One of Our South poll bulls was featured in a farmprogress.com beef producer article.

South Poll bull Johann Zietsman Identified as an example of Hormonal Balance.

​Alan Newport recently wrote an article for FarmProgress.com Beef Producer that features a picture of one of our home raised South Poll Bulls.  Alan's article describes some of Johann Zietsman's thoughts on hormonal balance in cattle breeding.  

Zietsman ​continually stresses the importance of choosing a genotype founded on hormonal balance and inherent body condition...

As an ardent follower of Johann's, I've learned that he continually stresses the importance of choosing a genotype founded on hormonal balance and inherent body condition, as the necessary attributes resulting in the most efficient grass conversion at the least cost, in order to make progress toward a goal of ecologically and economically sustainable profit on grass in cow/calf cattle ranching.

In a past blog post I briefly wrote about the importance of inherent body condition, and mentioned Johann Zietsman's visit to our ranch in the summer of 2013.  During that visit he chose our top bulls and cows based on a visual appraisal.  The bull pictured above (B-80) is the son of one of those cows he chose for us that day.  You can read an entertaining story about a bull that Johann identified that day, as well as a bit about Teddy Gentry by clicking here on Voss Land & Cattle Company's page, and then scrolling down to read "A Tale of Two Cattle Guys".

We bought #391 as a yearling from Ralph Voss in 2012.  He is the sire of B-80.  The dam is an old cow that dad has had for many years, she's still producing calves.  At six years of age B-80 got a severe case of pink eye that impaired his vision.  But for now he's still making a go of it here at Frescoln Ranch.  Below is an example of what is possible from breeding good commercial angus cross cows to good South Poll bulls.