CDN PUB Agreement # 40012883
ZTM 15A – Sire: VV WESTERN CHRONICLE 66W
ZTM 27A – Sire: JDPD ASTRO 407S
ZTM 48A - Sire: VV WESTERN CHRONICLE 66W
ZTM 59A
ZTM 66A – Sire: VV WESTERN CHRONICLE 66W
ZTM 124A - Sire: FRL FIR RIVER VOLT 226X ET
EPD’s CE BW WW YW Mik TM 8 1.4 64 81 27 59
EPD’s CE BW WW YW Mik TM 9 0.4 72 87 35 71
EPD’s CE BW WW YW Mik TM 7 1.4 59 74 31 61
ZTM 164A
EPD’s CE BW WW YW Mik TM 10 0.1 67 83 27 61
– Sire: FRL FIR RIVER VOLT 226X ET EPD’s CE BW WW YW Mik TM 5 4.0 70 103 31 66
EPD’s CE BW WW YW Mik TM 3 4.8 67 96 35 69
– Sire: VV WESTERN CHRONICLE 66W ZTM 208A – Sire: FRL FIR RIVER VOLT 226X ET EPD’s CE BW WW YW Mik TM EPD’s CE BW WW YW Mik TM 7 2.2 71 92 34 69 5 3.5 66 99 38 71
FLAD DJW FLADELAND WINTER 202W
FLAD FLADELAND BOOGYMAN 28A ET
(Calf at side – FLAD Fladeland DJW Rock M Sock M 202A) • Grand Champion Bull – Manitoba Livestock Expo 2013 • Grand Champion Female – Manitoba Livestock Expo 2013 • Res. Grand Champion Bull – Canadian Western Agribition 2013 • Res. Champion Female – Canadian Western Agribition 2013 • Dam of the 2013 Canadian People's Choice Bull Futurity Champion
FLAD FLADELAND RITZY 2Z • Sweetheart Champion – Canadian Western Agribition 2013 • Reserve Junior Female – Canadian Western Agribtion 2013
FLAD FLADELAND SPARKS FLY 29Z • First Lady Gelbvieh Champion - Canadian Western Agribition 2013 • Champion Junior Female - Canadian Western Agribition 2013 • Senior Heifer Calf Champion – Canadian Western Agribition 2012
FLAD FLADELAND DJW ROCK M SOCK M 202A 2013 Canadian People’s Choice Bull Futurity Champion At side the Reserve Champion Female - Canadian Western Agribition 2013 At side the Grand Champion Female – Manitoba Livestock Expo 2013
PREMIER BREEDER & PREMIER EXHIBITOR Canadian Western Agribition 2013
SPRING 2014 • VOLUME 24 • ISSUE 1
In this issue...
President’s Report CGA Office Memo Rancher Rob Gelbvieh Association of AB/BC News Man/Sask Gelbvieh Assoc. News Show Results Sale Results Coming Events Advertiser Index
Feature articles...
Applications for DNA Calving Season Pay Attention to Disposal Codes Hall of Honor Recipients Watering Livestock with Snow Maternal Efficiency of Gelbvieh & Balancer Genetics
7 8 10 12 14 43 46 52 53
18 22 24 26 37 40
Advertising Deadlines/Publication Dates Fall - September 1 / October 1 - Commercial Issue Spring - January 1 / February 1 - Herd Sire Issue Summer - May 1 / June 1 - Golden Pages
Mader Ranch, Pritchard, BC captured this photos of a new spring calf.
The official publication of the CANADIAN
GELBVIEH ASSOCIATION
5160 Skyline Way N.E., Calgary, Alberta T2E 6V1 Phone: (403) 250-8640 Fax: (403) 291-5624 Email: gelbvieh@gelbvieh.ca
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Provincial Association Representatives to the CGA Board of Directors Gelbvieh Association of Alberta/BC
Directors
President - Aaron Birch Box 192, Lomond, AB T0L 1G0 Phone: 403-485-5518 Email: aaron@tbfarms.ca
President
Man-Sask Gelbvieh Association
Darcy Hrebeniuk Box 379, Hudson Bay, SK S0E 0Y0
Phone: 306-865-2929 Fax: 306-865-2860 firriver@xplornet.com Past President
Secretary -Joyce Dawson Box 1616 Vanderhoof, BC V0J 3A0 Phone: 250-567-5430 or 250-570-9179 Email: halfwayranch2000@hotmail.com
President - Ian Thackeray Box1002 Weyburn, SK Phone: 306-861-7687 Fax: 306-456-2554 Email:tgfis@sasktel.net
Representative -Darcy Hrebeniuk Box 379 Hudson Bay, SK S0E 0Y0 Phone: 306-865-2929 Fax: 306-865-2860 Email: firriver@xplornet.com
Darrell Hickman
Eastern Canadian Gelbvieh Association
RR# 2, Vermillion, AB T9X 1Y7
Phone: 780-581-4510 Fax: 780-853-4776 Darrell.Hickman@lakelandc.ab.ca
Romacordelia Cox P.O. Box 53, Tatla Lake, BC V0L 1V0
Representative -Jason Hurst 234439 Concession 2 WGR RR2, Durham. ON N0G 1R0 Phone: 519-504-6944 Email:jasonh@agribrands.ca
Secretary -Laurie Hurst 234439 Concession 2 WGR RR2, Durham. ON N0G 1R0 Phone: 519-369-1763 Email:carrollcreekcattleco@gmail.com
Phone: 250-476-1221 Fax: 250-476-1280 cordy_cox@hotmail.com
Kert Ness Box 8, Site 7, RR#1, Airdrie, AB T4B 2A3
Phone: 403-860-4634 Fax: 403-948-9236 kertness@shaw.ca
Jason Hurst 234439 Concession 2 WGR RR2, Durham. ON N0G 1R0
Phone: 519-807-8776 jasonh@agribrands.ca
Blair Bentz Box 430 Punnichy, SK S0A 3C0
Phone/Fax: 306-835-2748
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CGA PRESIDENT’S REPORT
Darcy Hrebeniuk
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ith a successful fall show and sale season having just finished, there is not a lot of time for reflection as most are already finalizing spring bull sale plans and starting calving. Thank you and congratulations to all who exhibited Gelbvieh cattle last fall. It was great to see the People’s Choice Bull Futurity get rolling again with a lot of support as well as at the show in Brandon at the Manitoba Livestock Expo. There was a great showing of cattle at Canadian Western Agribition and at Farmfair where the first ever Canadian Balancer show was held, as well as the Medicine Hat pen show. Exposure is the key to market share, so thank you again to those who exhibited, promoted, and supported these and many more events. This past year we felt there was a need for breed presence in some of the major cattle publications, so we designed an extensive coop advertising campaign. Thanks to the Gelbvieh breeders who participated in this marketing strategy. The record high calf prices that we are seeing right now is a great reason to be aggressive in the Gelbvieh breed promo-
tion. Now more than ever it is so important to promote Gelbvieh cattle at all levels of the industry. The Canadian Gelbvieh Association is offering a last chance registration sale of $20 for cattle over the age of 20 months until April 1, 2014. This is a great opportunity to get those older cows registered that you would like included in your all-inclusive assessment. Also remember to report to the CGA office those females that have been disposed of in your herd, or else you will be billed for them as if they are still in your herd. The up and coming bull sale season is a great opportunity to promote and be seen in the industry, so I encourage you all to attend as many of these events as possible. I hope to visit with you at some of the sales this spring.
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CGA OFFICE MEMO
Wendy Belcher
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he days are slowly getting longer and before we know it the spring bull sale season will be upon us. The seedstock industry is as much a people industry as it is a livestock industry. It is important to get out and visit with your customers, competitors and compatriots, and attending your fellow producer or even your neighbor’s bull sale is an excellent opportunity to do just that. After a busy winter feeding critters and calving cows, sometimes it is just nice to see a friendly face, look at some good cattle and shoot the breeze. Even in this world where social media is everywhere, nothing compares to a face to face meeting and successful people know it. Registration Sale - The Canadian Gelbvieh Association is offering a special price of $20 on the registration of animals over the age of 20 months untill April 1, 2014. This will allow members to get these cows registered and into the system before the All Inclusive/Herd Assessment fees are due on April 15th. New in 2014 – The Canadian Gelbvieh Association has moved to mandatory whole herd (All Inclusive) reporting for ALL members. The annual “All Inclusive” fee of $30/cow, is calculated on the number of calving age (over two years of age) females in the herd as determined from this annual Herd Assessment report. The “All Inclusive/Herd Assessment Fee is payable in one (1), two (2), or four (4) equal payments annually. The first payment is due on or before April 1st and the final payment is due on or before October 1st.
What is covered in the All Inclusive Program? - For every enrolled cow, one animal born in the enrolled year, with the enrolled producer’s prefix and year code, can be registered and transferred regardless of age. - One transfer of the enrolled female in the year in which she was enrolled.
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Secretary/Manager
- Credit is not given for cows removed from inventory after April 15th. If a cow is deleted from inventory, the reinstatement fee must be paid on the cow before a calf can be recorded (“Compute Only” or Registered). The reinstatement fee is $60.00 plus GST. Online Registry System - Canadian Gelbvieh Association members are encouraged to utilize the Gelbvieh Online Registry system. To sign up for the Online program, please download and complete the Online User Agreement Form from the CGA website, www.gelbvieh.ca and return it to the CGA office. There are instructions on how to use the Online Registry System on the CGA website and the American Gelbvieh Association has some excellent YouTube videos on how to use the Online Registry System. Transfer the registration certificate on animals you sell to the new owner. If a person is willing to purchase livestock from you, be proud of your product and show it by submitting the transfer application to the CGA office. Take your customer service one step further by calling the buyer after they have had possession of the animal for a few weeks to see how everything is going. Looking for semen on a Gelbvieh bull? Check out the Semen Source directory on the CGA website at www.gelbvieh.ca. If you have semen on a Gelbvieh bull and you would like to have it included on the Semen Source directory, please contact the CGA office. The International Year Code for 2014 is “B”. All 2014 born calves must have “B” in the tattoo.
Why Gelbvieh? ... Because a good bottom line starts with a great cow herd!
By Wendy Belcher
Rancher Rob and his cronies are fictitious characters created by the author but the scenarios are real.
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ven in the deep freeze and massive snow that has blanketed the prairies this winter, the work never stops at Almosta Ranch. With the excessive cold, the critters are going through feed in record amounts. This increase in feed, while necessary to maintain the cows condition, is cause for concern in the upcoming calving season since it may result in larger birth weight calves. In preparation for the calving season, Rancher Rob has ordered and received his ear tags, both management dangle tags and his CCIA RFID tags. He has checked his calving kit to make sure he is well stocked with ink for his tattoo pliers, old tooth brushes to apply ink with, rubber gloves, rubbing alcohol, rags, pencils and note paper. He contacted the CGA office and ordered 2 new calving books. After the incident a few years back where the calving book in his pocket got wet and unreadable, Rancher Rob operates with 2 calving books, one in his pocket and one in the house where he re-enters data each night as a backup. With the help of the children, he even has his management tags numbered for the 2014 calf crop. Ranch Rob runs a simple tag numbering system. Bull calves start number 1 (1B for 2014) and the heifer calves start at number 101 (101B for 2014). Gambling on a 50/50 male/female split of calves, they numbered tags 1B to 75B and the heifer calf tags 101B to 175B. This system works well for Rancher Rob. You would think it should be easy to tell boy calves from girl calves but Rancher Rob has been known to make mistakes over the years. Some of the other tagging scenarios range from as simple as starting at the number 1 and going up numerically (1B, 2B, 3B and so on). Another is starting with the year number such as 14 or 4 for 2014 (1401B, 1402B, 1403B or 401B, 402B, 403B and so on). A more complicated system uses the tattoo number from the mother for the calf. This system gets confusing when there are more than one cow in the herd with
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the same tattoo number (cow 15T - her calf, if born first would be 15B and then cow 15Z – her calf, if born next would be 115B and so on) and can lead to duplicate tattoos which are not allowed by the CGA and have to be corrected. In an effort to increase efficiencies and decrease clerical errors the CGA is encouraging members to utilize the Online Registry System to enter their own data into the CGA database. Rancher Rob signed up for the system and plans to enter his calving data each day. In reality, this will probably work out to every second or third day, but the plan is a good one either way. Not only has Rancher Rob’s feed supplies been going down fast with the nasty winter, so has his supply of straw for bedding. The tall windbreak fence looks like a garden picket fence and has become pretty ineffective, so Ranch Rob had to take the tractor and dig out an area for the bulls to get out of the wind. To keep his bulls assets from freezing, a lot of straw has been provided as bedding in the bull pen.
Every year in preparation for his bull sale, Ranch Rob hires an Ultrasound Technician to come out and measure his sale bulls and his replacement heifers. Before the Ultrasound Technician arrives, Rancher Rob signs on to his account on the CGA Online Registry system and prints off Ultrasound Barn Sheets, one set for his bulls and one set for his heifers. (My Reports – Ultrasound Sheet – 2013 – Male – View – Print). Not only does ultrasound data help Ranch Rob’s bull buyers, it is one more tool that Rancher Rob utilizes in his quest to produce better beef animals. The addition of carcass ultrasound data also adds accuracy to the Canadian Gelbvieh Association’s EPDs for carcass weight (CW), ribeye area (REA) and marbling (MB). After all data (ultrasound, yearling weights, hip height and scrotal measurements) on potential sale bulls has been processed, Rancher Rob makes his final list of bulls he will be offering for sale. He enters this data into a simple spreadsheet with one column listing the prefix and tattoo (ABC 123A) and the second column listing the registration number for the bull (CDGV123456). Rancher Rob then emails this spreadsheet
to the CGA office and requests a sale catalogue download to be sent to his graphic artist to have his sale catalogue printed. The last thing to do before the bulls go to the sale barn is to have them semen checked by a qualified veterinarian. At this time, Rancher Rob also has a breeding soundness exam done on his existing herd sires to determine if any of them are going to need replacing for defective equipment. Planning his herd sire replacement program and attending spring bull sales is one of Rancher Rob’s favourites tasks. After a long hard winter, getting out and visiting with fellow cattle producers at bull sales is an enjoyable time for Rancher Rob. Sure he could sit at home and bid over the internet or place a bid over the phone, and he has resorted to this when a sale was too far away or the road conditions were simply unsafe to travel to the sale, but the chance to network with fellow producers and socialize with colleagues is the real value of attending sales. Rancher Rob makes every effort he can to attend the sales of his fellow producers and neighbours.
Collecting Carcass Ultrasound Data The Canadian Gelbvieh Association encouraged members to collect and submit carcass ultrasound data for inclusion in genetic evaluation and EPD calculations. Official ultrasound barn sheets can be requested from the CGA office. For your ultrasound data to be included in a CGA ultrasound evaluation, the following guidelines must be met: 1. Ultrasound data must be processed through a centralized ultrasound processing lab accredited by the Ultrasound Guidelines Council (UGC). 2. CGA has no official requirements regarding ultrasound equipment provided the technician is UGC certified and can generate the required ultrasound information. 3. All animals must be on file (registered or computed) with the CGA prior to submitting ultrasound data to the CGA. 4. Data must be submitted to the CGA on barn sheets obtained through the CGA office or via the online registry system. Contact the CGA for more information or to request a barn sheet 5. Ultrasound Data Required: 1. Percent IMF - intramuscular fat (0.00 %) 2. Ribeye area (00.0 sq. inches)
3. Rib fat thickness (0.00 inches) 4. Rump fat (0.00 inches) 6. In addition to actual ultrasound data, CGA requires the following information: 1. CGA registration number of each animal 2. Date scanned 3. Actual weight on the date scanned 4. Technician name (must be certified) 5. Ultrasound equipment used 7. Ultrasound carcass data must be collected between 320 and 480 days of age. Collecting data on bulls at or close to an average contemporary group age of 12 months is ideal. Heifers tend to show more variation if they are slightly older, 13-14 months of age 8. CGA recommends that ALL animals are weighed and scanned for a given contemporary group. 9. Animals should be in good flesh at the time of scanning. Bulls should be scanned prior to being taken off of gain test. Heifers should be scanned following a growing or developing program. Scanning at these times allows animals to express maximum genetic differences for marbling and fat thickness.
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Association News
By Aaron Birch, President, GAA/BC
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any of us are gearing up for calving and bull sale season. Looking back on 2013 it was a great year for both the Gelbvieh breed and the cattle industry in general. However, thus far winter has made it hard on many of us with excess snow and cold. Hopefully this means Mother Nature will be nice to us for the rest of the season. Looking forward to 2014 with lower feed prices and the demand for Gelbvieh genetics increasing, it looks bright. The National Show was held at Farmfair International this year and although numbers were conservative the quality of cattle was second to none. As a spectator I was very impressed by the Gelbvieh cattle that were on display. There were also many comments from exhibitors about the increase in traffic and interest from visitors this year at the show. This event is bouncing back as one of the best places to promote and market genetics in Canada. I encourage anyone looking to expand their customer base to attend Farmfair nest year. The Gelbvieh Wish List Weekend was an even bigger success this year. Our move to Red Deer proved to be a positive one. The barn was full of great Gelbvieh genetics. An impressive set of sale cattle made for a strong national sale with females going to all the prairie provinces and the US. I think all in attendance as well as those watching online can agree that the Canadian Gelbvieh Bull Futurity was a great event. Members who entered bulls can be commended for the outstanding genetics they showcased. Congratulations go out to Fladeland Livestock for winning the futurity with FLAD Fladeland DJW Rock M Sock M 202A. Futurity members will be getting straws of semen, myself included, are looking forward to using this genetic powerhouse. Congratulations also go to Dayspring Cattle for winning the bull. To get a membership for next year contact Rodney Hollman or Gaylene Groeneveld. Once again the steak dinner before the sale was enjoyed by many. The banquet was even better for Doug and Rita Cox who were named the Commercial Breeder of The Year and Royal Western Gelbvieh who were named Purebred Breeder of the Year. We didn’t have a commercial pen show this year at the Wish List but hope this part of the weekend will thrive in the future. We have put together a committee to specifically promote and organize this event. It is a great way for your commercial customers to stay active and enthusiastic in the breed, and also win some prize money. If you know of a commercial producer that would be interested contact them early so they can plan to attend. For more information contact Roger Sayer Page 12 • Spring 2014 • Gelbvieh guide
or Cody Congdon. Our Donation Heifer this year was graciously donated by Brittain Farms, Kelly and Colleen Brittain. CK Affinity 116A was sired by Brittain’s herd sire CK Under Cover Agent 7U. There were a record number of tickets sold on this good female. She stayed in the family however with BNH Livestock being the lucky draw winners. A big thank you goes to the Brittains for their support of the association. Also thank you in advance to Milne’s Gelbvieh who stepped up to donate next year’s heifer. I would like to extend a personal thank you on behalf of the GAAB/BC to all of the breeders from Saskatchewan and Manitoba that made it out to the Wish List. With your presence it really made it a National event. There are a few changes to the GAAB/BC board of directors for 2014. I would like to show my appreciation to Cordy Cox and Darren Dunford who completed their terms on the board. Cordy has done a great job as president the last few years and her influence will be missed on the board. Darren has agreed to continue as our Farmfair representative since he has done such a good job with it in the past. New to the board are Jason Muhlbach and Grayden Smithers. Staying on the board from last year are myself as president, Roger Sayer as vice president, Joyce Dawson as secretary and Joe Ness and Cody Congdon as directors. Merv Tuplin has once again volunteered to be treasurer. Don’t hesitate to contact any of the board members with suggestions, concerns or to get more involved. We are still looking for a host for our 2014 field day. If you are interested please let me know. All the best to everyone on their bull sales. Have a great Spring. Gelbvieh juniors were out in full force in 2013 showing off their achievements. Participants in the 4-H Breed Awards program were up last year. The GAAB/BC gave out combs to show our appreciation. If you know of a 4-H member that is showing Gelbvieh make sure to get their name to me so I can send them a prize. It’s a great way to keep the next generation of cattlemen enthusiastic about the Gelbvieh breed. I am looking forward to seeing everyone at the spring bull sales. I encourage all breeders to attend these sales as well as visit other breeders on farm. It is a great way to source genetics to improve our programs as well as stay in touch and keep up on what is happening in the breed.
Aaron
GAA/BC Commercial Breeder of the Year
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oug and Rita Cox live east of Big Valley, Alberta and manage 500 head of cow-calf pair plus 480 head of yearlings from those cows. 96 head of these females are their Gelbvieh cross pairs and yearlings. Their employer has 24 quarters of land and they have 4 quarters of their own and rented land. Their son Cody introduced them to Gelbvieh bulls in 2004; he had two bulls. Doug & Rita purchased their first Gelbvieh bull in 2006 from Larry Fecho and have been growing
heifers the last 3 years. Most of their cows are Gelbvieh x Angus. Doug and Rita calve in April/May and wean in October. They winter over the calves and bred heifers and sell yearling steers in September. Cody and his wife Brenda and daughter Megan, help their parents with the cows on moving and processing days. Cody and Brenda also have a small herd of Gelbvieh cross cows which he bought as first calf heifers from their herd and they breed them to Gelbvieh bulls. They comment, "We really liked the Gelbvieh infulenced bred female sale in Ponoka during the Wish List Sale weekend, and we were surprised and really appreciate the Commerical Breeder of the Year award."
their herd of cows ever since. Of their 96 cow base, 90 are Gelbvieh crosses, with a few bought cows from when they started their herd in 2004. They have 5or 6 bulls for their cows and yearling heifers. They breed most of our yearling heifers and have been selling bred
Canadian People's Choice Gelbvieh Bull Futurity - A Huge Success!
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he Gelbvieh Association of Alberta/BC were pleased to host the annual Wish List Sale Weekend on November 29-30 at Westerner Park in Red Deer, Alberta. The popular sale averaged $3814, with buyers from all 4 western provinces and many US states. The GAA/BC also held their annual meeting on November 30. The Association also hosted the first annual Canadian People's Choice Gelbvieh Bull Futurity. There were 28 bulls entered in the futurity with 60 members voting for their favorite
bull at ring side and online. Winning the People's Choice award was FLAD Fladeland DJW Rock M Sock M 202A, a son of BLB Goodview PLD The Rock 7A, exhibited by Fladeland Livestock, Gladmar, Saskatchewan. A draw down system determined the winner of the bull. Dayspring Cattle of Sylvan Lake, Alberta, were the victors. Each member of the futurity will receive 10 straws of semen on the Champion bull. Plans are already under way for the second Canadian People's Choice Gelbvieh Bull Futurity in 2014. Gelbvieh guide • Spring 2014 • Page 13
Association News
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he Man-Sask Gelbvieh Association held their annual meeting at the Moose Jaw Exhibition Grounds on Dec. 14, 2013. Ian Thackeray was elected as President, Trevor Burks as Vice President and Cynthia Wirgau as Sec/Tres. New board member is Chad Nicholas. Returning board members are Vernon Davidson, Wayne Selin, James Jasper and Trevor Burks. Thank you to Lee Wirgau for his past 3 years on the board, and congratulations to him on joining the CGA board of directors. A well attended banquet and fun auction was held at the Temple Gardens. The Donation Heifer donated by Thackeray Gelbvieh Farms was won by Neal Wirgau (Maple Grove Gelbvieh). This year we honored two commercial cattle producers that have raised Gelbvieh cross cattle for numerous years. Congratulations to Dennis & Denise Griffith of Oak Lake, Manitoba and Kevin Staple of Bengough, Saskatchewan. This year a 4-H member that showed a Gelbvieh influenced animal received a CJGA membership and a chance to win $500 towards purchasing a Gelbvieh female from a Man-Sask member. The winner was Mikki Orange from Medstead, Saskatchewan.
Man-Sask Board of Directors: Bottom L-R: Del Fladeland, Cynthia Wirgau, Ian Thackeray. Top L-R: Wayne Selin, James Jasper, Chad Nicholas, Trevor Burks & Vernon Davidson. A special thank you goes out to all sponsors, exhibitors, volunteers and spectators that make our events so enjoyable.
Man-Sask Commercial Breeder of the Year Each year the Man-Sask Gelbvieh Association selects Commercial Breeders of Year, one from Manitoba and one from Saskatchewan. This year the Association is pleased to announce that the Commercial Breeder of the year for Saskatchewan is Kevin and Linda Staple. Kevin and Linda run a mixed farm at Bengough, Sasakatchewan which is located near the Big Muddy. They run approximately 90 cows that are Gelbvieh influenced. The heifers are bred to calving ease Gelbvieh bulls and the cows are bred to high performing Gelbvieh bulls. When asked why they run Gelbvieh bulls and maintain a Gelbvieh cow base they say, "We start to calve March 20 and the weather can be very unpredictable at that time so we need the calves to be born unassisted and have extra vigor at birth. And Kevin adds, "That he sure likes the mothering ability,extra milk and the temperament the Gelbvieh cows have." They sell their calves the first week of November at Assiniboia Auction Maart and are very impressed with the weights of the calves each year. The Staples have used Gelbvieh bulls for ten years and will continue for years to come. For their Page 14 • Spring 2014 • Gelbvieh guide
appreciation and dedication to the breed Kevin and Linda received a nice farm sign on behalf of the Man-Sask Association. Congratulations Kevin and Linda!
Kevin Staple (right) is presented with a farm sign from Del Fladeland
Man-Sask Commercial Breeder of the Year Dennis and Denise Griffith of Oak Lake, Manitoba, have been Gelbvieh enthusiasts for several years. They run a highly respected commercial herd of cattle with Gelbvieh being an anchor breed. They have purchased their sires from several bull sales in Manitoba and Saskatchewan as well as private treaty purchases. They have at times backgrounded and finished their calves along side of the cow-calf operation.
The Griffith's are a member of the Oak Lake Agriculture Society and have been showcasing their Gelbvieh heifers in the pen of three heifer show for years. Congratulations Dennis and Denise on being named 'Commercial Breeder of the Year' from the Man-Sask Gelbvieh Association.
Dennis and Denise Griffith are presented with a farm sign from Ian Thackeray
The Universal HERD LETTER for
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The Man-Sask Gelbvieh Association sponsored the 14th Annual Sweetheart Gelbvieh Classic at the 2013 Show at Canadian Western Agribition. A total of 33 memberships were sold with 10 females competing for top honors. Members were to choose their top 4 females prior to the female show at Agribition. Upon completion of the female show, the top 4 animals were announced and would be re-judged the following day prior to the sale. The winning entry would become the lead-off animal in the Agribition Sale. This year's Sweetheart was exhibited by Fladeland Livestock, with FLAD Fladeland Ritzy 2Z. She sold to Thackeray Gelbvieh Farms for $4200. Fladeland Livestock received the jackpot of $7102. McCoy Cattle Co. was the lucky winner who won the sale proceeds of $4158 and used them to purchase an animal in the sale. The three runner-up females were exhibited by Fladeland Livestock, Davidson Gelbvieh and Bluff Island Stock Farm. Congratulations to Fladeland Livestock and the Man-Sask Gelbvieh Association for another successful Sweetheart Classic.
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Thank you to all the Sponsors, Exhibitors, Organizers and Gelbvieh Enthusiasts who joined us for this superb event.
Canadian Western Agribition Regina, Saskatchewan
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here has been a lot of press about genomics and DNA over the last year. The Genome Canada project has done a lot of work in the Gelbvieh breed collecting DNA samples on influential animals and conducting sequencing and high definition genotyping on these samples. As the DNA world evolves I think we will begin to see how valuable a contribution this has been, however it is only the beginning. There are a lot of possible applications for DNA and SNP technology that I believe will become more prevalent in the industry (both seedstock and commercial) over the next several years. Hopefully this list will outline some of the opportunities that may arise or are out there already. 1. Genomically Enhanced EPD – This is a large driving force behind most breed association efforts in North America. The use of DNA SNPs to help further measure an animal’s DNA and improve the accuracy of prediction of the EPD is valuable. Genomics may provide the ability to have young animals with EPD at the same level of accuracy as if they had already sired a calf crop. Additionally, it can allow us to evaluate young animals from the same position as if they already had daughters in production, saving years on a slow selection process. Lastly, if we can collect good data and map it to a breed’s DNA, then we can evaluate expensive or difficult to measure traits such as feed efficiency that have a very real impact on the profitability of the cattle. 2. Parentage – This may seem fairly obvious to seedstock folks, and in reality it is what DNA has been used for in breeding circles for the last 20 or more years. The unique difference now is that SNP technology lowers the price of testing to a level where it becomes commercially viable, or useful at a larger scale. There are a couple of interesting things that can be done with this. Multiple sire pastures may become the norm for seedstock production, and we may see commercial producers using the technology in a heavier way. For example: low cost parentage or sire verification may allow commercial producers to run several terminal bulls and a few Page 18 • Spring 2014 • Gelbvieh guide
maternal bulls in the same pasture and keep only those heifers from the maternally suited bloodlines. Selected testing may allow for sorting out problems such as calving difficulty. If a herd were to have a problem, they test and determine if it is caused by a single sire (genetics issue) or several sires (management issue). 3. Sorting Feeder Cattle – There is some of this going on already in Canada, with the best example being Leptin testing at feedlots, however genomics may provide a much more informative way to sort cattle into outcome groups prior to placing them on feed. Additionally, because an animal’s DNA is set at conception there is opportunity to test calves at a young age, or even to test sires a generation sooner and proactively package genetically similar groups of cattle together at home, before offering them for sale. This may include feeding characteristics such as intake and feed efficiency, carcass quality or days on feed. This is well beyond the current practice of “presorting” calves into colour and weight classes and can add value by sorting cattle into true likeness groups. 4. Sorting Replacements – Just as with feeder cattle, the application of DNA may allow us to sort through our replacement females more objectively. This could include the simple parentage example above, where a breeder wishes to keep only Gelbvieh sired heifers as an example, or it could be more in depth where the DNA test is used to predict future longevity, production levels or other characteristics. 5. Animal Health – Animal health is a hard thing to measure since most of us have good health protocols and relatively small groups of animals. It also has the potential to provide great value when as an industry we continue to receive pressure to reduce the use of antibiotics and other animal health products. DNA may provide us the potential to select animals that are more resistant to various disease complexes or respond better to vaccination. Using traditional breeding techniques we are somewhat limited in making progress, however DNA may allow us to actively select cattle for natural improvements in this area.
6. Human Health – This is an area that has potential well past the farm gate. DNA can provide clues to things like fatty acid profiles in beef and other things that the average cowherd does not have the ability or technology to measure. This technology could provide opportunities to pursue premium markets that demand specific end product characteristics. 7. Traceability – DNA technology may provide some opportunities for products to use DNA as part of their traceback or quality assurance protocols. This obviously may not work with hamburger, but more expensive whole muscle cuts (steaks/roasts) may be marketed using DNA and full traceability as part of their value proposition. 8. Commercial Industry Evaluation – the advent of DNA technology, including low cost parentage, trait assessment and the development of tools such as BIXS providing data feedback may allow for the inclusion of commercial data in genetic evaluation. This could provide increased information for seedstock suppliers, or may turn the game completely on its’ ear. 9. Divergent Cross-breeding – one of the great freebies in this industry is hybrid vigour. Research shows that benefits
can approach a 23% boost in lifetime productivity. What is exciting is that hybrid vigour is created by the pairing of unlike DNA bases and that 23% is an average number. DNA may have the potential to more effectively match unlike DNA to increase the heterosis effect in the commercial industry. There are a lot of other opportunities out there, many of which are likely not even thought of yet. Much of the technology used today was not even in development 5 years ago and most has seen relatively steep price drops. Perhaps the biggest takeaway surrounding these new DNA technologies is that they are going to place significantly more pressure than ever on producers, associations and others in the chain to collaborate and coordinate their efforts and communicate through the chain. There may be significant changes to the traditional breeding and marketing structures in the industry. This represents a challenge but also a real opportunity for those who are willing to seize the day and step outside of traditional paradigms and thought processes.
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ow-calf producers should consider udder soundness as an economically relevant trait translating to the life or death of a newborn calf. The simple process of taking udder scores will improve overall udder soundness in your cow herd. For the beef cow, udder quality and soundness usually get lumped in a category called convenience traits, along with others including temperament and feed and leg soundness. While all of these traits have the potential for economic impact to a cow's productivity, at calving time poor udder quality may translate to life and death of a newborn calf. Calves that have a difficult time nursing and do not receive adequate colostrum may, at worse, not survive and at best have a higher incidence of scours and decreased immunity levels. Ultimately performance is affected which translates into reduced pounds at weaning and reduced profitability of the cow overall. The impact on performance, on top of the labor costs that can be occurred managing those cows that need help getting a calf to nurse should be considered as additional incentive to include this process in your calving rituals. Udder scoring at calving is a tool that, while more widespread in the dairy industry, has been shown to improve udder quality in beef females. Research has shown that udder quality is moderately heritable. Which means that over time improvement can be made with selection for this trait. The Beef Improvement Federation (BIF) adopted an udder scoring system which provides a tool for both commercial and seedstock producers to score both teat size and suspension on a scale of 1 - 9 with a 9 being ideal. Scoring cows within 2448 hours of calving is the recommended time for evaluating these females. Page 22 • Spring 2014 • Gelbvieh guide
Where do the most problems commonly lie? Canadian research shows that cows with more desirable teat scores had calves that nursed sooner after birth. Larger teat circumference usually caused more problems than teat length. Short to medium length teats are preferred over long teats. Oversized teats that did not get milked out had a higher incidence of mastitis. Udder suspension is equally important to udder soundness. Udders that are well attached are less susceptible to injury than the very pendulous poorly attached udders. As well, udders with poor suspension are more susceptible to contamination from fecal material or mud. Pigmentation is not a factor in the udder scoring system, however should be a consideration for cow-calf producers. A darker pigmented udder will be protected from sunburn or reflection of sunlight from snow. One other tool that can be used in sire selection for the udder soundness component is the American Gelbvieh Association's stayability EPD. While many factors are included in this EPD, udder soundness can be attributed to a female's ability to still be in the herd at age six. Sires with higher stayability can be assumed to have average or better udder quality. It can be said that cows with poor udders are definitely not convenient when it comes to calving in the cold days of late January and February. As such an evaluation of udder soundness throughout the cow herd may prove to be a sound practice to help insure less calving and calf survival challenges in the future.
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Harold and Bev accepting their 2013 Hall of Honor Award
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arold and Bev started showing in the Gelbvieh community the year before they were married. It started when Harold brought his girlfriend Bev home who had been showing Hereford cattle for many years. Bev said that she would like to show some of their Gelbviehs at Farmfair International, so she picked her string, all halter broke and clipped to perfection. Harold had never shown cows before so this was an entire new process to him. John remembers him coming to him saying, "I don't know anything about this showing cows thing but man Bev really knows what she is doing!" Now for anyone who knows Harold we can be sure that was the first and most likely the last time he openly admitted that Bev knew more than him. While at Farmfair with their string of seven they began to place top of their class in most divisions, literally they cleaned house! For the following years they continued to show at Farmfair for 25 consecutive years. While they enjoyed showing at Farmfair they wanted more, so they began traveling to Regina for Agribition as well as showing locally in the Peace Country. Harold and Bev began promoting Gelbvieh cattle all over the Peace Country and at all the shows they had travelled to. Within a few years the name Gelford Cattle Company was fairly well known. Outside of the breed shows they began pro-
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moting Gelbvieh heifers and steers to 4-H members. Harold and Bev continued to show and raise Gelbvieh with their children Olivia and T.J. Showing and raising Gelbvieh was a pride of the entire family. Harold also took part by holding positions on the board for many years. They Bev competing in a barrell racing have enjoyed talking to competition anyone coming by the stall about their cattle and the Gelbvieh breed. In their spare time the Milnes enjoy ream roping and working with good horses. They are a true ranch family. Harold and Bev Milne strive to do their part promoting the breed that they hold dear to their heart. They host an annual bull sale at the ranch at Fairview, Alberta, each Spring. This year the opening day of their 'Better Beef Bull Sale' starts on March 29. Congratulations Harold and Bev!
Milne's showstring at Agribition
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Gelbvieh Registration Certificate
On your next Gelbvieh or Balancer® purchase, ask your seedstock supplier to transfer the registration paper.
Transferred registration papers add value to your purchase:
• Authenticate pedigree, performance and genetic information
• Access to value added marketing services throughout the Canadian Gelbvieh Association
• Free 3-year subscription to the Gelbvieh Guide
• New buyers receive and informational packet about Gelbvieh and Balancer®
• Updated EPD’s and performance information
• Track pedigree information to manage inbreeding and maximize heterosis
• Create a connection to your seedstock provider and the Canadian Gelbvieh Association
• Solidify your reputation as a professional cattle producer who is committed to genetic improvement
Get access to information and tools to help make your operation more profitable through registration papers.
CANADIAN GELBVIEH ASSOCIATION 5160 Skyline Way N.E., Calgary, Alberta T2E 6V1 Phone: (403) 250-8640 • Fax: (403) 291-5624 Email: gelbvieh@gelbvieh.ca
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Chinese Delegation at Canadian Western Agribition Several chinese delegates attended Agribition in November to see first hand Canadian and US Gelbvieh genetics. Lee and Cynthia Wirgau and Blair Bentz organized for them to attend the Gelbvieh events.
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Benefits of CGA Membership The Value of Membership
Member Web Sites
The Canadian Gelbvieh Association exists to enhance the success of breeders and commercial users of Gelbvieh. The fees paid by members allows for that to happen. The value of the association brings informational services, marketing and member communication programs for both members and commercial users of Gelbvieh genetics. The Canadian Gelbvieh Association is dedicated to its mission of "Registering, promoting and improving Gelbvieh cattle.�
The CGA provides a link to member web sites to assist with CGA member marketing programs. Please check out the links section at www.gelbvieh.ca.
Registration and Performance Seedstock animals with documented pedigree and performance information are especially valuable in today's information age. The beef industry is putting increasing emphasis on known genetic information as a way to enhance animal performance and consumer eating satisfaction. The CGA's performance program, includes its registration certificate and provides in-depth performance and genetic information to enhance selection and management decisions. The CGA is involved in ongoing research projects, related to breed improvement, associated with genetic evaluation, production efficiency and beef quality.
Breed Marketing and Promotion Marketing of Gelbvieh on a national, regional and provincial level is only possible through the power of an association. Our combined marketing and breed promotion efforts strive to build national breed awareness and assist in the trade of Gelbvieh-influenced cattle. This is possible through our official publication, the Gelbvieh Guide that informs and educates breeders and commercial customers on the benefits of Gelbvieh genetics. Through an association, effective marketing is possible.
Commercial Marketing Program Over the years, Gelbvieh breeders have gained a reputation for being very commercially oriented. Some of the CGA Commercial Marketing services include: a Gelbvieh feeder cattle listing service and replacement heifer marketing service. As a Gelbvieh breeder, your commercial customers can be assured that their investment in Gelbvieh genetics is backed by one of the most aggressive commercial marketing programs in the entire beef industry.
Fellowship and Lifelong Learning The power of an association is in its membership - a group of like-minded individuals working together towards one common goal. Success of an association comes from the friendly exchange of ideas and sharing of experiences among people with related interests. Members have a voice in the CGA decision-making process by participating in the committee process and annual meeting. Beyond the CGA, opportunities for involvement and membership extend to provincial associations, the Canadian Junior Gelbvieh Association and industry organizations. Together, active membership and involvement drives the success of the CGA.
The achievements of an organization are the results of the combined effort of each individual member. All of the CGA programs and services are critical in assisting to promote and market Gelbvieh cattle on all fronts.
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or eons wild animals in Canada especially the large herbivores have relied on snow as their primary water source through the cold winter months. It has been shown that some wild species like reindeer actually prefer snow if given a choice. Can ruminants, especially pregnant beef and bison cows and heifers, do well eating snow? I have multiple clients, which go to elaborate lengths to make sure their cattle get access to water through the winter months. Since we have already had adequate snowfall this year eating snow has become a timely topic. This article will reveal some facts on the matter and evaluate the common winter watering practices. In several studies done in Alberta and Montana where cold weather and adequate snowfall were present all results were very consistent. There was no change in either body fat of the cows and birth weights of the resulting calves. Some studies even followed it further to the subsequent weaning weights of the calves and found them unaffected as well. Fertility and days till rebreeding were also unaffected. Unless there is inadequate snow or it is extremely crusted from rains it can be a totally acceptable practice in mature large ruminants (cattle bison and elk). In late pregnancy where fetal fluids increase and into calving more water is necessary to produce good quality colostrum and milk. In those situations water is necessary and if the cows are lacking adequate body condition. Cattle are generally brought in closer to the yard for calving and access to water is readily available. The rest of the time snow consumption will not have any detrimental effect on your mature cattle. Fresh snow is very clean and has no fecal contamination;
dirty snow could promote transmission of internal parasites. You must monitor body condition since lack of water will reduce feed consumption and animals will drop condition rapidly if H2O (water or snow) is deficient. Gauntness in the flanks is the first telltale signs. Weight loss over the ribs and spine are visible next. Watch the consistency of the manure as less water of course causes a dryness and stiffness to the cow patties.
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Eating snow is a learned behavior so if new to them livestock may take up to three days to adjust to eating snow. Keep in mind the requirements for water will drop in the winter as the temperature declines. I use an average rule of 10% body weight in summer or about one gallon per 100 lbs. It drops to 2/3 or less in the cold winter. Silage feeding over the years has also decreased the water requirements because of the moisture in it (between 50 and 60 %). They must have access to fresh snow so that must be watched closely and there is no doubt the smaller framed cattle do better under this management scheme. There are many benefits to eating snow as it relates to management and costs on your farm. Stockpiled pastures or remote and protected wintering areas can be utilized. You save electricity costs from heating watering bowls to running pumping systems. This is notwithstanding the large initial costs to trenching in lines or purchasing all weather watering systems. By moving the feeding area the manure is spread out considerably eliminating the need for manure removal. The calving yards can also be kept totally clean until needed. In our area we experienced a drought for a few years so this practice of eating snow takes some of the pressure off of farm dugouts or wells that become taxed supplying water year round. Every year there are one or two wrecks in our area of a producer loosing multiple cattle from falling through the dugout. This almost invariably occurs when producers cut holes in the ice for the cattle to water. Not only do they risk drowning there gets to be a large concentration of manure on
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the ice, which in spring contaminates the water. I still remember several years ago seeing an aerial photograph of cattle being watered through a hole in the ice on the Red Deer River. With all the manure on the ice and the thought of communities downstream getting their drinking water from this same source. Environmental groups could have a heyday with it. Eating snow on vast expanses of land gets away from these types of environmental concerns. It was once thought the energy to melt the snow could decrease feed efficiency by taking too much energy to melt. This has since been disproven especially if the livestock must walk a long ways to the thawed water source since that takes energy as well. The heat created in the rumen during the digestion process easily melts the snow. Thin cows are an exception to this rule and snow watering will make their condition worse. If thin cows back off eating snow, compaction is a real possibility. Overall there are no detrimental health aspects to withholding liquid water from cattle or bison for long periods during the winter months when they are not heavily pregnant. You only must make sure there is adequate fresh snow. Close to calving fresh water should be given as the demands on colostrum and milking necessitate water being readily available. This may prove to be convenient and a cost effective method for your operation. As already mentioned it is also very environmentally friendly.
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Maternal efficiency of Gelbvieh and Balancer® females
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ow-calf producers want females in their breeding herds that combine efficiency with productivity, balancing weaning weight of calves with amount of feed put into the cow. Gelbvieh and Balancer® females fill that spot for hard-working females that will last in your herd for years to come. While cattlemen and women have known for years that Gelbvieh means consistent and reliable females, Gelbvieh maternal efficiency is more than just word of mouth. Studies support Gelbvieh performance in maternal traits compared to other breeds. But how do these traits benefit commercial producers? There are several maternal traits that Gelbvieh excels at that help you watch your operation's bottom line.
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Gelbvieh replacement heifers are younger at puberty According to the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center (MARC) Cycle VII report, Gelbvieh females reach puberty at the youngest age and at the lightest body weight of any major beef breed. Studies have shown that heifers that reach puberty earlier in life can potentially conceive earlier in the breeding season, giving them more time to recover after calving and therefore contributing to on-time calving later in life. This means that reproductively efficient heifers can contribute to concise calving seasons.
Heavier weaning weights with moderate birth weight Calves with Gelbvieh and Balancer® sires have also shown to have greater weaning weights compared to calves sired by
other breeds, while still maintaining a moderate birth weight (Charts 1 and 2). No mystery here; heavier calves at weaning mean more money in the pocket for commercial cow-calf producers that sell at that time. "One of the only, yet very effective ways, to improve biological efficiency of beef cattle production systems is through the use of planned crossbreeding systems to leverage heterosis, especially maternal heterosis, and breed complementarity. Crossbreeding has been shown to be an efficient method to
improve reproductive efficiency and productivity in beef cattle," comments Dr. Bob Weaber. "One must remember that hybrid vigor is the percent increased performance between the average of the two parent breeds. This means that high quality genetic inputs are necessary to gain performance through heterosis - garbage in, garbage out," said Dr. Bob Hough. "With the proper genetic inputs, lifetime pounds weaned per cow exposed can be increased by as much as 25 percent."
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NEWS & NOTES NWSS Success!
DVE Davidson Huba Huba 32A, owned by Davidson Gelbvieh, Vernon and Eileen Davidson, of Ponteix, Saskatchewan, was voted on by the 2014 Bull Futurity membership to qualify as one of the top 3 bulls in the 2014 Breeder's Choice Gelbvieh Bull Futurity at the 2014 National Western Stock Show in Denver, Colorado. The membership of 52 Gelbvieh producers votes for their choice of the winning bull. "We were very honoured & delighted to be in the winners circle and to be voted there by the membership," says Eileen. The winning bull, DLW Alumni 7513A ET, owned by Warner Beef Genetics of Arapahoe, Nebraska, will be awarded a cheque for 80% of the net Futurity funds or approximately $25,000. The two contending bulls, DVE Davidson Huba Huba 32A and TAU Jumpman 23A owned by Taubenheim Gelbvieh of Amherst, Nebraska will each receive 10% or $2500 of the net futurity funds. DVE Davidson Huba Huba 32A had earlier stood alongside his dam at the 2013 Canadian Western Agribition in Regina, Saskatchewan as she was named Grand Champion Gelbvieh Female! Congratulations go out to Davidson Gelbvieh.
Zachary Richard Kumpolt was born Dec. 24, 2012. His parents are Jason and Nicole Kumpolt. Proud grandparents are Merv and Marion Tuplin of Edmonton, Alberta. Merv is the Treasurer for the GAA/BC. Page 42 • Spring 2014 • Gelbvieh guide
CGA welcomes Lee Wargau to the board or directors. My name is Lee Wirgau, and along with my wife Cynthia,and our children Riley, Brooklyn and Brady, and together with my brother and his family, operate Maple Grove Gelbvieh in the Interlake region in Manitoba. We run 200 purebred and commercial cows and have shown and promoted Gelbvieh across North America. We have been CGA members since 1986. Our cropping plans include corn for silage as well as oats and peas. All forage for the herd is produced on our land except for the straw, which is a significant part of winter ration, as it is mixed with the silage to give us a more economical well balanced feed. I am pleased to be part of the Canadian Board of Directors and will continue to do my best to promote this great breed.
Gelbvieh 4-H Champion
Gail Birch, Lomond, Alberta won Grand Champion 4-H Bred Heifer at the Medicine Hat All Breed Pen Show in December. She won a belt buckle and $500 scholarship. The heifer is SA BIRCH'S GAYLE 48Z out of DRJ FULL EXPOSURE 013N and SA BIRCH'S GAYLE 32N. Congratulations Gail.
SHOW RESULTS MANITOBA LIVESTOCK EXPO - BRANDON, MANITOBA NOVEMBER 2, 2013 JUDGE: DARBY COCHRANE, ALEXANDER, MB
Split 1 Heifer Calf WRS Mac's Lounge 17A, Wayne & Lois Selin, Stockholm, SK Split 2 Heifer Calf FLAD Fladeland Ice T 45A, Fladeland Livestock, Gladmar, SK
Gelbvieh, Fladeland Livestock, Countryland Reality, Brent & Debbie Mooney, Thackeray Gelbvieh Farms, Overby Stock Farms, Do-Su-Mor Stock Farms, Pembina Co-op, Minto Agro, Selin's Gelbvieh and AJB Livestock.
Junior Champion Female FLAD Fladeland Sparks Fly 29Z, Fladeland Livestock, Gladmar, SK Champion 2-Year Old Female BMGF Wrangler Legacy 94Y, Maple Grove Gelbvieh, Narcisse, MB Champion Mature Female & Grand Champion Female FLAD DJW Winter 202W, Fladeland Livestock, Gladmar, SK Split 1 Bull Calf FLAD Fladeland Roc M Soc M 202A, Fladeland Livestock, Gladmar, SK Split 2 Bull Calf & Grand Champion Bull FLAD Fladeland Boogy Man 28A, Fladeland Livestock, Gladmar, SK Junior Champion Bull MGF Classic Rocker 15Z, Maple Grove Gelbvieh, Narcisse, MB Pair of Bulls Maple Grove Gelbvieh, Narcisse, MB Breeder's Herd Fladeland Livestock, Gladmar, SK Get of Sire Neil Overby, Ste. Rose du Lac, MB The Man-Sask Gelbvieh Association would like to thank these sponsors at the Gelbvieh show: SmartLic Supplements, McCoy Cattle Co., Wawanesa Insurance, Twisted T Gelbvieh, JSJ Gelbvieh, Maple Grove
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SHOW RESULTS WESTERN CANADIAN GELBVIEH SHOW - REGINA, SK NOVEMBER 13, 2013 JUDGE: JEFF BEYAK, WINNIPEGOSIS, MANITOBA
Grand Champion Bull - VV Zake 114Z
Reserve Champion Bull - FLAD Fladeland Boogy Man 28A ET
Premier Breeder: Fladeland Livestock, Gladmar, SK Premier Exhibitor: Fladeland Livestock, Gladmar, SK
Grand Champion Female - DVE Davidson Ms Mambo 32Y & DVE Davidson Huba Huba 32A
Reserve Champion Female - FLAD DJW Winter 202W & FLAD Fladeland DJW Roc M Soc M 202A
Junior Division Bull Calf Champion BMGF Stompin Tom 23A, Maple Grove Gelbvieh, Narcisse, MB & Bluff Island Stock Farm, Inwood, MB Reserve Junior Division Bull Calf Champion BMGF Wheeler 26A, Maple Grove Gelbvieh, Narcisse, MB & Bluff Island Stock Farm, Inwood, MB Senior Division Bull Calf Champion & Reserve Champion Bull FLAD Fladeland Boogy Man 28A ET, Fladeland Livestock, Gladmar, SK Reserve Senior Division Bull Calf Champion DRT Lonesome Prestige 109A, Lonesome Dove Ranch, Ponteix, SK Junior Champion Bull & Grand Champion Bull VV Zake 114Z, V & V Farms, Redcliff, AB Reserve Junior Champion Bull MGF Classic Rocket 15Z, Maple Grove Gelbvieh, Narcisse, MB Senior Champion Bull EV Mighty Dandty 8Y, Twisted T Gelbvieh, Asquith, SK Reserve Senior Champion Bull DVE Davidson Britches 166Y, Davidson Gelbvieh, Ponteix, SK Junior Champion Female FLAD Fladeland Sparks Fly 29Z, Fladeland Livestock, Gladmar, SK Reserve Junior Champion Female FLAD Fladeland Ritzy 2Z, Fladeland Livestock, Gladmar, SK Page 44 • Spring 2014 • Gelbvieh guide
Senior Champion Female & Grand Champion Female DVE Davidson Ms Mambo 32Y & DVE Davidson Huba Huba 32A, Davidson Gelbvieh, Ponteix, SK Reserve Senior Champion Female & Reserve Champion Female FLAD DJW Winter 202W & FLAD Fladeland DJW Roc M Soc M 202A, Gladmar, SK Junior Division Heifer Calf Champion Twisted T Aurora 15A, Twisted T Gelvieh, Asquith, SK Reserve Junior Division Heifer Calf Champion BISF Miss Caparice 4A, Bluff Island Stock Farm, Inwood, MB Senior Division Heifer Calf Champion DRT Lonesome Stiletto 43A, Lonesome Dove Ranch, Ponteix, SK Reserve Senior Division Heifer Calf Champion DVE Davidson Ms Navaho 103A, Davidson Gelbvieh, Ponteix, SK Grand Champion Percentage Female RWG RJH Dyna Lass 1A, Royal Western Gelbvieh & Ryan Hollman, Red Deer County, AB Pogeny of Dam Maple Grove Gelbvieh, Narcisse, MB Breeder's Herd Davidson Gelbvieh, Ponteix, SK Get-of-Sire Davidson Gelbvieh, Ponteix, SK
SHOW RESULTS NATIONAL GELBVIEH SHOW - EDMONTON, ALBERTA NOVEMBER 7, 2013 JUDGE: RICHARD LATTIMER, OLDS, AB
Junior Champion Female JM Zaphire 75Z, Jace Cattle Company, Botha, AB Res. Junior Champion Female VV Wind Zong 45Z, V&V Farms, Redcliff, AB Two Year Old Cow/Calf Pair DVE Davidson Ms Leadtime 36Y& DVE Davidson Ms Navaho 46A, Davidson Gelbvieh, Ponteix, SK Mature Cow/Calf Pair CK Xanadu 71X & SLC Xanadu 64A, Severtson Land & Cattle, Red Deer County, AB Res. Mature Cow/Calf Pair AM X More 18X & AM Amaretto 2A, Limestone Stock Farm, Andrew, AB Champion Heifer Calf SLC Empress 6A, Severtson Land & Cattle, Red Deer County, AB Res. Champion Heifer Calf VV Debbie 62A, V&V Farms, Redcliff, AB Grand Champion Female CK Xanadu 71X & SLC Xanadu 64A, Severtson Land & Cattle, Red Deer County, AB Res. Champion Female JM Zaphire 75Z, Jace Cattle Company, Botha, AB. Champion Bull Calf SLC Swagger 105A, Severtson Land & Cattle, Red Deer County, AB
Grand Champion Bull - VV Zake 114Z, V&V Farms, Redcliff, AB
Res. Champion Bull Calf JM Arrow 1A, Jace Cattle Company, Botha, AB Junior Champion Bull VV Zake 114Z, V&V Farms, Redcliff, AB Res. Junior Champion Bull TVR Zebra 237Z, Towerview Ranch, Medicine Hat, AB Senior Champion Bull DVE Davidson Britches 166Y, Davidson Gelbvieh, Ponteix, SK Res. Senior Champion Bull JRI Starbucks, Severtson Land & Cattle, Red Deer County, AB Grand Champion Bull VV Zake 114Z, V&V Farms, Redcliff, AB Res. Champion Bull DVE Davidson Britches 166Y, Davidson Gelbvieh, Ponteix, SK Grand Champion Balancer Female SLC Princess 204Y & SLC Princess 172A, Severtson Land & Cattle, Red Deer County, AB Res. Champion Balancer Female VV Zahara 42A, V&V Farms, Redcliff, AB Grand Champion Balancer Bull JRI Secret Password 38Z, Severtson Land & Cattle, Red Deer County, AB Premier Breeder, Davidson Gelbvieh Premier Exhibitor, Severtson Land & Cattle
Reserve Champion Bull - DVE Davidson Grand Champion Balancer Bull - JRI SeBritches 166Y, Davidson Gelbvieh, Pon- cret Password 38Z, Severtson Land & Catteix, SK tle, Red Deer County, AB
Grand Champion Female Reserve Champion Female - JM Zaphire Grand Champion Balancer Female - SLC Princess 172A, Severtson Land & Cattle, CK Xanadu 71X & SLC Xanadu 64A, Sev- 75Z, Jace Cattle Company, Botha, AB. Red Deer County, AB ertson Land & Cattle, Red Deer County, AB Gelbvieh guide • Spring 2014 • Page 45
SALE RESULTS V&V FARMS “SHARE THE HERD” SALE NOVEMBER 23, 2013, REDCLIFF, AB Bred Yearling Heifers Cow/Calf Pairs Single Lots Herdsires & Bull Calves
Average $3,503 $4,293 $2,274 $2,600
Auctioneers: Don Savage & Ryan Hurlburt Sale Manager: Don Savage Auctions Sale Consultant: Kirk Hurlburt V & V Farms , Vern and Vivienne Pancoast held their very successful “Share the Herd” sale on their farm as a video format , with all sale cattle on screen and broadcast on the internet with DLMS. They were pleased with the good crowd in attendance. There were a number of volume buyers of over 10 head: The Birch Family, Carlson Cattle Co., Stone Gate Farm, Tower View Ranch and Fir River Livestock. Cattle sold into the United States, PEI and western Canada. The top selling lots are listed below: The Breds; Lot 3 $5500.00 – Stone Gate Farm Lot 4 $9000.00 – Fir River Livestock Lot 7 $4000.00 – Tower View Ranch Lot 9 $9800.00 - Severtson Land & Cattle Lot 20 $4100.00 – Foursquare Gelbvieh
Lot 25 Lot 42 Lot 45 Lot 82 Lot 110 Lot 129 Lot 139 Lot 144 Lot 154
$4000.00 – Carlson Cattle Co $4700.00 – Fir River Livestock $4000.00 – LC Cattle Company $4400.00 – Fir River Livestock $ 5000.00 – Fir River Livestock $5250.00 – Fir River Livestock $5200.00 – Eyot Valley Ranch $4200.00 – Stone Gate Farm $4900.00 – Stone Gate Farm
The Herd sires: Lot 192 $4300.00 – Tower View Ranch Lot 105A $4000.00 – Stone Gate Farm The Heifer calves: 96A $2200.00 – Wascana Ridge Livestock 107A $2100.00 – Wascana Ridge Livestock 117A $2200.00 – Lonesome Dove Ranch 119A $2900.00 – Stone Gate Farm 129A $2600.00 – Foursquare Gelbvieh
CANADIAN NATIONAL WISH LIST GELBVIEH SALE NOVEMBER 30, 2013, RED DEER, AB 0.25 24 10 1 35.5
Bull Calf Heifer Calves Bred Heifers Flush Lots Grossed $135,400
Average $9,500 $3,454 $3,850 $4,500 $3,841
Auctioneer: Chris Poley Sale Manager: T Bar C Cattle Co. Ltd. High Selling Bull Calf People’s Choice Futurity Champion- 1/4 interest & 1/2 Possesion-$9,500.00- FLAD Fladeland DJW Roc M Soc M 202A sired by BLB Goodview PDL The Rock 7Y was purchased by Smithers Land & Livestock, Three Hills, Alberta High Selling Heifer Calf Lot 17- $8,300.00- SLC Empress 6A sired by SLC Rio Grande 56U was purchased by Tower View Ranch, Medicine Hat, Alberta
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High Selling Bred Heifer Lot 30- $7,250.00- DDN Belly River Zendi 286Z sired by RWG Fed-X 0411 was purchased by Meng Farms Cattle Co., Wathena, Kansas High Selling Flush Lot 1- $4,500.00- Pick of the Royal Western Gelbvieh herd flush was purchased by Bluff Island Stock Farm, Inwood, Manitoba
SALE RESULTS CANADIAN WESTERN AGRIBITION GELBVIEH SALE NOVEMBER 14, 2013, REGINA, SK 1 1 9 1 11.5
Cow/Calf Pair Yearling Bull Heifer Calves Bred Heifer Lots Grossed $56,350
Average $13,200 $6,750 $3,700 $3,100 $4,900
Auctioneer: Chris Poley Sale Manager: T Bar C Cattle Co. Ltd. High Selling Cow/Calf Pair Lot 516 & 516A- $13,200.00- RA McCoy 178S Brook 95W sired by ZTM McCoy 5P Signature 178S and ZTM McCoy 301P Brook 26A sired by RUP Rupple Yukon 301P were purchased by Fladeland Livestock, Gladmar, Saskatchewan and Prairie Hills Gelbvieh, Gladstone, North Dakota
High Selling Heifer Calf Lot 518- $8,000.00- DVE Davidson Ms Navaho 103A sired by DDGR Navaho 188X was purchased by Black Cow Farm, Bird City, Kansas High Selling Bred Heifer Lot 526- $3,100.00- TIP Miss Cherry 201Z sired by FLAD Wideload 121W was purchased by Harold & Rae Letain, Regina, Saskatchewan
High Selling Yearling Bull Lot 515- 1/2 interest-$6,750.00- RWG Intense 2501 sired by COLB Mr Xavier X812 was purchased by Golden Buckle Gelbvieh, Medina, North Dakota
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2013
Photo Contest Winners
CONGRATULATIONS ARTISTIC WINNER - MADER RANCH
COW/CALF WINNER DAVIDSON GELBVIEH
BULL WINNER - FLADELAND LIVESTOCK
HERD WINNER - AARON BIRCH Page 48 • Spring 2014 • Gelbvieh guide
BUSINESS DIRECTORY Magazines
British Columbia
CORDy COx
PO Box 53, Tatla Lake BC, V0L 1V0 ph 250 476-1221 cell 250 709-8625 email: cordy_cox@hotmail.com
purebred-balancer-commercial
Barry & Robin Mader
Auctioneers / Sales Management
Tel: 250.577.3486
Fullblood • Purebred • Hybrid Bulls • Females
B. & R. Ranch
RR #1, 2108 Duck Range Rd. Pritchard, BC V0E 2P0 (1/2 hour east of Kamloops)
Email: b&r@telus.net
Alberta 108 Flett Drive Airdrie, Alberta T4B 1N2 Phone: 403/948-3520 Fax: 403/948-2917 email: don@donsavageauctions.com www.donsavageauctions.com
Services
• Auctioneering • Sales Management
Brittain Farms Kelly & Coleen Brittain Gary & Nicole Phone: 780-352-0676 Cell: 780-387-6446 RR #1, Falun, AB T0C 1H0
Purebred & Percentage
Gelbvieh Cattle Cattle
Darrell & Leila Hickman
RR#2, Vermilion, AB T9X 1Y7 Ph/Fax: 780-581-0077 darrell.hickman@lakelandcollege.ca
Insurance
Heather Barr
Phone (403) 337-0052 Cell (780) 853-7067 Fax (403) 337-0052 Head Office: (780) 447-3276 Suite 302, 13220 St. Albert Trail, Edmonton, Alberta T5L 4W1 hbarr@cdnfarmins.com www.cdnfarmins.com Transit Livestock Mortality Equine
HOGBERG RANCH
British Columbia
GR
Bar GR Cattle PUREBRED GELBVIEH FEMALES
RON & GAIL ANDERSON Phone (780) 523-2116 Fax: (780) 523-3920 gailanderson@hotmail.com
Box 1342 High Prairie, Alberta Canada , T0G 1E0
Commercial Cow/Calf Pine Hill Ralph & Ulla Hogberg 21 Miles West of Dawson Creek on Hart Hwy. Ph: (250) 843-7230 2-1/4 Miles South on Rd. 259 Glenn, Ann, Jason, Progress, BC V0C 2E0 & Annette Hogberg E-mail: Canada hogberg@pris.bc.ca Ph: (250) 843-7653
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY Alberta Gelbvieh Breeders
Commercial & Purebred
Vern & Vivienne Pancoast 403-548-6678
LC RANCH
Box 37, Redcliff, AB T0J 2P0 Fax: 403-548-6955 vvfarms@xplornet.com
Purebred Gelbvieh Ray & Anne Davisson
www.lcranchbulls.com
Box 764, Stettler, AB T0C 2L0
(403) 742-2524
lcranch@xplornet.com
Rodney & Tanya Hollman Site 8, Box 25, RR#4, Innisfail, AB T4G 1T9 PH:(403) 754-5499 Cell:(403) 588-8620 Fax:(403) 886-2813
Duane & Darrell Nelson Box 1144, Glenwood, Alberta T0K 2R0 Duane (403) 626-3279 • Darrell (403) 626-3643
“Raising Gelbvieh Cattle Since 1972!”
Home of 18 Dams of Merit and 5 Dams of Distinction
CALVIN & DONNA BEAMISH
Black & Tan Purebred & Commercial Gelbvieh Cattle Larry, Lynne, Kate & Sarah FECHO
Don & Lorna Okell Box 627 Duchess, AB T0J 0Z0 403-378-4898 403-793-4549 jenty@eidnet.org
Phone: (780) 954-2285 Fax: (780) 954-2671 Cell: (780) 307-4842 Box 67, Jarvie, AB T0G 1H0 farmer56@telus.net
RR #2 Millet, AB T0C 1Z0 Phone: (780) 986-9705 Cell: (780) 718-5477 www.evgelbvieh.com
CGA SINCE 1972 AQHA SINCE 1985
RANCH RAISED GELBHIEH CATTLE QUARTER HORSES
PH (780)835-2645 (780) 835-0365 milneranch@live.ca
HAROLD, BEV, OLIVIA & THOMAS FAIRVIEW, ALBERTA
www.jentygelbviehs.com
SELIN’S GELBVIEHS
Saskatchewan
Bulls & Females for Sale • Purebreds and Fullbloods
Wayne & Lois Selin
Box 97, Stockholm, Saskatchewan S0A 3Y0
(306) 793-4568
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY Saskatchewan
Raymond & Pauline Sommerfeld Ryan & Michelle Sommerfeld Medstead, SK Phone: 306.342.4490 Phone: 306.342.2136
Fi r River Livestock PUREBRED AND COMMERCIAL GELBVIEH
3 year old Purebred Gelbvieh bull, DARCy HREBENIUK (306) 865-2929 performance tested, his prime (306)in 865-3698 DAVE HREBENIUK BOx and ready to go.379Open yearling HUDSON BAy SK S0E 0y0 heifers, polled and horned, ready firriver@xplornet.com
Maple Grove Gelbvieh McCoy Cattle Co. Thackeray Gelbvieh Farms Hurlburt Livestock Selin's Gelbvieh
(204) 278-3255 Narcisse, MB (306) 436-2086 Milestone, SK (306) 456-2555 Weyburn, SK (306) 931-2551 Saskatoon, SK (306) 793-4568 Stockholm, SK
THIS COULD BE yOUR SPOT!! Call the CGA office today to book your yearly business card ad today.
Manitoba The Wirgau’s
Box 25, Narcisse, MB R0C 2H0
Neal & Christine Lee & Cynthia (204) 981-5996 (204) 278-3255 World Class Cattle - First Class Service
THIS COULD BE yOUR SPOT!! Call the CGA office today to book your yearly business card ad today.
GOFFLOT BAR 2 RANCH Camile & Judy Gofflot
R.R. #1, Pipestone, MB, Ph: (204) 854-2530
Polled Fullblood & Purebred Gelbvieh Bulls & Purebred Gelbvieh Heifers For Sale!
K
Knudson Farms Gelbvieh “Breeding for Quality Polled Gelbvieh With the Commercial Man in Mind”
c/o James Knudson Ph/Fax: 306-322-4682
FG K
FG
Ontario
Box 386, Archerwill, SK S0E 0B0
Glynn Waterton R.R. #8, Owen Sound ON. N4K 5W4 Tel/Fax: (519) 376-8413 gswaterton@gmail.com
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COMING EVENTS A Complimentary Service Provided by the Canadian Gelbvieh Association Feb. 15 – Prairie Hills Gelbvieh Annual Bull Sale, Gladstone, North Dakota.
Mar.21 – Gelbvieh Stock Exchange Bull Sale, Medicine Hat Feeding Company, Medicine Hat, AB.
Feb. 22 – 5th Annual Beck McCoy Bull Sale, Optimum Genetics, Regina, SK.
Mar. 22 – Saskatoon Gelbvieh Bull & Female Sale, Saskatoon Livestock Sales, Saskatoon, SK.
Mar. 1 – Davidson Gelbvieh & Lonesome Dove Ranch 25th Annual Bull Sale, at their Bull Yards, Ponteix, SK. Mar. 3 – Severtson Annual Bull Sale, at the Ranch, Innisfail, AB. Mar. 8 – 7th Annual Foursquare Gelbvieh Bull Sale, Olds, AB. Mar. 15 – Gelbvieh Advantage Bull Sale, Innisfail, AB Mar. 17 – Twin Bridge Farms Annual Bull Sale, Silver Sage Arena, Brooks, AB.
Mar. 22 – Nelson Gelbvieh Bull Sale, at the ranch, Glenwood, AB Mar. 29 – Lundar Bull Sale & Western Gateway Bull Sale, Ste. Rose du Lac, MB Mar. 29 – Opening Day Milines Better Beef Bull Sale, Fairview, AB Mar. 30 – Best of Breeds Bull Sale, Leross, SK Apr. 5-11 – 11th Annual Prairie Gelbvieh Alliance Bull Sale, Moose Jaw, SK May 1 – Advertising Deadline for the Summer “Golden Pages” issue of the Gelbvieh Guide magazine.
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ADVERTISERS INDEX Alberta Dodge Dealers 9 BNH Livestock 19 Bar GR 49 Beamish Land & Cattle 50 Beef In BC 49 Bow Valley Genetics Ltd. 49 Brittain Farms 23, 49 Canadian Farm Insurance Corp. 49 Dane Ranch 49 Davidson, Wade 54 Davidson Gelbvieh OBC Dayspring Cattle 38, 49 Duke Cattle 38 Eyot Valley 23,50,52 Fir River Livestock 51,56 Fladeland Livestock 51 Foursquare Gelbvieh 27,49 Gelbvieh World 49
Gofflot Bar 2 Ranch Goodview Gelbvieh GSW Gelbvieh Hogberg Ranch Jen-Ty Gelbvieh JSJ Gelbvieh Keriness Cattle Co. Knudson Farms LC Ranch Lonesome Dove Ranch Mader, Barry & Robin Maple Grove Gelbvieh McCoy Farms Milne’s Gelbvieh Nelson Gelbvieh Overby Stock Farm Prairie Gelbvieh Alliance Prairie Hills Gelbvieh
Advertising Content The Gelbvieh Guide assumes no responsibility for the accuracy and truthfulness of submitted advertising copy, and has the right to refuse any ad copy or photos. Advertisers shall indemnify and hold harmless the Guide containing pedigrees or statements regarding performance must conform to records kept by the Canadian Gelbvieh Association. Copy deviating from official records may be changed as necessary without advertiser consent. Editorial Policy Opinions expressed are the writer’s and not necessarily those of Gelbvieh Guide or the Canadian Gelbvieh Association. Photographs are welcome, but no responsibility is assumed during transit or while in the office.
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Gaylene Groeneveld Phone: (403) 250-8640 Fax: (403) 291-5624 Email: guide@gelbvieh.ca (Gaylene)
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RPS Gelbvieh 51 Rocking Arrow 30 Rocky Top Gelbvieh 50 Royal Western Gelbvieh 31,50 Savage, Don 49 Selin’s Gelbvieh 30,50 Severtson Land & Cattle IFC Stockmans Insurance 49 Stone Gate Farm 49,54 Sweetheart Classic 15 T-C 49 Towerview Ranch 43 Twin Bridge Farms 39,50 Twisted T Gelbvieh 50 V&V Farms. 48, IBC, 54 Watson Cattle Co. 43 Winders Golden Gelbvieh 50
Box 19, Site 5 RR#2, Olds, Alberta T4H 1P3
(403) 556-8836 (403) 556-8077 prime.cut@telusplanet.net (Kim)
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Duke Cattle Company, AB Goodview Gelbvieh, SK Aaron Birch, AB Gail Birch, AB Blair's Ag Cattle Co.SK Corey Cahoon, AB Carlson Cattle Company, AB Crystal Creek Cattle, AB Darren Douglas, AB EYOT Valley Ranch, AB Fladeland Livestock, SK Flatland Ranch, AB Foursquare Gelbvieh, AB Fir River Livestock, SK Jason Janzen, AB Jen-Ty Gelbviehs, AB L C Cattle Co., AB L M C Farms, AB Double J L Gelbvieh, SK
Little Farms, SK Randee Litchfield, AB Lonesome Dove Ranch, SK Meng Farms, KS Don Moorhead, SK Harlan Neitz, AB O'Faelan Farms Inc., IPE Raystock Holdings Ltd., SK Alan & Gail Richardson, MB Ridge Lane Ranch, AB Severtson Land & Cattle, AB Stone Gate Farm, AB SK Thackeray Gelbvieh Farms, AB h, Tower View Ranc Twin Bridge Farms, AB W L Farms, AB Wascana Ridge Livestock, SK Mark Wasilow, SK
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