{"id":336,"date":"2015-10-20T19:03:03","date_gmt":"2015-10-20T19:03:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southernaberdeen.com\/blog\/?p=336"},"modified":"2017-07-26T16:19:07","modified_gmt":"2017-07-26T16:19:07","slug":"why-lowlines-discover-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southernaberdeen.com\/blog\/2015\/why-lowlines-discover-why\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Aberdeen Cattle??? Discover Why"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>American Aberdeen, your solution.<\/p>\n<p>The American Aberdeen\u00a0breed offers several benefits. These include calving ease, greater efficiency, higher stocking rates, lower cost to maintain, moderation of frame size, both commercial and homestead or self-sufficiency production, the ability to finish on grass, and ideal carcass traits of the original Angus breed.<\/p>\n<p>Calving Ease: American Aberdeen\u00a0are the calving ease experts. You can sleep easy at night knowing the heifers and cows normally have unassisted births. Fullbloods have an average birth weight of 35-48 pounds. Percentage Aberdeen usually have a birth weight of 42-65 pounds. American Aberdeen, your calving ease solution.<\/p>\n<p>Greater efficiency: Aberdeen cattle consume about 1\/3 the amount of feed as a full-sized animal, gaining weight and finishing earlier with very little cost. They do not need grain to reach full maturity. Where you would normally stock 6 Angus cows you may be able to run as many as 10 Aberdeen&#8217;s. You can expect more pounds of meat per acre than with standard size breeds. American Aberdeen, your efficiency solution.<\/p>\n<p>Higher stocking rates: Because Aberdeen&#8217;s consume less you can run more Animal Units (AU) than standard size cattle. Full Bloods are 1.8 to 2.0 per normal AU. % Cattle 1.5 to 1.75. This allows you to wean more total pounds of marketable product. American Aberdeen, your stocking rate solution.<\/p>\n<p>Moderation of frame sizes: Full Blood or percentage bulls can be used on your current cattle. The F1 off spring replacements will help moderate frame size and add more do-ability into your herd. This drives down your input cost in times of drought or times when supplement is needed. American Aberdeen, your moderate frame solution.<\/p>\n<p>Beef Production and Carcass traits: Aberdeen Cattle produce high Rib Eye Area (REA) and offer what few breeds can in relation of REA per 100 weight(REA\/CWT). This means you produce a high percentage of prime retail cuts off the total weight of the producing animal. Aberdeen rate high in Quality in Carcass traits, allowing a higher percentage to reach High Choice and Prime on less input. Aberdeen cattle in a feedlot setting will consume 30% less input and spend less time on feed to reach the desired Quality Grade. Less input for more out-put means more profit! American Aberdeen, your beef production and carcass trait solution.<\/p>\n<p>Commercial and homestead or self-sufficiency production: The naturally compact size of Aberdeen&#8217;s is ideal for both the commercial producer as well as those with small acreage with homestead or self-sufficiency production. American Aberdeen, your production solution for large or small operations.<\/p>\n<p>Grass-fed beef: American Aberdeen breed are among the best converters of grass to beef. They do not require corn or processed grains to finish.<\/p>\n<p>Grass-fed beef is said to have the highest ratio of omega 3 fat of any beef. Aberdeen do it at the highest stocking ratio. American Aberdeen, your grass-fed solutions.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>American Aberdeen, your solution.<br \/>\nThe American Aberdeen\u00a0breed offers several benefits. 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