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SUMMER 2017 • VOLUME 27 • ISSUE 2
In this issue...
President’s Report Office Memo Gelbvieh Association of AB/BC News Man/Sask Gelbvieh Assoc. News Sale Results Coming Events Advertiser Index
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Feature articles... Home on the Range Foot Rot in Beef Cattle Guide to Canadian Gelbvieh EPDs CGA Membership Directory New Money Lameness at Pasture
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Provincial Association Representatives to the CGA Board of Directors Gelbvieh Association of Alberta/BC
Directors
President - Larry Fecho RR #2, Millet, AB T0C 1Z0 Phone: 780-718-5477 perfecho@aol.com
President
Man-Sask Gelbvieh Association
Lee Wirgau Box 25 Narcisse, MB R0C 2H0 Phone: 204-886-7588 Fax: 204-278-3255 maplegrove@xplornet.com
Secretary: Lorna Okell Box 627, Duchess, AB T0J 0Z0 Phone: 403-378-4898 jenty@eidnet.org
President - Ian Thackeray Box1002 Weyburn, SK S4H 2L2 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
Past President
Eastern Canadian Gelbvieh Association
Darcy Hrebeniuk Box 379, Hudson Bay, SK S0E 0Y0
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Kert Ness
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Secretary -Laurie Hurst 234439 Concession 2 WGR RR2, Durham. ON N0G 1R0 Phone: 519-369-1763 Email:carrollcreekcattleco@gmail.com
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CGA PRESIDENT’S REPORT
Lee Wirgau Back L-R: Kert Ness, Ryan Sommerfeld, James Jasper, Neil Overby Front L-R: Lon Carlson, Aaron Birch, Lee Wirgau (President) hope this finds everyone with the weather and growing conditions that are needed in your area. I have heard and seen great reports of bull sales this spring. Along with those great sales came the rally in cattle prices, especially heifers! Gelbvieh are positioned in the beef industry to create even more value in those females. We are leaders in moderate mature size, pounds of calf weaned per cow exposed,heifer pregnancy and stayability. Remember breeders, as we move forward we need to keep and improve all the traits that have made Gelbvieh a leader in female performance. It is theses traits that have led us and many commercial producers to profit from Gelbvieh genetics. Keep up the good work!
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N•O•T•I•C•E Canadian Gelbvieh Association Annual General Meeting Thursday, November 9, 2017 FarmFair International
Edmonton, AB 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 Sep. 25, 2017 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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Plan to attend Gelbvieh events this summer and fall hosted by great Gelbvieh breeders and producers. Do some networking and enjoy the conversations. The Man-Sask Association are holding their Field Day at Twisted T Gelbvieh, Trevor and Amber Burks, Parry, Saskatchewan, on June 17th. A Junior Show will be held at 9am for purebred and percentage females. There will also be showmanship classes. Dry brush. To enter please contact Trevor Burks at twistedtgelbvieh@gmail.com. The Gelbvieh Association of AB/BC are hosting their Field Day at Nelson Gelbvieh, Glenwood, Alberta, on August 12. Their ranch, along the Belly River in Southern Alberta, will be a beautiful place to view a great cow herd and enjoy some Western Hospitality. Our AGM this year will be held in conjunction with the National show at Farmfair in Edmonton. Please try to attend or if you can't contact any of our directors with comments or questions. Our Association is only as good as the members themselves make it. Hope to see you along the trail this Summer!
CGA OFFICE MEMO
Gaylene Groeneveld CEO
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ummer has arrived, calves have been processed and cows are out to pasture. After such a crazy spring in most parts of the country, one wonders what we are in for this summer. One thing is for sure, Mother Nature is sure to surprise! After a very successful bull sale season, cattlemen are thinking of rebuilding and upgrading their cow herds. If there is one constant that I have learned after decades in the purebred cattle business, it’s this, “It takes a great cow to produce great bulls!” An Angus breeder once told me years ago, “Don’t screw up your cow herd!” That seems like a fairly simple statement. I have thought long and hard about that simple five-word response ever since, and have come up with some conclusions of my own about how important breeding pairs are in the purebred beef sector. Here are some of my thoughts. Great bulls come from dams that produce quality calves year after year. Commercial breeders and seedstock producers alike have chosen Gelbvieh to take their cow herds forward and the Gelbvieh breed is known for producing superior docile females. Their bull calves carry on the docility trait and their growth rate is at the top end of all breeds in the beef industry. The heifer calf portion of those calf crops will be what the individual cattle producers will use to choose their replacements. That first set of replacement heifers out of the bulls purchased this spring will have their first calf in 2020 and hopefully, will continue having calves for many years. Be selective and critical of females you wish to retain in your herd for breeding. They are the core of your herd for years to come. As a seedstock producer, you hold much of your customers’ future in your hands. How so? If you sell them a bad
bull, the repercussions could go on for many years. Those bulls will go out into commercial herds servicing cows and producing calf crops for many years. Now to compound the situation, replacement heifers from the second generation (and third, fourth, fifth, etc.) will also affect the producer’s herd. Kind of makes your breeding decisions weigh pretty heavy on your mind! There are several EPDs to help you in making sure you are doing the right thing when it comes to producing quality bull and heifer calves, but there are also several other things to watch. How about foot and leg structure, and udder quality? If a cow has poor feet, it will affect how long she is able to stay in the herd and produce. It is also highly heritable which means her offspring may also have poor feet. This is detrimental for all segments of the cattle industry, from seedstock and commercial herds to feed yards. Udder quality and docility are other highly heritable traits that could either positively or negatively affect your customer’s herd. Producing a great cow herd takes a lot of time and effort and a delicate balancing act trying to keep all of these traits in check. Gelbvieh producers have done an excellent job of making Gelbvieh a preferred female in the beef industry, but let’s not stop there. Your breeding females are the core of your herd and good, solid working cows mated to the best available herd sires will produce calves that will perform in your herd, your customer’s herd and in the feedlot, which brings me back to this simple five-word phrase, “Don’t screw up your cow herd!” Have a great summer everyone, see you down the trail!
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Association News By Larry Fecho, President, GAA/BC
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ast year my update started with the devastation of the Ft. McMurray wildfire…..this year our landscape is dotted with combines trying to take off the crop that was left last fall. Yesterday evening I was coming up Highway 2 and noticed a tractor with harrow attached pointing skyward, he had certainly found a mud hole that wasn’t there last year. The snow we expected over the winter really didn’t appear, however, we certainly did get our share of precipitation this spring. The GAA/BC board would like to acknowledge the passing of Judy Pahl, a warm, wonderful woman whose smile instantly welcomed you into her life. Her husband Gary and son Nolan have both been on the Alberta/BC board of directors with Gary being involved with the formation of the Gelbvieh Wish List weekend. Judy’s enthusiasm and vivacious personality will certainly be with us as an inspiration to live by. Our thoughts and prayers are with Gary and the Pahl family. We would also like to pass on congratulations to Jessica and Duncan Pearson with the addition of a baby boy to their family. Jessica joined the Alberta/BC board last year and we certainly wish the new family the very best….we are just wondering if Avry’s first calf will be a Gelbvieh or Simmental! 2017 Wish List Weekend is on the horizon and the AB/BC board is fired up to have another great Gelbvieh weekend. We have had lots of comments on the success of last year’s event and would like to continue to create a weekend of getting together and socializing along with some opportunities to purchase some top Gelbvieh genetics. The weekend is an opportunity to “strut your stuff ” by offering and showcasing your best…through the sale or as a display. We are offering booth space for farm or commercial displays as well. The bull jackpot was a super success and will be continued along with the commercial heifer pen shows. Further details will be e-blasted later for more specific information. The Friday evening Christmas gathering was a super success and we will continue with that format. This year’s entertainment will be the Travelling Mabels, a fun, awesome group that offer some pretty sweet harmonies and Ma Mabel is full of jokes and laughs. What more could you want, and evening of catching up with old friends with great food and entertainment….be sure to get your ticket early. This Summer Nelson Gelbvieh of Glenwood, Alberta, is hosting the GAA/BC field Day. The date is August 12. Come out and see some of the most beautiful countryside in Southern Alberta, and enjoy some Gelbvieh hospitality hosted by Duane and Linda Nelson. Page 10 • Summer 2017 • Gelbvieh guide
Just a reminder that the Alberta/BC Gelbvieh Association offers gifts to 4-H members that show Gelbvieh influenced animals. Please contact Lorna Okell for information at jenty@eidnet.org. The Farmfair Show this year will be on the Friday, Nov 10 at 9 am. It is the National Show for the Gelbvieh breed and we certainly would like to welcome everyone to make plans to come on out and show or participate in the stands. The Canadian Gelbvieh Association annual meeting will be held on Thursday, November 9 at 1:30 pm. Further details will be announced closer to the event. If you have an idea for a judge for the Gelbvieh show, please forward your ideas to Jason Muhlbach at jacecattle@hotmail.ca If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, please contact Larry Fecho at 780-718-5477 or perfecho@aol.com..... We would certainly like to hear from you. Have a great summer!
Association News By Cynthia Wirgau
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hope everyone has had an exciting and sleepless calving season. Trees are budding, grass is green and another breeding season is upon us. Bull sales were strong again this spring. Let’s hope Mother Nature cooperates with you this summer. The Man/Sask Gelbvieh Association is once again preparing for its upcoming year. The Association field day will be held at Twisted T Gelbvieh on June 17th. A Junior Show will be held at 9 am for purebred and percentage females. There will also be showmanship classes. This is a dry brush. To enter please contact Trevor Burks at twistedtgelbvieh@gmail.com. The show will be followed by tours at 2 pm and supper at 6 pm. Trevor and Amber Burk’s farm is at Parry, Saskatchewan. Thank you to the Burks for hosting this year’s field day. The upcoming show season will include Manitoba Livestock Expo in Brandon, October 24-28 and Agribition November 19-25.
The Association will again be awarding one purebred/commercial breeder in Manitoba and another in Saskatchewan. Nominations must be submitted by September 30, 2017 to Secretary, Cynthia Wirgau Box 25, Narcisse, MB R0C 2H0. We will be looking for sponsors for Manitoba Livestock Expo and Agribition, contact Cynthia Wirgau, Shayla Jasper or Trevor Burks if you are interested. Your support is greatly appreciated. Please let us know of any youth in 4-H are showing a Gelbvieh influenced calf. The Association will be giving each member a token. Sweetheart Classic will continue to be open to calves and bred females, and all will be judged together. Please contact Cynthia Wirgau or Shayla Jasper to get your membership. Memberships must be paid prior to Agribition. Have a great summer everyone!
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By Piper Whelan
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or generations, Southern Alberta has attracted cattlemen in search of a piece of ranching paradise. Nelson Gelbvieh at Glenwood, Alberta, north of the Blood Reserve, is one such place. This ranch is on the Belly River, and each year, from mid-July to mid-October, the approximately 90 pairs that make up the Nelson Gelbvieh herd go to lease land about 30 minutes away. There, the landscape is nothing short of picturesque, with tree-covered foothills and the Rocky Mountains in the distance. Summers are cooler on the ranch’s lease land, and Chief Mountain, a holy site for the Blackfeet people of Montana, stands guard across the line. Here, Duane and Linda Nelson run their herd of more than 200 red and black Gelbvieh females, most of which are polled. The land shapes the way that the Nelsons run their ranch, as this terrain dictates the yearly movement of the herd. “I calve early for two reasons,” Duane Nelson explains. “One, it’s easier to sell bigger bulls, and the earlier they’re born the bigger they are. The other one is we’ve had numerous floods and they usually hit us in June, and if I had just really small calves, I probably wouldn’t be able to get them out as easy as I can with bigger calves. So I try to move everything away from the ranch here in summer to summer pastures, and then we usually don’t bring them back until December.” The roots of the Nelson ranch stretch back to the early 1970s, when Nelson’s father and two uncles decided to go into the cattle business together. One uncle, Jim Nelson, lived in Seattle, Washington, and was friends with Leness Hall, a geneticist with Carnation Genetics. “It was actually Leness that steered my uncle Jim onto the Gelbviehs,” Nelson explains. “He’d travelled the world, basically, looking for top genetics for Carnation Genetics in the States, and he came across these Gelbviehs, and said that the longest bull he’d ever measured was a Gelbvieh bull.” While the brothers also tried different breeds, it was the Gelbvieh breed that made the top of their list.
Family Photo above. L-R: Derrick Atkinson, Kathy Nelson, Brynlee Nelson, Jared Nelson, Harley Nelson, Linda & Duane Nelson, Nevaeh Nelson, Derek Nelson, Karen Nelson, Melissa Nelson & Logan Nelson. Page 12 • Summer 2017 • Gelbvieh guide
They joined the number of breeders who imported Gelbvieh cattle from Germany, and they also bought half-blood females from the United States. In the mid-1970s, a decline in the beef industry prompted the elder Nelsons to split up the business, and Nelson’s father started an outfitting business in the Northwest Territories. It was after they family decided to step away from the cattle business that the next generation became involved. Duane and Linda were married in 1975, and were living on the ranch as the original cattle left. “Where we live there’s a lot of river bottom land that can’t be farmed, so we decided we should try to run a few cows, and my uncle gave me three threequarter blood heifers,” says Nelson. In time, the couple moved into raising purebred Gelbvieh cattle. With some part-time help and occasional assistance from their adult children, the Nelsons run the ranch on their own. Linda was a “city girl who turned country,” her husband explains. She is in charge of the ranch’s bookwork, and the couple works together closely as a team. Nelson’s father, who is now 90, has taken a step back from the everyday chores, though his name remains on the registration papers. “He helped more with the farming through the years, but he basically left the cows up to me,” says Nelson. “I wanted to do it.” Given his family’s positive experience in the breed in the 1970s, it’s no wonder that Nelson maintains his faith in the breed at the centre of their ranching operation. “I continue to use Gelbvieh because I believe in them. I don’t think you can find a better cow than a Gelbvieh cow, and they make great crosses with just about any breed that you could cross them with. They seem to always improve them,” he says. “I like their docility and their temperament, and they produce really rich milk, and I’m guessing that’s part of the reason their calves grow like they do.” When it comes to the continued success of their herd, the Nelsons’ formula is simple yet effective. “I try to buy the best bulls I can, and try and match pedigrees and EPDs so that they’re a balanced group. I’ve tried to stress maternal, because if you don’t have a good cow, you have nothing,” Nelson states. This approach has paid off over the years, and is evident in the Canadian Gelbvieh Association Dam of Merit and Dam of Distinc-
tion honors that have been awarded to a number of their females. The quality of their program was further recognized when one of their bulls captured the Canadian Peoples Choice Futurity Champion title in Duane and Darrel in the early years in the 2015. For Nelson, NWT. these achievements say a lot about their breeding program. “It should say that you’re doing something right if you’ve got dams that are continually producing and up at the top of the breed, so it’s a good feeling to know that you’ve got good cows,” he says. Duane displaying moose horns after a hunt “Winning the futurity is part of a sign that you have cows that can raise highly-prized animals.” In addition to producing quality Gelbvieh genetics, the Nelsons ran an outfitting business in the Northwest Territories for two decades. “My uncle started sending a few friends up to my dad and we’d take them elk hunting,” says Nelson, whose father has always been an avid hunter. “One of my dad’s friends said, ‘If you’re going to outfit, you might as well go up to the Northwest Territories where you can be a real outfitter.’” When the original ranching partnership dissolved, his father went north to check out land for an outfitting business. “In ’76, my dad wanted me and my wife to come up there. We really bonded together that summer, and we decided we’d like our own outfit. I went to work for a guy by the name of Rex Logan from Sundre in 1977, and we ended up buying his area and took over in ’78,” he continues. They ran this business until 1998. “We took mostly sheep, caribou and moose, and then we always threw in wolf and wolverine tags, and it was all horseback hunting.” Their season began in mid-July and ran until the end of September. “The hunters would fly in on day one and out on day 14, and we’d trail out on the second day of hunting. We’d stay out for 11 sleeps and then come back and do it all over again,” he recalls. Nelson continues to work in outfitting closer to home during the autumn months. “After we sold out in ’98, I ended up buying some mule deer tags here in southern Alberta, so I have 11 mule deer tags and four antelope tags, and half a dozen white tail tags,” he explains. “So my Septembers, Octobers (and) Novembers are still pretty busy.” With a few helping hands, the Nelsons balance running both their ranch and outfitting business. “When we were up north, I used to try to find someone who would come look at the cows once a week,” says Nelson, who notes that their mischievous cattle would some-
times get out not long after they would leave for the Northwest Territories. “It’s been kind of a balancing act, and I’ve had good neighbours and friends and family that chip in when I’m not around to do chores or fix fence or chase animals in or whatnot.” Due to their busy outfitting schedule each fall, the Nelsons aren’t able to hit the show circuit the way other producers often do. However, a partnership with another Gelbvieh operation has been successful in bringing their cattle into the show ring. Rodney and Tanya Hollman of Royal Western Gelbvieh in Red Deer County, Alberta, collaborate with the Nelsons by assisting the latter with show prospect selection and preparation. “We met them quite a few years ago, and Rodney liked the cows that he’d seen, and he said, ‘You need to get your name out there and get your cattle out there and let people see them.’” They’ve also helped the Nelsons prepare sale animals for the Gelbvieh Association of Alberta and British Columbia’s annual Wish List Sale and Agribition’s National Gelbvieh Sale. “I’ve just kind of let (Rodney) pick whatever animals he thinks will do good, and we’ve done quite well,” says Nelson. “We’ve usually sold up close to the top or the top of the sale with our females that we’ve sold in the last four or five years.” The two breeding programs have also partnered up on a number of Gelbvieh sires. “We own several bulls together, and the idea behind that was we both breed at different times. We breed early and Royal Western breeds late, so we thought that we could buy superior genetics if we pooled our resources,” Nelson explains. “Also, the more offspring that you have, the quicker you can evaluate the sire potential of each bull, and so it’s kind of a win-win situation for both of us.” With a dynamic partnership and a commitment to quality genetics, the Nelsons are happy to continue raising cattle on the land they love. “The longer the work, the longer you stay young,” says Nelson. “I’m still trying to improve by buying the best bulls and raising the best females I can.” They are confident that the Gelbvieh breed will continue to win over Canadian cattlemen with their impressive lineup of traits. “I still think that they will continue to be a leader on the maternal side. As more guys come to use Gelbvieh and see the results of the females that they keep for replacements, I think that they’ll become more and more popular,” Nelson continues. “To me … it’s not the people that promote the breed so much as the breed that’s promoted itself. Usually when people breed Gelbvieh, they like them and keep using them.”
Their ranch is located in Glenwood, AB, a very picturesque part of Southern Alberta Gelbvieh guide • Summer 2017 • Page 13
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HIGH SELLER VOLUME BUYER
Jen-Ty Dynamite 18D Sold to Hillsdown Gelbvieh $16,000
Jen-Ty Dice 5D Sold to Winders Golden Gelbvieh
Jen-Ty Diesel 6D Sold to V&V Farms
Jen-Ty Dino 10D Sold to Crimson Cattle Co.
Jen-Ty Dexter 9D Sold to Towerview Ranch
Jen-Ty Decker 43D Sold to Jess & Michelle Hardstaff
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By Heather Smith Thomas
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oot rot is an infectious disease that causes swelling, pain, heat and inflammation in the foot, resulting in severe lameness that appears suddenly. The opportunistic pathogens are always present in the environment, but require a break in the skin to enter the foot. Dr. Eugene Janzen, University of Calgary, says the important thing is a specific diagnosis before you treat a lame animal. You need to make sure it’s actually foot rot before you give antibiotics. “It may be a problem with the hoof itself rather than an interdigital infection. For range cattle, the common alternate diagnoses for lameness would be problems in the hoof such as a hoof crack, or an overgrown toe that’s broken off, or a hoof abscess.” Swelling above the hoof could also be due to a broken bone, a pulled tendon, or snakebite. “The swelling from foot rot is below the fetlock, and just above the hoof. The infection in the interdigital cleft may due to a variety of bacteria that are ubiquitous in the environment. The common one is Fusobacterium necophorum and this is the one for which a vaccine has been created. Other pathogens can be involved as well, and complicate the infection. None of them, however, can produce foot rot on their own without a break in the skin. People who have tried to reproduce foot rot in experimental trials have all had to scarify the interdigital area,” he says. Cattle wading in mud around water holes are at risk for foot rot because of the bacteria in the mud/manure but they also must have a scrape or puncture. “This could happen if they walk on gravel or anything else that might hurt that interdigital area. Thus you need two things for foot rot to occur— the bacteria and the injury,” says Janzen. “In dairy cattle we often see foot rot in what dairy practitioners often call ‘new barn syndrome’ which means that the cows have more interdigital injuries if the concrete hasn’t been worn off and smoothed yet. If cows are walking on an abrasive surface and also have to walk through a slurry of manure, this becomes a perfect combination for foot rot,” he says. “Ranchers in Alberta often talk about certain years being bad for foot rot. This depends a little on how much rain we’ve had. Some ranchers are fencing off the water holes and lifting water out of them with solar pumps to a trough on higher, dry ground. Then cattle don’t have to go into the water holes to drink. The PFRA in Saskatchewan was instrumental in demonstrating to producers that cattle
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preferred to drink from the troughs rather than have to wade in the filth and mud. Even the antelope and mule deer used the troughs rather than go into the water holes.” Keeping cattle out of the mud and drinking clean water in troughs is also healthier in terms of biosecurity. “If some animals are shedding the bacteria that cause Johnes, this could be a concern as well,” he says. “The literature about foot rot states that incidence in range cattle is something between 1 and 4% but livestock people here in Alberta would probably argue that it’s higher, depending on the year.” Some ranchers don’t check cattle on summer pastures often enough to see the ones with foot rot and may not treat them soon enough. Long-standing cases may result in more serious complications like joint and tendon sheath infections. “Treating foot rot itself is simple, if you catch it early because almost any antibiotic will work. But complications—as the lesion progresses and invades the deeper structures of the foot—are not so simple. I would guess that about half the cows sold as culls because of lameness are suffering from complicated cases of foot rot. It’s very serious if the infection has got into the joint, and even worse if it’s into the tendon sheath because antimicrobials won’t get in there,” says Janzen. There’s no economical way to treat that condition, in cattle. “If it was a horse with an infected joint and you brought it into a veterinary clinic, for $2500 we could anesthetize the horse, put a drainage tube into the joint, put the lower limb in a cast, etc. But these treatments are not feasible for a cow. Some dairy producers and their veterinarians will treat a serious infection by amputating the claw that is badly affected. This has been done in beef cattle, as well, and as long as it is done correctly, this can be successful,” he says. “For treating range cattle, sustained action antimicrobials that provide coverage for more than one day can work. It doesn’t matter very much which one you choose but long-acting oxytetracycline is probably the most commonly used. It’s also probably best to use one like this, saving more modern drugs for when oxytet no longer works. Some pharmaceutical people have cautioned us about using the sustained-action antimicrobials that are more organ-specific such as the drugs that concentrate in mammary tissue or the lungs, for instance (for treating things like mastitis or pneumonia). Those drugs would not be our first choice for treating foot rot,” he says. The oxytetracycline works well enough and it’s also less expensive. “If the cow is at home in the yard where you can treat daily, you can use the oxytet that’s not long-lasting, or use trimethoprim sulfate. If you are not absolutely sure it’s foot rot, and it might be something else like a broken bone in that foot, and one of your alternatives might have to be slaughter, you should consider using Ceftiofur since it doesn’t have a withdrawal time, in Canada,” he says. “In the old days, before we had all these new drugs, we treated foot rot locally with an antiseptic or antimicrobial wrap around the foot. Research shows that if people properly clean the interdigital cleft with soap and water for 4 or 5 days in a row, the foot would heal just as
well as it would with antimicrobial treatment. But no one wants to lift up a cow’s leg 5 days in a row to wash out the foot!” Prevention involves trying to keep cattle out of mud and manure, and minimizing risk for abrasions and punctures of the skin between the claws. There is also a vaccine, but it is only effective against the one bacteria. “If foot rot is caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum it will probably be protective--unless the infection is complicated by or caused by Bacterioides spp. In Canada, some producers who have large bull batteries give the bulls this vaccine when they do breeding soundness evaluation in the spring. This may prevent some cases of foot rot, and since the bulls are going through the chute anyway, this is a good time to vaccinate them,” he says. “When I was growing up, another thing that everyone believed would prevent foot rot is to feed organic iodine with the salt. Many ranchers still feed iodized salt, or salt blocks containing iodine, in an effort to prevent foot rot. Whether it does prevent foot rot or not, is debatable. The level at which you’d have to add iodine, or organic iodide, in the salt would likely be prohibited by the federal government regulations in Canada. Organic iodine has been withdrawn in Canada for that application,” says Janzen. “You can put iodine in the salt today, but at such a low level that it’s very hard to tell if it helps. Some companies provide a micro-mix that enhances hoof health (containing the important trace minerals) and there is some evidence that this can help prevent hoof cracks or broken toes. Some companies attach these trace elements to something organic like an amino acid, to be more readily absorbed by the body. There is some evidence that this makes a difference in hoof health.” “Another cause of lameness is digital dermatitis, or Mortellaro’s disease (also called hairy heel warts and strawberry foot rot) which has been endemic on many dairy farms for a long time. We are now seeing it in confined beef cattle, especially in feed yards that get calves from dairy farms. This illustrates the importance of making an accurate diagnosis. Digital dermatitis is caused by a different organism that is very hard to kill and doesn’t respond very well to systemic antimicrobials. In a dairy, the cows are treated with foot baths, wrapping the feet, and very intensive treatment,” he says. Thus we need an accurate diagnosis when confronted with a lame animal, to be sure it’s not a broken leg, pulled tendon, fractured hoof, a foot abscess, or a nail in the foot, etc. Be sure of what you are dealing with, and treat accordingly.
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xpected progeny differences (EPDs) can be used to predict the average performance of a bull’s offspring compared to other calves in their contemporary group (a contemporary group being calves that were born in the same calving season, in the same year, herd, sex, and were managed similarly). EPDs are measured in the units of the trait, and show the differences in performance between animals. It is important to remember that this number is just a prediction of performance. Actual performance depends on many factors such as environment, management, etc. This being said,
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an EPD is by far the most reliable indicator of an animal’s genetic merit due to the amount of information incorporated into the calculation. Expected Progeny Differences (EPD) breed averages and percentiles are available for active Gelbvieh sires, active Gelbvieh dams, Gelbvieh non-parent calves, active Balancer sires, active Balancer dams, and Balancer non-parent calves. Below are the current EPD averages for each category along with definitions of each EPD and index value:
MATERNAL TRAITS Calving ease direct (CED): Percent of unassisted births of a bull’s calves when he is used on heifers. A higher number is favorable, meaning better calving ease. This EPD can be vital to a rancher looking to decrease the amount of calves pulled in his herd. Milk (Milk): The genetic ability of a sire’s daughters to produce milk expressed in pounds of weaning weight.
expressed as a percent, again, with a higher number being more favorable meaning a higher percentage of a sire’s daughters will calve at three years of age, given they calved as first-calf heifers. Stayability (ST): Predicts the genetic difference, in terms of percent probability, that a bull’s daughters will stay productive within a herd to at least six year of age. The stayability EPD is one of the best measures currently available to compare a bull’s ability to produce females with reproductive longevity.
GROWTH TRAITS Calving ease maternal (CEM): Represented as percent of unassisted births in a sire’s first-calving daughters. A higher number represents more favorable calving ease. This EPD is important to a rancher’s bottom line because it predicts which animals produce daughters with a genetic pre-disposition to calve unassisted as heifers. Heifer pregnancy (HP): Predicts the probability that a bull’s daughters will become pregnant as first-calf heifers in a regular breeding season, expressed as a percent. A higher value of this EPD is favorable, meaning that a higher percentage of a sire’s daughters get pregnant as first calf heifers compared to other sires in his contemporary group.
Birth weight (BW): Predicts the difference, in pounds, for birth weight of the calf. Weaning weight (WW): Predicts the difference, in pounds, for weaning weight (adjusted to age of dam and a standard 205 days of age). This is an indicator of growth from birth to weaning. Yearling weight (YW): Predicts the expected difference, in pounds, for yearling weight (adjusted to a standard 365 days of age). This is an indicator of growth from birth to yearling.
CARCASS TRAITS 30-month pregnancy (Pg30): Predicts the probability that a bull’s daughters will become pregnant and calve at three years of age, given that they calved as first-calf heifers. This EPD is
Yield grade (YG): Differences in yield grade score, which is
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a predictor of percent retail product. Smaller values suggest that progeny will have a better lean to fat ratio. Carcass weight (CW): Differences in pounds of hot carcass weight, adjusted to an industry standard age endpoint. Ribeye area (REA): Differences in ribeye area in inches between the 12th and 13th rib. Greater ribeye areas are preferable. Marbling (MB): Predicts the differences in the degree of marbling within the ribeye as expressed in marbling score units. Greater marbling numbers are preferable and are an indicator of higher carcass quality grades. Fat (FT): Differences for fat thickness, in inches, for a carcass over the 12th rib, smaller numbers of fat thickness are preferable as excess fat can be detrimental to yield grade.
EFFICIENCY TRAITS Dry matter intake (DMI): Represents the average daily dry matter intake per day consumed in pounds. A negative, or lesser value, is more favorable. For example, Bull A has a DMI EPD of .15 and Bull B has a DMI EPD of -.20, so the progeny of Bull B consume, on average, .35 pound less dry matter per day than progeny from Bull A.
INDEXES Total maternal (TM): An index that combines growth and milk information as a prediction of the weaning weight performance of calves from a sire’s daughters. As an index, this
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value is not reported with an accompanying accuracy. A greater TM value means a mother that returns comparatively higher weaning weights on her calves. TM Index = MK EPD + ½ WW EPD. $Cow: Represents the genetic value in dollars of profit of an animal when retained as a replacement female relative to other animals in the herd. A higher number represents more profitable genetics for maternal productivity. $Cow will serve producers in selecting bulls that will sire daughters with stayability and reproductive efficiency as well as other traits that lead to profitability in a production system, such as milk, calving ease, moderate mature weight and the ability of calves to gain. A female’s genetics also influence the performance of her calves in the feedlot and at slaughter, so traits such as feed efficiency and carcass value are also included in $Cow. Efficiency profit index (EPI): An economic selection index developed to aid producers in selecting for more feed efficient cattle that still have acceptable amounts of gain. The EPI provides slight negative pressure on intake, while keeping gain at a constant value. By selecting on this index, producers will be able to find those animals that gain the same amount as their contemporaries while eating less. Feeder profit index (FPI): An economic selection index designed to aid producers in selecting sires whose progeny will perform in the feedlot and are sold on a grade and yield standpoint. Well ranking sires for FPI have higher marbling and carcass weight than their contemporaries. As a terminal index, little emphasis is put on maternal traits such as stayability and calving ease.
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Abel Farm Murray Abel RR# 5 Lacombe, AB T4L 2N5 Phone: 403/782-1009 403/872-0612 Email: me.abel@xplornet.ca Prefix: AFL Adams, David & Janice Adamsgreen Gelbvieh Box 2344 High Prairie, AB T0G 1E0 Phone: 780/524-5382 Email: admsgrn@telus.net Prefix: ADA
Anderson, laine & Krista Diamond A Farm Box 20, RR #2, Site 1 Millet, AB T0C 1Z0 Phone: 780/389-2460 Prefix: DA
Anderson, ron & Gail Bar GR Cattle Box 1342 High Prairie, AB T0G 1E0 Phone: 780/523-2116, 780/523-8509 Fax: 780/523-2116 Email: gailanderson@hotmail.com Prefix: GR
Andruchow, Art & Marie Limestone Stock Farms Box 386 Andrew, AB T0B 0C0 Phone: 780/896-2352 Email: aandruchow@mcsnet.ca Prefix: AM
bahrynowski, Peter Duke Cattle Company Box 486 Wildwood, AB T0E 2M0 Phone: 780/325-2611 780/542-8500 Email: dukeccpeterb@gmail.com Prefix: DUKE
barnert, Jeremiah Pin To Point Gelbvieh Box 4, Site 1, RR# 1 Okotoks, AB T1S 1A1 Phone: 403/617-3985 Fax: 403/938-8168 Email: jeremiahbarnert@gmail.com Prefix: JAB beamish, Calvin & Donna Beamish Land & Cattle Box 53 Jarvie, AB T0G 1H0 Phone: 780/954-2285 780/307-4842 Fax: 780/954-2671 Email: farmer56@mcsnet.ca Prefix: BLC
beattie, bruce West Hawk Farms Ltd. RR #2 Sundre, AB T0M 1X0 Phone: 403/638-3735 403/638-7896 Fax: 403/638-3747 Email: westhawk@airenet.com
birch, Aaron & barnett, Joe Twin View Livestock Box 97 Parkbeg, SK S0H 3K0 Phone: 403/485-5518 Email: aaron@tbfarms.ca Website:wwwtwinviewlivestock.com Prefix: AWB
birch, ron & Carol Twin Bridge Farms Ltd. Box 192 Lomond, AB T0L 1G0 Phone: 403/792-2123 Fax: 403/792-2123 Email: aaron@tbfarms.ca Website: www.tbfarms.ca Prefix: SA
brittain, Kelly & Colleen Brittain Farms RR# 1 Falun, AB T0C 1H0 Phone: 780/352-0676 780/387-6446 Fax: 780/352-0676 Email: britt4@xplornet.com www.brittainfarms.com Prefix: CK
Cahoon, Corey Black Is Gold 602 Blackfoot Terrace West Lethbridge, AB T1K 7X6 Phone: 403/393-3027 Email: coreycahoon@hotmail.com Prefix: BIG Carlson, lon T. & lorraine beaudin Carlson Cattle Company Box 86 Magrath, AB T0K 1J0 Phone: 403/894-3413 Email: rstar91@yahoo.ca Website: www.carlsoncattlecompany.com Prefix: CCC Congdon, Cody Rocky Top Gelbvieh Box 366 Bashaw, AB T0B 0H0 Phone: 403/350-5791 Email: rockytopgelbvieh@hotmail.com Prefix: RTG Davisson, ray & Anne LC Ranch Box 764 Stettler, AB T0C 2L0 Phone: 403/741-4488 Cell: 403/323-0233 Email: lcranch@xplornet.com Prefix: LCR
Dunford, Darren Dusty Rose Cattle Co. Box 22, Site 2, RR# 1 Dapp, AB T0G 0S0 Phone: 780/206-5918 Email: dunforddarren@gmail.com Prefix: DR Fecho, larry & lynne EYOT Valley Ranch RR# 2 Millet, AB T0C 1Z0 Phone: 780/986-9705 780/718-5477 Fax: 780/986-9705 Email: perfecho@aol.com Prefix: EV
Gibson, Dr. Dale, Gail bower & ryder bower Ryder Ridge Cattle Company 50260 RR 234 Leduc County, AB T4X 0L6 Phone: 780/504-9267 Email: bullmule7@hotmail.com Prefix: RRCC
Hickman, Darrell & leila Stone Gate Farm RR# 2 Vermilion, AB T9X 1Y7 Phone: 780/581-0077 780/581-4510, 780/581-4059 Fax: 780/853-8704 Email: darrell.hickman@lakelandcollege.ca Prefix: STON Hoffman, ron Box 819 Carstairs, AB T0M 0N0 Prefix: RRR
Hollman, brad & Nicole BNH Livestock 35539 Rge Rd 270 Red Deer County, AB T4G 0M5 Phone: 403/352-0816 403/896-8851 Fax: 403/886-2813 Email: bnhollman@gmail.com Prefix: NGC
Hollman, rodney & Tanya Royal Western Gelbvieh 35347 Rge Rd 270 Red Deer County, AB T4G 0C9 Phone: 403/754-5499 403/588-8620 Fax: 403/886-2813 Email: rodscattle@platinum.ca Website: www.royalwesterngelbvieh.com Prefix: RWG Hollman, ryan c/o Royal Western Gelbvieh 35347 Rge Rd 270 Red Deer County, AB T4G 0C9 Phone: 403/588-8620 Fax: 403/886-2813 Email: rodscattle@platinum.ca Prefix: RJH
Janzen, Jason & Agatha Janzen Gelbvieh Box 1433 LaCrete, AB T0H 2H0 Phone: 780/928-2044 780/926-0156 Email: janzenj1978@gmail.com Prefix: JAJ
Keeping, Tom Keeya Creek Farms Inc. Box 4733 Taber, AB T1G 2E1 Phone: 403/586-4944 Email: keeyacreek@gmail.com Prefix: KEE
Koziak, Olivia & Chad Koziak Land & Cattle RR #1 Star, AB T0B 4E0 Phone: 780/835-0264 Email: olivia.koziak@outlook.com Prefix: KLC Kulak, Tom Hill Top Gelbvieh 4603 – 57 Avenue Stony Plain, AB T7Z 1C6 Phone: 780/722-2150 Email: tkulak@live.ca Prefix: KFF
lightfoot, larry Triple L Gelbvieh 712037 Range Road 52 County of Grande Prairie NO.1, AB T8X 4A5 Phone: 780/532-6633 780-402-9550 Email: lightfoot@gpnet.ca Prefix: LL litchfield, linden & randee Box 1828 Cardston, AB T0K 0K0 Phone: 403/653-3919 403/317-4163 Email: linlitch@gmail.com Prefix: LCL
Marsman, Wanda Widowewa Holdings Ltd./Hillsdown Gelbvieh 25032 Twp Rd 374 Red Deer County, AB T0M 0V0 Phone: 403/749-3075 403-373-3075 Fax: 403/749-3056 Email: hillsdowngelbvieh@yahoo.ca Website: www.hillsdownranch.com Prefix: HDG
Mason, Scott & Kristen M Anchor Gelbvieh Box 1686 Valleyview, AB T0H 3N0 Phone: 780/524-4304 Fax: 780/524-4339 Email: scooterkm@rocketmail.com Prefix: SKM Milne, Harold & bev. Milne's Gelbvieh Box 1573 Fairview, AB T0H 1L0 Phone: 780/835-2645 780/855-0365 Fax: 780/835-2645 Email: milneranch@live.ca Website: www.milneranch.com Prefix: GCC Milne, John & Jean Dunvegan Cattle Co. Ltd. Box 1209 Fairview, AB T0H 1L0 Phone: 780/835-4518 Fax: 780/835-4518 Email: milneranch@live.ca Prefix: DCC
Muhlbach, Jason Jace Cattle Company Box 299 Botha, AB T0C 0N0 Phone: 403/740-2526 Fax: 403/574-2189 Email: jacecattle@hotmail.ca Prefix: JM
Murphy, Andrew & Susan Crump Red Dawn Ranch Box 59, Site 5, RR #4 Lacombe, AB T4L 2N4 Phone: 403/782-4713 Fax: 403/782-4713 Email: susandy5556@gmail.com Prefix: RDR
Nelson, Darrell & Duane Box 1144 Glenwood, AB T0K 2R0 Phone: 403/626-3279 403/331-9086 Fax: 403/626-3036 Email: nelson.lad@gmail.com Prefix: DDN Ness, Joe Jonus Cattle #74, 115 Bergen Rd. NW Calgary, AB T3K 1P2 Phone: 403/852-7332 Email:jonuscattle@gmail.com Prefix: JOE
Ness, Kert & Joe Keriness Cattle Company Ltd. Box 8, Site 7, RR# 1 Airdrie, AB T4B 2A3 Phone: 403/948-3282 403/860-4634 Fax: 403/948-2236 Email: kertness@shaw.ca Prefix: KCC
Nielsen, Adam 39020A Rge Rd 21 Lacombe County, AB T4E 2M8 Phone: 403/588-9281 Email: adam@dayspringcattle.com Prefix: AJN
Nielsen, Dan & Marilyn Dayspring Cattle 39020A Rge Rd 21 Lacombe County, AB T4E 2MB Phone: 403/887-4971 Fax: 403/887-4971 Email: info@dayspringcattle.com Website: www.dayspringcattle.com Prefix: DSP
Okell, Don W. & lorna Jen-Ty Gelbvieh Box 627 Duchess, AB T0J 0Z0 Phone: 403/378-4898 Don Cell:403/793-4549 Lorna Cell: 403/501-1019 Fax: 403/378-4894 Email: jenty@eidnet.org Website: www.jentygelbviehs.com Prefix: DL
Pahl, Gary Towerview Ranch Box 331 Medicine Hat, AB T1A 7G1 Phone: 403/548-7150 403-528-0886 Fax: 403/548-7139 Email: towerviewranch@outlook.com Website: www.towerviewranch.com Prefix: TVR Pancoast, Vern & Vivienne V & V Farms Box 37 Redcliff, AB T0J 2P0 Phone: 403/548-6678 403/580-9532 Fax: 403/548-6955 Email: vvfarms@xplornet.com Prefix: VV
Pearson, Jessica & Duncan Pearson Farms Box 589 Calmar, AB T0C 0V0 Phone: 780/297-2352 Email: jessica.andruchow@yahoo.ca Prefix: JNA
radomske, Dan Valley Gelbvieh 26569 Twp. Rd. 350 Red Deer County, AB T4G 0M4 Phone: 403/505-2416 Fax: 403/227-1207 Prefix: VG
roy, Henry M. HMR Gelbvieh A-54319 HWY 748 N Yellowhead County, AB T7E 3N6 Phone: 780/723-2361 780/712-1295 Prefix: HMR Sayer, roger D. & Kim Foursquare Gelbvieh Box 15, Site 6, RR #2 Carstairs, AB T0M 0N0 Phone: 403/337-5847 403/875-8418 Fax: 403/337-5847 Email: rogerandkimsayer@yahoo.ca Prefix: FRSQ
Schiestel, Steve & lisa Silver Line Farm Box 371 Eckville, AB T0M 0X0 Phone: 403/358-8259 403/318-7472 Email: silverlinefarms@gmail.com Website: www.silverlinefarms.com Prefix: SFL
Severtson, Scott & lisa Severtson Land & Cattle 29061 Twp. Rd.350 Red Deer County, AB T4G 0M6 Phone: 403/224-3756 403/358-4676 Fax: 403/224-3756 Email: slcgelb@xplornet.com Website: www.severtsoncattle.com Prefix: SLC
Smithers, Graydon Smithers Land & Livestock Box 1599, 250049 Twp. Rd. 314 Three Hills, AB T0M 2A0 Phone: 403/443-7737 403/443-3303 Fax: 403/443-5280 Email: smithers@wildroseinternet.ca Prefix: SLL
Thome, lorinda & rick RLT Farms Box 13, Site 3, RR# 1 Spirit River, AB T0H 3G0 Phone: 780/864-2961 Fax: 780/864-2785 Email: rltfarms@yahoo.ca Website: www.rltfarms.com Prefix: RLT
Vander Velden, emylene Rainbow’s Edge Gelbvieh Box 5384 Lacombe, AB T4L 1X1 Phone: 403-506-9693 Fax: 403-782-6213 Email: emylenevandervelden@hotmail.com Prefix: EMY
Unger, loren & Karen Unger Land & Livestock Box 14, Site 13, RR #1 Olds, AB T4H 1P2 Phone: 403/556-6499 403/994-1211 Fax: 403/556-6499 Email: lorenunger@gmail.com Prefix: ULL
Winder, Con & Gail Winder's Golden Gelbvieh R.R.# 2 Camrose, AB T4V 2N1 Phone: 780/672-9950 Fax: 780/672-9950 Email: gwinder@syban.net Prefix: WGG
Tuplin, Merv Henibrit Enterprises 4215 - 83rd Street NW Edmonton, AB T6K 1C8 Phone: 780/450-1280 Email: mervtuplin@gmail.com Prefix: MJT
Unger, Tim & Mallory Lost N Found Livestock Box 44, Site 11, RR 2 Thorsby, AB T0C 2P0 Phone: 780/387-1740 Email: timunger85@hotmail.com Prefix: LNF
Vancuren, Darren Sunberry Valley Ranch Box 7, Site 16, RR# 2 Sundre, AB T0M 1X0 Phone: 403/638-4142 403/507-5424 Email: cdvancuren@gmaiil.com Prefix: SUN
Williams, Chuck & Jennifer Flatland Ranch Box 1086 Hanna, AB T0J 1P0 Phone: 403-854-6270 Email: flatlandranching@gmail.com Prefix: FLR
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Clint ellis & Cordy Cox Ellis Cattle Co./Dane Ranch P.O. Box 53 Tatla Lake, BC V0L 1V0 Phone: 250/476-1221 250/709-8625 Fax: 250/476-1280 Email: cordy_cox@hotmail.com Prefix: RAC Dawson, Joyce Gold Bar Gelbvieh Box 3462 Anahim Lake, BC V0L 1C0 Phone: 778/417-0045 250/570-9179 Email: halfwayranch2000@hotmail.com Prefix: JLD
Hogberg, ralf & Glenn Hogberg Ranch Box 29, Site 904, RR #1 Progress, BC V0C 2E0 Phone: 250/843-7653 Fax: 250/843-7653 Email: hogberg@pris.ca Prefix: HG
Kelly, brenda 3400 Willowbrook Rd Oliver, BC V0H 1T5 Phone: 250/498-3432 Email: brenda.kelly@interiorhealth.ca Prefix: BPK MacDougall, Steve & Ashley MacDougall Ranch Box 1333 Barriere, BC V0E 1E0 Phone: 250/672-9260 Email: macdougallranch@gmail.com Prefix: SAM
Mader, barry & robin B & R Ranch RR #1, 2108 Duck Range Road Pritchard, BC V0E 2P0 Phone: 250/577-3486 Fax: 250/577-3486 Email: b&r@telus.net Prefix: BRM
raven, Arne Raven Gelbvieh Box 344 Pritchard, BC V0E 2P0 Phone: 250/577-3486 Email: b&r@telus.net Prefix: ARN
Spence, Wayne & Charlotte Mountain Spring Farm 1636 Chase Falkland Road Chase, BC V0E 1M0 Phone: 250/679-3744 Fax: 250/679-3744 Email: mountainspringcattle@gmail.com Prefix: MSF
Stratuliak, brian Kiskatinaw Gelbvieh Site 13, Comp 16, RR #2 Dawson Creek, BC V1G 4E8 Phone: 250/759-4143 Fax: 250/759-4143 Email: kiskgelb@pris.ca Prefix: BES
Tuchlinski, barbara Francois Lake Gelbvieh Box 1434 Burns Lake, BC V0J 1E0 Phone: 250/695-6620 Fax: 250/695-6620 Email: btuchlinski@hotmail.com Prefix: TL
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bonchuk, Amy AJB Livestock Box 239 Rossburn, MB R0J 1V0 Phone: 204/842-5231 204/773-6140 Fax: 204/842-3706 Email: abonchuck@mts.net Prefix: AJBG
Grose, Patrick Bluff Island Stock Farm Box 126 Inwood, MB R0C 1P0 Phone: 204/278-3308 204/886-7950 Email: pgrose959@gmail.com Prefix: BISF
Jasper, James & Shayla JSJ Gelbvieh Box 24 Hartney, MB R0M 0X0 Phone: 204/858-2476 204/741-0763 Email: jasper30@mymts.net Prefix: JSJ
Overby, Neil Overby Stock Farm Box 815 St. Rose Du Lac, MB R0L 1S0 Phone: 431/233-3505 Email: overbystockfarm@gmail.com Prefix: OSF richardson, Alan & Gail Johnson A & G Richardson Box 301 Elm Creek, MB R0G 0N0 Phone: 204/436-2655 204/745-7718 Email: agrfarms@gmail.com Prefix: AGR Wirgau, lee & Neal Maple Grove Gelbvieh Box 25 Narcisse, MB R0C 2H0 Phone: 204/278-3255 204/886-7588 Fax: 204/278-3255 Email: maplegrovegelbvieh@gmail.com Prefix: MGF
Wirgau, Neal Box 317 Stony Mountain, MB R0C 3A0 Phone: Neal: 204/981-5996 Christine: 204/795-7936 Email: wirgauchristine.hotmail.ca Prefix: NMGF
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biggelaar, Jake Biggelaar Farms 5608 Line 34 Mitchell, ON N0K 1N0 Phone: 519/274-5262 Email: j_biggelaar@hotmail.ca Duffin, Jim, Doug or Darcy Triple D Farm Enterprises 20627 Fairview Rd., RR# 2 Thorndale, ON N0M 2P0 Phone: 519/461-1377 Fax: 519/461-0369 Email: duffin@gtn.net Prefix: TDF
Hurst, Jason 311 Auden Road Guelph, ON M1E 6S4 Phone: 519/881-7929 Email: jasonhurst0@gmail.com Prefix: JPH
Klages, Mike KLAtown Stock Farms RR# 2, 056289 Con 12 Desboro, ON N0H 1K0 Phone: 519/363-6307 519/379-4603 Email: mikeklages@xplornet.ca Prefix: KLA linton, David & Susan Ward Killoran Creek Cattle Company RR# 1, 12135 County Road 45 Hastings, ON K0L 1Y0 Phone: 705/927-0373 Email: dlinton678@gmail.com Prefix: KC raddatz, ron & Tracy Maple Lane Farms RR #3, 194 Breen Line Eganville, ON K0J 1T0 Phone: 613/649-26836 Fax: 613/649-2686 Email: maplelane@nrtco.net Prefix: MLF
Williamson, John Memory Farm Gelbvieh RR 1, 4145 Holmes Rd. Inverary, ON K0H 1X0 Phone: 613/353-7335 Cell: 613/539-2173 Fax: 613/353-7335 Email: willj@kos.net Prefix: MFG
PriNCe eDWArD iSlAND Whalen, ron O'Faelan Farms Inc. Avondale Cattle Company 165 Hermitage Road Vernon River, PE C0A 2E0 Phone: 902/651-2006 Email: drrwhalen@yahoo.ca Website: www.ofaelanfarms.ca Prefix: OFI
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budd, Kevin Katahdin View Gelbvieh 20 Ivey Road Limestone, NB E7N 2N2 Phone: 506/277-1082 Email: kvffarm@gmail.com Prefix: KVG
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Dufour, Serge et Gilles Ferme Dufour et Fils Enr. 226 St. Hermel Sud St. Alexis de’Matapedia, QC G0J 2E0 Phone: 418-299-1324 Fax: 418/299-3154 Email: sergedufour_1@hotmail.com Prefix: FDF
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bentz, blair & lorie Goodview Gelbvieh Box 430 Punnichy, SK S0A 3C0 Phone: 306/835-2748 306/746-8037 Fax: 306/835-2748 Email: blbentz@sasktel.net Prefix: BLB
bilokreli, ron & Sons Vale Country Ranch Ltd. Box 14 Theodore, SK S0A 4C0 Phone: 306/647-2665 306/521-2266 Fax: 306/647-2665 Email: valecountry@imagewireless.ca Prefix: VCR
burks, Trevor & Amber Twisted T Gelbvieh Box 11 Parry, SK S0H 3L0 Phone: 306-715-7476 Email: twistedtgelbvieh@gmail.com Prefix: TTG Davidson, Angus & Marlene Box 385 Ponteix, SK S0N 1Z0 Phone: 306/785-4512 Prefix: AMD
Davidson, ross & Tara Lonesome Dove Ranch Box 147 Ponteix, SK S0N 1Z0 Phone: 306/625-3513 306/625-7045 Fax: 306/625-3782 Email: lonesomedoveranch@saskel.net Website: ww.lonesomedoveranch.ca Prefix: DRT Davidson, Vernon & eileen Davidson Gelbvieh Box 681 Ponteix, SK S0N 1Z0 Phone: 306/625-3755 306/625-7863 Fax: 306/625-3524 Email: davidsongelbvieh@sasktel.net Website: www.davidsongelbvieh.com Prefix: DVE
Davidson, Wade Box 385 Ponteix, SK S0N 1Z0 Phone: 306/785-4512 Cell: 306/625-7820 Fax: 306/785-4533 Email: davidsonwade21@yahoo.ca Prefix: WDE Davisson, barry & Chris Deroo-Davisson LC Cattle Company Box 1443 Unity, SK S0K 4L0 Phone: 306/228-3048 306/228-7793 Email: bcdavisson@hotmail.com Prefix: LCD egan, Phillip & Wendy P-W Gelbvieh Box 503 Moose Jaw, SK S6H 4P1 Phone: 306/693-6096 Email: p.egan@sasktel.net Prefix: PW
Fladeland, Wayne, Delyle & Clinton Fladeland Livestock Box 70 Gladmar, SK S0C 1A0 Phone: 306/969-4829 Del Cell: 306/869-8123 Clint Cell: 306/861-5654 Fax: 306/969-4834 Email: w.fladeland@gmail.com cfladeland@matrix-solutions.com Website: www.fladelandlivestock.com Prefix: FLAD
Gardiner, Simon G. Gardiner Gelbvieh Box 133 Quill Lake, SK S0A 3E0 Phone: 306/383-2736 Fax: 306/383-2736 Email: sgardiner@yourlink.ca Prefix: SGG
Gavelin, David & Kim Deep Sands Livestock Box 149 Meyronne, SK S0H 3A0 Phone: 306/264-3635 Fax: 306/264-3665 Email: deepsands@outlook.com Prefix: DSL Gray, robert J Wascana Ridge Livestock Box 348 Pilot Butte, SK S0G 3Z0 Phone: 306/531-5088 Email: robert.gray@sasktel.net Prefix: WRL
Hansen, Jeff & Jodi Double J Land & Cattle Company Box 529 Springside, SK S0A 3V0 Phone: 306/621-0405 780/956-4552 Fax: 306/792-2042 Email: jeff.hansen@sasktel.net Prefix: JJH Hrebeniuk, Darcy Fir River Livestock Box 379 Hudson Bay, SK S0E 0Y0 Phone: 306/865-292 306/865-7859 Fax: 306/865-2860 Email: firriver@xplornet.com Website: www.gelbviehworld.com Prefix: FRL
Hurlburt, Kirk & leigh Ann Hurlburt Livestock Ltd. Box 3, Site 206, RR# 2 Saskatoon, SK S7K 3J5 Phone: 306/931-2551 306/222-8210 Fax: 306/931-2827 Email: hurlburtlivestock@sasktel.net Prefix: HL
Johnson, Mark, levi & Garrett Last Mountain Livestock Box 368 Strasbourg, SK S0G 4V0 Phone: 306/725-4042 Prefix: LML Knudson, James Knudson Farms Gelbvieh Box 386 Archerwill, SK S0E 0B0 Phone: 306/322-7158 Email: jrhknudson@gmail.com Prefix: KFG lawes, James & Judy Double JL Gelbvieh Box 355 Dinsmore, SK S0L 0T0 Phone: 306/846-4733 306/846-2052 Fax: 306/846-4733 Email: j2lawes@hotmail.com Prefix: JJL
lawes, Kevin & bonny Lawes Gelbvieh Box 176 Dinsmore, SK S0L 0T0 Kevin Cell: 306/831-7055 Bonny Cell: 306/867-7908 Email: crocus.ridge.cattle@gmail.com Prefix: KJL little, Glen & Kim Little’s Country Farm Box 116 Hazlet, SK S0N 1E0 Phone: 306/678-2044 Fax: 306/678/4532 Email: glkdl81@xplornet.ca Prefix: LCF
little, Henry Box 143 Hazlet, SK S0N 1E0 Phone: 306/678-4918 Email: elittle19@gmail.com Nakonechny, ryan Box 262 Cupar, SK S0G 0Y0 Phone: 306/726-8302 Prefix: RRN
Sommerfeld, raymond & Pauline Ryan & Michelle RPS Gelbvieh Box 7 Medstead, SK S0M 1W0 Phone: 306/342-4490 Ryan Cell: 306/342-7259 Fax: 306/342-4490 Email: ryan.sommerfeld@xplornet.ca Prefix: RPS
Schrempp, Will Morgan Tau Gelbvieh Box 44, RR #1 Melville, SK S0A 2P0 Phone: Email: eatfarmraisedbeef@hotmail.ca Prefix: MTG
Thackeray, ian Thackeray Land and Cattle Inc. Box 1002 Weyburn, SK S4H 2L2 Phone: 306/456-2555 306/861-7687 Fax: 306/456-2554 Email: tgfis@sasktel.net Prefix: TIP
Nicholas, Gary J. & Chad McCoy Cattle Company Ltd. Box 479 Milestone, SK S0G 3L0 Phone: 306/436-2086 306/436-7300 Fax: 306/436-4613 Email: cnicholas@mccoycattle.com Website: www.mccoycattle.com Prefix: ZTM
Selin, Wayne r. & lois Selin's Gelbvieh Box 97 Stockholm, SK S0A 3Y0 Phone: 306/793-4568 Fax: 306/793-4568 Email: loisselin@gmail.com Prefix: WRS
Spray, brett & brian Triple S Cattle Company Box 796 Preeceville, SK S0A 3B0 Phone: 306/547-2955 306/614-9025 Fax: 306/325-4540 Email: spray3scattle@sasktel.net Prefix: BJS
Wick, Kendra-Shane Krazy Woman Ranch Box 133 Lake Alma, SK S0C 1M0 Phone: 306/447-4403 306/869-6927 Email: k_wick21@hotmail.com Prefix: KWR
UNiTeD STATeS
Dockter, Dwight & Christina Golden Buckle Gelbvieh 4956 – 41 Street SE Medina, ND USA 58467 Phone: 701/486-3494 Email: gbgelb@daktel.com
ADA AFL AGR AJBG AJN AM AMD ARN AWB BES BIG BISF BJS BLB BLC BPK BRM CCC CFC CK COX CVF DCC DDN DEV DL DR DRT DSL DSP DUKE DVE EMY EV EW FDF FLAD FLR FRL FRSQ GCC GCG GR GSW HDG HG HL HMR JAB JAJ JJH JJL JKL JLD JM JNA JOE JPH JSJ KC KCC
Adamsgreen Gelbvieh, David & Janice Green Abel Farm, Murray Abel A & G Richardson AJB Gelbvieh, Amy Bonchuck Adam Nielsen Limestone Stock Farms, Art & Marie Andruchow Angus & Marlene Davidson Arne Raven Aaron Birch Kiskatinaw Gelbvieh, Brian Stratuliak Cory Cahoon Bluff Island Stock Farms, Patrick Grose & Terry Bruce Triple S Cattle Company, Brett & Brian Spray Goodview Gelbvieh, Blair & Lorie Bentz Beamish Land & Cattle, Calvin & Donna Beamish Brenda Kelly B & R Ranch, Barry & Robin Mader Carlson Cattle Company, Lon Carlson T-Anchor Gelbvieh, Ted & Jo-Anne Cymbaluk Brittain Farms, Kelly & Colleen Brittain Dane Ranch, Dale Cox or Romacordelia Cox Crest View Farms, Barry & Vanessa Wiens Dunvegan Cattle Co. Ltd., John Milne Darrell & Duane Nelson Turtle River Gelbvieh, Matthew & Nikki Devonald Jen-Ty Gelbvieh, Don & Lorna Okell Dusty Rose Cattle Co., Darren Dunford Lonesome Dove Ranch, Ross & Tara Davidson Deep Sands Gelbvieh, David & Kim Gavelin Dayspring Cattle, Dan & Marilyn Nielsen Duke Cattle Company, Peter & Lisl Bahrynowski Davidson Gelbvieh, Vernon & Eileen Davidson Rainbow’s Edge Gelbvieh, Emylene Vander Velden EYOT Valley Ranch, Larry & Lynne Fecho Soperton Gelbvieh Farm, Ellery Wattie Ferme Dufour et Fils Enr., Serge et Gilles Dufour Fladeland Livestock, Wayne, Delyle & Clinton Fladeland Flatland Ranch, Chuck & Jennifer Williams Fir River Livestock, Darcy Hrebeniuk Foursquare Gelbvieh, Roger & Kim Sayer Milne’s Gelbvieh, Harold & Bev Milne Gofflot Bar 2 Ranch, Camile Gofflot Bar GR Cattle, Ron & Gail Anderson GSW Gelbvieh, Glynn Waterton Widowewa Holdings Ltd./Hillsdown Gelbvieh, Wanda Marsman Hogberg Ranch, Glenn & Ralf Hogberg Hurlburt Livestock Ltd., Kirk & Leigh Ann Hurlburt HMR Gelbvieh, Henry M. Roy Pin To Point Gelbvieh, Jeremiah Barnert Janzen Gelbvieh, Jason & Agatha Janzen Double J Land & Cattle Company, Jeff & Jodi Hansen Double JL Gelbvieh, James & Judy Lawes Jason & Kristie Lawes Gold Bar Gelbvieh, Joyce Dawson Jace Cattle Company, Jason Muhlbach Jessica Pearson Jonus Cattle, Joe Ness Jason Hurst JSJ Gelbvieh, James & Shayla Jasper Killoran Creek Cattle Company, David Linton & Susan Ward Keriness Cattle Company Ltd., Kert & Joe Ness
AB AB MB MB AB AB SK BC AB BC AB MB SK SK AB BC BC AB AB AB BC MB AB AB MB AB AB SK SK AB AB SK AB AB ON QC SK AB SK AB AB MB AB ON AB BC SK AB AB AB SK SK SK BC AB AB AB ON MB ON AB
KEE KFG KJL KLA KVG KWR LCD LCF LCL LCR LL LNF LUDI MFG MGF MJT MSF MTG NGC NMGF NSH OFI ORM OSF PW RAC RDR RJH RLT RPS RRCC RRN RRR RTG RTN RWG SA SAM SFL SGG SKM SLC SLL STON SUN TDF TIP TL TOM TTG TVR ULL VCR VG VV WDE WGG WRL WRS ZTM
Keeya Creek Farms Inc., Tom Keeping AB Knudson Farms Gelbvieh, James Knudson SK Lawes Gelbvieh, Kevin & Bonny Lawes SK KLAtown Stock Farms, Mike Klages ON Katahdin View Gelbvieh NB Krazy Woman Ranch, Kendra-Shane Wick SK LC Cattle Company, Barry Davisson & Chris Deroo-Davisson SK Little’s Country Farm, Glen & Kim Little SK Litchfield, Linden & Randee AB LC Ranch, Ray & Anne Davisson AB Triple L Gelbvieh, Larry Lightfoot AB Lost N Found Livestock, Tim Unger AB Ferme Ludi, Luc et Diane Laroche QC Memory Farm Gelbvieh, John Williamson ON Maple Grove Gelbvieh, Lee & Neal Wirgau MB Henibrit Enterprises, Merv Tuplin AB Mountain Spring Farm, Wayne & Charlotte Spence BC Morgan Tau Gelbvieh, Will Schrempp SK BNH Livestock, Brad & Nicole Hollman AB Neal Wirgau MB Nish Gelbvieh, Ben & Jody Nish AB O'Faelan Farms Inc., Ron Whalen PE Koziak Land & Cattle, Olivia Milne & Chad Koziak AB Overby Stock Farms, Neil Overby MB P-W Gelbvieh, Phillip & Wendy Egan SK Ellis Cattle Co./Dane Ranch BC Red Dawn Ranch, Andrew Murphy & Susan Crump AB Hollman, Ryan AB RLT Farms, Lorinda & Rick Thome AB RPS Gelbvieh, Raymond & Pauline Sommerfeld SK Ryder Ridge Cattle Co, Dr. Dale Gibson, Gail Bower & Ryder Bower AB Ryan Nakonechny SK Ron Hoffman AB Rocky Top Gelbvieh, Cody Congdon AB Border Ridge Gelbvieh, Tom Neilson AB Royal Western Gelbvieh, Rodney & Tanya Hollman AB Twin Bridge Farms Ltd., Ron & Carol Birch AB MacDougall Ranch, Steve & Ashley MacDougall BC Silver Line Farm, Steve & Lisa Schiestel AB Gardiner Gelbvieh, Simon G. Gardiner SK M Anchor Gelbvieh, Scott & Kristen Mason AB Severtson Land & Cattle, Scott & Lisa Severtson AB Smithers Land & Livestock, Graydon Smithers AB Stone Gate Farm, Darrell & Leila Hickman AB Sunberry Valley Ranch, Darren Vancuren AB Triple D Farm Enterprises, Jim, Doug or Darcy Duffin ON Thackeray Gelbvieh Farms, Ian Thackeray SK Francois Lake Gelbvieh, Barbara Tuchlinski BC Milne’s Livestock, Tom Milne AB Twisted T Gelbvieh, Trevor & Amber Burks SK Towerview Ranch, Gary & Judy Pahl AB Unger Land & Livestock, Loren & Karen Unger AB Vale Country Ranch Ltd., Ron Bilokreli & Sons SK Valley Gelbvieh, Dan Radomske AB V & V Farms, Vern & Vivienne Pancoast AB Wade Davidson SK Winder’s Golden Gelbvieh, Con & Gail Winder AB Wascana Ridge Livestock SK Selin’s Gelbvieh, Wayne R. & Lois Selin SK McCoy Cattle Company Ltd., Gary J. & Chad Nicholas SK
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The Canadian Gelbvieh Association invites you to be a part of the Association!
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Memberships are due on or before January 1st each year. Only memberships paid up as of April 1st are included in this directory.
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Two Tier System LEVEL # 1 - $400 MEMBERSHIP LEVEL: This would provide members 1 voting card with the chance to win possession of the Futurity Champion Bull, and all draw down prizes. Note: This would provide breeders who do not want semen to be part of the event and have the chances of winning the Canadian Peoples Choice Champion Bull. LEVEL # 2 - $600 MEMBERSHIP LEVEL: Provides 1 bull entry, 10 units of semen from the Canadian People’s Choice Champion Bull, 1 voting card, a chance to win the bull and all draw down prizes. Also Level # 2 futurity members can purchase additional semen on the futurity champion for $40.00 per unit. Additional bull entry $200 - maximum 2 bulls per membership!
RULES - Eligible bulls must be born from January 1st from previous calendar year (2016) and all calendar year bulls. - Members entering bulls must be the registered owner of their futurity entries by August 1, 2017. - Bulls will only be allowed to enter once. - All bulls must be CGA or AGA registered PC88 or Purebred/Fullblood bulls. - All bulls must have complete parent verification on file with the CGA or AGA by Thursday November 16, 2017 to compete ( Futurity will guarantee results for all proper DNA samples submitted to CGA or AGA prior to October 1, 2017). All samples received after October 1, 2017 will not have guaranteed results. - All bulls must be Tattoo Checked, Weighed and Scrotal measured to compete. - All bulls will be videoed at the event facility previous to the start of futurity and made available on-line. - Exhibitor of the futurity champion will not be eligible to win their own bull. - Members receive 1 voting card per membership. - On-line voting will be available for members who are unable to attend the event, there will be no-proxy voting. - Clipping of futurity bulls is suggested and will be left at the discretion of each owner. The event will be a dry brush show, zero tolerance for glues and paints. - Futurity Champion will receive up to a $20,000 payout. - All breeders entering bulls will be required to sign futurity contracts stating that the bulls are virgin bulls (never bred cows or been collected). In the event their bull wins they are willing to give up ownership (full possession and ½ semen interest) to the futurity. - Futurity members will fill out and sign a semen use contract that states they can not re-sell the semen and they will have the right of refusal of semen from futurity champions that don’t meet their breeding programs needs. This contract will be sent out via e-mail to all members after the event and will be required to be sent in by January 15, 2018. Also any additional semen purchase must be made official at this time on the contract and paid for in full. - Futurity champion will first collect the required 10 units per membership and semen will be released on the same date. Additional semen requirements will be met later, once all additional semen orders are met, semen will be released. (Note all additional semen orders will be paid to the futurity and profit after collection fees, will be split 50/50 with the exhibitor of the futurity champion bull). - Futurity champion will have until September 1, 2018 to fill the membership 10 units. If the Futurity Champion is unable to collect and freeze due to any reason (death, sickness, injury or infertility) the required membership semen, only Futurity members who requested semen will be given a semen credit (10 units) that can be applied to their choice of the next two Futurity Champions. All additional semen purchased will be refunded in full.)
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For further information contact:
Aaron Birch Ph: 403-485-5518 aaron@tbfarms.ca
- The Draw Down winner of the Futurity Champion/Purchaser in the sale will also need to sign bull usage agreement contract in regards to zero semen sales for 3 years. - Lot #1 in the Wish List sale will be reserved for the Futurity Champion if the draw down winner chooses to sell the bull. - The Futurity will supply stall cards that must be displayed, all additional promotional information such as picture displays, will be the responsibility and left to the discretion of each entry.
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pring has sprung, and retreated and resprung around here, and with it comes the thoughts of newness. New grass, new calves, and a new crop going into the ground make spring an exciting time. As we wrap up bull sale season, it is a good time to think about old versus new revenue coming into the beef production chain. It is important for us to realize that the only truly new money that comes into the beef production chain comes from the end consumer of our product, beef. While some operations may subsidize their production with outside revenue sources or invest to build and grow their operation with outside funds, the only new revenue generated in the chain comes from the sale of beef and byproducts. When we take this thought process to completion, a lot of the money that was spent on bulls this spring, was generated from the sale of weaned calves last year, that won’t generate new revenue into the beef industry until later this year or even next. So what does this mean at a seedstock level? Perhaps the most obvious thing that following the money shows us, is that carcass quality is important. Carcass and meat quality can be a very involved and intimidating topic, but for the most part it can be simplified. The amount of meat or yield in the carcass is an important consideration. In a simplified approach yield boils down to carcass size, rib-eye size and fat thickness. Carcass weight shows the overall weight of product. Rib-eye size is an indicator of overall muscle mass, so as the rib-eye size increases the percent of meat yield in the carcass increases. Fat has the opposite effect of rib-eye size. As fat thickness increases, the relative amount of muscle decreases. Fat has a much more significant affect on yield than muscle mass does, so in the yield grade calculation fat is weighted more heavily than rib-eye size. Page 36 • Summer 2017 • Gelbvieh guide
The second consideration in our grading system is the use of marbling as an indicator of quality. Marbling are the flecks of fat spread inside the muscle. Generally, this fat provides juiciness and flavour to the meat, but it also provides protection from the chef. More highly marbled cuts of meat tend to be able to handle a bit more abuse from inexperienced cooks. In our current grading system, marbling is used as something of a proxy for tenderness and flavour. This is why we see cuts labelled AAA, Choice or Prime costing more per pound than those with lower marbling levels.
THE CHALLENGE It may not be readily apparent, but there are a couple of challenges in trying to generate new money into the beef chain. The first is that from the perspective of the end product we are paid more for less fat (yield) but also paid more for more fat (marbling). Without an investment in genetics it is very difficult to generate animals that deposit more of one type of fat, while reducing the deposition of another. The good news is that we can create genetic curve benders that do marble and yield more, and we can expand these genetics across the industry. The second challenge and perhaps the biggest stumbling block of all is that for most commercial producers who control the cowherds, fertility and growth trump carcass merit in terms of overall profitability. Work by Melton et al. in 1995 showed that fertility is 10 times more important than carcass merit and growth is 2 times more important than carcass merit to overall profitability at the cow/calf level in a traditional production system where weaned calves are sold into a feedyard. This means that your direct customer (bull buyer) may be looking for something quite different than what is generating
the new sources of income for the industry as a whole and long term success for everyone. Fortunately there are some things that a seedstock producer can do. Investing in ultrasound is one important consideration. This proven and non-invasive technology allows us to look inside our seedstock animals to identify those that combine yield and marbling into a genetic package. Further, putting some emphasis on carcass merit in a seedstock selection program can filter benefits out to the entire industry through the multiplication of those genetics in the commercial industry. This can be accomplished by familiarizing yourself with the carcass EPD available in the breed and using them in selection. Because the primary bull customer has their overall profit
largely driven by fertility some balance needs to be applied to this process, but progress can still be made. Another approach is to increase the emphasis on carcass merit for those sire that are entering a terminal situation (all calves are sold or marketed through the feeding industry). For the seedstock industry investing in the future of the industry needs to involve the end consumer of our product. While several steps removed from this end of the chain, seedstock breeders are actually in the drivers seat of industry success.
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ver the course of the summer grazing period one of point here is if you have a true foot rot with swelling of the foot the most common conditions encountered in our and in advanced cases the dead rotting flesh between the toes beef cattle is lameness. Whether on calves, cows, treatment should be very effective with antibiotics. Many difyearlings or bulls purebred or commercial none are immune ferent antibiotics are effective so you and your veterinarian will from developing some types of lameness. Surprisingly enough determine which is best suited to your situation. A number of many really don’t require much for treatment yet many are the longacting products are very effective against foot rot and treated! Producers often use the all-encompassing term of often one shot if caught early can be curative. The treatment footrot yet most lameness at pasture is not caused by footrot. could even come in the form of a dart. Some newer products This year (summer of 2017) could see a higher than normal inneed a veterinary prescription if used against footrot so together cidence of footrot with all the extra snow and rainfall most areas with your veterinarian find a course of action that works. I even are experiencing. This article will try and differentiate the many recommended the footrot vaccine for either herd bulls at semen forms of lameness we see at pasture and the steps necessary to checking or in extreme cases where outbreaks of footrot in the correct them. Just as an example I superbreeding females have been reported. vised 90 dry cows at pasture several years Many of the other lameness’s fall into ago and out of 12 lame animals I encountwo broad categories. Those that need more This year could tered (all on different cows) only one case involved procedures done and those which was treated. All the rest cleared up uneventneed to simply convalesce on their own see a higher than fully. with no further treatment. By more innormal incidence of After lame livestock are spotted get up volved procedures the examples are broken close to them which should not be difficult. legs which may need anything from emerfootrot with all the Visually or with some binoculars spend gency slaughter in larger animals to either extra snow and some time observing them. First determine casting or splint applications in younger which leg they are lame on. Look for signs ones. In young calves casts and splints derainfall most areas of swelling, the degree of weight bearing on pending on the location of the break have are experiencing. the affected leg and how they ambulate. a very high success rate if found early before With regards to the hoof evidence of cracks, the bone has broken out through the skin. the toes spread apart, corns, long hooves or curled toes may all A couple other conditions which need further care are sole abcause pain in the foot. Of course as with any condition or illness, scesses and septic arthritis. With sole abscesses there is almost record the description of the animal including color, ear tag and no weight bearing yet often no swelling is evident. These need any other distinguishing features as this makes them easier to to be brought home and a therapeutic foot trim performed by your veterinarian. The abscess is open up and drained. We often find on the recheck. see this in association with bad feet or a crack in the wall which Once the location and condition causing the lameness has been determined the course of action is determined. My main allows the infection to enter. Because the infection is enclosed Page 38 • Summer 2017 • Gelbvieh guide
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NEWS & NOTES It is with profound sadness that we, the family of Judy Ann Pahl, beloved wife of Gary Pahl, announce her peaceful passing at the Medicine Hat Regional Hospital on Saturday, April 15, 2017, at the age of 61 years. Along with her loving husband, Gary, Judy leaves to cherish her memory: two children, Jennifer Pahl and Nolan (Cortney) Pahl along with her precious grandchildren, Daxon and Nash. Her memory will live on in the hearts of her mother, Margerie Linderman; two siblings, Terry (Darrel) Dola and Keith (Karen) Linderman; mother-in-law, Edith Pahl; brother-in-law, LeRay (Joanne) Pahl; sister-in-law, Sharon LaBrie (John) as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Judy was predeceased by her father, Archie Linderman and her father-in-law, Gotthelf Pahl. If you ever met Judy, you’d understand that to know her was to love her. She touched the heart of every person she met. Judy was truly an earth angel and now is an angel of a higher order after a hard fought battle with cancer. She will be greatly missed by everyone who knew her. The Celebration of Judy’s life will be held in the Cypress Centre at the Medicine Hat Exhibition and Stampede Grounds, 2055 - 21 Avenue S.E., Medicine Hat, on Friday, April 21, 2017, at 11:00 a.m. with Rev. Dr. Nancy Cocks officiating. If friends so desire, memorial donations in Judy’s name may be made directly to the Children’s Wish Foundation, 39 Somerset Dale S.E., Medicine Hat, Alberta, T1B 0G9.
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and just under the sole it is very painful when weight is placed on the affected foot. As with other very painful conditions it will be up to you and your veterinarian whether painkillers are given. Sometimes limping with convalescence allows the condition to heal quicker rather than removing the pain and having a false sense of improvement. Then when the painkillers (NSAID’s) wear off the condition has worsened. NSAIDS can now be given in many different ways including injections, oral and even now a pour on product so we have lots of choice in this regard. If necessary see which one your veterinarian may recommend. A septic arthritis is when infection has been introduced into the last joint just beneath the hoof. The history of these is they often have been treated many times with antibiotics with no improvement. The infection often breaks out just above the hoof. Often times the curative procedure is either amputating the toe or drilling out the joint. Either procedure requires restraint, local anesthetic and is best done at a clinic. There is also follow up care so removing from pasture is the obvious thing to do and fly control is a good adjunct treatment as well. Most of the multitudes of other lameness problems are transient, and my suggestion is to not stress the cattle out by catching them initially. Just like people cattle can sprain or strain themselves in a multitude of ways? Stepping in gopher holes, slipping
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on wet terrain or rock bruises can all lead to transient lameness problems. Cattle with poor feet long hooves or abnormal gaits are definitely more predisposed to these as well. Hoof abnormalities such as cracks (horizontal or vertical), corns or long hooves ripping off too short will also lead to lameness. In the spring a good hoof trimming will prevent a lot of these problems the following summer. Stifle (knee) injuries can result from various insults to the hind legs including breeding injuries and they may result in permanent lameness or may heal with convalescence. By maintaining your herds hoof care and selecting breeding stock especially the herd bulls for good feet and legs will go a long ways to preventing a large number of pasture lameness’s. For those that do occur don’t rush for the antibiotic syringe without first closely assessing the actual cause. Remember for lameness’s which can’t be treated emergency slaughter is always an option as long as drugs have not already been given.
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NEWS & NOTES
Congratulations to Tyler, Melanie and Sadie Davidson of Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan, on the birth of their baby girl Sage Annie on April 8, 2017, weighing 6 lbs 14 oz. 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).
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Congratulations go out to Jessica and Duncan Pearson, Calmar, Alberta, on the birth of their son, Avry Walter Michael Pearson, born April 27 at 1:45 am. He weighed in at 7lb 3 oz, and measured 20.5 inches long. Proud grandparents are Art & Marie Andruchow, Limestone Farms, and Merrill & Bev Pearson.
SALE RESULTS DAVIDSON GELBVIEH & LONESOME DOVE RANCH 28TH ANNUAL BULL SALE MARCH 4, 2017 PONTEIX, SK 95 Purebred Gelbvieh Bulls
Average $6,226
Many repeat buyers, new buyers, producers and friends we've known for a life time attended our 28th Annual Bull Sale and weekend festivities at our Bull Yards southwest of Ponteix. The crowd bid enthusiastically to own and take home the sale offering. The phone lines were kept hopping and the online bidding was active, with bulls selected to go to work in herds near and far! Sale attendees enjoyed a great day with accommodating travel conditions, a tasty beef dinner, and the best part -- socializing
with fellow cattle producers! Many thanks to all that attended and helped in so many ways! Our 2018 Bull Sale will be held Saturday, March 3, 2018 at the Bull Yards.
17TH SASKATOON GELBVIEH BULL AND FEMALE SALE MARCH 18, 2017 SASKATOON, SK Bulls Heifers
Average $5,605 $1,875
A great crowd turned out for the 17th Annual Sale. Fir River Dragon 104D led the sale off and this highly sought after herd sire prospect topped the sale for $30,000. New owners Twisted T Gelbvieh and D & S Gelbvieh and extremely excited for what the future holds for this young herd sire. STON Don Jaun 26D, another excellent herd sire prospect offered in the sale sold to Murray Abel for $5,250. Other sale highlights were lot 18, Fir River Deveraux 80D who sold to Unger Land and Livestock for $8,000 and lot 19, Fir River Dewey 68D went to Bluff Island
Stock Farm for $6,500. Long time customer Carl Schroeder selected lot 6, Fir River Drover 34D $5,250. Volume buyers were Clay and Brian Corey who selected four stout bulls from the Stone Gate Program. Bulls sold into all the prairie provinces and Ontario. The sale was attended by many repeat customers. Fir River Livestock and Stone Gate Farm would like to thank all the buyers, bidders and attendees for their support of the sale.
BEST OF THE BREEDS BULL SALE MARCH 26, 2017 Goodview Gelbvieh sold 14 bulls in the Best of the Breeds Bull Sale on Sunday, March 26.The crowd once again was standing room only.The bulls sold to a very strong demand with the high seller, BLB 107D, a black Stacker son selling to Circle C Ranch for $7750. BLB 102D sold to Severtson Land & Cattle for $6500 and
BLB125D also sold for $6500 to Karl Johnston. Russel Ban purchased our show bull, BLB113D and BLB132D.The sale average was $5307. Thank you to all the buyers and bidders.
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SALE RESULTS PRAIRIE HILLS GELBVIEH BULL SALE FEBRUARY 11, 2017 DICKINSON, ND 40 Purebred Gelbvieh Bulls Purebred Bred Females Purebred Open Females
Average $5,605 $2,675 $1,875
Sale Manager – Mitchell Marketing Service Auctioneer – Jay Elfeldt After a winter that has blanketed much of North Dakota in record snow fall, a spring heat wave arrived just in time for a beautiful sale day for Prairie Hills Gelbvieh. Lot 1, PHG Dominator D78, was the high selling bull of the day – selling for $12,000 to the team of Fladeland Livestock, Gladmar, SK and JSJ Livestock, Hartney, MB for full possession and ½ semen interest. This powerful purebred son of BABR Dominance 4280B caught the eye of many breeders across North America. Lot 36, PHG Darth D12, sold to Golden Buckle Gelbvieh, Medina, ND for $11,500. This dark red son of RWG Yikes 1512 was packed full of beef in an outcross package.
Lot 11, PHG Da Vinci D52, sold to Gustin's Diamond D Gelbvieh, Mandan, ND for $8,500. This homozygous polled son of DVE Davidson Jackson 26A came from a RWG Yikes first calver and posted an 890 pound weaning weight. Lot 2, PHG Dominion D30, sold to Chimney Butte Ranch, Mandan, ND for $7,750. Homozygous black and homozygous polled, he was sired by BABR Dominance 4280B and had genomic EPDs that ranked in the top 10% of nearly every category. Lot 42, PHG Gerty C38, was the high selling bred female of the day – selling for $2,900 to Goodview Gelbvieh, Punnichy, SK. She sold bred to LWHF Super Flex Z353 for a purebred heifer calf. Other breeders purchasing cattle include Davidson Gelbvieh, Twisted T Gelbvieh, and Honeyman Gelbvieh. Bulls and females sold throughout 5 states and 2 Canadian provinces.
SEVERTSON LAND & CATTLE ANNUAL BULL SALE MARCH 6, 2017 INNISFAIL, AB 130 Bulls
Average $6,048
Severtson Land & Cattle Bull Sale was held at the ranch on March 6/17. The largest crowd ever filled the sale barn. Gelbvieh, Angus and Simmental bulls were in high demand. The high selling Gelbvieh bulls were lot 25, who sold for $15,000 to Overby Stock Farms. Lot 21 sold for $10,000 to Royal Western Gelbvieh and Nelson Gelbvieh. The high selling
Red Angus - lot 59 sold to V & V farms for $15,500 and the high selling Black Angus was lot 86 who sold to G & J Farming for $8,000. The high selling Simmental lot 125 went to City View Simmentals for $9,500 and Simmental lot 122 was purchased by Silver Spring Colony for $9,000. Bulls sold into 4 provinces and 1 state. Thanks to all the bidders and buyers.
2017 GELBVIEH ADVANTAGE BULL SALE MARCH 10, 2017 INNISFAIL, AB The 2017 Gelbvieh Advantage Bull sale was held on Friday, March 10, 2017 this year and we were very grateful to all those that came out or called on the phone to support our sale! The stands were full despite the cold, windy weather. Brittain Farms, BNH Livestock and Jace Cattle Company would like to thank all bidders, buyers, friends and family that contributed to this year’s sale! The sale average was $5292 with the yearlings averaging $4871 and the long yearlings averaging $9367. High selling long yearling bull was NGC Casanova 8C- a JRI Trendsetter 254A47 son that went home to Saskatchewan with Vern and Eileen Davidson for $12,000. Davidson Gelbvieh also won the bid on CK Driller 34D for $7000. High selling yearling bull was CK Drew 36D that sold Page 42 • Summer 2017 • Gelbvieh guide
for $11,300 to Jon and Cynthia Solecki. Jon and Cynthia also purchased 3 other top bulls to take home with them to Burns Lake, BC for a total of $25,000. Dar-Lin Ranches purchased 3 new herdsires for a total of $16,200. Fladeland Livestock purchased NGC Casino Royale 11C for $8200 to take back to Saskatchewan and Stuart Pogmore added NGC Copenhagen 18C to his program for $7900. Thank you to all buyers and bidders and especially to all repeat buyers that have proven the Gelbvieh Advantage!
SALE RESULTS NELSON GELBVIEH ANNUAL BULL SALE MARCH 24, 2017 The Annual Nelson Gelbvieh bull sale was held on Friday, March 24, 2017. A good crowd was on hand and after a delicious roast beef dinner the sale began. The high selling bull co-owned with Highline Gelbvieh, was a son of BEA 442B ET and DDN Belly River Yalina 150Y. KGJ 99D sold to Joe Lansing of Viking, Alberta for $4700. Monkman Cattle Company bought the next high seller DDN 29D sired by RWG Fed X 0411 and his dam is DDN Belly River Sandy 680S, for $4500. Crystal Creek Cattle bid $4300 to own DDN 122D. This bulls dam is DDN Belly River Wyndy 9130W and sired by the half brother of Right Combination, who was
Grand Champion bull at both Agribition and Denver. RWG Ali 3539 sired many of the popular bulls at the sale. Volume buyers for the day were Monkman Cattle Company and Riverside Ranch with 3 bulls each. Crystal Creek Cattle and Rick and Byrce Strate both left with two bulls each. Bulls sold in to Alberta and Saskatchewan. Thanks to all the bidders and buyers who attended the sale and made phone bids. Further sale dates will be the last Friday of March.
GELBVIEH STOCK EXCHANGE BULL SALE MARCH 7, 2017 MEDICINE HAT, AB Jen-Ty Gelbviehs would like to thank all buyers and bidders who came out to support our 2017 bull sale. Even though the weather did not really cooperate we were very happy with the results of the sale. The lead off bull, lot 1, Jen-Ty Dynamite 18D, sold to Hillsdown Gelbvieh for $16,000. Ed and Wanda are very excited to have Dynamite in their program, he for sure will give them some great off spring . Lot 7, Jen-Ty Dice 5D sold to Winders Golden Gelbvieh for $12,000 and they also purchased Lot 13, Jen-Ty Diggs 7D for $8,000.
Lot 27, Jen-Ty Dakota 51D was sold to Greg Doering for $6,000. Towerview Ranch added a Bubba son, Jen-Ty Dexter 9D and a Chilli son, Jen-Ty Whiskey 20D to their program. We also would like to give a big thank you to our volume buyer Crimson Cattle Co. who purchased 5 head for $27,800. Thank You to all who came out and we are very grateful for all the support over the years.
THE CATTLE CAPITAL BULL SALE APRIL 15, 2017 STE. ROSE, MB The Cattle Capital Bull Sale was held on April 15 in Ste. Rose Auction Market. There were 9 - two year old Gelbvieh and Bal-
ancer bulls sold in the Multi-breed sale, and consigned by Overby Stock Farm that averaged $4783.
TWISTED T GELBVIEH & THACKERAY LAND AND CATTLE FEBRUARY 18, 2017 PARRY, SK 41 Bulls
Average $4,596
Twisted T Gelbvieh and Thackeray Land and Cattle were very pleased with the results of their first annual bull sale held on February 18/17. The sale was very steady throughout selling all 41 bulls with a sale average of $4596. Bulls sold bulls into BC, AB, SK, MB, QC, as well as the USA. A few highlights of the sale were TIP Mr Diplomat 31D to V&V Farms for $8750, TTG Desert Storm 3D at $8500 to Thorhaug Farms Inc, and TTG Done Right 1D to Waterrun Holdings at $8250.
We would like to thank volume buyers Allan & Trevor McKenzie and Neil Heaton for purchasing three bulls each. We are extremely humbled by the continued support of our repeat buyers and thoroughly grateful for all of the new buyers that showed their trust and faith in our programs. Please join us on June 17, 2017 for the Man/Sask junior summer show in conjunction with the Man/Sask Field Day and Twisted T Gelbvieh customer appreciation day.
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SALE RESULTS FLADELAND LIVESTOCK 2ND ANNUAL BULL SALE MARCH 15, 2017 MOOSE JAW, SK Average $4,046
Bulls
A good crowd was on hand for the Second Annual Fladeland Livestock Bull Sale. The high selling bull, FLAD Fladeland On Deck 30D, was purchased by repeat buyer Bill Smith of Moose Jaw, SK, for $7750. Agriculture & Agri-food Canada purchased FLAD Fladeland Disturbed 67D for $6500 and Barry Wiens of Crest View Farms in Pansy, MB, took home FLAD Fladeland Dace 98D for $6300. Will and Melissa Schrempp of Melville, SK purchased FLAD Fladeland Dirty Deeds 50D for $5800.
Volume buyers of the day were Agriculture & Agri-food Canada with 4 bulls, Allan Amundrud from Craik, SK with 3 bulls and Harvey Hlavka from Minton, SK, William Funk from Gouldtown, SK and Tim Tendler of Viceroy, SK who all took home 2 bulls each. Fladeland Livestock would like to say thank you to all the buyers, bidders and all who attended.
TWIN BRIDGE FARMS & GUESTS BULL & FEMALE SALE MARCH 13, 2017 BROOKS, AB 31 Yearling Bulls 3 Yearling Heifers
Gross Average $ 155,050 $ 5,002 $ 7,050 $ 2,350
AUCTIONEER: Don Savage SALE MANAGER: Don Savage Auctions The Birch and Ness families brought out a strong set of Gelbvieh genetics that were appreciated by everyone in attendance. These good cattle sold throughout Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Ontario and North Dakota. The depth and thickness on the sale bulls attracted new and repeat customers to this annual event. The high selling bull of the day was AWB BIRCH’S THE BOXER 21D selling to Last Mountain Livestock , Strasbourg, SK for $11,000. 21D was the Reserve National Champion Bull at Agribition in November. He is a direct son of FLADELAND DJW ROCK-M-SOCK M and out of a great producing daughter of V V YOICKS 107Y. Close behind selling for $8,500 was AWB BIRCH”S COLD ONE 4D purchased by Golden Buckle Gelbvieh, Medina, ND. 4D is a son of JRI POP A TOP and out of a SLC TOUCHDOWN 82W sired dam. MacDougall Ranch, Barriere, BC, selected three head at the sale including AWB Birch’s Cease Fire 86D ET
for $7500. 86D is a son of OWEN Ricco 154W and out of the FLAD Lexxus 128X dam. Lomond Grazing Association – Lomond, AB, purchased three bulls for their program. Their first choice was AWB BIRCH’S BOHANNON 30D at $7,500. 30D is sired by ATC GOLD STAR POLLED 5D and out of V V YOICKS 107Y sired dam. Steve and Janet Edwards – Cobden, ON, selected AWB BIRCH’S BUDWEISER 82D for $7,000. He is a light birth weight son of JRI POP A TOP and out of a V V XCALIBER 101X sired dam. Fred Bertschy – Milo, AB, purchased S A BIRCH’S EXPLOSIVE 5D for $6,250. 5D is a direct son of FIR RIVER EXPOSURE 8U and out of a V V YOIKS 107Y sired dam. AWB BIRCH’S BOTTOMS UP 89D was selected by Fairhaven Farms Ltd. (Clarence Visser) – Stirling, AB, for $6,000. He too is a light birth weight son of JRI POP A TOP and out of a V V YOICKS 107Y sired dam.
THE LUNDAR BULL SALE APRIL 1, 2017 LUNDAR, MB 46 Bulls
Average $3,430
5 Gelbvieh bulls averaged $3160 consigned by Maple Grove Gelbvieh. There were also Simmental, Hereford, Angus and Charolais consigned to the sale. Pen of three heifers averaged $5100. Page 44 • Summer 2017 • Gelbvieh guide
Maple Grove Gelbvieh donated this year’s donation heifer, bringing in $8350.
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COMING EVENTS A Complimentary Service Provided by the Canadian Gelbvieh Association Jun 17 - Man-Sask Field Day at Twisted T Gelbvieh, Trevor Burks Farm, Parry, SK
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Jul 15 - Deadline for Canadian Junior Gelbvieh Association Scholarship
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Jul 22 - Davidson Gelbvieh & Lonesome Dove Ranch Summer Pasture Tour & Open House, at the ranch Ponteix, SK.
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All eligible juniors are encouraged to apply for the $500 Scholarship. Please complete the Scholarship Application Form and include a one page essay describing your involvement in the Gelbvieh breed. Please submit your application form and essay to Gaylene Groeneveld by email (gelbvieh@gelbvieh.ca), fax (403-291-5624), or mail (5160 Skyline Way NE, Calgary, Alberta T2E 6V1). The deadline to apply is July 15, 2017. To be eligible you must be a current or previous member of the Canadian Junior Gelbvieh Association between the ages fifteen (15) and twenty five (25) as of January 1st of the current calendar year. Juniors are eligible to receive the award more than once. Scholarship recipients will be presented with a cheque upon proof of enrollment. Send an official class enrollment form or receipt of tuition payment to the Canadian Gelbvieh Association office no later than October 1, 2017. In the event that a circumstance arises that prevents the recipient from enrolling in the school of choice by the above deadline, the scholarship will be forfeited. To retain scholarship, the recipient must complete at least one semester of full enrollment. If the semester is not completed, money awarded must be refunded to the Canadian Junior Gelbvieh Association. Full Name:___________________________________________________________________________
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