CABA began its activities in 1996 as a company dedicated to the commercialization of genetic products oriented to improve profitability in the segment of the beef industry production. We believe, First of all, the beef was put on this earth to function as an animal in pastoral conditions. How much more we turn of the “grazing”, more problems created. Theoretical energy efficiency (%) to different levels of fiber in the diet of animals for fattening (Blaxter, 1968)
OBS.: Less to 5% coincides with large part of the diet human and 30% and they are more pastoral conditions
Unfortunately, the model industrial agricultural livestock is fuel fossil dependent doing case disregard to the nature that believe to the bovine as an animal that works to power solar – grass. There are two types of cattle today, "corn-dependent” and “grass dependent”. Many years of experience have taught us that “grass dependent” It works also very well in an environment of "corn-dependent", However, won "dependent maize" is not sustainable in an environment "dependent grass".
The crisis for changes are always necessary. The change in an industry based on the premise "cheap corn and cheap oil" is inevitable. The breeding industry is on a collision course with reality. The mentality of "the more large, bony, best” the majority of breeders of players it continues to generate animals of greater maintenance that cannot be sustained from the commercial point of view.
What type is best or worst that other?? The reality here is that nature provides the form that eventually follows, independently, the functional selection race, like it or not. With this we come to two types, that requires of a high percentage of sacrifice to keep is or the sustainable with a minimum of sacrifice.
The advent of the Dep´s (difference expected of progeny) It's made more easy to raise cattle. The only tools needed are a summary of bulls and a checkbook. What most of the cabañeros does not understand is that the Dep´s are only measures of production and that associated with the "selection of ends" antagonisms creates problems that usually end up affecting the profitability of the breeder. That have made them breeders with all these tools? There are too many programs that have been driven by "fads" that tend to have extreme characteristics.
Genetics problems appear when the selection moves away from the characteristics of the grazing system confusing if the production limit is determined by the same genetic or other causes of the system.
When the Am. Angus Assoc. It came out with the advertising of the elephant was to oppose the present in the show ends and who were moving to commercial rodeos.
… "" why refrigerators don't want to pack elephants "..." UD. "is in the business to make large profits not to make large animals". Source: Angus Journal, TO. TO. TO. and Is the Angus Breed on the Right Course? Marc Update by Dr. Bob Hough.
Remember them Dep´s are only measures of production... the feature more important is the reproduction... without this it others do not matter!
When the value of the land is part of the profitability of the farm that really matter are the kg of meat produced per hectare, passing the absolute daily gain or individual production to a secondary plane.
Not enough with that those animals selected are genetic and individually more productive; is the system that those uses which must express greater productivity.
From the genetic point of view greater individual productivity leaves a potential use or profit loss of profits, that in animals metabolically programmed to produce more than what can be produce in conditions of power relatively restricted, It ends up plotting against the higher productivity of grazing system.
Making the simple complicated is common, making the complicated simple, surprisingly simple, is creativity.
In CABA are working to offer genetics that has been selected by many generations under a minimum use of inputs and sustainable in system of grazing. Not exists a race determined to produce a grass, but within each race there will be individuals that work to grass better that others.
