Why should I
raise Beefalo?

The Beefalo breed receives various Bison genetics that increase profits. With Beefalo bulls, producers experience calving ease and increased weaning and yearling weights. Normally the calves will weigh between 50 to 85 pounds at birth, depending on the domestic breeds used.

Even with low birth weights, Beefalo calves have shown an ability to supplement Mother's milk with an earlier than usual foraging ability, thereby increasing the growth weight. Beefalo has an excellent foraging ability which allows them to convert roughage into more gain per day.

The Beefalo's life-span is longer than domestic cattle, and the Beefalo females have a production life twice that of domestic female cattle. Linked with their hardy, rugged nature, ability to withstand hot or cold climates, adaptability to climate changes, disease resistance, and lets not forget their natural foraging instincts, the Beefalo breeder has less maintenance costs and time involved.

But best of all is the meat. Beefalo meat not only tastes fantastic, it has better nutritional benefits than domestic beef. Beefalo is lower in cholesterol than even fish or chicken. Not only does the USDA support this, we've had our own Beefalo meat tested for nutrition at an independent testing laboratory. The test came back that 3.5 ounces of our ground Beefalo had a cholesterol count of 37.6. Compare that with fish or chicken which has a cholesterol count of 60 and 70 for the same 3.5 ounces.

With consumer's moving to less cholesterol and fat in their diets, Beefalo is rapidly becoming the beef of choice.

In addition, lean meat increases the carcass yield, eliminating the need for the meat processor to trim away fat thus increasing the profits for retailers, processors, packers, and you the producer.

Let's face it, farming or ranching is a business.... Beefalo can make it PROFITABLE!

• Beefalo forage better than domestic cattle.
• Beefalo have smaller calves with fewer calving problems.
• Beefalo grow and finish well on hay, and feed grains.
• Beefalo's thick pelt enables them to winter outdoors, even in the coldest climates.
• Beefalo have a high level of disease resistance and insect tolerance.

In conclusion, there is almost no genetic crossing that has a greater difference than that of the bovine and the bison. Genetic cross-breading of two unrelated breeds creates a heterosis or hybrid vigor that translates into a boost in productivity. The more unrelated they are, the greater the effects of hybrid vigor.

Beefalo testing has shown that hybrid vigor will increase weight gaining efficiency by as much as 25%. Beefalo offspring have added length, height, weight and an increased tolerance to stress and disease than their beef counterparts.