{"id":12830,"date":"2020-04-03T13:52:52","date_gmt":"2020-04-03T19:52:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brahmanjournal.com\/cattle\/?p=12830"},"modified":"2020-11-21T20:19:02","modified_gmt":"2020-11-22T02:19:02","slug":"performance-breeder-todd-schindler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brahmanjournal.com\/cattle\/performance-breeder-todd-schindler","title":{"rendered":"Performance Breeder of the Year – Todd Schindler"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Performance Breeder of the Year award was designed to recognize an ABBA Member who successfully utilizes the ABBA performance programs in pursuit of improving the breed and this year\u2019s recipient has certainly utilized these programs in a positive manner. Todd Schindler of TS Cattle Company was chosen by the ABBA\u2019s Research and Breed Improvement Committee as the 2020 Performance Breeder.<\/p>\n

\"\"Todd and his wife Jo Ann started their own herd in 1984 after purchasing a few heifers from Schindler\u2019s grandfather, Fred Schindler. Fred had been a member of ABBA since 1956 and he was known to have gentle Brahman cattle. Schindler is very proud of the females that came with his grandfather\u2019s herd, but like many young breeders he had a desire to grow and improve the foundation of his herd. He wanted to buy cattle from other breeders that would make a positive impact on his herd.<\/p>\n

Looking back now, Schindler wishes he would have stayed with more of his grandfather\u2019s females and that line of cattle, as he really had a great foundation. But sometimes young breeders think they need something \u2018new\u2019. The problem is that \u2018new blood\u2019 does not necessarily correlate to better cattle. He found that he had some disposition, fertility, and udder quality issues when he started trying to \u2018breed up\u2019 his cattle and it took a while to work through those problems.<\/p>\n

During the nineties Schindler felt like he had learned from his past mistakes and he was ready to move forward in his breeding program. That is when he started to use artificial insemination from bulls at Brushy Creek Custom Sires. Those AI calves were able to improve his herd and Todd started to better understand the impact of specifically choosing certain genetics. Toward the end of the 2000s Schindler\u2019s herd was more productive, and he felt like the cattle finally looked good on the outside.<\/p>\n

Around this time, a good friend of Schindler\u2019s, Dennis Kaspar of Augustus Ranch Land and Cattle, asked Todd to join a study group trying to find ways to sell meat directly to the end user. Schindler tested his whole herd with GeneSeek, now known as Neogen, for tenderness, marbling, muscling, and RFI since these were the factors that were identified as the most important in the study. When he got the results, he was excited about the accuracy, but disappointed in the grades assigned to his animals. While his cattle scored well for heifer pregnancy rate, docility, REA, and RFI he felt like he could do better. When he looked at the tenderness and marbling scores, even though they were well in line with other Brahman cattle that had been tested, Schindler wanted to see if he could improve on these as well.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe first bull that I tested, he tested great on a lot of factors, but tested poorly on marbling and tenderness,\u201d Schindler said. \u201cAfter that I knew I had to find a better bull.\u201d<\/p>\n

After receiving these scores, Schindler decide to challenge himself to advance his Brahman carcass results. He started doing research and dug into past Brahman carcass contest results. Through his research, he found bulls and bloodlines that appeared to have better carcass traits. With this data, Schindler tried to purchase cattle that he felt could help his program. While trying to build the herd he came upon a bull owned by Partin & Partin Heart Bar Ranch and Caballo Rojo Ranch.<\/p>\n

A couple of days after visiting with the owner of Caballo Rojo Ranch, Carl Lambert, he bought several head from Caballo Rojo Ranch. As he got them home, he pulled genetic samples and sent them off. The cows were a little above average for the carcass traits, but some of the calves were way above average on their tenderness scores. With the help of Lambert, Schindler bought the bull, CRR MR SUGAR 142 that sired the calves with better markers. When \u2018Sugar\u2019 was tested, he came back as a perfect 10 on the tenderness score. To thank Lambert for his help, Schindler wanted Lambert as a part owner with a semen interest.<\/p>\n

The next breeding season, \u2018Sugar\u2019 excelled. His following calf crop was tested, and the tenderness scores were an improvement over the dams\u2019 scores. In order to prove the score, Schindler decided to enter the 2017 Brahman Carcass Test. He had three steers tested with an average WBSF score of 6.61 lbs, well below the 8 lbs most consider to be restaurant quality, the top steer had a WBSF score of 5.51 and achieved one of the highest contest ratios ever at 123.46. Consequently, Schindler won the award for the High Indexing Steer of the 2017 ABBA Carcass Contest.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s my belief that for a bull to be great he must produce sons that are better than him,\u201d explained Schindler. \u201cI am excited as this may have happened with \u2018Sugar\u2019s\u2019 son, TS MR TOJO SAMPSON 123.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\" With a tenderness score of 7 and a maternal grandsire known for marbling, \u2018Sampson\u2019 could be even better than his sire as he brought home three ABBA Carcass Contest wins for TS Cattle Company. Schindler received the High Indexing Steer award, Premier Sire Group award and the Top Producer award in the 2019 ABBA Carcass Contest and all the steers Schindler entered in the test were sired by \u2018Sampson\u2019. The High Indexing steer, TS 231, achieved an index of 113.73, but more importantly to Schindler, had a marbling score of 600.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are very happy with the individual steer award,\u201d Schindler stated. \u201cBut we are even more excited to have the lowest WB Shear Force avg. of 4.83 lbs for the 5 steers, while having 5 of the top 7 Ribeye Areas\/ CWT.\u201d<\/p>\n

Schindler\u2019s goal of creating the best Brahman carcass possible has allowed for other Brahman breeders to follow his lead. The research and time he took to breed the best cattle possible is one of the many reasons he is this year\u2019s Performance breeder.<\/p>\n

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El premio Performance Breeder of the Year (Mejor Criador de Rendimiento del A\u00f1o) fue dise\u00f1ado para reconocer a un miembro de la ABBA que utiliza con \u00e9xito los programas de rendimiento de la ABBA en busca de mejorar la raza y el destinatario de este a\u00f1o ciertamente ha utilizado estos programas de manera positiva. Todd Schindler de TS Cattle Company fue elegido por el Comit\u00e9 de Investigaci\u00f3n y Mejoramiento de Razas de la ABBA como el Mejor Criador de Rendimiento del 2020.<\/p>\n

Todd y su esposa Jo Ann comenzaron su propia ganader\u00eda en 1984 despu\u00e9s de comprar algunas hembras del abuelo de Schindler, Fred Schindler. Fred hab\u00eda sido miembro de la ABBA desde 1956 y se sab\u00eda que ten\u00eda un buen ganado Brahman. Schindler est\u00e1 muy orgulloso de las hembras que vinieron con el ganado de su abuelo, pero como muchos criadores j\u00f3venes, ten\u00eda el deseo de mejorar la base de su ganader\u00eda. Quer\u00eda comprar ganado de otros criadores y trat\u00f3 de tomar una decisi\u00f3n que tendr\u00eda un impacto positivo.<\/p>\n

Mirando hacia atr\u00e1s, Schindler desear\u00eda haberse quedado con m\u00e1s hembras de su abuelo y esa l\u00ednea de ganado, ya que realmente ten\u00eda una gran base. Pero a veces los criadores j\u00f3venes piensan que necesitan algo \u2018nuevo\u2019. El problema es que \u2018sangre nueva\u2019 no se correlaciona necesariamente con un mejor ganado. Descubri\u00f3 que ten\u00eda algunos problemas de disposici\u00f3n, fertilidad y calidad de la ubre cuando comenz\u00f3 a tratar de \u2018mejorar\u2019 su ganado y le tom\u00f3 un tiempo resolver esos problemas.<\/p>\n

Durante los a\u00f1os noventa, Schindler sinti\u00f3 que hab\u00eda aprendido de sus errores pasados y que estaba listo para avanzar en su programa de cr\u00eda. Fue entonces cuando comenz\u00f3 a usar inseminaci\u00f3n artificial de toros en Brushy Creek Sires. Esos terneros de IA pudieron mejorar su reba\u00f1o y Todd comenz\u00f3 a comprender mejor el impacto de elegir espec\u00edficamente cierta gen\u00e9tica. Hacia el final de los 2000, el ganado de Schindler era m\u00e1s productivo y sinti\u00f3 que finalmente se ve\u00edan bien en el exterior.<\/p>\n

Alrededor de este tiempo, un buen amigo de Schindler, Dennis Kaspar de Augustus Ranch Land and Cattle, le pidi\u00f3 a Todd que se uniera a un grupo de estudio que intentaba encontrar formas de vender carne directamente al usuario final. Schindler prob\u00f3 toda su manada con GeneSeek, ahora conocido como Neogen, para detectar ternura, marmoleado, musculatura y RFI, ya que estos fueron los factores que se identificaron como los m\u00e1s importantes en el estudio. Cuando obtuvo los resultados, estaba entusiasmado con la precisi\u00f3n, pero decepcionado con las calificaciones asignadas a sus animales. Si bien su ganado obtuvo una buena puntuaci\u00f3n en la tasa de embarazo de novillonas, en docilidad, REA y RFI, sinti\u00f3 que pod\u00eda mejorar. Cuando observ\u00f3 las puntuaciones de ternura y marmoleado, a pesar de que estaban bien en l\u00ednea con otros bovinos Brahman que hab\u00edan sido probados, Schindler quer\u00eda ver si tambi\u00e9n pod\u00eda mejorar en eso.<\/p>\n

\u201cEl primer toro que prob\u00e9, fue excelente en muchos factores, pero no fue bueno en el marmoleado y la ternura,\u201d dijo Schindler. \u201cDespu\u00e9s de eso supe que ten\u00eda que encontrar un mejor toro.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despu\u00e9s de recibir estos puntajes, Schindler decide desafiarse a s\u00ed mismo para avanzar en los resultados de la carne de su Brahman. Comenz\u00f3 a investigar y descubri\u00f3 resultados de anteriores concursos de carne de Brahman. A trav\u00e9s de su investigaci\u00f3n, encontr\u00f3 toros y linajes que parec\u00edan tener mejores rasgos de carne. Con estos datos, Schindler trat\u00f3 de comprar ganado que sinti\u00f3 que pod\u00eda ayudar a su programa. Mientras intentaba construir su ganader\u00eda, se encontr\u00f3 con un toro propiedad de Partin & Partin Heart Bar Ranch y Caballo Rojo Ranch.<\/p>\n

Un par de d\u00edas despu\u00e9s de visitar al due\u00f1o del Rancho Caballo Rojo, Carl Lambert, compr\u00f3 varias cabezas de este rancho. Cuando los llev\u00f3 a casa, sac\u00f3 muestras gen\u00e9ticas y las envi\u00f3. Las vacas estaban un poco por encima del promedio para los rasgos de la carne, pero algunos de los terneros estaban muy por encima del promedio en sus puntajes de ternura. Con la ayuda de Lambert, Schindler compr\u00f3 el toro, CRR MR SUGAR 142 que engendr\u00f3 a los terneros con mejores marcadores. Cuando \u2018Sugar\u2019 fue examinado, volvi\u00f3 con un 10 perfecto en el puntaje de ternura. Para agradecer a Lambert por su ayuda, Schindler quer\u00eda a Lambert como copropietario con inter\u00e9s en el semen.<\/p>\n

La siguiente temporada de cr\u00eda, \u2018Sugar\u2019 destac\u00f3. Examinaron los terneros nacidos, y los puntajes de ternura fueron una mejora sobre el puntaje de la madre. Con el fin de probar el puntaje, Schindler decidi\u00f3 participar en la Prueba de carne de Brahman 2017. Ten\u00eda tres becerros probados con un puntaje promedio WBSF de 6.61 lbs, muy por debajo de los 8 lbs la mayor\u00eda lo considera como calidad de restaurante, el mejor becerro tuvo un puntaje WBSF de 5.51 y logr\u00f3 una de las proporciones de competencia m\u00e1s altas en 123.46. En consecuencia, Schindler gan\u00f3 el premio a la Direcci\u00f3n de alta indexaci\u00f3n del Concurso de carne de la ABBA 2017.<\/p>\n

\u201cCreo que para que un toro sea grandioso debe tener hijos mejores que \u00e9l,\u201d explic\u00f3 Schindler. \u201cEstoy emocionado porque esto pudo haber sucedido con el hijo de \u2018Sugar\u2019, TS MR TOJO SAMPSON 123.\u201d<\/p>\n

Con un puntaje de ternura de 7 y un gran abuelo materno conocido por su marmoleado, \u2018Sampson\u2019 podr\u00eda ser incluso mejor que su padre, ya que trajo a casa tres victorias del concurso de carne de la ABBA para TS Cattle Company. Schindler recibi\u00f3 el premio High Indexing Steer, el premio Premier Sire Group y el premio al Mejor Productor en el Concurso de carne de la ABBA 2019 y todos los becerros que Schindler ingres\u00f3 en la prueba fueron engendrados por \u2018Sampson\u2019. La direcci\u00f3n de alta indexaci\u00f3n, TS 231, alcanz\u00f3 un \u00edndice de 113.73, pero lo m\u00e1s importante para Schindler, tuvo un puntaje de 600.<\/p>\n

\u201cEstamos muy contentos con el premio de direcci\u00f3n individual,\u201d dijo Schindler. \u201cPero estamos a\u00fan m\u00e1s emocionados de tener 5 becerros con el promedio m\u00e1s bajo de fuerza de corte de WB. de 4.83 lbs, mientras que tenemos 5 de las 7 principales \u00e1reas de Ribeye \/ CWT.\u201d<\/p>\n

El objetivo de Schindler de crear la mejor carcasa de Brahman posible ha permitido que otros criadores de Brahman sigan su ejemplo. La investigaci\u00f3n y el tiempo que tom\u00f3 para criar el mejor ganado posible es una de las muchas razones por las que es el criador de rendimiento de este a\u00f1o.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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