Luke Bowman

For the first time ever, we are offering the entire set of BSG Open Heifers for sale to the public. None held back! This set is an extremely uniform group excelling at massive rib shape and depth ~ they have a ton of volume. Like their dams and sisters before them, structural integrity is remarkable.…

The list below includes all BSG Bred Heifers; we are offering the entire group for sale. This pen has been ruthlessly culled, and represents the cream of the 2022 calf crop. These gals all bring to bear structural correctness, body & volume, femininity, and breed improving EPDs and $Indexes. They also represent elite fertility –…

A Facebook post by friend of BSG, Marty Ropp, of Allied Genetic Resources, back in the summer of 2018. It’s timeless. “If your seedstock provider doesn’t use or discourages you from using EPDs and genetic tools to make decisions, they truly have only their success in mind and not yours. Promoting ignorance to remain successful…

In this episode of IGS Stand Together, International Genetic Solutions speaks to industry stakeholders, geneticists and meat scientists to explore beef cattle genetics that ensure more profitable, sustainable herds. Host Chip Kemp sits down with guests from the U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, International Genetic Solutions, Washington State University and Meyer Natural Foods for an…

Originally published in the Western Livestock Journal, Oct 21, 2022 By Dr. Bob Hough   There is a common myth that all performance cattle have bad structure and all show cattle have bad EPDs. These beliefs are simply not true on both accounts. For show cattle, it is true that a certain number have lower-than-desired…

Luke’s Preface… The greatest gift the ASA membership has received in the twenty-first century is the incorporation of economic selection $Indexes into our national cattle evaluation (performance database). It has literally taken us away from single trait selection and forced breeders to consider animals that are more (or less) profitable on the average farm/ranch enterprise.…

Reprinted from The Register magazine. By retired IGS Geneticist, Dr. Lauren Hyde.   Expected Progeny Difference FAQ   Q  1. How do you balance EPD selection and actual phenotypes?  Expected progeny differences (EPD) have a clear advantage over less sophisticated predictors such as raw weights and contemporary group ratios. Performance data are subject to environmental…

Linked is an excellent piece that covers the highlights of the evolution of genetic evaluation in the American beef seedstock industry. It begs the question, “Where is my emphasis on making cattle ‘better’…?”Are you up to date in using selection tools that make cattle that fit the modern industry, or are you still evaluating them…

The quote below was shared with Luke by Dr. Bob Hough. Bob is the author of many great and important beef breed books. Interestingly enough, he is the co-author of the 2021 book, “Shorthorn and the American Cattle Industry” with Dr. Bert Moore. This quote, written in 1875, is a telling excerpt from an upcoming…

Dr. Bob Hough is a true industry icon and one of the great beef leaders who sees the uniqueness, and more importantly, the role of every major breed within the cattle industry. It was Bob and our good friend, Dr. Bert Moore, who recently wrote the engaging book, “Shorthorn and the American Cattle Industry.” Bob…