MBJ Red Brangus announces the acquisition of selected animals from the Ed Mears herd. - Wharton, Texas / January 2004

For more than ten years, the late Ed Mears worked to produce top quality Red Brangus by combining highly selected Nelore bulls with his outstanding Leachman and McFee bred Red Angus females.  In addition, he used the genetics of the outstanding ½ blood bull, Copper Nine, and his son, El Cid.  Mr. Mears’ hard work resulted in cattle that were catching the eye of visitors from around the world.

Ed’s longtime friend, Marcos M Borges Jr, has purchased a group of highly selected Red Brangus females from the Mears’ herd to start MBJ Red Brangus.  In a recent statement, Mr. Borges said, “I respected Ed greatly and I hope to develop the type of cattle in which he would be proud.  We selected our core herd based on the performance of the females, using calving interval and average weaning weights as our first selection criteria.  The Nelore and the Red Angus used in this program are proven in carcass production.  By selecting on reproductive efficiency and performance, we start our program with problem free females.  From this solid base, we will bend the performance curves without sacrificing balance.” 

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