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New York Times: They better start breeding cowboys

12.27.22 - News

New York Times: They better start breeding cowboys

Advanced genetic tracking has helped breeders make rodeo bulls stronger.

By PBR

Somewhere in America, just about every week of the year, professional bull riders climb onto the backs of 1,500-pounds animal, nod that they are ready and try to hang on when the chute opens and the bulls go off like bombs beneath them.

In this perennial mismatch between massive, unpredictable animals and the (mostly) men who ride them, the bulls’ advantage is only getting bigger, thanks to advances in genetics.

Over the past two decades, breeders have relied on the registry maintained by American Bucking Bull, Inc. to help them identify champion bulls. Because breeders use anywhere from seven to 10 sires with one dam to increase their chance of birthing a champion, they need the registry to tell them whether their bull calf shares DNA with the best buckers.

“Think of it like Maury Povich,” explained Marlissa Gonzalez, the director of the registry. “We’re telling breeders who the father is.”

READ MORE: ‘They Better Start Breeding Cowboys’ in the New York Times

Photo courtesy of Andy Watson/Bull Stock Media 

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