Gettysburg Bull Named National Champion
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 11/20/2009 - 4:49pm.
In livestock judging contests conducted the weekend of Oct. 31 in Kansas City, Mo., MVS Maximus of Mountain View Farm near Gettysburg, Pa. was selected as the grand champion purebred Simmental bull of the American Royal Livestock Show and Rodeo and the national grand champion purebred Simmental bull of the American Simmental Association.
Maximus was bred and born at Mountain View Farm and raised by Tom and Barbara Vossler who produce purebred breeding cattle of the Simmental breed. Doing business as Mountain View Simmentals, Inc. the Vosslers have been providing beef cattle replacement heifers and breeding age bulls in a national market since 1999.
During judging competition, livestock judge Bill Conley of Clarksdale, Mo. described Maximus as “the complete package of what the cattle industry needs in a breeding bull: smooth shouldered with high calving ease and exceptional muscling and excellent genetic characteristics to pass on to his progeny; a bull in complete balance.”
The judging competition included 30 bulls from 19 states.
Maximus’ previous cattle show winnings include being selected grand champion Simmental bull at the 2009 Keystone International Livestock Exposition in Harrisburg, Pa. and reserve grand champion Simmental bull at the Pennsylvania Farm Show in January 2008.
In livestock judging contests conducted the weekend of Oct. 31 in Kansas City, Mo., MVS Maximus of Mountain View Farm near Gettysburg, Pa. was selected as the grand champion purebred Simmental bull of the American Royal Livestock Show and Rodeo and the national grand champion purebred Simmental bull of the American Simmental Association.Maximus was bred and born at Mountain View Farm and raised by Tom and Barbara Vossler who produce purebred breeding cattle of the Simmental breed. Doing business as Mountain View Simmentals, Inc. the Vosslers have been providing beef cattle replacement heifers and breeding age bulls in a national market since 1999.
During judging competition, livestock judge Bill Conley of Clarksdale, Mo. described Maximus as “the complete package of what the cattle industry needs in a breeding bull: smooth shouldered with high calving ease and exceptional muscling and excellent genetic characteristics to pass on to his progeny; a bull in complete balance.”
The judging competition included 30 bulls from 19 states.
Maximus’ previous cattle show winnings include being selected grand champion Simmental bull at the 2009 Keystone International Livestock Exposition in Harrisburg, Pa. and reserve grand champion Simmental bull at the Pennsylvania Farm Show in January 2008.
