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Bull Sesslon A Repor t Fnom the Tucumcor i Bull Testing Station COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY U.S. Dept. of AgricultuFe T Bobby J. Ronkin XJ - AA s--isrlrirsrrrtl o n t AArnrir ; imol Husbondmon af,. :ffib,qs nb9 December 20, L963 56-DAY REPORT In spite of extene{ve Eicknees late ln the last welgh perlod, the bulle are rnaintainlng a good record of growth. The senior average after 56 days on test ls 2.86 pounds per day, and the Junior test average le 2.69 pounds per day. With the growlng ratlon belng fed, lre expect galna'around 2.6 to 2.7 pounds per day for the entlre 140-day perlod. MoBt of the bulle were elck durlng the flrst week of December due to s@e klnd of resplratory lnfectlon with such syurptons as coughlng, runny noaea, fever and loes of appetl.te. Flnally, all bulle lrere trested wlth antiblotlcs on tlro or three consecutlve days and recovery was falrly rapld. ltrere rrere, however, a f,ew buLls that had not recovered gufflclently by welghlng day. (December 16) to shott a good galn. If lt appeara thet any of the bulle have been eeverely eet-back by thle or any other gickneee, they wlll be removed frm the test. I^IIIY T'MASUNE GAIN? I{hat ls the value of knowlng honr fast a bull w111 grow? A etudy of thls wae made by the Agrlcultural Experlnent Statlon at Texae A & U Unlverslty. Ttrree yearllng Hereford bulls ltere selected each year frm the bull performance tegt at the Balnorhea etatl.on" Bullg were plcked for hlgh, medium, and lor.r rste of galn on test. They were bred to groups of high grade Hereford cowg and weanlng welghter ageo, and feedlot data were taken on the offeprfng. The ltudy covered flve yeare and included 14 performance teeted el.res and !47 offsprlng. lhe followlng table ghowe the s-year svereges of the elre-galn groupg. Welghte and gaine of the offsprlng frm each eLre aEe baeed on the average of both eteere and helfere ln that slre grorp and are not adJusted for dlfferences Ln nrrnber of each eex. Table L. Average performance of offsprlng fron hlgh, medLtrn, and low sl.res selected on rate of galn. (Texas Agrlcultural Experlment Statlon) Sirer Olfspring Grour p llbt*e- r Gatien rol n Nua- bcr Finsl Weight ifri, t'"iT Poundr t.9:e l-92 1.74 Gain on teet 759.9 722.0 703.5 fl l7 5g Adlurted wesnilg woight f,diurted tlil0-dcy weight - - -- - - _ High Medinm lpw I 5 5 3.03 2.52 l,g9 197.7 130.3 ll7.g 755.6 715.0 69e3 l.8l 1.72 l.6g
Object Description
Title | Tucumcari Bull Test, 56-day report, 1963 |
Series Designation | Tucumcari Bull Test, December 20, 1963 |
Description | Periodic report from the 1963-64 Tucumcari Bull Test, including information on measurement methodologies used during testing and measurement results for participating bulls. |
Subject | Cattle--Breeding; cattle (NAL); breeding (NAL); Bulls--Growth; bulls (NAL); animal growth (NAL); Bulls--Selection; selection methods (NAL); |
Creator | Rankin, Bobby J.; |
Date Original | 1963-12-20 |
Digital Publisher | New Mexico State University Library |
Rights | Copyright, NMSU Board of Regents. |
Collection | NMSU Cooperative Extension Service and Agricultural Experiment Station Publications |
Digital Identifier | UAAPtbt19631220 |
Source | J87 .N6 X313.99 B93 |
Type | Text |
Format | application/pdf |
Language | eng |
Page Description
Title | Page 1 |
Series Designation | Tucumcari Bull Test, December 20, 1963 |
Subject | Cattle--Breeding; cattle (NAL); breeding (NAL); Bulls--Growth; bulls (NAL); animal growth (NAL); Bulls--Selection; selection methods (NAL); |
Creator | Rankin, Bobby J.; |
Date Original | 1963-12-20 |
Digital Publisher | New Mexico State University Library |
Rights | Copyright, NMSU Board of Regents. |
Collection | NMSU Cooperative Extension Service and Agricultural Experiment Station Publications |
Is Part Of | Tucumcari Bull Test, 56-day report, 1963 |
Source | J87 .N6 X313.99 B93 |
Type | Text |
Format | application/pdf |
Language | eng |
OCR | Bull Sesslon A Repor t Fnom the Tucumcor i Bull Testing Station COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY U.S. Dept. of AgricultuFe T Bobby J. Ronkin XJ - AA s--isrlrirsrrrtl o n t AArnrir ; imol Husbondmon af,. :ffib,qs nb9 December 20, L963 56-DAY REPORT In spite of extene{ve Eicknees late ln the last welgh perlod, the bulle are rnaintainlng a good record of growth. The senior average after 56 days on test ls 2.86 pounds per day, and the Junior test average le 2.69 pounds per day. With the growlng ratlon belng fed, lre expect galna'around 2.6 to 2.7 pounds per day for the entlre 140-day perlod. MoBt of the bulle were elck durlng the flrst week of December due to s@e klnd of resplratory lnfectlon with such syurptons as coughlng, runny noaea, fever and loes of appetl.te. Flnally, all bulle lrere trested wlth antiblotlcs on tlro or three consecutlve days and recovery was falrly rapld. ltrere rrere, however, a f,ew buLls that had not recovered gufflclently by welghlng day. (December 16) to shott a good galn. If lt appeara thet any of the bulle have been eeverely eet-back by thle or any other gickneee, they wlll be removed frm the test. I^IIIY T'MASUNE GAIN? I{hat ls the value of knowlng honr fast a bull w111 grow? A etudy of thls wae made by the Agrlcultural Experlnent Statlon at Texae A & U Unlverslty. Ttrree yearllng Hereford bulls ltere selected each year frm the bull performance tegt at the Balnorhea etatl.on" Bullg were plcked for hlgh, medium, and lor.r rste of galn on test. They were bred to groups of high grade Hereford cowg and weanlng welghter ageo, and feedlot data were taken on the offeprfng. The ltudy covered flve yeare and included 14 performance teeted el.res and !47 offsprlng. lhe followlng table ghowe the s-year svereges of the elre-galn groupg. Welghte and gaine of the offsprlng frm each eLre aEe baeed on the average of both eteere and helfere ln that slre grorp and are not adJusted for dlfferences Ln nrrnber of each eex. Table L. Average performance of offsprlng fron hlgh, medLtrn, and low sl.res selected on rate of galn. (Texas Agrlcultural Experlment Statlon) Sirer Olfspring Grour p llbt*e- r Gatien rol n Nua- bcr Finsl Weight ifri, t'"iT Poundr t.9:e l-92 1.74 Gain on teet 759.9 722.0 703.5 fl l7 5g Adlurted wesnilg woight f,diurted tlil0-dcy weight - - -- - - _ High Medinm lpw I 5 5 3.03 2.52 l,g9 197.7 130.3 ll7.g 755.6 715.0 69e3 l.8l 1.72 l.6g |