LOWLINE ADVANTAGES

It must be remembered Lowlines are Angus. When they are crossed with regular registered Angus, the offspring will still be a registered Angus.

Their size and excellent efficiency on grass allow more head for acre. As a general rule, where you would normally run six Angus cows (or other breeds) you can run 10 Lowline Angus.

The quality of Lowline and Lowline cross meat has been increasingly recognized within the beef industry. Lowline cattle have the genetic ability to reduce late maturity patterns, increase fat cover and marbling while achieving competitive 200 and 400 day weights and high yielding carcasses. Research has concluded that Lowlines have:

• 5% more marbling than other breeds
• 30% larger rib eye per 100lbs. of body weight
• Half the back fat of traditional Angus
• Produce more pounds of retail product per acre than other breeds

Crossing a Lowline bull with a traditional Angus just one time will provide you with a 50% Lowline that averages:

• 15% larger rib eye per 100lbs. of body weight
• 25% less back fat
• 22 more retail pounds per acre
• 15% reduced cost and waste

Lowlines calf easily. Increasing numbers of Lowline bulls are being sold to large scale commercial beef breeders for use with first time calving heifers to reduce calving difficulties. In dairy regions, Lowline bulls are being used to reduce calving difficulties with young cows.

This smaller size and their docile nature make then easy to handle and enable the use of lighter equipment and smaller yards. Lowlines are especially good for children to learn and practice cattle handling techniques.

*Much of the above information was taken from the Cheyenne Outlaw brochure.

"Industry-wide, cow size has increased by more than 27% over the past 28 years while the tons of hay being fed has risen 154%. Industry-wide, production per cow is up about 22%, but hay consumption per cow has risen more than 50%. The cost of that hay has risen dramatically with increased energy costs. Hay use has risen at a faster rate than production per cow because in low cost production models, hay is supposed to be only a supplement to the cows main diet, grass.

Here is how it works in commercial herds. Use a Lowline full-blood, purebred or percentage bull only on your first heifer calves. Each time you cull one big old cow, replace it with two Lowline Heifers. Instead of throwing your whole herd away and starting over, make this change as painless as possible over the next few years. Scrutinize your commercial cow herd and cull ruthlessly while simultaneously bringing your cow size down and concurrently your maintenance costs down dramatically."

-Quoted material from Neil Effertz in the Summer 2008 Lowline Ledger

Make More Money with Lowline Cross Cows (Click to download PDF)
from the Double J Cattle Company, North Platte, Nebraska

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