Wendland Farms and 4T Ranch top B&B Cattle Company's Test 1
Barrett Farms and Brandon Maine-Anjou Farms top Test 2

Test 1 and 2 are complete and the results are in. Test 1 consisted of bulls that were born Nov. 1, 2003 through April 31, 2004. Daniel and Danny Wendland of Wendland Farms, Taft, Texas, and Buster Terrell of 4T Ranch, Menard, Texas, took top spots in the senior and junior Maine-Anjou Test 1 group of bulls, respectively. Wendland Farms high indexing senior bull was sired by DMCC Limited Edition 4F. He completed the test with an average daily gain (ADG) of 4.88 lbs.; a 1,281 lb. 420-day adjusted yearling weight (YW); a 13.8 square inch 420-day adjusted ribeye are (REA); and an overall index of 112.3. Wendland Farms also owned the second through fourth place senior Maine-Anjou bulls with an overall index range of 109.3 to 105.5. FJH Timeline 500J sired Wendland's second and fourth place bulls. There were thirteen bulls entered in the senior Maine-Anjou Test.

Sir Jazz sired Mr. Terrell's high indexing junior bull. He completed the test with an ADG of 4.05; a 1,018 lb. 365-day adjusted YW; a 10.1 square inch 365-day adjusted REA; and an overall index of 108.6. Jerry Gibson and Jerry Mara of J&J Farms, Parker, Texas, placed second with an overall index of 108.5. FJH Primetime 48H sired this calf. J&J Farms also took third and fourth place with an overall index of 108.3 and 106.0 respectively. There were thirteen bulls entered in the junior Maine-Anjou test.

In Test 2, which consisted of bulls born April 1, 2004 through July 31, 2004, William Barrett of Barrett Farms, Tatum, Texas, and Cleveland Brandon of Brandon Maine-Anjou Farms, Wills Point, Texas, own the first place bulls in the senior and junior groups respectively. WLBJ Chairman, a FJH Executive 31C son sired Barrett Farm's high indexing senior bull. He finished the test with a 4.08 ADG; a 1,099 lb. 420-day adjusted YW; a 12.0 square inch 420-day adjusted REA; and an overall index of 125.0. Mr. Barrett also owns the second place bull sired by WLBF Ain't Skeered.

Mr. Brandon's high indexing junior bull was sired by JJN Mr. 933L, a NBH Polled Energizer son. He finished the test with a 3.33 ADG; a 1,003 lb. 365-day adjusted YW; a 12.0 square inch 365-day adjusted REA; and an overall index of 112.0. Barrett Farms also raised the second place junior bull sired by WLBF Ain't Skeered.

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