts of the coun-
Limousin bull tops sale
DENVER, Co. Seven
Limousin bulls averaged $1,764 at
an all-breed commercial bull sale,
held Jan. 18 in conjunction with the
National Western Stock Show in
Denver. A total of 47 range bulls
sold in the sale for an all-breed
average of $944.
High-selling lot of the day was a
two-year-old Limousin bull con
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try”, Peterson explained. “States
such as Washington, Oregon,
Missouri, Kansas, Kentucky,
Virginia, Oklahoma, California
and Arkansas have sizeable
numbers of Simbrah breeders and
cattle.”
The breed, which combines the
genetics of the world’s two most
populous breec|s, Simmental and
Brahman, is also gaining ac
ceptance in other parts of the
world. Several Latin American
countries, plus Australia, New
Zealand, and South Africa among
others, now recognize Simbrah.
Purebred Simbrah consist of 5/8
Simmental breeding and 3/8
Brahman.
Information about Simbrah
cattle or al ist of Simbrah
producers, may be obtained from
the American Simmental
Association, One Simmental Way,
Bozeman, Mont. 59715.
signed by Leonard Wulf & Sons,
Morris, Minn. Bernard Neill,
Springfield, Colo., paid $2,100 for
the 7/8 bull that had an 84-pound
birth weight and a yearling weight
of 1,026 pounds.
Breeds represented in the sale
were Charolais, Chianina,
Limousin, Pinzgauer, Shorthorn
andSimmental.
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