Aristocrat has always had registered Angus as well as a commercial herd. They raise their own replacement females and breed them as yearlings. Calving season is January through March. If any commercial cows are open at the end of breeding season, they go to market. Open registered cows are individually analyzed before being sold.
Extensive research is done before selecting a breeding bull.
Reproduction, fertility and feed conversion are high on the priority list of selection traits. It matches our particular needs to bulls that meet those requirements. In 1997 only three bulls showed up with those specs. Breeding and performance records have been an important part of the operation since the beginning. They use every recordkeeping system available through the American Angus Association.