Visions Quest Attracts 300 Limousin Cattle

摘要

One year after the historic Limousin Visions Symposium at Colorado State University (CSU), 24 producers from 13 states delivered about 300 head of Limousin-influenced cattle to begin Visions Quest, the North American Limousin Foundation's (NALF) learn-by-doing cattle-feeding and carcass-merit discovery project. The symposium identified four key areas for Limousin breeders and users to emphasize when making selection decisions: yield and quality grades, growth, docility and fertility. As follow-up, NALF created Visions Quest to provide an educational experience about retained ownership and to generate critical performance and carcass data for genetic evaluation and ongoing breed improvement.