3. Show
–
Me
–
Select
Replacement
Heifers
• Total
Quality
Management
strategy
for
on-‐
farm
development
• Enhance
markeHng
opportuniHes
and
to
add
value
• Provide
a
reliable
source
of
quality
replacements
4. Most
Beef
Cow
Herds
In
the
Ozarks
are
Small
(30-‐40
head)
Requires
a
one-‐size-‐fits-‐all
bull!
• Acceptable
Calving
Ease
• Acceptable
Maternal
Traits
• Acceptable
Growth
Traits
• Acceptable
Carcass
Traits
• Acceptable
Mature
Body
Size
• Acceptable
Behavior
Traits
Do
Such
Bulls
Exist?
Yes,
but
they
are
rare
and
costly!
5. Advantages
of
Purchasing
Heifers
from
the
Show-‐Me-‐Select
Program:
• Add
GeneUc
Diversity
to
Your
Herd
• Add
Superior
GeneUcs
to
Your
Herd
• Allows
More
Flexibility
Regarding
Bull
SelecUon
• Allows
Time
to
Focus
on
Other
Management
Tasks
• Allows
the
Best
Heifers
to
Remain
in
Herds
in
Missouri.
(instead
of
going
to
the
feedlot)
• Allows
BeXer
Risk
Managemnt
• New
Technologies
are
ConUnually
Being
Adopted
• Heifers
are
Developed
Under
Strict
Best-‐Management-‐PracUces
8. Quality
Beef:
By
the
Numbers
• Support
adopHon
of
reproducHve
and
geneHc
technology
• Provide
access
to
markeHng
grids
for
fed
caNle
• Provide
producers
access
to
database
caNle
harvest
data
•
Assist
in
decision
making
using
data
9. South
Ozarks
Premier
Beef
Marketers
• Producers
seeking
to
add
value
to
feeder
caNle
• Gain
useful
informaHon
about
their
caNle
for
management
decisions
• Co-‐mingle
calves
to
maximize
efficiency
and
increase
markeHng
opportuniHes
10. Management
Intensive
Grazing
Schools
• Partnership
with
Natural
Resource
ConservaHon
Service
• Educate
producers
and
agency
personnel
in
the
art
and
science
of
grazing
management
11. Beef
and
Forage
Seminars
• Provide
researched
based
informaHon
• Present
topics
of
current
need
• Assist
producers
in
decision
making
