Got Any Cows?
Follow Seth Christensen and his colleagues' stories in the cattle genetics industry.
Episodes
How do you get started in Akaushi cattle?
Jay Robinson of Seven Oaks Farms in South Carolina walks us through his experience getting started with the Akaushi breed. Together, we go through:
- What brought Jay to the Akaushi breed
- How he went about buying his first animals
- How important docility is in cattle
- His Rueshaw x Shigemaru x Akiko donor, 2145F
- Not buying too many, too fast
- Finding people you can trust to get you st...
How did Heartbrand Beef become the largest supplier of Akaushi beef in the United States?
Jordan Beeman, President of Heartbrand Beef, joins the Got Any Cows podcast to answer that question, as well as:
- What is unique about Akaushi cattle and beef
- How they scaled from harvesting 10 head a week to 400
- What the Heartbrand Beef finish protocol looks like
- How they prefer to hang, package, ...
What is available to buy in this month’s Christensen Genetics auction?
Seth Christensen of Christensen Genetics walks us through:
•Elite donor candidates
•Custom recip options
•How purchasing an aspiration works
•Christensen Genetics 2 year bull leases
•FX14, Umemaru, Master Chef and Virile embryos
•Unique next generation polled genetics
•Female sexed semen from the FX14 son, Nikke...
What can one Akaushi bull do for you?
Ric Fennell of Flying 4F Ranch in Conroe, TX, walks us through what adding JMK Outback 298D changed in their herd.
Seth and Ric talk about:
- The quality beef and daughters that JMK Outback 298D has sired
- Tucker, the next generation polled Master Chef stud
- The value of going to the Akaushi convention
- Pros and cons of IVF embryo production
- The value of heifer sexed semen in a breeding p...
Do you want a deep dive on what is in our September 2024 auction?
Seth Christensen of Christensen Genetics bred these cows and bulls and the embryos and semen they made, and will take you through them in meticulous detail.
You’ll learn about how to interact with this podcast and our September auction, and get an in depth perspective on our best donors and studs, the pregnancies, embryos, and semen they have produced, an...
What are you breeding for? How are you going to go about getting there?
Travis Jones of Independence Cattle Company has a lifetime of experience in the cattle industry. His background in Beefmaster cattle influences how he has developed his breeding plan and stuck to it.
Tune in to this episode to learn about developing your own breeding plan and how to implement it for the long haul.
You can find Travis on Facebook w...
Seth sits down with Andrew Pryor of Sixteen Peaks Akaushi at the American Akaushi Association convention in Kansas City. They discuss what it takes to run a beef cattle operation full time, how Sixteen Peaks came to be, and the phenotype, fertility, function and marbling that brought them to the Akaushi breed. Andrew details how they developed and executed a plan to build their Akaushi herd and eventually develop thei...
Seth sits down with Michelle Johnson of Legendary Akaushi at the American Akaushi Association convention in Kansas City. They discuss the health benefits of Akaushi beef, the phenotypic benefits of Akaushi cattle, and how Michelle got involved with the breed. Michelle outlines her history with Akaushi, from Dove Creek Wagyu, to Show Me Wagyu Partners, to Legendary Akaushi. Michelle shares the story of purchasing Dos E...
Jim Dyer joins Seth on this episode of the Got Any Cows podcast recorded at the Akaushi Association convention in Kansas City. They discuss everything from Jim’s family history on the Chisholm trail, to battling new world screwworm in the 1960s, to running cattle on 350,000 acres in West Texas. Jim shares his experience of going from standard and select to prime quality grade in 1 cross with Akaushi, and his developme...
At the American Akaushi Association convention in Kansas City, Seth sits down with JoJo Carrales, Vice President of Cattle Operations at Heartbrand Cattle. JoJo goes through his history in the beef cattle industry and how he came to Heartbrand, and Seth and JoJo discuss what it takes to establish direction in a program and breed and cull accordingly.
Seth and Jacob head to Kansas City for the American Akaushi Association convention, where they meet up with Doug Slaby of Slaby Akaushi Ranch. Doug shares his story of how he fell in love with the Akaushi breed and built the foundation of his herd in Stoughton, WI.
Seth, Hailey and Jacob go to Kearl Ranch in Round Valley, UT to AI 240 heifers for the 11th year and record the history of Kearl Ranch and the Wamsley family that operates it.
This episode was pulled from the Success is a Myth podcast where Seth was a guest on that show.
Jason Anderson comes on the Got Any Cows Podcast to talk carcass ultrasound with Seth Christensen.
In this episode of Got Any Cows, Seth talks with David Tanner, of Roughride Cattle Services. David shares how he got into cattle and trucking, and what it takes to schedule and haul a load. They cover loading animals, keeping them fed and watered, and what to expect at delivery. David also talks about equipment, payments, and his best and worst client experiences.
Seth Christensen and Jon LaRue go through what will be in their March 5, 2025 auction.
On this episode of the Got Any Cows podcast, we welcome Dr. Justin Bowles to discuss everything from using ultrasound to diagnose pregnancy and determine fetal sex, to appropriate vaccination and treatment protocols for every age of cattle.
Ty Barnard of WinStar Genetics takes us through the IVF process, from its biggest advantages and ideal uses, to the intricacies of the process from the day the donor arrives to the day the embryos ship in.
Ty and Seth discuss reasonable expectations for the technology and what they see as keys to success.
To schedule an IVF session with WinStar, reach out to Ty at (208) 681-6747 or tybarnardwsg@gmail.com.
Greg Bingham joins the podcast in this episode to tell us about his family farm, and the methods they have used to successfully establish quality pasture.
Seth Christensen and Jon LaRue go through what will be in their March 5, 2025 auction.
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