Gelbvieh Embryos for Sale from Davis-Rairdan
Davis Rairdan has Gelbvieh embryos for sale from some of the
best Gelbvieh breeders in America. Gelbvieh are a Continental
breed and a beef-producing specialist.
Gelbvieh (pronounced Gelp-fee) cattle were developed in the
Bavarian region of Germany in the early 19th century. Semen
from Gelbvieh bulls was first imported in the U.S. in 1971,
and the American Gelbvieh Association (AGA) was organized that
same year.
The AGA has maintained the strong performance heritage of the
German Gelbvieh breeders with a policy of mandatory performance
records. This has produced a database of well over one million
performance records that result in an annual Sire Summary, Cow
Recognition Program, EPDs for all registered Gelbvieh, and a
powerful source of documented information for cattlemen raising
Gelbvieh on both the commercial and purebred level.
Gelbvieh Breed Characteristics
Gelbvieh's "mother" traits of fertility, milking
ability, moderate size and docile temperament have become more
important than ever before, making Gelbvieh the obvious choice
for crossbreeding programs. The percentage Gelbvieh female is
rapidly becoming one of the most sought-after replacements in
the industry.
Vigorous at birth, Gelbvieh calves wean off heavy and gain
rapidly. As documented by progeny tests, impressive feed efficiency
and lean/muscular carcasses round out the roster of breed characteristics
that have made Gelbvieh quite popular with cow/calf operators,
feeders, packers and consumers.
Gelbvieh genetics are a guaranteed marketing asset, backed
not only by individual breeders but by the strength of the AGA.
As a service to cattlemen using Gelbvieh bulls, the AGA established
a Commercial Marketing Program (CMP). This program is designed
to increase marketability of Gelbvieh feeder and finished cattle.
AGA was the first breed association in the U.S. to establish
a full-time staff position dedicated solely to the commercial
side of the industry.
Why Gelbvieh?
Gelbvieh calves are widely recognized for excellence (explosive)
in growth, feedlot efficiency, muscling, and marketability, while
Gelbvieh females are known for superior milking ability, high
fertility, and quiet temperament. According to the USDA Meat Animal
Research Center's (MARC) Germ Plasm Evaluation. Gelbvieh is the
only widely used breed that excels in calving ease, milk yield,
retail yield, weaning growth, and yearling growth combined. Gelbvieh
produce more pounds of weaned calf per cow exposed than any other
widely used breed.
Gelbvieh offers the same genetic benefits in a variety of phenotypic
packages. Commercial producers can select from red Gelbvieh or
black, and from either polled or horned Gelbvieh genetics. That's
one more reason Gelbvieh fit so well as the crossbreeding component
on British and Brahman-based cows.
