1)“Jan C. Bonsma of South Africa, one of the foremost genetists and leading authorities of beef cattle ecology in the world” whose system provided the average cattleman “with a fast and accurate method of evaluation”;The early groundwork on linear measurement was well underway by the late 1930s, but it was not till 1969 that Winchester and Redman teamed up to apply Winchester’s system to cattle through extensive research, measurements, and comparisons to carcass information.
2) “Burl Winchester, an astute record keeping and livestock evaluation man” who had successfully used linear measurements in the evaluation of purebred Southdown sheeps; and
3) “Karney Redman, a man that had been involved with cattle measurement for many years.”
That was about the same time that Travers was looking for improved selection tools. He soon became aware of Karney Redman and his theories. The measurement system seemed a logical and scientific asset to progressive cattlemen. And since Travers was open to any tools that might better predict potential and performance, he was a strong advocate of Karney’s insights.
Many others were also interested in Linear Measurement and in 1982, “the first bovine linear measurement seminar in Canada was help on March 31, 1982 in Springbank – West of Calgary – sponsored by Kemna Ranches. The key speaker, Karney J. Redman, the pioneer of this system taught the 40 producers in attendance many practical skills; ...” (as reported in the Simmental Country, May 1982, p. 54)
