Barzona Bulletin Spring 2024

By Alecia Heinz, Golden Hz Farms, BBAA Secretary From Our Association Secretary P lease keep September open for the Barzona Breeders As sociation of America (BBAA) Annual Meeting! We will be setting a date soon, so start making plans to join us in Montgomery, Ala., in the fall. Fifty-six steers and heifers made their final weights on March 12, coming off our feed efficiency test in good health. There was a wide range of purebred, crossbred and even other breed calves to give a wide range of comparable results. While we are still waiting on the actual feed efficiency numbers, I can say we had 28 steers start off at an average of 590 pounds and end at 800 pounds. This gave an average daily gain (ADG) of 3.42 pounds per day. There were also 28 replacement heif ers on a grower ration that started the test at an average of 508 pounds and finished at 640 pounds. Their ADG was 2.48 pounds per day. The BBAA is excited to have these results coming in and plans to publish those on the website and make them available to the participating breeders so they can use the information in their operations. As always, if you are in need of something or have questions, please give us a shout! BB

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Matt & Alecia Heinz 2432 250th St Greenfield, IA 50849 smartace007@yahoo.com (641) 745-9170

Alvin & Karen Havens 2429 Orange Ave. Greenfield, IA 50849

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Raising Quality Barzona Cattle for 46 Years. Bulls & Females Available 2-Year-Old Bulls Available Now F & F Cattle Company

Weichman Feedyard, L.P. We have more than 30 years’ experience finishing cattle and more than 10 years’ experience finishing Barzona cattle. We offer a value-based marketing system with a history of premiums for Barzona cattle. Give us a call (620) 872-2945 Office (620) 874-5236 Cell

Mike & Pat Fitzgerald 130 Fitzgerald Lane, Mosquero, NM 87733 (575) 673-2346 ffcattleco@plateautel.net

Hampton Cattle Company Breeding Purebred Barzona since 1973 Fertile Range Cattle Steve Hampton P.O. Box 134 • Kirkland, AZ 86332 (928) 442-3438

4030 Highway 83 North Scott City, KS 67671

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