May 2019 Brangus Journal

M AY 2 0 1 9 | R E P R O D U C T I O N I S S U E

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

About The Brangus Journal

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MAY 2019 // VOLUME 67 // ISSUE 4 IBBA CONNECTION A Message from the President.........................................................................................6 IBBA CONNECTION Executive Corner........................................................................................................ 8-12 Expert CONNECTION Heifer Development: Managing for her Future.................................................14-16 EXPERT CONNECTION Actual Measurements........................................................................................20-24 EXPERT CONNECTION Bull Buyer Guide................................................................................................30-36 SHOW CONNECTION Upcoming Texas Invitational..................................................................................... 38 AFFILIATE CONNECTION: TBBA TBBA News............................................................................................ 40 AFFILIATE CONNECTION: IBA IBA News....................................................................................................41 SALE SUMMARIES....................................................................................................................................42-43 NEW MEMBERS...............................................................................................................................................45 SERVICE DIRECTORY.................................................................................................................................... 46 STATE DIRECTORY.................................................................................................................................... 47-52 CALENDAR........................................................................................................................................................56 AD INDEX......................................................................................................................................................... 58

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IBBA CONNECTION // A MESSAGE FROM IBBA PRESIDENT

Keep Moving Forward

by IBBA President Eddy Roberts As I sit here on a beautiful Spring morning in North Florida and look around at the awesome world that God has given us, I am thankful. We are blessed.

I am proud to be a part of an organization that starts every meeting and sale event with a prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. Where we are proud to be called citizens of the greatest nation on earth.

We are blessed to be raising the best cattle on earth, ever evolving and constantly trying to identify our weaknesses and add to our strengths, improving our herds as we go.

Reproduction is the mission statement for us as Brangus® breeders. Not random choices of pairing, but directed and focused on what we each believe is the type of animal that performs best on pasture or feed. It is the carcass quality that drives demand for our product, Brangus bulls and females.

Here at the International Brangus Breeders Association we have a “Long Term Strategic Planning Committee” that is assessing strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats facing our breed. This is called a SWOT analysis.

The strengths of our cattle are many; ability to feed efficiently, CAB Acceptance, carcass/predominant hide color, DNA, environmental adaptability across the world, fescue tolerance, heat tolerance, longevity and more. We continue to build on these advantages. Brangus breeders have a responsibility to gather the data to support these traits that are bred into the cattle we raise. Through newer technologies (DNA testing) and growth records, measurements and assessments of other traits changes the direction and advance more rapidly every year.

Let us be sure of our goal and our breed toward the combination of traits that move us forward in the future.

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IBBA CONNECTION

Getting Down to Brass Tacks I had a vision that my first letter to Brangus breeders as the new Executive VP would be an elegant essay with some brilliant insight into the future of the seedstock business and, in particular, the growing role that Brangus genetics can, should and will play in the beef industry.

That will have to wait. For now, my focus is on the Brass Tacks - the essentials - the stuff we must focus on and GET DONE in a timely way. It’s mission-critical. You guessed it, I’m referring to the REGSTR program.

Please pardon the automotive analogy; REGSTR is currently running in 3rd gear with occasional stalls.

Having said that, anybody who has ever pulled a trailer full of cattle with an underpowered truck knows that you can still cover some miles. It’s just slower and more frustrating than running at full tilt down the highway with your turbo diesel engine making it seem effortless.

Translation: we are registering cattle every single day using REGSTR. The majority of the registrations are performed by the members themselves, normally preceded by a call to staff to get a new account name, new password and a bit of tutoring. Before you attempt to log into REGSTR for the first time, please call the office and we’ll get you set up to use it.

Your IBBA staff is 100% on board to make REGSTR work as envisioned. Below are some target dates that we have discussed internally and will do everything possible to meet.

May 10: The software to allow electronic import of files from third-party suppliers like CattleMax or GEM will be operational. In addition, staff and members will be able to electronically import data entered into a preformatted spreadsheet (available from IBBA). For those members who wish to use these systems rather than register cattle one at a time through the current user CONTINUE READING ON PAGE 10

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 8 interface of REGSTR, we will be ready to accept your files and electronically import them into REGSTR (actually, you will be able to do it directly). This may sound like computer tech gobbly-goop but it is really important.

May 11- June 10: Full-court press on registrations, including weaning, yearling and ultrasound data import.

With the import routines working (as described in the paragraph above), there’s no reason we cannot handle 1,000 registrations per day and get caught up. But please don’t wait until this time slot if you are OK registering cattle one at a time online through the REGSTR user interface. It works, and it’s really not that painful. It requires some patience and perhaps a bit of tutoring from staff, but it works.

June 11 – July 1: Total Herd Reporting (THR) files will be sent out (mailed or e-mailed). You will be asked to edit and update your herd inventory and return the information to the office electronically or hardcopy. This step will be followed by invoicing for THR. In order to hit the timelines above, I have changed some basic operating procedures related to staff priorities and time management.

First and foremost, Emilio Silvas will actually get some uninterrupted time to design and build software.

That might sound strange, with many of you thinking that Emilio’s primary job is to design and build software. Isn’t it? Yes, it is, but he’s had VERY little time to actually do it, which might be the single biggest reason that REGSTR wasn’t quite ready to launch when it was launched. Most of Emilio’s time has been spent dealing with what I call daily “pop-ups” in response to member requests. As an example, a member is trying to register an animal and the system fights back by not providing a registration prefix. Emilio is then asked to drop everything and take care of the “pop up”. If this were to continue, there’s no telling how long it might take to get REGSTR working like it should. So, my simple conclusion is that it cannot continue.

From now forward, Emilio Silvas will spend Tuesday through Thursday every week in DO NOT DISTURB mode while he focuses on software development that he does himself, plus supervising and directing two other programmers.

He will not be available for daily “pop-ups”. Instead, the rest of the staff, including me, will take CONTINUE READING ON PAGE 12 10

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 10 member calls and if the issue involves Emilio (which is common), we will take good notes, make a list, prioritize the list, and work with Emilio on Mondays and Fridays to resolve as many of the pop-ups as possible. Emilio will also be asked to train other staff to handle the most common pop ups that do not require re-writing computer code. This probably sounds like inside baseball to many members -- until it’s your popup that has to wait a few days when, historically, Emilio would jump on it instantly. I apologize now for the inconvenience, but we must focus on the big picture and get REGSTR working as it should.

Bear with me for one more analogy. If you’re spending 70% of your time chasing cows back into the pasture, there comes a point when you must holler WHOA, and just FIX THE DARN FENCE. A logical question may be: “why not have Emilio spend every day in DO NOT DISTURB mode to get things done faster?” That’s a good question – thanks for asking. The answer is that we need to understand the things that aren’t working right because that has a direct influence on what the programmers work on. Many of

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the pop-ups are informative in that way.

At the risk of providing too much information, I want to mention one more item. Some of you have received invoices for various services, but when you check your account online it shows a zero balance. This is because the accounting system is not yet integrated with REGSTR. It will be integrated at the right time, but now is not the right time (for reasons that would bore you to sleep if I listed them).

I like to think of myself as a big picture thinker, and I believe I’ve demonstrated that in my career. But I’ve also learned that the basic blocking and tackling must be done well if one is ever going to win a game. No matter how brilliant your game plan, the game is always decided at the line of scrimmage. That’s where we are with REGSTR. We are rolling up our sleeves and we are committed to making it work. When your Board of Directors interviewed me for this job, they were very candid and honest about the issues with REGSTR. It is clearly priority #1. We will get to the big picture soon enough.

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EXPERT CONNECTION // HEIFER DEVELOPMENT: MANAGING FOR HER FUTURE

Heifer Development What Does a Heifer That has been Successfully Developed Look Like?

by Livestock Consultant, Ryon Walker, Ph.D.

ADDITIONAL FACTORS TO CONSIDER WHEN DEVELOPING HEIFERS A replacement heifer represents the most costly improvement in a herd’s genetics. Some of the more important influencers that are critical to retaining these genetics over time include development, conceiving early in the breeding season, calving ease and maintaining good body condition prior to breeding, especially between 2 and 5 years of age when the heifer is still growing. For this article, I want to focus on development and conceiving early in the breeding season.

Reproductive traits are very lowly heritable; 10 percent is controlled by genetics and the other 90 percent is controlled by management and environment.

Because reproductive traits are lowly heritable, this forces cattle producers to be better managers within the environment and to respond to environmental changes.

What Does a Heifer That has been Successfully Developed Look Like?

Is she the heifer in the pen with the deepest rib capacity, cleanest fronted, moderately thick over the top and down through her stifle, level through her top and from hooks to pins, and the soundest footed? No! With little regard to phenotype, she is one that reaches puberty, weighs approximately 65 percent of mature body weight, is a body condition score 5 or 6, is between 13 to 15 months of age at breeding, conceives within the first 21 days of the breeding season for the first four breeding seasons, is a body condition score of 5 or better prior to breeding every year after, and weans a calve for the next eight years. Am I asking too much?

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Reproductive tract scoring Pelvic measurement

(target a minimum of 150 square centimeters) Breed to low birthweight sires • Low birthweight • Low birthweight EPD • High calving ease direct EPD Factors Affecting Puberty With replacement heifers, the goal is to have all of our heifers reach puberty by the start of breeding season.

This is controlled by three factors: body weight, age and breed.

With breeds, we know that Bos indicus cattle reach puberty later (approximately 16 to 18 months of age), whereas Bos taurus cattle reach puberty between 12 to 14 months of age.

Due to genetic selection and changes in nutritional development over time, we have seen a decrease in age at puberty. Selection for scrotal circumference in bulls is one of the few highly heritable reproductive traits. For every one centimeter increase in scrotal circumference, a bull’s daughter is expected to reach puberty four days earlier. Research out of Canada has shown that scrotal circumference has increased 0.5 to 3.5 centimeters in seven Bos taurus breeds of bulls from 1972 to 2011. This increase in scrotal size has had a positive impact on lowering puberty age.

Heifer body weight has the biggest impact on puberty age. Research conducted in the 1980s indicated heifers should weigh approximately 60 to 65 percent of their mature body weight to ensure first estrus has occurred prior to breeding.

Research conducted out of the upper Midwest developed heifers to a lower percent of mature body weight to reduce heifer development cost. Of the five studies conducted, heifers developed to 54 percent of mature body weight had similar pregnancy rates (88 percent versus 89 percent) and lower winter feed cost (by $42 per head) during the development period compared to heifers developed to 60 percent of mature body weight over a defined breeding season that ranged from 45 to 60 days.

The concern with developing heifers to a lighter body weight at breeding is the calving body weight. Heifers should reach 85 percent of their mature body weight at calving to ensure their pelvic area has developed to a size big enough to deliver a calf. Reaching this target calving weight will ensure the heifer is closer to reaching her potential mature weight so the physiological stresses, such as calving and lactation, in addition to maintenance and growth, do not have a negative impact on fertility.

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Knowing Mature Cow Body Weight In order to properly develop heifers to 60 to 65 percent of mature body weight, you need to know the mature body weight of your cows. If you don’t know what your cows weigh, you don’t know what 65 percent is and what those heifers should weigh at breeding.

The implications of developing heifers to a lighter percent of mature body weight is those heifers not reaching puberty. The implications of developing those heifers at a heavier percent of mature body weight is a reduction in fertility rates and increased development cost.

If you own scales, know what your cows weigh and monitor heifer body weight so you know if the heifers are reaching their target breeding body weight. If you don’t, use sale barn receipts from your latest cull cows sold to give you an indication of cow body weight. But don’t guess. At a field day at the Hill Farm Research Station in north central Louisiana in 2016, producers were asked to guess the weight of two mature cows. Of the 150 respondents, 82 percent guessed too low with 48 percent of them missing the weight by more than 200 pounds. My experience is most producers underestimate the mature weight of their cows. If you underestimate your mature cow body weight, you will underestimate target heifer body weight. As a result, you won’t develop heifers to their true target bodyweight.

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Conceiving Early in the Breeding Season Lastly, I want to leave you with this recommendation: only keep the heifers that conceive within the first 21 days of the breeding season.

Preliminary data out of LSU showed that, after having their fourth calf, 73 percent of the heifers conceiving to timed-AI during their first breeding season and developed to weigh more than 65 percent of their mature body weight at first breeding remained in the herd. Only 43 percent of the heifers that did not conceive to timed-AI but were bred by natural service within a 75-day breeding season remained in the herd. From a heifer longevity standpoint, developing heifers to 65 percent of mature body weight or greater increased the percentage of those heifers remaining in the herd through six years of age by 30 percent.

Developing heifers to reach 65 percent of their mature body weight and are 13 to 15 months of age at first breeding will increase the likelihood that those heifers have reached puberty and conceive within the first 21 days of the breeding season. By keeping only the heifers that conceive early on in the breeding season, you can significantly increase the likelihood of retaining those heifers longer in the herd and improve the longevity of your investment.

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EXPERT CONNECTION AFFILIATE CONNECTION

Actual Measurements Imperative to collect, but Impossible to Use in Selection...

by Livestock Consultant, Brad Wright

Spring is in full swing. Calves are hitting the ground, fall calves are getting big enough to start thinking about weaning dates and many are working to collect yearling and ultrasound data on last Spring’s calves. Collecting measurements at all these points in an animal’s life

with correct contemporary group designations is vital to accurate expected progeny difference (EPD) calculations. However, contrary to popular belief, that is their only valid use.

As Spring sales start and preparations for Spring breeding begin, it is important to understand the value of EPDs as the only selection tool available that compares genetics across the entire breed. As we, as breeders, make selection decisions,

we are trying to determine an animal’s future breeding potential.

The only piece of information that gives this information is an EPD. Actual measurements alone are a combination of environment and genetics. But think of all the things the word “environment” includes: grass type, rain fall, terrain, feeding program for the dam while in utero, feeding program for the animal, vaccination program, scales used, individual person reading weights,

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 20 ultrasound technician, computer program or lab processing ultrasound information. Another environmental influence can even be the handling of the data from chute side to the breed association: the person taking notes chute side (and their handwriting skills), the person entering into the computer, the person submitting data to the breed association. Add embryo transfer to the mix and environment can include: breed of recipient, milking ability of the recipient, gestation length of the recipient, feeding program for the recipient while calf is in utero.

That is a mess of things to sort through when all we really care about is the genetic composition of that animal and future breeding potential.

Actual measurements cannot be used to compare animals from different herds. They cannot even be used to compare animals from the same herd unless those animals were in the same contemporary group, and that information is not always readily available. EPDs are the only data point available that can be used to compare animals across the entire breed. As has been discussed in great lengths, EPDs work. Look at the trend lines of any breed association since the inception of EPDs and you will notice the dramatic change that can happen with the use of EPDs. EPDs are the only selection tool available with the ability to sort through all the variables and give a glimpse of the true breeding value of an animal. It takes large amounts of data to get the whole picture, and some EPDs are more accurate than others, but even low accuracy EPDs are better than actual measurements to generate an estimate of breeding value.

Environmental factors are a large part of the influence that can increase variability in actual measurements.

EPDs are based on averages, but there will always be individual measurements that fall outside of expected ranges.

Those are the animals that are either penalized or praised too heavily by producers using

actual measurements in selection decisions. There are proven calving ease bulls that weighed 100+ pounds at birth, and there are bulls that weighed 70 pounds at birth that will kill a heifer.

These types of examples are true for every breed and for every trait. Those that continue to put more emphasis on these measurements rather than the EPDs will continue to cost their

program’s time and money.

Another common error is the use of EPDs with actual measurement minimum and maximum thresholds.

For instance a bull buyer that wants a 0.50 REA EPD, but that bull also has to possess at least a 15 inch ultrasound measurement for REA. Not only did that breeder just unintentionally increase his weighted selection for REA, but he

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 22 also just, in all likelihood, eliminated a better breeding bull for REA that was not put in an environment conducive to producing 15 inch actual rib eyes. This same can apply to all traits. The best selection method is to determine the genetic parameters that work in your herd and set those standards using EPDs only. Once you have identified the animals that fit your genetic parameters, then you can narrow that list with evaluation of traits that do not have an EPD. Bull producers and sellers continue to do themselves and their customers a disservice with the constant comparison of actual measurements.

The typical “keep up with the Joneses” mentality continues to drive some breeders’ production goals.

Using yearling weight for example, there was a time when 1000 pound yearling weight was “acceptable” then 1200 lbs, then 1500 lbs. This change happened rather quickly. Was this due to genetic

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progress or a bigger feed bucket? I would contend some genetic changes have been made, but mostly, bulls were fed harder starting earlier in life. This has negative impact on feet and hocks and also on the longevity of that bull after the feed bucket is gone and he still has cows to breed. Even with the genetic changes that were made, were they positive changes or just bigger weights? Growth traits are correlated which means that bigger yearling weights leads to bigger mature cow size.

In a time of increasing input costs, is a bigger cow more profitable? All of this can be avoided with a strategic set of genetic parameters across all traits with EPDs and a breeding program designed to stay within those parameters.

For purebred breeders, collect the data, set contemporary groups correctly, turn in the data and after it is submitted, forget you have the actual data. Commercial producers, quit asking for the actual data; it’s

not helping you. There are some progressive operations that have quit publishing actual data in sale catalogs and I applaud their efforts, but until all breeders completely embrace EPDs, breed cattle with sound animal breeding protocols and procedures, and stop chasing their neighbor (or worse, someone half way across the country), the industry will continue to struggle to make major genetic change for the positive influence of beef production.

More importantly, those producers that continue to base their selection decisions on actual measurements will continue to fight an uphill battle and leave dollars on the table.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Brad Wright is owner of Ranch Hand Analytics, a genetic and data consulting company founded in 2014. Brad has a M.S. in Animal Breeding from Texas A&M University and works with breeders primarily across the southeast to better utilize data to make sound genetic selection and business decisions.

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EXPERT CONNECTION

Bull Buyer Guide Revised by Ted G. Dyer and Ronnie Silcox, Extension Animal Scientists Original manuscript by Dan T. Brown and Ronnie E. Silcox, Extension Animal Scientists Never underestimate the power of your bull. Selecting and purchasing a bull for your beef herd could be considered one of the most important decisions you make in your operation. Don’t make a quick, unprepared decision on purchasing a bull. Never consider purchasing a bull without a proven record and a sound genetic background. Using a bull with poor performance and a weak genetic base could delay improvements in your herd for several years. The small expense you have in purchasing a bull is the difference between the purchase price of the new bull and the salvage value of the old bull (see Example 1). This investment will add efficiency and profitability to your herd for years to come.

Example 1. Cost of a bull purchase $3000 Purchase Price of New Bull -2090 Salvage Value of Old Bull (1900 lbs. X 1.10/lb.) $ 910 Net Cost of New Bull If the new bull sires 90 calves over the next 3-5 years, $910 ÷ 90 = $10.11 cost/ calf. If the bull sires 90 calves that are 10 pounds heavier at weaning and they sell for $1.09/lb. (3-year average for 500-pound calves ? GA Auction Markets, 20092011) at weaning, you will have paid for the bull.

to five-year period. Example 1 shows how you can turn an expense into a savings. Bull procurement decisions can greatly impact your future calf crops and herd genetics for many years. When you consider that the bull contributes one-half of the genetic makeup of your calf crop and may sire 25 to 40 or more calves per year, it is easy to see that he is the most important individual in the herd. Keep in mind that a bull that will improve a herd must have genetic superiority over both the cows in the herd and over previous bulls.

The best way to remain efficient in today’s beef industry is continue to produce more pounds of product per cow exposed. That task can become hard to achieve without the help of a superior bull. Fortunately, weight at various ages is heritable. Birth weight and weaning weight are estimated to be about 30 percent heritable, while yearling weight is about 45 percent heritable. This means that a certain degree of birth weight, weaning weight and yearling weight is inherited from the parents and that progress can be made by selecting for these traits.

Selection Tools

Birth, weaning and yearling weights are normally used to evaluate breeding animals. Actual or adjusted weights may help in making comparisons between bulls in the same contemporary group (a group of animals from the The cost of purchasing a bull may seem high at a same herd, year and season that is raised together under glance; however, that expense becomes relatively small the same conditions). Since environmental factors like when it is spread across your bull’s calf crop for a threefeed and weather affect weights, actual or adjusted 30

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weight can be misleading if bulls come from different contemporary groups. Within a herd, weight ratios help account for some of the environmental differences between contemporary groups. But, ratios can also be misleading if bulls come from different herds. Expected Progeny Differences (EPDs), on the other hand, are calculated across herds. A bull’s EPD for a trait is a more accurate estimate of his genetic worth than his weight, adjusted weight or ratio. EPDs not only account for contemporary group and herd differences, they also include information on a bull’s relatives as well as his individual performance. Breed associations report EPDs on weights and many other traits.

Most major breed associations have National Cattle Evaluation programs. Breeders who are involved in their breed’s performance program should have birth, weaning and yearling weight EPDs available on yearling Build your cattle business the right way with bulls. In all of these breeds, weight EPDs are expressed BQA training and certification. in pounds of calf. For example, if bull A has a weaning weight EPD of +45 and bull B has a weaning weight GET AFTER IT AT BQA.ORG. EPD of +35, the calves produced by bull A are expected to weigh, on the average, 10 pounds more at weaning than those of bull B, assuming the bulls are bred to Funded by the Beef Checkoff. comparable cows.

Advances in National Cattle Evaluation have made estimating a bull’s genetic worth more accurate than N306-056675-9_BrangusPrintAd_QTR.indd 1 have low accuracy values.1/14/19 ever before. EPDs allow valid comparisons of all bulls Yearling bulls normally Older1:44 PM of the same breed, but they do not allow comparison of AI sires can have very high accuracies. bulls from different breeds. Since breeds have different average performance, base years and evaluation Recommended Performance Standards procedures, direct comparison of EPDs from different breeds can be extremely misleading. It should also be Weaning Weight & Yearling Weight noted that a bull with an EPD of zero is rarely average.

Commercial producers are paid for pounds of calf.

In most breeds, zero is the average of some base group Two very important traits to consider are weaning and of animals. Since breeds change over time, in some yearling weights. However, single trait selection may breeds it is possible to find bulls with positive weaning result in problems with other traits. A good example and yearling weight EPDs that are several pounds below is selecting for yearling weight alone, which results the average of all yearling bulls in that breed. Current in increased birth weight because the two traits are breed averages and information on how to use EPDs are genetically correlated. Select bulls that have an excellent included in breed association sire summaries, which are combination of performance EPDs that are at or near available on most major breed association websites. the bulls’ breed average. Desired genetic improvement Accuracy Values (ACC) are usually published with involves a combination of several traits, including EPDs. The accuracy values indicate the reliability of weaning and yearling weights. the EPD, or how likely the EPD is to change as more information becomes available. Accuracies are usually Milk Production expressed as correlations ranging from zero to one. The Maternal ability within a breed can best be evaluated closer the accuracy is to one, the more reliable the EPD. with milk EPDs; however, milk is not measured directly N306-056675-9_BrangusPrintAd_QTR (The Cattle Mag Print Ad) February 22, 2018 Color: 4C

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in beef cattle performance programs. It is measured in terms of how it affects weaning weight. Milk EPD Table 1. Hip height relative to mature frame size on a bull is an estimate of pounds of calf at weaning produced by the bull’s daughter due to her milking ability. For example, if bull A has a milk EPD of +5 and bull B has a milk EPD of +2, all other things being equal, bull A’s daughters should produce calves that wean 3 pounds heavier than those from daughters of bull B due to extra milk production. There is some variation in the terminology used by different breed associations in reporting maternal EPDs. An explanation of maternal EPDs is included in a breed’s sire summary.

Producing extra milk requires that a cow consumes extra protein and energy. High milk production can affect a cow’s ability to breed back after calving. For this Birth Weight reason, selecting for maximum milk production is not a First calf heifers have the most calving problems, so good idea in most commercial herds. buying a bull with a low birth weight EPD is extremely important when the bull is to be used on heifers. Birth Conformation weight is the single most important trait that influences The cattle industry produces cattle of all breeds, sizes, calving difficulty. While many cattlemen look at actual ages and quality. There is a market for all of them. birth weights on bulls, birth weight EPDs are the most However, if you sell feeder calves or feed out your own accurate measure of a bull’s potential calving ease. cattle, consider the following points: Many breeds report Calving Ease EPDs that are Good quality cattle eat no more feed than low quality calculated using birth weight and calving scores. cattle and are just as efficient at converting feed to beef. These can also be helpful in selecting bulls. Refer to Bulls should generally have a muscling score of one the breed association’s sire summary for a description and be medium plus to large minus framed, according of how these are reported for a particular breed. to the USDA feeder calf standards (Table 1). Such calves will bring a higher price than lower grade calves.

Scrotal Circumference Low quality cattle with poor conformation usually Research indicates that yearling bulls with large are more subject to price declines in years of over testicles sire daughters that show estrus at an earlier production than are high quality cattle. Small framed age than bulls with smaller testicles. Be sure the bull cattle mature early and are slow, inefficient gainers if fed you select has a scrotal circumference that is at least past maturity.

30 cm at 1 year of age.

Frame Score Hip height in inches is used to give an indication of frame size. Most bull test stations and a large percentage of purebred breeders will have a yearling hip height for each animal. Table 1 gives the ranges of hip height as they relate to mature frame size. Remember, taller cattle do not necessarily grow faster or more efficiently, but they do have a later maturity pattern. Small-framed cattle are discounted in Georgia markets. A bull needs to have enough frame to produce calves that are at least USDA Medium.

Physical and Semen Evaluation If the bull you are considering buying is 12 months or older ask for a physical and semen examination.

This can be done by the local veterinarian and will increase your confidence that the bull will be able to settle cows.

Other Traits Breed associations report EPDs for many other traits and this large volume of information can be overwhelming to the bull buyer, so focus on the basics listed above. You do not have to understand CONTINUE READING ON PAGE 34

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We would like to thank our friends and customers for their outstanding support and vote of confidence in the GENETRUST program at the Suhn Cattle Company Sale.

Buyers from coast to coast gathered to consume the powerful offering, with bulls selling to 17 states.

139 yearling bulls averaged $5,357 with a 100% clearance rate.

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 32 every aspect to be able to select a good commercial bull. When you become comfortable with the basics, consult the breed association website for updates on the most recent developments.

How Much “Bull-Power” Do I Need?

Several factors can help determine the number of cows that can be bred to one bull.

Age The number of cows per bull will vary with the bull’s age, condition and libido. Use an adequate number of bulls with good libidos. Bulls should be in good body condition, but not fat, at the beginning of the breeding season. Young, growing bulls may require extra feed during the breeding season to meet their protein and energy needs. A yearling bull should not be expected to breed more than 20 to 25 cows, while a mature bull with large testicles, good semen and good libido can breed 25 to 40 or more cows.

Condition You cannot expect fat or thin bulls to perform up to the standards of properly conditioned bulls. Poor nutrition can influence semen quality. Fat bulls lack the stamina to breed enough cows.

Length of Breeding Season Length of the calving season and number of calves born during each 21 day period of the calving season does have some influence on the number of cows that can be bred to one bull. Mature bulls can breed up to 40 cows during a 60- to 90-day breeding period and sire a high percentage of these calves in the first 40 days of the calving season. If cows are run in large groups, two bulls that are the same age and breed could run with 80 cows.

Breeding Systems An artificial insemination (AI) program will not require as many bulls, but the quality of the bulls turned out after the AI period needs to be very high to ensure against poorer quality calves than the AI sired calves. Have a short AI program, no longer than 40 days, and then turn out the cleanup bulls.

Other Factors to Consider when Buying a Bull The bull you buy should be functionally sound -- a good breeder with a long life ahead -- and he should be structurally correct, with sound feet and legs and strong pasterns.

The bull should not have swollen joints and should be able to move freely and easily.

The bull should not be extremely nervous. A bull with a mean disposition is difficult to handle and he may pass on his nervousness to his offspring.

Be sure you do not buy disease when you buy a bull.

Request a copy of the bull’s health record. Place new bulls in an isolation paddock where you can observe them for 30 days before putting them with the herd.

Where to Buy a Bull Many top cattlemen think where to buy a bull is the most important choice involved in their purchase.

You need to know that records of birth dates, rate of gain, weaning weights and health conditions of a bull are just as the seller says. You need to know that the breeder will live up to his responsibilities. It has been said that records and pedigrees are as good or as poor as the integrity of the breeder. Here are some recommendations: • • • • • •

Buy from a breeder whose integrity is above reproach.

Buy from someone who has complete performance records on his cattle, and knows what the records mean.

Buy from a place where you know the type of management under which the bulls were produced.

Buy bulls from central test stations where all records are available.

Buy bulls from performance oriented producer sales.

Buy bulls from breed association sponsored sales.

Using Artificial Insemination Artificial insemination increases your chances of promoting the important traits. Since many of the bulls in the AI studs have a great number of progeny with performance records, you can predict more accurately what their calves’ performances will be in your herd. AI services also screen their bulls closely for any undesirable traits.

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Whether you breed your cows by AI or not is a The number of calves the bull may sire. decision you must make based on your own labor and The performance level of the herd on which the bull management situation. However, you can consider AI is to be used. Almost any good bull will improve the performance of a poor herd, while only very superior as one method of “buying a bull.” bulls can help a high performing herd.

Selecting a Bull for Crossbreeding The type of breeding system you select. Purebred It is just as important to select bulls for a crossbreeding breeders can usually justify a higher bull investment program based on traits that are heritable as it is for than can commercial producers. other breeding systems. You can improve your herd by careful selection and produce hybrid vigor at the same Summary Selecting and buying a herd bull is the quickest way to time. make genetic improvement in your herd. The selection Determining a Bull’s Worth process must include looking for those traits that are It is very difficult to predict the dollar value of a economically important and highly heritable. Your own particular bull; however, the following factors can affect herd records are necessary if you are to select a bull that will improve your genetic base. Demand and buy bulls a bull’s value: with total performance that will improve your herd.

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Over 100 head of Registered Brinks Brangus® bulls available for sale.

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• Ready to turn out and go to work in your herd today.

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The Texas Invitational Bryan, Texas

The International Brangus Breeders Association Show Committee is pleased to announce the inaugural “Texas Invitational “Standard of Excellence (SOE) Show to be held in conjunction with the Texas Junior Brangus Breeders Show. The Texas Invitational will be an IBBA SOE open show with regional point show status. The Texas Invitational will generate a new level of excitement and recognition with the selection of a Supreme Brangus and Supreme Ultra Brangus. Each of the Grand Champions will compete for the Supreme title.

The judge for the Texas Invitational will be the esteemed Mr. Carlos Guerra of Linn, Texas. Mr. Guerra and his family, own and operate La Muneca Cattle Co. He is recognized as one of the premier breeders and developers of American breeds cattle.

The Texas Junior Brangus Breeders have also opened up their show to any junior from any state.

All juniors are invited and encouraged to participate in this show. The Texas Invitational will follow all rules and guidelines of the IBBA including parentage verification. If you have not done DNA testing on your show animals please do so and allow at least 6 weeks for the results. If you have any questions regarding DNA or parent verification, please contact Macee Prause at the IBBA office.

The Show will be held on June 23, 2019 at 8:00 a.m. starting with the Brangus Heifer show, followed by the Brangus Bull show and then the Ultra Brangus show at the Brazos County Expo in Bryan, Texas. The open show entries must be in place by Friday, June 21, 2019, Entry forms may be obtained thru the IBBA office and IBBA Facebook page. Entry forms can either be returned with your TJBBA entries or to Gina Gill, P.O. Box 174, Beckville, Texas 75631.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Allen Goode at (214) 683-600 or Gina Gill at (903) 754-6791.

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Get out your CAMERA INTERNATIONAL BRANGUS BREEDERS ASSOCIATION 2019 PHOTO CONTEST

We want your pictures..

Send us your best photo(s)! Contest will be broken into two categories. One for your lower resolution “phone pictures” and snapshots and the second will be for high resolution, 300dpi or better, images. You can enter to win in either or both!

Top 10 finalists will receive IBBA merchandise prizes and the top prize in the 2 categories will receive a 5L bottle of Dectomax pour-on and a i50k genetic test. Roughly a $400 value.

You could win this!

FOr MOre Information, visit www.gobrangus.com

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AFFILIATE CONNECTION // IBA NEWS

TBBA NEWS NEWS SUBMITTED BY JODI JACKSON The Texas BrangusÂŽ Breeders Association (TBBA) annual meeting and spring sale was held at the Tenroc Ranch and Event Center in Salado, Texas, the weekend of April 5-6, 2019.

A TBBA board meeting followed by the general membership meeting was held Friday evening. The event center was decorated beautifully, thanks to the efforts of Darnell Muenchow, where participants were treated to a steak dinner and entertainment provided by the Back Porch Band.

Saturday morning, sale goers had to don their raincoats as heavy showers blew in. The rain did not keep over 70 buyers from seven states from getting in on the sale offerings. The 59 lots grossed $245,800 to average $4,166.

Meet your 2019-2020 Board of Directors. Back row left to right: Buck Thomason, Lee Alford, Jodi Jackson (1st VP), Mike Weathers (Pres), Phil Evans (2nd VP), Grady Green, Doug Muenchow, Larry Gill. Seated left to right: Matt Willey, Brandon Belt, Kelly Grissom (Sec/Treas), Russ Williamson, Steve Densmore, Garry Clem

Mike Weathers, TBBA President, was presented an appreciation plaque for his service to the TBBA. First Vice President, Jodi Jackson, presented the plaque.

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IBA NEWS NEWS SUBMITTED BY BRENDA BRULL Hello, I’m Brenda Brull. My husband, Mark and I are BrangusŽ show parents of 21 years and our home is in Atchison, Kansas.

Our two children, Alex and Kendra, have both served on the Board of Directors of the International Junior Brangus Breeders Association (IJBBA). Kendra is the currently serving as President of the organization.

I am proud to be serving as the president of the International Brangus Auxiliary (IBA) after having been a member for several years.

The IBA serves our breed in many ways. During the last World Brangus Congress, held in Houston, Texas, in 2018, our ladies assisted at the registration desk and participated in the trade show with a booth. During the National Junior Brangus Show we present the Scholarship Workshop, sponsor the hospitality room, cook and serve pancakes one morning, provide a monetary award to the Illustration Contest winner and sell our Brangus promotions items.

Over the past 40 years the IBA has awarded 225 educational scholarships, valued at $443,500. This year we have added need based scholarships for the Legacy Leadership Conference at $100 each.

I invite all Brangus women to join us! Membership dues are $25.00 annually. We meet twice a year, once at the IBBA Annual Meeting and again at the National Junior Brangus Show. By joining the Auxiliary you will be showing your support to the next generation of Brangus breeders.

Thank you to all the ladies and supporters of this Auxiliary for your time and talents. Without you we would not be able to back our kids.

In closing please keep the rancher/farmers in the Midwest in your thoughts and prayers. Its been a very rough winter/ spring between the blizzards and now flooding.

Please feel free to contact me with any questions at bbrull@lvnworth.com or call 913-426-1768.

Sincerely, Brenda Brull IBA President

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SALE SUMMARIES

GENETRUST Easy Access Online Sale submitted by Cody Gariss February 18-19 - ONLINE 37 Brangus and Ultrablack Bulls Average $3978 to gross $147,186 10 Charolais Bulls Average $2920 to gross $29,200 In its second annual installment, the GENETRUST Easy Access Online Bull Sale February 18-19th was a resounding success, as bidders across the country gathered to bid and buy via DVAuction. com, with others joining the GENETRUST partners onsite in Jacksonville, TX where the bulls were located. Relatively new in its form, the sale began with a pre-bidding period on February 18th and closed out with a live auction the evening of February 19th, allowing customers the ease of buying bulls exclusively from home, carrying the GENETRUST reputation and guarantee. Highlights of this innovative event were as follows.

Lot 123, WW Main Event 302E32 from Double W Ranch, McComb, MS, posted added growth and muscle in an age advantaged package to command $7100 from Joe Guerra, Linn, TX. Lot 106, Suhn’s Eldorado 30E98 from Suhn Cattle Company, Eureka, KS, was a maternal brother to the breed leader Majestik Beacon and was selected by K & R Broken Bar Ranch, Bennington, OK for $6300.

Lot 114, WAT Beacon 30C-541E49 from Johnston Brangus, Letohatchee, AL, was packing added meat and muscle and found a new home with Leto Farms, Letohatchee, AL for $6300.

Lot 111, WAT OnStar 535Y46-541E50 from Johnston Brangus, Letohatchee, AL was an outcross performance improver with extra IMF and landed on the west coast with Bob and Suzy Erickson, Merced, CA at $6200.

At night’s end 37 Brangus and Ultrablack bulls averaged $3978 and 10 Charolais bulls averaged $2920, with cattle going to 7 states and the volume buyer being repeat GENETRUST customer DJ Brask, Castroville, TX. GENETRUST will kick off their power packed fall sale run at the renowned Chimney Rock Cattle Company, Concord, AR November 1-2, 2019 with 150 Brangus and Ultrablack bulls, 100 ELITE registered females and 300 ranch raised commercial females. Two weeks later GENETRUST will be Jacksonville, TX at Cavender Ranches, November 15-16, 2019 with 220 Brangus and Ultrablack bulls, 40 Charolais bulls and 550 ranch raised commercial females for an exclusive 2-day event. To request your catalog on these upcoming events, view private treaty offerings or for more information on the nation’s leader in Brangus and Ultrablack genetics visit www.GENETRUSTBrangus.com.

GENETRUST at Suhn Cattle Company March 26 - Eureka, KS submitted by Cody Gariss 139 Registered Brangus and Ultrablack Bulls Average $5357 to Gross $744,623.

growth and muscle and selected by ABS Global, DeForest, WI for $14,000 with 2/3 interest and full possession.

One of the most picturesque days possible in Kansas in March welcomed professional cattlemen from across the country for the 26th annual sale hosted by Vernon and Vicki Suhn, and the 10th under the GENETRUST banner. Expressing their excitement and acceptance of the offering, bidders, from coast to coast, gathered in person and on the internet to evaluate and readily absorb the offering as a testament to the long-standing tradition of quality seedstock they have come to expect on the 4th Tuesday of March in Eureka, Kansas for over a quarter century. With a number of game changers heading back into seedstock programs, a few of the featured lots were as follows.

Lot 135, Suhn’s Three D 919F11 from Suhn Cattle Company, Eureka, KS was a combination of moderate birth and growth and a proven Brangus family heritage and sold to Star G Ranch, Ben Wheeler, TX for $13,000 with 2/3 interest and full possession.

Lot 4, Vorel Innovation 25E9 from Vorel Farms, Luther, OK, was a big spread calving ease Ultrablack with tremendous substance and power and sold to Suhn Cattle Company, Eureka, KS for $18,000.

Lot 143, CB Trail Boss 2051F from Cavender Brangus, Troup, TX, was a curve bending Ultrablack backed by a tremendously consistent donor dam and commanded $17,000 for 2/3 interest and full possession from Hardee Farms, Cheifland, FL. Lot 136, Suhn’s Beacon 919F12 from Suhn Cattle Company, Eureka, KS was a power packed Brangus herd sire with breed leading

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At the sale’s conclusion, bulls sold to 17 states, ranging from North Carolina to California and multiple points in between, with 139 bulls averaging $5357 and posting a 100% clearance rate. The volume buyer for the day was repeat customer Randy Garrett, Geary, OK. GENETRUST will kick off their power packed fall sale run at the renowned Chimney Rock Cattle Company, Concord, AR November 1-2, 2019 with 150 Brangus and Ultrablack bulls, 100 ELITE registered females and 300 ranch raised commercial females. Two weeks later GENETRUST will be Jacksonville, TX at Cavender Ranches, November 15-16, 2019 with 220 Brangus and Ultrablack bulls, 40 Charolais bulls and 550 ranch raised commercial females for an exclusive 2-day event. To request your catalog on these upcoming events, view private treaty offerings or for more information on the nation’s leader in Brangus and Ultrablack genetics visit www.GENETRUSTBrangus.com.

Texas Brangus Breeder’s Sale submitted by Mark Cowan APRIL 6 - SALADO, TX 6 Brangus 3N1’s grossed $44,350 to average $7,392 9 Brangus Spring Pairs grossed $44,250 to average $4,917 29 Open Brangus Heifers grossed $111,750 to average $3,853 15 Bred Brangus Heifers grossed $45,450 to average $3,030

Also selling for $9,500 was another 3N1 lot from T3 Brangus, Purvis, MS. She was purchased by Franklin Eddins, Pachuta, MS via the internet on DV Auctions for $7,500. Her stellar heifer calf sired by Sharpe, sold to Bo Lutz, Franklin, TX for $2,000.

59 Total Brangus Lots grossed $245,800 to average $4,166

Pennridge Ranch, Paige TX consigned an open heifer that sold for $9,000. She was Lot 24, PR MS Hollywood 129F10. She is a daughter of the $17,000 129X2 donor sold in Houston this year and is sired by Hollywood. She went to T3 Brangus, Purvis MS.

69 buyers from 7 states gathered at the recent Texas Brangus Breeder’s annual meeting and sale at Ten Roc Ranch in Salado to appraise an outstanding set of cattle, renew old friendships and make new ones. The enthusiastic onlookers were greeted with TBBA hospitality, great food and an even better set of cattle as reflected in this year’s prices and averages.

The day’s top selling lot, at $13,500, was Lot 51 and 51A, MS DMR Coronado 541A18 and her powerful Louisiana Purchase bull calf at side, consigned by Draggin M, Eldorado, AR. John McClain, Polk AR paid $7,000 for the dam and Phillip Evans, EZ Brangus, Joshua, TX took home the young big topped herd sire prospect at side for $6,500.

Also selling for $9,000 was Lot 10, SF Miss Three D 30F, also consigned by Schmidt Farms. This good open heifer posted a +91 YW EPD and sold to Genesis Ranch, Columbus, TX. Another open heifer, Lot 41, CB MS Beacon 406F26 was the day’s sixth high seller. This big growth heifer boasted a +94 YW EPD and was consigned by Cavender Brangus Troup, TX. She sold to AD Brangus, Junction, TX.

Selling for $9,500 was lot 36, an open heifer, SF Miss Beacon 302F. She was consigned by Schmidt Farms, Sims, TX. This big spread daughter of Suhn’s Majestik Beacon was purchased by McDaniel Brangus, Columbia, LA.

DO YOU HAVE SALE RESULTS TO REPORT? Sale managers may submit a half-page (7.5 x 4.5 inches) of content to be published in the Brangus Journal for each sale. Content should be no more than 400 words, photos, or some combination of text and photos. To purchase additional space, contact Jessie England by phone (512) 876-5441 or email (jengland@gobrangus.com) or Melanie Fuller by phone (979) 255-3343 or email (mfuller@gobrangus.com).

Submit sale summary content to IBBA Marketing Coordinator Jessie England. She can be contacted at jengland@gobrangus.com.

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WELCOME!

NEW MEMBERS

AMANDA CLAYTON (CLAYTON FARM) - BLOOMBURG, TEXAS PAUL WARNER (WARNER RANCH) - THORNDALE, TEXAS MARY LOIS FRIDAY HULSMAN (FRIDAY CATARINA RANCH) - CARRIZO SPRINGS, TEXAS JANICE HUCKABY (CADDO CREEK RANCH) - FRANKLIN, TEXAS ROBERT CARPENTER (CARPENTER RANCH) - BUFFALO, TEXAS JOHN BIBLE (BENEFICIAL CATTLE CONCEPTS) - THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS KAITLYN GARNER (G5 FARMS) - BLUE RIDGE, TEXAS MATTHEW CORBELL (CORBELL CATTLE CO.) - SULLIGENT, ALABAMA CHARLES CORBELL (MYRTLE CREEK RANCH OF TEXAS) - HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS JUAN ROCHA JR. (CUEVITAS RANCH) - RIO GRANDE CITY, TEXAS KYLA KIRK - BREMOND, TEXAS KINLEY KIRK - BREMOND, TEXAS CARL LYSSY (5 L FARMS) - FLORESVILLE, TEXAS H RICHARD BEASLEY - EUFAULA, ALABAMA RAEGAN BLAGG (BLAGG RANCH) - CLARKSVILLE, TEXAS JOHN LUTZ (LUTZ CATTLE CO.) - CALVERT, TEXAS RONALD MANN - SANDERSON, FLORIDA TRACY CRAIN - GRANBURY, TEXAS AUSTIN ASHLOCK (FLYING A RANCH) - RAVENNA, TEXAS MICHAEL SANCHEZ (RAFTER MS CATTLE CO) - RUSK, TEXAS MAGEN MOORE (MGM FARMS) - LAUREL HILL, FLORIDA KELTON BLAINE POE - NEEDVILLE, TEXAS NATALIE STONE (STONE SHOW CATTLE) - FRISCO, TEXAS CASIE BYRD - SWEENEY, TEXAS SONYA GUIDRY - LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA 45

SERVICE DIRECTORY //

Genomic Selecton at Negative 9 Months

Matt Barten matt.barten@embruon.com (785) 556-0746 www.embruon.com

Col. Luke Mobley

2018.10 BJ Service Ad - Embruon.indd 1

10/13/2018 8:42:48 PM

Auctioneer Livestock Marketing 205.270.0999 | www.LukeMobley.com

ADD VALUE TO YOUR HERD. Brangus Built is the tag that works for you.

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FIND A BREEDER NEAR YOU ALABAMA

ALABAMA

ALABAMA

GALLOWAY BRANGUS BRANGUS SINCE 1978

LARRY

cell 256-603-1945 gallowaybrangus@comcast.net

LANCE

cell 256-924-5571 gallowaybrangus@gmail.com

Farm located at Gallant, AL 35972

ALABAMA

ALABAMA

NIC CORNELISON nic@lakemajestikfarms.com

ALABAMA

VINCE ROBERTS vince@lakemajestikfarms.com

22015 Alabama HWY 71 • Flat Rock, AL • 256-632-3027 • LakeMajestikFarms.com

ALABAMA

ALABAMA

ARIZONA

ARKANSAS

ARKANSAS

Michael Candler, President 386-208-3881 ARIZONA

Big D Ranch Phillip & Beth DeSalvo 173 Miller Lane Center Ridge, AR 72027 (501) 208-6119 www.BigDRanch.net

ARKANSAS

ARKANSAS

ARKANSAS

To place your ad in the State Directory, contact Jessie England via phone (512-876-5441) or Melanie Fuller via phone (979-255-3343)

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FIND A BREEDER NEAR YOU ARKANSAS

ARKANSAS

CALIFORNIA

Brangus & Ultrablacks Bred to Perform Brangus anD ultraBlaCk Bulls anD Females

availaBle now at the ranCh Private treaty anD tulare Co. stoCkyarD angus & Brangus Bull & Female sale sat., sePtemBer 28, tulare Co. stoCkyarD, DinuBa, CaliFornia visit us online www.spanishranch.net Follow Us on Instagram @spanishranchcuyama

SPANISH RANCH Brangus and Ultrablack Cattle Daniel & Pamela Doiron l 805-245-0434 Cell doiron@spanishranch.net l www.spanishranch.net

FLORIDA

FLORIDA

FLORIDA

FLORIDA

FLORIDA

FLORIDA

GEORGIA

GEORGIA

GEORGIA

GEORGIA

GEORGIA

GEORGIA

To place your ad in the State Directory, contact Jessie England via phone (512-876-5441) or Melanie Fuller via phone (979-255-3343)

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gobrangus.com/breeder-search/ GEORGIA

KANSAS

LOUISIANA

LOUISIANA

LOUISIANA

MISSISSIPPI

MISSISSIPPI

MISSISSIPPI

MISSOURI

MISSOURI

NEW MEXICO

NEW MEXICO

NEW MEXICO

NORTH CAROLINA

OKLAHOMA

To place your ad in the State Directory, contact Jessie England via phone (512-876-5441) or Melanie Fuller via phone (979-255-3343)

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STATE DIRECTORY //

FIND A BREEDER NEAR YOU OKLAHOMA

OKLAHOMA

OKLAHOMA

OKLAHOMA

TENNESSEE

TEXAS Doyle Miller

TRAIT LEADERS

615-351-2783 doyle@millerbrangus.com

AND

MONEY MAKERS

Bill Felton

Sales & Marketing

901- 494-0554 bill@millerbrangus.com

Bart Pope

Ranch Manager

931-722-0244 bart@millerbrangus.com

www.millerbrangus.com

TEXAS

TEXAS

TEXAS

Gary Adamek 979.561.6323

Bulls, Show Prospects, Replacement Heifers, Cows, Semen, & Embryos REGISTERED & COMMERCIAL BRANGUS champsvalley@yahoo.com

Follow us on

110 Adamek Road Schlenburg, TX 78956

Champions Valley Brangus & on

Champions_Valley_Brangus

TEXAS

TEXAS

TEXAS

TEXAS

TEXAS

TEXAS

Drake Land & Cattle 398 Drake Road Quanah, Texas 79252

Cell: (832) 331-2527 Ranch: (940) 663-6143 drakeranch398@gmail.com www.drakeranch.com

est. 1924 Quanah, Texas

To place your ad in the State Directory, contact Jessie England via phone (512-876-5441) or Melanie Fuller via phone (979-255-3343)

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gobrangus.com/breeder-search/ TEXAS

TEXAS

TEXAS

TEXAS

TEXAS

TEXAS

Registered Red Brangus & Ultrareds show heifers, herd sires, and replacements available Megan (713) 492-6158 John (281) 740-0572 greenwoodcattleco@yahoo.com

TEXAS

TEXAS

TEXAS

TEXAS

TEXAS

JLS International, Inc. Where winning tradition and performance collide Brangus bulls and heifers available year-round at private treaty.

www.jlsbrangus.com Jeff Smith, Owner Myron Saathoff myronsaathoff@yahoo.com

251-947-5688 210-218-4804

TEXAS

O A K C RE E K F A RMS F O R AG E T ES T E D R EG I S TE R E D B U L L SAL E Forage Developed & Forage Tested

Sat. Oct. 26, 2019

125 Coming Two Year Old OCF Bulls Source Verified Commercial Heifer Sale to follow Bull Sale Brangus • Red Brangus • Angus • Red Angus

John & Carolyn Kopycinski 13750 FM 1371 Chappell Hill, TX 77426

979-836-6832 www.oakcreekfarms.com Oak Creek Farms - Celebrating our 52nd Anniversary

Friday Evening : Ribeye Dinner Breeding Brangus & Red Brangus Since1967

TEXAS

TEXAS

TEXAS

MIKE SHELTON C: 713.560.8333 Colita Loop, Colita, TX 77351 www.brangusprofit.com Registered Brangus and Ultrablack Cattle

To place your ad in the State Directory, contact Jessie England via phone (512-876-5441) or Melanie Fuller via phone (979-255-3343) MikeShelton-DirectoryCard.indd 1

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FIND A BREEDER NEAR YOU TEXAS

TEXAS

TEXAS

TEXAS

TEXAS

TEXAS

TEXAS

TEXAS

TEXAS

TEXAS

TEXAS

Rafael Ortega - Owner Scott Milligan - Manager 39606 FM 1736 West, Hempstead, TX 77445 Scott: 806.683.6435 - scottm@rioranchtx.com Raul: 832.331.6800

Home of Stonewall 222W6

TEXAS

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PROMOTE YOUR BUSINESS OR OPERATION To learn more about the advertising opportunties offered by Brangus Publications, contact the IBBA today.

MELANIE FULLER: (979) 255-3343 JESSIE ENGLAND: (512) 876-5441 To place your ad in the State Directory, contact Jessie England via phone (512-876-5441) or Melanie Fuller via phone (979-255-3343)

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PROMOTE YOUR BUSINESS OR OPERATION The International Brangus Breeders Association (IBBA) is proud to offer its members and other friends in the industry the opportunity to promote themselves through Brangus Publications, Inc.’s (BPI) and IBBA’s print and digital mediums. IBBA’s printed publications are produced by Brangus Publications, Inc. (BPI), and are distributed to a mailing list, which is updated on a monthly basis. The mailing list is comprised of addresses in Australia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, the United States of America, and more.

(Circulation: Approximately 2,000) The Brangus Journal is the official publication of the IBBA. This internationally-distributed publication provides Brangus® seedstock producers and the IBBA membership with information about news within the association and the industry. The Brangus Journal is published by BPI monthly, except February, June, July and September, and is designed to highlight accomplishments, advancements and improvements made possible by IBBA members, staff, volunteers, and other industry leaders. The purpose of the Brangus Journal is to serve the best interest of IBBA members by showcasing breeding programs, efforts, and achievements to other Brangus® seedstock producers.

Lastly, the Brangus Journal serves as an outlet for the IBBA to provide updates by directly communicating with the membership.

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CONTACT JESSIE ENGLAND BY PHONE (512-876-5441) or MELANIE FULLER AT (979-255-3343).

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UPCOMING EVENTS //

CALENDAR

May 2019 4 6-8 25 27 31 - 1

Skyhawk Brangus’ Presidente Bonanza, Tyler, TX National Pedigreed Livestock Council Annual Meeting, San Marcos, TX Texas Best Sale, Weimar, TX IBBA Office Closed: Memorial Day IRBBA Annual Meeting and Divas and Red Sale, College Station, TX

June 2019 8 15 18-21 18-20 19-23

Quail Valley Farms Premier Invitational Elite Brangus Female Sale, Oneonta, AL Entry Deadline for the Ozark Empire Fair Beef Improvement Federation Research Symposium & Convention, Brookings, SD Florida Cattlemen’s Association Annual Convention, Marco Island, FL Texas Junior Brangus Breeders Association State Show, Bryan, TX

July 2019 1 Oklahoma State Fair Show Registration Opens 4 IBBA Office Closed: Independence Day 14-20 National Junior Brangus Show & Brangus Futurity, Four State Fairgrounds, Texarkana, AR August 2019 2 3 5-7

Ozark Empire Fair Junior Brangus Show, Springfield, MO Ozark Empire Fair Open Brangus Show, Springfield, MO TAMU Beef Cattle Short Course, College Station, TX

September 2019 2 7 21 28

IBBA Office Closed: Labor Day Don Thomas & Sons, Madison, MO MidSouth Cattle Company Annual Bull Sale, Francisville, LA Southeast Brangus Breeders Association Showcase Sale, Brundidge, AL

October 2019 8-9 12 12 12 19 19 19 24 26 26

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Telpara Hills Guns & Roses Sale, Rockhampton, Queensland Addison Brangus Farms Performance Sale, Cullman, AL Building Your Tomorrow at Big D Ranch, Center Ridge, AR Cox Excalibur CX Advantage Sale, Weimar, TX Doguet’s Diamond D Ranch Annual Production Sale, Poteet, TX Oklahoma Brangus Association Sale, McAlester, OK Town Creek Farm Sale, West Point, MS Martin-Bruni Cattle 6th Annual Fall Sale, San Saba, TX Oak Creek Farms Forage Developed Brangus Bull Sale, Chappell Hill, TX Miller Brangus Production Sale, Waynesboro, TN

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HAIR SHEDDING SCORES A TOOL TO SELECT HEAT TOLERANT CATTLE

MAKE YOUR COWHERD WORK FOR YOU

One tool beef producers in heat-stressed environments and producers grazing toxic endophyte-infected (hot) fescue can use to easily evaluate their “employees” is early summer hair shedding scoring. Early summer hair shedding is an adaptive trait and an indicator of tolerance to heat stress and fescue toxicosis: late shedders have depressed growth and depressed reproductive success.

HAIR SHEDDING AND COW PRODUCTIVITY

Preliminary hair shedding genomic EPDs show a clear relationship with cow performance. After normalizing for calving season, calf birth date, calf sex, and farm effect, we find ~14 pound average increase in calf weaning weight with every point decrease in hair shedding EPD (i.e., dams with better hair shedding scores tend to wean heavier calves than those with worse hair shedding scores).

EASE OF SCORING

Addressing heat stress and fescue toxicosis from the animal side is not costly nor time consuming. Cattle can be scored in the pasture or chute-side.

HAIR SHEDDING IS HERITABLE

Estimates of hair shedding heritability range from 0.38-0.40.

This means that genetic progress can be made by culling cattle with undesirable hair shedding scores.

MIZZOU HAIR SHEDDING PROJECT As part of a broader effort to identify beef cattle well-suited to their environment, producers enrolled in the Mizzou Hair Shedding Project collected over 12,000 hair shedding scores in 2016 and 2017, with 2018 and 2019 scores forthcoming. Most of these cattle have been DNA tested. These data are being used to create a hair shedding score EPD for the evaluation of adaptation to heat and fescue toxicosis.

Thanks to participating producers!

HARLY DURBIN @HARLYJANED

EBEEF.ORG BLOG.STEAKINGENOMICS.ORG

DR.JARED DECKER @POP_GEN_JED

FUNDING PROVIDED BY USDA NIFA 2016-68004-24827. PHOTOS COURTESY OF TRENT SMITH (MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY), KATIE HOUGHLIN, GIBBS FARMS, TOM BROS CATTLE CO., AND MU THOMPSON 57 RESEARCH CENTER.

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ADVERTISERS INDEX 5K Cowbelle Brangus ........................................................ 49 ABS Global......................................................................... 33 American Marketing Services ................................. 11,13,24 Amrich Ranch ................................................................... 49 Big D Ranch ...................................................................... 47 Blackwater Cattle Co. ........................................................ 48 Bobby and Bobbie Brangus .............................................. 49 Bovine Elite, LLC .............................................................. 46 Brinks Brangus @ Westall Ranches ............................ 37,49 Burke Brangus Farm ........................................................ 48 Bushley Creek Cattle Co. .................................................. 49 C&C Brangus...................................................................... 50 Carter Brangus .................................................................. 47 Cattle Solutions................................................................. 10 Cavender Ranches ............................................................ 50 Champions Valley Brangus............................................... 50 Char-No Farm ................................................................... 48 Chimney Rock Cattle Co. .................................................. 47 Clark Cattle Services ......................................................... 46 Clover Ranch ..................................................................... 47 Cox Excalibur Brangus .................................................11,50 Cross F Cattle..................................................................... 50 Cross N Farms ...........................................................49,IBC Diamond K Ranch ............................................................ 50 Doguet Diamond D Ranch .................................. IFC,50,BC Don Hall Brangus ............................................................. 47 Don Thomas & Sons ......................................................... 49 Dotson, Wes....................................................................... 46 Double Creek Brangus Ranch .......................................... 50 Double W Ranch ............................................................... 49 Draggin M Ranch .............................................................. 47 Drake Land & Cattle ......................................................... 50 DVAuction..........................................................................13 E3 Ranch, LLC .................................................................. 50 Elgin Breeding Services, LLC ........................................... 46 Embruon Embryo Biopsy.................................................. 46 Far Niente Farms .............................................................. 47 Farris Ranching Company .................................................51 Galloway Brangus ............................................................. 47 Garry Clem Brangus ..........................................................51 Genesis Ranch ...................................................................51 GENETRUST .................................................. 26-29,33,IBC Giffin Farms....................................................................... 48 GKB Cattle .........................................................................51 Greenwood Cattle Co. ........................................................51 Greuel Family Brangus ..................................................... 48 Hardee Farms ................................................................... 48 Hi Point Sales + Marketing .............................IFC,21,35,BC IJBBA........................................................................... 54, 55 Indian Hills Ranch .............................................................51 IRBBA................................................................................ 35 Jacksons Double J............................................................. 47 JLS International ...............................................................51 Johnston Brangus ............................................................. 47 K & L Brangus ....................................................................51 K & R Broken Bar Ranch .................................................. 50

L. G. Herndon, Jr. Farms, Inc. ......................................... 48 Lack-Morrison .................................................................. 49 Lake Majestik..................................................................... 47 Lambert, Doak................................................................... 46 Lawman Ranch.................................................................. 50 Little Creek Farms............................................................. 48 Marshall Farms.................................................................. 47 Mid South Cattle Company.......................................... 21,49 Miller Brangus................................................................... 50 MO Brangus.......................................................................48 Mobley, Luke..................................................................... 46 Mound Creek Ranch................................................. 17-19,51 MP Brangus........................................................................51 NCBA Beef Quality Assurance............................................31 Neal Family Brangus..........................................................21 Oak Creek Farms................................................................51 Oakley, Lakin..................................................................... 46 OK Farms............................................................................51 Old Colita Ranch.................................................................51 Parker Brangus.................................................................. 47 Pennridge Ranch.............................................................7,51 Peterson Brangus............................................................... 49 Phillips Ranch...............................................................24,48 Quail Valley Farms.............................................................13 Rafter 2 Ranch....................................................................51 Reagan, Terry.................................................................... 46 Red Bud Farms.................................................................. 47 Rio Ranch.......................................................................... 52 Salacoa Valley Farms......................................................... 49 Santa Rosa Ranch........................................................... 3,52 Scamardo Brangus............................................................. 52 Schmidt Farms.................................................................. 52 Southeast Brangus Breeders............................................. 47 Slate Group........................................................................ 25 Spanish Ranch................................................................... 48 Start G Ranch.................................................................... 33 Stone Corral Ranch........................................................... 50 Suhn Cattle Co ............................................................. 33,49 T3 Brangus......................................................................... 49 Tajo Ranch......................................................................... 52 Texas Best Sale................................................................... 11 The Oaks Farms................................................................. 48 Town Creek Farms............................................................... 9 Trio Cattle & Genetics....................................................... 52 Triple Crown Ranch.......................................................... 52 Triple JR Cattle Co............................................................ 52 TTT Brangus Farm............................................................ 47 Tuna Rosa Ranch............................................................... 52 Valley View Ranch............................................................. 49 Vineyard Cattle Co............................................................. 52 Vorel Farms....................................................................... 50 W.E.T. Farms..................................................................... 48 Williams Ranch Co............................................................ 23 Wynne Ranch.................................................................... 48 Zottarelli Ranches.............................................................. 52

To place your ad in the Brangus Journal, contact Jessie England via phone (512-876-5441) or Melanie Fuller via phone (979-255-3343)

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