Ratcliff Ranch partnered a few months ago with Genex and the University of Missouri in a sexed semen study. Females were A.I.’d to sexed semen at Mark Yazel Cattle, the growyard used to develop Ratcliff Ranch replacements, and at Ratcliff Ranches’ Blackwell facility, just outside of Vinita.
The motivation behind the study came from Ranch Manager Heath Kohler’s interest in the Genex 14-day Cidr protocol. After talking with Stan Lock at Genex in depth about the protocol, Stan mentioned that the University of Missouri was looking to do a study in sexed semen. After some discussion, this intrigued Heath as well as Jim Ratcliff.
“A.I. is really the only way to utilize the best genetics out there,” said Heath Kohler, “Working with Stan and the rest of the Genex crew made it effortless.”
Kohler pointed out that he just guided Stan and his crew in the direction of the cattle to be bred and gave minimum instruction. The chute-side services portion offered by Genex ran smooth, the paper work was in great order and couldn’t have been a better experience.
The results of the study will be recapped on our website at a later date. Pregnancy checks were just conducted and are currently being inputted into the study.
For more information on Ratcliff Ranch or this study, please contact Heath Kohler at 918.244.8025.
