Herd Genetic Makeup

The increase in our cow herd from 100 to 350 since the move south has been mainly through natural increase and a few select female purchases. We have sold less than 15 females from the top of the herd in the past 15 years. We were fortunate over the past years to have purchased what turned out to be super herd improving sires such as Dynamo 700, Dynamite 561, FHJ patriot 5020, Imperial 806B and LPC Emperor 42H. 806B and 42H are elite sires which have enabled us to raise 38 elite dams up to December 2005. We use home raised and purchased bulls, as well as extensive A.I. and embryo programs. The major genetic influence in our herd is Ankonian Dynamo, who can be found in 90 % + of our pedigrees.