Bl a c k He r e f o r d FALL 2013 • Volume 2, Issue 1
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Black Hereford Journal • 1
The official publication of the American Black Hereford Association
Bl a c k He r e f o r d
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FALL 2013 • Volume 2, Issue 1
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ON THE COVER
Cover photo by Brock Johansen, JO Bulls, Castle Dale, Utah
Contents Journal Staff Joe Hoagland Editor
Natalie Hoagland Advertising Manager
Gail Lombardino Designer
Board Of Directors Dante McDougald, President Apple Springs, TX
Steve Zinke, Vice-President Corning, IA
Norma Hoagland, Secretary/Treasurer
Page 5 Page 5
Steer Feedout Rescheduled
Page 6 Page 8
Black Hereford Junior Breeders
The Importance of a Breeding Objective
Page 10 Page 11
Kentucky Black Hereford Association Established
A Breeder’s Guide To Diseases Obituaries
Leavenworth, KS
Trudy Deters Fowler, IL
Danny Smithson LaPlata, MO
Dirck Hoagland
Leavenworth, KS
Julie Kroening
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FEATURES
COLUMNS Page 3 Page 13
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From the Editor From the Office
Fosston, MN
Joe Hoagland
Leavenworth, KS
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American Black Hereford Association
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from the EDITOR
Why the
Black Hereford has arrived
Joe Hoagland
This is the subtitle for the April/May issue of WORKING RANCH magazine’s article entitled “A Knack for Black”. This story is probably the clearest validation yet for Black Herefords as a separate breed of cattle. Unlike many cattle breeds that originated in Europe, this is a purely American breed. Like Santa Gertrudis and Beef Master, these cattle started here. Herefords came to America in 1817. Angus first arrived in 1873. So when did the Black Hereford arrive? This article explores how it happened, who, when and why. The first Black Hereford was born in 1997. J&N Ranch purchased the association and all the cattle recorded in it, a total of 8 head, from the breed’s founder, John Gage, a Kansas City attorney. Five years later, the Hoagland family, owners of J&N Ranch agreed to open the membership of the ABHA to outside breeders. Since 2004, it has been the fastest growing cattle breed in the United States.
The first Black Hereford was born in 1997.
The article goes on to explain that our breed is based on more than just hair color. Turning an existing breed black has been done many times. To make a Black Hereford, breeders have done more. Citing the Howells, Nebraska study in this article, carcass quality played as large a role as hair color in gaining industry acceptance. These two characteristics, hair color and carcass quality, are the reason that Black Herefords are different than Herefords and thus make them a different breed of cattle. Larger ribeye area, more marbling and less trim fat are important commercial traits for the rancher who makes a living off his cattle. A calf crop with more consistent black hair color means more of those cattle can qualify for market premiums based on hair color that financially reward carcass traits like ribeye size, marbling and fat thickness. That is why the Black Hereford has arrived. WORKING RANCH magazine is a national publication with its editorial office in Henderson, Nevada.
Black Hereford Journal • 3
TOP NOTCH
BLACK HEREFORDS FROM EVERY ANGLE
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Quietly Building a Purebred Herd in Northern Minnesota JR Kroening Herefords
Registered Black Herefords Selling Bulls and Heifers Richard and Julie Kroening 43419 310th Ave SE • Fosston, MN 56542 • 218-435-1223 • Email: JULIEK@GVTEL.COM by Private Treaty 4 • Black Hereford Journal
Steer Feedout is re-scheduled BHJ The National Black Hereford Feedout to be conducted at Decatur County Feedyard in northwest Kansas has been rescheduled to start in February, 2014. The study will measure performance traits like average daily gain, cost of gain, and feed conversion to determine feeding efficiency in head to head comparisons. It will also measure carcass traits. The combination of information collected in these head to head tests can then be used to produce an index to measure the relative profitability of Black Hereford steers and the bulls that produce them. A total of sixty seven (67) steers were entered by the end of the sign up period this fall. They are sired by 14 different Black Hereford bulls. All of the bulls were produced at J&N Ranch. J&N Ranch is a life member of both the American and Kansas Hereford Associations. As such, it was one of three breeders to participate in the recently completed National Hereford Feedout where 55 steers where tested. J&N steers had an average daily gain of 3.9 lbs. compared to the group average of 3.6 lbs. Dry matter
conversion on J&N steers was 4.7 compared to the group average of 5.0. In the cost of gain, the J&N steers topped the group with a $107.47 cost per hundred pounds gained compared to the group average of $115.34. J&N steers, led by bulls like 9R, 8079 & 8622, topped the final live weight at a 1360 lb. average compared to the group average of 1342. The hot carcass was measured at 877 lbs. on J&N steers and 858 on the Hereford steers. Producing quality beef at a lower cost is the whole idea behind this effort. Herefords have always been known for feed efficiency. All told, these J&N bred steers cost less to feed at $107.47 compared to the Kansas Yard Average during the same time of $119.95. Black Herefords have a story here to tell. As always, it takes data collection to do it. You can’t manage what you don’t measure.
Dan Dorn Decatur County Joe ToofBe Drawn forFeedyard at the and National Hoagland of J&N Ranch view the steers on Buy Your Ticket From the ABHA feed at the National Hereford Feedout
KENTUCKY BLACK HEREFORD ASSOCIATION ESTABLISHED Kentucky joins Kansas and Texas to become the third state in the nation to establish a state association. This non-profit corporation was set up for purpose of promoting and expanding the Black Hereford breed in the State. Affiliate state organizations like this operate under the auspice of the ABHA to publish newletters and press releases, hold sales and shows, and conduct tours and field days for Black hereford enthusiasts throughout their state. Kentucky ranks among the top ten cattle producing states. KBHA spokesman, Tim Tarter, announced immediate plans to exhibit at the cattle expositions including the Kentucky Cattlemen’s Convention to be held in Lexington in January, 2014. He said, “We are excited and confident that Black Hereford Cattle will soon take their place as an elite and profitable breed for the beef producers of Kentucky.”
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Black Hereford Journal • 5
Black Hereford Junior Breeders
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hese junior breeders are from the Smith Black Hereford ranch in Iowa. For the last three years, Jacob and Jenna Smith have had an informational booth on Black Herefords at the Iowa State Fair. These two Junior breeders are really putting themselves out there to share
Jacob showed a junior feeder pen of steers that were sired by Black Hereford bulls. This group had the 3rd highest rate of gain out of 12 groups and placed 5th overall in the carcass division out of 12 groups
their knowledge about the Black Hereford advantage. Not only are Jenna and Jacob participating as exhibitors at their local and state fairs but they are showing their cattle as well.
Jenna’s biggest accomplishment at the county fair was winning champion junior showman while showing “Jethro”, her “plus one” twin bucket calf from last year. Jenna was awarded a Montana Silver belt buckle
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The Importance of a
Breeding Objective By Dr. Jennifer Minick Bormann In developing beef cattle selection programs, producers are faced with many challenges. Developing a breeding objective and a system for multiple trait selection are critical components of a successful breeder’s program. In this article we will discuss different types of traits, breeding objectives, and finally, multiple trait selection. Categories of traits
In general, we can divide traits into three (possibly overlapping) categories: cow/maternal traits, growth traits, and carcass traits. Some examples of cow traits might be heifer pregnancy, stayability, cow maintenance, mature weight, maternal calving ease, or maternal milk, among others. Obviously, selecting for increased pregnancy rates and cows that stay in the herd a longer time will decrease costs and increase profitability of an operation. Growth traits would include birth weight, weaning weight, and yearling weight. Acceptably low (not minimum) birth weights coupled with fast pre- and post-weaning growth is generally desirable. The carcass traits that affect profit are quality grade (QG) and yield grade (YG) because they are the traits that make up the grids used to determine carcass value. Quality grade of young cattle is based primarily on marbling, or intramuscular fat. Increased marbling is associated with increased QG, which is desirable. Conversely, a lower YG is favorable. The preliminary YG is determined by external, or rib fat, and then adjusted up or down based on carcass weight, internal fat, and ribeye area. Lower (better) YG are associated with less external fat and more muscling as measured by ribeye area. Excessively fat cattle (such as those that were common 50 years ago) are penalized for YG and will receive a discount on a YG based grid. A commonly held belief is that cattle must have a significant amount of external fat in order to have enough marbling to reach an acceptable quality grade. Research over the last 20 years has shown that this correlation is smaller than previously thought. It is possible to select for cattle that have acceptable levels of marbling without excessive external fat. 8 • Black Hereford Journal
Breeding Objective
Before a breeder can begin implementing a selection program, he/she needs to develop a breeding objective. The breeding objective is a short paragraph defining the breeder’s goal for the breeding program. It should describe the production system, the expectations of animals, and the point that revenue is generated. For the more mathematically minded, the breeding objective can also be expressed as an equation incorporating the traits that affect profit. A simple breeding objective for a commercial beef producer might be as follows: The objective of ABC Ranch is to produce replacement females that conceive to first service, calf unassisted, rebreed for a yearly calving interval, and stay in the herd for at least ten years. Males and unselected females will grow quickly to weaning and be sold at the sale barn after a short preconditioning period. A well-written breeding objective makes it very clear what traits are important to profitability of the producer. In this example, the rancher needs females that will breed early and stay on a yearly calving schedule for a long productive life. Selection on traits such as heifer pregnancy, and stayability can improve those characteristics. Calves need to be born unassisted and grow quickly to weaning, so the producer should select on birth weight, calving ease, and weaning weight. In this scenario, the ranch is selling calves at the sale barn with no defined premiums for post weaning growth or carcass quality. It doesn’t help this producer to select for increased yearling weight or carcass quality because he/she is not getting paid for those traits. It is important to select on every trait that affects either cost or revenue in an operation. It is equally important not to waste selection pressure on traits that have no impact on cost or revenue. Consider an alternate breeding objective: The objective of XYZ Ranch is to produce replacement females that conceive to first service, calf unassisted, rebreed for a yearly calving interval, and stay in the herd for at least
ten years. Males and unselected females will grow quickly to weaning and be placed in the feedlot (retained ownership) after a short preconditioning period. Calves will grow quickly and efficiently in the feedlot, and then grade well when they are sold on a grid. In this case, the point of revenue is on the grid at slaughter, so there are many more traits that affect profitability. All of the traits considered previously are still important, but now the producer needs to include post-weaning growth, feed efficiency, marbling, ribeye area, and rib fat. (Depending on the grid, marbling or muscle and rib fat could be more important.) Seedstock producers have an added twist when developing a breeding objective: they need to consider the breeding objectives of their customers. In other words, the seedstock breeder should get to know his/her current or prospective bull buyers and determine what factors affect their profitability. Then the seedstock breeder needs to incorporate those traits into his/ her breeding objective so that the seedstock animals meet the needs (add to the profitability) of the commercial customer. Multiple trait selection
Selection for single traits, whether they are single gene traits such as coat color or horned versus polled, or polygenic traits such as birth weight or growth has sometimes been practiced in the beef industry. Selection on a single trait is almost never the best way to make progress towards a breeder’s goals. Once a breeding objective is established, the breeder can begin to implement multiple trait selection. There are three methods to do this: tandem, independent culling levels, and economic selection index. In tandem selection, the breeder selects for one trait until it reaches and acceptable level, and then moves to the next trait, and so on. This is the least effective method of multiple trait selection and will result in the slowest overall progress. In independent culling levels, the breeder sets minimum or maximum (for birth weight) criteria for every trait in the breeding objective and then selects animals that meet the criteria for all traits. This is more effective than tandem selection and results in faster overall progress. However, there are several problems with independent culling levels. Setting the levels is an arbitrary process that may not reflect the relative economic importance of different traits. Also, it can be difficult to find acceptable levels that leave enough animals. For example, ideally, you might want to select a bull that is in the top 10% of the breed for all the traits in your objective. In practice, if you have more than two or three traits, you will not find any bulls that meet your criteria. In the replacement heifer pen, it’s tempting to say that you will only select heifers that are above average for all your traits. In reality, you won’t find enough replacements to maintain herd size because very few animals are above average in everything. An economic selection index is the most effective way to make progress toward the overall goal of profit. Briefly, a selection index weights each trait by its relative economic value in your operation and sums all traits to give each animal one value for overall profit. Selecting on this number is the most effective way to improve profitability. There are software packages and websites that calculate economic selection indexes specific to an operation based on that breeder’s revenues, costs, and breeding objective.
Conclusions
Creating an effective, long-term selection program is one of the breeder’s greatest challenges. Developing a detailed, accurate breeding objective and effectively implementing multiple trait selection is an important first step. A great resource with more information about selection is the National Beef Cattle Evaluation Consortium’s Sire Selection Manual, available online at: http://www.nbcec.org/producers/sire.html Originally from Muscatine, Iowa, Dr. Jennifer Minick Bormann grew up with Shorthorn cattle and horses. She earned a B.S. in Animal Science from Iowa State University in 1997, an M.S. in Animal Science from Oklahoma State University in 1999, and a Ph.D. in Animal Breeding and Genetics from Iowa State University in 2004. She joined the faculty at Kansas State University in 2004 with a 75% teaching and 25% research appointment. Dr. Bormann specializes in beef breeding and genetics and has worked on a number of projects, including collaborations with the NCBA and the American Angus Association. Currently, she teaches Genetics, Animal Breeding Principles, Advanced Animal Breeding, Equine Genetics.
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A Breeder’s Guide
To Diseases Common in Beef Cattle Most beef cattle are healthy. However, breeders need to watch for signs of illness and have procedures in place for prevention and treatment. The list below is a partial check list of common ailments. Disease
Symptoms
Treatment
Anaphylactic Shock
Tremors, animal’s lungs fill with liquid, cattle often walk backwards, usually associated with a reaction to vaccines.
Epinephrine within 15 to 20 minutes is needed to prevent death.
Anaplasmosis
Diarrhea, weight loss, anemia and wasting. Young cattle show no sign of being infected but can be carriers. The organism occurs in red blood cells of infected cattle.
Transmitted by mechanical vector such as dehorning, castration, tattoo, or needles and certain ticks. Antibiotics are needed for treatment.
“Bacillary Hemoglobinuria (Red Water)”
Fast acting, usually fatal disease. Most cattle die within 12 hours. Symptoms are lack of energy and a dark red foamy urine.
Bacteria enters red blood cells which causes them to burst in the animal’s liver. More common in wet marsh areas with poor drainage. Vaccines are available.
BRD (Bovine Respiratory Disease)
Upper respiratory tract infection in nostrils & throat resulting in nasal discharge, fever, and decreased appetite. Diphtheria infection of the larynx (voice box) swelling may restrict air flow and result in death. Pneumonia, lower respiratory tract infection, loss of lung function. In all three types watch for droopy ears, open mouth breathing, cough and fever with drop in appetite.
Causes of BRD are stress, viral and bacterial infection. There are no drugs against viral infections like BVD (Bovine Viral Diarrhea), PI3 (persistently infected), or IBR (Red Nose) which can be dormant in an infected carrier for years. Vaccination is needed for control. In cases of bacterial infection like Pasteurella (shipping fever) or Hemophilus can be treated successfully with antibiotics and sulfa drugs as well as vaccines.
Clostridial Disease Tetanus Black Leg Enterotoxemia (overeating disease) Perfringens
It is caused by bacteria in the soil from feces, some of which can survive as spores in the soil for long periods of time. They are present in the gastrointestinal tract of healthy animals. Usually fatal and death occurs suddenly In an otherwise healthy animal
Vaccination is the only effective method of control.
Copper and/or Selenium Deficiency
This is a diet issue that results in depressed immunity, diarrhea, joint disorders. Retained placentas after calving and reduced fertility can result.
A good mineral program is needed.
Footrot
An infectious disease that causes swelling and lameness in one or more feet.
Antibiotics
Founder
Lameness, front legs crossed and hind legs wide apart. Painful Caused by feeding highly fermentable starches or sugar to walk, the animal may spend an abnormally long time lying from heavy grain consumption. Damage is permanent. down, and may develop long toes
Haemophilus Somnus
Causes a wide variety of diseases from pneumonia & abortion to arthritis
Certain antibiotics are effective but early treatment is necessary. Vaccination is necessary for prevention.
Johne’s Disease
Affects the small intestine of infected adults from 4 to 8 years of age. Infection can only occur in a calf up to 12 months of age from the dam’s milk or direct oral/ fecal contamination. Diarrhea, rapid weight loss and death results. Infected bulls are less likely to spread the disease than cows.
Infected cattle do not display symptoms. There is no cure. 8% of beef and 40% of dairy cattle are estimated to be infected. Testing for infected animals and culling them and their offspring is recommended.
Lepto
Adult cows show yellow mucous membranes, bloody urine. Abortion often occurs in the 7th month of gestation. Most often transmitted from infected urine in the water supply.
Vaccination of cows and bulls.
A common organism in healthy cattle. It can replicate rapidly and causes pneumonia.
Highly contagious virus. Vaccination of dams will reduce this form of pneumonia in young animals. Isolation of infected cattle will reduce the spread of the disease.
Mannheimia (leukotoxin)
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Disease
Symptoms
Treatment
Mycoplasma (M. bovis)
Swollen joints and atrophied hind quarters are the main symptoms. It is a secondary infection that results when a respiratory infection drops the immune system to where the mycoplasma will take over causing stiff and swollen joints.
Neospora
A major cause of abortion in cattle. An infection caused by a parasite common in coyotes and wild dogs. Doesn't spread "Testing for infected cows is needed to cull those carrifrom cow to cow, but like Johne's it is usually transmitted from ers and their offspring. dam to calf in utero. Bulls are less likely to spread the disease than cows.
Pinkeye
An infectious disease that is not genetic, affecting the eyes of cattle. It is not fatal but causes excessive weeping and closure due to pain of the eye. The cornea becomes cloudy or white. It is spread by flies or other eye irritation.
An eye patch and antibiotics are used to treat infected animals. Vaccines, fly control and clipping pastures are used for prevention.
Scours (calf diarrhea)
The cause can be a virus like BVD or a bacteria like E.coli, Salmonella or clostridial infection. It is a symptom of an underlying disease.
Antibiotics given with treatment for dehydration is needed in active cases. Vaccination of pregnant cows provides protection to the calf through the dam’s milk.
Trichomoniasis (Trich)
A venereal disease causing Infertility and abortions.
There is no treatment. Vaccines are available. Most states have banned the Sale of untested bulls over 12 months of age.
Vibrio
An infectious bacterial disease spread by infected bulls causing Infertility and abortions.
Vaccination of cows and bulls.
"By the time symptoms are real obvious, it is too late for cattle to respond to medicine. Control of BRD is required to prevent this disease.
OBITUARIES
A Great Loss Perry Wayne Calvin
April 17, 2013 West, Texas
Perry Wayne Calvin, 37, of Frost, Texas, a Black Hereford breeder, passed away April 17, 2013 in the explosion at the West Fertilizer Company, West, Texas. Perry was in West attending the Fire Academy and Emergency Medical Technician classes at Hill College. When the alarm sounded Perry, along with a good friend, were first responders at the fertilizer company. Both were tragically killed 24 minutes later when the fatal blast occurred. Perry was a self-employed farmer who loved the outdoors. He enjoyed fishing, rodeos, horseback riding and, especially, spending time with his family. Perry was the one responsible for taking the Black Hereford show heifers to the Houston Stock Show in 2012. He was a member of the Navarro Mills Volunteer Fire Department, Mertens Volunteer Fire Department, ABHA and the TBHA. Survivors include his wife of 10 years, Rebecca Ann Calvin of Frost, two sons, Paul Wyatt Calvin 9 and Preston Calvin 2, his father, a brother, two sisters, a grandmother, nieces, nephews and other relatives.
Robert J. Sander
Higginsville, Missouri Robert J. Sander, 77, of Higginsville, Missouri passed away on February 17, 2013, at the LaFayette Regional Health Center in Lexington, Missouri. Robert was a farmer and a resident of the Higginsville area for over 50 years. He graduated from Odessa High School in 1953. Robert served in the Army Reserves for many years and was a member of the Salem United Church of Christ where he served as past president of the Church Council. Other activities included past service on the LaFayette County Fair Board and the LaFayette County Extension Council. He was past president of the LaFayette County Cattleman’s Association and current board member of the Public Water Supply District. Robert was a member of the ABHA and had purchased open and bred heifers at the 2012 ABHA National Heifer Sale. Survivors include his wife, Evelyn, of Higginsville, three sons, two daughters, one sister, a sister-in-law and seven grandchildren. Black Hereford Journal • 11
Color You Can Count On w w w. b l a c k h e r e f o r d . c o m
Since the 1930’s black baldies have topped local sales across the country. Red baldies off the same set of cows are sorted and sold at a discount. Eliminate that loss with a Black Hereford bull on your blackhided cow herd. According to the USDA, the percentage of black-hided fed cattle doubled from 1995 to 2010. Today, two out of every three head on feed is black-hided. That is projected to increase to 75% by 2015. Using a Black Hereford bull in your crossbreeding program will qualify your calves for market premiums that are triggered by hair color. Plus, a recent study has shown that Black Hereford sired calves marble better than calves sired by red Hereford bulls. We have over 130 breeders in 30 states. For a brochure email: mail@blackhereford.com
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from the OFFICE
Naming Your Calves This may sound like a simple idea to write about, but there are guidelines ABHA breeders should follow, some of which are required in our By-laws. This may be a good reminder. 1. Names can be no longer than 28 spaces total. Count all numbers, letters and spaces. 2. Start the calf name with your herd prefix or name, such as BJH for Blue Jacket Herefords or Upstream for Upstream Herefords. This makes your calves easy to identify as coming from your breeding program. Be consistent and use the same herd prefix for each animal and to it the same way each year. The herd prefix is uniquely yours and cannot be used by another member. The ABHA can tell you if the prefix you want to use is available. 3. Follow the herd prefix with a name that describes the sex of the calf like Domino or Dominette. 4. Follow that name by the herd ID number which should describe the year the calf was born. For example, 0301 would be the first calf born in 2003, 0302 would be the second and so on. The BIF has assigned letters to years like B for 2014 and C for 2015 for larger herd which need more numbers like the 235th calf born in 2014 would be B235. Note that our Rules & Regulations only permit the use of the same name every ten years, another idea to keep in mind as you decide on your numbering/naming system. 5. If your calf is an embryo calf, the name must have “ET” added to the end. If you do not submit the calf name this way, the office will add it, under our Rules. In fact, the ABHA can change the name under our Rules & Regulations if the suggested name does not comply with the Association requirements. For example you can’t just name your animal “Susie Sweet Thing” and nothing else. 6. On the Application for Registration, you must identify your calf by a herd ID number and a tattoo number. Using the same number for both and including that number in the name itself, saves time and keeps it simple. Remember: Rules 2.5 states “Every registered animal must have an ear tattoo number for identification.” This can be done in one or both ears, but each calf must have an individual number specific to that animal only in your herd. If you have any further questions, please contact the office at 816-472-1111 or e-mail at mail@blackhereford.com 719 Walnut Street • Kansas City, Missouri 64106 Phone: 816-472-1111 • Fax: 816-8428998 Email: mail@blackhereford.com • www.blackhereford.com
Black Hereford Journal • 13
American Black Hereford Association A Premier Sale Event
National
Heifer Sale
November 2, 2013 10 A.M. • At the J&N Sale Barn Leavenworth, Kansas Consignors From 12 Different States: Crescent Hill Black Herefords, Osawatomie, Kansas Deters Black Herefords, Fowler, Illinois Ground Zero Farms, Watts, Oklahoma JR Kroening Herefords, Fosston, Minnesota JM Cattle Company, Lawrenceburg, Tennesse J&N Ranch, Leavenworth, Kansas Kreifels Black Herefords, Sidney, Iowa KT Polled Herefords, Hemingford, Nebraska Russell Farms, Petersburg, Indiana Smith Black Herefords, Newton, Iowa Triple C Properties, Florence, Alabama Triple T Farms, Nancy, Kentucky Double M Cattle, Cartersville, Georgia C Lazy K Cattle, Lockwood, Missouri
Selling Open and Bred Heifers Cattle on display Nov. 1st.
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ABHA ANNUAL MEETING To be held
9:00 a.m., Friday
November 1, 2013
Voting pursuant to Article II of the ByLaws will be based on the number of registered cattle you have. Visitors and Associate Members are welcome but will have no vote in Association business.
At Country Inn & Suites Next to the Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas Local attractions include: Hollywood Casino, Livestrong Sporting Stadium, Kansas City Speedway, Kansas City T-Bones Baseball Stadium, Cabelas, Nebraska Furniture Mart and Village West Legends Shopping Center with plenty of dining and entertainment. For Reservations Call: 913-299-4700 Ask for the American Black Hereford group rate ABHA MEETING AGENDA 9:00 a.m. Committee Meetings Breed Improvement/Sire Selection - Brock Johansen, Chair Membership & Awards - Tammy Kreifels - Chair Promotion Advertising - Bobby Lide, Chair Rules & Ethics - Brock Johansen, Chair Show & Sale - Craig Ludwig, Chair 1 :00 p.m. Call to Order, Craig Ludwig Approval of Minutes & Treasurer’s Report, Norma Hoagland Committee Reports, by each Committee Chair State of the Breed, Dante McDougald, ABHA President Election of new board members Old business New business General questions and answer time: Adjournment Guest Speaker: Tom Granzow, Herrington, KS & Refreshments Sponsored by the BCKST BLACK DYNASTY group NATIONAL HEIFER SALE - November 2,2013 10:00 a.m. J&N Sale Facility 25332 Wolcott Road Leavenworth, Kansas Black Hereford Journal • 15
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ABHA...........................................................5, 12 B Bar S Little River Cattle Company.....................19 Bar Z Ranch......................................................18 Baxter Angus Farm............................................19 BCKST Group......................................................7 Burton Cattle Company......................................19 D Bar T Ranch...................................................18 Deters Black Herefords......................................19 Ground Zero Farms................................ Back Cover J&N Ranch.............................17, Inside Back Cover Johansen Black Herefords...............................1, 18 JM Cattle Company........................................9, 18 JR Kroening Herefords.........................................4 Kelley Ranch......................................................18 Knight N Gail Farms...........................................18 Kreifels Black Herefords.....................................18 Longview Farms.................................................19 Maquoketa Embryos, LLC...................................19 Nichols Farms ..................................................20 Selby Farms......................................................19 Smith Black Herefords....................................6, 18 Tommy Barnes...................................................19 Triple C Properties.............................................19 Triple L ................................ Inside Front Cover, 19 Triple T Farm.....................................................18 Valdez Ranch.....................................................18
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Lot 40
e l a S r e f i e ional H NatOffering 16 Open Heifers
Sale Date:
9405 x JN Baldee 471
November 2, 2013
Sale Location: At the J&N Sale Barn • Leavenworth, Kansas
Lot 42
3T x JN Baldee 944
Including 6 daughters of 3T and 4 daughters of 9R, both selling with two straws of semen and one certificate to the Dynasty bull. All the other heifers sell with two straws of semen to 9R and one certificate. All heifers sell open with a full money back guarantee that if they don’t get bred just return the heifer to J&N Ranch within one year for a full refund of your purchase price. Like all J&N females, these heifers have been examined by a Vet for breeding soundness and pelvic size. Each has been calfhood vaccinated. This fall they were wormed with an injectable Ivomec and given a Vira Shield 6 + VL5 vaccination. They have all tested tested free of BVD, Neospora, Johnes, and are PI negative. They are all certified free of all known genetic defects by the American Black Hereford Association.
Joe Hoagland (913) 727-6446 Dirck Hoagland (816) 225-1246
Lot 44
25332 Wolcott Road Leavenworth, KS 66048 jnranch@yahoo.com
3T x JN Baldee 809
Lot 46
3T x JN Baldee 938
Lot 48
9R x JN Baldee 953
Lot 50
9R x JN Baldee 746
Lot 43
3T x JN Baldee 090
Lot 51
3T x JN Baldee 903
Watch a video of sale cattle on our website www.jnranch.net
Lot 45
3T x JN Baldee 806
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Registered Black Hereford & Registered Black Angus Tim Tarter, Owner Ph: 606-305-2289 Email: ngsstriper@hotmail.com 2616 Hwy 1664 Nancy, KY 42544
Kreifels
Black Herefords Bill and Tammy Kreifels 1685 South 58th Road Nebraska City, NE 68410 Bill: 402-873-4534 • Tammy: 402-209-0958 kreifels2000@hotmail.com
Source of Superior Outcross Genetics
Lifetime Member ABHA
Steve and Becky Zinke
H
1338 Chestnut • Corning, IA 50841 Phone: 641-322-3419 Email: barzranch@wildblue.net Senior Herd Sire JN Balder 5044 Semen available
Junior Herd Sire Iron Man 1110 Homozygous Black
Valdez Ranch
Peter Valdez 1725 Van Ness Road • Poteet, TX 78065 Phone: 210-834-2835 Email: Cattle for salemail@southtexasblackherefords.com at the ranch Watch for our consignment to the National Heifer Sale Website: www.southtexasblackherefords.com
Steve and Becky Zinke Bar Z Ranch 1338 Chestnut Ave., Corning, IA 50841 641-322-3419 or 712-249-3419 cell barzranch@wildblue.net
Lawrenceburg, TN
KNnight Gail
Farm
Jimmy McKnight 255 Rolling Hill Road Davidson, NC 28117 Cell: 704-574-3132 jemcknight@mindspring.com
D Bar T Ranch
Black Herefords Performance and Color You Can Count On Dante McDougald P.O. Box 55 • Apple Springs, TX 75926 Phone: 936-831-2058 • Cell: 936-674-8288 Email: dantemcdougald@yahoo.com Website: www.dbartranch.com 18 • Black Hereford Journal
Triple
L Ranch
Bobby & Jared Lide 714 FM 1366 • Mexia, TX 76667 Phone: 254-739-5311 Bobby: 254-625-3800 • Jared: 254-625-3806 Email: bobby@thelidegroup.com Website: www.triplelblackherefords.com
B Bar S Little River Cattle Company Bob & Roban Bieber • Paul & Jim Choate 12451 NS 3510 • Seminole, OK 74868 Phone: 773-817-5182 405-426-9677 • 405-382-1044 Email: RABeebs@aol.com choatelaw@sbcglobal.net
Maquoketa Embryos, LLC
16984 368th Ave. Rockham, SD 57470 Home: 605-472-3253 baxterangus@nrctv.com
A full service Embryo Transfer Company Dr. Don Yanda 147 Jacobsen Drive Maquoketa, IA 52060 Phone: 563-652-4511 Email: dryanda@yahoo.com
Darrell Selby Alex Selby (270) 566-2624 (270) 566-8303 481 Selby Branch Road Russell Springs, KY 42642 (270) 343-3384 Home
D
Deters Black Herefords
Registered Black Herefords Production stock for sale Trudy and Ray Deters 2002 Hugenberg Lane Fowler, IL 62338 Home 217-224-7641 Cell 217-242-8653 trudydeters@gmail.com 1st Illinois ABHA Member
Tommy Barnes Auctioneer 334-462-4004 Email:
tommybarnes8@gmail.com
Triple C
Properties Charles Crow 105 River Park Road • Florence, AL 35634 Home: 256-757-8848 • Cell: 256-710-3594 chcrow@comcast.net
Cattle Company Michael Burton 1409 Fox Quisenberry Road • Winchester, KY 40391 Phone: 859-842-6091 • Cell: 859-595-6835 burtoncattle@hotmail.com> Black Hereford Journal • 19
You Can Have Your Cake & Eat It Too! BLACK POLLED HEREFORDS
Dean McKibben
JN Balder Z844 Individual Performance data — Birth Wt
88
Wean Wt
718
Ratio
124
Year Wt
1202
Ratio
Scrotal
116
39 cm
Expected Progeny Differences — EPD’S Birth Wt
+3.8
Wean Wt Year Wt
Mat Milk Black % Hereford
+49 +84 +16 hetro 81
Semen $15 - Certificates to Register $20
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RRH MR FELT 3008 SCHU-LAR 5N OF 9L 3008 SCHU-LAR 9L OF 821C SCHU-LAR 3T OF 206 5N KPH PHASE 121 SCHU-LAR 206 OF 1H 121 ET SCHU-LAR 1H OF 1F 597 FELTONS LANGWORTH 249 JN BALDER 4136 JN BALDEE 136 JN BALDEE 844 JAK DOUBLE TAKE L417 JN BALDEE 451 JK L1 DOMINETTE J47
Dean McKibben 664 W 160 Hwy Liberal, MO 64762 mckibben@keinet.net
I’ve felt for some time that Herefords could contribute to a sound cross breeding program. Prior to my search for high performance, trouble free Herefords to compliment our Angus and Simmental, I called Dave Nichols. He advised me to consider Black Herefords. I purchased JN Balder Z844 as a foundation sire. He’s a good bet to meet my expectations. Don’t hesitate to pay me a visit and see him with your own eyes.
417-214-2700
Black Herefords Saturday
February 8, 2014 12:30 pm • At the ranch
Better Color. Better Carcass. Better Hereford. All Sale Cattle Certified Free Of All Known Genetic Defects
Feltons Balder 1905
JN Balder 4126
JN Balder 8079 HB000856
3-4-2008
ADJ YW
1050 EPD’S
Vermilion 7337 George 3976 HB001218
Act BW
ADJ WW
100
657
Weaning Ratio
113
Yearling SC
34
DOB
ANIMAL DATA
3-6-2009
Yearling Ratio Daily Gain On Test % Hereford Homozygous Black ?
112
BW
WW
+5.2
N/A
62%
YW
+50
M
+82
+16
ADJ YW
No
M&G
+41
1080 EPD’S
Feltons Long Ton 205
Act BW
79
HB000560
ADJ WW
654
Weaning Ratio
112
Yearling SC
40
Yearling Ratio Daily Gain On Test % Hereford Homozygous Black ?
107
BW
WW
+0.4
+29
N/A
YW
+45
82% M
+18
M&G
+33
Feltons 615
ANIMAL DATA
DOB
2-20-2008 ADJ YW
1006 EPD’S
Schu-lar 3T of 206 5N Feltons 613
JN Baldee 622
BW
+3.9
Act BW
90
HB000822
593
Weaning Ratio
102
Yearling SC
35
Yearling Ratio Daily Gain On Test % Hereford Homozygous Black ?
108
WW
+55
N/A
YW
+91
84% M
+15
EPD’S
Yes
M&G
+42
8622 is homozygous black and homozygous polled. He is a long bodied son of 6449. He is our highest total maternal bull and his calves rank in the top 2% of the breed for yearling weight. That makes him the best breeding son of 6449 we have had. He represents 8 generations of J&N Breeding.
ANIMAL DATA EPD’S
DOB
1-11-2007 BW
+0.4
Act BW
89
WW
+57
Act BW
84
Finks 7243 M of 4131 6148 HB000610
ADJ WW
655
Weaning Ratio
132
Yearling SC
41
Yearling Ratio Daily Gain On Test % Hereford Homozygous Black ?
118
BW
WW
+0.9
+20
N/A
YW
+80
62% M
+11
M&G
+21
PW Victor Boomer P606
Remitall Boomer 46B PW Victoria 964 8114
ADJ WW
698
YW
+98
Weaning Ratio
114 M
+12
Yearling SC
37.5 M&G
+40
3T is homozygous polled with pigment around both eyes. He is genetically a full brother to the famous Accelerated Genetics “On Target” bull. He is the culmination of 30 years of disciplined genetic selection. A rare combination of low birth, high weaning and yearling weights and a top 10% raking for marbling. Owned in partnership with Genex Cooperative and Schur-Lar Herefords.
ANIMAL DATA EPD’S
Schu-lar 9L OF 1F 821C DOB
1-15-2005 BW
+3.1
Act BW WW
+47
ADJ WW YW
+80
DOB
4-15-2007 ADJ YW
No
7130 is a great heifer bull. A low birth weight bull with very high weaning and yearling ratios. His daughters are fertile and make great cows. He represents 6 generations of J&N Ranch breeding.
P42579584
ANIMAL DATA
996
EPD’S
JN Domino 4036B 4ET
JN Baldee 312
JN Dominet 417 4ET DOD
SCHU-LAR9ROF9LP606ET
KPH Phase 121 Schu-lar 206 of 1H 121 ET Schu-lar 1H OF 1F 597
JN Baldee 237 ADJ WW
1127
RRH Mr Felt 3008 Schu-lar 5N of 9L 3008 (HYF) Schu-lar 9L OF 1F 821C
JN Baldee 449
JN Balder 8622 HB000813
DOB
3-26-2007 ADJ YW
Yes
His dam JN Baldee 079 was our top indexing cow. She never weaned 9405 is homozygous black with a low birth weight. Like 8622 he a calf with an actual weight less than 600 lbs. This bull combines is the product of 8 generations of our breeding. His calves are thick, growth and maternal traits as well as any bull we’ve ever had. with a big hip, and wide set feet.
JN Balder 6449
ANIMAL DATA
JN Baldee 903
JN Balder 7312
JN Baldee 130 (AMF)
JN Baldee 955
BJH Balder 7504
JN Balder 2903
JN Baldee 905
JN Balder 7130
JN Baldee 405
SR MS Mark Dom 5116
Feltons Langworth 249
JN Balder 1905
JN Baldee 449
JN Balder 9405
JN Baldee 079 DOB
ANIMAL DATA
Feltons 615
JN Balder 6449
JN Baldee 126
BW
+2.7
Act BW
80
JN Baldee 073 ADJ WW
541
Weaning Ratio
109
Yearling SC
N/A
Yearling Ratio Daily Gain On Test % Hereford Homozygous Black ?
105
WW
+49
N/A
YW
+52
68% M
+14
Yes
M&G
+39
7312 is a low birth weight, homozygous black bull, that we have used almost exclusively on heifers. He represents 7 generations of J&N breeding.
Selling 80 Bulls and 20 Fall Calving Females
EF F524 Fellis 821C Schu-lar 1F of 26C 517 Weaning Ratio M
+21
Yearling SC
39.0 M&G
+44
9R is the only maternal brother to Schu-Lar 5N, the popular Genex Cooperative sire. His daughters have an average nursing ratio of 102 at Schu-Lar Herefords. He is an udder improver and ranks in the top 10% for marbling among all Herefords.
Watch a video of sale cattle on our website.
www.jnranch.net
Joe Hoagland (913) 727-6446 • Dirck Hoagland (816) 225-1246 25332 Wolcott Road • Leavenworth, KS 66048 • jnranch@yahoo.com
Selling 18 Head
Bred & Open Heifers at the National Black Hereford Sale