Performance and Expectations


Home 2008 Catalog What You Can Expect Today's Simmental Cattle For Sale Cattle Photos Directions to the Farm Comments & Questions Farm History Staff Bios Owners: Gene & Nell Strother gnstrother@charter.net Plainveiw Simmental Farms 10184 Hwy. 16 west Amite, LA 70422 985-747-0789 or 985-969-6005	Performance and Expectations Noted Performance In the 2004 “All-Breeds Grazing Test”, Plainview Black Simmental bulls were rated highest scoring bulls in every catagory tested (growth, testicle size and disposition). Yearling bull, Plainview 396, as he came off the 2004 Grazing Test In the 2004 “Carcass Merit Feeding Test”, Plainview had the highest gaining bull in the test. The recorded average was 5 lbs. per day (soybean hull pellet feed). In the 2004 “Carcass Merit Feeding Test”, Plainview Black Simmental bulls, as a whole, averaged 4½ lbs. per day Plainview Midnight 208, bred by Plainview Simmental Farms, was rated in the top 25 all purpose economic indexing sires in 2005 ~according to American Simmental association What you can expect from Plainview Simmental Farms All black herd bred up from pure-bred Angus heifers dating back to the mid 80's used black Simmental bulls from the start used Homozygous black bulls in an AI program for more than 15 years All Plainview Simmental bulls tested for color in 2005 were Homozygous black. New 'top end' value Simmental genetics 'Top end' growth more than 120 females artificially inseminated Cattle with power Good bulls and cows raising outstanding calves Sound breeding program to help you breed more profitable cattle committed to producing cattle that calf easily, grow fast and efficiently, and, in the end make you more money we select for and emphasize calving ease, weaning weight, a moderate frame, milk quality, maturnal weaning weight and carcass traits backed by people of integrity