Long, good pedigrees carefully omit inferior animals at least in the most recent four generations. Within the next few years there will not be a pedigree at DCCI that reveals unknown, multiple sire or inferior documentation on the most recent six generations. Not only will young herd sires have a great sire and a great dam, but they will have solid grandparents, great grandparents, great great grandparents, great great great grandparents and all the way back. The pedigrees that are solidly filled with quality blend genetics for six generations will absolutely breed the highest quality cattle in the future of the industry. There are short cuts even to this factor.
Line breeding done correctly increases the odds of consistent progeny.
Many of the young generation DCCI herd sire prospects trace seven to fifteen times to Texas Ranger, two to five times to Don Quixote, and two to five times to Measles. Often one to five times to Doherty 698 and a combination of several of the superior Butler bulls. As these animals are cautiously blended, and line bred, combining line bred blends, the strengths of these genetics just keep getting stronger each generation. In 1996 at DCCI nearly 700 cows were bred to eighteen natural service sires plus numerous ones were artificially inseminated. These calves were born in 1997.