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Lucht Angus
2-Year-Old Angus Bulls
2-Y ea r-Old Angus Bulls
60 60 LUCHT 0425H TATTOO 0425H 61 61 LUCHT 0442H TATTOO 0442H
REG. # 20147049
BIRTH DATE 2/28/20
REG. # 20147053
BIRTH DATE 3/15/20
AMF-CAF-D2F-DDF-M1F-NHF-OHF-OSF-RDF AMF-CAF-D2F-DDF-M1F-NHF-OHF-OSF-RDF
V D A R RIGHT KIND 8252 TV D A R REALLY WINDY 4097 EPDs V D A R RIGHT KIND 8252 TV D A R REALLY WINDY 4097 EPDs
LUCHT RIGHT KIND 1671 | #V D A R LASS 4756 BW 1.9 LUCHT RIGHT KIND 1671 | #V D A R LASS 4756 BW 1.5
#G A R GRID MAKER
#G A R GRID MAKER
RR LASS 575 | TV D A R LASS 5186 WW 48 RR LASS 575 | TV D A R LASS 5186 WW 52
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81
V D A R GAME DAY 7061 DFA GAME DAY 6298 YW 31 #V D A R REALLY WINDY 4097 #A A R REALLY WINDY 1205 YW 18
MILK
MILK
V D A R ELLUNA 4111 | #V D A R FOREVER LADY 7612 MARB 0.07 LUCHT LASS 309 | VDAR BLACKBIRD 2031 MARB -0.09
V D A R ELLUNA 2520 | #V D A R REALLY WINDY 4097 RE 0.10 VDAR LASS 0234 | #GARDENS PRIME TIME RE 0.51
TVDAR ELLUNA 3771
VDAR LASS 8516
BW 205 WT WW R 365 WT YW R SC PAP DAM: CALVING INT WW R YW R BW 205 WT WW R 365 WT YW R SC PAP DAM: CALVING INT WW R YW R
96 651 101 865 100 37.5 50 377 3-103 3-103 82 749 117 914 106 39.0 45 371 4-103 3-100

Explanation of

High Mountain Disease

High Mountain Disease, or commonly known as Brisket Disease, is a very common condition seen
in cattle raised in regions greater than 5,000 ft of elevation. The disease is characterized by ventral
edema in the brisket region that is caused by high blood pressure in the lungs and right sided heart
failure. Cattle mortality from this disease can result in the loss of 3% to 5% of the calf crop but has
been reported to be as high as 25% and morbidity greater than 40%. Historically, Brisket Disease has
been a problem of higher altitude environments but recent evidence has shown that cattle at much
lower elevations are being affected, particularly in the high plains feedlots. All breeds can be affected
and often times animals will be “sub-clinical”, meaning that they do not show outward signs of being ill
but will not grow or produce like they should.

Through PAP (Pulmonary Arterial Pressure) Testing, we can determine an individual animal’s potential
to develop Brisket Disease and because High Mountain Disease is moderately heritable in the angus
breed, we can evaluate that animal’s potential to pass on genetic traits that can greatly influence the
performance of that animal’s offspring. The PAP test can be influenced by several factors other than
genetics but because it is an actual measurement, it is far more accurate and reliable than the current
EPD that is being used making yearling PAP the most common phenotype used to determine if cattle
are tolerant to high altitude production systems.

A crucial component to the PAP test being more reliable and accurate than the EPD is that cattle
are tested at the appropriate age and elevation. It is important that cattle being tested are at least 12
months of age when the test is performed and that those animals have resided over 5500 feet of ele-
vation for at least 30 days. The higher in elevation that the animals reside, the greater the confidence
we have in our PAP testing data.

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