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The American Angus
AssociationSM has released its 2007 PathfinderSM Report. This
year’s report lists 9,726 individual cows and 256 sires that
qualify for Pathfinder status. The Pathfinder Report is published
annually by the Association, is accessible online at
www.angus.org/pubs/pathfind.htm.
The Pathfinder program
was started in 1978 to recognize superior Angus cows based upon
recorded performance traits that are economically important to
efficient beef production, including early calving, a regular
calving interval and above average weaning performance. Bulls that
have sired a minimum of five or more Pathfinder cows are listed as
a Pathfinder sire in this report. More than 1.5 million eligible
dams and more than 5 million weaning records were examined to
determine Pathfinder status.
The 2007 Pathfinder
Report is included in the April issue of the Angus Journal, or may
be obtained by contacting the American Angus Association. The
American Angus Association, with headquarters in Saint Joseph,
Mo., provides programs and services to more than 34,000 members
and thousands of commercial producers who use Angus genetics. For
more information go to
www.angus.org.
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