Welcome
Welcome to Hillsdown Gelbvieh’s second annual bull catalog. Although the numbers in our bull pen are smaller this year, the quality of the pen is exceptional. Using top bull genetics from proven female lines along with our strong maternal herd we feel we have created a bull to fit almost anyone’s needs. We are very grateful to be blessed with an abundance of moisture last year after 3 consecutive years of drought. The calves were weaned late August and then moved to new pastures where they could graze on native grass until early December. The bulls were then started on a low input bull ration from Bentley Healthy Herds along with free choice silage and hay. Thus allowing for slower development so they are ready to work for you and able to cover a lot of females this spring without being pushed. All bulls have been parentage DNA’d to Sire and Dam ensuring accuracy of pedigree and EPD’s as well as horned/polled. Have a look through the “pen” and please contact us or stop on by for a visit. Our door is always open and we would love to show you our bulls and the consistent and prodigious females that build them. Thank you all!
Wanda & Eddie Marsman and Matthew WEB hillsdownranch.com
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25032 TWP RD 374, RED DEER COUNTY, AB T0M 0V0
Thank you
to our 2019 customers, your enduring support and is greatly appreciated! Each year we strive to bring you the best genetics for your herds and put the cattleman’s needs first and foremost in our operation. William and Lois Darling Brian, Sheila and Jessie Neilsen Diamond Z Livestock Malcome G.H. Thorpe Milne’s Gelbvieh
Double JL Gelbvieh Triple G Gelbvieh Clay and Carole Hnatiuk Beier Ventures Bill and Wendy Motley Larson’s Lost River Livestock
H I L L S D OW N G E L BV I E H
REFERENCE SIRES
DL JEN-TY DYNAMITE 18D
AWB BIRCH’S THE BOXER 21D
HOMO POLLED | JAN 31, 2016 | CDGV159633
HOMO POLLED | JAN 21, 2016 | CDGV159336
SIRE
FRL FIR RIVER RED CHILLI 451Y
SIRE
FLAD FLADELAND DJW ROCKM SOCKM
DAM
DL JEN-TY CINDY 273U
DAM
AWB BIRCH’S MACY 37A
National Res. Champion PB/% Gelbvieh Bull 2017 BW
87
205D
365D
760 1356
CE
12
BW
2.4
WW
80
YW
109
MILK
8
TM
48
National Grand Champion Gelbvieh Bull 2018 BW
98
205D
365D
883 1364
CE
6
BW
3.6
YW
96
MILK
22
TM
56
FRSQ FOURSQUARE DETONATOR
POLLED | AUG 6, 2011 | CDGV1205339
HOMO POLLED | JULY 25, 2016 | CDGV160197
JRI SECRET INSTINCT 254U83
SIRE
JRI TOOL TIME 285X71
DAM
JRI MS TATOR CHIP 9W13
DAM
SLC PARKLAND 145X
BW
66
JRI SUPER DUTY 9Y53
SIRE
n/a
WW
205D
n/a
365D
n/a
CE
17
BW
-0.2
WW
66
YW
94
MILK
8
TM
41
BW
90
205D
365D
640 1207
CE
16
BW
-1.4
WW
48
YW
70
MILK
20
TM
44
Dam of 31G BW 205D 365D
85
717 1336
CE
12
BW WW YW MILK TM
-0.9
54
31G HDG HILLSDOWN QUINN 31G
77
23
50
HOMO POLLED | HDG 31G | Jan 31/19 | CDGV169161 | PB94 SLC ROADHAMMER 1R
JRI POP A TOP 197T83
FRSQ FOURSQUARE DETONATOR
HDG AVERY 13D
CES DECKA LATOYA 136P
HDG BAYLEE 14B
Quinn is a maternal brother of HDG Finnegan 4F and out of our 2018 purchase of the high selling bull at Foursquare Farms. We were only able to use Detonator for one season, unfortunately he is no longer in our bull pen. This is an exclusive offer to own an exceptional bull with this pedigree as he was the only Detonator son retained from our 2019 calf crop.
Maternal sister to dam BW 205D 365D
5G
75
785 1388
CE
16
BW WW YW MILK TM
-1.9
59
85
15
44
HDG HILLSDOWN HUAWEI 5G HOMO POLLED | HDG 5G | Jan 9/19 | CDGV169194 | PB94 JRI SECRET INSTINCT 254U83
JRI SUPER DUTY 9Y53 JRI MS TATOR CHIP 9W13
JRI HOME BREW 213W67 ET
HDG HILLSDOWN LADY GUINEVERE 3E HDG LADY BLING 9B
We were very honored to have Huawei chosen as a finalist in the 2019 Canadian Bull Futurity. He is out of an extraordinary cow family and the females always live up to our highest expectations by giving us calves like Huawei 5G and ‘lil Flirt 5F.
Dam of 8G BW 205D 365D
8G
90
768 1180
CE
11
BW WW YW MILK TM
0.4
62
80
8
39
HDG HILLSDOWN GROVER 8G HOMO POLLED | HDG 8G | Jan 13/19 | CDGV169196 | PB94 FRL FIR RIVER RED CHILLI 451Y
JRI HOME BREW 213W67 ET
DL JEN-TY DYNAMITE
HDG HILLSDOWN MISS ENCHANTED 21E HDG B-ATTITUDE 19B
DL JEN-TY CINDY 273U
Matthew chose 21E for his pick from the heifer pen in 2017 and then Dynamite was the bull he chose to AI her to. Did he ever get it right, what a great genetic combination to give you one heck of a bull! BTW, Matthew calls Grover “college fund”.
BW 205D 365D
85
869 1191
CE
16
BW WW YW MILK TM
0.3
62
88
13
9G HDG HILLSDOWN ROCKETMAN 9G HOMO POLLED | HDG 9G | Jan 17/19 | CDGV169141 | PB94 JRI SECRET INSTINCT 254U83
JRI SUPER DUTY 9Y53 JRI MS TATOR CHIP 9W13
HDG SIR A HILLSDOWN 1Z
HDG LADY DESERAI 33D HDG LADY IDEAL 2X
44
BW 205D 365D
100
770 1277
CE
10
BW WW YW MILK TM
2.2
58
79
24G HDG HILLSDOWN RAMBLIN’ MAN 24G
20
49
HOMO POLLED | HDG 24G | Feb 27/19 | CDGV169155 | PB94 FLAD FLADELAND DJW ROCKM SOCKM
AWB BIRCH’S THE BOXER 21D
HDG HILLSDOWN BIG GUN 1S
HDG KATY 44W
AWB BIRCH’S MACY 37A
WTM TWIN STAR MISS KAYLA 63K
BW 205D 365D
95
813 1173
CE
10
BW WW YW MILK TM
0.6
57
78
24
17G HDG HILLSDOWN WILLIE DEWIT 17G HOMO POLLED | HDG 17G | Jan 23/19 | CDGV169148 | PB94 FLAD FLADELAND DJW ROCKM SOCKM
AWB BIRCH’S THE BOXER 21D AWB BIRCH’S MACY 37A
DL JEN-TY POWER HOUSE 22Z
KJL LAWES BONITA 480B SPG PLD SUNNY PLAIN NYX 20N
52
BW 205D 365D
3G
83
676 1045
CE
10
BW WW YW MILK TM
2.4
60
87
24
54
HDG HILLSDOWN GOTTFRIED 3G HOMO POLLED | HDG 3G | Jan 8/19 | CDGV169138 | PB94 FLAD FLADELAND DJW ROCKM SOCKM
AWB BIRCH’S THE BOXER 21D AWB BIRCH’S MACY 37A
TSCC TWIN STAR MATRIX 227M ET
HDG HILLSDOWN MS KAYLEA 15S WTM TWIN STAR MISS KAYLA 63K
Please give us a call or stop by and visit, we would love to talk about cattle with you. The coffee is always hot, the beer is always cold and there is always something tasty being prepared in the Hillsdown kitchen. Delivery is available, bulls have been DNA tested for parentage and Homozygous polled and will be semen tested by a certified veterinarian.
SEMEN
HDG HILLSDOWN FINNEGAN 4F HOMO POLLED | HDG 4F | Jan 6, 2018 | CDGV165587 | PB94 FRL FIR RIVER RED CHILLI 451Y
JRI POP A TOP 197T83
DL JEN-TY DYNAMITE
HDG AVERY 13D
DL JEN-TY CINDY 273U BW 205D 365D
71
1036 1443
CE
15
HDG BAYLEE 14B BW WW YW MILK TM
-0.9
73
97
14
50
Finnegan & his dam (November 2018)
Top 5% CE • Top 3% WW • Top 10% YW • Homo Polled • Diluter Gene Free Calving Ease • Performance • Dark Red • Frame Score 7 • 40 cm 365 day scrotal OFFERING A LIMITED NUMBER OF SEMEN PACKAGES FOR CANADA ONLY. Finnegan calves are on the ground in North America and the feedback on them is extremely compelling. He offers calving ease and performance in an outstanding package that you will not regret adding to your pedigree. If you are looking for a new sire that will provide replacement females as well as bull power Finnegan brings all of that to the table and more. A very heartfelt Thank You to David Larson and Larson’s Lost River Livestock of Clearbrook, Minnesota for your belief in Finnegan. We are eagerly looking forward to seeing your 2020 calf crop/2021 sale and the influence Finnegen brings to your phenomenal group of females.
HDG HILLSDOWN CANDY GIRL 13C & HDG HILLSDOWN GUNSMOKE 12G (pictured at Farmfair November 2019)
HDG HILLSDOWN GUNSMOKE 12G
HDG AVERY 13D, DAM OF FINNEGAN 4F & 31G (pictured September 2018)
B U L L S W IL L B E S O L D O N A F IR S T C O M E , F IR S T S E R V E D B A S IS .
We require that bulls left at Hillsdown be insured. A deposit is required to hold your bull. Bulls will be semen tested by a licensed verterinarian and are fully guaranteed under the terms and conditions of the Canadian Gelbvieh Association.
H E R D H E A LT H P R O T O C O L
All bulls have received Ivomec and have been vaccinated for IBR, SOM, Blackleg Ultra 8.
HDG HILLSDOWN GUNSMOKE 12G
AWB Birch’s The Boxer 21D X HDG Candy Girl 13C
HDG HILLSDOWN HUAWEI 5G (pictured at Farmfair November 2019)