Program Highlights
The Southeast Missouri Show Me Select Replacement Heifer program offers 100 to 200 quality replacement heifers for sale on the first Saturday in May and December at Fruitland, MO.
The fall sale, December 3, 2011, will offer spring calving heifers. All heifers have known birth dates and parentage. We have tracked the care, development and breeding of all of these heifers. Well over half of the heifers are A.I. bred to leading birth weight EPD sires, many with excellent growth and carcass EPD's. All heifers are due to calve February through late April 2012.
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Contact Roger Eakins for a catalog and sale details.
The Show Me Select Replacement Heifer Program is focused entirely on Missouri's farmers and is dependent upon active participation from regional extension livestock specialists and local veterinarians, each of which are critical components of the agricultural sector of this state.
The anticipated outcomes of this program include:
*Increased adoption rate by farmers in Missouri of management practices that offer potential to improve long-term reproductive efficiency of their herds and resulting profitability.
*Expanded working relationships among farmers, regional livestock specialists and veterinarians that will enhance information exchange and improve management of cow herds across Missouri.
*Improved heifer development programs through a Total Quality Management approach.
*Increased marketing opportunities for and added value for Missouri-raised heifers.
*Creation of reliable sources of quality replacement heifers in terms of genetics and management.
This program is unique in that it is first and foremost, an educational program targeted at improving production efficiency through increased use of existing technology, coupled with the marketing component.
Tier 2 Classification: Heifers will be eligible to qualify for Tier 2 in the Show-Me-Select Replacement Heifer Program based on the following minimum accuracies of the heifer's sire at the time of sale for the respective traits listed below.
| Trait |
Accuracy |
| Calving ease (direct) |
.65 |
| Calving ease (maternal) |
.30 |
| Weaning weight |
.75 |
| Carcass weight |
.20 |
| Marbling |
.20 |
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