seven springs
Performance
Summary
CATTLE COMPANY
Seven Springs Cattle
Performance Traits
SUMMARY SHEET
- Short gestation period of 277 days
- Excellent maternal traits
- High milk production
- Smaller teats so calves can latch on easily
- Excellent udders
- Large pelvic scores
- Vigorous calves with improved calf survival
- Moderate framed, cows mature at 1050-1250 lbs. and bulls at 1650-1900 lbs. which means they are cheaper to maintain
- Lighter birth weights calves, averaging low 60 lbs. to mid 70 lbs.
- Average daily gain greater than 4 lbs. attainable
- Top feed efficiency
- Easy fleshing, ability to finish by 14 months of age
- High tenderness
- High marbling proven by ultrasound and genetic testing
- Back fat less than .20″
- Highly fertile, bulls can settle 50-70 cows
- Extreme longevity
- Hardy
- Mild tempered
- Resiliency to altitude disease
- Homozygous line-breeding increases hybrid vigor for desirable and predictably – consistent traits of the bull. This improves calves from cows of existing herds.
