Management
Freeze Branding
The herd management program at Tehama Angus centers around what we feel is the mission we have in the beef industry — to provide bulls with balanced traits for high genetic value and conditioned for the many different environments in the west.
The cow herd consists of 320 fall cows and 200 spring calving cows. This provides large contemporary groups for meaningful evaluation of the collected performance data.
Bill and his unique load
Artificial insemination (A.I.) has been used since 1968 in order to utilize bulls which best compliment our breeding goals. All fall and spring-calving females are bred artificially for only 50 days to increase fertility by culling open cows as well as reducing the amount of labor required for breeding and calving twice a year.
Tehama Angus does something special by performance testing bulls themselves. Bulls are placed on a high roughage test for 120 days for a gain of 3.25 lb. per day. They are not placed in a feedlot, but a 110 acre dry lot to express athleticism and develop a body condition which serves them well when turned out for breeding. At the completion of the test, all bulls are ultrasounded for carcass data and fertility tested. Please stop by anytime to view the offering.
Linda and Lorna Pelton Ultrasounding
Both spring long yearlings and fall yearlings sell in our Generations of Performance Bull Sale. All bulls offered for sale must meet stringent criteria for fertility, structural soundness, and performance traits to be offered at the sale.
Kevin on his trusty steed