WELCOME TO SUSTAINABLE GENETICS

It’s all about the cow!

Our Products

Our Products

Sustainable Genetics is the leading source for old-line beef and dairy genetics bred for maternal efficiency, structural soundness, and long-term herd performance.

We sell frozen semen, embryos, and facilitate the sale of live animals from our customers.

Our sires are linebred from seedstock producers who manage them in total forage systems.

Our sire selection is guided by the animal breeding principles of Dr. Jan Bonsma.

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Our Mission

Cow maintenance costs are the single largest expense the commercial cattle producer faces annually. Our cattle are built on proven, multi-generational grazing genetics that enhance the profitability of your operation.

We are a repository of old-line, maternal efficiency genetics from breeds that were originally established as Mother Cow and Meat Quality sources.

Unlike the mainstream emphasis on maximum production that implies each generation is automatically “superior” to the last, the genetics we offer come from generations of long-lived, problem-free, and consistently productive cows—the kind that truly drive profitability.


Our Goals

Reproduction is often overlooked in pursuit of feedlot performance and carcass yield.

Sustainable Genetics provides an alternative.
We supply convenience trait genetics grounded in the understanding that…

Our Canadian distributors are Arno & Daniel Doerksen, Gemstone Cattle Co., Gem, Alberta.

Their philosophy and efforts match our resolve to promote reproductive longevity and net profit. The Doerksen’s work hard to build functional, sound cattle, and are great partners in the work of keeping ranchers profitable.

Gemstone Cattle Co. can be reached at (403)-633-0530 or daniel@gemstonecattle.com.

Sustainable Genetics in Canada

Sustainable Genetics in South America

CABA (Argentine Animal Biotechnology Center), Dr. Juan Martin Narbaitz & Family (CABA), are our exclusive marketing representatives in South America.

We’ve had the good fortune of traveling/spending time with Martin & his son Dimo, inspecting the client herds.

It is truly uncanny how our visual evaluation of cattle is so parallel! We share their appreciation of the importance of the blood in an animal…..pedigrees stacked with long-lived problem-free cows that greatly contribute to sustainability in the production of the model.

Learn more about CABA at centrocaba.com.ar.

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Learn how Sustainable Genetics supports long-term herd performance.