Lot 10 is a perfectly balanced bull that would hold his place in a stud herd with other stud sires. He was bred from a fatherline selected for muscling, width, strong nozzle and eyebrows, strong legs, good scrotal traits and overall masculinity. The high-quality foundation, our well-established motherline repeatedly inherits fantastic adaptability: a smooth haircoat for heat management and tick resistance, feminine daughters and masculine sons, good milk production, as well as growth and grass-fed efficiency.
The result is HMB 22-98, which boasts with all the necessary elements and traits for value-added breeding. His legs are strong, perfectly shaped for walking ease and as foundation for heavy frames and good conformation. He has the ideal body ratio’s: 1/3 from the ground with 2/3 body capacity: Masculine forequarter with good neck folds and testosterone-ignited darkening over the neck, good width over the shoulder and hocks, good width, length and capacity over the midpiece, which accomodates the metabolic machinery, i.e. lungs, rumen for good efficient metabolism and growth. The hind quarter is full-bodied, with smooth, elongated muscling on outer and inner thigh. Length of muscle is determined by length of bone, which furthermore indicates good growth. The top-line is long, wide and level, ending in a sloping rump for good calving ease for his daughters.
Adaptability: for good temperature control we constantly stress selection for heat management traits: concave forehead for more air cirulation, neck folds on the dewlap for bigger skin surface to cool down, good pigmentation for sun reflection, smooth, thick and silky coat for heat reflection and parasite control. Neat and clean sheath and scrotum for preventive parasite control as well as injury and infection prevention, sloped rump for calving ease, soft tailhead, wavy topline for good agility and growth potential and last but not least smooth muscling and easy fleshing for the ideal frame size, sexual maturity and desired carcass traits. Legs are strong and well-developed for walking ease and mating willingness.
With a golden merit award mother, Lot 10 brings some of the best performance figures and breeding values. He is recommended as a high-quality all-purpose multiplier in any beef production herd. Stud breeding programmes can benefit from integrating lot 10 in a value-adding breeding programme.