Balancers: The Beef Industry's Leading Hybrid Seedstock
Registered hybrid genetics combining Gelbvieh and Angus
Balancers are registered hybrid seedstock with documented pedigrees and EPDs. Balancers combine Gelbvieh and Angus (red or black) to provide commercial cattle producers with a fast, management-friendly path to the Continental x British industry target.
Balancer is a registered trademark of the American Gelbvieh Association. Only AGA members can produce and register Balancer hybrid seedstock.
Balancers are 25 to 75 percent Gelbvieh with the balance Angus or Red Angus. All polled, Balancers combine Gelbvieh's growth, muscle, leanness, fertility and unequaled pounds of calf weaned per cow exposed with the calving ease and marbling of Angus.
Customize Your Genetics
You choose the level of Gelbvieh in your Balancer genetics to fit your cowherd the best - from 25% to 75% Gelbvieh.
“Hybrid genetics are successful in combining reproduction, growth and carcass traits into simple, well-designed breeding programs for the commercial industry.”— Dr. Harlan Ritchie, Michigan State University
Hybrid Genetics Are Consistent
Documented research from the USDA Meat Animal Research Center proves that Balancer and other managed composites offer as much consistency as using the parental breeds separately.
| Trait | Composites vs. Purebreds |
|---|---|
| Birth Weight | No Difference |
| Weaning Weight | No Difference |
| Yearling Weight | No Difference |
| Finished Weight | No Difference |
| % Retail Product | No Difference |
| Puberty | No Difference |
| Gestation Length | No Difference |
| Scrotal Size | No Difference |
Source: USDA Meat Animal Research Center (p<.05)