Tired of the corporate "rat-race" my wife and I decided in 2003 to "take the plunge" and purchased an acreage with the intent of living the rural life. With this in mind and limited acres we needed cattle that were efficient,easy on equipment and easy to handle. We decided on miniature cattle. We researched the available breeds,looking for efficient feed conversion rates,calving ease and a breed that people would associate with when it came time to sell seed stock or meat. Impressed with the research and genetic breeding that went into the lowline cattle we settled on this "miniature" version of "Black Angus". In early 2004 the first cattle were purchased and after several breeding seasons we have built the herd to the point where we can sell seed stock and meat animals. Below are listed the hi-lites of the lowline breed and of our cattle program.
HiLites of the Lowline breed
* Smaller,more efficient size,(2.2 versus 1.0 head per acre)
* Excellent caress structure,more meat less bone
* Better portion size
* Tender,smaller grain structure of meat
* Easy to market " Black Angus " meat
* Marble naturally on grass pasture
* High percentage of ribeye area with less backfat
* Docile,easy handling,easy on equipment and fencing
* Naturally polled,no horns
* Excellent mothering abilites and calving ease
* Ideal 4-H or show cattle project
HiLites of our cattle program
* Top quality fullblood herd sire
* Purebred,registered,top quality seedstock
* No implants or growth hormones
* Top quality mineral and vitamin program
* Top quality vaccination program
* Gentle stress free handling
* Broke to tie
* Meat animals fed out to spec.(grass or grain)
* Ranch tours,"feed the cow a pellet"
To learn how the breed was developed click on the ALR button and go to the history page.
