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FALL 2014 • VOLUME 24 • ISSUE 2
In this issue...
President’s Report CGA Office Memo Gelbvieh Association of AB/BC News Man/Sask Gelbvieh Assoc. News Coming Events Advertiser Index
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Feature articles...
Prudent Responsible Use of Drugs Davidson Gelbvieh Story Replacement Heifer Selection A Case of New Old Fashioned Selection Dams of Merit & Dams of Distinction The Customer is Always Right
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Advertising Deadlines/Publication Dates Spring - January 1 / February 1 - Herd Sire Issue Summer - May 1 / June 1 - Golden Pages Fall - September 1 / October 1 - Commercial Issue
One of the powerful cows that walk the pastures at Davidson Gelbvieh, Ponteix, SK
The official publication of the CANADIAN
GELBVIEH ASSOCIATION
5160 Skyline Way N.E., Calgary, Alberta T2E 6V1 Phone: (403) 250-8640 Fax: (403) 291-5624 Email: gelbvieh@gelbvieh.ca
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Provincial Association Representatives to the CGA Board of Directors Gelbvieh Association of Alberta/BC
Directors
President - Aaron Birch Box 192, Lomond, AB T0L 1G0 Phone: 403-485-5518 Email: aaron@tbfarms.ca
President
Man-Sask Gelbvieh Association
Darcy Hrebeniuk Box 379, Hudson Bay, SK S0E 0Y0
Phone: 306-865-2929 Fax: 306-865-2860 firriver@xplornet.com Past President
Secretary -Joyce Dawson Box 1616 Vanderhoof, BC V0J 3A0 Phone: 250-567-5430 or 250-570-9179 Email: halfwayranch2000@hotmail.com
President - Ian Thackeray Box1002 Weyburn, SK Phone: 306-861-7687 Fax: 306-456-2554 Email:tgfis@sasktel.net
Representative -Darcy Hrebeniuk Box 379 Hudson Bay, SK S0E 0Y0 Phone: 306-865-2929 Fax: 306-865-2860 Email: firriver@xplornet.com
Darrell Hickman
Eastern Canadian Gelbvieh Association
RR# 2, Vermillion, AB T9X 1Y7
Phone: 780-581-4510 Fax: 780-853-4776 Darrell.Hickman@lakelandc.ab.ca
Romacordelia Cox P.O. Box 53, Tatla Lake, BC V0L 1V0
Representative -Jason Hurst 234439 Concession 2 WGR RR2, Durham. ON N0G 1R0 Phone: 519-881-7929 Email:jasonhurtst@gmail.com
Secretary -Laurie Hurst 234439 Concession 2 WGR RR2, Durham. ON N0G 1R0 Phone: 519-369-1763 Email:carrollcreekcattleco@gmail.com
Phone: 250-476-1221 Fax: 250-476-1280 cordy_cox@hotmail.com
Kert Ness Box 8, Site 7, RR#1, Airdrie, AB T4B 2A3
Phone: 403-860-4634 Fax: 403-948-9236 kertness@shaw.ca
Jason Hurst 234439 Concession 2 WGR RR2, Durham. ON N0G 1R0
Phone: 519-881-7929 jasonhurst0@gmail.com
Blair Bentz Box 430 Punnichy, SK S0A 3C0
Phone/Fax: 306-835-2748
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CGA PRESIDENT’S REPORT
Darcy Hrebeniuk
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ith the harvest season almost complete, I seem to reflect back on summer’s work. The fall season brings a sense of accomplishment whether it is that impressive calf crop or the crops that are harvested. This fall especially brings a heightened sense of opportunity with an all-time high price paid for feeder cattle. With calf prices high and the cattle industry in excellent shape, this could be the time when cattle producers start to look in other directions and consider other breed options for their beef programs. Never before has there ever been an opportunity for the Gelbvieh breed to expand into new markets. The CGA board of directors and the office has worked diligently on breed promotion in the past year, and again for 2014-15 they have put forth an aggressive national advertising campaign. We must not let this opportunity in the cattle industry pass by. We must use this time to showcase Gelbvieh cattle.
The Gelbvieh breed is built one small building block at a time. I encourage you to take in all the Gelbvieh events this fall. Till next time, have a safe harvest and I’ll see you down the road at another great Gelbvieh event.
N•O•T•I•C•E Canadian Gelbvieh Association Annual General Meeting Tuesday, November 25, 2014 7 p.m. - Canada Place
Regina, SK 1. The CGA Constitution may be amended at any General meeting of the Association by affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members present, but no amendment shall be valid until approved by the Minister of Agriculture of Canada and filed at the Department of Agriculture of Canada. 2. Notice of all proposed amendments shall be signed by two members in good standing and submitted to the Association at least forty five days in advance of a General Meeting and they shall be included in the Notice calling such meeting, otherwise the meeting shall have no power to deal with the same. 3. The Meeting has only power to deal with the Article and selection as stated in the Notice calling such Meeting. Members wishing to submit amendments to the Constitution are requested to forward some to the Association in accordance with the above. Please include addressed of mover and seconder. All amendments to the Constitution must reach the Association office by Oct. 10 2014 in order to be included in the Notice of Meeting. Copies of the Constitution are available from the CGA office on request.
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CGA OFFICE MEMO
Wendy Belcher “Change is inevitable! Those that find ways to create opportunities rather than chaos will succeed.” – Rob Arnold, AGA President. Change, whether good or bad, brings a level of discomfort to most everyone involved. The CGA has transitioned to a new computer registry system. With this change, there is a new CGA Registration Certificate layout. This new look will provide more information to members about the animal and will help commercial cattlemen better understand what genetics they are introducing into their herd. There are new EPD names to become consistent with the industry and new EPD groupings. Soon we will have more details on these changes. Some of the new EPDs are $Cow – new maternal index, DMI – dry matter intake, FPI – feedlot profit index, HPG – heifer pregnancy, and PG30 – pregnant at 30 months. There are new DNA submission procedures in place effective September 1, 2014. DNA samples are to be sent directly to Delta Genomics, 10230 Jasper Avenue NW, 4244 TEC Centre, Edmonton, Alberta T5J 4P6. This change will speed up the processing of samples for members as samples are no longer held up in the CGA office waiting to be batched. Please allow at least four weeks for receipt of results from date samples are received in the lab, not from your mailing date. This allows for potential retesting of samples as well as transmission of results. The DNA Application form and instructions can be found in the Members Handbook on the Canadian Gelbvieh Association Website, www.gelbvieh.ca/handbook.
Secretary/Manager
In the past few months, we have had several samples from which no DNA could be extracted. Please ensure that you take the hair sample from the tail and that you get 50 to 75 hair root nodules. If you are interested in using tissue collection tags, tags and applicators can be purchased direct from Delta Genomics. With cattle prices high and grain prices going down, this fall season is looking good for the commercial cow/calf producers, and in turn it should be a good fall run for purebred producers as well. There are several Gelbvieh influenced fall feeder calf sales coming up as well as some top quality purebred Gelbvieh female sales. These sales, along with the annual fall fairs, are excellent opportunities to get out and visit with your fellow cattlemen. The Canadian Gelbvieh Association Annual General Meeting is 7 pm, November 25, 2014 in the Canada Place Board Room, Evraz Place, Regina, Saskatchewan. The Canadian Western Agribition Gelbvieh Show and Sweetheart Futurity is at 12 noon on Wednesday, November 26, 2014. The revised Canadian Gelbvieh Association By-Laws, with motions that were passed at the previous AGM and approved by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Animal Pedigree Act, are now up on the CGA website. The International Year Code for 2014 is “B”. All 2014 born calves must have “B” in the tattoo.
Why Gelbvieh? ... Because a good bottom line starts with a great cow herd!
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Association News
By Aaron Birch, President, GAA/BC
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ummer has come and gone and harvest is in full swing here in southern Alberta. Mother Nature is not making it easy thus far with more moisture than we are used to this time of year. The cooler weather, however, is getting everyone excited for the upcoming fall show and sale season. Farmfair International is once again hosting a Gelbvieh Show, sponsored by the GAAB/BC, and has gone great lengths to bring commercial cattlemen into the barns. The efforts have paid off with many positive comments from those who exhibited cattle at Farmfair last year. The GAAB/BC board has also been hard at work organizing the Gelbvieh Wish List Weekend. The event will be held at the Red Deer Westerner Park on December 5 and 6. The Canadian People’s Choice Bull Futurity will once again be part of the weekend. The quality of cattle and number of participants last year made the Futurity a highlight of the Wish List Weekend and is sure to again this year. I encourage any breeder, large or small, to
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get involved with this great promotional tool. More information is included in this issue. The association is pleased to announce the quality and depth of cattle consigned to the sale portion of the weekend will be second to none from both new and former consignors. Ryan Hurlburt is our auctioneer and Loren Unger is our sale consultant. Both individuals have been involved in the Gelbvieh breed for a number of years and bring a wealth of knowledge to the Wish List Sale. We are also excited to reintroduce the Commercial Heifer Pen Show at this year’s Wish List. This show is open to any three Gelbvieh Influenced (not purebred) calendar year heifer calves to be judged on quality and uniformity. The entry fee is only $100 with the top prize being $1,000 and a second prize of $500. Consider sponsoring your bull customers as it would be a great way to promote both your program and theirs and keep them excited about the breed. If you or a commercial producer you know is interested, contact Cody Congdon at (403) 350 5791. Our breed relies on this weekend to raise funds used on programs throughout the year such as 4-H and youth sponsorship. A big thank you goes out to Harold and Bev Milne of Milne Ranch, Fairview, Alberta, for providing this year’s donation heifer. GCC Valarie 2B is right from the heart of their trusted program. Tickets can be purchased at the beginning of the Wish List Sale or by contacting me at (403) 485 5518. Another annual fundraiser is the silent auction. If you plan on attending the Wish List, don’t forget to bring something to contribute. This is a great way to support the Association’s activities and have fun doing it at the banquet on Saturday evening. The Hampton Inn & Suites has booked a block of rooms for the Wish List weekend. Ask for the “People’s Choice Gelbvieh” block of rooms when booking. Our special rate is $119 + tax per night. The hotel has a wonderful hot breakfast, indoor pool and whirlpool, fitness room and all first class amenities. Rooms will be held until November 11. If you would like to promote your operation by sponsoring at the Wish List weekend please contact me or Joe Ness at (403) 852-7332. Nominations for both Commercial and Purebred breeder of the year are now being accepted. The GAA/BC would like to recognize producers who support and advance the Gelbvieh breed in Alberta and BC and we need your nominations to do so. Please send your nominations in with a short description of your nominees to aaron@tbfarms.ca. For anyone who has not attended these fall events in the past, I strongly recommend it. The Gelbvieh breed is industry known for the great people involved in it. The hospitality you experience will be second to none. I look forward to catching up with everyone at all of this fall’s events.
Association News By Cynthia Wirgau
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e are excited about the upcoming show and sale season. Mother nature blessed us with showers, making harvesting a challenge. We hope that everyone gets a chance to participate in the fall activities. Manitoba Livestock Expo be will held in Brandon on November 5-8. Agribition will run from November 23-29. The Canadian Gelbvieh Association Annual Meeting will be held at 7 pm on November 25 in the Canada Centre. The National Gelbvieh & Balancer Show, along with the Sweethear Classic, and the National Junior Show is on November 26. The National Gelbvieh Sale on November 27. There will be a National Junior Show following the National Show. Look for more information on page 20. T Bar C Cattle Co. will be the sale consultants for the Agribition Sale. Please contact them to inquire about sale consignments. The Man-Sask Sweetheart Classic will continue to be open to calves and bred females - but all will be judged together. Details about online voting will be available at the beginning of November. Contact Cynthia Wirgau to register as an online user by November 15 or for
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more information on the online voting system (204) 204-278-3255 or (204) 886-7683. Please contact Del Fladeland or Trevor Burks to obtain your Sweetheart membership before November 1. We are looking for sponsors for Agribition and Manitoba Livestock Expo events. Contact Del or James if you are interested. Your support is greatly appreciated. Once again the Man-Sask Gelbvieh Association will be awarding one purebred/commercial breeder in Manitoba and one in Saskatchewan. Please let us know of any 4-H member exhibiting a Gelbvieh influenced calf. The Association has given all members this year a toque. Submit names and photos (if possible) to maplegrove@xplornet.com or cnicholas@mccoycattle.com Our annual meeting will be held in Moose Jaw on December 13th at 11am. Come join us for lunch and the fun auction to be held after the PGA sale at 7pm. Hope to see you this fall!!
New Season, New Tools
The CGA Transition to Digital Beef Technology
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he Canadian Gelbvieh Association is excited to announce the transition to DigitalBeef, a new computer registry system with tremendous benefits to members. New calves, new grass, new breeding plans; spring and summer are seasons of change for everyone. The Canadian Gelbvieh Association is growing and changing as well. New genetic evaluation tools and new member programs make this an exciting time at the CGA. The list of changes at the CGA requires a registry system that will grow and change also, which is the reason behind the transition to DigitalBeef technology in the fall of 2014. How can breeders benefit from the transition to a new registry system? The main goal for the transfer to DigitalBeef is to make it easier for members to manage and register their herds. Instead of just being a way to register cattle, the new CGA registry system includes many tools that are traditionally included in herd management software. DigitalBeef software allows animals in a herd to be sorted by yearling group, weaning group, pre-weaning group, and animals for sale. The software also allows the breeder to assign animals to a pasture and manage rotations, which makes it much easier to record the exposure data necessary to compute heifer pregnancy and 30-month pregnancy EPDs. Custom reports are available to the producer for management of herd data. Calving history, dam production summaries, weaning and ultrasound worksheets, and EPD and performance genetic trends are all examples of reports created for producers to make information more accessible. Breeders also have the ability to compare the differ-
ence in expected progeny performance of different bulls mated to the same female, making breeding decisions more informed and precise. The DigitalBeef transition will make member communication with the CGA more efficient. In the future, instead of filling out online forms, you will be able to order DNA testing on an animal right out of the registry by going to the animal record. Information including registration number, member number, and address will be entered automatically, lessening the chance of confusion and error at the lab. Members will have the ability to check for parent verification themselves, if parentage markers of all interested animals are on file. Transferring and disposing of animals can also be done quickly in the animal record. Finally, the DigitalBeef system will facilitate communication between members. CGA members or animals can be found by ranch, EPD, name, or registration number. Breeders are also listed visually by map location that can be sorted by state or city. A marketplace is available where breeders can post bulls, females, embryos, or semen for sale in their herd just by designating it in the animal record in the registry. Transitioning to the DigitalBeef system is a welcome and anticipated change by the CGA staff and Board of Directors. We are constantly striving to be innovative and user friendly for our members, and we believe this transition will achieve both those goals.
...Following the Bull Show at
Canadian Western Agribition November 26, 2014.
Membership/Nomination Form
The Sweetheart Gelbvieh Classic is open to any age of Gelbvieh female entered in the regular Canadian Western Agribition Gelbvieh Show. There will be one class with the top 4 females final. Futurity members may enter their females by contacting Del or Trevor. Entries must be made by noon Nov. 24th. Entry fee is $100 per head. Memberships to the furturity is $300.00 which entitles the member to judge (one ballot) the Sweetheart Classic and receive a special token. No proxy judging. Members will also be entered into a draw to win the proceeds from the sale of the Sweetheart Classic Champion or the Futurity, which ever is lesser. 50% of this prize will be given as cash and the remaining 50% will be a sale credit. The sale credit can be used at the 2014 Agribition Sale. The Peoples Choice judging the Sweetheart Gelbvieh Classic will take place immediately following the Gelbvieh bull show. The Female Gelbvieh show will commence upon the completion of this portion of the Futurity. At the end of the Gelbvieh show, the four finalists will be announced in random order. The following day at the Gelbvieh Sale, the 4 finalists will be judged during the pre-sale reception. The Sweetheart Gelbvieh Classic Champion will be announced and auctioned as the feature lot. The exhibiting member of the Sweetheart Gelbvieh Classic will receive 79% of the heifer sale proceeds or the futurity pot, which ever is greater. The three runner-ups will each receive 7%. The exhibitor of the Sweetheart Classic Champion retains the right to one flush or six No.1 eggs, which ever is greater, from the female at the new owners convenience and the exhibitors expense.
Del Fladeland
For more info contact: (306)869-8123 or Trevor Burks
(306) 715-7476
I (name)
_______________________________
Would like to be a part of The Sweetheart Gelbvieh Classic.
Address ________________________________
______________________________________ Phone: _______________________________
Enclosed is my $300.00 membership fee As a member would like to nominate the following females at $100.00 per animal.
As a member would like to nominate the following females at $100 per animal.
1. _________________________________
2. _________________________________ Please send to : Man/Sask Gelbvieh Assoc. Box 25 Narcisse, MB R0C 2H0
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by Cassidy Barnert 2014 Junior Gelbvieh Scholarship Winner
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uring my 2013-2014 membership year, I did various things to get involved and expand my knowledge of the Gelbvieh breed. My brother, Jeremiah, has been involved with Gelbvieh for over 10 years, and encouraged me to start showing cattle. I began my experience breeding and showing cattle when I joined the Millarville Stockland Beef 4-H Club. Within a club of 30, I was the only member with a Gelbvieh project. At the annual achievement day, I placed first among seven others in senior showmanship. From this success, I knew I wanted to continue my involvement into the summer. In July 2013, I was the only purebred Gelbvieh competitor at the Provincial 4-H Beef Heifer Show and Calgary Stampede Summer Synergy events. For this week long event, I exhibited my purebred heifer Zena as well as a cow calf pair. In the 'All Other Breeds' conformation category, I won Grand Champion for my cow/calf pair. At the end of the week, I narrowly missed out on competing at the
Calgary Stampede for scholarships, losing to an unfortunate tie breaker. This was a great networking event! In October of 2013, our farm was named as the 'Official Beef Supplier to the Canadian National Luge team.' We invited the luge athletes, as well as media, to enjoy a good old fashioned barbecue at our family farm. Pictures of my bred heifer Zena, the luge team and I, plastered the sports section of newspapers, and we were broadcasted across the nation. What a thrill! Apart from marketing the luge team, we were advertising the breed. Within all these reports, there was always one line that stated, "it was a Gelbvieh cow being donated." It even made the Huffington Post's top photos of 2013. In future years, I hope to further my involvement in the breed and association while expanding awareness of
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ith today’s tighter and tighter controls on residues in meat and milk we must have the utmost responsibility how we treat our livestock in general. Beef Quality Assurance benefits by this and with antibiotic resistance especially in the human field increasing we as producers must be prudent in the use of antibiotics and other drugs involved with livestock production. This article will review some areas we can all improve on and potentially save us some money if drugs are being in some cases used unnecessarily. Consider with the help of your veterinarian areas where for the size of your operation the proportion of certain products used seems excessive. Perhaps changes to management, feeding or prevention such as vaccination will cut usage of antibiotics down. Cattle which are healthy less stressed and have good nutrition have healthy immune systems and are less likely to get sick. If we do need to treat your veterinarian can advise in their professional opinion the best product for the job at the proper dosage. Drugs have all been formulated and the dosage tested for the optimal response. More is not better. This only increases the cost, withdrawal period and with no better results. Stacking drugs only works if they operate synergistically with one another. Often they will work antagonistically and you get less response than say if one antibiotic was used by itself. Many conditions such as injuries, sprains or strains producers feel the need to give something and often antibiotics are given. With many of these foot and leg injuries time to convalesce is what is most needed. Painkillers can be given if in your or the veterinarians judgment they are necessary. If animals keep eating they keep healthy and are very able to heal. Depending on the extent of the injury an experienced veterinarian will give you an idea of prognosis and time given for
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convalescence. If pain killers remove pain it may facilitate walking on an already injured area and worsen the condition. Use any painkillers with caution. Without these products you truly can see if the condition is improving. Very few footrots are actually that. Lots are injuries. Cracks, arthritis or laminitis. Some of these need hoof care which is why preventative trimming especially in herd bulls or cows with bad feet eliminate a lot of treatments in the summer for lameness. A product applied to the local area is better than systemic products. The two best examples are mastitis and pinkeye. Mastitis if the cow is not sick responds well to stripping and applying specific mastitis tubes up the infected quarters. This provides the maximal level of antibiotics where it is needed most. Pinkeye responds just as well to a low dose of penicillin injected into the conjunctiva around the eye than systemic injections of tetracyclines. The tetracycline’s get into the tear wells and for most farmers the convenience is the deciding factor. Injecting the eyes you need good restraint and the head immobilized with a halter. If practiced the level of antibiotic used is greatly decreased. A common mistake with pinkeye is to treat long after the infection is healed. Once the eye stops running and you see the whiteness develop the infection has been cleared. The white is the resulting scar and may take a long time to get smaller and some remain permanently so further treatment is not necessary. One must recognize some conditions such as lumpy jaw, navel infection, some injuries and abscesses may remain as a blemish for the life of the animal. No amount of antibiotic treatment will resolve the situation. Lumpy Jaw the object is to stop the infection and the large lump will remain. As long as the condition is not worsening the infection has been stopped. Abscesses if large enough need to be lanced as drugs
won’t penetrate the capsule that surrounds them. Navel infections often have the scarred navel stump and may even have a slight permanent discharge. Scarred areas or areas where cartilage is present (such as the voicebox) have a poor blood supply so antibiotics can’t penetrate these areas very well so it is often pointless to give them. Try and use wherever possible, antibiotics which have on their label the conditions you are going to treat. The pharmaceutical companies have tested them against the organisms causing these diseases and found them effective. You may in some cases find the older family of drugs such as the penicillin’s or tetracyclines equally as effective as the newer potent more expensive drugs. Save the big guns for the severe pneumonias and diarrheas where specific products are necessary. Do all this under the direction of your veterinarian as he/she will know the best choice taking into account severity, type of organism and geographic location. They may even recommend a culture and sensitivity. This is where the organism is grown in a lab and the effectiveness of individual drugs are measured against it. You are then treating specifically with the product that “should” work the best. Remember antibiotics don’t work against viruses. The newer macrolide family of antibiotics such as Zuprevo and Draxxin among others are very big molecules with built in mechanisms to eliminate resistance. Vaccination is the number one point in biosecurity and works as prevention. Some producers though get over zealous and vaccinate for diseases that are either unlikely to get, have no consequence, or the efficacy of the vaccine is poor. Veterinarians will select the right combination for your farm. They are competitive in price and will shy away from products they know are unnecessary or of poor quality. Heed their advice, you may find over vaccination is being practiced. Anthrax puts fear in producer’s eyes but if you are a long ways from any infected herds it may not be prudent to vaccinate.
This is for you and your veterinarian to work out. If there is no chance of recovery as with chronic arthritic infections consider humane issues and have the animal put down and an autopsy performed if that can clarify things or sent to slaughter for salvage if that is possible. Both chronic pneumonias and arthritis’s producers would stop treatment earlier if they knew the impossible task to treatment. By following some of these recommendations we will all cut down drug usage somewhat and our herds will be just as healthy. We will save some money and time in the process plus it will be much easier to comply with Beef Quality Assurance principles.
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onteix, Saskatchewan, is located in an area, where conditions are semi-arid, which can prove challenging when raising cattle. Lately, however, things have been looking up in terms of moisture. “The average, prior to the last few years, has been 13 inches a year including melted snowfall,” explained Eileen Davidson. “This is the fourth year of excellent moisture for us, initially timely, so it has changed everything. We can hardly get used to it.” Dry weather or not, Eileen and Vernon Davidson have made a successful life for themselves here at their ranch, Davidson Gelbvieh. Vernon and Eileen have been in the purebred Gelbvieh business for many years, and this year they bred 263 red and black purebred females. “It’s a fairly young herd. We make a point of doing a lot of culling and a lot of selecting, determining which ones get to stay,” said Eileen. “It’s kind of fun and humbly rewarding to see how it has all evolved. We’ve got a really impressive calf crop coming along this year, and it is a dandy time for it, with the cattle market looking so progressive!” The Davidsons’ first experience with the breed came in the early 1970s. “When the Gelbvieh first came over, my Dad was doing some AI’ing with different breeds and he used some Gelbvieh semen,” Vernon said. The Gelbvieh came to their attention again in the 1980s, after Vern and Eileen brought some Gelbvieh-influenced steers into their feedlot. At the time they were raising only commercial cattle as had their families before them. “The Gelbvieh crosses kind of blew the other steers out of the water!” “Part of the reason that we chose the Gelbvieh breed is they had shown us what they could do in the commercial business,” Eileen explained. “We had always raised cattle and grain, but we needed to diversify and find something that was going to help us make a living. With a lot of convincing from Vernon, we decided that it was going to be purebred cattle.” After seeing how well their steers performed, Vern and Eileen brought some Gelbvieh bulls into their herd, and were totally impressed with the resulting progeny.
Customer Appreciation Day tour at the ranch
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“We figured if we were going to breed seedstock cattle, Gelbvieh was the breed we wanted to get into because of the fact that our land base wasn’t that big,” said Vern. “If we were going to go into a purebred breed, we figured Gelbvieh had as much potential as anything we’d seen out there.” Establishing their purebred herd was a bit difficult, Eileen explained, due to the dry conditions that persisted for a number of years. Nevertheless, they prevailed. “Over time we started selling off our commercial herd and purchasing a few more purebred females, initially fullblood Gelbvieh, and it really worked for us,” she explained. Eventually, they established both a domestic and international market for their cattle. Longevity, fertility and disposition are just some of the attributes the Davidsons look for when selecting bulls and replacement females. These are also some of the features they value in Gelbvieh cattle. “They’ve got a lot of traits that carry them forward,” said Eileen. “The bulls we select are developed from bloodlines that are productive, practical and readily semen test early. Fertility, structure and productive performance, year after year, are foremost in the lines of their cow families. Couple that with consistent birth weights, either lines of calving ease or productive performance add to the program they work to achieve. The Davidsons raised four children, all young adults now with families of their own. A daughter Carla, the eldest and three Sons, Glen, Ross and Tyler — on their ranch, with all the kids showing Gelbvieh in 4-H and the purebred shows too. Today, Vern and Eileen's family has grown substantially with one son-n-law, Mario, and three daughter-in-laws, Julie, Tara and Melanie; in addition they are blessed with nine grandchildren, the youngest is just weeks old and the eldest grandchild is 8 years old. “Exciting, busy and wonderful!” All their family lives within 4 hours of the home ranch. “Everyone is hands on as much as possible with the cattle,” Eileen explained. “Agriculture is one of those things that we all try to encourage and foster in the next generation. In our case it is a real thrill to see that interest in the next generation. We
are proud and very fortunate to have many young families in our area establishing themselves on their own operations. The majority of these young producers run cattle in addition to some grain/feed production” In particular, they work quite closely with their son Ross, his wife Tara and their three children; the Lonesome Dove Ranch not far from the home place. One area in which they help each other is with showing cattle. “They are able to get to shows sometimes that we can’t get to, or we can get to shows because they’re able to stay and look after what’s going on at our ranch.” Lonesome Dove Ranch is also part of Davidson Gelbvieh’s annual bull sale; the 26th edition of the sale will be on the first Saturday in March, March 7th 2015. A new sale barn and facility was built in 2013 between the two operations and serves them well sale day and throughout the year for their annual Open House, branding, weaning, pasture sorting and social events too! The involvement of their family makes it possible for the Davidsons to exhibit cattle at a number of shows, which is vital to their program. “To go to the stock shows here in Canada and in the U.S., it takes a big commitment every year, and we rely pretty hard on family and friends to make that all work,” said Eileen. “It is important because we need to make sure that we can market our product, but more importantly determine what our customers need. Our customers make sure they keep us on track of what they really need and we are thankful they do!” This year, the Davidsons’ were particularly successful at the National Western Stock Show in Denver as a runner-up in the Breeder’s Choice Gelbvieh Bull Futurity. “Our success in Denver is always a challenge, but it’s always really quite rewarding,” said Eileen. More than 60 breeders voted in the futurity, a recog-
Vernon and Eileen nition she said is fantastic to receive. “To be voted into the final three is just awesome. It’s one thing to win the money, and we have won the money — we won the bull futurity in Denver in 2009 — but it’s bigger than the money. It really is! To have your contemporary groups vote on your cattle is just a real pat on the back.” Another show they’re sure to attend is Canadian Western Agribition in Regina, Saskatchewan. “We like to make sure that we’re there to visit with some of our customers, but also to see what’s going on in other breeds and talk to other people
Herd bulls going to their breeding fields
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within the industry,” said Eileen. They also go to Farmfair International in Edmonton, Alberta, and various shows, events and ranches if possible to see customers, cattle and friends. It’s those customers and friends that keep Eileen excited about being in the cattle business. That’s part of their success. “We are enthusiastic about what we do, and at the top most of our minds is always our customers and friends,” she explained. “We’ve been really fortunate to have a group of people that come and buy cattle from us, and they’re the same people who I phone and tell them what’s going on here at home.” For Vern, the chance to improve the breed and select for uniformity keeps him excited and really hyper about raising cattle year after year. “We believe in the breed,” he said. “That’s what it’s all about. Every year you go out there and you’re pumped to see what the calf crop is going to be looking like.” The Davidsons are quick to acknowledge all those who have helped make their own success possible, and they extend that praise to credit the overall success of the Gelbvieh breed,
something they are very much a part of. Vernon has served as the Canadian Gelbvieh Association President. They are members too of the American Gelbvieh Association and have been for over 20 years. They have been honoured to be selected for judging duties across North America including the Supreme Interbreed Challenge at Farmfair International, the Supreme at the Canadian Western Agribition, the Toronto Royal and National purebred shows including more recently the 2013 National Red Angus show at Farmfair International last November. In addition it has been their pleasure to judge commercial cattle and continue to be involved in many youth events and various 4-H events. “It’s working with good cattle,” said Eileen. “That’s what made this breed where it’s at today: a lot of good cattle with a lot of great people making their own ranches prosper and progress.”
Vernon serving up Gelbvieh beef at their Open House
Ross Davidson of Lonesome Dove Ranch
Typical black Gelbvieh pair Page 24 • Fall 2014 • Gelbvieh guide
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By Drs. Mark & Dana Bergen
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It's probably not something we want to think about but before too long, depending on the state of the grass, it will be time to bring the herd in from pasture and wean calves. You've probably been watching the calves grow throughout the summer and have your eye on some of them that you are proud to have raised on the ranch.
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f you keep your own replacement heifers now is possibly the time you make your first assessment and decision to cull or keep. As fertility is the most important economic factor in the beef herd, this decision process should entail some time and careful consideration. The ideal time to select replacements and the ideal number to keep varies with each situation. On average 14-20% of the cow herd will be culled each year. To replace these cows and maintain herd size, 50-60% of your heifer calves should be retained at weaning. Before you select replacements from your own herd you might want to consider the option of buying vs. raising heifers for cow replacement. From an economic standpoint purchasing replacements may not sound like the best option. However, factors such as feed costs, labor availability, genetic improvement potential, tax implications, price of bred heifers, etc. may make purchasing bred heifers your best option. Online spreadsheets are available to help calculate returns and costs for each situation/year. If you have a vision for your herd seem to be making slow progress by retaining your own heifers, purchasing replacements from a herd that is in line with your goals may be the quickest way to success. Always make sure such replacements come from a healthy, vaccinated herd. Whether you are purchasing or keeping replacements certain criteria can help with selecting the replacements that will contribute the most in the herd. Longevity of a cow is very important. On average only about 50% of the cow herd make it to be 6 year old cows. Each year a cow remains fertile in the herd is a year that you don't have to pay to raise or buy a replacement heifer. Having more mature cows in the herd will result in increased income from heavier weaning weights in their calves. It is interesting to look at the family tree of your herd. Your oldest cows may lead to branches of offspring or siblings with powerful genetics and patterns longevity. As well, selection of heifers based on the science of longevity and fertility involves selecting heifers that are from dams that were bred early, thus providing some indication of potential fertility. Early born heifers are most likely to reach puberty early, conceive early in the first breeding season and in subsequent years. They are more likely to produce heavier and higher performing calves. Heifers in the replacement pool should reach puberty at least 42 days prior to the start of breeding. It is important to select heavier heifers but not those that are fat or bullish. Heifers that have lower birth weights and higher growth rates from birth to weaning are ideal. Smaller birth weights are related to calving ease while growth rate is related to the probability of reaching puberty on time. Keep in mind that body condition score must also be considered. Heifers that are too fat or thin (body condition score less than 2 or greater than 4) will be less fertile.
Frame size should also be monitored and heifers culled depending on where you see the herd going in relation to cow size. Too often heifers are selected because they are the largest and over time herd frame size creeps up to the point where the cows lose efficiency. Good records on dams of all your heifers can alert you to possible problems that may be passed down. Examine your records and scrutinize suspect heifers closer. Unproductive cows produce unproductive heifers and unproductive herds. Select your favorite heifers and then take some time to review your records to re-evaluate and assess the factors that you may not see when looking at the animal before you make your decision. Again, extreme birth weights and heifers from dams that are lacking strong maternal characteristics or have been culled for genetic and conformational problems should be avoided. Teats and feet are a necessity. Visual appraisal of heifers and especially visual appraisal of their dams and their records will alert to potential problems. Vaginal prolapses are hereditary. Temperament is heritable. High strung cows are more apt to produce high strung calves. Studies show that feedlot performance, carcass characteristics, meat color, immune response, conception and lactation can all be affected by temperament. Plus, who really wants those mean cows in the herd? Every year, we pregnancy check a few freemartins (born twin to a bull and are infertile): most freemartins have little to non-existent reproductive tracts. Don't keep them and run them with the bull, you are wasting resources and losing money. Sire genetics also play a role. Sires with below minimum scrotal circumference produce heifers with lower fertility, therefore be cautious selecting heifers from unknown sires (fence jumpers, young, untested bulls). EPDs, if available, may also aid in the selection, specifically for milk production, and calving ease/birth weight and growth. One further consideration when selecting heifers is cross breeding. It seems that some herds are moving away from this but the benefits of hybrid vigor should maybe be reconsidered. About five years ago, at a veterinary conference, a speaker from Purdue University stated that the advantages of cross bred cows include: 25% increase in lifetime production and 16-38% in-
crease in longevity. For crossbred calves there is also a 2-6% increase in calf survivability, 4% increase in feedlot growth, 6% increase in weaning rate and 9-23% increase in calf weaned. In his opinion commercial herds should have 100% crossbred cows, a decision that is nearly free and is highly profitable. Research at Montana State University showed that on average a crossbred cow returned $70 more per year than a purebred cow. In a herd of 100 that's $7000, not a bad annual improvement in profit. If you are not in the business of selling purebred cattle, it is definitely something that should be reconsidered. In yearling heifers, a couple of other techniques that have been used to evaluate reproductive soundness are reproductive tract scores and pelvic area measurement. The reproductive tract score was developed as a means to evaluate pubertal status via rectal palpation. A score is assigned to each heifer based on size and consistency of the uterus and ovaries. Heifers are evaluated 6-8 weeks prior to breeding to assess readiness for breeding. If deficiencies are found heifers may be culled or management practices altered to improve conception rates (delay breeding, increase nutrition). In most herds such scoring would not result in a cost effective increase in conception rates and is rarely done. Pelvic area measurement was popular for a while but research has shown that larger pelvis measurements are correlated with mature cow size and calf birth weight so that calving difficulties are not reduced if using this criteria. Minimum pelvic size as culling criteria may have some benefit, but may not be cost effective unless this is a significant problem in your herd. Replacement heifer selection is not a task that should be done the day of weaning; it takes time and careful evaluation. Buying replacements or adding some crossbreeding to the herd may be an option you may want to reconsider.
“Replacement heifer selection is not a task that should be done the day of weaning.”
Whether buying or keeping your own heifers, genetics, economics, age, conformation and growth are all factors that need to be taken into account. Evaluation of the heifer, herd records and overall goals will hopefully result in selecting fertile heifers that will remain in the herd and be productive for years to come.
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n the myriad of new technologies and research being developed and deployed in beef cattle breeding, it is easy to feel overwhelmed sometimes. In the struggle to keep up with what is going on, often the reaction is to distrust or not deploy new (or even old) science such as EPD, relying strictly on more traditional selection. Other times the reaction may be to pursue the science at the expense of all other traits that we may not have the science developed for yet. A good example here might be the pursuit of higher milk EPD at the expense of maternal functionality. When I discuss functionality, I mean those traits that affect the basic function and management of the beef animal such as feet, legs, udder structure, capacity and fertility. Most of the functionality traits in beef cattle have always been selected the old fashioned way, that is, we look at the animal and like the way it looks. Often due to lack of measured information the “trained eye” of the master was one of the most effective selection tools we had at our disposal. A major challenge with functionality traits, is that they are often not expressed when we are doing our selection. As examples, we select heifers we think will be fertile with good udders based on how they look or their cow family of origin, often long before they are ever exposed to a bull; or we may be trying to assess feet and leg structure on very young animals that have not had a chance to complete their skeletal growth. Many breeders and breed associations have done work collecting phenotypes for functional traits, but again these are often collected post-fact. For example, complete herd reporting programs collect important and detailed information on fertility and longevity (which reflects functionality), but cannot always identify longevity until after it occurs. This is where the data and the new technology can join forces to aid the eye of the master. Functionality data can be combined with DNA information to identify those DNA markers that are associated with enhanced success. In other words DNA SNP testing is working on being able to evaluate DNA to determine if the animal has a higher or lower probability of achieving a manager’s functionality goals. Like any traits that are expressed over a life-
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time, management does play a major role, however there are definitely cattle that are better suited to different management systems. Identifying these early on creates a much greater likelihood of success for these cattle in their lifetimes, by placing the “right cattle in the right situation”. Another area that is often overlooked, even for those who prefer to rely solely on visual appraisal and pedigrees is the simple application of parentage verification. This has broad management implications for breeding strategies, but as costs continue to decline broader scale parentage verification also serves as a great aid in ensuring accuracy of pedigree for use in visual selection too. It only takes a couple of minutes and a broken wire for a bull to change a known pedigree. DNA can help us sort all that out for a relatively low cost and with a high degree of accuracy. Ensuring highly accurate pedigree greatly enhances even traditional approaches to selection. There are two approaches to selecting cattle. The first is using traditional/visual appraisal to sort the cattle and then examining the numbers and the second is using the numbers to sort the cattle and then turning to visual appraisal. With the addition of DNA we can further refine either approach to give the cattle we select a better chance at a successful future. I will confess that I fall firmly into the latter selection camp as I believe in selecting for balanced numbers base on our management system to trim down the number of cattle I need to assess visually. Even so knowledge of additional traits and enhanced accuracy in this process is very welcome. Conversely I also believe the reverse approach is valuable in order to maintain genetic diversity and gene pools that may be overlooked simply because the science to assess specific traits has not caught up to all the nuances of mother nature. This is actually one of the strange dichotomies of the beef breeding business. I would encourage all those who are selecting cattle by whatever method or philosophy to stay tuned to at least the basics of the research and development that is ongoing, as I believe much of it has the power to help us do a better job, no matter what our philosophy or methodology for selecting beef cattle.
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Maternal Excellence
2014 Dam of Merit & Dam of Distinction Awards The Canadian Gelbvieh Association is proud to announce the 22 Canadian Gelbvieh Dams of Distinction and the 138 Canadian Gelbvieh Dams of Merit Award winners for 2014. These cows represent the very elite of the breed. The Canadian Gelbvieh Association applauds the owners and breeders of these outstanding females.
The Canadian Gelbvieh Association Honors E Superior Productive Cows “The Gelbvieh breed offers females with the genetics to maintain high maternal productivity which ultimately adds profit for beef producers in terms of more pounds of calf per cow exposed.” – Susan Willmon, American Gelbvieh Association Director of Breed Improvement.
ach year the Canadian Gelbvieh Association recognizes those Gelbvieh females that have proven to have longevity and productivity. Maternal efficiency is a key economical trait for profitability in the beef industry and cows that calve as two-year-olds and have a healthy calf every year for ten to twelve years, have a greater lifetime efficiency than cows that must be culled at a younger age for various reasons. Longevity is essential. Cows that get their job done, year after year, with no problems, simply make more money. he Dam of Merit recognizes cows that meet strict selection criteria including early puberty and conception, regular calving intervals, and above-average weaning weights on at least three calves. A Dam of Distinction honour recognizes cows that meet the same high standards for superior, long-term productivity with at least eight calves.
In order for a cow to be recognized as a Dam of Merit she must: • All data must be submitted to the CGA office by August 31, 2014 • A Dam of Merit must have produced at least three (3) calves and a Dam of Distinction must have produced a minimum of eight (8) calves. • Age at first calving must not exceed 25 months • Produced a calf that was born between January 1, 2013 and March 1, 2014 • Possess a minimum average weaning weight ratio of 101 for all calves • Maintained a regular calving interval. Average calving interval must not exceed the value calculated using the following formula: (# of calving intervals x 365 days) + 30 days)/# of calving intervals - OR the female had her third calf before her fourth birthday and maintained a 365 day calving interval thereafter. Page 34 • Fall 2014 • Gelbvieh guide
The Canadian Gelbvieh Association recognizes the following members who rank in the top 15 as Breeders of Gelbvieh Dams of Merit and Gelbvieh Dams of Distinction in 2014. Name
Dams of Merit
Dams of Distinction
DAVIDSON GELBVIEH - Vernon & Eileen Davidson, PONTEIX, SK
26
23
WINDER'S GOLDEN GELBVIEH - Con & Gail Winder, CAMROSE, AB
19
14
GSW GELBVIEH - Glynn Waterton, OWEN SOUND, ON
4
13
CARLSON FARMS GELBVIEH - Lon Carlson, MAGRATH, AB
0
14
TWIN BRIDGE FARMS LTD. - Ron & Carol Birch, LOMOND, AB
5
7
NELSON, Darrell & Duane, GLENWOOD, AB
0
11
RPS GELBVIEH - Raymond & Pauline Sommerfeld, MEDSTEAD, SK
8
2
DAVALDA GELBVIEH - Dave & Velda Ward, ROSENEATH, ON
7
1
FLADELAND LIVESTOCK - Wayne, Delyle & Clint Fladeland, GLADMAR, SK
8
0
MILNE'S GELBVIEH - Harold & Bev Milne, FAIRVIEW, AB
4
4
SEVERTSON LAND & CATTLE - Scott & Lisa Severtson, RED DEER COUNTY, AB
1
6
MCCOY CATTLE COMPANY LTD. - Gary & Chad Nicholas, MILESTONE, SK
5
1
DAVALDA GELBVIEH - Dave & Velda Ward, ROSENEATH, ON
5
1
GOFFLOT BAR 2 RANCH - Camile Gofflot, PIPESTONE, MB
0
6
LONESOME DOVE RANCH - Ross & Tara Davidson, PONTEIX, SK
5
0
ROYAL WESTERN GELBVIEH – Rodney & Tanya Hollman, RED DEEER COUNTY, AB
5
0
The Canadian Gelbvieh Association recognizes the following members who rank in the top 15 for Owners of Gelbvieh Dams of Merit and Gelbvieh Dams of Distinction for 2014. Owner
Dams of Merit
Dams of Distinction
DAVIDSON GELBVIEH - Vernon & Eileen Davidson, PONTEIX, SK
29
22
WINDER'S GOLDEN GELBVIEH - Con & Gail Winder, CAMROSE, AB
14
8
GSW GELBVIEH - Glynn Waterton, OWEN SOUND, ON
5
15
TWIN BRIDGE FARMS LTD. - Ron & Carol Birch, LOMOND, AB
6
10
NELSON, Darrell & Duane, GLENWOOD, AB
0
13
FLADELAND LIVESTOCK - Wayne, Delyle & Clint Fladeland, GLADMAR, SK
9
3
LONESOME DOVE RANCH - Ross & Tara Davidson, PONTEIX, SK
9
3
RPS GELBVIEH - Raymond & Pauline Sommerfeld, MEDSTEAD, SK
9
2
MILNE'S GELBVIEH - Harold & Bev Milne, FAIRVIEW, AB
6
5
JSJ GELBVIEH - James & Shayla Jasper, HARTNEY, MB
3
5
DAVALDA GELBVIEH - David & Velda Ward, ROSENEATH, ON
5
2
MCCOY CATTLE COMPANY LTD. - Gary & Chad Nicholas, MILESTONE, SK
2
4
FERME LUDI - Luc et Diane Laroche, CHESTERVILLE, PQ
0
5
SEVERTSON LAND & CATTLE - Scott & Lisa Severtson, RED DEER COUNTY, AB
0
5
TOWERVIEW GELBVIEH – Gary & Judy Pahl, MEDICINE HAT, AB
3
2
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2014 Gelbvieh Dams of Merit CDGV109265
WGG69R
ROANNE 69R
CDGV123759
RPS206T
CDGV109310
WGG117R
RACHEL 117R
CDGV124264
JBM61T
CDGV114816
DVE7S
DAVIDSON MS JIM 7S
CDGV124315
GCC135T
BROWN SUGAR 135T
CDGV114869
DVE59S
DAVIDSON MS PLD JIM 59S
CDGV124600
FLAD47T
FLADELAND TANLINES 47T
CDGV114904
DVE94S
DAVIDSON MS TEQUILA 94S
CDGV125376
FLAD75T
FLADELAND TRENDY 75T
CDGV114941
DVE129S
DAVIDSON MS DAZZLE 129S
CDGV126070
DVE78U
DAVIDSON MS SECRET 78U
CDGV115110
DRT3S
SABRINA 3S
CDGV126083
DVE93U
DAVIDSON MS SECRET 93U
CDGV115138
DVW72S
PLD LUCKY STARLETT 72S
CDGV126089
DVE99U
DAVIDSON MS MARK 99U
CDGV115154
DVW64S
PLD PRIMO SABRINA 64S
CDGV126112
DVE122U
DAVIDSON MS MARK 122U
CDGV115279
WGG117S
SWEET PEA 117S
CDGV126117
DVE127U
DAVIDSON MS B4 127U
CDGV115512
AWB39S
BIRCH'S MACY 39S
CDGV126133
DVE143U
DAVIDSON MS B4 143U
CDGV115894
ZTM140S
MCCOY 95M EMMA 140S
CDGV126147
DVE156U
DAVIDSON MS GO-GET 156U
CDGV115999
SA82S
BIRCH'S VERNA 82S
CDGV126242
WGG36U
U B FIDELITY 36U
CDGV116329
GCC232S
THYME 232S
CDGV126264
WGG120U
U B DAZZLING 120U
CDGV117098
KLA4R
ANGIE 4R
CDGV126278
WGG116U
U B GARDENIA 116U
CDGV117768
DF5S
SISTER 5S ET
CDGV126298
WGG102U
U B MISS WIND 102U
CDGV118486
FLAD26S
SUMMER 26S
CDGV126315
WGG1U
U B FIRST LADY 1U
CDGV119277
HMR45S
RED PRIMO GIRL 45S
CDGV126320
WGG13U
U R MISS WIND 13U
CDGV119376
FLAD28S
STRAWBERRY 28S
CDGV126425
DVW40U
THE IT GIRL 40U
CDGV119467
DSL12S
DEEP SANDS SUNNY 12S
CDGV127302
SA17U
BIRCH'S RED 17U
CDGV119766
HDG15S
HILLSDOWN MS KAYLEA 15S
CDGV127322
SA21U
BIRCH'S BERYL 21U
CDGV120085
RPS112S
SARAH 112S
CDGV127359
AM1U
ULTRA 1U
CDGV120400
AFL2S
SARA LEE 2S
CDGV127553
DSL6U
DEEPSANDS UPTOWN GIRL 6U
CDGV120424
WLT30
WILLI TRACY T30
CDGV127743
FLAD162U
UPDATE 162U
CDGV120499
WGG118T
TINSEL 118T
CDGV128787
RWGU510
UNAVAILABLE KITTY 8510
CDGV120549
WGG35T
TRIPLE PLAY 35T
CDGV128859
STON11U
MISS BURGESS 11U
CDGV120554
WGG66T
TOO SWEET 66T
CDGV128861
STON13U
MISS JULIE 13U
CDGV120599
WGG157T
THRILLER 157T
CDGV129371
RJD38U
330R'S SKY IMAGE 38U
CDGV120736
DVE61T
DAVIDSON MS JIM 61T
CDGV129644
DSL31U
DEEP SANDS URBANE 31U ET
CDGV120744
DVE69T
DAVIDSON MS B 69T
CDGV129952
RPS155U
URSA 155U
CDGV120758
DVE83T
DAVIDSON MS G 83T
CDGV130159
KCC28U
MS ERHART 28U
CDGV120800
DVE123T
DAVIDSON MS REMI 123T
CDGV130668
DVE2W
DAVIDSON MS SECRET 2W
CDGV120993
GSW21T
TRUDY 21T
CDGV130676
DVE10W
DAVIDSON MS SECRET 10W
CDGV121054
DVW06T
MONTY'S IND GIRL 06T
CDGV130682
DVE16W
DAVIDSON MS MAMBO 16W
CDGV121066
DVW22T
PLD TILLY 22T
CDGV130703
DVE36W DAVIDSON MS LEADTIME 36W
CDGV121692
TVR8T
TIGERLILLY 8T
CDGV130719
DVE51W
CDGV121697
TVR12T
TYANNE 12T
CDGV130810
DVE141W DAVIDSON MS EDISON 141W
CDGV121858
ZTM92T
MCCOY 90J SUNGOLD 92T
CDGV130901
WL30W
WILLI WANDA 30W
CDGV122774
AWB39T
BIRCH'S JEWEL 39T
CDGV130918
AM72W
WITNEY 72W
CDGV123280
DLD143S
ANDELI GAL ODI 143S
CDGV130994
VV18W
WRUFFLE ME 18W
CDGV123396
MGF85S
EASY SHOWGIRL 85S
CDGV131061
VV96W
WINNIE 96W
CDGV123702
RPS176T
TEQUILA SUNRISE 176T
CDGV131178
WGG102W
CDGV123719
RPS127T
TOPAZ RED 127T
CDGV131180
WGG86W
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TWILIGHT 206T GLEAM 61T
DAVIDSON MS REMI 51W
WHISPERS 102W WINDY BREEZE 86W
CDGV131262
WGG167W
WHA'U DOIN' 167W
CDGV134482
HDG3X
ABBEY 3X
CDGV131272
WGG27W
WILL-U-B-MINE 27W
CDGV134491
HDG6X
BELLE 6X
CDGV131281
WGG150W
WINNIE 150W
CDGV134587
LCR937W
CDGV131400
ZTM138W
MCCOY 29T PRIMA 138W
CDGV134603
WLX31
WILLI XTRA-SWEET X31
CDGV131425
ZTM12W
MCCOY 301P HELEN 12W
CDGV134615
WLX39
WILLI XSPRITG X39
CDGV131433
RA95W
MCCOY 178S BROOK 95W
CDGV134655
DRT59X
CDGV131601
DRT35W
LONESOME RUBY RED 35W
CDGV134685
GSW2X
XOTIC 2X
CDGV131675
GSW3W
WINNING GIRL 3W
CDGV134709
GSW1X
XTRA NICE 1X
CDGV131863
DCC50W
VAL 50W
CDGV134810
TVR26X
XXX 26X
CDGV131893
GCC87W
PHOENIX 87W
CDGV134812
TVR15X
XTRAVAGANZA 15X
CDGV131960
RWGW520
HADIE 9520
CDGV134877
SA124X
BIRCH'S BI-WAY 124X
CDGV132059
ROSS116W
BIRCH'S RED 116W
CDGV134927
SA7X
CDGV132363
FLAD123W
DJW WILMA 123W
CDGV135046
ZTM98X
CDGV132373
FLAD106W
WHIRLWIND 106W
CDGV135380
AM18X
CDGV132410
FLAD119W
WANTED 119W
CDGV135966
SLC150X
ACE OF SPADES 150X
CDGV132477
KCC68W
GOT NO LEGS 68W
CDGV136083
GCC11X
RIBBON 11X
CDGV132900
BLC0292W
WHOPPIE 0292W
CDGV136406
RWGX528
X-STATIC 0528
CDGV132967
JAJ7W
WHISPER 7W
CDGV136443
RWGX539
DAISY XPRESS 0539
CDGV133104
DRT17U
LONESOME ESTELLE 17U
CDGV136444
RWGX607
DAISY XPRESS 0607
CDGV133744
KLA2W
MELINDA 2W
CDGV137258
OAR69X
MO-ROC XCELENCE 69X
CDGV133883
RPS117W
WILDFLOWER 117W
CDGV137289
OAR79X
MO-ROC XPECTATIONS 79X
CDGV133896
RPS177W
WILMA 177W
CDGV141081
DRT98W
LONESOME MEGAN 98W
CDGV133902
RPS60W
MS WORKFAST 60W
CDGV141739
FLAD144W
CDGV134349
DVE47X
DAVIDSON MS SECRET 47X
CDGV141799
WGG7W
WINNY 7W
CDGV134376
DVE74X
DAVIDSON MS REMI 74X
CDGV142670
CK90X
SHIVA 90X
CDGV134385
DVE83X
DAVIDSON MS REMI 83X
CDGV134400
DVE98X
DAVIDSON MS REMI 98X
CDGV134457
DVE154X
WYNONA 937W
LONESOME GRETAL 59X
BIRCH'S GYDA 7X MCCOY 29T BETTY 98X X MORE 18X
GERTIE 144W
DAVIDSON MS L-TIME 154X
2014 Gelbvieh Dams of Distinction 83873
WGG19L
WGG L'L COLLEEN 19L ET
106976
RPS 117P
RPS 117P
88971
DCC154M
DCC VAL'S ECHO 154M
106981
RPS 147P
RPS 147P
94566
SA17M
SA BIRCH'S QUEEN 17M
107724
DVE 23R
DVE DAVIDSON MS JIM 23R
95587
GCC146N
GCC LINDA 146N
107787
DVE 94R
DVE DAVIDSON MS JULIO 94R
96032
SA6N
SA BIRCH'S PERLICH 6N
107814
DVE 127R
DVE DAVIDSON MS JIM 127R
96356
SLD88N11
SLD NATASHA 88N11
109204
WGG 25R
WGG ROMIE 25R
97592
GSW38N
GSW NOVA 38N
109228
WGG 119R
WGG RENITA 119R
100518
DVE7P
DVE DAVIDSON MS JIM 7P
109387
TSCC121P
TSCC TWIN STAR PARIS 121P
100527
DVE13P
DVE DAVIDSON MS JIM 13P
110193
AWB 4R
AWB BIRCH’S DISCO 4R
100528
DVE14P
DVE DAVIDSON MS BEHAVEN 14P
100537
DVE23P
DVE DAVIDSON MS JULIO 23P
103572
RA35P
RA MCCOY 10M KATHERINE 35P
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I
recently attended a beef production conference where the messages were positive, the information was credible and things pointed towards a good market in the foreseeable future. After years of ranchers sharpening their pencils down into sawdust, it looks like we might be able to go out and invest in a brand new shiny pencil. That way we’ll be ready for the next cycle. One presentation was different from the rest and focused on a consumer-driven market strategy of a large retail burger chain. The company’s Vice President was there to shed light on their new freefrom-added-hormones market approach. This approach in itself is a whole different story for another time, but my issue with her message was her statement regarding consumer education. Asked about whether the consumers whose opinions this market strategy were based upon had basic knowledge of beef production, her answer was vague. When pushed a bit, she simply said “it’s not my job to educate consumers.” Wait…what? Consumers absolutely have a right, maybe even an obligation, to learn about how their food is produced so that they can make informed purchasing decisions. Perhaps at one time, consumers could ask farmers directly for information, or had personal experience themselves which provided a context for where their food came from. Everyone in the entire food value chain -- the consumer, the processor, the retail VP, the primary producer – all have a role to play in understanding food production. Today, consumers are basing their food choices on … the internet? What they see on Facebook? The cost? What their friends are doing? I’m not exactly certain I know what is driving consumer perceptions, but it worries me. In business, the customer is always right, but there is a fine line between responding to legitimate market demands and exploiting consumer innocence. Recently, a late night comedian created a video of random people being asked about gluten-free (GF) diets. All of the people emphatically confirmed that they lived a GF lifestyle, citing how important it was to them. When their GF-enthusiasm died down, the comedian asked respondents what gluten was. Not one of them could answer. There are people who legitimately cannot eat gluten for serious health reasons and they probably wish like anything that they could. Yet, here was a group of mature adults who were eating a restricted diet without understanding what it was they were restricting or why. Part of the reason I write this column, or engage with customers
and the public on Facebook and Twitter and YouTube (and in person!) is to share day-to-day ranch activities and information about the food we’re producing and eating. Because I’m not just a producer. Like everyone else, I too need to eat in order to survive. I too like to feed my family a safe, balanced and diverse diet to keep them healthy. Canadians are so very lucky to have a variety of food choices and affordable ones at that. Whether you choose food that is locally produced or imported from another country, organic or conventional, GMO-based or vegan, take the time to examine your choice from the field up, starting with the people on the ground who are growing it. If it’s not the consumer’s job to learn about where their food comes from, and it’s not the retail Vice President’s job to educate them, and it’s not my job as a primary producer to do it…. whose job is it? Reprinted with permission from the Gull Lake Advance
Keriness Cattle Co. Wins big at I.P.E.
On August 28, Joe and Kert Ness of Keriness Cattle Company Ltd, Airdrie, AB were winners of the Reserve Champion Multi-Breed Bull at the I.P.E. in Armstrong, BC. Judge Jim Wright had many favorable comments for their bull, FRL Fir River Ronny RJG 652Z. Judge Wright (center) and Kert Ness
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NEWS & NOTES
2014 Davidson Gelbvieh & Lonesome Dove Ranch Customer Appreciation Day
There is no better way to spend a beautiful summer day than looking at Gelbvieh cattle with friends! On Saturday, July 26, 2014 cattle enthusiasts from across Western Canada and the USA converged in sunny southwest Saskatchewan to tour the herds at Davidson Gelbvieh and Lonesome Dove Ranch. The event included the opening of private treaty heifer calf purchasing, viewing herd bulls, and seeing the 2014 calf crop at their dam’s side. By supper time the crowd that assembled at the sale barn included all ages, where everyone enjoyed visiting over a beef supper with all the trimmings.
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NEWS & NOTES
Gail and Owen Birch of Lomond, Alberta, enjoy 4-H and showing their Gelbvieh cattle at their local shows. They are members of the Lomond 4-H Club. Their regional show (3 clubs) was held on May 26 at the Vulcan Rodeo Grounds. Their enthusiasm and confidence in the show ring is evidenced in their pictures. The Lomond club also won pen of four steers (which included Gail's steer) and barn proficiency.
Gail's 2 year old SA BIRCH'S GAYLE 48Z and calf SA BIRCH'S TIMBER 54B Champion Two Year Old Cow and Grand Champion Female
Gail's Steer From a purebred Gelbvieh cow and Red Angus sire In the Sr. Division at club level Gail was first in class and first in showmanship and grooming. At the county level she placed second for both showmanship and grooming.
Garret Roy of Yellowhead County, Alberta, showed his Gelbvieh heifer "Alice" on June 4, 2014 at the Yellowhead District Achievement Day held in Edson, Alberta. He placed 3rd in his club with Alice. Garret is the son of Henry and Michelle Roy of HMR Gelbvieh.
Owen's steer From a Gelbvieh sire & Gelbvieh cross cow In the Intermediate Division at club level Owen was 4th in class and first in showmanship and grooming. At county level he placed second in grooming.
Congratulations to Tyler and Melanie Davidson of Qu'Appelle on the birth of their baby girl Sadie Carrol on August 24 weighing 7 pounds 1 ounce. Proud grandparents are Vernon and Eileen Davidson (Ponteix) and Garth and Dorla Taylor (Wawota). Great grandparents are Angus and Marlene Davidson (Ponteix), Florence Gorrill (Ponteix), Richard and Carrol Beauchesne (Wawota), and Viola Taylor (Wawota). Great, Great Grandma is Rita Beauchesne (Wawota).
BUSINESS DIRECTORY Auctioneers / Sales Management 108 Flett Drive Airdrie, Alberta T4B 1N2 Phone: 403/948-3520 Fax: 403/948-2917 email: don@donsavageauctions.com www.donsavageauctions.com
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY Magazines
British Columbia
CoRDy Cox
Po Box 53, Tatla Lake BC, V0L 1V0 ph 250 476-1221 cell 250 709-8625 email: cordy_cox@hotmail.com
purebred-balancer-commercial
Barry & Robin Mader
Services
Tel: 250.577.3486
Fullblood • Purebred • Hybrid Bulls • Females
B. & R. Ranch
RR #1, 2108 Duck Range Rd. Pritchard, BC V0E 2P0 (1/2 hour east of Kamloops)
Email: b&r@telus.net
Alberta
Insurance
Brittain Farms Kelly & Coleen Brittain Gary & Nicole Phone: 780-352-0676 Cell: 780-387-6446 RR #1, Falun, AB T0C 1H0
United States Breeders
HOGBERG RANCH
Gelbvieh Cattle Cattle
Darrell & Leila Hickman
Heather Barr
Phone (403) 337-0052 Cell (780) 853-7067 Fax (403) 337-0052 Head Office: (780) 447-3276 Suite 302, 13220 St. Albert Trail, Edmonton, Alberta T5L 4W1 hbarr@cdnfarmins.com www.cdnfarmins.com Transit Livestock Mortality Equine
Call the Canadian Gelbvieh Association today to book your spot in the business directory!
Purebred & Percentage
RR#2, Vermilion, AB T9X 1Y7 Ph/Fax: 780-581-0077 darrell.hickman@lakelandcollege.ca
GR
Bar GR Cattle PUREBRED GELBVIEH FEMALES
RoN & GAIL ANDERSoN Phone (780) 523-2116 Fax: (780) 523-3920 gailanderson@hotmail.com
Box 1342 High Prairie, Alberta Canada , T0G 1E0
British Columbia
Commercial Cow/Calf Pine Hill Ralph & Ulla Hogberg 21 Miles West of Dawson Creek on Hart Hwy. Ph: (250) 843-7230 2-1/4 Miles South on Rd. 259 Glenn, Ann, Jason, Progress, BC V0C 2E0 & Annette Hogberg E-mail: Canada hogberg@pris.bc.ca Ph: (250) 843-7653
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY Alberta Gelbvieh Breeders
Commercial & Purebred
Vern & Vivienne Pancoast 403-548-6678
LC RANCH
Box 37, Redcliff, AB T0J 2P0 Fax: 403-548-6955 vvfarms@xplornet.com
Purebred Gelbvieh Ray & Anne Davisson
www.lcranchbulls.com
Box 764, Stettler, AB T0C 2L0
(403) 742-2524
lcranch@xplornet.com
Duane & Darrell Nelson Box 1144, Glenwood, Alberta T0K 2R0 Duane (403) 626-3279 • Darrell (403) 626-3643
“Raising Gelbvieh Cattle Since 1972!”
Home of 18 Dams of Merit and 5 Dams of Distinction
CALVIN & DONNA BEAMISH
Black & Tan Purebred & Commercial Gelbvieh Cattle Larry, Lynne, Kate & Sarah FECHO
Don & Lorna Okell Box 627 Duchess, AB T0J 0Z0 403-378-4898 403-793-4549 jenty@eidnet.org
Phone: (780) 954-2285 Fax: (780) 954-2671 Cell: (780) 307-4842 Box 67, Jarvie, AB T0G 1H0 farmer56@telus.net
RR #2 Millet, AB T0C 1Z0 Phone: (780) 986-9705 Cell: (780) 718-5477 www.evgelbvieh.com
CGA SINCE 1972 AQHA SINCE 1985
PH (780)835-2645 (780) 835-0365 milneranch@live.ca
RANCH RAISED GELBHIEH CATTLE QUARTER HORSES
HAROLD, BEV, OLIVIA & THOMAS FAIRVIEW, ALBERTA
www.jentygelbviehs.com
Lon Carlson & Lorraine Beaudin 403.894.3413 • 403.795.1143 Box 86, Magrath, AB T0K 1J0
www.carlsoncattlecompany.com
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY Saskatchewan
Raymond & Pauline Sommerfeld Ryan & Michelle Sommerfeld Medstead, SK Phone: 306.342.4490 Phone: 306.342.2136
Fi r River Livestock PUREBRED AND CoMMERCIAL GELBVIEH
3 year old Purebred Gelbvieh bull, DARCy HREBENIUK (306) 865-2929 performance tested, his prime DAVE HREBENIUK (306)in 865-3698 Box and ready to go.379Open yearling HUDSoN BAy SK S0E 0y0 heifers, polled and horned, ready firriver@xplornet.com
Maple Grove Gelbvieh McCoy Cattle Co. Thackeray Gelbvieh Farms Hurlburt Livestock Selin's Gelbvieh
(204) 278-3255 Narcisse, MB (306) 436-2086 Milestone, SK (306) 456-2555 Weyburn, SK (306) 931-2551 Saskatoon, SK (306) 793-4568 Stockholm, SK
Manitoba The Wirgau’s
Box 25, Narcisse, MB R0C 2H0
SELIN’S GELBVIEHS
Bulls & Females for Sale • Purebreds and Fullbloods
Wayne & Lois Selin
Box 97, Stockholm, Saskatchewan S0A 3Y0
(306) 793-4568
Neal & Christine Lee & Cynthia (204) 981-5996 (204) 278-3255 World Class Cattle - First Class Service
GOFFLOT BAR 2 RANCH Camile & Judy Gofflot
R.R. #1, Pipestone, MB, Ph: (204) 854-2530
Polled Fullblood & Purebred Gelbvieh Bulls & Purebred Gelbvieh Heifers For Sale!
K
Knudson Farms Gelbvieh “Breeding for Quality Polled Gelbvieh With the Commercial Man in Mind”
c/o James Knudson Ph/Fax: 306-322-4682
FG K
FG
Ontario
Box 386, Archerwill, SK S0E 0B0
Glynn Waterton R.R. #8, Owen Sound ON. N4K 5W4 Tel/Fax: (519) 376-8413 gswaterton@gmail.com
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COMING EVENTS A Complimentary Service Provided by the Canadian Gelbvieh Association Oct. 15 - Entry Deadline for Canadian Gelbvieh Association Junior High Point Programs (4-H & Open).
Dec. 13 - Prairie Gelbvieh Alliance 14th Annual Female Sale, Moose Jaw, SK
Oct. 20 - Deadline for DNA samples from potential Canadian People's Choice Bull Futurity entries to be sent to Delta Genomics in Edmonton, AB
2014 Jan. 5 - Advertising Deadline for the Spring "Herd Sires" issue of the Gelbvieh Guide magazine
Oct. 23 - Pre-sort Gelbvieh Cross Calf Sale, Heartland Livestock, Swift Current, SK
Jan. 10-25 - National Western Stock Show, Denver, CO
Oct. 27 - Gelbvieh Influence Feeder Sale, VJV Auction, Stavely, AB
Jan. 9-10 - AGA Annual Convention, Denver, CO Jan. 11 - Pen Show & National Gelbvieh Sale, Denver, CO
Oct. 29 - Pre-sort Gelbvieh Cross Calf Sale, Medicine Hat Feeding Co., Medicine Hat, AB
Jan. 12 - National Gelbvieh & Balancer Shows, Denver, CO
Oct.30 -November 1 - Lloydminster Stockade Roundup, Lloydminster, AB/SK
Feb. 14 - Prairie Hills Gelbvieh 'Power on the Prairie Sale,' at the Ranch, Gladstone, ND
Nov. 1 - Bull Nomination Deadline for Canadian People's Choice Bull Futurity Nov. 4-9 - Farmfair International, Edmonton, AB Nov. 6 - Gelbvieh Show, Farmfair International, Edmonton, AB Nov. 5-8 - Manitoba Livestock Expo, Brandon, MB Nov. 7-14 - Toronto Winter Fair, Toronto, ON
Feb. 25 - 6th Annual Beck McCoy Bull Sale, Beck Farms Sale Barn, Regina, SK Mar. 7 - Davidson Gelbvieh & Lonesome Dove Ranch 26th Annual Bull Sale, at their bull yards, Ponteix, SK Mar. 9 - Severtson Land & Cattle Annual Bull Sale, at the ranch, Red Deer County, AB
Nov. 25 - CGA Annual Meeting, Agribition, Regina, SK
Mar. 10 - Gelbvieh Stock Exchange Sale, Medicine Hat Feeding Company, Medicine Hat, AB
Nov. 26 - National Junior Gelbvieh Show, Agribition, Regina, SK
Mar. 14 - Foursquare 8th Annual Bull Sale, Olds Cow Palace, Olds, AB
Nov. 26 - National Gelbvieh Show, Balancer Show & Sweetheart Classic, Agribition, Regina, SK
Mar. 16 - Twin Bridge Farms & Guests Bull Sale, Silver Sage Community Corral, Brooks, AB
Nov. 27 - National Gelbvieh Sale, Agribition, Regina, SK
Mar. 21 - Gelbvieh Advantage Bull Sale, Innisfail, AB
Dec. 1 - Gelbvieh Guide Photo Contest Deadline
Mar. 21 - Saskatoon Gelbvieh Bull & Female Sale, Saskatoon, SK
Dec. 5-6 - Canadian People's Choice Bull Futurity, Red Deer, AB
Mar. 29 - Best of the Breeds Bull Sale, Leross, SK
Dec. 6 - Gelbvieh Assoc. of AB/BC Annual Meeting, Red Deer, AB
Apr. 4 - Prairie Gelbvieh Alliance Bull Sale, Johnstone Auction Mart, Moose Jaw, SK
Dec. 6 - Commercial Pen Show & Wish List Gelbvieh Sale, Red Deer, AB
May 1 - Advertising Deadline for the Summer "Golden Pages" issue of the Gelbvieh Guide magazine
2014 Gelbvieh Feeder Calf Sales
Dec. 13 - Man-Sask Annual Meeting, Moose Jaw, SK
Thursday, oct 23, 2014 9: 30 am - Pre-sort Gelbvieh Cross Satellite Calf Sale
Heartland Livestock Yards, Swift Current, SK To book calves or for further information on purchasing calves call 306-773-3174
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Wednesday, oct 29, 2014 Pre-sort Gelbvieh Cross Calf Sale
Medicine Hat Feeding Company, Medicine Hat, A B To book calves or for further information on purchasing calves call 403-526-3129 or 403-502-6417
Monday, oct. 27, 2014 Gelbvieh Influence Feeder Sale
VJV Auction Stavely, AB To book calves or for further information on purchasing calves call Steve Schlaht 403-485-8348
ADVERTISERS INDEX American Gelbvieh Assoc.
30
Gelbvieh World
41
Prairie Gelbvieh Alliance
39, 43
B&R Ranch
41
Gofflot Bar 2 Ranch
43
Prairie Hills Gelbvieh
27, 41
Bar GR
41
Farmfair International
26
RPS Gelbvieh
43
Beamish Land & Cattle
42
Goodview Gelbvieh
Rocky Top Gelbvieh
42
Bow Valley Genetics Ltd.
41
GSW Gelbvieh
43
Royal Western Gelbvieh
19, 41
Hogberg Ranch
41
Savage, Don
40
Canadian Farm Insurance Corp. 41
Jen-Ty Gelbvieh
21, 42
Selin’s Gelbvieh
43
Carlson Cattle Company
42
JSJ Gelbvieh
Dane Ranch
41
Keriness Cattle Co.
Davidson’s Gelbvieh
26
Knudson Farms LC Ranch
Brittain Farms
Davidson Gelbvieh Dayspring Cattle Dodge Eyot Valley
OBC
16, 43
43
Severtson Land & Cattle
IFC
Smithers Land & Livestock
42
43
Stockmans Insurance
43
42
Stone Gate Farm
20, 42
T-C Cattle Co.
41, IBC 17, 40
10, 41
Lonesome Dove Ranch
OBC
7
Mader, Barry & Robin
42
Towerview Ranch
42
Maple Grove Gelbvieh
43
Twin Bridge Farms
33, 42
3, 43
Twisted T Gelbvieh
43
Fir River Livestock
43,46
McCoy Farms
Fladeland Livestock
4, 43
Milne’s Gelbvieh
42
V&V Farms.
41
Nelson Gelbvieh
42
Winders Golden Gelbvieh
Foursquare Gelbvieh
25, 42
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