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February 2014; Vol. 104, No. 9
Mountain Masters Bull Management Section Biosecurity . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Bull Vaccination . . . . . . 26
Breeding Ability . . . . . 30 Maternal Sire . . . . . . . . 40 Schlickau Herefords Named Century Breeder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
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Herefords’ reliability in high altitude makes them a smart choice for cattlemen in high elevation. by Sara Gugelmeyer
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anching in the mountains isn’t all pretty views and deep meadow grass. It might be those things too, but high altitude definitely presents challenges. This important management factor is the reason why many high elevation cattlemen are using Hereford genetics. Dr. Tim Holt, consultant, veterinarian and associate professor in the College of Veterinary Medicine at Colorado State University, is the widely acclaimed expert on grazing cattle in high altitudes, after decades of research and testing, He says while there is some variation within the Hereford breed, “…the American horned Hereford tends to be naturally
more resistant to altitude problems. Through the years, ranchers in high altitude that were having brisket disease issues have found some relief in the death loss by adding Hereford into their breeding program.”
What’s brisket? To flatlanders, brisket is mostly just a really good cut of meat. But to producers at about 5,000 ft. or higher, it’s a commonly used term for a serious problem. Brisket disease, also called high mountain disease or dropsy or, more accurately, pulmonary hypertension occurs when the oxygen shortage at higher elevation causes increased resistance to blood flow in
the small arteries of the lungs. The heart must compensate by building up a higher pressure. Depending on the severity, the increased pressure results in right heart failure, which is seen as fluid buildup in the brisket, chest cavity and elsewhere. Ultimately, the heart fails and stops beating. Cattle differ in how they respond to the oxygen shortage. Some can tolerate high elevation for long periods of time with no effects at all. That type of cattle is absolutely necessary to graze highmountain pastures. Tyler Knott of Knott Land & Livestock, along with his dad, runs continued on page 18...
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CHURCHILL DOMINO 370A {DLF,HYF,IEF} Sire: CL 1 Domino 144Y 1ET • MGS: HH Advance 7034T ET • BW 2.4; WW 57; YW 92; MM 34; REA 0.41; MARB 0.06 • 370A can move your herd forward! Super thick, very balanced, outstanding dam. He is an ideal herd bull!
CHURCHILL SENSATION 3230A {DLF,HYF,IEF} Sire: Churchill Sensation 028X • MGS: Churchill Rancher 592R • BW 1.3; WW 55; YW 86; MM 31; REA 0.35; MARB 0.29 • With a BW of 80 lb., WW of 825 lb. and top of the breed MARB, this is a curve bender that pushes the limits in all the right places!
As the cattle market continues to heat up, prepare yourself for the long term by carefully selecting genetics that will move your herd forward. To receive top dollar for your cattle, they will have to have documented growth and carcass, especially marbling. Of course, you want them to calve easy and produce a female that is fertile, sound, functional and efficient. Because that is the norm at Churchill, you can use these bulls to move your herd forward! We have horned and polled bulls for sale at private treaty, we handle the delivery and we back up the bulls. Let us work with you to meet your goals!
CHURCHILL SKYLINE 386A {DLF,HYF,IEF} Sire: KJ HVH 33N Redeem 485T ET • MGS: Churchill Yankee ET • BW 4.1; WW 70; YW 110; MM 16; REA 0.71; MARB 0.29 • 386A is exactly what the beef industry is looking for in polled Hereford genetics: powerful, functional, loaded with eye appeal and backed up by breed leading numbers!
CHURCHILL DOMINO 344A {DLF,HYF,IEF} Sire: CL 1 Domino 955W • MGS: GH Neon 17N • BW 3.4; WW 66; YW 104; MM 26; REA 0.65; MARB 0.09 • 955W is widely respected in the breed for all the good he does. 344A is his father’s son: easy calving, fast growth, outstanding maternal and sound structured with great color!
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by Craig Huffhines, executive vice president chuffhin@hereford.org
Looking Beyond the Horizon On Dec. 24, H.H. “Hop” Dickenson, retired American Hereford Association (AHA) chief executive officer, passed away quietly with his family in Overland Park, Kan. Hop was a patriarchal personality among the “who’s who” of the U.S. beef cattle industry for nearly four decades. For 24 years he served as the AHA chief executive officer. In 2013, the same year as his passing, more than 450,000 head of Hereford and baldie finished steers and heifers went through the Certified Hereford Beef (CHB) program, producing nearly 50 million lb. of highquality beef sold into more than 40 states — a record year since its inception in 1995. In the same year as Hop’s passing, the Hereford bull market continued to expand in a robust marketplace. Last year, record prices for registered bulls and females reached an unprecedented mark, $4,763 and $4,202 paid for the average Hereford bull and female, respectively. In the toughest of times, great leaders have the vision to see beyond their own time horizon despite
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the fact that most people can’t envision the same outcome. Such was the case for Hop Dickenson. He deserves a great deal of credit for the success we are experiencing today. Many of you lived it and know that prosperous times like the Hereford industry is experiencing today were
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quite the opposite a decade or so ago. It wasn’t too long ago when the Hereford breed faced the most trying of times and a decline in valuation and demand reminiscent of Hallmark Cards’ trials and tribulation these days. Just as Hallmark has faced new challenges affecting the demand for the traditional mailed greeting card from competitive pressures such as e-mail, social media or inexpensive, high-quality color ink jet printers that allow Mom to make her own Christmas card, similar fundamental industry changes occurred in the 1970s and 1980s affecting the demand for Hereford cattle globally. Much like Hallmark is facing today, the Hereford breed found itself out of position. By the late 1990s, the registrations of horned and polled Hereford cattle were 25% of their peak numbers in the early 1970s. Hop, his boards of directors and boards of the former American Polled Hereford Association (APHA) all took a lot of criticism for the declining demand for Hereford cattle. However, a successful response to societal, consumer, or industrial changes does not always occur overnight, especially as it relates to turning the massive rudder of an entire industry. Today, we have the luxury of reflecting on history and seeing the effect of Hop’s leadership and direction on today’s Hereford breed turnaround. Two decisions made under Hop’s leadership proved to decide the relevance of the Hereford breed into the foreseeable future: 1) the merger of the horned and polled Hereford associations and with it the merger of two great populations of cattle, and 2) the start-up of a fledgling branded beef program — CHB LLC — launching the Association and its membership into the food industry. In 1990 Hop and renowned meats scientist Gary Smith at Colorado State University discussed historic meat science research indicating that Hereford cattle had a propensity to produce a very tender and palatable steak. The two of them designed a three-year study to quantify the hypothesis that the Hereford breed
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possessed inherent beef quality traits that could command a premium in the marketplace. Hop and then AHA President Tom Selman from Chadron, Neb., convinced the AHA Board that this benchmark research was necessary to find out where the breed stood as it relates to feedlot performance and end-product quality. During fairly difficult financial times, the AHA Board of Directors vigorously supported and funded the project. As a result, science-based specifications were derived that provided a road map for combining both genetics and management strategies for producing high-quality beef in an economically viable manner. CHB® was born under Hop’s direction in 1995, refocusing the Hereford breed on real-world economics and consumer appeal. At the same time that CHB LLC was going through start-up pains, Hop knew that the association memberships representing the two populations of Hereford genetics must operate collectively under one association as opposed to being separate competitors. The typical corporate consolidation sales pitch was employed, “two organizations can build upon economies of scale, shared resources and collective direction,” but the long-term end result of the merger became much more profound than that. Over time, new relationships and partnerships have developed, prejudice, for the most part, has died, and a road of opportunity and prosperity has been paved for a new generation of Hereford breeders. Today, the Hereford breed has made enormous strides in genetic improvement. Over time, the two populations have truly become one breed with different lines that can strategically be used in breeding decisions. The outcome of the AHA and APHA merger proved to blend the best genetics of both populations, allowing the breed to address commercial cow-calf market demands while delivering genetic power to the U.S. beef industry that is hard to quantify. I know Hop was pleased with the success Hereford breeders are experiencing today. He kept up with our progress and read the Hereford World religiously while always being the sideline cheerleader for our cause. For me personally, it was an honor to get my start in this business under him, and today we all have the blessing of 20 years of reflection to better understand what he meant to our industry. See Page 93 for more about Hop. HW
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by Jack Ward, chief operating officer and director of breed improvement jward@hereford.org
Olsen NRSP Data Released Below are National Reference Sire Program (NRSP) results from the 2012-born calves at Olsen Ranch, Harrisburg, Neb. This is still one of the most comprehensive tests within the entire industry and can be used to identify genetics that are favorable for the
traits of interest. The collected data and DNA are used to help the science community to build useful tools for the beef industry, and they also prove that if breeders will make breeding decisions based from fact and data, positive genetic change can be made.
This set of calves graded more than 90% Choice, and this high percentage is due to the Olsen family building a cow herd based off their environment and keeping a close eye on end product merit. This type of production should be a goal of all breeders. Every breeder
Table 1: 2012-born steer calves at Olsen Ranch Sire name
Hot wt.
HCW ratio
Marble
Marble ratio
REA
REA ratio
Backfat
Backfat ratio
CYG
F/G
RFI
BW ratio
EFBEEF M821 Beef Eater U332
890
103%
EFBEEF TFL U208 Tested X651 ET
873
101%
WW ratio
YW ratio
449
96%
13.08
101%
0.68
113%
3.9
5.01
0.61
100
98
99
524
112%
12.89
100%
0.67
112%
3.9
5.14
1.73
95
103
104
H5 Solution 064
868
100%
475
101%
12.80
99%
0.53
88%
3.5
4.58
-0.78
102
98
99
CSU Ram Dominator 4203
827
96%
478
102%
12.40
96%
0.56
93%
3.6
4.78
0.28
96
98
96
DS Beef 9059
855
99%
444
95%
13.03
101%
0.53
88%
3.4
4.74
0.33
101
98
97
K&B Sentinel 0042X
889
103%
474
101%
13.20
102%
0.62
104%
3.7
4.75
-0.42
100
101
102
KCF Bennett Revolution X51
936
108%
488
104%
14.43
112%
0.69
114%
3.7
5.00
0.82
102
105
106
Loewen Foundation 34X
850
98%
439
94%
12.35
96%
0.59
98%
3.7
4.72
-0.25
98
99
101
MCR Harlands Domino 978 ET
876
101%
444
95%
13.42
104%
0.59
98%
3.5
4.53
-0.80
101
98
99
R Visionary 4200
841
97%
478
102%
12.66
98%
0.56
94%
3.5
4.85
0.23
93
99
100
SHF Kennedy 502R X36
874
101%
467
100%
12.99
101%
0.64
107%
3.8
4.75
-0.49
104
106
104
SMN 0527 Liberty 0709
826
96%
460
98%
12.50
97%
0.62
104%
3.7
4.72
-0.51
104
97
96
Whitehawk 330 Beefmaker 923X
910
105%
502
107%
13.08
101%
0.66
110%
3.9
4.82
0.14
101
105
104
should select genetics based off of his environment that have the right kind of calving ease (CE), growth, milk production and end product merit. This selection is important no matter whom he markets bulls to because, at the end of the day, someone will have to feed and slaughter those progeny, and those results will be a reflection of the Hereford breed and that breeder’s program. The Certified Hereford Beef (CHB) program continues to grow and tenderness in Hereford cattle has been a real asset in the development and growth of this program, but today, nearly 75% of all cattle harvested are sold on some type of grid with an emphasis on quality. Jack Turner, Oklahoma City, Okla., put it best during a phone conversation the other day by quoting a Bible verse Genesis 18:7 that reads: “Abraham also ran to the herd and took a tender and choice calf and gave it to the servant.” We can have both, and they will be important to the long-term value of CHB and the Hereford breed. HW
Table 2: EPDs for 2012 NRSP bulls tested at Olsen Ranch Sire name EFBEEF M821 Beef Eater U332
CE CE BW BW WW WW YW YW MM MM MG MCE MCE MCW MCW SC SC EPD ACC EPD ACC EPD ACC EPD ACC EPD ACC EPD EPD ACC EPD ACC EPD ACC 4.7 0.37 2.0 0.76 49 0.68 77 0.70 9 0.26 34 0.2 0.29 64 0.49 2.8 0.49
FAT FAT REA REA MARB MARB EPD ACC EPD ACC EPD ACC BMI CEZ BII 0.009 0.46 0.08 0.47 0.24 0.43 41 24 42
CHB 27
EFBEEF TFL U208 Tested X651 ET
6.5 0.30 -1.8 0.62
61
0.53
96 0.56
20
0.19
51
3.2 0.25
69
0.41
1.4
0.32
0.058 0.31 0.91 0.33
0.41
0.28
30
22
25
37
H5 Solution 064
2.9 0.34
2.6 0.74
53
0.65
90 0.66
28
0.25
54
4.0 0.29
122
0.45
0.8
0.43 -0.019 0.41 0.32 0.42
0.4
0.38
21
18
17
34
CSU Ram Dominator 4203
3.4 0.48 -0.3 0.90
27
0.86
51 0.87
17
0.74
31
3.2 0.42
32
0.74
1.1
0.54 -0.048 0.78 0.08 0.78
0.24
0.82
25
21
25
20
DS Beef 9059
2.1 0.46
2.0 0.90
42
0.87
69 0.88
10
0.79
31
0.1 0.44
79
0.73
0.9
0.64
-0.05 0.78 0.88 0.79
0.19
0.82
25
18
24
28
K&B Sentinel 0042X
6.0 0.35
1.9 0.79
53
0.72
85 0.71
31
0.22
57
5.5 0.29
82
0.43
1.6
0.46 -0.003 0.47 0.37 0.48
0.45
0.48
31
23
26
35
Loewen Foundation 34X
4.5 0.32 -0.1 0.77
61
0.67
98 0.68
17
0.22
48
2.1 0.26
114
0.44
1.2
0.33
0.051 0.41 0.33 0.43
0.37
0.43
26
19
21
34
MCR Harlands Domino 978 ET
2.2 0.23
3.5 0.67
54
0.59
92 0.60
31
0.21
58
2.5 0.21
94
0.36
1.3
0.36 -0.004 0.34 0.41 0.35
0.18
0.31
22
17
18
30
R Visionary 4200
8.0 0.30 -2.5 0.66
54
0.57
87 0.59
30
0.19
57
3.5 0.24
80
0.41
1.3
0.32
0.5 0.31
0.31
0.27
26
23
21
32
SHF Kennedy 502R X365.5
5.5 0.31
1.4 0.72
63
0.62
96 0.65
20
0.21
52
3.3 0.27
123
0.44
2.4
0.44 -0.037 0.40 0.61 0.41
0.39
0.37
41
24
37
41
SMN 0527 Liberty 0709
3.7 0.29
2.7 0.72
48
0.64
75 0.67
13
0.29
37
3.4 0.24
78
0.50
0.7
0.17
0.013 0.40 0.19 0.41
0.01
0.36
19
18
16
21
Whitehawk 330 Beefmaker 923X
2.1 0.31
2.1 0.66
63
0.58 101 0.60
32
0.19
64
1.3 0.26
106
0.42
2.0
0.36
0.028 0.32 0.34 0.34
0.41
0.28
30
18
26
36
0.023 0.30
American Hereford Association National Reference Sire Program Responsibilities of Test Herd:
Responsibilities of Bull Owner:
• Select from nominated bulls • Contact bull owner for semen shipping instructions • Breed 55-60 cows at a random mating across genotypes • Breed 30 cows to one reference sire that has been tested in previous years (at the cost of the test herd, semen and shipping at a commercial rate) • Provide complete data on National Reference Sire Program (NRSP) forms • Breeding data: Cow ID, specific breed makeup (based on percent), age of cow at breeding time, date bred and sire used • Birth data: Calf ID, date of birth, weight and calving ease score • Weaning data: Calf ID, date weaned and weight • Interim data: Calf ID, date, weight • Carcass data: Calf ID, carcass weight, marbling score, fat thickness, ribeye area, internal fat and yield grade • Test herd must provide at least 55% conception rate • Test herd must retain ownership or partnership at 50% or greater on cattle until they have been harvested
• Nominate bulls for test sire • Nominate bulls to American Hereford Association (AHA) by March 1, 2014 • Furnish 60 straws of semen and pay shipping cost to test herds • Pay fees as required
Test Herd Cost: • All costs will be covered by test herd • Test herd will pay for the reference sire semen for the 30 cows, and shipping semen will be priced at a commercial rate, data collection will be paid by test herd on all cattle
Bull Owner Cost: • Semen and shipment of semen • Pay the test herd fee per bull tested when semen is shipped — contact Jack Ward for details
Responsibilities of AHA: • Receive data and report all data back to bull owner and to test herd
AHA Cost: There will be no cost to the test herd or the bull owner for the data reporting done by the AHA
Benefits of Test Sires: • Obtaining high accuracy carcass EPDs (expected progeny differences) • Obtaining performance data compared to other sires tested in herd contemporaries • Opportunity to market semen as a NRSP reference sire, after nominated and selected • Opportunity to test sires next to the top Hereford genetics in the breed
For an application go to Hereford.org/NRSP or contact AHA at 816-842-3757 8
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Association updates The American Hereford Association (AHA) Board of Directors has
approved two rule changes and an increase in fees. Rule 17A: New embryo transfer policy — for embryo transfer (ET) calves there will no longer be an ET certificate required for registration. The new requirement for registering an ET calf will be the reporting of the recovery date of the embryo at the time of flush. As previously, ET calves are charged an additional $10 per head
over and above the normal registry rate (same cost as an ET certificate). This change is effective Nov. 1, 2013. Steers need registration papers: Starting in 2014, all steers showing at the Junior National Hereford Expo (JNHE) must be registered by the AHA and out of a registered sire and dam. No steer certificates will be accepted, only registration papers. The AHA will still offer traditional steer certificates
Spring Gold TPR breeders named Eighty-nine dedicated Hereford breeders achieved Gold TPRTM (Total Performance Records) status for spring 2014, according to the American Hereford Association (AHA). Also, the AHA has released the updated EPDs for spring 2014. The EPDs and the updated Trends, Traits and Distributions report are available online at Hereford.org. The Gold TPR Breeder recognition is presented to progressive Hereford breeders who have measured traits and collected and promptly submitted performance data at all levels of production. “The reason the Gold TPR program was established was to recognize those breeders who go the extra mile to collect data at all levels of production and report that data in a timely manner,” says AHA Chief Operating Officer and Director of Breed Improvement Jack Ward. Since the program’s inception in 2005, Hereford breeders have increased their data collection efforts. Breeders must meet a specific set of requirements in order to be eligible for the program. They are: • Submit herd inventory prior to date inventory surcharge goes into effect. • Complete reporting of calving ease and reproductive status for each dam on inventory. • Complete reporting of birth weights for all live calves recorded in the calf crop. • Complete reporting of weaning weights for all live calves recorded in the calf crop. • Complete reporting of yearling weights for all live calves recorded in the calf crop. • Complete reporting of scrotal measurements for each bull calf with a recorded yearling weight. • Report ultrasound data on 25% or more of the calf crop. • Note: For weaning and yearling weights, disposal codes are accepted if the animal has been removed from the herd. The following Hereford breeders were recognized as spring 2014 Gold TPR Breeders, organized by state:
Arkansas David or Juanita Jennings, Rogers
California Gino Pedretti, El Nido Sonoma Mountain Herefords, Santa Rosa Weimer Cattle Co., Susanville
Colorado Doug Hall, Fruita
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Iowa Ron Beaver Herefords, Clarinda K7 Herefords, Lockridge Simpson Polled Herefords, Redfield
KEG Herefords, Valentine Linton Polled Herefords, Miller Monahan Cattle Co., Hyannis
North Carolina
Georgia
Harry Myers Jr., Statesville
Gary Hedrick, Marietta
North Dakota
Idaho
Friedt Herefords, Mott Stuber Ranch, Bowman
JBB/AL Herefords, Gooding Canyon Gem Livestock, Jerome Colyer Herefords, Bruneau
Illinois Beever Family Herefords, Mansfield
Indiana Grieves Herefords, West Lafayette S.E. Lawrence Polled Herefords, Avilla
Kansas Bookcliff Herefords, Russell Brannan & Reinhardt, Otis CK Ranch, Brookville Douthit-Downey Land & Cattle, St. Francis Mike Flory, Lawrence GLM Herefords, Marysville Gustafson Herefords, Junction City Frank Hug & Sons, Scranton Kansas State University, Manhattan Sandhill Farms/Kevin Schultz, Haviland Schu-Lar Polled Herefords, Lecompton Springhill Hereford Farms, Blue Rapids VJS Polled Herefords, Hays
Ohio NS Polled Herefords, Shaker Heights
Oklahoma Loewen Herefords, Waukomis Mendel Hereford Ranch, Covington Elizabeth Pribil, Hennessey
Oregon Quentin/Gayle Cook, Vale Harrell Hereford Ranch, Baker City High Desert Cattle Company, Canyon City Greg Thomas, Bonanza
Pennsylvania Fields Edge Herefords, Narvon Flat Stone Lick, Marianna
South Dakota
Church View Farm Inc., Millersville R&T Acres, Frederick
Baker Hereford Ranch, Rapid City Bar JZ Polled Herefords, Holabird Dvorak Herefords, Lake Andes Frederickson Ranch, Spearfish Hillsview Farms, Eureka Eric & Roxanne Knock, Tulare Eldon Lee Olthoff, Emery Mike & Lori Peskey, Iroquois Ravine Creek Ranch, Huron Stuwe Herefords, Hoven Richard & Betty Wettlaufer, Winfred
Michigan
Tennessee
Grand Meadows Farm, Ada Ronald MacNaughton, Grand Ledge
Walker Polled Hereford Farm, Morrison
Texas
Minnesota
Flying S Herefords, Dallas Indian Mound Ranch, Canadian JP Family Limited Partnership, San Angelo Kurtis Mathias, Mount Pleasant Texas Stardance Cattle LLC, Hamilton Trinity Farms, Mount Pleasant
Kentucky Beckleys Herefords, Ravenna
Maryland
Bellefy Herefords, Bagley Krogstad Polled Herefords, Fertile Kruse Polled Herefords, Harris Lester Schafer, Buffalo Lake
Missouri Kenneth & Carleen Buchanan, Higginsville Nickelson Farms, Belgrade
Montana Beery Land & Livestock Co., Vida Bernard & Stacie Buzanowski, Pompeys Pillar Churchill Cattle Co., Manhattan Holden Herefords, Valier Richard & Shirley Thomas, Gold Creek Wichman Herefords, Moore
Nebraska Blueberry Hill Farms Inc., Norfolk JB Ranch, Wayne Joe Brockman, Lawrence
Virginia Bay Brook Farm, Dabneys Deer Track Farm, Spotsylvania Meadow Ridge Farms, Inc., Broadway
West Virginia West Virginia University, Morgantown
Wisconsin Henry/Charlotte Handzel Jr., Whiskey Run Farms, Cottage Grove Huth Polled Herefords, Oakfield
Wyoming Ned & Jan Ward, Sheridan HW
for those state and regional shows not requiring a registration paper on steers at this time. New registration and enrollment fees: Starting Jan. 1, 2014, registration fees will increase 50 cents per head and Total Performance Records (TPR) cow herd enrollment fees will increase by 50 cents.
Reno photos available Western Nugget National Hereford Show photos, including candids and backdrop photos, are available to purchase at HerefordPhotoShop.com.
Hereford prints for sale Support Hereford youth and purchase Hereford prints. Unveiled during the Hereford Youth Foundation of America (HYFA) “Growing a Lasting Legacy” campaign fundraiser, the Out at Tie Outs art-mounted print is the perfect gift for any Hereford enthusiast. The photo was taken by Heidi Anderson, Legacy Livestock, of the historic West Bottoms during the recent JNHE in Kansas City. Print No. 1 sold in Kansas City, while numbers 2-99 are now available. You can order a 10" × 20" for $140 or a 12" × 36" for $225. Also unveiled in Kansas City was The Hereford Ox, 1840. The original canvas painting is on display at the AHA. Ten limited-edition canvas prints were sold. Now HYFA is offering 11" × 14" prints of The Hereford Ox, 1840 as well as those of “Anxiety 4” and “Silver.” Prints of all three can be purchased individually for $30 or a set of “Anxiety 4” and “Silver” for $50. Visit HerefordYouthFoundation.org to order all four HYFA prints.
Hereford offers internships, ambassador program AHA is offering several opportunities this summer for college students hoping to further their education and gain valuable real-world experience working with youth activities. Junior activities internship — The AHA youth department is offering college juniors or seniors the opportunity to assist with the planning and execution of junior shows and leadership events and to gain experience in association work. Applicants must be enrolled in an agriculture-related major and should be self-starters who are detail-oriented and outgoing and have the ability to work well with all types of people. Travel to the JNHE and other shows should be expected as part of the internship. AHA communications internship — The AHA communications and marketing team is offering a communications internship for college juniors or seniors to assist with communication projects and production of Herd Book, August and September Hereford World issues. Applicants must be working toward a degree in agriculture communications or agricultural journalism. Writing and Hereford.org
Hereford-sired replacement females average $529 more than Angus-sired editing skills are required. Experience with photography, social media and website maintenance is preferred but not required. Both internships span approximately mid-May to mid-August, with specific starting and ending dates depending on applicant’s availability. Applications for both are due Feb. 15. Applicants for the junior activities intern can send a cover letter, résumé and references to Amy Cowan, AHA director of youth activities, P.O. Box 014059, Kansas City, MO 64101. For more information, contact Cowan at 816-842-3757 or acowan@hereford.org. Communication applicants can send a cover letter, résumé, three writing samples and references to Angie Stump Denton, AHA director of communications, 1039 Vista Rd., Blue Rapids, KS 66411. For more information, contact Denton at 785-562-6197 or adenton@hereford.org.
Real-world research utilizing Hereford bulls has led to documented real-world results in baldie female demand compared to straightbred Angus females. During the recent Circle A Ranch Sale Oct. 19, 29 black-baldie heifers averaged $2,960, and the top-selling lot was black-baldie heifers bred with heifer-calf-confirmed pregnancies at $3,450 each. The average price paid for the 269 straight-bred Angus heifers was $2,431. That’s a Hereford-sired advantage of $529 per head in price. In 2007 Circle A Ranch, Iberia, Mo., began a research project with the American Hereford Association (AHA) designed to determine and measure the advantages of using Hereford genetics on commercial Angus cows. Results from the project documented the Hereford efficiency advantage with a 7% increase in conception rate along with improved feed efficiency and average daily gain. Utilizing the Circle A data, economist Vern Pierce developed an economic model
which projected that over a 10-year period, using Hereford bulls on Angus-based females would add $514 net over the life of a cow or approximately $51 per cow per year to a rancher’s bottom line. Now, six years later, Circle A is still using Hereford genetics and having great success. Circle A’s Nick Hammett says that since the completion of the research project, the ranch has purchased four Hereford bulls that it is utilizing natural service and collecting for artificial insemination. The Hereford bulls are mated to Angus cows, and the resulting heifers are highly sought-after. Each fall Circle A Ranch offers bred replacement heifers in its production sale, and in recent years, the Hereford-sired heifers have been topping the sale. Hammett says the Circle A Ranch staff plans to continue using Hereford bulls: “We will keep using Hereford genetics. If they keep selling like this, it’s a win-win for us. We harvest all the steer progeny, and the F1 females sell really well.” HW
JNHE Ambassador Program College students can also apply for the JNHE Ambassador Program. The 2014 ambassadors will assist the NJHA board and AHA staff throughout the JNHE week — July 5-13 — in Harrisburg, Pa. The five ambassador positions include: 1. Contest coordinator — help with the facilitation of the 22 contests including room setup, starting on time, judge gifts, etc. 2. Event coordinator — assist with organization of opening ceremonies, awards banquet and shows. 3. Technology coordinator — assist with show office, data entry, social media, etc. 4. Operations assistant — help coordinate people and cattle checkins and assist with oversight of tie outs, showring and facility setup. 5. Communications assistant — assist with press releases, photos and daily newsletter as well as contribute to the September Hereford World. Candidates must be a 2014 high school graduate or older and must have had national show experience. Ambassadors cannot be exhibitors or competitors at the 2014 JNHE. Ambassador applications are available online at Hereford.org/jnheambassador and are due March 15.
Hereford banner, flag available for purchase Hereford breeders can order the Profitabull Hereford banner and the Hereford flag that were displayed in Denver. The 3' × 8' banner costs $125 and the 1' × 4' flag is $50. To order, visit Hereford.org and under the “Marketplace” tab is the “Hereford banner, flag” link. To order, you will be directed to the Boelte-Hall website. On that site select “Boelte-Hall Greeting Cards,” and then this link should take you to a page with Hereford cards. Scroll to the bottom of the page to find the banner and flag options. HW Hereford.org
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MEMBER SERVICE In this issue we introduce a new column focused on customer service. Each column will include tips and tricks to help Hereford breeders with registration, transfer and other Association-related services. If you have questions or ideas for the column, e-mail Christy Bradshaw, American Hereford Association (AHA) education coordinator, at cbradshaw@hereford.org.
Tips for the month Records department customer service: Please be prepared when calling the records department. To make the call more efficient,
by Christy Bradshaw, AHA education coordinator cbradshaw@hereford.org
members are encouraged to have their member number ready. This will speed up the process of helping with the specific request. MyHerd.org: MyHerd.org is the future of AHA online registration. Christy Bradshaw, AHA education coordinator, will be at the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo Feb. 1-3, demonstrating how to use MyHerd.org. The system has been created and tested by AHA members, and it offers features to which breeders have previously not had access. Members who have time in Fort Worth and would like to learn more, to test drive
or to sign-up for enrollment should stop by and talk to Christy. Members who can’t make the trip to Texas can e-mail questions to myherd@ hereford.org. Christy will be attending other Hereford events during the coming year to demonstrate the new system. Upcoming TPR surcharge deadline: Don’t forget to update and submit spring 2014 herd inventory before March 1. Inventories submitted after this date will incur an additional $2 per head surcharge on each female maintained on the spring inventory.
FAQs Q: How do I request a DNA kit? A: Call AHA customer service at 816-842-3757 to request a DNA test kit or e-mail requests to records@hereford.org. Please note: When you e-mail a DNA request, please provide your member number, the animal’s registration number and the reason for DNA testing (artificial insemination [AI] certification, walking herd sire, ET permit, etc.). Q: Why does my calf have a question mark registration number? Example: ?175431 A: When you receive a “yellow sheet” in the mail regarding a failed calf recording, the question mark number is assigned to the calf because of a registration error. Once the error is corrected (AI certificate released, mating clash resolved, information completed, etc.), the calf will then receive an eight-digit registration number. Q: My steer calf that I plan to exhibit at the Junior National Hereford Expo (JNHE) is by an AI sire. Do I need an AI certificate to register my steer?
A: Yes, if you want to register your steer to show at the JNHE, you will need an AI certificate to complete registration. All steers showing at the 2014 JNHE must have a registration certificate and be out of a registered sire and dam.
Q: I have two miniature Herefords that I want to register. How do I register them? A: In order to be eligible for entry in the American Hereford Record, an animal must be the offspring of registered Hereford parents. Miniature Herefords do not have a separate record nor are they treated differently. Miniature Herefords are expected to follow all AHA rules and regulations. Assuming that your miniature Herefords are eligible for registration, go to Hereford.org, click on “Forms Library” to download the two part registration application or if you do not have Internet access you may call the Association and request a registration form to be mailed out.
Q: How long will it take to get my DNA results back?
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A: The current DNA turnaround is from three to four weeks from the date the lab acknowledges the DNA sample — not from the date the sample arrives. The Association receives DNA results once a week from the lab, consequently results cannot be guaranteed in an exact time frame. Please allow yourself enough time for the lab to get results because the DNA tests cannot be rushed. HW Hereford.org
by Larry Brooks whiteface1881@gmail.com
“CHB Bites” is a column designed to keep you in-the-know about Certified Hereford Beef (CHB) program happenings. You can also follow CHB on Facebook at facebook.com/CertifiedHerefordBeef.
Pictured at the Greater Omaha packing plant (front row, l to r) are: Brad Ellefson, CHB LLC vice president of retail; Sam Shaw, CHB LLC board member; Trey Befort, CHB LLC supply chain manager; and Andrew Brooks, CHB LLC vice president of marketing. Second row (l to r) are: Joe Van Newkirk, CHB LLC board member; Dan Jensen, Greater Omaha vice president of sales; Angelo Fili, Greater Omaha executive vice president; Ed McMillan, CHB LLC board member; Craig Huffhines, AHA executive vice president; and Dale Venhuizen, CHB LLC board president. Back row (l to r) are: Mick Welch, CHB LLC vice president of sales; David Throwbridge, CHB LLC board member; Nick Rausch, Greater Omaha sales; and Dale Micheli, CHB LLC board member. Not pictured is John Stadler, CHB LLC board member.
CHB LLC board meets in Omaha The CHB LLC board of directors met Dec. 16-17 in Omaha, Neb., and toured the newly expanded Greater Omaha Packing Co. Inc. facility. Greater Omaha is one of CHB’s packing partners and promotes CHB® worldwide. Day two of the tour featured a questionand-answer session with Greater Omaha sales representative, Nick Raush. CHB LLC board members and staff had the opportunity to learn more about how CHB is marketed and sold to the food service industry.
28th Annual
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Nick Rausch, Greater Omaha sales, visits with CHB LLC board members.
Ashley Foods Inc. receives second million pound award
15 Bulls • 45 Females SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Show: Friday, February 28, 2014 • 1 p.m. Sale: Saturday, March 1, 2014 • New Market Hall • 1 p.m. Junior Show: Sunday, March 2, 2014 • 8 a.m. This is a Jackpot Show open to all 4-H/FFA members regardless of residence Ashley Foods Inc., Philadelphia, joined the CHB team in 2007. It recently received its second million pound award. Ashley Foods is known for distributing to the complete spectrum of the foodservice chain. Pictured (l to r) are: Mick Welch CHB LLC vice president of sales; Bernie Loke, owner of Ashley Foods Inc.; and Michael Watson, Ashley Foods sales manager. HW
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She sells. March 2013 daughter of RC Rock Solid 107
325 • 43436805
She sells. Feb. 2013 daughter of C New Era ET
3024 • P43413256
She sells. Feb. 2013 daughter of ASM 903 242 Message 108
Auctioneer: Dale Stith 918-760-1550 Proven and Experienced
BW 1.2 44 WW 74 YW MM 25 M&G 47
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He sells. Feb. 2013 son of NJW 73S W18 Hometown 10Y ET
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For catalog, contact:
Earlene Thomas, Secretary Kentucky Hereford Association 2396 Union City Rd. • Richmond, KY 40475 859-623-5734
Semen: $20/Straw
C&L DOUBLE TIME 452M 9B Sire: BT Butler 452M • Dam: WBF Lady Dom F243 6T PREDICTABLE, PROVEN CALVING EASE
HEREFORD RANCH
920-474-7403 • 262-617-6346 Cell www.cnlfarm.com • cnlfarm@execpc.com
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54th Annual Bull and Female Sale Monday, March 10, 2014 • 1 p.m. At the farm located near Burchard, Neb.
Selling 40 Polled Hereford Bulls and 30 Bred and Open Females
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GE•EPD BW 0.8 WW 49 YW 82 MM 21 M&G 45 FAT 0.040 REA 0.31 MARB 0.06
CT Booker 161T ET
Calved: Oct. 1, 2007 Sire: CS Boomer 29F • MGS: Carlsons New Idea B46
CT Charlie 19A
Calved: Feb. 16, 2013 Sire: Boyd Masterpiece 0220 MGS: NJW FHF 9710 Tank 45P
Catalog and more pictures will be available on our website. Call or e-mail for catalog Hereford.org
Calved: March 18, 2013 Sire: CT Booker 161T ET • MGS: HH Hunter 572P
2.3 54 80 24 51 0.048 0.44 0.19
CT Ford 17A
Calved: March 18, 2012 Sire: NJW FHF 9710 Tank 45P MGS: HH Hunter 572P
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CT Brickhouse 56A
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CT Tank 58Z
BW 1.9 WW 49 YW 80 MM 22 M&G 46 FAT 0.013 REA 0.44 MARB 0.06
CT 66X 122Z ET
Calved: March 11, 2013 Sire: C&L CT Federal 485T 6Y MGS: SB Star Hollywood 103N ET
2.5 49 78 32 57 0.009 0.40 0.18
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CT Miss Martha 76A Calved: March 14, 2013 Sire: Boyd Masterpiece 0220 MGS: HH Hunter 572P
BW 2.2 WW 53 93 YW MM 19 M&G 46 FAT -0.038 REA 0.60 MARB 0.13
Calved: Nov. 16, 2012 Sire: Loewen 502R 28R 66X MGS: BR Moler ET
1.8 54 84 19 46 0.010 0.59 -0.02
BW WW YW MM M&G FAT REA MARB
4.1 59 93 23 53 0.015 0.45 0.16
CT Miss Dancer 113A Calved: July 15, 2013 Sire: CT Bookmark 181X ET MGS: Golden Oak Outcross 18U
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DNA testing for brisket disease susceptibility Since 2009 Manuel Encinias, New Mexico State University Extension beef specialist, and Jon Beever, University of Illinois animal science professor, have been studying the genetic aspect of brisket disease. Encinias and Beever hope to find a genetic marker for susceptibility to brisket disease. Beever says he believes it’s possible. “Since it’s heritable, this means that we can find — somewhere in the DNA — the set of genes and changes in those genes that control that susceptibility,” he explains. Beever adds that there is a belief that, in general, the Hereford breed is better suited to high altitude, and there is some data to support that belief, but it would be advantageous to those selecting for that trait to have a DNA marker. “We believe that we can develop a fairly accurate DNA-based test that might be applicable to any cow in the world. We would then know whether this animal can survive at 8500 ft., or realize that this animal wouldn’t make it, and there’s no point in taking it up there—or no point in using semen from that animal in a herd that lives at high elevation,” Beever says. American Hereford Association Chief Operating Officer and Director of Breed Improvement Jack Ward says, “Brisket disease is a trait of interest that has huge economic impact in some regions of the U.S, and it would be very useful to have a simple marker test to find genetics that are favorable for this trait. This test could reduce the risk for breeders supplying genetics to these regions.” The major obstacle to the project is getting DNA on animals that have been PAP tested. It takes hundreds of DNA samples for Beever to be able to find the genetic marker reliably. If you are interested in supporting this project, contact Beever at jbeever@illinois.edu or 217-333-4194. HW
beef cattle. He estimates he’s tested more than 350,000 head to date. The lower the score the better, but there are many factors to consider. The test must be performed in high elevation. Holt says, “Testing below 5,500 feet should always be viewed as a screening test meaning that a high PAP score is accurate but a low score only means that at this elevation the
animal may be a worthy candidate for altitude use but should be retested after arrival in higher elevations. A high PAP score, regardless of elevation, is accurate but a low score at a low elevation should always be repeated once a higher elevation is reached.” Other criteria involved include the age and sex of the animal. One of only about 12 people in the country that perform the test, Holt gives the cattlemen the PAP score as well as the systolic over diastolic blood pressure.
“Using those three numbers, I will help them decide about each animal,” Holt says. “It’s an instantaneous evaluation but we talk about each animal when it comes through and make a decision. We are making some big decisions right at the chute.” Typically a score in the 30s or the low 40s will be fine at high elevations. Holt cautions though, “While the test is about 95% accurate when done at higher elevation (greater than 6,000 feet), it is not the whole answer. A low PAP test does not mean the animal will never get brisket since there are other factors that can initiate the onset of the disease. The PAP test can only tell if an animal has pulmonary hypertension; it cannot determine why. In most cases we think that the elevated pressure may be genetic in origin but we cannot forget all the environmental conditions that can result in brisket disease. The other influences that can be an issue are pneumonia, feed, parasites, among others. There can also be congenital heart and lung defects.” Though there are no guarantees, Holt estimates that about 90% of high altitude breeders utilize PAP score in some way. It certainly isn’t cheap. Holt’s costs are about $22 to $25 per animal, plus each test takes about three minutes, so there is considerable labor involved. Without it though, the effects of brisket disease can be devastating. “For a completely non-tested herd at 8,000 feet, the death losses that I see range anywhere from 5 to 10% of the calf crop with losses sometimes reaching 20% or more,” Holt says. “Cattle may exhibit other effects of altitude besides death including poor weight gain efficiency and compromised reproductive status.”
Bull buying Susan Nottingham is the fifth generation in her family to manage Nottingham Ranch Co. near Steamboat Springs, Colo. Her 1,100 head of Hereford-Angus cross cows do well on the high altitude ranch. But brisket disease is just a fact of life, she says. “If cattle get brisket, they die, unless you get them to a lot lower altitude very quickly. It’s an
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200 pairs near Oak Creek, Colo. Knott’s family has been in business in that area since 1936. Brisket has been at the forefront of nearly every management decision. “The No. 1 problem is death when you are dealing with brisket disease,” Knott explains in layman’s terms. “The cow cannot adjust her respiratory rate to compensate for the lack of oxygen at higher altitude. So her heart has to work harder to get the same amount of oxygen to the body. As the heart works harder, it increases blood pressure, then it becomes chronic disease, they start retaining fluids, and their performance is reduced. A lot of times on cows, you’ll start having open cows because they can’t meet their reproductive nutrition demand because they are utilizing so much energy just to stay alive. The acute side is their arteries will rupture or the heart will blow out. Ultimately, death is the end result of all brisketrelated issues.” Dead cows and calves don’t help anybody. That’s the reason why cattlemen in high altitudes have kept Hereford part of their herds. Knott says, “Our cow herd has been historically Hereford-Angus based. For a while we went predominately black, and now our cow herd is about 70% Angus, and mostly black-hided. That’s why we’ve been going back with Hereford bulls. We like the phenotype and performance of the Herefords. We can buy better Hereford bulls with less risk of altitude problems than we can Angus bulls.” For high altitude producers, PAP testing is a must. PAP stands for pulmonary arterial pressure, and, at this time, it’s the only way to determine a bovine’s susceptibility to brisket disease. (See “PAP test” sidebar for more information.) Since 1980 Holt has been traveling to high altitude operations and testing
Knott Land & Livestock is adding more Hereford to its herd.
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Hereford advantage Because there are fewer Angus bulls that will PAP test reliably, Knott says they were forced to sacrifice quality or spend more time and money by being more selective in order to buy Angus bulls. “The outcross of a Hereford bull is gaining us 30 to 40 lb. on weaning Hereford.org
The rough mountain terrain is where Hereford bulls’ soundness and longevity can make a difference, Tyler Knott says.
weights and we can buy better quality bulls because the gene pool is broader,” Knott explains. “In the last three years, I haven’t bought any new Angus bulls.” Knott says he’s seen other advantages in his Hereford bull purchases as well. Most of his pastures change 200 to 300 feet in elevation in one pasture. A bull’s ability to travel and stay sound is critical. “Another contributing factor to me switching to Hereford bulls is that Herefords have more structural soundness overall than Angus,” he says. “Angus has selected more toward carcass merit and as a result they’ve reduced the amount of bone structure in them. In the last Angus bulls I bought we have lost several to structural issues including pulled stifles, broken hocks, soft feet, etc. The longevity of bulls in this program is important. With the cost of these bulls now, if you’re only getting two to three years out of an Angus bull and with a Hereford bull you can get four to six years, that’s a much better return on investment.” The bottom line is if you’re in high altitude, Herefords are a good bet. “The Herefords tend to do better than other breeds,” Holt explains. “If we wanted to sum up the Hereford breed as a whole, they tend to have a lower percentage of those tested that have failed. Does that mean they are naturally resistant to the disease? Not necessarily, but they tend to be more reliable at all elevations.” HW
PAP test PAP or pulmonary arterial pressure is measured by a procedure called “right heart catheterization.” Tim Holt, DVM and associate professor in the College of Veterinary Medicine at Colorado State University, has been performing this test since 1980. In order to test the pressure, a small plastic tube is passed through a needle into the jugular vein with blood flow to the upper right side of the heart or atrium through a valve, then into the lower right side or ventricle, through another valve and into the pulmonary artery just before it branches into the lungs. Pressure waves are observed on a heart monitor and the monitor provides a readout of the average pressure. The PAP score, combined with diastolic over systolic blood pressure, is used to determine if the animal is likely to be susceptible to brisket disease. The test is about 95% effective when done when the animal is acclimated (spent at least four weeks at 6,000 ft. elevation or higher). If the animal scores 45 or above, it is considered a moderate risk for high elevation use. An animal measuring above 48 is considered to be a high risk for elevation use. A “good” score, or lower risk measurement, would be 44 or below. If the test is done below 5,500 ft., it can be used as a screening test only. In other words, Holt explains, if a bull is tested at 5,000 ft. of elevation and he scores a 55, he will not do well in a high altitude. However, if a bull scores a 36 that score doesn’t necessarily mean the score will remain 36 once he moves higher and is acclimated. “When the test is done at lower elevations, it can be used as a screening test only,” Holt explains. “It can help bull buyers eliminate bulls, and rule out some bulls definitively, but does not necessarily say which bulls will do well.” In that situation, the bull buyer should re-test once the bull is acclimated to the high elevation and then decide if the bull should remain in the new herd. HW
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economic challenge for sure,” she says. “If you’re at altitude, you know you have to try to minimize your losses in any way you can.” While some producers PAP test all replacement females, Nottingham says because of her large herd, she just can’t justify the expense. Instead, she is careful when purchasing bulls. Bulls must have a good PAP score, and because of the heritability of the trait, her calves (which she doesn’t sell until they reach about 900 lb.) and retained replacements will, for the most part, do fine. “When a cow has a calf that gets brisket, we get rid of her,” Nottingham says. “It’s a genetic thing, more than anything. There are a lot of contributing factors to brisket, although genetics are certainly the primary reason.” Nottingham says she would prefer to buy bulls raised at high altitude, but that’s not always possible. That’s why it’s important to get a PAP score guarantee when purchasing. Most bull sellers offer that although it’s certainly something worth checking. Testing is a hassle as cattle cannot be tested below 4,500 feet, and cattle must be at altitude for three to four weeks before they can accurately be tested. “For instance,” Nottingham explains, “two years ago I bought 17 Hereford bulls from Van Newkirks (Nebraska).” Two months later when Holt PAP tested them, three didn’t pass. Van Newkirks gladly took the bulls back because their passing the test was a condition of the sale. “That happens fairly often, because I buy in volume,” Nottingham says. That’s the reason why it’s critical for producers to use reputable breeders like Van Newkirks, who will stand behind their bulls. “It’s important to have a producer that will work with you,” Nottingham says. “You have to make known before you buy that it’s a condition of the purchase.” Tyler Knott agrees and only buys bulls that pass the PAP test. Knott says even though his family has been selecting based on susceptibility to brisket disease for 40 years, problems still arise. That’s one reason why they are trying to increase the Hereford blood in their cow herd. “I wouldn’t say we’ve had an increase of issues,” he says, “but the problem we are having with Angus is the genetic pool that we have to choose from is so much smaller that we are starting to have concerns of linebreeding issues. As commercial producers, we are trying to capitalize on heterosis and the resulting hybrid vigor and growth. Breeding Herefords to Angus provides this benefit.”
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Biosecurity: Tips on Bringing Home a New Bull by Heather Smith Thomas
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aintaining optimum herd health depends on many things — including a good nutrition program, vaccination and minimizing the possibilities for new diseases to enter the herd. One of the most common ways that new diseases come into a herd is with new animals. Biosecurity measures are an important part of disease prevention. Even if a producer has a “closed” herd, new bulls are purchased occasionally to bring in new bloodlines. Thus it is important to make sure those bulls are healthy and not carrying a disease that your herd has not encountered. Ron Gill, Texas A&M associate department head and Extension specialist, says the things you’d need to worry about will depend partly upon the age of the bull and what he has been exposed to, and whether he’s been exposed to cows or not. “Many people make the assumption that young bulls are virgin bulls, and that’s usually a mistake. Most young bulls have had opportunity to be with cows,” he says. A vital partner in evaluating a new bull purchase is your veterinarian. “Always work with your veterinarian, on this, and in getting your new bulls in synch
with your herd health program,” Gill says.
Breeding-related diseases Trichomoniasis ”trich” is an issue in some herds, and this is something you certainly don’t want to bring into your herd via an infected bull. “Bulls are required to be tested before they change ownership or possession, unless they are under a certain age. If a person is buying bulls of any age that have been exposed to cows, some state regulations require multiple tests while others require only one test, but one test is not adequate. As a ranch, you need to manage for prevention or eradication of this disease. There are some false negatives that show up with either the culture or the PCR test, so it takes more than one test,” Gill says. The tests need to be run a minimum of twice (and preferably three times) at least a week apart to find if the bull is actually negative before he is put with the cows. With three negative tests, a person can be 99% sure that the bull does not have trich. “The multiple tests are something that nobody is doing, however, so now we are finding more and more bulls introducing trich to the cow herds they are coming into,” he says.
Vibrio is another concern. “Often bulls have not been vaccinated for vibrio, particularly if they are virgin bulls,” Gill says. It is possible to bring any sexually transmitted disease into your herd even when purchasing bulls assumed to be virgins.
BVD and IBR Some of the viral respiratory/ reproductive diseases like BVD (bovine viral diarrhea) and IBR (infectious bovine rhinotracheitis) can be brought into a herd by an infected bull. “It’s important to see whether a bull is PI (persistently infected) with BVD or not. We’ve seen some bulls come into a producer’s herd that looked really good, showing no signs of BVD, but then we find out they are carriers. If the bull has not been tested, or you don’t know if he’s been tested, I would recommend having him tested before he’s brought into the herd,” says Gill. Having a bull turn up PI is not common, but it can happen. BVD is certainly a disease you don’t want to bring into your herd. “This is easy to test for, and if your veterinarian is going through a battery of tests for the bulls, this is something you ought to add. This can be done with an ear notch, but we’ve also found some
bulls that carry the BVD virus in their semen,” he says. IBR is another issue of concern. “This is more difficult to test for, looking at blood titers. The animal may have a titer just from vaccination. You are trying to build titers (antibody protection) against the disease. Unless the titer is really high, you don’t know whether it’s from natural exposure they’ve recovered from, or from vaccination.”
Anaplasmosis “Some of the problems we’ve seen in bulls brought into Texas or moved from one region of Texas to another is anaplasmosis. If bulls were raised in an area where this disease is endemic, those bulls may be carriers even if they don’t express any signs of disease. If they are introduced into a cow herd that is naïve to anaplasmosis, there is risk that anaplasmosis will spread through the cows,” Gill explains. The reverse is also true. “If a naïve yearling or 2-year-old bull is put with a herd of cows that carry anaplasmosis, you could lose the bull. Either of these situations can be a serious issue, so you need to know the herd status, one way or the other,” he says. Gill recommends that bulls coming into a herd be tested to see if they do have anaplasmosis. “Most people don’t test the bulls, but we’ve seen more issues these past three or four years with bulls that have been moved from areas where anaplasmosis is an issue.”
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This is a serious disease that generally infects cattle at a young age if they are exposed to the pathogens shed in manure from carrier cows. It takes years, however, before signs of the disease show up with weight loss and diarrhea. A bull might be infected and you’d never know it, but he could introduce this devastating disease into your herd. “If you can buy bulls from herds that are certified Johne’s free, this is best. It’s almost impossible to test for this in young animals, such as a yearling or 2-year-old bull. They generally aren’t shedding the pathogen yet, until they are 4 or 5 years old. A bull might be brought in with Johne’s and be sold (replaced with a younger bull) before he ever shows clinical signs of this disease. You might never know Hereford.org
that he brought this disease to your herd,” says Gill.
Parasites “Make sure a bull is not carrying any internal or external parasites before he goes out on your pastures or mingles with your cattle. You should get him in sync with your own deworming and delousing program. We’ve seen some instances where people brought in bulls that were loaded with parasites and they didn’t know it, and undermined their deworming programs,” says Gill.
Quarantine We often talk about keeping animals — new bulls or any other new cattle of any age coming onto the ranch — quarantined for a certain period of time. “For most new bulls, however, the ‘quarantine’ period is simply the ride home,” Gill explains. A three-week quarantine may be adequate to know if the bull was exposed to some types of diseases for which he might show symptoms soon, but for diseases like trich, PI BVD, Johne’s, etc. quarantine won’t help. You could quarantine a bull for his whole life and problems might not show up. The quarantine time is important, however. It gives you a chance to know if the bull is coming down with a contagious disease and also gives you time to vaccinate him. It’s wise to vaccinate incoming bulls for all major diseases, including giving clostridial vaccines. “A lot of people don’t vaccinate their bulls, and end up with bulls getting a clostridial infection and losing the bull. This is a cheap vaccine. When you bring bulls home, the quarantine period is when you can get all your vaccines into them and make sure they are on your health program. Trich tests should have already been done, but if not, you can make sure it gets done, and do any follow-up testing. A bull might pass the initial test, but I recommend re-testing at least twice for trich,” he says. There is a big advantage to buying bulls well ahead of when you plan to turn them out with the cows. Sometimes a bull becomes injured and you have to replace him quickly, but in most cases you want your bulls home for a while before you need to use them. “Many people buy young bulls at a sale in March and turn them out in April, and haven’t had time to do anything with those bulls. I personally like to buy a bull in October and have him ready for the next spring. This not only gets him on the same herd health program as the cows, but gets him toughened up and ready to go to work. If he’s been on a concentrate feed, this gives his rumen a chance to adapt and get back on a complete forage diet,” says Gill. “We see a lot of young bulls fall apart after they are brought home and turned out. They’ve been fed well and then get turned out and don’t eat much while they are chasing cows, and lose weight and health.” HW Hereford.org
Precautions It pays to know your source for seedstock. This is the first step in a biosecurity program. “We don’t recommend buying bulls from an auction market on a regular sale day, primarily for that reason. You don’t know where those bulls came from or what they have been exposed to. There are some people who sell really good bulls through the auction, but the buyer does need to be cautious. These cautions do not apply if a breeder is working with an auction to market bulls, and you have information on the source and history of the bulls,” says Ron Gill, Texas A&M associate department head and Extension specialist. “If you buy anything from an unknown source, your battery of tests needs to be ramped up.” If it’s an older bull that has been with cows, you have no idea what diseases he may have been exposed to — unless you know where he came from and the health program of the rancher who’s selling him.
“Many people buy bulls that are guaranteed fertile, but the bulls don’t get the cows bred. They may have passed the breeding soundness exam (BSE) but I still think they should be tested again when you bring them home. At that point you can also look for viruses like IBR and BVD in the semen,” he says. “You might buy a bull that was guaranteed sound and turn him out and find out that he doesn’t breed cows. The breeder may give your money back, but you’ve lost that next year’s calf crop. It’s better to just check that bull again when you bring him home and do some of the other screenings and tests at the same time. “Several times I’ve bought guaranteed bulls, tested them on the way home, and taken them right back to the breeder if they don’t pass the BSE,” he adds. They may have passed their BSE earlier, but maybe too much time has elapsed and something else has gone wrong. You don’t know. So another test is just a safety measure. HW
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Bull Management: Vaccinations and Health by Heather Smith Thomas
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ulls should be on a good health care program, just like your cow herd. According to Dr. Ron Skinner, a veterinarian/breeder near Hall, Mont., there are four things that can play major roles in cattle health and the fertility of a bull — nutrition, genetics, disease and stress — that make the animal more vulnerable to disease. “Reproduction in a bull is no better than the weakest link in that chain,” Skinner says. If any of these factors create a problem, fertility will be compromised. The bull may be infertile or may have suboptimal fertility. A low pregnancy rate in the first half of the breeding season in the cows being bred by a certain bull may be the result of suboptimal fertility due to any one of those factors. “If you have a bull in a single sire group that is not getting as many cows settled as he should, it could be that he’s not as fertile as he should be, due to a weak link in that chain,” he explains. “The bull may not have optimal fertility because he is exhausting
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his semen supply and is not producing semen as well as he should — because of one of those factors. If a bull is being used very heavily, usually a seven-day rest will bring him back to full speed, regarding semen count or production. Rotating bulls in and out of the cow herd (in for a week, out for a week) is not a bad strategy, but if a bull is healthy, heavy use is not damaging to his reproductive abilities — unless he injures himself.” A bull may deplete his semen supply under heavy use but should be able to come right back with a short rest, even just an overnight rest if he bred only two to three cows that day, since there are always more sperm developing. If a bull is trying to breed numerous cows each day and is worn down nutritionally, however, this is the bull that needs to be out for a week, not just overnight.
Getting ’em ready “Bulls need to be vaccinated before breeding season. Often they are neglected or left behind in all the cattle processing. Then
it comes time to turn the bulls out and people realize they haven’t been vaccinated. Bulls should be vaccinated well ahead of the breeding season,” Skinner explains. It’s not wise to vaccinate bulls the day you turn them out. Depending on the age of the bull and what you vaccinate for, the time it takes for immunity to develop after vaccination can vary. A booster shot does not take as long as a first-time shot. If the bull has stress, or reactions from vaccination, this may compromise his abilities for a while during the start of breeding, depending on the vaccine. “IBR vaccine, for instance, should be given long enough ahead of time that the animal, if stressed, can get past any recrudescence of the IBR virus and any shedding of the virus. This may take two weeks, but if you give the vaccine 30 days ahead of time the bull should no longer be shedding by the time you turn him out,” says Skinner. “Some people will tell you it’s better to vaccinate at least 60 days ahead, so that if the
bull has a fever, he’ll have a new batch of sperm cells by breeding time. But the bull will be going through a stress period as soon as he goes out with the cows, that first 30 days, and he needs some immunity. We find that IBR recrudesces in a cow during the stress of estrus, and if you are going into a herd with a bull that is not properly vaccinated, he is apt to be challenged from that cow herd.” You want the bull to have peak immunity to protect him during that first 30 days, as well as no temporary impairments from his own vaccination that might hinder his fertility or ability to breed cows at this crucial time, so vaccinate him several weeks ahead of turnout. In many cases you will be vaccinating semi-annually (fall and spring), depending on the risks for certain diseases in your area and your veterinarian’s advice. So plan ahead and have a good vaccination program for the bulls, just as you would your cows. HW
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Factors That Affect Breeding Ability in Bulls by Heather Smith Thomas
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here are many factors that play a role in fertility and breeding ability in bulls, including semen quality, soundness, desire to breed cows, etc. Most producers make sure that every bull passes a breeding soundness examination (sometimes referred to as a BSE) before putting him out with cows. Dee Whittier, DVM and Virginia Tech large animal clinical sciences professor, says it’s good to start with the bull breeding soundness exam that is outlined by the Society of Theriogenology. “This is based on good research and is a place to start when assessing a bull. It basically looks at five things,” Whittier explains.
Physical soundness — feet and legs, eyes, etc.;
Reproductive tract soundness;
Scrotal circumference — meets the minimum requirement;
Minimum percentage of sperm cells that are normal; and
Acceptable motility.
“Beyond the things we check on the breeding soundness exam, there are a few other issues we need to look at to make sure the bulls can get the job done. We tell producers that the procedure is an examination of this bull on this particular day, and even though he might pass that test just fine, he may not be fine a month down the road. Bulls may get sick, or become injured or lame. The breeding season is a stressful time.”
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“This is where we start, and we recommend that every bull, every year, has a breeding soundness exam,” he adds.
Breeding soundness exam This examination can detect almost all the problems that might interfere with a bull’s fertility or ability to breed cows. “A thorough examination can find the young bulls that have congenital abnormalities or other problems with the reproductive tract. An injury or infection would also be discovered at that time,” Whittier says. Things can happen from one year to the next, and even if a bull
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passed his test last year, he may have had an injury or an infection or some other problem that could interfere with his ability to breed and settle cows this year. “The Western College of Veterinary Medicine in Saskatchewan did a study and put together all their data on bull breeding soundness exams.
They found that basically the same percentage of bulls failed at each age, across the years. Some people feel they only need to test the young bulls or the older bulls and think the middleaged bulls won’t have problems. But just as high a percentage of those bulls fail every year,” Whittier says.
There are some things that are not assessed with the breeding soundness exam that can affect a bull’s breeding ability. The exam does not assess libido (sex drive), for instance. This is just as important as fertility. Even if the bull is fertile and sound, if he doesn’t actually breed the cows, he won’t sire any calves. Libido is not easy to measure in a test setting. “This puts the responsibility onto the producer, to monitor the breeding groups and make sure each bull is doing the job,” Whittier says. The young, inexperienced bull needs to be closely watched, but a libido problem can happen with an older bull, as well. An older, overweight bull may become lazy or arthritic and may lose interest in breeding. Weight and body condition are important factors in whether a bull will be a good breeder. He needs to be in proper fitness condition to be athletic and have the endurance to cover a lot of territory and breed a lot of cows. “For a long time, I told producers that they needed to have the bulls in abundant flesh because they would lose weight
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during the breeding season, and Don’t just turn ’em out needed some reserve. Then I saw a There’s no substitute for monitoring really interesting study that was done the bulls and making sure they are in Canada, in some large community breeding cows. Then you’ll know if a breeding pastures,” Whittier says. bull gets hurt or goes lame, and he can The research was done by Glenn be brought in, and another bull can be Coulter, who earlier had measured put in his place. the fat in the bulls’ scrotums (and You also need to know if certain found that fat bulls are less fertile bulls are keeping the others from because the fat insulates the testicles breeding the cows. Social dominance and keeps them too warm for can be a big factor regarding what optimum sperm production and also happens in a breeding pasture. One hinders the bulls’ ability to raise and or two bulls may be doing all the lower the testicles to keep them at a breeding and keeping the more timid proper temperature). bulls away from the cows. “In this particular study on the “If a bull becomes injured, it’s community pastures, however, all an emergency to get him out of the they did was check backfat, using pasture. One of the things that can ultrasound. Then they turned out 30 happen is that an injured dominant to 50 bulls in each pasture. They blood bull will continue to intimidate other typed the bulls and the cows and the bulls even if he himself is not able to calves, so they could tell which bulls breed the cows. He may have a sore sired which calves,” he explains. foot, or some other problem like a In this way they could tell how breeding injury (penile or prepuce many calves each bull had sired. injury) and he is not breeding any “If you’d have asked me what was cows, but is still keeping the other bulls going to happen, I would have said from breeding. The day you realize that it would be a he’s not breeding curve. I would have cows, he needs to predicted that the “It is very important come home, so the really thin bulls bulls that are left to continually assess can do the work,” wouldn’t breed very many cows and explains Whittier. these interactions the really fat bulls There are also and adjust things if wouldn’t breed very a few bulls that many, and that you’d would rather fight necessary — move want the bulls to than breed cows. be in the middle. It bulls, rest bulls or There are all sorts turned out that none of social factors that whatever is needed of those bulls were can skew things in a too thin to breed breeding pasture. In to make sure the cows. The ones that a small pasture with cows get bred.” had zero backfat only a few bulls, it went out and bred — Dee Whittier often pays to try to the most cows. Now make sure that the we realize there is bulls you turn out a lot more danger in making a bull together are compatible and not simply too fat than in having him too thin,” spending all their time fighting. Whittier says. One old-time rancher A fat bull is not as athletically fit recommended using one bull or and is more likely to hurt himself, three, rather than two, especially just like an overweight, out-of-shape if the two are evenly matched and human who tries to exercise. “The fat bull is not very athletic, and more apt to be lazy. When we talk about body condition scores, I think body score 5 (with 1 being emaciated and 9 being obese) is fine for a bull; he doesn’t need to be any fatter than that. A BCS (body condition score) 5 bull isn’t particularly pretty (he’s in his ‘working clothes’) but he is going to settle more cows than the fat bull. It is crucial that these bulls not be overly fat,” says Whittier. A yearling bull that is still growing may run himself ragged during his first breeding season and lose too much weight for his own health, however. Therefore, it’s important to give a yearling bull fewer cows or a shorter turnout time, bringing him back in and giving him a rest before he becomes too far down in body condition. It is always important to monitor and manage bulls. Having young bulls too fat when they go out to breed cows is not the healthiest for them or conducive to having them able to breed an optimum number of cows. Hereford.org
Fertility factors Several things can interfere with fertility, including cold weather and high temperature. Scrotal frostbite, which can often occur in northern climates with cold weather and wind if bulls don’t have adequate windbreaks, can result in scar tissue that makes it impossible for the bull to raise and lower his testicles, rendering him infertile. This condition may be temporary and not a serious problem, if the damage heals before the next breeding season, or permanent, if the damage is extensive. “The bull may be out for the next breeding season, or may be out for his lifetime, depending on the damage,” says Dee Whittier, DVM and Virginia Tech large animal clinical sciences professor. Optimum sperm production and sperm health depends on the testicles being a few degrees cooler than body temperature. For this reason, the bull must be able to lower his testicles in hot weather and to draw them up closer to the body for warmth in winter. Hot weather can be detrimental to fertility, as can a high fever if the bull is sick or suffers from an infection like foot rot. The sperm that were forming at the time he had a fever will be abnormal, and he will have an infertile period about 60 days following the fever. HW
always trying to determine who’s boss or always keeping each other from breeding. With three bulls, one might be able to slip in and breed the cow while the other two are fighting. If you have just one bull in a breeding pasture, you need to make sure he is doing his job. Sometimes a bull will become injured or lazy and won’t get all his cows bred. Sometimes a little competition will spur a
complacent bull to become a more aggressive breeder. There’s no substitute for knowing your bulls and closely monitoring them to see what’s actually happening in the pasture. “It is very important to continually assess these interactions and adjust things if necessary — move bulls, rest bulls or whatever is needed to make sure the cows get bred,” Whittier says. HW
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HEREFORD SALE Thursday, February 13, 2014 11:30 a.m. • Sale in North Annex 8:30 a.m. Parade of Sale Cattle Iowa State Fairgrounds — Des Moines, Iowa Auctioneer: Monte Lowderman • 309-255-0110
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Featuring Genetics of the Breed’s Top Sires
Consignors Amendt Amos Hereford Farm BAJA Cattle Baker Farms Spencer Baker Beaver Herefords Biggs Polled Herefords Casteel Polled Herefords Doss Hereford Farms Bill Goehring
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MDF Polled Herefords Mud Creek Farms Ogle Polled Herefords Owego Stock Farm Diamond P Ranch Perks Ranch Perry Farms Peterson Herefords Pezanoski Cattle Co. Pierces Hereford Haven Pierce
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First Annual Iowa Hereford Breeders Select Genetic Embryo and Semen Auction Wednesday, February 12, 2014 • Prairie Meadows Event Center Schedule of events — 5 p.m. social hour 6 p.m. Jack Ward presentation 7:30 p.m. Select Genetic sale
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Lot 1 Trans Ova Service Package — In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) cycle — value $750 (Proceeds to benefit IJBHA) Lot 2 Landt Herefords — 641-751-8810 3 straws of ECR L18 Extra Deep 9279 “Bob” (Proceeds to IJBHA and Iowa Hereford Breeders ice cream social) Lot 3 Doss Hereford Farms, Smithville Mo. — 816-699-8831 2 semen baskets: 55 units and 54 units Sires represented Online, 29F, Mr. Hereford, Cracker Jack, Bailout, Battleground, Independence, Mohican Eureka, GG Revolution, F&F JDM Ben and others. Lot 4 Wiese & Sons, Manning Iowa — 712-653-3978 5 straws – WS King Ten 6300 285; 5 straws — WS Grand Duke 5212 8125 and WS King Ten 6300 285 new herd sire. Lot 5 Lowderman Cattle Co., Macomb, Ill. ---309.833.5543. National Champion Female, Bull or Division Winner genetics will be included in this offering of embryos and semen. Contact Lowderman’s for full details Lot 6 BAJA Cattle, Pella, Iowa — 515-689-5275 3 embryos — Purple MB Womanizer 14U ET x SHF Ila 209R Great cross here…Womanizer on an Online daughter. Great potential!
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Lot 7 Solsma Show Steers, Sanborn, Iowa — 712-729-3174 2 embryos: TH 75J 243R Bailout 144U ET x MCR Harlands Dominet 682 ET Full sister to these embryos sells in the 2014 Iowa Beef Expo sale as Lot 63. Lot 8 Deppe Bros. Cattle Co., Maquoketa, Iowa — 563-599-5038 3 embryos: Golden Oak Outcross 18U x PRM Miss Hunter 607 This donor produced $15,600 on three heifer calves in the Deppe Bros sale last fall. Lot 9 Jason Scheetz and Weisinger Farms, Madison, Iowa — 319-371-4932 3 embryos: RST Times A Wastin 0124 x Lambert Hannah 909 Embryos by the 2013 Supreme Champion in Denver last year – unique opportunity. Lot 10 Mike Sorensen Family, Greenfield, Iowa — 641-745-7949 3 embryos: HH Perfect Timing 0150 x Golden Oak 12 E Rebekah 45R This is a perfect time to get in on the ground floor of Perfect Timing progeny. You will like them. Lot 11 A&J Cattle, Geneseo, Ill. — 641-680-4843 Flush on K7 2072 Lass 864 This female came right out of a past Iowa Beef Expo sale and has proven herself as a donor.
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Lot 52 DOSS 0220 Libertie DHA 6
BW 1.1; WW 43; YW 62; MM 27; M&G 48; FAT 0.019; REA 0.20; MARB 0.13 This is one cool February heifer that will show and has the numbers to make a cow.
BW 4.2; WW 54; YW 93; MM 22; M&G 49; FAT 0.013; REA 0.29; MARB 0.18 An own Online son with a great pedigree and performance numbers.
Lot 28 DOSS YHF 0220 Luka YHA 2
BW 1.7; WW 50; YW 75; MM 27; M&G 52; FAT 0.013; REA 0.24; MARB 0.23 A Masterpiece son with plenty of pigment.
DOSS HEREFORD FARMS
Smithville, MO 64089 816-532-0658 Gary’s cell 816-699-8831 DHF6200@aol.com
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Lot 54 - J&J 743 MONICA A304
Lot 59 MS CA MOONBEAM 3007
BW 3.8; WW 66; YW 104; MM 23; M&G 56; FAT 0.005; REA 0.60; MARB 0.04 A really stout March daughter of Revolution with a huge EPD profile. This girl will show and then make a fantastic cow.
Lot 39 DOSS 122 Knight Line DHA18 ET
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Lot 66 MS CA CRYSTAL 3062
BW 5.5; WW 46; YW 79; MM 21; M&G 44; FAT -0.028; REA 0.36; MARB -0.02 Want a younger show heifer that will be a force in the May class? Here she is! Style, mass, big rib shape, great leg — this heifer has it!
Amos Hereford Farm Craig and Denise Indianola, Iowa 515-238-9852 Cell cdamos@msn.com www.amosherefordfarm.com
BW 2.7; WW 50; YW 76; MM 27; M&G 52; FAT -0.054; REA 0.50; MARB 0.09 Here is an About Time daughter that has the potential to be big time. She is a good one that will show and has a top shelf EPD profile. Calv. Ease Direct (%)
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Lot 1 - J&J 44U DURANGO Y194
BW 1.3; WW 53; YW 81; MM 24; M&G 50; FAT -0.011; REA 0.24; MARB 0.13 A unique 3-year-old bull that is calving ease, performance and carcass, a rare combination. We have used him in our program and works great on heifers.
J&J Polled Herefords
Kim Johnson 262-573-4019 kkjohnson19@hotmail.com
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Lot 25 Solsma Buddy 073
BW 2.9; WW 54; YW 84; MM 24; M&G 51; FAT 0.009; REA 0.42; MARB 0.08 A stout December yearling bull with good pigment, depth of rib and a very good EPD profile.
Lot 14
PHH PCC 966 LINED UP 265 ET
BW 5.1; WW 58; YW 95; MM 18; M&G 47; FAT -0.025; REA 0.50; MARB -0.02 One of the very good 2-year-old bulls in this sale with a great deal of performance. He was the 2013 Wisconsin State Fair Grand Champion, BW 86 lb., 205-day wt. 761 lb. and 365-day wt. 1,345 lb.
Pierce's
Hereford Haven Baraboo, Wisc. Ken and Sandy 608-434-0578 Jim and Travis 608-434-2843 Ken254@centurytel.net www.piercesherefords.com Hereford.org
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ASF AT 743 MR CHAMP Z210
BW 1.6; WW 53; YW 81; MM 26; M&G 52; FAT -0.031; REA 0.54; MARB 0.11 An About Time son that a bunch of people will like. This coming two-year-old will work in a seesdstock operation. Calving ease, weaning, yearling, milk, REA and marbling all score high on his EPD profile.
Amendt Stock Farm
Scott, Teresa & Kyle Amendt Pleasantville, IA 50225 515-351-1007 scottamendt@gmail.com
Lot 63 SOLSMA APRIL 273
BW 3.6; WW 56; YW 91; MM 27; M&G 55; FAT 0.004; REA 0.57; MARB 0.13 This Bailout female will be a nice younger show heifer. Two full sib embryos to this heifer are featured in the Hereford genetics sale on Wednesday evening.
Lot 67 SOLSMA APPLE 813
BW 3.2; WW 43; YW 74; MM 22; M&G 43; FAT -0.023; REA 0.36; MARB 0.04 Here is a competitive May heifer combining a show pedigree with About Time and Reload.
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BF RED RIBSTONE 301
BW 3.6; WW 50; YW 79; MM 25; M&G 51; FAT -0.014; REA 0.34; MARB 0.10 This December yearling is polled with a nice set of balanced epds. This bulls pedigree is unique with Ribstone and 3027 on the top side and Porterhouse on the bottom side. Performance and carcass is bred into this polled bull. Unique pedigree for a polled calf.
Lot 61
BF MS RIBSTONE HUSKER 315
BW 4.3; WW 46; YW 75; MM 29; M&G 52; FAT -0.023; REA 0.23; MARB 0.12 This March horned heifer will make a great cow. She boasts a 29 milk number along with a balanced epd profile. The sire of this heifer was a popular high seller from the Upstream Ranch program.
Lot 15
DP 423 Domino 206 BW 3.8; WW 40; YW 72; MM 20; M&G 40; FAT -0.001; REA 0.09; MARB 0.07 This is a bull we have used in our program on heifers. His mother has produced bulls that have been in the Iowa Beef Expo Herford sale the past three years and have been consistently high sellers. Actual birth weight of 83 pounds and an actual yearling weight of 1,270 lb.. A low birth weight bull with great yearling performance makes a great combination for most herds.
Petersen Herefords
Baker Farms
DeWitt, IA 52742 563-659-9464 563-357-9849 bapete@iowatelcom.net
Streator, IL 61364 Fred, Debby, Sarah, Susan and John 815-672-3491 Cell 815-257-3491
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DR CYCLONE 15Z
BW 1.8; WW 45; YW 74; MM 17; M&G 40; FAT -0.002; REA 0.23; MARB 0.13 A stout polled two year old bull that is deep ribbed, thick and is a calving ease bull. He is a full brother to the second high selling bull in the 2011 Iowa Beef Expo Hereford sale. BW 71 lb., 205-day weight 679lb. and 365 day weight of 1,205 lb.
R& R Cattle Co.
Wilton, IA 52778 563-732-2957 or 515-974-9600 jackrife@hotmail.com
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Lot 23 OPH TRUSTWORTHY 05Z
BW 4.6; WW 58; YW 102; MM 21; M&G 50; FAT -0.025; REA 0.82; MARB 0.06 This Trust son had an actual BW of 57 lbs. This outstanding son of Trust is big boned, big ribbed with plenty of muscle. Nice pigment on this bull.
Lot 10 BAJA LFC MOGUL 45Z
BW 3.5; WW 54; YW 79; MM 22; M&G 49; FAT -0.048; REA 0.61; MARB 0.06 Mogul has a transcending look that is sure to be stamped into his progeny. A true powerhouse sire backed by generations of trait leading genetics.
Lot 68 OPH RACHAEL 07A
Ogle
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BW 0.8; WW 53; YW 89; MM 39; M&G 66; FAT 0.000; REA 0.42; MARB 0.20 This bull is better than breed average in 14 traits. Here is a horned calf that has calving ease, performance and milk wrapped in an attractive package.
Steve Landt Herefords
BW 4.5; WW 47; YW 83; MM 17; M&G 40; FAT 0.010; REA 0.41; MARB 0.04 This is a cool May heifer with rib, style and correctness. She will work well in the showring and then make a front pasture cow.
Shumway, IL 62461 217-682-3233 217-663-2498 Cmogle2@yahoo.com
Lot 27 SL RIBSTONE 1301
Alden, IA 50006 515-689-5275 Amonroe81@gmail.com
Steve, Jinny, Erin and Adrienne Landt Union, IA 50258 Cell 641-751-8810
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Lot 3
ICC VICTOR PACE I05Z
BW 1.7; WW 51; YW 74; MM 19; M&G 44; FAT -0.008; REA 0.30; MARB -0.05 This 719T son had an actual birth weight of 50 and a weaning weight of 758. This is one thick truck that you will like. Champion Polled bull at the Iowa junior show last summer.
Lot 16
ICC MR FORT PACE KNOX I20Z
BW 4.1; WW 44; YW 71; MM 14; M&G 36; FAT -0.009; REA 0.26; MARB -0.06 This Fort Knox son is out of one of our top producing cows. This bull will have the size and age to service a bunch of cows.
Israel
CATTLE CO. Lenox, Ia 50851 641-344-1828 eisrael@lenoxia.com
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Lot 12 SHF FREESE 1218 ET
BW 6.7; WW 67; YW 110; MM 30; M&G 63; FAT -0.003; REA 0.95; MARB 0.05 2013 Iowa State Fair Grand Champion bull and DuQuoin State fair Supreme Champion bull. This Outcross son had actual birthweight of 83 pounds and 365 day adjusted weight of 1,342 lb.
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BIGGS 758T ZINGER U53 Z40
Lot 13 SHFOUTCROSS 1220 ET
BW 3.7; WW 53; YW 84; MM 18; M&G 44; FAT 0.004; REA 0.48; MARB 0.09 A stout coming two-year-old with an actual birthweight of 86 pounds, Adj. 205 day wt. of 629 and Adj. 365 day wt. of 1237. The dam of this polled bull never misses. Zinger is one to circle in your sale catalog.
BW 6.7; WW 67; YW 110; MM 30; M&G 63; FAT -0.003; REA 0.95; MARB 0.05 This is a flushmate to lot 12. Actual birth weight of 88 pounds and a 365 day adjusted weight of 1,305 lb. A pair of bulls with the genetics and performance to work well.
Lot 50
SAYRE
BIGGS POLLED HEREFORDS
BIGGS 0043 QUEEN’S QUEEN Z26
BW 4.6; WW 55; YW 78; MM 27; M&G 55; FAT -0.021; REA 0.61; MARB 0.11 Here is great pedigreed bred heifer. Notables such as Legacy, Online, Moler, Keynote 6J, 29F and 19H are found in her pedigree. She also is carrying the service of breed leader Revolution for an April calf. Hard to find bred heifers of this caliber for sale.
HEREFORD FARM Arenzville, IL 62611 217.997.5597 217.473.5143 tsayre@centruytel.net
Dixon, IL 61021 815-285-0227 biggspolled@yahoo.com
THE 2014 IOWA BEEF EXPO CONSIGNORS
Gerber Right Kind Sale Tuesday, April 8, 2014 at 6p.m. EDST Featuring the best of our Spring 2013 bull calf crop
All bulls will have complete performance and carcass ultrasound data and genomic-enhanced EPD profiles.
Profitable beef genetics… it’s what we do. We don't just sell you a bull, we sell you a calf crop.
Gerber Anodyne 001A
Sire: KCF Bennett 9126J R294 • MGS: Gerber Squire 627S • CE 7.0 (P); BW 0.4 (P); WW 52 (P); YW 92 (P); MM 31 (P); M&G 57; MCE 4.1 (P); MCW 104 (P); SC 1.5 (P); FAT 0.005 (P); REA 0.19 (P); MARB 0.47 (P); BMI$ 28; CEZ$ 23; BII$ 23; CHB$ 35
Gerber On Target 129A
Sire: Schu-Lar On Target 22S • MGS: MSU TCF Revolution 4R • CE 5.3 (P); BW 2.0 (P); WW 61 (P); YW 101 (P); MM 23 (P); M&G 54; MCE 2.9 (P); MCW 106 (P); SC 1.5 (P); FAT -0.020 (P); REA 0.61 (P); MARB 0.11 (P); BMI$ 27; CEZ$ 20; BII$ 22; CHB$ 34
Look for our ad in the March Hereford World. Douglas E. Gerber 5324 State Rd. 227 S. Richmond, IN 47374-9425 765-935-5274 Cell 765-220-1070 douglas@gerbercattle.com www.gerbercattle.com
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Gerber Unique 135A
Sire: Gerber Unique 822U ET • MGS: KPH Phase 121 • CE 4.4 (P); BW 1.7 (P); WW 40 (P); YW 60 (P); MM 18 (P); M&G 39; MCE 1.3 (P); MCW 70 (P); SC 1.0 (P); FAT 0.001 (P); REA -0.03 (P); MARB 0.11 (P); BMI$ 21; CEZ$ 19; BII$ 19; CHB$ 19
Guest Consignors Elzemeyer Polled Herefords Lee, Cindy and Matthew Elzemeyer 2538 State Rd. 122, Richmond, IN 47374 765-969-2243 Cody and Lindsey Sankey 13797 US Hwy 35, Economy, IN 47339 517-749-5556
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by Kris Ringwall, North Dakota Statue University Extension Service beef specialist
Bull Buying and Headaches As the new year begins, the process of buying a bull picks up. New bulls are great, but what about the old bulls? Although one wants to keep lots of openness when reviewing new bulls, the truth be told, there is a wealth of information available on most bulls that probably is not well tapped. With evergrowing databases, improved techniques and computer applications to access the data, reviewing records of old bulls to access the current genetics within the herd aids in understanding the herd. The field of genetics is the study of tracing back the source of the many
genes each living organism has. The cow and the bull contribute equally to an individual calf. However, the bull has the capacity to sire numerous calves each season, so understanding what genes are present within a particular bull is easier to see because the probability that a gene will express itself is greater. That is not to say producers should not critically monitor the genetics of individual cows. However, commercial producers buy bulls, and it is those bulls that are the focus of imported genetics within the herd. The herd is a product
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of the bulls, provided one is keeping replacements from within the herd. Likewise, the calves that are sold are absolutely a product of the bulls. As calves are selected to stay within the herd, the current calves carry half of their genetic material from the bulls, the other half from the cows. Where does the cow genetic material come from? Well, it comes from the bulls that sired the cows, so one-half of the genetic material in the cows can be traced directly to the bulls that sired the cows. When a cow produces an egg, the egg contains a random assortment of genes that, on average, comes half from
Hereford online tools Producers can visit Hereford.org for resources related to individual animal performance as well as basic performance and marketing tools. The American Hereford Association (AHA) measures 11 traits and calculates four profit ($) indexes. The Hereford Sire Summary, which is produced each spring and posted online, provides breeders with a tremendous amount of information on a large population of Hereford sires. The “Records/TPR” page on Hereford.org has links to the Hereford Sire Summary and Trends & Distribution Report. The Trends & Distributions Report contains information on the breed average expected progeny differences (EPDs) for each of the 11 reported traits. Additionally, this report contains a listing of the EPD distributions of active sires, active dams and calves born in the past two years broken down by percentile rankings for each of the EPD traits. There are four trait leader reports available that provide the top 200 animals of specific classes or types in the Hereford breed based on the $Profit Indexes, which use multiple EPD criteria in their calculation. An explanation can be found within each of the reports. Breeders can also visit the AHA website and do a comprehensive sort of Hereford sires — go to Hereford.org and click on “EPD Search.” Producers can do a sort on an individual EPD range or based on multiple EPD parameters. Authorized users — individuals, ranches, farms or companies — that have set up an AHA Internet account, can utilize the “Mating Predictor.” This tool facilitates planned matings by allowing breeders to enter a sire or sires by registration number and then select females by registration number or from their herd inventory. For more information about Hereford resources and tools contact, Christy Bradshaw, AHA education coordinator, at 816-842-3757 or cbradshaw@hereford.org. HW
Utilizing the AHA website to look up EPDs allows breeders to efficiently research and sort performance information for their future breeding decisions. Go to Hereford.org and click on “EPD Search.” The EPD lookup utilities and animal search features are useful tools that allow producers to make comparative decisions when evaluating their herds or making a decision on which animals to use in upcoming breeding seasons.
The “Mating Predictor” tool allows producers to predict the offspring of different sire and female matings to assist in breeding decisions.
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her sire and half from her dam. When one looks at an individual calf, a product of that egg, plus the sperm cell from a bull, the statement often is made that half the genes within a calf come from the sire and, on average, one-fourth of the remaining genes come from the maternal grandsire and one-fourth come from the maternal grandam. For the average calf, the sire and the maternal grandsire are projected to have contributed three-fourths of the calf’s genes. Although it is somewhat challenging to do all the math, on average, if one goes back an additional generation, 87.5% of the genes within the calf crop are potentially accounted for by the last three sets of bulls that the producer bought. For example, a producer buys three new bulls every three years, so a possible situation would be that three bulls were purchased in 2012, three in 2009 and three in 2006. The heifers that are being bred in 2014 are daughters of the three bulls purchased and used in 2012. Of the genes within those heifers, 50% would be from the three bulls that were purchased in 2012. Additionally, on average, 25% of the heifers’ genes could be traced to the three bulls that were purchased in 2009 and 12.5% could be traced to the three bulls purchased in 2006. If this was a 100-cow cow herd that maintained a bull battery of three bulls, the genes from the last three groups of bulls purchased (nine bulls), on average, would account for 87.5% of the genes in the 2015 crop. This point is where the headache sets in when a producer is trying to remember all these records that cross several years. It is hard enough to remember the nine bulls, but if the producer keeps 15 replacement heifers each year, during the course of the past nine years, one is trying to remember 135 cows coming and going. The focus of this discussion, besides giving one a headache, is to draw attention to the need to buy bulls diligently. Not to downplay the importance of cow families, but in the commercial world, bulls are the mechanism that producers use to buy the genes that they need. These genes determine the genetic makeup of the calves, and the producer then sets about providing the proper management to allow for the desired genetic expression within each calf produced. Reviewing the current expected progeny differences (EPDs) for previously used bulls is an important exercise to see what genes actually have been placed within the herd. Actually, given today’s website developments and opportunities to retrieve bull data, producers can get the EPDs for old bulls. Ironically, a producer may know more about a bull today than when the bull actually was used. The gene pool of any herd is the genes that were introduced based on the bulls that were used. If a producer doesn’t know what they are, he should look them up. HW Hereford.org
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Selecting a Maternal Sire by Heather Smith Thomas
Bull Management
Biosecurity Bull Vaccination Breeding Ability Maternal Sire
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here are several important factors that should be considered when selecting a bull to sire replacement females. The bull makes a lasting contribution to the herd (good or bad), since the quickest way to change the genetics of a herd is through sire selection. You want that contribution to be beneficial to your purposes, moving your heifers in the best direction to meet the goals of your breeding program. Seedstock producers are finding that maternal qualities are as important to most of their bull buyers as weaning and yearling weight, and some of these maternal qualities cannot be measured with expected progeny differences (EPDs). When selecting breeding stock producers need to evaluate things like conformation, disposition, udder shape and teat size, for instance. Mark and Della Ehlke raise purebred Herefords near Townsend, Mont., along with a small herd of purebred Angus to raise crossbred replacement heifers for their commercial herd. “Selecting a bull is a two-fold situation for us,” Mark says. “Any bull that we bred ourselves is an easy selection process; we simply look at past production on that cow family.” Their operation has a lot of history behind any bull they raise.
Research “If we buy a bull from someone else’s herd, we try to do as much research as possible, using the Internet and checking production records on the cow and grandam, etc. I want to see the animals, also. Over the course of time, we’ve narrowed down to a couple of cow families that we really like. We have purchased sons and grandsons, etc. from those cow families,” he says. These bloodlines have worked very well for their breeding program. “There may be a generation or two of something else in there, so it’s not quite line breeding, but we do like to use proven cow families,” Mark adds. When looking at the dam of a potential sire, in some ways it can be easier to evaluate her critically if she’s an older cow rather than a 2 or 3 year old. Then you get a better idea about how her udder, feet and legs hold up. “It’s good to also review all the data you can get your hands on, including EPDs, actual carcass, etc. but keep in mind that all of these are just tools. We don’t recommend that someone go
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“We feel there is a hereditary factor in disposition and temperament,” Mark explains. It’s partly heritable and partly the way they are handled, but some animals are just a lot easier to train for ease of handling than others. “We notice this, especially in our black cattle. With years of work, they are not much different in their ease of handling than our Hereford cattle, but we are very strict about how they are handled,” he says. A person can easily ruin them if they are handled wrong. “That’s the thing about a black cow. She’s not going to let you make very many mistakes, like the Hereford will. The Herefords are more forgiving,” Mark says. Careful selection and good handling are all part of the process for developing a herd of nice cattle. Some individuals don’t train as easily as others. “I see there is some research data coming out now in regard to disposition, and the profitability of quiet cattle. People are finally realizing that there’s a definite benefit to having quiet cattle. This is very good for those of us who have Hereford cattle. Most of them are more mellow, to start with, than Angus, for instance,” he says.
Phenotype out and select for a single trait. Everything needs to be weighed and balanced,” he says. “Keep it middle of the road. Milk is definitely something that I select against. You have to be careful, with some of the family lines, that you don’t bring in too much additional milk. You have to match this with your resources.”
Milk and udders Some people have selected for so much milk that the cows cannot keep their body condition — putting too much energy into milk production — and they don’t rebreed on time in a realworld environment. “This brings its own set of problems. Longevity is important. You don’t want poor udder attachments or the udder will go downhill rapidly,” he says. Even if a cow raises a good calf, if she can’t breed back on time, or her udder goes bad, she won’t last very long in your herd. Some cows can milk well and still have a good udder in their old age, while others will sag and the udder becomes a problem. “Once that happens, there’s never any improvement. If you
start out with a bad udder, it’s never going to get any better. You need better-than-average udders to start with. Udder attachment, teat length, etc. are very important in our selection process. We udder score all our cattle at calving time every year, and cull the ones that don’t measure up,” he explains. Calving time is the best time to assess udders, because with some cows the teats will shrink up again after the calf has suckled for a few weeks and the udder may look pretty good, and you forget how big and ballooned the teats can get, until the next calving season. “I just don’t want to be milking cows or having to assist a calf in getting on a teat. That’s not what my goal was, in raising beef cows,” Mark says.
Disposition Disposition is also a very important part of the mix. It may not be as crucial if a steer is a little flighty, but you certainly don’t want heifers that are hard to manage, if they will be staying in your herd or going to someone else’s herd as replacements. You want cows that are easy to handle.
When selecting a sire, Ehlke says that the bull also has to fit the bill in looks. “Phenotype is important, and these animals have to be correct. We like females with a lot of ribcage and capacity. It’s a complicated selection process, to put it all together,” he adds. Most breeders have a picture in the back of their minds, regarding what the ideal female should look like. There may not be an ideal cow, but some cattle come a lot closer than others. Then you have to put this together with performance. You want everything in that cow’s favor, for performance and longevity. “This is what we are trying to do — breed a herd of ideal cows,” Mark says. That’s the exciting challenge of a breeding program, and it certainly keeps your interest, when you can see things that do work, or can see you are making progress in certain directions. It’s always a work in progress, and producers keep learning more and more about breeding and cattle selection, and the cattle themselves are always teaching us. HW
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Flying S Herefords Bulls for sale by private treaty
FS Advance 264Z ET
FS Advance 268Z ET
43348131 — Calved: Nov. 29, 2012
43348133 — Calved: Dec. 11, 2012
CE BW WW YW MM M&G MCE MCW SC FAT REA MARB BMI$ CEZ$ BII$ CHB$ 1.8 3.0 56 86 33 61 1.2 92 1.0 -0.020 0.51 -0.15 15 15 12 24 P .22 .17 .18 .11 P .15 .10 .14 .14 .13 • 264Z is a goggle-eyed, stout and impressive HH Advance 0081X ET son with terrific growth, maternal and REA EPDs. A full sister to his sire sold for $50,000 in Holden’s 2013 Female Sale and his sire’s dam is the $175,000 HH Miss Advance 5139R donor. His dam, HH Miss Advance 7109T, is a super uddered, deep sided, extra long donor for us. A full brother also sells.
CE BW WW YW MM M&G MCE MCW SC FAT REA MARB BMI$ CEZ$ BII$ CHB$ 0.7 3.0 58 91 23 52 0.8 77 0.9 0.086 0.40 -0.08 14 14 11 19 P .23 .19 .21 .12 P .17 .14 .15 .15 .14 • 268Z is a deep sided, big topped, thick built bull with extra length of body and muscle. He is a powerhouse herd bull prospect out of our HH Advance 0149X herd sire. He also has a great set of EPDs and excellent pigment. His dam is our HH Miss Advance 4103P donor cow. 268Z had a 4.4 avg. daily gain on test.
FS Advance 314A ET
FS Advance 260Z
43362258 — Calved: Jan. 22, 2013
43348129 — Calved: Oct. 9, 2012
CE BW WW YW MM M&G MCE MCW SC FAT REA MARB BMI$ CEZ$ BII$ CHB$ 1.6 3.3 56 94 30 58 0.8 86 1.1 0.028 0.45 0.05 17 15 14 26 P .23 .20 .20 .13 P .18 .16 .16 .16 .15 • Outstanding EPDs, pigment and style in this powerful son of the HH Advance 7101T bull. 314’s dam is a full sister to the HH Advance 8019U herd sire and is an outstanding donor out of the L1 Domino 03571 herd bull.
CE BW WW YW MM M&G MCE MCW SC FAT REA MARB BMI$ CEZ$ BII$ CHB$ 2.7 2.8 53 88 35 61 2.4 87 0.8 0.064 0.13 0.26 15 16 11 26 .14 .32 .26 P+ .13 .11 .20 P+ .18 .18 .16 • 260Z is a deep sided, big topped, thick made bull with tremendous EPDs. He is a powerful son out of the CL 1 Dominette 606S donor. His sire is a powerful herd sire for Cooper Herefords and has produced some top sons that sold in Cooper’s Production sale in 2013.
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by Kris Ringwall, North Dakota Statue University Extension Service beef specialist
Bulls and Cold Are Not a Good Mix Walking across an open stretch of space, the sharp pains of cold air attach to your face like daggers, so you cannot help but wonder about the cattle and other outdoor critters. Having had to break into the office door because the lock was frozen shut reminded me that not all things work well in the cold. Those who have experienced cold firsthand do not need to be reminded. For others that can skirt the harshness of winter, in this case early winter, they only need to take a short walk to be reminded. Simple things, such as trying to open car doors or trying to straighten out a set of jumper cables to start a car, are reminders. Experiencing slow, cold and clumsy fingers, dropping car keys in the snow or having to take off gloves to pick up the keys literally sends one into despair even to the point of thinking: “Maybe I will just pick up the keys next spring.” Anyway, it is cold. It is very cold, and it has been very, very cold. The weather people tell us that the wind chill index recently reached well past minus 40 degrees in some parts of the U.S. in early January. In reality, animals are much better prepared for the cold than humans are. To some extent, cold is not even a concern for those that are
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adapted and prepared. Suitable hair coats have been grown and provide excellent body insulation provided the environment is dry.
Protecting cattle For cattle producers, much of the attention involves making sure the cattle are dry and well fed. Cattle generate heat as they digest their food, which is needed during the winter by cows and calves. Cows and calves get along quite well, gathering heat from the herd while bedding down in a wellbedded and protected area. Cattle can generate a lot of heat. When necessary, cattle will lie down and make every effort to get out of the wind. Come morning, the cows will get up, get a good drink of water, find hay and eat and then spend the rest of the day lounging and chewing their cuds. On the other hand, calves need more protection from the wind but, given dry bedding and good feed, they will do very well. The challenge is more on the producer because getting feed out, providing proper bedding and keeping water lines open are a struggle. At the day’s end, remarkably, the work gets done. However, if there is an oversight, it will more than likely be in the bull pen.
Don’t forget the bulls The bulls often are separated from the main herd and do not gain the benefit of the herd environment when it comes to survival. Often they are more individualistic and not up to cuddling to keep warm. They seem to survive but are at risk in cold weather. The most reported issue is a frozen scrotum. The situation is not that uncommon but is certainly a crisis for the bull. The scrotum is specifically designed to allow heat out of the body and away from the testicles. The bull will not tolerate these cold temperatures without good bedding and wind protection. Bulls exposed to the elements, in this case wind and cold, could be neutered by morning. In severe cases, any frozen testicles mean the bull is of no use. Fortunately, the testis proper generally does not freeze and the damage usually is limited to the scrotum. In such cases, check your bulls for scrotal swelling followed by sloughing of dead skin. The heat of the inflamed scrotum actually damages the sperm producing and storage capacity of the bull’s reproductive system. This damage usually means the bull will be infertile for a couple of months.
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Needless to say, all bulls should have a breeding soundness exam. Have those bulls tested in late March or early April while there still are plenty of bull sales at which to shop for replacements. As a side note: Are you feeding your bulls? We spend so much time talking about the cows that often the poor bulls get left out in the cold, literally. Granted, bulls can get big, with some adding 300 lb. a year. However, stunting their growth and then expecting them to be fertile in the spring is not realistic bull management. A quick check of the dry-matterintake tables shows that larger, mature bulls should be eating 40 to 50-plus lb. of dry matter. As a bull adds weight, his daily feed delivered easily could exceed 60 to 70 lb. of forage, depending on the feeding method. The pounds will be even greater if you are giving the bulls wetter feeds. Add it up and make sure your bulls are bedded well, are kept out of the wind and are getting the right amount of a balanced ration for proper maintenance and growth. If you have questions, check with your local nutritionist. HW
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Modest Birth
Massive Meat
For Sale Privately: 1 Junior Sire
Stout, Yearling Bulls
BW 2.7 WW 57 YW 96 MM 33 M&G 62 REA 0.54 MARB 0.13
F Common Sense 252 • 5216 x 5104R • BW 80 lb. Massive, stylish. Bred 25 cows. Selling ½ possession.
BW 4.0 WW 60 YW 89 MM 32 M&G 62 REA 0.25 MARB 0.07
F 39T Sterling 390 • 39T x Payback • BW 88 lb. Bone, thickness and power with a little different pedigree.
BW 3.2 WW 56 YW 85 MM 36 M&G 64 REA 0.45 MARB 0.05
F 032X Domino 360 • 032X x Payback • BW 82 lb. Exceptional eye appeal. See his mother at feddes.com
BW 2.0 WW 57 YW 87 MM 37 M&G 66 REA 0.20 MARB 0.36
CL 1 Domino 032X
Calving ease, pounds and pigment. Sons for sale.
BW 3.5 WW 65 YW 123 MM 31 M&G 63 REA 1.28 MARB 0.13
BW 0.3 WW 45 YW 85 MM 43 M&G 65 REA 0.19 MARB 0.23
F Rest Easy 847
NJW 73S M326 Trust 100W ET
Easy calving, easy fleshing, easy to look at. Sons for sale.
National Supreme Champion. Sons for sale.
Our sale is any time you want. We sell all our cattle privately.
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Dan 406-570-1602 2009 Churchill Rd. Manhattan, MT 59741 Hereford.org
Schlickau Herefords Named Century Breeder The Schlickau family has a long history of raising good cattle and giving back to the breed. by Sara Gugelmeyer
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chlickau Herefords has been in business for 100 years, making it the newest American Hereford Association (AHA) Century Breeder. But that’s not all there is to this family’s legacy. Through unwavering commitment to quality, customer service and philanthropy, the Schlickau family has etched a permanent name for itself in the Hereford history book. Nowadays, things look different around Haven, Kan., than when George “Gene” Schlickau homesteaded there in 1872. It’s his great-grandson James and his wife, Charlene, and their three children that run the place. They’re using innovative technology, the likes of which Gene couldn’t have imagined. But, one thing hasn’t changed — Hereford cattle are in the fields and hearts of the Schlickaus. It all started with Gene Schlickau, who emigrated to the U.S. from Germany, but it was his son Albert (James’ grandfather) that brought home the first Hereford bull in 1900. The ranch snowballed from there as Albert and his brother, Walter, got in the Hereford business in 1913. They never looked back.
the morning, he got off help him create a total the train in El Dorado performance records and waited outside the program. Together they bank until someone measured, weighed and arrived. Luckily for the recorded data for years. Schlickaus, that person George often said, “If happened to be Mr. an animal can perform Hazlett, who was also on paper, he deserves the bank president. They a second look to show took a carriage out to what else he has to Hazlett’s ranch where the offer.” In fact, when cattle were bought on a George served on the handshake and shipped AHA Board, he used back home in a boxcar. his experience collecting Progressive management Albert said that first data for 20 years to help According to the family’s Hazlett bull, Bocalda 21 simplify AHA’s Total extensive historical records, they out of Bocalda 6, did Performance Records owe El Dorado, Kan., banker and as much to improve his (TPR) program in 1973, cattleman Robert Hazlett some herd as any sire that he after which it became Charlene, James and Lois (l to r) with the 100th anniversary cake. credit. In 1910 Albert and his had used. Two of his more widely used. father shipped a load of fat cattle sons, Bocalda 50 and Bocalda 53, even when he thought that was In 1980 Schlickau Herefords by rail to Kansas City. Young were also used in the herd for for the whole pen. Imagine his was part of a testing program Albert traveled with the cattle. On several years. amazement when he realized that of the new drug Lutalyse, used the way back, he wanted to make In 1935 Albert entered 19 price was per head. in estrous synchronization. It some purchases. So, at 4:00 in head of Bocalda- and DominoIn 1943 Harry hosted the worked well, and the tighter bred cattle in the Great first sale. The family sold cattle, calving dates made a more Western Livestock Show sheep and hogs. The Schlickaus uniform calf crop for the in Los Angeles. Albert’s continued to host sales each year, Schlickaus. Their success helped sons, Harry and George, although the focus shifted to Kansas State University (K-State) along with their cousins, premier Hereford genetics over demonstrate the benefits to the traveled with the cattle, the years. The sale was held at the entire cattle industry. and according to their Haven ranch in 1951 and remained Always interested in correspondence with there for the next 47 years. measurable traits, George served their father, they sold a At that time the operation on the first committee to organize bull for $155 while at the was known as A.R. Schlickau and and implement the central Kansas show. The Schlickaus also Sons and had a strong reputation bull station at Beloit. won champion pen of for providing sound genetics to Schlickau Herefords began females there in 1940. The commercial cattlemen. using ultrasound technology in penny postcard George George was a progressive 1970. The Schlickaus used the sent home after the sale cattleman, before progressive was data to make selection decisions explained that the pen a buzzword. He sought out Reno and educated their bull buyers had sold for $500, which County Kansas State Extension on its benefits. They also used George Schlickau and Tex Real Onward 178, the bull that was the 15th ever Super Register of Merit Sire. he was thrilled with Agent HorBert Frederick to artificial insemination (AI).
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Today’s cattle Continuing with the progressive approach, now the operation is managed by James with help from his wife and three children. In addition to raising cattle, the family grows wheat, soybeans, milo and alfalfa. James implemented an innovative rotational grazing system to help improve grass quality on the ranch. He is also beginning a new timed-AI program using sexed semen. His plan is to raise a twothirds female calf crop. “We’d like to skew our numbers,” James explains. “Instead of roughly a 50-50 bull to heifer calf crop, we’d like to get two-thirds females so that we can rebuild our herd and offer more females to our customers.” When George became ill, the operation was grazing about 350 cows. His rare terminal illness, progressive supranuclear palsy, caused his condition to deteriorate over time before taking his life in 2005. “We had to have in-home care for a great deal of time before we had to move him to a 24-hour care facility,” James says. “We knew there would be cost involved in that. We also recognized that our grass quality needed to be addressed. We had overstocked, so our grass quality was down. We knew that we
would have to destock and allow the rotational grazing system to work,” James says. The solution was to sell cows. “That helped pay for my dad’s care and also got us to a position where we had a smaller cow base, but they were very sound and very functional, and we could build from there. We got down to about 150 cows, which allowed for improved grass quality. We also established some really great relationships with both purebred and commercial producers,” James says. Now, the Schlickaus are ready to rebuild, but the majority of their customers are interested in buying females. “We have a few every year that we let go,” James says. “But now we have a core group of cows we’re very comfortable with in terms of genetics and the phenotype, and they’re in our plans for growth, but we recognize that we want to satisfy our customer base as well.” That need is where the sexed semen comes in. The registered herd is fall-calving and also utilizes some commercial cows for embryo transfer. Females and a select group of bulls are offered for sale private treaty. James attributes the demand for females both to their quality continued on page 48...
The Schlickau family — Caitlin, Cooper, James, Charlene and Ashton — in 2008 showing off the much-improved grass quality after the rotational grazing system was implemented.
Schlickau Herefords has good demand for its high-quality, functional females.
Schlickau timeline___________________________________________________________________________________ Jan. 20, 1850 – The first George (nicknamed Gene) Schlickau was born in Hohnstorf, Amt Medingen, Hanover, Germany.
1951 and 1955 – Quonset buildings were constructed at the farm for improved cattle processing and sale ring facilities.
1980 – Schlickaus began using synchronization technology. As part of a research program with K-State, they were one of the first to use Lutalyse.
1868 – Gene, his brother Henry and Henry’s family traveled by ship to the U.S.
1954 – George, with the help of Reno County Extension agent, set up a total performance records program.
1872 – Gene homesteaded in Reno County, Kan.
1959 – George helped organize the Kansas Junior Hereford Association, which was the precursor to the American Junior Hereford Association.
1981 – Lois was elected president of the American Hereford Auxiliary, making George and Lois the first husband-wife pair to have served as president of their respective Hereford organizations.
1900 – Albert R. Schlickau, Gene’s eldest son, bought his first purebred Hereford bull to breed his commercial cows. 1905 – Albert married Florence and raised four children — Mildred, Harry, Opal and George. 1913 – Albert and his brother, Walter, bought 16 registered Hereford cows. 1919 – Harry, at 10-years-old, exhibited a home-raised Hereford heifer to win overall champion 4-H female at the Kansas State Fair. 1926 – Albert won a trophy from the Kansas Wheat Improvement Council and Kansas State College (eventually K-State) for being the “Wheat King of Kansas.” 1930s and 1940s – Despite the depression, the Schlickau family exhibited and sold cattle far and wide – traveling by boxcar as far as Los Angeles. 1942 – Albert’s son, George, earned the American Farmer degree for his accomplishments in the former Future Farmers of America (FFA) organization. 1949 – A.R. Schlickau and Sons, as it was called at the time, bought HC Larry Domino 50th. He was a very popular bull, but when it was discovered he was a dwarf gene carrier, the entire herd carrying that breeding line was culled. The Schlickaus never had a dwarf calf.
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1967 – Harry’s son John showed the reserve champion Hereford steer in the 4-H division of the American Royal. April 1967 – Albert passed away, and his estate and cattle were sold. George and Harry and their families continued the business. 1969 – SH Miss Tex Onward 8820, bred and raised by George, won the Grand Champion Hereford Female banner at the National Western Stock Show, Fort Worth Stock Show, Texas State Fair, Oklahoma State Fair and Kansas State Fair. 1969 – George was elected to the AHA Board of Directors. 1971 – Tex Real Onward 178 won Grand Champion Bull in Denver and other accolades around the country. He earned a Super Register of Merit Sire, only the 15th bull in the breed to receive that award, which is based on points for progeny winnings and carcass merit. 1975 – George served as AHA President. 1970s and 1980s – Schlickaus won several awards. George was inducted into K-State’s Block & Bridle Hall of Fame; his portrait hangs on the wall of Weber Hall on campus as part of the Gallery of Outstanding Livestock Breeders. Schlickau Herefords won Kansas Hereford Association Breeder of the Year award and was a Beef Improvement Federation producer of the year nominee.
1983 – George and his family became the sole operators of Schlickau Herefords when Harry and John split off their portion of the business. 1985 – Lois was chosen one of the first-ever Outstanding Hereford Woman of the Year Award winners. 1988 – Lois was elected as president of the Kansas State Board of Agriculture, the first woman ever. She served two terms. 1991 – Kansas Junior Livestock Show was dedicated to George and Lois. 1998 – Schlickau’s 55th annual production sale was the last. The business switched to private treaty sales. August 2005 – After a long battle with a debilitating disease, George passed away. Fall 2005 – George’s son James officially took over the operation, though he’d been in charge since George’s illness had left him unable to continue. James implemented a state-of-the-art rotational grazing system and was recognized with the Reno County Conservation Award for its implementation. 2013 – James and Charlene initiated a sorted semen and synchronization protocol.
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James with a group of cows during the Kansas Hereford Association tour.
One of the Schlickaus’ good herd sires — DBH L1 Domino 098 — that was purchased from Ken Baker and Sons Ranch, Rapid City, S.D.
of cattle and to the changing marketplace. “We used to sell 80 bulls and 40 females in the production sale and that was our ratio for a long, long time,” James explains. “I think especially in the last decade we’ve seen a lot more demand for females. I think the Hereford breed in general has grown in popularity. Not only the registered guys are fully aware of it but now on the commercial side we’re seeing a great deal more interest in Hereford genetics.” The Schlickaus have certainly built a reputation. James says, “We’ve been doing this for such a long period of time. I think the people that knew my dad, knew he was really passionate about the Hereford business and improvement of the Hereford
Ashton enjoys showing home-raised heifers.
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breed. Customer service is such an important element of what we do. We want to make sure we take care of every need.” James’ mother, Lois, explains that George appreciated James taking over the operation when he became ill. They have three other children, Bruce, Nancy and Susan. The youngest boy, James, was already helping on the farm part-time in between other town jobs, raising a family and earning his Master of Business Administration degree. “I am very proud of James,” Lois explains. He’s done a great job and is continuing on with the cattle, and I know he’s being very selective with his breeding program and trying new things. I am very pleased to have him take it on to the next generation.”
While raising cattle was his main focus, George certainly left his mark on the Hereford breed through leadership and service, as well. In 1951 the Schlickaus stepped up to help when the stock show at Wichita didn’t have a venue. At the last minute, they invited the 4-Hers to their ranch for the judging contest. Neighbors brought in sheep and hogs, and the K-State judging team did the officiating. After that first year, the Schlickaus continued to host the event for 44 years. George served many years on the Kansas Hereford Association board, and during one of his terms as president, he helped organize the junior association. He said “a group of kids cornered me at the (Kansas Junior Livestock Show in Wichita in 1959) and asked what they could do to help. So we put our heads together that night in the hotel and the organization (Kansas Junior Hereford Association) was born.” Then in October 1965, the American Junior Hereford Association was formed — the first junior group of any beef breed. George stepped right up and served as the advisor for the group for six years. There are many, many activities the Schlickaus helped with over the years. For example, in 1961 Kansas celebrated its centennial. Schlickau Herefords provided a team of Hereford bulls to pull a covered wagon in several parades. George served on a national level as well. He was elected to the AHA Board of Directors in 1969 and was president in 1975. In addition to helping start the TPR program, he represented the breed as a cattle ambassador to Brazil. It was there that he observed how the breeders tipped the animals’ horns instead of using horn weights. George tried it on his own cattle and encouraged others to do the same. The easier method made horn weights obsolete nationwide. He traveled abroad and many people from foreign countries came to Haven to visit him. The family hosted people from 27 different countries. Lois was not one to sit idle; in addition to being the farm’s bookkeeper and a consummate hostess, she has volunteered her time generously. Lois was elected to the American Hereford Auxiliary in 1981, making her and George the first-ever husband and wife to serve as Board president and auxiliary president. Lois received the Outstanding Hereford Woman Award in 1985. She also served in many other agricultural women’s groups and continues to do so today at 80 years young. “I think a person needs to be active and giving in their life,”
Lois explains. “When you can, you should contribute to your community, to your state, your nation or your organization. When you can do that, it makes you a better person, and you are giving back something to all those people who have helped you. I enjoy it and I feel I am spending my time doing something worthwhile.”
Looking ahead “We’re very proud of our past,” Lois says, “and the cattle have been good to us, but we’re looking forward to the future. And that’s what James is doing. George would be very, very pleased to know that James is continuing to do such a fine job.” James and Charlene are looking forward as well. They are raising their three children — Ashton, Caitlin and Cooper — on the ranch. In addition, James is part of a mentoring program with the local community college which gives students in the ag program a chance to come work on the farm. “It’s like an internship,” Charlene explains. “It allows the students to learn from James, and in some cases, he’s learned from them too. It’s a win-win situation.” Ashton, Caitlin and Cooper are involved in 4-H, a program Charlene says is very rewarding. “One of the things that they all three really enjoy is taking show calves to the county fair,” she explains. “But I’ll never forget the first time Ashton walked into the showring. She was 7, and I had never seen a smile on that kid’s face so big. It reminded me so much of her granddad. He had a bigger-than-life smile especially when it came to his cattle. She had that same smile flash across her face when she walked in. It gave me chills.” James says, “It’s a family affair, and it always has been. I am excited about the direction we are going with the support of my wife and kids. I think the longevity of this operation is because first you have to have a good product. Then you’ve got to treat people right.” Lois adds, “I think (being a century breeder) is a testament to the family’s hard work, honesty and integrity. This family has always been concerned about satisfying the customer’s needs and requirements and always standing behind the product.” When it comes right down to it, though, it’s because of a love for the breed. Charlene says, “Being married into the family and seeing it evolve over the years, this family’s passion for the Hereford breed has always been very obvious to me.” HW
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When Handling Frozen
Semen and Embryos,
COWBOY LOGIC
Ain’t Good Enough
by Troy Smith
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inger-songwriter Michael Martin Murphey celebrates the Westerner’s thought process in a song titled “Cowboy Logic.” Its humorous verse is packed with axioms meant to explain the cowboy way of handling a situation, tackling a piece of work or avoiding it. Like the witty adages of Benjamin Franklin, bits of cowboy logic have become fodder for poets and pundits and are often offered as examples of common sense.
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Some samples, however, suggest a penchant for taking shortcuts that can lead to trouble. Eighteenth-century poet Alexander Pope wasn’t much of a cowboy. While he probably couldn’t make a hand in cattle country, Pope is credited with coining the phrase, “A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.” Brad Stroud, Weatherford, Texas, veterinarian and cattle embryologist, fears that is a statement that applies to the
handling of frozen semen and embryos. He’s convinced that the level of knowledge is dangerously low among many people who routinely handle frozen reproductive cells. Stroud says that group probably includes many veterinarians. In nearly 30 years of embryo transfer work, Stroud has experienced plenty of “anger, frustration and embarrassment” over unexplained breeding failures. The disappointments spurred his search for reasons why too many ova (eggs) recovered from artificially inseminated donor cows were
an “unacceptable” evaluation rate of eight per 100 batches. This information suggests that semen that had been in the hands of animal breeders and other handlers was four times more likely to be unacceptable than semen coming directly from a bull stud. “It tells us that bull studs do a good job,” Stroud says, “and the uneducated (handlers) too often don’t.” There is ample opportunity for mishandling — mistakes that expose frozen semen or embryos to temperatures at which cell damage or death occurs. This can
found to be unfertilized. He’s now convinced that more attention must be paid to the handling of frozen semen. “We know how to freeze semen, but do we know how to handle it afterward? Is there an adequate curriculum for training the people that handle semen up until it is thawed and placed in a cow? To my knowledge, none exists,” states Stroud. “We have a problem that should be addressed through formal training. The challenge is educating people that don’t think they need it.”
happen when semen samples are received and transferred from a shipping vessel to a storage tank. It can happen when someone is preparing a shipment or taking inventory. Most common, perhaps, are mistakes made when a technician searches among a tank’s contents for semen from a certain sire. In Stroud’s opinion these kinds of mistakes are made repeatedly in the field by people who try to be conscientious. They really believe they are doing a good job. Unfortunately, their cowboy logic is flawed. “If a frozen straw of semen remains solidified during and after an exposure, the perpetrator thinks no harm has been done. Since the ice structure has remained intact, at least to the naked eye, he thinks the sperm should be fine,” explains Stroud. “Unfortunately, that’s not the case.”
Handling frozen semen Among the evidence that a problem exists are data compiled by the American Embryo Transfer Association. Stroud points to records from 2006 showing that of some 600,000 beef and dairy ova collected during the year, roughly 48% were not viable. “That seems like a lot of waste, doesn’t it?” asks Stroud. “It’s certain that unfertilized ova don’t make us any money.” Stroud says research involving evaluation of frozen semen prior to use has shown that fertilization and embryo production were correlated with the quality of frozen semen used to breed donor cows. Documentation of the origin of frozen semen shipped to Stroud Veterinary Embryo Service shows that semen samples shipped directly from bull studs, where it was collected, processed, and stored, had an “unacceptable” evaluation rate of two per 100 batches evaluated. Semen samples personally delivered or shipped by animal breeders had
The process When a person understands low temperature biology, witnessing those common handling mistakes should send shivers up his back. It will, in Stroud’s opinion, when that person thinks about what happens to reproductive cells during the freezing and thawing processes. The first step in freezing either semen or embryos is exposure, at room temperature, to cryoprotectants, such as glycerol or ethylene glycol. The purpose, says Stroud, is to remove water from within the reproductive cells. The second step is to slowly cool reproductive cells to minus 30 degrees Centigrade Hereford.org
(C), which causes any remaining intercellular water to move into the fluid surrounding the cells. Then the reproductive cells are ready to be plunged into liquid nitrogen, which is minus 196 degrees C. According to Stroud, the reason for removing intracellular water is to keep formation of ice within the cells to an absolute minimum. Intracellular ice damages cell membranes, cellular organelles and even chromosomes. It is believed that semen and embryos frozen and stored properly in liquid nitrogen could remain viable for a thousand years or longer. Cellular metabolism essentially ceases and the cells don’t age.
Care in handling Stroud emphasizes that once sperm cells or embryos are cooled to a temperature below minus 130 degrees C, neither can be raised to temperatures above that mark and then re-exposed to lower temperatures, or cell damage can occur. Damage is caused by “recrystallization” — the reorganization of very small ice crystals in the extracellular fluid into much larger crystals that physically invade the reproductive cells. Damage severity depends on the temperature to which frozen sperm or embryos were raised (how much above minus 130 degrees C) and the length of exposure time. What most people don’t think about, says Stroud, is how temperature in the necks of most farm and ranch storage tanks varies in a gradient manner, ranging from minus 75 degrees C to nearly room temperature. For a tank that’s threequarters full of liquid nitrogen, the temperature of vapor just above the liquid is usually about minus 190 degrees, but the temperature one inch from the top of the same tank is only a few degrees cooler than the surrounding environment. Since many technicians routinely raise canisters and canes of semen too high in the tank neck for too long, samples may be repeatedly exposed to potentially damaging temperatures. Stroud says cane tabs are usually marked with a code, rather than a bull’s name. If a technician doesn’t have cane codes recorded, the cane is lifted and hung above the tank frost line while a semen straw is removed, frost is wiped away and printed information on the straw is read. If it is the correct straw, it is placed into a water bath to thaw. If not, it is returned to the cane and the search for the desired straw continues. But every time a canister containing canes of frozen semen is raised high enough in the neck of the tank and long enough to allow the straws’ internal temperature to exceed minus 130 degrees, a certain amount of cell damage occurs. “If the mistake is repeated over and over, each exposure causes damage that is additive. So, poor handling habits can result in cumulative damage that can decrease sperm fertilizing capabilities and, in some cases, lead to total infertility,” Hereford.org
adds Stroud. “More often than not, nutritional insufficiencies and poor heat detection inappropriately get blamed for the problems.” According to Stroud, it can take as little as 30 seconds of exposure to the upper third of a tank’s neck for the internal temperature of a 0.5 milliliter straw to rise sufficiently for postthaw sperm motility to be negatively and irreversibly affected. For a 0.25 French straw, even less exposure time is required. Consequently, Stroud recommends application of the “eight second rule” to provide a safe working time for most handling events. However, some samples may still be jeopardized when canisters or canes are raised four or more inches above the frost line or into ambient air.
Cowboy logic isn’t good enough when frozen reproductive cells are being handled. Damage to sperm and embryos can begin long before they are thawed, and there is ample opportunity for thermal stress when a person is preparing or receiving semen shipments, taking inventory and transferring semen from vessel to vessel. And while it may be
difficult to admit that bad habits could be at fault, the consequences of semen handling methods should be considered when unexplained breeding failures occur. Stroud believes better training in proper semen handling technique could go a long way toward improving the overall success of artificial insemination and embryo transfer. Even for experienced technicians, periodic refresher courses may be well advised. HW
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South Dakota Hosts Recent Range Beef Cow Symposium by Troy Smith
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rom genetics, nutrition and reproduction to range management, marketing and pertinent public policy, the Range Beef Cow Symposium typically has a reputation for addressing topics of particular interest to cow-calf producers of the Western Plains area. Since 1969 the biennial symposium has been a joint production of the land grant universities of South Dakota, Nebraska, Colorado and Wyoming, with each state hosting the event in rotation. South Dakota State University (SDSU) animal science department and cooperative Extension service personnel took leadership roles in organizing Range Beef Cow Symposium XXIII, hosted Dec. 3-5, 2013, in Rapid City, S.D. Cow folk came to glean information from successful ranch managers, as well as speakers representing academia and private industry. During the always popular evening bull pen sessions, audience members had the opportunity to pick the speakers’ brains.
“Producers may need to rations and making this kind of rethink their utilization of grass system economical. and think outside the Fetal programming box as they look at UNL reproductive different possibilities,” physiologist Rick stated Jenkins, Funston was the suggesting limited and first of two speakers increasingly expensive to address fetal grazing resources programming — the may have to be used cumulative effects that strategically. a pregnant female’s As an example, diet has on the health Jenkins said cows Rick Funston and performance of could graze cornstalks her calf. While the mechanisms and other crop residues during by which it occurs are not clear, fall and winter but be confined nutrition of the gestating dam during at least part of the has far-reaching effects. traditional grazing season. They Funston shared data from might be confined to a “sacrifice multiple studies showing how pasture,” on pivot corners or in a weaning weight, carcass weight more typical feedlot setting, where and carcass quality of steers, as they are fed a ration comprised well as fertility of heifers, were of low-quality harvested forages affected by their dam’s nutritional and byproduct feedstuffs. status during pregnancy, The latter is not limited to particularly during the last distillers’ grains or other grain trimester. Funston cited studies milling byproducts. In the illustrating fetal-programming Nebraska Panhandle, for example, effects in other animal species sugar beet pulp is an economical and humans. Research with and readily available alternative. mice suggests there may also be Jenkins stressed the a paternal influence that affects importance of limitprogeny later in life. feeding cows during Nutrition Amanda Blair, SDSU meat confinement. That During discussion of scientist, said cow nutrition’s means the animals are nutrition-related topics, influence on calf carcass fed an energy-dense University of Nebraska characteristics appears to start ration to maintain (UNL) Cow-Calf during mid-gestation. Blair adequate body condition Specialist Karla Jenkins described a study showing that and not for weight gain. talked about semicalves born to cows whose diets She called knowledge confinement systems were energy-restricted during midof animal nutrient Karla Jenkins for cow-calf production. gestation exhibited less backfat. requirements during Jenkins and her colleagues have Carcass yield grades were also various stages of production and been studying limit-feeding of lower than those for calves born to knowledge of the nutrient content cows managed in confinement. cows whose diets were not energyof feedstuffs critical to balancing
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restricted. Researchers saw no significant differences in marbling scores, but calves from dams on restricted diets produced carcasses with less subcutaneous fat. “As a meat scientist, I’m concerned with muscle and fat. Beef consumers are concerned with beef’s appearance, palatability (tenderness, juiciness, etc.) and cost, but all of those things come down to muscle and fat,” stated Blair, suggesting that knowledge of fetal-programming effects can be used to manipulate marbling and subcutaneous fat thickness, relative to lean muscle, during prenatal development.
Heifer nutrition On another nutrition-related topic, University of Wyoming beef cattle specialist Scott Lake reminded cow-calf producers that heifer pregnancy rates can suffer when the diet changes abruptly following artificial insemination (AI). This means heifers developed on a relatively high energy diet may be at risk when turned out to pasture immediately after insemination. “We sometimes forget that high-concentrate diets can put heifers at a disadvantage when they go back to an all-forage diet,” said Lake, explaining that part of the problem is the “change” itself but also that the forage diet may afford too little energy. “Heifers can’t get the calories they are used to,” said Lake, citing evidence suggesting heifers switched suddenly from a mixed ration to pasture can lose as much Hereford.org
or more than three pounds per day during the first week. Research suggests heifers whose dietary plane of nutrition decreases immediately following AI may exhibit decreased pregnancy rates whether they conceived to AI or to a cleanup bull. In other words, overall breeding season pregnancy rates can suffer. Post-AI nutrient restriction may result in poor quality embryos that are unable to successfully signal maternal recognition of pregnancy. The result is early embryo loss. According to Lake, these results suggest that the early embryo, oviduct and uterus are sensitive to immediate changes in nutrition. Restriction following breeding appears to alter the reproductive system so that it may not support embryo growth and pregnancy recognition. Lake advised producers to manage nutrition so that breeding females do not experience a negative energy balance following AI.
will work with fixed-time AI systems, but inseminating females following heat detection is best. Typically, mass insemination of females is less successful. Hall said the limitations of sexed semen include its higher cost — typically $10-$15 more per AI dose. Additionally, pregnancy rates are decreased by 10%-20%, compared to conventional semen.
Production costs, profitability
Sharing their respective philosophies and strategies for managing production costs and increasing profitability were ranch managers from across the fourstate region. Leading off, Chip Ramsay, Rex Ranch manager, emphasized that operation’s goal of achieving optimum forage production and utilization through a “disciplined, written grazing plan.” Ramsay said beef production efficiency and added value are achieved through crossbreeding. Manager James Sewell said TA Ranch has shifted Sexed semen toward an extended The potential of AI grazing season and with gender-sorted reduced harvested-forage or sexed semen in requirements. Much of commercial operations the Wyoming ranch’s was the subject of haying equipment has University of Idaho been sold, reducing costs Beef Specialist John associated with fuel, Hall’s presentation. repairs and depreciation. Hall explained how South Dakota John Hall sexed semen is being rancher Ed Blair said used in an Idaho research herd his family’s operation is focused on to produce Hereford-Angus cross production of high-quality cattle females as replacements. whose carcasses earn premiums. “The best use of sexed semen Blair also cited a more aggressive in commercial herds may be application of short-duration to develop maternal lines of rotational grazing of both range females that can be bred to and rented crop residues. Irrigated terminal sires,” said Hall. “Using farm ground that was previously a maternal line strategy to devoted to feed production produce replacement females has been sold, and the ranch could reduce the proportion of purchases its hay supply. a herd dedicated to generating “The old saying is true. You replacements. Terminal sires can can’t manage what you don’t then be used on the remainder of measure,” said Julie Walker. the cows.” The SDSU beef cattle specialist According to Hall, another advised ranchers to use an potential application is the enterprise budget, including Heifer-Heifer system, where all expenses associated with replacement heifers are bred to feed, reproduction, animal produce the next generation of health, labor, other direct costs replacement females. This system and overhead. Walker also allows all cows to be mated recommended they calculate a with terminal sires. A potential breakeven cost in terms of dollars strategy to enhance marketing per pound of weaned calf. would involve using sexed semen “Managing production costs to alter the steer-to-heifer ratio is not just about spending in favor of more steers. Hall says less money. Being a low-cost this application might be most producer doesn’t necessarily useful to smaller operations that make you more profitable,” currently must market mixed added Walker. “Lowering costs loads of calves. By shifting the may also decrease production, gender ratio, producers could decrease product quality or both, then sell load lots of steers and resulting in lower revenue.” likely increase return per cow. Instead of managing cow Despite early results suggesting costs, Walker advised producers poor results when using sexed to manage profit by focusing semen for lactating mature cows, on both expense and revenue. Hall’s experience suggests cows Lamenting how many producers and heifers can be expected to devote little time to enhancing respond similarly. Sexed semen revenue, she urged her audience Hereford.org
to think about whether they are selling their product or marketing it. To market effectively, Walker said producers need to know more about their cattle than the buyer does. She urged calf-sellers to consider available programs that enable them to gather performance and carcass data on part of their calves without retaining ownership of each year’s entire crop. Economist Jim Robb, director of the Livestock Marketing Information Center, talked about factors affecting producer costs and revenue. While he doesn’t expect grassland prices and rental rates to go down, Robb said the industry-wide cow average annual cow cost (about $800) could decline to a range of $700 - $750, due to lower cash costs for feed and energy. According to Robb, a declining total supply should be supportive to beef prices. Often overlooked is the way cow slaughter has masked the decline in steer and heifer beef. A dwindling supply of slaughter cows should bring total beef production down significantly. Robb expects the supply to remain low for several years. “I don’t foresee any significant increase in beef production before 2017 and it could take longer,” stated Robb, adding that cow herds rebuilding will be particularly slow in some parts of the country — primarily areas hit the hardest and longest by drought. Prices paid for beef and cattle will depend heavily on consumer demand for beef. He noted that while U.S. per capita consumption has gone down, consumer demand for beef has actually increased. Robb said consumers have thus far been willing to pay higher prices reflective of smaller supply. “Cow-calf returns look pretty darn good,” added Robb, projecting increased opportunity for profitability during the next few years. CattleFax analyst Chad Spearman agreed. He said the next three to four years should be very profitable for high-return
cow-calf producers that manage their costs. He allowed that projections assume continued improvement to drought conditions across cow country. “For the past few years, challenges at Chad Spearman all levels of the beef industry have been weather related. Overall, 2013 has been a better year for precipitation, forage growth and rebuilding of hay stocks,” reported Spearman. “Going forward, we expect lower feed costs, but continued market volatility.” Spearman said cow inventory should remain low for several years, resulting in smaller calf crops. Heifer retention should increase, but Spearman advised ranchers entering expansion-mode to consider buying bred females and to capitalize on very favorable steer and heifer calf prices. Projections call for corn to trade within a range of $3.50 to $5.50 per bushel during the next two years. Hay prices should be substantially lower. The cost of distillers’ grains has elevated to 120% of corn price, so Spearman predicts continued decline in their use for finishing rations. Overcapacity in the packing and cattle feeding sectors may result in beef plant shutdowns and closing of feedyards. However, Spearman said more feedyards are transitioning to backgrounding operations. CattleFax projects higher fed cattle prices with seasonal market volatility. Fed cattle will likely average $130 per hundredweight (cwt.) in 2014. Assuming seasonal highs and lows, 750-lb. steers should trade at $150 to $178, averaging $165/cwt. Prices received for 550-lb. steer calves should average from $185 to $190/cwt. Average utility cows are expected to average near $83/cwt. in 2014. HW Editor’s Note: For more highlights of the 2013 Range Beef Cow Symposium, visit RangeBeefCow.com.
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Is Hay Still the Best Choice to Winter Cows? Table 1: Late gestation diets of a 1,400-lb. cow maintaining body condition, lb. per head per day (as fed basis). Feedstuff Price Ration #1 Ration #2 Corn grain $3.70/bushel Alfalfa hay $150/ton 4 Grass hay $90/ton 25 Corn silage $40/ton 16 Corn stalks $65/ton 22 Modified distillers $90/ton 5 Feed cost per day $1.43 $1.26
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subject to discounts and reduce costs further,” he says. Implementing some of these strategies requires limiting the cows’ feed intake below what their appetites would be normally. In order to do that successfully, Rusche says the following management factors need to be considered:
• Diets should be based on actual
• Cattle should be gradually adapted to diet changes, especially if highstarch feeds are used.
Source: South Dakota State University Extension
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he feed cost environment for 2013-14 is dramatically different compared to last year, according to Warren Rusche, South Dakota State University (SDSU) Extension cow-calf field specialist. “Corn and corn-derived feeds such as distillers’ grains and silage are only about half the cost of one year ago. Hay and roughage costs are lower, as well, but on a percentage basis, the price decline has not been as dramatic as compared to corn prices,” Rusche says. With this information in mind, Rusche adds there may be an opportunity to exploit these differences in feed prices to reduce winter feed expenses. In Table 1 are three different rations for 1,400-lb. cows in late gestation. The rations were formulated to meet protein requirements and at
nutrient analyses.
“Using these prices, diets utilizing corn or corn-derived feeds are more cost effective compared to diets relying completely on hay.”
extremely important to avoid digestive upsets.
“Using these prices, diets utilizing corn or corn-derived feeds are more cost effective compared to diets relying completely on hay,” Rusche says. Of course, he adds, every situation is different, and hay costs in some markets may not be as high as the values used here. “It should be noted that the corn price is for dry corn. In some cases there may be an opportunity to utilize wetter corn that would otherwise be
• Plenty of room at the bunk and in the lot should be allowed (at least 30 inches of bunk space and 500 square feet per cow).
• Limit-fed rations will meet the cows’ nutrient needs but won’t satisfy their appetites. Strong fences are essential.
— Warren Rusche least maintain body condition. Ration No. 1 is a traditional hay-based diet using alfalfa hay (19% crude protein) and grass hay (8% crude protein). Ration No. 2 consists of corn silage, corn stalks and modified distillers’ grains. Ration No. 3 is a limit-fed diet using 10 lb. of hay (alfalfa and grass) combined with 10 lb. of corn per head per day. The prices are based on published price data from South Dakota feed markets in late November.
• Proper bunk management is
• Just like under more traditional
management systems, body condition needs to be monitored to make sure that the cattle are on track to meet production goals.
For a more in-depth discussion of limit-feeding cows, visit iGrow.org and read “Limit Feeding Strategies for Beef Cows,” or contact Rusche at warren.rusche@sdstate.edu or 605-882-5140. HW
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Cow-Calf in Confinement? by Troy Smith
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hough known best as a feedlot nutritionist and beef industry writer, Kenneth Eng is a cattleman too. He is currently focused on timber and cattle operations in Mississippi, but Eng has owned ranches in his native Nebraska as well as California, Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico. In addition to the fairly traditional grass-based yearling and cow-calf enterprises he has owned, Eng has maintained beef cow herds in what he calls modified- or semi-confinement. Eng certainly isn’t the only cattleman to do so. Plenty of producers keep cows confined to a relatively small area and feed
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them for some portion of the year. As a consequence of drought, a good many cows spent time in drylot last spring while pastures were given extra growing time prior to grazing. Some producers confine part or all of their cows for most of every winter — whenever the herd is not grazing summer pasture. The cows are held in a drylot setting — whether that consists of a sacrifice pasture, winter trap or feedlot – where they receive harvested feedstuffs. Eng believes the beef industry could benefit from more semiconfinement cow-calf operations. He is not suggesting that everyone ought to use this method. Neither is he recommending yearlong
confinement and feeding of cows. Such an operation probably won’t be competitive long-term. However, Eng does think the semi-confinement model could aid the rebuilding of the nation’s beef cow herd. It might be a way for established producers to expand and an avenue for new cow-calf producers to enter the business. But Eng believes the greatest opportunity may result from turning the existing semiconfinement model on its head. “I foresee the emergence of semi-confinement cow-calf operations that utilize little or no grass,” says Eng, noting the increasing scarcity of grassland in many parts of the country. “More and more grass has been converted to crops. Pastureland values and rental rates keep climbing. But crop residues offer a tremendous alternative grazing resource.” In honor of his late wife, Eng created the Dr. Kenneth and Caroline McDonald Eng Foundation to fund research and education in cow-calf production efficiency. According to Eng, a collective $2 million is being invested in beef cow research, including drylot production systems, by the University of Nebraska (UNL), Oklahoma State University and Texas A&M University. Terry Klopfenstein, UNL ruminant nutritionist and professor emeritus, agrees that the abundance of crop residues represents a great and underutilized opportunity for grazing cows. Klopfenstein thinks producers might want to think about grazing cows on cornstalks and other crop residues during the winter and then drylotting cows in the summer. He thinks summer calving might be a good choice for many producers. The economics of that scenario, where cows are confined for six months and graze residues for six months, can be favorable in areas where the feed resources are available. “Ethanol has changed our lives,” says Klopfenstein, referring to the
conversion of grassland to corn production and also the growing use of distillers’ grains and other corn milling by-products by cattle feeders and cow-calf producers too. Additionally, many fields of cornstalks are windrowed, baled and transported for use in cattle rations. However, cornstalks may be most valuable when left in the field. “Grazing absolutely is the most efficient way to use cornstalks,” emphasizes Klopfenstein. “Stalk grazing is very economical. It makes the hypothetical confinement/stalk-grazing system economically competitive.” To grain farmers worried about potential soil compaction resulting from cattle grazing crop fields, Klopfenstein says it is not a problem. Based on 15 years of Nebraska research on fields planted to corn and soybeans, in rotation, researchers determined that grazing of cornstalks does not cause detrimental soil compaction. Subsequent soybean yields actually increased following cornstalk grazing, and grazing cows still left sufficient residue behind to enhance no-till farming methods. “Grazing does not harm fields. Leaving fields ungrazed means fields have way more residue than is needed. It doesn’t make sense to waste it,” Klopfenstein says. UNL Cow-Calf and Range Specialist Karla Jenkins says those baled cornstalks and other residues, wheat straw and low-quality hays tend to be the most cost-effective ingredients for rations fed to cows while in confinement. The quality of the total ration can often be boosted economically with the addition of by-product feed ingredients such as distillers’ grains and corn gluten feed. Depending on an operation’s location, alternatives might include sugar beet pulp, wheat midds, soy hulls and other by-products. “Limit-feeding cows in confinement is key. Letting cows eat all they want is not economical,” says Jenkins, explaining that total dry-matter intake would be limited to less than 2% of body weight. “A limit-fed ration must contain energy dense ingredients,” she adds. “Producers must know the nutrient content of their feedstuffs, and they must know the nutrient requirements of their cows. That changes with stage of production. The diet must be manipulated by adjusting ingredients or the amount of ration fed, in order to meet changing needs of the cow and calf. It really doesn’t matter which commodities are used in a ration, as long as it provides a palatable and balanced diet. Producers can and do get pretty creative.” When calves are present with cows in confinement, producers need to consider the amount of feed calves will consume. According to Jenkins, calves often Hereford.org
start sampling the forage very early. By three months of age, a calf will eat about 1% of body weight in forage in addition to nursing the cow. So when pairs are fed in bunks, amounts fed should reflect consumption by calves as well as cows. Jenkins advises producers feeding cows in confinement to target cow body condition score (BCS) 5. Her UNL colleague, Extension Beef Specialist Rick Rasby agrees. “Body condition score is a good indicator of adequate nutrition, and cows in BCS 5 do just fine from a reproductive standpoint. Cows in BCS 5, at calving, can maintain a 365-day calving interval.” states Rasby, warning of the danger associated with cows exhibiting poor body condition at calving. “Trying to play catch-up after cows calve usually doesn’t work. You can increase their energy intake, but the added energy usually goes into lactation and not on the cow’s back,” explains Rasby. “It’s better to be proactive and make sure cows have adequate condition at calving.” Allowing adequate bunk space is also important when feeding cows in confinement. It’s particularly important when cows have calves at their sides. Rasby recommends allowing three feet of bunk space for each pair. He also advises consideration of an ionophore for inclusion in the ration, calling it beneficial to reproduction as well as feed efficiency. According to Rasby, confinement of cows may afford advantages for application of various management practices. Cattle are close at hand for routine vaccinations as well as preconditioning and weaning of calves. Rasby says early weaning is a practice that can help producers manage cow body condition. Moved to their own pen, calves can be fed a growing ration, and the cow diet can be adjusted for the period of non-lactation. Rasby says confinement may also accommodate application of synchronized artificial insemination more easily than pasture-based systems. When natural service is used, fewer bulls may be necessary to cover cows in confinement. Rasby warns against skimping on bull power when yearling bulls are used. However, mature bulls might be used at the ratio of 1 to 30 or 35 cows, instead of the typical pasture breeding ratio of 1 to 25. Mississippi State University veterinarian David Smith says the common assumption is that calf sickness will be a significant problem if calves are born and raised in a confinement setting. However, not all drylot environments equate to the stereotypical feedlot setting. Cows might be maintained on center-pivot corners or any designated parcel of crop ground or pastureland. A drylot might be a few acres or 40 or more. Generally, more room is better during calving and while calves are very young. “Crowded conditions of confinement systems increase the opportunities for injury from others in the herd and from hazards presented by broken Hereford.org
posts, fences and gates, and the drylot environment can enhance transmission of infectious disease,” says Smith. The risks, he adds, can be addressed. Risks of physical injury to cow or calf can be minimized by designing facilities that present minimal hazards and keeping them well maintained. Choice of breeding season should allow for calving and subsequent production stages to occur during optimal weather conditions. Producers also must implement appropriate practices for managing animal health, including careful monitoring for injury and disease. Smith cites UNL studies where the Sandhills Calving System was applied to cows managed in confinement. After calving began, cows that had not calved
yet were separated from those that had delivered and moved to a different, clean pen. Moving of heavies occurred weekly to prevent the buildup of pathogens in the calving environment and to reduce opportunity for overwhelming exposure of new calves to pathogens. “In (confined calving) trials, there were no calf losses due to scour when the Sandhills System was applied,” states Smith, admitting the study was small. “Health risks can be mitigated, though not eliminated, by anticipating their occurrence and managing known risk factors.” According to Vernon Anderson, North Dakota State University animal scientist, disease has been essentially a nonissue for cows undergoing a summer drylot period at Carrington
Research Extension Center. The Center has maintained cows in a semiconfinement system for over 40 years. “Watching the cattle closely every day in the drylot gives you an advantage over pasture in early detection of signs of disease. Treatment can be affected easily and quickly. Treating individual animals early reduces the potential of serious outbreaks,” says Anderson. In Anderson’s opinion, the wellmanaged drylot can be “cow heaven.” Poorly managed operations could be just the opposite. Anderson says the onus is on the manager to provide adequate facilities and proper nutrition and care. Anything less is not in the best interest of the cattle or the economics of the enterprise. HW
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by Sandy Johnson, Kansas State University livestock specialist
evelopment of replacement heifers is a long and, thus, costly process that becomes even more costly when heifers fail to rebreed or must be culled for reasons other than age. The following guidelines highlight management effects on development costs and performance.
Nutrition • Target 60% of mature weight at the start of breeding season and a body condition of 5 to 6.
• A lighter target weight (53-58%) is appropriate when additional heifers can
be exposed for breeding than are needed to maintain herd size and if selling open heifers at the end of the breeding season is profitable. Higher target weights (60-65%) are appropriate when used with an artificial insemination (AI) program and feed cost is less of a concern. Body condition scores of 7 or greater are expensive to achieve and generally result in lower fertility.
• Determine needed gain from weaning until breeding season begins and
• Monitor weight and body condition during development to achieve gain and
develop ration appropriately. Usually .75 to 1.5 lb. per day gain will suffice. condition goals.
• Use of an ionophore can conserve forage and improve reproductive response. • Gains on summer pasture are inversely related to gains over winter. • Regardless of target weight at breeding, heifers should continue to grow post
Reproduction • Heifers should be gaining weight 60 days before and during the breeding season.
60 days prior to breeding can be used to assess physiological maturity. If 50% of heifers have tract scores of 3 or greater 50 to 60 days prior to breeding, estrous synchronization programs are more successful.
Health • Consult with your local veterinarian for the optimum vaccination and
parasite control program for your situation. In most cases three injections of a MLV respiratory complex prior to breeding should be used.
• Two doses of vaccine for Leptospirosis and Vibriosis, 21 days apart with the final dose 30 days before breeding are recommended.
• Response to vaccination is improved in animals in moderate to good body
• Use a short breeding season, 30 to 45 days or less, to improve odds of
• Change of diet resulting in short-term decreases in energy intake can be
rebreeding at second breeding and to concentrate calving season labor. detrimental to embryo survival (drylot to pasture post-AI). Stress from a new environment or novel feedstuffs, as well as energy content of feedstuffs, can contribute. If pasture growth is short, delayed or even extremely lush during the early breeding season, short-term supplementation may be warranted in heifers transitioning from a drylot.
• If heifers must be moved after AI, then transportation should be within three to four days of breeding or after 42 days.
Other considerations • A crossbred heifer is expected to produce the equivalent of at least one more calf in weaning weight than a straightbred heifer in her lifetime.
• Heifers born in the first 21 days of the calving season remain in the herd
longer than those born in later cycles. Data show from .6 to 1.2 years longer.
• Heifers that conceive in the first 21 days of the first breeding period have heavier calves at weaning. In a recent study, the weight advantage was apparent through six calf crops. HW
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condition and with adequate trace mineral status.
• Risk of calving difficulty is minimized when high-accuracy calving-ease sires are used via AI.
• Experience grazing crop residue or winter pasture as heifer calves can be beneficial to future performance when nutrient demands are higher.
• The postpartum interval to first estrus is longer in first-calf heifers than in
mature cows. Breeding heifers to calve two to three weeks ahead of the cow herd reduces the risk of reproductive failure at the second breeding season.
breeding and achieve a target of 85% of mature weight and a body condition of 5.5 to 6 at first calving.
• Reproductive tract scores (1=infantile to 5=mature and cycling) taken 50 to
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SHF Wonder M326 W18 ET x PW Victor Boomer P606
LaGrand Reload 80P ET x Remitall Online 122L
BW WW YW MM M&G FAT REA MARB -0.2 42 73 28 49 -0.009 0.60 0.17
BW WW YW MM M&G FAT REA MARB 1.5 53 96 25 52 0.002 0.90 0.04
BW WW YW MM M&G FAT REA MARB 5.3 67 112 25 58 -0.012 0.80 0.04
AXA Golden-Oak Xceed ET 704X
Brookview 408 Wisconsin 40W
SHF Rib Eye M326 R117 x NCX 23C Jupiter 16J
CJ Harland 408 x Mohican TRM Java 25J BW WW YW MM M&G FAT REA MARB 0.1 52 74 30 57 0.046 0.30 0.19
BW WW YW MM M&G FAT REA MARB 3.4 50.8 82.8 22.4 47.8 -0.033 0.34 0.14
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STAR Bright Future 533P ET x MSU BR Hallmark 25H BW WW YW MM M&G FAT REA MARB 5.7 67 112 22 55 -0.004 0.57 0.05
NJW FHF 9710 Taank 45P x Blaiar-Athol The Rock ET 19M BW WW YW MM M&G FAT REA MARB 3.8 48 76 27 50 -0.019 0.58 0.07
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On Offer:
90 Polled Hereford, Charolais and Simmental Bulls
Harvie 5W Winston 140A • Feb. 18, 2013 Maternal brother was 2013 high selling bull. Harvie Winston 5W x Harvie DAN Ricochet 167U BW WW YW Milk TM 1.9 57.0 86.9 24.8 53.3
Harvie 40Y Winston 71A • Feb. 6, 2013 Dam is a direct daughter of Firefly 51F. Harvie Winston 40Y x NJW FHF 9710 Tank 45P BW WW YW Milk TM 1.7 55.0 86.2 22.9 50.4
Harvie NBFI SAF Badger 27A • Jan. 31, 2013 Dam was a class winner at Denver. Harvie Winston 40Y x Harvie Raftsman 16R BW WW YW Milk TM 4.0 67.8 102.4 18.7 52.6
Harvie BH Skyfire 35A • Feb. 1, 2013 Otapawa Skymate 2046 x TH 75J 243R Bailout 144U BW WW YW Milk TM 4.7 53.8 87.5 24.7 +51.6
Harvie AXA Skybird ET 235A • March 29, 2013 Otapawa Skymate 2046 x Harvie DAN Ricochet 167U BW WW YW Milk TM 3.5 51.7 80 25.5 51.5
Harvie Sky Rocket ET 72A • Feb. 6, 2013 Otapawa Skymate 2046 x Harvie Deynote 61D BW WW YW Milk TM 4.2 48.9 80.4 19 43.5
Harvie Tophat 58A • Feb. 5, 2013 Harvie Tophat 92T x Harvie Traveler 69T BW WW YW Milk TM 3.7 52.3 83.2 17.8 44.0
Harvie Ricochet 118A • Feb. 14, 2013 Harvie Ricochet 167U x Harvie Winston 5W BW WW YW Milk TM 3.0 55 83 21.9 49.4
Harvie Johnny Cash 12A • Jan. 27, 2013 Harvie Walk Hard 154U x Harvie Winston 5W BW WW YW Milk TM 4.9 67.1 99.9 27.2 60.8
R.R. 2 • Olds, AB T4H 1P3 harvie@harvieranching.com www.harvieranching.com Cole, Jill and Tinley Harvie 403-994-1314
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Ian and Marlene Harvie 403-507-3886
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Selling 4 Bulls and 4 Heifers
Selling Our Best at the Tennessee Agribition & Ky Beef Expo
TN Agrib
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JC L1 DOMINO 860 302A
RC MS ROCKETTE 315
Calved: Jan. 18, 2013 Sire: IH 679 DOMINO 860 BW 3.4; WW 50; YW 84; MM 29; M&G 54
JC L1 COOL DOMINO 0268 220Z Calved: Oct. 21, 2012 JCS COOL KAT 0268 BW 3.7; WW 51; YW 83; MM 21; M&G 47
JC L1 KOOL KATE 6928 209Z
Calved: Sept. 24, 2012 • Sire: JCS COOL KAT 6928 BW 2.2; WW 44; YW 79; MM 19; M&G 41 Checked safe to NJW 98S R117 Ribeye 88X ET
JC L1 GOLDEN GIRL 8141 234Z ET
JC L1 LADY 928W 225Z
Calved: Nov. 04, 2012 JC L1 DOMINO 7006 928W BW 6.0; WW 44; YW 73; MM 22; M&G 44
Calved: Nov. 27, 2012 HH ADVANCE 8141U BW 3.9; WW 49; YW 79; MM 30; M&G 54
Jim and Kay Coley & Family 1100 Corum Hill Rd., Castalian Springs, TN 37031 615-451-2567, coleyherefords@gmail.com www.coleyherefords.com
Calved: Apr. 03, 2013 • Sire RC ROCK SOLID 10 BW 2.8; WW 40; YW 74; MM 20; M&G 40
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Calved: Nov. 12, 2012 H W4 GRIZZLY 0146 ET BW 4.0; WW 54; YW 89; MM 20; M&G 47
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Martha Dixon Julie Chapin 615-374-2883 615-633-1913 6940 Hwy. 141 S. • Hartsville, TN 37074 rivercirclefarm@bellsouth.net
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Selling 2 Exciting Embryo Packages
Loaded for Agribition A Stout Herd Bull • 3 Great Females
A super heifer for… Agribition
Lot 14
949 x HH Advance 2029Z
This is a power packed horned mating from our new donor sired by 3027. She is a gorgeous uddered female that is very deep sided. The sire, 2029Z, was a top seller at the 2013 Holden sale to Fawcett’s and Harrell’s.
Lot 10 CPH RUFUS TIME 743 Z247
Calved: Dec. 01, 2012 • Sire: CRR ABOUT TIME 743 BW 0.8; WW 42; YW 69; MM 27; M&G 48
Lot 30 HAF 045S LISA A006
Calved: Feb. 23, 2013 BW 3.8; WW 46; YW 74; MM 27; M&G 50 ALH 034 PLATO DOM 0424 {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} BTCC 207 M034 GRANDVIEW CMR MR. CUPID W917ET {DLF,HYF,IEF} ALH 43 FAVORITE 919 P43017837 DJB 46B BETH 1L {DLF,HYF,IEF} REMITALL BOOMER 46B {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} PW VICTORIA 964 8114 {DLF,HYF,IEF}
Lot 13 425P x KCF Bennett Revolution X51 These embryos are sure-fire predictable performance genetics. 425P is a daughter of maternal legend P606 and her dam is the famous Rockin Erica. X51 is siring some of the top performance progeny in the breed. He is a multi trait leader.
Lot 29 CPH MS PANDORA TIME A305
Calved: Mar. 03, 2013 Sire: CRR ABOUT TIME 743 BW 1.3; WW 44; YW 68; MM 26; M&G 48
Also selling…
Lot 18 – A fancy September 2013 show prospect Lot 23 – A very stylish April 2013 heifer calf Contact us for a catalog or more information
Polled Hereford Farm
Eric, Rhonda, Cody and Casey P.O. Box 146, Morrison, TN 37357 • 931-635-2181 Cell 931-607-6356 • Office 931-668-4622 • wphf@ blomand.net www.walkerpolledherefordfarm.com
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PW VICTOR BOOMER P606 {SOD}{DLF,HYF,IEF} REMITALL BOOMER 46B {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} JWR 120K PRINCESS 045S ET PW VICTORIA 964 8114 {DLF,HYF,IEF} P42688803 MOHICAN MAID 120K MOHICAN FREDERICK 40F MOHICAN MAID M16E
Cunningham H erefords Since 1947
Larry, Michelle, Jim and Teed 1075 Cunningham Rd., Spring City, TN 37381 423-365-6962 • Cell 423-321-2102 cunninghaphfarm@aol.com
Hidden Acres Farm The Lee Rushton Famly 2237 Forks River Rd, Waverly, TN 37185 931-296-7819 931-622-3158 cell Hereford.org
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DLL Catt le Co
Is taking a Powerful bull to Agribition
2 Fancy Show Prospects for Agribition
Lot 1 Lot 32
LVF MOTO MOTO
Calved: Jan. 03, 2012 • Sire: CRR ABOUT TIME 743 BW 3.5; WW 54; YW 86; MM 29; M&G 56
HPH 083T KNOW KARES 44X 002A
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Calved: Jan. 24, 2013 • STAR KKH SSF KAREFREE 44X ET BW 4.4; WW 56; YW 91; MM 23; M&G 51
DLL JEB STEWART P43285770 — Calved: Mar. 01, 2012
BR DM CSF WALLACE ET {CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} BR MOLER ET {CHB}{DLF,IEF} BF 7055 STONEWALL 902 ET RB L1 DOMINETTE 8063 {DLF,HYF,IEC} P43057055 CL 1 DOMINETTE 244M {DLF,IEF} HH ADVANCE 9070J {SOD} CL 1 DOMINETTE 915J
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LVF SWEET GEORGIA BROWN X31
Calved: May. 02, 2012 • Sire: PURPLE CURRENCY 24U ET Due March 18 with a heifer calf by 719T Also selling Lot 49: LVF MAE MOBLEY Calved 8/18/2011 • Sells with a heifer calf at side Bred 12/1/2013 with Revolution 4R heifer semen. Checked safe Lot 43: LVF REVOLUTION WEARS PARADA 15Z Calved 8/18/2011 Bred with 719T sexed heifer semen. Checked safe
GVHHH 707 29F 2502 ET DKM MISS CHARMER 29F 660 P42778051 DKM FELTON’S LADY K51
CS BOOMER 29F {SOD}{CHB}{DLF,HYF,IEF} DKM MISS VICKIE 143 707 DKM 517 FELTONS 806 HRP VICTORIA 44B 149D
BW 3.3; WW 40; YW 65; MM 11; M&G 31
DLL Cattle Co. Doug Le Tourneau 695 Nashville Pike, #195 Gallatin, TN 37066 615-594-2229 trainone53@hotmail.com
Liberty Valley Farm Jeanie Garrell Petersburg, TN Jeaniegarrell@gmail.com • 931-639-3923
Lot 21 HPH 16U SPACE GIRL 44X 031A
Calved: Jun. 24, 2013 • STAR KKH SSF KAREFREE 44X ET BW 5.2; WW 54; YW 93; MM 21; M&G 48
Roy, Kim, Zachary, Jordan, Nathan and Ethan Hopkins
2314 Mingo Rd., Winchester, TN 37398 931-967-0241
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Selling Choice of this fancy pair of ET heifers by CRR Helton
Selling…
A MR HEREFORD 11X A DUTCH MASTER & A Cow/Heifer Calf MCF11X MCKAYLA’S DREAM 1311ET
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Calved: Feb. 02, 2013 Sire: TH 71U 719T MR HEREFORD 11X BW 2.7; WW 46; YW 64; MM 25; M&G 48
BF HILTON 350 ET Calved: Apr. 14, 2013
Lot 26 Lot 15B
BF HILTON 362 ET
Calved: Apr. 08, 2013 BW 2.3; WW 49; YW 81; MM 27; M&G 51 David Burns 615-477-5668 Dr. Phillip Burns 423-447-6789 Joe Burns 423-618-8825 Andee Marston 931-335-0303 12733 Old State Hwy. 28 Pikeville, TN 37367 burnsfarms@msn.com
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MCF 9012 GABY DUTCHKEN227 1327 Calved: Mar. 05, 2013 Sire: MCF AB DUTCH MASTER 271 9012 BW 4.3; WW 56; YW 89; MM 17; M&G 45
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CES LISA E92 H12 ET
Calved: Aug. 08, 2008 Sire: CES WCF JWS HALE 3008 E92 ET BW 1.6; WW 46; YW 78; MM 21; M&G 44 Sells with a heifer calf born 12/14/2013 Sired by THM TL’s Trustmead 1243 ET
Johnny and Tanuja Jonathan and Meghan Justin and Meghan 314 Letory Rd., Wartburg, TN 37887 423-346-7304 Jonathan cell 865-803-9947 www.mudcreekfarms.org
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air ndous p e m e r T A e great out of th 024 ilocks 6 RF Gold Lot 2 Lot 27
RF 181 NOTICE ME 2305
Calved: Mar. 05, 2012 • Sire: C 860U NOTICE ME NOW 0181 ET BW 3.9; WW 52; YW 81; MM 30; M&G 56
RF GOLDIES ELLE 3306 ET
Calved: Mar. 06, 2013 • CL 1 DOMINO 955W BW 3.2; WW 58; YW 90; MM 33; M&G 62
Plus 3 stout, fancy bred heifers
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Mike Rogan 1662 McKinney Chapel Rd. Rogersville, TN 37857 423-272-5018 423-754-1213 cell
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RF 181 ADVANCE 2307
Calved: Mar. 07, 2012 Sire: C 860U NOTICE ME NOW 0181 ET BW 3.6; WW 55; YW 91; MM 32; M&G 59
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TH 65R 45P Tank 48W
Lot 24
GCC 4037 MS DURANGO 0112 12A Calved: Apr. 15, 2013 • Sire: THM DURANGO 4037 BW 3.6; WW 55; YW 87; MM 24; M&G 52
Lot 47 DKM MISS DANIKA 48W 1255
Calved: Feb. 20, 2012 • Sire: TH 65R 45P TANK 48W BW 2.9; WW 46; YW 82; MM 24; M&G 46 She sells with a heifer calf by Hometown 10Y.
Lot 33 Lot 22
GCC 2W MS DOMINETTE 25W 14A
Calved: May. 05, • Sire: GCC 533P BRIGHT FUTURE 115 25W BW 5.2; WW 53; YW 85; MM 22; M&G 48
Gordon Ca
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385 Chrisman Spur, Danville, KY 40422 Randy (859) 583-6586 Adam (859) 583-9372
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DKM 095W MS DANIKA 48W 309 ET
Calved: Jan. 21, 2013 • Sire: TH 65R 45P TANK 48W BW 4.0; WW 52; YW 82; MM 34; M&G 60
Parker Bros.
The #10 Female of the Breed for REA
Lot 19 FOUR L 100W JAN A3039 ET
Calved: Sep. 02, 2013 • Sire: NJW 73S M326 TRUST 100W ET BW 4.0; WW 63; YW 107; MM 26; M&G 57
Lot 20 FOUR L 9126W MISS A3023
Calved: Jul. 12, 2013 • Sire: FOUR L DAKOTA DANDY 9126W ET BW 4.7; WW 49; YW 83; MM 23; M&G 48
Polled Herefords David and Paula Parker 129 Banks Rd., Bradyville, TN 37026 Home 615-765-5359 • Fax 615-765-7260 David cell 615-464-7008 dplp@dtccom.net • www.dkmfarms.com
5190 Clay Farm Rd., Atwood, TN 38220 Tom Lane 615-804-0500 Albert Stone, manager • 931-200-0164 Hereford.org
Your heifers are important. Don’t risk calving problems.
Here's Two of the Best for Calving Ease, Low Birth Weight & High Performance TH 49U 719T Sheyenne 3X 7HP107 43101191 Sire: TH 122 71I Victor 719T • MGS: TH 75J 44M Legacy 103R
No other bull can match Sheyenne’s combination of CED and WW EPDs.
Sheyenne stands alone with heifer-acceptable genes for CED along with a lengthy list of performance-improving traits. Recent harvest data from the AHA/Simplot Young Sire Evaluation Project showed Sheyenne delivered below average birth weights, yet was the high bull for HCW, Marbling and Ribeye. With the ability to sire vigorous, easily born calves that excel for end-product merit, this moderatesized, dark red 719T son has a great future in the heifer AI business. From Topp Herefords, ND Spring 2014 AHA Sire Summary EPD
Semen $20 Straw; Non-Certificate
CE BW WW YW MM M&G MCE SC FAT REA MARB BMI$ CEZ$ BII$ CHB$
11.7 -2.6 61 88 26 56 1.0 1.1 0.008 .42 .06 24 24 18 31 Acc .36 .70 .59 .56 .20 .29 .22 .36 .38 .37 % Rank 1 1 5 20 15 10 15 25 5 1 20 5
EFBeef TFL U208 Tested X651 ET 7HP110 43091736 Sire: EFBeef Foremost U208 • MGS: PW Victor Boomer P606
No other bull can match Tested’s combination of minus BW and YW EPDs.
Diligence in a breeding philosophy generated this unique calving ease bull who’s a breed standout for carcass value traits and EVERY $ Profit Index. Tested’s dam is stacked with EFBeef breeding and his data from the AHA/Olsen Ranch Young Sire Evaluation Project is powerful. His calves excelled for growth performance with ratios of 95 for BW, 103 for WW and 104 for YW, then went on to win top honors as the highest Marbling calves at harvest. Your heifers deserve a good one — Tested is an easy choice! From Ellis Farms, IL and L III Farms, MO Spring 2014 AHA Sire Summary EPD Acc
Semen $20 Straw; Non-Certificate
CE BW WW YW MM M&G MCE SC FAT REA MARB BMI$ CEZ$ BII$ CHB$ 6.5 -1.8 61 96 20 51 3.2 1.4 0.058 .91 .41 30 22 25 37 .30 .62 .53 .56 .19 .25 .32 .31 .33 .28
% Rank 5 1 5 10 20 15 5 1 1 1 5 1 1
Synchronization and AI are Proven Technologies that Work! — NOW IS THE TIME!
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Western Nugget National Hereford Show
Holt 138X Sadie 226Z Wins Triple Crown in Reno George and Cheryl Colwell of Colwell Ranches honored with the 2013 Lifetime Cattlemen Award.
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olt 138X Sadie 226Z and market is at its peak. Those two C Notice Me Untapped things should make you proud 2200 ET topped the as breeders as what you’ve done female show at the Western Nugget for the last 150 years producing National Hereford Show Dec. 6-7 in functional cattle that will work in Reno, Nev., while LED GKB Legend any environment.” 108 ET and C Stockman 2059 ET Holt 138X Sadie 226Z, by SB 54E won the bull show. Also during the 75R Fusion 138X ET, was chosen show, George and Cheryl Colwell of champion polled female after Colwell Ranches in Payette, Idaho, winning the spring yearling division. and North Powder, Ore., were Owned by Emilee and Bennett honored with the 2013 Lifetime Holt, Caldwell, Idaho, Sadie was a Cattlemen Award. triple-crown winner in Tyler Cates, Reno also winning the Modoc, Ind., judged champion owned and the 192-head show bred-and-owned titles in and complimented the junior show Dec. 5. Hereford breeders on Reserve champion the quality exhibited. polled female honors He said the Hereford went to Gary and Kathy breed is in a very Buchholz, Waxahachie, envious position right Texas, with C 0134 Judge Tyler Cates now, “It’s not very Hometown Lady 3210 often that a breed’s commercial ET. She first won the spring heifer bull market is at its peak at the calf division and is by NJW 73S same time its junior show heifer W18 Hometown 10Y ET.
Holt 138X Sadie 226Z
BW 4.3 WW 57 YW 93 MM 23 M&G 52
LED GKB Legend 108 ET
BW 3.6 WW 52 YW 81 MM 28 M&G 54
Grand and spring yearling champion polled female, by Emilee and Bennett Holt, Caldwell, Idaho, with a March 28, 2012, daughter of SB 54E 75R Fusion 138X ET.
Grand and senior champion polled bull, by Gary and Kathy Buchholz, Waxahachie, Texas, with a May 1, 2011, son of CRR About Time 743.
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In the horned show, C Notice Me Untapped 2200 ET came out on top after winning the junior yearling division. She is owned by Chloe Castle, Rush Springs, Okla., and is a Feb. 2012 daughter of TH 89T 743 Untapped 425X ET. Reserve in the horned female show and champion in the junior calf division was GKB 88X Ida Kay 8A ET, owned by Gary and Kathy Buchholz and Erick Schmidt, Gonzales, Texas. She is a Jan. 4, 2013, daughter of NJW 98S R117 Ribeye 88X ET. Colyer Herefords, Bruneau, Idaho, Pablo Martin Y Herrera, Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Ned and Jan Ward, Sheridan, Wyo., exhibited champion horned bull C Stockman 2059 ET for the second year in a row. He is a Jan. 6, 2012, son of NJW 98S R117 Ribeye 88X ET. Reserve champion horned bull, GKB 88X Laramie B293, won the fall calf division. Owned by Gary
and Kathy Buchholz, Laramie is a Dec. 10, 2012, son of NJW 98S R117 Ribeye 88X ET. In the polled bull show, senior division winner LED GKB Legend 108 ET was slapped champion. He is owned by Gary and Kathy Buchholz. Reserve champion polled bull, DF 9001 Maestro 907 1212, is a March 10, 2012, son of DF Sweet Willie 9001. He first won the yearling bull division and is owned by Madison and Meagan Dewar, Bakersfield, Calif. Colyer Herefords earned many banners including premier horned and polled exhibitor and horned premier breeder. The polled premier breeder was Kari and Brooke Brumley, Orovada, Nev. Colyer Herefords with Gary and Kathy Buchholz won first-place get of sire with a group sired by NJW 98S R117 Ribeye 88X ET. Best six head went to High Desert Cattle Co., Canyon City, Ore.
C Notice Me Untapped 2200 ET
BW 4.5 WW 51 YW 81 MM 26 M&G 52
C Stockman 2059 ET
BW 3.3 WW 52 YW 75 MM 29 M&G 55
Grand and junior yearling champion horned female, by Chloe Castle, Rush Springs, Okla., with a March 8, 2013, daughter of NJW 73S W18 Hometown 10Y ET.
Grand and yearling champion horned bull, by Colyer Herefords, Bruneau, Idaho; Pablo Martin Y Herrera, Buenos Aires, Argentina; and Ned & Jan Ward, Sheridan, Wyo., with a Jan. 6, 2012, son of NJW 98S R117 Ribeye 88X ET.
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Colyer Herefords also won the pen show, judged by Chris Gansberg, Markleeville, Calif., George Colwell, North Powder, Ore., and Dale Micheli, Fort Bridger, Wyo. JBB/AL Herefords, Bliss, Idaho, was reserve champion. The 109-entry junior show judged by Montie Soules, Omaha, Neb., was Dec. 5. Reserve champion bred-and-owned female honors went to Brandt and Lane Downing, Terrebonne, Ore., with DCC Double Take 202 by GO 3196 Advance T9. Reserve champion owned heifer
was Brooke Brumley with BF 144U Somethingsweet 2106 ET by TH 75J 243R Bailout 144U ET. In the bull show, Brandt and Lane Downing won the champion banner with DCC Double Down 205. He’s a March 2012 son of UPS TCC Nitro 1ET. Reserve was Kallie Goss, Redmond, Ore., with KK New Xtreme 123 by KK New Invention 980. To view complete results of the 2013 Western Nugget National Hereford Show visit Hereford.org. HW Get-of-sire — Colyer Herefords and Gary and Kathy Buchholz with a group sired by NJW 98S R117 Ribeye 88X ET.
Reserve champion pen of three bulls — JBB/AL Herefords, Bliss, Idaho
Champion pen of three bulls — Colyer Herefords
BW 4.2 WW 54 C 0134 Hometown Lady 3219 ET YW 94 Reserve grand and spring calf champion polled female, by Gary and Kathy Buchholz, MM 26 Waxahachie, Texas, with a March 8, 2013, daughter of NJW 73S W18 Hometown 10Y ET. M&G 53
DF 9001 Maestro 907 1212
Reserve grand and yearling champion polled bull, by Madison and Meagan Dewar, Bakersfield, Calif., with a March 10, 2012, son of DF Sweet Willie 9001.
BW 2.9 WW 49 YW 78 MM 19 M&G 43
GKB 88X Ida Kay 8A ET
BW 4.1 WW 54 YW 84 MM 28 M&G 54
GKB 88X Laramie B293
BW 2.2 WW 51 YW 75 MM 24 M&G 49
Reserve grand and junior calf champion horned female, by Gary and Kathy Buchholz, Waxahachie, Texas and Erick Schmidt, Gonzales, Texas, with a Jan. 4, 2013, daughter of NJW 98S R117 Ribeye 88X ET.
Reserve grand and fall calf champion horned bull, by Gary and Kathy Buchholz, Waxahachie, Texas, with a Dec. 10, 2012, son of NJW 98S R117 Ribeye 88X ET.
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C Miles McKee print raises $6,250 for Reno junior show
Pictured following the auction (l to r) are: Butch Booker, auctioneer; Ray Shaffer, buyer; Hayes Martens, artist; Bob Potter; and Steve Lambert, American Hereford Association president, Oroville, Calif.
During the Western Nugget reception in Reno, Nev., on Friday, Dec. 6, a print of the record-setting bull C Miles McKee was sold to benefit the Western Nugget National Show. Donating the artist proof No. 1 was Bob Potter of Potter Ranch, Winton, Calif. Potter commissioned Hayes Martens to create the drawing. Purchasing the print for $6,250 was Ray Shaffer, LaQuinta, Calif. More artist proofs and regular series prints of “C Miles McKee” and other livestock artwork can be ordered online at HayesMartens.com. For more about Martens, visit his website or contact him at sales@HayesMartens.com or 660-973-7432. HW
ADDITIONAL POLLED DIVISION RESULTS Reserve polled spring calf champion heifer: Fallon Gohr, Madras, Ore., with BF Bar 1 Sinful 3104 ET by CRR About Time 743. Polled junior calf champion heifer: Jacqueline Rosson, Milford, Texas, with BF Bar 1 Seduction 3101 ET by CRR About Time 743. Reserve polled junior calf champion heifer: Brandt Downing with C R111 Untapped Lady 3112 ET by TH 89T 743 Untapped 425X ET. Polled fall calf champion heifer: Gary and Kathy Buchholz and Colyer Herefords with RW KLD Lady Mindy 122L 2038 ET by Remitall Online 122L. Reserve polled fall calf champion heifer: Miranda Stotz, Skiatook, Okla., with BF 6928 Raise Your Glass 290Z by JCS Cool Kat 6928. Polled intermediate champion heifer: Flynn Murphy, Farmington, Calif., with TCW Corin’s Lace 243R 312Z by TH SHR 605 57G Bismarck 243R E. Reserve polled spring yearling champion heifer: Brooke Brumley with BF 144U Sweet Talkin 2105 ET by TH 75J 243R Bailout 144U ET.
Polled champion junior yearling heifer: Kendall Phillips, Tulsa, Okla., with STAR Amazin 176Z ET by STAR TCF Shock & Awe 158W ET. Reserve polled junior yearling champion heifer: Colyer Herefords and Bar One Ranch, Eugene, Ore., with C Notice Me Untapped 2212 ET by TH 89T 743 Untapped 425X ET. Polled champion senior yearling heifer: Fallon and Gunnar Gohr, Madras, Ore., with C Gohr Lady Advance 190 by TH 75J 243R Bailout 144U ET. Reserve polled senior yearling champion heifer: Stallings Polled Herefords, Eugene, Ore., with SPH Jasmine 951Y ET by TH SHR 605 57G Bismarck 243R E. Polled spring calf champion bull: Cache Cattle Co., Wellsville, Utah, with CC CX 56Y 23X Market Street64A by SB 62R 7055 Hot Shot 56Y ET. Reserve polled spring calf champion bull: Cache Cattle Co., with CC About Victor 5A by CRR About Time 743.
Polled junior calf champion bull: Colyer Herefords and Curtis and Jackie Castle, Crawford, Okla., with C CJC Hometown 3196 ET by NJW 73S W18 Hometown 10Y ET. Reserve polled junior calf champion bull: Vollstedt Farms, Albany, Ore., with VF Mr H Got It Right 306A by TH 71U 719T Mr Hereford 11X. Polled fall calf champion bull: Jamie Mickelson, Santa Rosa, Calif., with SMH Durango Domino 2076J ET by THM Durango 4037. Polled champion intermediate bull: Ned and Jan Ward, Sheridan, Wyo., and Colyer Herefords with NJW 78P88X Steakhouse 187Z ET by NJW 98S R117 Ribeye 88X ET. Reserve polled yearling champion bull: Lane and Brandt Downing, Terrebonne, Ore., with DCC Double Down 205 by UPS TCC Nitro 1ET. Reserve polled senior champion bull: Duane Chandler, Baker City, Ore., with Chan Secret Weapon 3 by Purple Currency 24U ET.
ADDITIONAL HORNED DIVISION RESULTS Spring calf champion heifer: Nick, Austin, Chance and Montana Deppe, Maquoketa, Iowa, with C Bar1 9161 Lady 10Y 3237 ET by NJW 73S W18 Hometown 10Y ET. Reserve spring calf champion heifer: Brandt Downing with DCC Daisee 304 by NJW 98S R117 Ribeye 88X ET. Reserve junior calf champion heifer: Jacqueline Rosson, Milford, Texas, with BF Bar 1 Sacred 3102 ET by CRR About Time 743. Fall calf champion heifer: Gary and Kathy Buchholz; Prairie Rose Cattle Co., Sherman, Ill.; and Eric Rosson, Milford, Texas, with PRCC GKB 88X Breeze 553Z ET by NJW 98S R117 Ribeye 88X ET. Reserve fall calf champion heifer: Fallon Gohr, Madras, Ore., with BF Bar 1 Rumor Has It 2112 ET by CRR About Time 743. Intermediate champion heifer: Tyler and Kathryn Coleman, Modesto, Calif., with HH Miss Advance 2238Z ET by HH Advance 2168M.
Reserve intermediate champion heifer: Gary and Kathy Buchholz and Ledbetter Cattle Co., Wheeler, Texas, with GKB B927 Miss Platinum B231 ET by GKB EJE B627 Full Tank B927 ET. Spring yearling champion heifer: Tinley Pierson, Kaycee, Wyo., with TP Lady Soldiar 213 by TFR Cyrus 225 ET. Reserve spring yearling champion heifer: Roslynn McGhehey, Redmond, Ore., with C Bar1 9161 Untapped 2255 ET by TH 89T 743 Untapped 425X ET. Reserve junior yearling champion heifer: Brandt and Lane Downing with DCC Double Take 202 by GO 3106 Advance T9. Spring calf champion bull: Morrell Ranches, Willows, Calif., with M 5162 R Paying Back 1331 ET by H Payback 807 ET. Reserve spring calf champion bull: Trey Stillahn, Cheyenne, Wyo., with TS Sure Shot 303 by Churchill Sensation 028X.
Junior calf champion bull: Colyer Herefords; Curtis and Jackie Castle, Crawford, Okla.; and Iron Lake Ranch, Athens, Texas, with C CJC ILR Regal 3174 ET by NJW 73S W18 Hometown 10Y ET. Reserve junior calf champion bull: Colyer Herefords with C R111 Untapped 3125 ET by TH 89T 743 Untapped 425X ET. Reserve fall calf champion bull: Sonoma Mountain Herefords, Santa Rosa, Calif., with SMH Yankee Advance 2095 by T Yankee 09. Intermediate champion bull: Trey Stillahn with TS Top Notch 212 by Churchill Sensation 028X. Reserve yearling champion bull: Allyson Spears, Brentwood, Calif., with SS AS Pharo Untapped 205 ET by TH 89T 743 Untapped 425X ET.
Western Nugget Junior Show Judge: Montie Soules, Omaha, Neb. • 109-head shown
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Peewee showmen: Raney Anderson, Canyon City, Ore., champion; Addison Macfarlane, Cottonwood, Calif., reserve Junior showmen: Lindsay Eldred, Bellingham, Wash., champion; Lane Downing, Terrebonne, Ore., reserve Champion owned and champion bred-and-owned female, by Emilee and Bennett Holt, Caldwell, Idaho, with Holt 138X Sadie 226Z, 3/ 28/12, daughter of SB 54E 75R Fusion 138X ET.
Champion bred-and-owned bull, by Brandt and Lane Downing, with DCC Double Down 205, 3/1/12, son of UPS TCC Nitro 1ET.
Reserve champion bred-and-owned female, by Brandt and Lane Downing, Terrebonne, Ore., with DCC Double Take 202, 2/16/12, daughter of GO 3196 Advance T9.
Reserve champion owned female, by Brooke Brumley, Orovada, Nev., with BF 144U Somethingsweet 2106 ET, 3/23/12, daughter of TH 75J 243R Bailout 144U ET.
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Intermediate showmen: Kelsey Stimpson, Melba, Idaho, champion; Brandt Downing, Terrebonne, Ore., reserve Senior showmen: Brooke Brumley, Orovada, Nev., champion; Jacqueline Rosson, Milford, Texas, reserve
Reserve champion bred-and-owned bull, by Kallie Goss, Redmond, Ore., with KK New Xtreme 123, 2/17/12, son of KK New Invention 980. Hereford.org
Nugget live lots average $4,846; flushes $9,375
Best six head — High Desert Cattle Co., Canyon City, Ore.
Horned premier breeder and exhibitor and polled premier exhibitor — Colyer Herefords
Polled premier breeder — Kari and Brooke Brumley, Orovada, Nev.
The 2013 Western Nugget National Hereford Sale opened with a heartfelt tribute to John Ascuaga. Video from the 1986 sale, comments from many breeders and a special message sent from Leroy Van Dyke were played to a full house in the Nugget Celebrity Showroom on Saturday, Dec. 7 in Reno, Nev. Van Dyke’s famous song “Auctioneer” has been played at the opening of the sale since its start. The Western States Show and Sale Committee put together the tribute to thank John for 44 years of unrelenting support of the Hereford industry. The sale topper, Lot 3, consigned by GKB Cattle, Waxahachie, Texas, produced a high volume of bidding activity, resulting in a sale price of $17,000. GKB 88X Laramie B293, a Dec. 10, 2012, son of NJW 98S R117 Ribeye 88X ET, sold to Brumley Farms, Orovada, Nev. Lot 1, a first-time-ever opportunity to purchase the right to flush any cow in the Shaw Cattle Co. herd, was surely a sale highlight. Nationwide interest was realized as the crowd commenced to show their interest in this rare opportunity. Darrell and Elizabeth Reisch, Nampa, Idaho, selected the lot for $12,000. On the live heifer front, ML Ms Investor Gal A8, consigned by Macfarlane Livestock, Cottonwood, Calif, was the high-selling female at $8,400. Lot 5 was an outstanding Feb. 23, 2013, daughter of Remitall Online 122L out of the famous NJW 29M Investor Gal 129R donor cow. Megan and Madison Dewar, Bakersfield, Calif., purchased the heifer. An added lot to this year’s sale was a flush of Holt 138X Sadie 226Z, consigned by Emilee Holt, Caldwell, Idaho. Sadie, donor for Lot 22, won the triple crown in Reno this year winning the bredand-owned and owned female titles in the junior show as well as the open show polled champion female title. Sadie is sired by SB 54E 75R Fusion 138X ET and out of SB 19R Miranda 26T ET. The flush was purchased by GKB Cattle and Colyer Herefords, Bruneau, Idaho, for $6,750. It was a cold week in Reno this year, but the enthusiasm of the exhibitors, consignors and crowd was certainly noticed as producers move forward into one of the best eras of the Hereford industry. — Mark Holt, American Hereford Associaton western region fieldman
Colwell Ranches recognized as 2013 Commercial Cattleman Honoree unused bunk space to begin feeding those cattle. As the The 2103 Western Nugget National Hereford Show tortilla business grew, so did the cattle feeding operation. Commercial Cattleman Honoree was Colwell Ranches of Colwell Ranches entered the cow-calf business Payette and North Powder, Ore. The entire Colwell bull simultaneously in 1986 and today consists of two main battery consists exclusively of Hereford bulls. ranches. Its winter ranch, purchased in 1994, is located Colwell Ranches is owned and operated on a daily in Payette, Idaho, where the Colwell herd spends six basis by the Colwell family including George; Cheryl; months of the year. The summer ranch was added in their youngest son, Nick; his wife, Lacey; and their three 1999 and is located in North Powder, Ore. small children. In 2000 the ranch purchased its first Hereford George and Cheryl have two other sons, Patrick and bulls to run on its black-based cow herd. According to John, who are both professional engineers, are married George, these bulls scattered and remained sound with and reside in the Treasure Valley. fewer injuries. In addition, conception rates increased George was raised in Kansas City, Mo., and attended and the useful life of the bulls also increased by two high school very close to the American Hereford years. Colwell Ranches has not purchased another Association’s (AHA’s) headquarters. After serving his breed of bull since. country in the Vietnam War, he landed in southern Each fall, Colwell Ranches backgrounds and markets California where he met his lovely wife of 40 years. Pictured at the award presentation on Friday night are: George and Cheryl Colwell along with Mark Holt, AHA fieldman. its entire calf crop to Beef Northwest Feeders. Its cow Times were tough, but he soon found work in a replacement program generally consists of purchasing young bred cows, usually 3 to 4 tortilla plant. A few years later, an opportunity arose to start a similar business in Boise, years old. This system works very well with the ranch’s 100% grazing operation, requiring Idaho, so George and Cheryl packed up their two infant sons and moved. less special treatment of younger animals. HW In 1977 the tortilla business put George in the cattle business, he explains. Rather than paying to have the production waste hauled off, he decided to purchase cattle and rent Hereford.org
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Dorothy Berry, 87, of Cheyenne, Wyo., passed away on Oct. 20, 2013. She was a member of Laramie County Cow-Belles, the Friendly Dorothy Berry Folks Extension Club and Chapter Z P.E.O. Dorothy led a Christian life of faith made perfect by her works. Her faithful service to God was demonstrated by her countless hours of work at the First United Methodist Church. Survivors include her three sons, Don, Dave and Ty; daughter, Sue; 10 grandchildren; and two greatgrandchildren.
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John B. Etchepare, 74, Ft. Collins, Colo., passed away Nov. 24, 2013. After graduating from Randall High John Etchepare School in Denver, he attended Montana State University. He married Katherine Schraeder in 1961, and they had five children. She preceded him in death in 1990. For more than 30 years, John operated his family’s Warren Livestock Co. with his father and brother until its sale in 2000. Additionally, he served as a director on many state, regional and national boards. He was a past president of the Wyoming Wool Growers, the Western Range Association and the Old West Museum and served on the boards of the Production Credit Association, the American Sheep Industry Association and the American Lamb Feeders. In 2009 he retired as the State of Wyoming Director of Agriculture. He is survived by his second wife, Karen Rose; seven children and 12 grandchildren. Howard L. Stephens, 90, Sharpsburg, Ill., passed away on Jan. 1. He married Clair Faye Neal on Sept. 25, 1943 in St. Charles, Mo.; she preceded him in passing on Oct. 29, 2012. Howard was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was a retired farmer and
a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Taylorville, Ill. He is survived by his son, Danny; daughter, Bonnie Leach; six grandchildren; and seven greatgrandchildren. W. C. “Preacher” Ashe, 100, Selmer, Tenn., passed away Jan. 7. Preacher married Addillia Gray on Preacher Ashe Oct. 17, 1934. She passed away June 8, 1990, following 55 years of marriage. He was a farmer and cattleman. In the early 1950s, he, along with his wife and son, founded Ashewood Farms, which went on to become a nationally known and respected polled Hereford and Angus seedstock operation. In 2008 the Ashe family received the Golden Breeder Award from the American Hereford Association and in 2009 they were recognized as the Tennessee Polled Hereford Association Family of the Year. In his younger years, Preacher was known as an outstanding baseball pitcher who could throw a “dropball” that would rival those of many major league pitchers. He was a member of the Good Hope Baptist Church. Survivors include his son, Billy C. Ashe; two grandchildren and a greatgrandchild. HW
State Association News Nebraska Hereford Association
2014 Nebraska Hereford Association board of directors (seated, l to r) are: Art Linton, Miller, director; Grant McKay, Marysville, Kan., vice president; Ron Schutte, Guide Rock, president; Melissa Buehler, Fairbury, secretary/manager; and Kaci Toelle, Burwell, director. Directors (back row, l to r) are: Brian Hula, Creston; Roger Morgan, Burwell; Art Olsen, Harrisburg; Austin Person, Hordville; and Scott McGee, Fairbury.
Recognized as the 2013 Breeder of the Year was Kucera’s Beaver Creek Ranch, Litchfield.
2013 Young Promoters of the Year were the McMahon kids from Ayr. Pictured (l to r) are: Harrison, Dan, Mattie and Grady.
Nebraska Hereford royalty (l to r) are: Kendi Miigerl, Ravenna, princess; Katie Nolles, Bassett, queen; and Ralston Ripp, Kearney, princess.
Recognized as the 2013 Heritage Breeder of the Year were Don and Sheila Crays, Tobias. State Association News continued on page 94...
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enry Hopkins “Hop” Dickenson passed away peacefully at his home with his family by his side on Dec. 24, 2013. His death followed an 18-month battle with cancer. He was a graduate of Virginia Tech. Hop spent a lifetime dedicated to serving the Hereford breed. He worked for the American Hereford Association in various roles for 38 years, 24 as chief executive officer. During his career, he traveled to 36 countries. Hop began working for the Association in the 1950s, first as fieldman and then as secretary for state Hereford associations in the Southeast. He spent two years overseas in the Army in Germany, and when he returned, he worked as an Extension beef cattle specialist for Virginia Polytechnic Institute. In 1960 he returned to Association work as field representative for the American Hereford Journal. He next served as an Association fieldman for the same territory and then switched to the Kansas, Oklahoma and Missouri territory. In 1968 he moved to Association headquarters as general manager of the American Hereford Journal. Next, he assumed responsibilities as the Association’s director of marketing. Then, in July of 1974, he was appointed the chief executive officer, a position he would continue for 24 years. Considered the father of Certified Hereford Beef (CHB®), Hop is regarded as a breed association trailblazer. He was also responsible for introducing the total performance recording (TPR) and expected progeny difference (EPD) systems and was a driving force in bringing the two populations of Hereford people and the cattle they raise together for the good of the industry. Because of his contributions to the Hereford breed, he was inducted into the Hereford Hall of Merit in 2012. He served on the National Livestock Meat Board, the American Royal Board of Directors and was past president of the U.S. Beef Breeds Council and the National Society of Livestock Records. He was a member of Village Presbyterian Church. He is survived by his wife, Polly; son, Hank; and two grandsons. HW
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Mike and Becky Simpson of Redfield, Iowa, were recognized during the Iowa Hereford Breeder’s Association annual meeting for their six years of service as managers of the Iowa Select Hereford Sale. During their tenure, the sale gained in popularity and prestige, with the 2013 event posting the top average of all 11 breeds at the Iowa Beef Expo. Also pictured are Steve Landt, (left) IHBA president, and Ella Meyer, (right) Iowa Hereford Queen.
2014 North Dakota Hereford Association (NDHA) officer and directors (pictured l to r) are: Bill Klein, Scranton, vice president; Rollie Baumgarten, Belfield; Andy Mrnak, Bowman, president; Joana Friesz, New Salem, secretary/treasurer; Steve Wolff, Oakes; Bill Smith, Sheyenne; and Mark Rockeman, Grassy Butte. Directors not pictured are: Troy Perman, Streeter; Larry Behm, Beulah; and Gary Friedt, Mott.
2014 North Dakota royalty (l to r) are: Elli Lemm, Hillsboro, princess; and Siggy Scheid, Hazen, queen.
In the news Idaho Cattle Association Heifer of the Year winner chooses Hereford Kate Wood, Naples, Idaho, was presented a registered Hereford heifer as her prize for winning the Idaho Cattle Association’s Heifer of the Year (HOY) competition. The winning youth is able to select the breed of choice for his or her registered female, and Kate chose Hereford. This was the second consecutive year that the HOY winner desired a whitefaced female. Idaho Hereford Breeders (IHB) members Bruce and Linda Sharp, OJJ Cattle Ranch, Ririe, Idaho, donated OJJ Kayleigh 3233, a February heifer calf sired by AL RH X-Factor 17X. HW
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2013 NDHA junior heifer grant winners (pictured, l to r) are: Shayly Brew, Manning; Kayla Brew, Manning; Anna Lemm, Hillsboro; and Elli Lemm, Hillsboro. Also pictured are sponsors Pat Weber and Cody Klein, Scranton. Not pictured is grant winner Logan Behm, Beulah. All juniors received $250 toward the purchase of a Hereford heifer in the 2013 North Star Classic Hereford Sale sponsored by the NDHA. For her heifer purchase, Elli Lemm received the $500 Klein Family Memorial grant sponsored by the Ervin Klein Family represented by daughter Pat Weber and grandson Cody Klein. HW
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Bully Creek Ranch Josh Jenkins 6203 W. Lake Hazel, Nampa, ID 83687
Henrie Ranches Terry Henrie 9301 Co. Rd. 7100, Wolfforth, TX 79382
A&W Farms Wes Vam 1583 Whitesbridge Rd., Colquitt, GA 39837
Cherry Blossoms Farm William and Karen Parr 54485 S.W. Patton Ave., Gaston, OR 97119
Hickson Family Farm Darren Keith Hickson 4618 S. Florence Ave., Tulsa, OK 74105
Andy Abrameit 10606 Endicott Ln., Houston, TX 77035
Cooks Corral Bonnie Cook 1790 E. 2900 S., Naples, UT 84078
HKH Cattle Farm Daniel Holmer 14742 E. C.R. 8, Attica, OH 44807
Crouch Polled Hereford Farm Russell Crouch 194 Twin Lakes Dr., McMinnville, TN 37110
Jacobsen Cattle Co. Kalen Jacobsen 2798 Pole Line Rd., Cresco, IA 52136
Dogwood Hill Farm LLC Jacqueline and Daniel Kelly 14383 Riverside Dr., Ashland, VA 23005
Jeb Farms Jason Bishop 108 Point Royal, Rockwall, TX 75087
Rodney Brown 26107 Bethal Church Rd., Paola, KS 66071 Thomas Bryce 133 Church Hill Farm Ln., Sudlersville, MD 21668 Alice Bueto 5000 Eldorado Parkway, #150, Frisco, TX 75033
Robert Jones Jr. 1936 Colonial Trail, Surry, VA 23883 David Dwight Kennedy 352 Robinson Rd., Canton, MS 39046 Scott and Krista Lee 36140 Victory Rd., Paola, KS 66071 Lucky Cross Ranch Brett Vansteenberg 257 C.R .1010, Wolfe City, TX 75496 Richard Luke 1328 FCR 930, Mexia, TX 76667 McCann Clan Farm Kevin McCann 661 Airport Rd., Cle Elum, WA 98922 Joshua and Jenna McCormick 7685 Eversole Rd., Carroll, OH 43112 Robert McDonald 1123 Falls Rd., Bainbridge, OH 45612 Tim McGrady 3361 E. 300 S., Hillsboro, IN 47949 Colton McMurry 493 S. Mill Creek Rd., Purvis, MS 39475 Mini Acres Edward and Sharon Carter 417 Main St., Richmond, ME 04357 Mor-Agra Livestock 3404 Manchester Rd., Poplar Grove, IL 61065 Munday’s Farm Anne and MJ Bakke P.O Box 1570, Versailles, KY 40383 Brent Nelson 18223 360th St., Menahga, MN 56464 New Creations Chapel Inc. Timothy Cummings 6400 National Rd., E. Richmond, IN 47374 Jud Pulver 11260 N. 400 E., Roanoke, IN 46783 Rockindlo LLC Darren and Leigh Ann Osbment 7813 Co. Rd. 6, Brighton, CO 80603 Royal Farms Linda Rogers 7516 Jackson Rd., Montgomery, TX 77316 Ryan Ranch Geoff and Tina Ryan 9500 Collingwood Dr., Justin, TX 76247 Shady Villa Farm, ACS Herefords Adam Smith 6146 White Church Rd., Mount Hope, ON L0R 1C0 Glen Simpson 1910 Old Coupland Rd., Taylor, TX 76574 Skrivanek Farm William E. Skrivanek Jr. 2324 Skrivanek Rd., Sealy, TX 77474 Sunrise In Sunset Ranch Scott and Elizabeth Gabriel 3890 Fruitland Rd., Sunset, TX 76270 Bobby Tillman 4345 Co. Rd. 2509, Royse City, TX 75189 Brooks Uhlenhake P.O. Box 47, Loyal, OK 73756 George West 461-750 Lake Crest Rd., Janesville, CA 96114 Beth Wheatcroft 873 Hedgesville Rd., Ryegate, MT 59074 Wilson Farm Anthony Wilson, 295 SCR 14A Taylorsville, MS 39168 HW
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March 8, 2014 • N oon M t . P leasant , T exas Located at the Titus County Fairgrounds behind the Civic Center on Business 271
Complimentary lunch at 11 a.m. Sponsored by: Legacy Ag Credit
Selling 77 lots
Bulls • Cows • Pairs • Heifers • Baldie Heifers
Consignors: Circle G Cattle, Forney, TX Stephen Decker, Gilmer, TX Doyle Herefords, Wolfe City, TX Larry Foreman, Farmersville, TX Hartley Herefords, Melissa, TX Hidden Oaks Ranch, Hamilton, TX Kinnear Polled Herefords, Joshua, TX KJB Herefords, Hillsboro, TX Kurtis Mathias, Mt Pleasant, TX Marks Polled Herefords, Grandview, TX Massey Hereford Ranch, Stephenville, TX Joel K. McClatchy, Rockwall TX McMullin Ranch, Copperas Cove, TX Metch Polled Herefords, Canton, TX
Nolan Herefords, Gilmer, TX Pullen Herefords, Rockwall, TX Rockin 4H Ranch Inc., Canton, TX S-W Herefords, Bennington, OK Spearhead Ranch, Copperas Cove, TX Stewart Polled Herefords, Cumby, TX Still River Ranch, Wolfe City Texas 2T Farm, Nacogdoches TX Trinity Farms, Mt Pleasant, TX W-2 Cattle Co, Dublin, TX W5 Hereford Ranch, Arp, TX WD Herefords, Bells, TX Willis Polled Herefords, Emory, TX Witherspoon Farms, Mt Pleasant, TX
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Clinton, Ill.—Dec. 1 Auctioneer: Cody Lowderman Reported by: John Meents .75 bull- - - - - - - - - - $6,600; average - - - - - - - $8,800 38 females - - - - - $118,500; average - - - - - - - $3,118 38.75 lots - - - - - - - $125,100; average - - - - - - - $3,228 Additional lots 3 steers- - - - - - - - - - $4,400; average - - - - - - - $1,467 BULL BAR-S-SOF Mr 88X 310, 1/7/213, by NJW 98S R117 Ribeye 88X ET, consigned by Stephens Hereford Farm, Edinburg; and Split Oak Farm, Danvers, to W4 Ranch, Morgan, Texas (¾ interest) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $6,600 FEMALES BAR-S-LHF Ms Navarro 305, 1/5/13, by UPS Navarro, consigned by Stephens Hereford Farm; and Loehr Hereford Farms, Peoria, to Iron Lake Ranch, Athens, Texas; and Churchill Cattle Co., Manhattan, Mont.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $10,000 Crane Ms Maui 327, 2/7/13, by DeLHawk Kahuna 1009 ET, consigned by Crane Herefords, La Salle, to Parker Hereford Farm, Dow - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $9,700 LHF Miss Robust 313, 3/4/13, by MH Robust ET, consigned by Loehr Hereford Farms, to Iron Lake Ranch and Churchill Cattle Co. - - - - - - - - - - - - $8,000 Crane Wilma 3126 ET, 1/26/13, by H WCC/WB 668 Wyarno 9500 ET, consigned by Crane Herefords, to McAfee Herefords, Brighton- - - - - - - - - - - - - - $7,500
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Columbus, Mont.—Dec. 4 Auctioneer: Roger Jacobs Reported by: Joe Rickabaugh 41 bulls- - - - - - - - $156,700; average - - - - - - - $3,822 BULLS BRC 175W Dandy Z37, 3/10/12, by FE 34R Ribstone Dandy 175W, to Jenni Ranch, Lewistown- - - - - $7,250 BRC Ribstone Z44, 3/15/12, by F 157K Ribstone 763, to Evan Stimpson, Lodge Grass- - - - - - - - - - - - $6,250 BRC Ribstone Z46, 3/17/12, by F 157K Ribstone 763, to Evan Stimpson- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $6,000 BRC 175W Dandy Z31, 3/5/12, by FE 34R Ribstone Dandy 175W, to Evan Stimpson - - - - - - - - - - - $6,000 BRC Ribstone Z23, 2/28/12, by F 157K Ribstone 763, to Medicine Rocks Ranch, Baker- - - - - - - - - - - $6,000 BRC 175W Dandy Z32, 3/5/12, by FE 34R Ribstone Dandy 175W, to Denny Livestock, Busby- - - - - $6,000 BRC Ribstone Z51, 3/29/12, by F 157K Ribstone 763, to Jenni Ranch- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $6,000
Correction: The Grandview CMR sale averages reported in the January issue were reported incorrectly. Below are the correct averages. We apologize for the error.
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Como, Miss.—Nov. 8 and 9 Auctioneers: Eddie Burks, Eddie Sims, Dustin Layton, Cody Lowderman Reported by: Dustin Layton 142 bulls- - - - - - - - - - $560,900; average- - - $3,950 376 females- - - - - - - $2,808,425; average- - - $7,469 518 lots- - - - - - - - - - $3,369,325; average- - - $6,504 Additional lots Frozen embryos and semen- - - - - - - - - - - $75,340 102 comm. females- - $169,125; average- - - $1,658 Total sales- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $3,613,790
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Red House, Va.—Dec. 6 Auctioneer: Dalton Bennett Reported by: Tommy Coley 29 bulls- - - - - - - - $140,250; average - - - - - - - $4,836 BULLS KCF Bennett X51 Z417, 9/20/12, by KCF Bennett Revolution X51, to Jeff Sullivan, Elrod, Ala.; and Mill Creek Ranch, Alma, Kan. ( ⁄ interest) - - - - - - - - - $10,500 KCF Bennett 22S Z303 ET, 9/19/12, by Schu-Lar On Target 22S, to Genex Cooperative Inc., Shawano, Wis.; and Topp Herefords, Grace City, N.D. ( ⁄ interest)- - - $7,500 KCF Bennett Redeem Z312 ET, 9/22/12, by KJ HVH 33N Redeem 485T ET, to M-M Ranch, Chanute, Kan. ( ⁄ interest)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -$7,000 KCF Bennett Redeem Z406, 9/19/12, by KJ HVH 33N Redeem 485T ET, to Phil and Chris Rottman, Fremont, Mich. ( ⁄ interest)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $7,000 KCF Bennett 22S Z290 ET, 9/16/12, by Schu-Lar On Target 22S, to Four Locust Farm, Keysville ( ⁄ interest) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $6,750 2
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Valley City, N.D.—Dec. 7 Auctioneer: Andy Mrnak Reported by: Levi Landers 1 bull - - - - - - - - - - - $3,500; average - - - - - - - $3,500 13 females- - - - - - -$37,232; average - - - - - - - $2,864 14 lots- - - - - - - - - - $40,732; average - - - - - - - $2,909 Additional lots 1 embryo - - - - - - - - - $725; average - - - - - - - - $725 1 steer - - - - - - - - - - $1,250; average - - - - - - - $1,250 BULL DaKitch 34U Max 69A, 3/2/13, by Golden-Oak 4J Maxium 28M, consigned by Dakitch Hereford Farms, Ada, Minn., to Raevyn Pesek, Lawton- - - - - - - $3,500 FEMALES CKP Mirada 3002 ET, 2/5/13, by SR Double Barrell 739W, consigned by Pelton Polled Herefords, Halliday, to Halle and Jackson Walsh, Murdock, Minn. - - - $6,250 CKP Mirada 3001 ET, 2/4/13, by SR Double Barrell 739W, consigned by Pelton Polled Herefords, to Makayla Brew, Manning- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $3,600 FH Miss Navarro 339 AF, 2/5/13, by UPS Navarro, consigned by Aaron Friedt, Mott, to Fred Baker, Streator, Ill.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $3,500 BCC Natashia 353A, 3/1/13, by UPS Navarro, consigned by Baumgarten Cattle Co., Belfield, to Sigrid and Nancy Scheid, Hazen - - - - - - - - - - - $3,250
Oklahoma Hereford Assn.
Marietta, Okla.—Dec. 7 Auctioneers: Eddie Sims, Matt Sims Reported by: Dustin Layton 32 bulls- - - - - - - - - $99,350; average - - - - - - - $3,105 27 females - - - - - - $69,600; average - - - - - - - $2,578 59 lots- - - - - - - - - $168,950; average - - - - - - - $2,864 BULLS JC Domino 224, 3/30/12, by ECR 7195 Domino 0272 ET, consigned by Cindy Brown and JC Cattle Co., Junction City, Kan., to MASC Ranch LLC, Marietta - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $6,000 PMH 78P Mr Trust 221 ET, 9/17/12, by NJW 73S M326 Trust 100W ET, consigned by Prairie Meadow Herefords, Springfield, Ill., to MASC Ranch LLC - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $6,000 RJ Home Front 161, 10/12/11, by BR CSF Copper ET, consigned by Rafter J Cattle Co., Abilene, Texas, and Stillwater, to MASC Ranch LLC - - - - - - - - - - - - $5,800 FEMALES DR 4R Reva 309A ET, 2/17/13, by MSU TCF Revolution 4R, consigned by Durham Hereford Ranch, Stillwater, to Wheeler Farm, Chickasha- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $5,800
SALE SUMMARY (U.S. sales reported in this summary occurred during the 2013-14 fiscal year.) No. Bulls Females Total Sale Sales No. Avg. No. Avg. No. Gross Avg. Consignment 6.00 48.00 $3,208 184.00 $2,767 232.00 $663,151 $2,858 Production 5.00 107.75 $3,875 66.50 $7,495 174.25 $916,000 $5,257 Month Total 11.00 155.75 $3,670 250.50 $4,022 406.25 $1,579,151 $3,887 13/14 YTD 87.00 1,736.99 $4,094 3,812.00 $4,982 5,548.99 $26,104,734 $4,704
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CH Miss OK Advance 0107, 1/8/10, by HH Advance 4089P ET, consigned by Curry Herefords, Okemah, to Ryan Bullinger, Henryetta- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $4,300
Missouri Hereford Assn.
Sedalia, Mo.—Dec. 8 Auctioneer: Cody Lowderman Reported by: Joe Rickabaugh 5 bulls- - - - - - - - - - $12,700; average - - - - - - - $2,540 62 females - - - - - - $176,425; average - - - - - - - $2,846 67 lots- - - - - - - - - - $189,125; average - - - - - - - $2,823 Additional lots 3 steers- - - - - - - - - - $2,850; average - - - - - - - - $950 FEMALES Bacon Wow That Gal 1315, 5/21/13, by Bacon All Natural Boomer 1128, consigned by Bacon Herefords, Siloam Springs, Ark., to Dylan Went, Creston, Neb. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $6,800 CB Lady Lass 3020, 3/6/13, by CB About Time 084 ET, donated by Civil Bend Herefords/Cory Wood, Maysville, to 16 Missouri breeders - - - - - - - - - $5,500 ABRA 18U Barbie 44A ET, 4/3/13, by Golden Oak Outcross 18U, consigned by Abra Kadabra Cattle Co., Columbia, to Hanna and Emily Gregory, Houstonia - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $5,300 Moser 743 Suzy Time 3Y, 3/11/11, by CRR About Time 743, consigned by Moser Family Herefords, Westmoreland, Kan., to Sebolt Farms, Seymour; and a February heifer calf by TH 122 71I Victor 719T to Chad Jones, Osawatomie, Kan.- - - - - - - - - - - - $5,200 FTF N344 Ms Rev 2405Z, 2/20/12, by MSU TCF Revolution 4R, consigned by Falling Timber Farm, Marthasville, to Thomas Family Herefords, Trenton - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $5,000 MH Miss Gold 1363 3012, 2/20/13, by MH 122L TBone 1363 ET, consigned by Miller Herefords, Gridley, Ill., to Carrie Gephart, Otterbein, Ind. - - - - - - - $5,000
Barber’s Red & White Holiday Lights
Ft. Worth, Texas—Dec. 14 Auctioneer: Dustin Layton Reported by: Joe Rickabaugh 28.5 females- - - - $379,950; average - - - - - - $13,332 Additional lots 2 flushes- - - - - - - - $13,600; average - - - - - - - $6,800 44 embryos- - - - - - $28,825; average - - - - - - - - $655 FEMALES BR Anastasia 3023 ET, 3/2/13, by UPS TCC Nitro 1ET, consigned by Barber Ranch, Channing, to Sullivan Farm, Dunlap, Iowa; Bushy Park Farms, Mitchell, S.D.; Cottonwood Springs Farm, Cedar, Mich.; and Deppe Bros., Maquoketa, Iowa (½ interest, no possession) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $120,000 BR Glorianna 3022, 3/2/13, by C Thriller ET, consigned by Barber Ranch, to Turkey Feather Ranch, Ada, Okla. (½ interest, no possession)- - - - - - - - - - - - $46,000 BR Stitch ‘n Time 3092 ET, 4/19/13, by CRR About Time 743, consigned by Barber Ranch, to Hoffman Ranch, Thedford, Neb.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $28,000 Langfords Miracle 3113 ET, 3/8/13, by TH 223 71I Conquer 409X ET, consigned by Langford Herefords, Okmulgee, Okla., to Phil Stehr, Altus, Okla. - - $20,000 BR Goldriel 3098 ET, 4/22/13, by BR DM TNT 7010 ET, consigned by Barber Ranch, to Burns Farms, Pikeville, Tenn.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $19,000 BR Terri 3072, 4/5/13, by BR Golden Spread Dan, consigned by Barber Ranch, to Maxwell Cherry, Winthrop, Iowa- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $13,000 BF Temptress 359 ET, 3/13/13, by Harvie Tailor Made ET 7W, consigned by Burns Farms, to Smith & Gunner, Pikeville, Tenn. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $11,500 BR Rachel 3064, 4/1/13, by BR Golden Spread Dan, consigned by Barber Ranch, to GKB Cattle, Waxahachie- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $10,500 BF Temptress 358 ET, 3/11/13, by Harvie Tailor Made ET 7W, consigned by Burns Farms, to Smith & Gunner- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $7,500 PICK Buyer’s Choice of the 2014 Spring Calving Bred Heifers, consigned by Langford Herefords, to Phil Stehr- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $7,500
Buckeye Holiday Hereford Bonanza
Hillsboro, Ohio—Dec. 14 Auctioneer: Gene Steiner Reported by: John Meents 4 bulls- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $5,525; average- - - $1,381 31 females- - - - - - - - - - - $64,075; average- - - $2,067 35 lots- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $69,600; average- - - $1,989 Additional lots 9 embryos- - - - - - - - - - - - - $4,185; average- - - - - $465 11 comm. bred females- - $11,310; average- - - $1,028 13 comm. open females- - $12,285; average- - - - - $945 FEMALES DJF 73T U39 ReliableFuture0068, 5/4/10, by RTA Travis 73T; and an April heifer calf by NS Xtra ET 045, consigned by NS Polled Herefords, Mason, to Robert Rowe, Utica- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $6,800 NS 6160 Dandy Girl ET 938, 9/17/09, by Churchill Yankee ET; and a September heifer calf by NJW 73S M326 Trust 100W ET, consigned by NS Polled Herefords, to Dale Decker, Pickerington- - - - - - $4,600 DJB U450 Victoria 26Y, 7/31/11, by Grandview CMR 078K Vick U450, consigned by Banks Polled Herefords, Hamilton, to Robert Rowe - - - - - - - $3,100 AS 005 Gina 1202, 4/8/12, by NS Keno 005, consigned by NS Polled Herefords, to LaPaige Farm, Cambridge - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $2,900 HPH 5025 Pattie 1209, 3/4/12, by MSF 242 Legend 5025, consigned by Helsinger Polled Herefords, Germantown, to Ridgeview Farm, Alto, Mich.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $2,900 DJF 8E 2069 Aria 1043 ET, 3/9/11, by Remitall Embracer 8E, consigned by Rippling Rock Hereford Farm, Blanchester, to Ron Davis, Frankfort - - - $2,900
Minnesota Hereford Breeders
Hutchinson, Minn.—Dec. 14 Auctioneer: Jim Birdwell Reported by: Levi Landers 5 bulls- - - - - - - - - - $15,900; average - - - - - - - $3,180 40 females - - - - - $120,694; average - - - - - - - $3,017 45 lots- - - - - - - - - $136,594; average - - - - - - - $3,035 Additional lots 2 flushes- - - - - - - - - $8,200; average - - - - - - - $4,100 16 embryos- - - - - - $11,250; average - - - - - - - - $703 BULL DaKitch 35Y National Trust 17A, 2/9/13, by NJW 73S M326 Trust 100W ET, consigned by DaKitch Hereford Farms, Ada, to Chris Staiger, Hebron, N.D. (¾ interest, full possession) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $5,800 FEMALES JDH Ms Cracker 26U 9Z ET, 2/5/12, by AH JDH Cracker Jack 26U ET, consigned by Delaney Herefords, Lake Benton, to RCR Polled Herefords, Lake Andes, S.D.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $6,200 Ms DaKitch 45X Polly 112Z, 3/18/12, by TH 122 71I Victor 719T, consigned by DaKitch Hereford Farms, to John Pitt, Nevada, Iowa- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $5,500 RBC 10Y Home Belle 353, 2/12/13, by NJW 73S W18 Hometown 10Y ET, consigned by Carlson Farms, Murdock, to Pelton Polled Herefords, Halliday, N.D. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -$5,100 Ms DaKitch MDK Mack Liz 85A, 3/7/13, by TH 60W 719T Victor 43Y, consigned by DaKitch Hereford Farms to Pelton Polled Herefords- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $5,100
Myers Hereford Farm
Statesville, N.C.—Dec. 14 Auctioneer: Will Thompson Reported by: Tommy Coley 37 bulls- - - - - - - - $114,000; average - - - - - - - $3,081 BULLS HWM L1 Domino 207Z, 1/28/12, by CL 1 Domino 4134P 1ET, to David Hill, Mt. Pleasant- - - - - - - $5,500 HWM L1 Domino 1205, 1/11/12, by JA L1 Domino 9506W, to Touch-O-West Farm, Mt. Solon, Va.-$5,000 HWM L1 Domino 1201, 12/28/11, by HH Advance 5104R, to Touch-O-West Farm - - - - - - - - - - - - $4,500 HWM L1 Domino 1210, 1/15/12, by JA L1 Domino 9506W, to Bill Walpole, Wadmalaw Island, S.C.-$4,400 HWMJR L1 Domino 2219Z, 3/1/12, by JA L1 Domino 8513U, to Jody Stanley, Clayton - - - - - - - - - - - $4,400 HW
Hereford.org
47 Years in the Hereford Business Selling 50-head of 2-year-old, fall yearling and yearling Hereford bulls 13 Yearling Hereford heifers New this year: 3 Red Angus bulls Monday, March 10, 2014 Cattleman’s Connection Bull Sale 1 p.m. (CST) at Spring Cove Ranch, Bliss, Idaho
JBB/AL Trust 3079ET Sells as Lot 244
2013 Western Nugget Reserve Champion Pen of Bulls Lots 244, 221 and 233
JBB/AL Herefords
James and Dawn Anderson 208-280-1505 Bev Bryan 208-934-5378 1998 S. 1500 E. Gooding, ID 83330 jbbalherefords@hotmail.com Hereford.org
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ALABAMA Campbell Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Debter Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53, 122 Tennessee River Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 ARIZONA Mountain View Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 ARKANSAS James Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 CALIFORNIA Alto Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Blagg Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Five H Farms/J-B Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jess Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lambert Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . McDougald Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Morrell Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrnak Herefords West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Parham Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pedretti Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R&R Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sonoma Mountain Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Valentine Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weimer Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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COLORADO Campbell, James T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clark Anvil Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coleman Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coyote Ridge Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ernst Family, Marshall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hall Herefords, Doug . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hanging W Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kubin Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leroux Land & Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robb & Sons, Tom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sidwell Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Strang Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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GEORGIA CES Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 122 Greenview Farms Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Hill-Vue Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 HME Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Leonard Polled Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Mead Cattle Enterprises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BC Nunnally Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Predestined Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 122 Sunset Ridge Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Thompson Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 White Hawk Ranch Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122, IBC IDAHO Canyon Gem Livestock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62, 100 Colyer Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37, 100 Eagle Canyon Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Elkington Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Fern Ridge Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Harrison & Sons, Hawley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 JBB/AL Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100, 109 Moonlight Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 OJJ Cattle Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Shaw Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11, 100 Snake River Bull Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Udy Cattle Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Wooden Shoe Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 ILLINOIS Aden Family Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 ALH-Hartwig . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Apple Ridge Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Bafford Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Baker Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34, 101 Behrends Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Benedict Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Bickelhaupt Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Biggs Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Bixler Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Bob-O-Lou Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Burns Polled Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101, 112 Crane Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 DeLHawk Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Double B Herefords LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Ellis Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Eubank Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Fancy Creek Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Fleisher Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Gen-Lor Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Hallbauer Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Happ Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Harbison and Sons, Ray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101, 112 Illinois Hereford Assn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Kline Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Knott Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Loehr Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Lorenzen Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Lowderman Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 McCaskill Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Miller Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Milligan Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Moffett Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Mud Creek Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Nature’s Acres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Newbold Farms Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Northfork Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Oak Hill Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Ogle Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Perks Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Plainview Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Prairie Cross Land, Livestock & Ranching . . . . . . . 112 Prairie Meadow Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Prairie Rose Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 RGR Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 River Ridge Ranch & Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Rustic Oaks Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Sayre Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36, 101 Stephens Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Sturdy Hereford Outlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
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Sweatman Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Thousand Hills Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 White Willow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 INDIANA Able Acres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Barber Livestock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Beck-Powell Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Carlson Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 CDF Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Clinkenbeard Farm & Sons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 DAD’s Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Elzemeyer Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Everhart Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Gerber Land & Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36, 101 Green Meadow Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Greives Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Hayhurst Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Hunt Bros. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 J&K Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Kesling Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Kottkamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Laudeman Family, Gale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Sankey, Cody and Lindsey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Show Time Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Stuckey Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 IOWA Amendt Stock Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Amos Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 107 Baja Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Beef Resources Partnership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Casteel Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Curran, Jay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Iowa Beef Expo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Israel Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Jackson Hereford Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 JJB Cattle Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 K7 Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Landt Herefords, Steve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34, 107 Petersen Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 R&R Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Rosenberg, James N. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Solsma Show Steers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Sorensen Family, Mike . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 St. Clair Hay & Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Stream Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101, 107 Wiese & Sons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, 101 KANSAS 4V Douthit Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Alexander Farms Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 B&D Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Carswell-Nichols Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Davis Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Douthit Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Herbel Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Jamison Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 23, 101 Jensen Bros. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 M-M Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Malone Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 McCabe Genetics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Meitler, Gene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Mill Creek Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Oleen Brothers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Oleen Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Sandhill Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, 101 Schu-Lar Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Springhill Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 TS Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Towner Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Umberger Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 VJS Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 KENTUCKY BBL Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Botkin Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Boyd Beef Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75, 102 Chambliss Hereford Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Dogwood Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 JMS Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Kentucky Beef Expo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6, 16 Peyton Well Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Rosecrest Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 LOUISIANA 5C’s Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 MARYLAND All Seasons Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Church View Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 East Side Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102, 110 Foggy Bottom Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Grimmel Girls Show Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 R&T Acres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Red Oak Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 SCH Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Tamsey Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 MICHIGAN Behnke’s Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Castle Cattle Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Cottonwood Springs Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Grand Meadows Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Hanson’s Double G Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Longcore Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 McDonald Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 MacNaughton, Ron and Jill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 RLB Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Rottman, Phil and Chris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Sugar Sweet Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Veeser’s Triple E Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 MINNESOTA DaKitch Hereford Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Delaney Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Lawrence Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Schafer Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Springwater Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Whispering Pine Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, 102
MISSISSIPPI Broadlawn Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Caldwell Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Grandview CMR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 MISSOURI Abra Kadabra Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Bellis Family, Jim D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Bonebrake Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Cattle Visions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Doss Hereford Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 117 Falling Timber Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94, 102 Findley Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Glengrove Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Harding Bros. Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Journagan Ranch/Missouri State Univ. . . . . 102, 117 Kaczmarek 4K Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 McMillens Toothacre Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Reed Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Roth Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102, 117 Schneider Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Woessner Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 WMC Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 MONTANA Brillhart Ranch Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Broken Pick Land & Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Churchill Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IFC Cooper Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 102 Curlew Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Dutton Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Ehlke Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Feddes Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44, 102 Fort Keogh Livestock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Holden Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 15, 102 J Bar E Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 McMurry Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Mohican West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Thomas Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 NEBRASKA 7 Mill Iron Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Blueberry Hill Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Fisher, Lowell and Carol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Frenzen Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Gibson Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99, 103 Henkel Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Hoffman Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 JB Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Linton Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Monahan Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Niedermeyer Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Ridder Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Schutte & Sons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69, 103 Spencer Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Tegtmeier Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Upstream Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Van Newkirk Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 NEVADA Bell Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brumley Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Genoa Livestock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hutchens Herefords, Lee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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NEW JERSEY Grass Pond Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 NEW MEXICO B&H Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C&M Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Copeland & Sons LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cornerstone Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . King Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Star Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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NEW YORK SK Herefords LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Stone House Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 NORTH CAROLINA Brent Creech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Claxton Farm LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Double J Farm LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Myers Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103, 108 Prestwood Beef Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Terrace Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Triplett Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 W&A Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Will-Via Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 NORTH DAKOTA Baumgarten Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Boehnke Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Carter’s Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Friedt Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Friesz Livestock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Mrnak Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103, 119 North Dakota Hereford Assn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Olson Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83, 119 Pelton Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Rockeman Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 OHIO Banks Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Berg Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Buckeye Hereford Assn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Grandview Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Herman Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Hively’s Hereford Lane Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 J&L Cattle Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Mohican Polled Hereford Farms . . . . . . . . . . 103, 121 Morrison Stock Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Oakridge Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Ostgaard Cattle Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Sunny Side Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Switzerland of Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 OKLAHOMA Beacon Hill Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CNB Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Darnell Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dennis Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Dufur Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Durham Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Flying G Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Fullerton Hereford Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Graft-Britton Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Gray Land & Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Hereford Heritage Bull & Female Sale . . . . . . . 28, 29 Langford Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 LeForce Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Loewen Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27, 104 Moss Herefords, Allen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Nelson Land & Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 P&R Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 OREGON Bar One Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Bird Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Chandler Herefords Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 England Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Harrell Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20, 21, 104 High Desert Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Northwest Hereford Breeders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Oregon Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Quick Mill Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Stallings Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Vollstedt Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Y Cross Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 PENNSYLVANIA Bar-H Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Creekside Hollow Acres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Dana Livestock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Deana Jak Farms Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Flat Stone Lick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BC Glenview Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BC Slayton’s BearDance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Stone Ridge Manor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Vogel Valley Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 SOUTH CAROLINA Forrest Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fowken Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Keese Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . White Column Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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SOUTH DAKOTA Bar JZ Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51, 104 Bischoff’s Ravine Creek Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61, 104 Blume Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Carmichael Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Courtney Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Eggers Southview Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Fawcett’s Elm Creek Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Frederickson Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Hoffman Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 JBN Livestock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 K&B Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Kreth Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 LaGrand Angus and Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Rausch Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49, 104 Stenberg Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Thorstenson Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Wagner Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 TENNESSEE Bartholomew Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Burns Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77, 82, 122 Coley Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76, 104 Cunningham Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 DLL Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77, 104 Four L Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78, 104 Gordon Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Gray Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Hidden Acres Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Hopkins Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Jackson Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Liberty Valley Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Mud Creek Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77, 104, 122 Parker Bros. Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78, 108 River Circle Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76, 104 Rogan Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78, 104, 122 Triple L Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Walker Polled Hereford Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Woodard Hereford Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Woolfolk Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88, 122 TEXAS Alpha Equine Breeding Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 B&C Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Barber Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Case Ranch Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Doyle Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Dudley Bros. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Flying S Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Fuston Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 G3 Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 GKB Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Glaze Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 H2 Ranch and Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Indian Mound Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Iron Lake Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Kinnear Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105, 111 Larsons’ Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Massey Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 McInnis Cattle Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 McMullin Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Metch Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 ML Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Neel Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Noack Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Nolan Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Northeast Texas Hereford Association . . . . . . . . . . 97 Powell, James L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Rockin 4H Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Rockin’ W Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Rocking Chair Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Sanders Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Skrivanek Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Spearhead Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105, 111 Still River Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Sunny Hill Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Williams Family Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Willis Polled Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 UTAH Allen & Son, Phil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Circle BJ Polled Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ekker Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Johansen Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pallesen Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peterson Bros. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rell Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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