American Gelbvieh Assn.
#1 Breeder and #1 Owner
of Dams of Merit
and Dams of Distinction... for Twelve Consecutive Years.
For the twelfth consecutive year, Judd Ranch is the American Gelbvieh Association’s No. 1 Breeder and No. 1 Owner of Dams of Merit and Dams of Distinction. No other Gelbvieh breeder has achieved this status in the history of the AGA.
The AGA’s Dam of Distinction and Dam of Merit program recognizes cows that calve by the age of 2, rebreed quickly and consistently produce a calf year after year. Only 4% of the breed’s active cows qualified as Dams of Merit, and less than 1% earned the Dams of Distinction award.
This past year 102 females bred by Judd Ranch were designated Dams of Merit or Dams of Distinction. Many of these are the same females that produce bulls and females that sell in the ranch’s annual March bull sale and annual October female sale.
Additional good news for fellow producers is that Judd Ranch doesn’t keep all of its great females, as it believes in sharing its superior, honored genetics with other producers. In Judd Ranch’s 18th Annual COW POWER Female Sale in October '08, 93% of the females selling were Dams of Merit or daughters of Dams of Merit or had a Dam of Merit or Dam of Distinction female in their seven-generation pedigree.
A Gelbvieh female must. . .
1) have calved by 25 months of age
2) produced at least three calves
3) last calf must have been born between Jan. 1, 2008 and March 1, 2008
4) weaning information must be reported to the AGA, with calves averaging a minimum average weaning weight ratio of 100
5) female’s calving interval must not exceed the maximum, with calving interval calculated as (no. of calving intervals X 365 days + 30 days) ÷ no. of calving intervals
A Gelbvieh female must. . .
6) have calved by 25 months of age
7) produced eight or more calves
8) last calf must have been born between Jan. 1, 2008 and March 1, 2008
9) weaning information must be reported to the AGA, with calves averaging a minimum weaning weight ratio of 100
10) female’s calving interval must not exceed the maximum, with calving interval calculated as (no. of calving intervals X 365 days + 30 days) ÷ no. of calving intervals
Year -- Number of Dams of Merit & Distinction
2009 -- 102 females
2008 -- 95 females
2007 --116 females
2006 -- 90 females
2005 -- 83 females
2004 -- 99 females
2003 -- 90 females
2002 -- 74 females
2001 -- 82 females
2000 -- 76 females
1999 -- 76 females
1998 -- 80 females
To learn more about these fantastic females, give Judd Ranch a call at (785) 566-8371. There just might be Dams of Merit or Dams of Distinction or their daughters that would be an ideal fit for your herd.