ABS Global's Brangus initiative is to supply environmentally adapted genetics for both registered and commerical cattlemen across the U.S. and the world. Over the past several years, ABS has build a Brangus lineup that combines some of the breed's most proven cow families with performance oriented and calving ease genetics.
DNA markers and their use for genetic advancement has been a hot topic lately. We have asked some of the leading people in the industry for their thoughts on the role of DNA markers in genetic evaluations.
Value-added beef starts with value-added cattle. ABS Global, the world's premier supplier of proven beef genetics, has expanded its products and services to help professional cattle producers capitalize on the ever-expanding opportunites for value-added production.
Value-added beef starts with value-added cattle. ABS Global, the world's premier supplier of proven beef genetics, has expanded its products and services to help professional cattle producers capitalize on the ever-expanding opportunites for value-added production.
This article is the fourth and final in a series that will discuss the ABS production process and describe how ABS brings top of hte line products to producers. The topic of the first article focused on ABS sires and the barn staff that work with them daily, the second detailed the work done in the laboratory to ensure that the highest quality semen is provided to producers, and the third described the ABS Sexation semen sorting process. This article will describe the process that takes place in the Walton Distribution Center.
ABS's exclusive relationship with the Angus Sire Alliance and Circle A Angus Ranch ensures our bulls have a comprehensive progeny test in a real world commerical environment and allows us to explore additional profit related traits for the beef industry.
This article is the third in a series that will discuss the ABS production process and describe how ABS brings top of the line products to producers. The topic of the first article focused on ABS sires and the barn staff that work with them everyday. The second article highlighted the next step in the production process—the work done in the laboratory to ensure that the highest quality semen is provided to producers. This article will detail the sperm sorting process and how ABS Sexation can help producers Grow from Within®.
The amount of information and data available on prospective A.I. bulls and herd sires is powerful - and growing. The Spring 2008 ABS Beef Sire Directory provides producers with twenty-three EPDs and indexes on each Angus bull.
Why is an A.I. company talking to so many feeders and packers? "The future ain't what it used to be." said Yankee great Yogi Berra. Yogi may have been talking about baseball or world politics, but he could just as easily have been making an observation about the beef cattle industry.
This article is the second in a series that will discuss the ABS production process and describe how ABS brings top of the line products to producers. The topic of the first article focused on ABS sires and the barn staff that work with them daily. This article will highlight the next step in the production equation—the work done in the laboratory to ensure that the highest quality semen is provided to producers.
Effective synchronization programs offer the following advantages:
1) cows or heifers are in estrus at a predicted time which facilitates A.I.
2) the time required for heat detection is reduced, decreasing labor expense
3) cycling females will conceive earlier during the breeding period.
This article is the first in a series that will discuss the ABS production process and describe how ABS brings top of the line products to producers. The topic of this first article is where the process all begins – the ABS sires and the people that work with them every day.
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Headquartered in DeForest, Wisconsin, ABS Global is the world-leading provider of bovine genetics, reproduction services and technologies. ABS has been at the forefront of animal genetics and technology since its founding in 1941. ABS Global is a division of Genus plc.