Comments by the Past-President

For a number of years now, Blonde bulls and heifers have had no equal in the ultrasound carcass evaluations conducted at the Douglas Test Station in Manitoba.   The Blondes have extended their record of being at the top of the class in the 2006-2007 ultrasound evaluations conducted on 228 bulls representing ten breeds and on five Blonde heifers. 

For the Blonde bulls, the average lean meat yield was 65.52 %, placing them significantly ahead of all other breeds whose average lean meat yields ranged from 60.39 % up to 64.45%.  The average weight-adjusted ribeye area for the Blonde bulls was 1.10 square inches per 100 pounds of live weight, again placing them ahead of all other breeds.

Although no heifers other than the five Blondes were evaluated by ultrasound, the average values of 62.67% for lean meat yield and 1.16 square inches per 100 pounds of live weight for weight-adjusted ribeye area achieved by the Blonde heifers are impressive

On an individual basis, Forty Acre Seville 11S consigned by Forty Acre Blondes, with an individual weight-adjusted ribeye area of 1.25 square inches per 100 pounds of live weight, was in the top 1% out of all 228 bulls evaluated.   In the individual lean meat yield category, this same Blonde bull and another, Forty Acre Solan 12S also consigned by Forty Acre Blondes, were in the top 4%.

These ultrasound evaluations confirm that Blondes have enough backfat cover for efficient carcass processing and enough marbling to produce lean and tender beef, while topping the field for quantity and quality of meat produced.

If you are in the cattle business to produce high quality beef, Blondes should be your choice!

 Garland Laliberte, Past-President