2009 Midland Bull Test

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ADG race leader for the Green Tag Angus bulls is Lot 170. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a son of SAV Final Answer 0035 consigned by Harrison Angus Ranch, Boyd, Mont.

dletown, Ind. The second place bull has a WDA of 3.46 and is Lot 304. Price Angus Ranch

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Brand Angus of Lake City, Lot 192 is in sixth place Minn., is the son of Quaker with a 128 ratio. Dutch Flat Hill Objective 3J15.

Angus of Pomeroy, Wash.

Fifth place goes to Sioux raised this Mytty In Focus Pass Angus who raised the son. son of BG Right Time 500, White Tag ADG Lot 42. Lot 42 is earning an Topping the ADG race ADG ratio of 139. for the White Tag Angus Lot 142 is in sixth bulls is Lot 36. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a son place with a 138 ratio. This of Sitz Upward 307R con- Connealy Onward son was signed by Mark Murphy of raised by Granger Angus of Ruston, La. with an ADG Great Falls, Mont. ratio of 154.

Green Tag WDA Second place goes to Lot Heading up the Angus 599, a son of Sitz RLS Emu- WDA Division for the Green lation EXT 43, consigned by Tags is Lot 229 with a postWiller Timber Ridge, G r e e n castle, Ind. This bull posted an ADG ratio of 145.

In third place, with an ADG ratio of 144 is Lot 660. Topping the ADG race for the White Tag Angus bulls Lot 36. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a son of Sitz Upward 307R consigned Lot 660 is is

by Mark Murphy of Ruston, La. sired by Woodlawn Charge On 14 and consigned by Packard Angus of Browsville, Ore. There is a tie for the fourth place between Lots 763 and 778 with a ratio BR Extra 68 of 143. Lot 763 was raised

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He has an ADG ratio of 170.

Second place goes to Lot 49, a son of Connealy Overtime consigned by Panasuk Angus of Bainville, Mont. This bull posted an ADG ratio of 139.

In third place, with an ADG ratio of 134 is Lot 161. Lot 161 is sired by Connealy Onward and consigned by Harrison Angus Ranch. Also consigned by Harrison Angus and sired by Connealy Onward, Lot 164 is in fourth with an ADG ratio of 132.

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Continued from previous page In third place is Lot 298 with a WDA of 3.42. Sired

by Mytty In Focus, Lot 298 is owned by Paintrock Angus Ranch of Hyattville, Wyo. In a tie for fourth place with a WDA of 3.41 are Lots 239 and 343. Lot 239 is an HA Image Maker 0415 son consigned by S-H-B Angus of Reardan, Wash. while Lot 343 was raised by Emerald Lane Angus of Edgar, Wisc. and sired by SS Objective T510 0T26.

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Sixth place goes to Lot 616 with a WDA of 3.38.

Galaxy Beef, Graham, Mo. consigned Lot 616 who is an SCC Objective T510 0T26 son.

White Tag WDA The Angus WDA Division for the White Tags is led by Lot 142 with a posting of 3.84 pounds per day.

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The Angus WDA Division leader for the Green Tags is Lot 229 with a posting of 3.50 pounds per day. This bull is a son of Nichols Extra K205 consigned by Beaver Ridge Farm, Middletown, Ind.

nealy Onward consigned by Granger Angus.

The second place bull KDV D :'$ RI DQG LV /RW 6FDWWHULQJ &UHHN Angus consigned this son of Pascalar Ayres Nw Vw P3.

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In fourth is Lot 234 sired by SAV Net Worth 4200 and owned by Beaver Ridge Farm, Middletown, Ind.

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Sixth place goes to Lot 435 with a WDA of 3.59.

Garret Farms, Hillsdale, N.Y. consigned Lot 435, a Sitz Traveler 8180 son.

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The Angus WDA Division for the White Tags is led by Lot 142 with a posting of 3.84 pounds per day. This bull is a son of Connealy Onward consigned by Granger Angus.

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Onward. Lots 161, 162, and 164 posted an average ADG of 4.25 and are owned by Harrison Angus Ranch.

Second place honors also went to Harrison Angus Ranch with an average ADG RI /RWV DQG DUH VRQV RI 6$9 )LQDO Answer 0035.

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Lots 58, 59, and 60 took fourth place with an average ADG of 3.91. These bulls are sons of Connealy Whitman consigned by Pristine Springs of Jerome, Idaho.

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Consigned by Harrison Angus Ranch, these sons of Connealy Onward put up a 3.29 WDA.

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Lot 1266 is earning a WDA of 3.43.

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Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a Glacier Chateau son with a ratio of 137 and is consigned by Lakeview Cattle Co, American Falls, Idaho.

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Columbus, Mont. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; One hundred fifty Red Angus bulls with an ADG of 3.06 (Green Tag) and 3.19 (Yellow Tag) and a WDA of 2.88 (Green Tag) and 3.0 (White Tag), have recorded weights for the Final Report. The Red Angus Green Tag winners are split according to a +0.8 BW EPD and an 84-lb. BW and under while

983 with a ratio of 132.

Lot 983, a son of 5L Signature 5615, is owned by Chatburn Ranch of Albion, Idaho.

The third place slot goes to Lot 921 with an ADG ratio of 131. Klompien Red Angus of Manhattan, Mont. owns this son of BJR Make My Day 981.

In fourth is Lot 810 with a ratio of 129. This bull is a son of BFCK Cherokee Canyon 49 consigned by Lakeview Cattle Co. Klompien Red Angus and Lot 920 are sitting in the fifth spot with a 124 gain ratio. Lot 920 is sired

by BJR Make My Day 981. Lot 994, also in fifth place with a 124 gain ratio, is consigned by the Holden Ranch of Reedpoint, Mont. and sired by LJC Javelin M08.

Yellow Tag ADG In front of the pack for the Yellow Tag Red Angus bulls in the ADG ratio is Lot 866. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a 5L Signature 5615 son with a ratio of 132 and consigned by Lautenschlager & Sons of Endicottt, Wash.

Second goes to Lot 992 with a ratio of 128.

Lot 992 is sired by LJC Javelin M08 and owned by Holden Ranch.

The third place slot goes to Lot 1032 with an ADG ratio of 126. This son of 5L Signature 5615

The Yellow Tag Red Angus bull in the ADG ratio is Lot 866. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a 5L Signature 5615 son with a ratio of 132 and consigned by Lautenschlager & Sons of Endicottt, Wash.

The number one Green Tag Red Angus bull in the ADG ratio is Lot 815. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a Glacier Chateau son with a ratio of 137 and is consigned

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Continued from previous page Grand Prix S04. Lot 833, owned by Welsh Prairie Red Angus of Rio, Wisc., has a WDA of 3.50.

Second place goes to Lot 1017 of Bastian Red Angus, Neola, Utah with a

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Hay Cow of Lincoln, Calif. consigned the fourth placing bull. Lot 1013 is earning a WDA of 3.26 and is sired by Buf Crk Cher Pine 5711.

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Yellow Tag WDA Heading up the Yellow Tag Red Angus WDA is the son of Fraser North Western. Lot 1015, owned

by Fraser Ranch of Burns, Ore., has a WDA of 3.72.

Second place goes to Lot 1014 consigned by Hay Cow with a 3.64 WDA. Lot 1014 is the son of Buf Crk Cher Pine 5711.

Lot 855 is in the third place position with a WDA of 3.57. This son of Webr Doc Holliday 2N is owned

by O Bar X Ranch of Worden, Mont.

Paintrock Angus Ranch of Hyattville, Wyo. consigned the fourth placing bull. Lot 973 is earning a WDA of 3.51 and is sired

by MDM Special Edition 3-6.

Heading up the Yellow Tag Red Angus WDA is the son of Fraser North Western. Lot 1015, owned by Fraser Ranch of Burns, Ore., has a WDA of 3.72.

A bull sired by WCC New Design 44 is in the fifth place slot. Lot 1009 has a 3.45 WDA and is owned by Hay Cow. ADG Sire Groups The ADG sire groups for the Red Angus are led by lots 862, 865 and 866.

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These sons of MDM Special Edition 3-6 are posting an average WDA of 3.19.

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Sď?Ąď?Źď?Ľď?˛ď?ł ď?˘ď?ľď?Źď?Źď?ł ď?ˇď?Ľď?Šď?§ď?¨ď?Ľď?¤ ď?Żď?Śď?Ś ď?´ď?Ľď?łď?´ ď?Ąď?´ Mď?Šď?¤ď?Źď?Ąď?Žď?¤ Columbus, Mont. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The top 55 Salers bulls consigned to MBT have an ADG of 2.98 (Green Tag) and 3.09 (White Tag) and a WDA of 2.89 (Green Tag) and 3.04 (White Tag) for the Final Report. The Green Tag winners are split according to a +1.1 BW EPD and 84-lb. BW and under while the White Tag winners were over a +1.1 BW EPD or over an 84-lb. BW. Green Tag ADG Leading the top three Green Tag Salers bulls in the ADG race are Lots 1084, 1087 and 1082 consigned by Lightning Creek Cattle of Girard, Kan. and sired by NRC Intercept. Lot 1084 is in the lead with an ADG ratio of 131. In the second slot is Lot 1087 with a 129 ADG ratio. Third place goes to Lot 1082 with a gain ratio of 115.

In fourth place is Lot 1103 consigned by Elm Creek Ranch of Hebron, N.D. sired by Koupals B&B Balancer 4017.

White Tag ADG On top of the ADG race for the White Tag Salers bulls is Lot 1116

with a ratio of 127. This bull, raised by Elm Creek Ranch of Hebron, N.D., is sired by GGT P Heavy Duty 100J. In the second slot is Lot 1113 with a 126 ADG ratio. Lot 1113, also raised

by Elm Creek Ranch, is the son of Schurrtop MC 2500.

Third place goes to Lot 1143 with a gain ratio of 125. He is the son of LYZS Patriot 005P consigned by Neben Ranch of Orlando, Fla. Rounding out the top four is Lot 1092, consigned

by Parke Ranch of Drummond, Mont. and sired by SRS Sequel 0122S. WDA Sire Groups The WDA leader for the Green Tag Salers is Elm Creek Ranch with their Lot 1122 bull. This son of OPP Saber 615S is posting a 3.32 WDA. Second goes to lots 1082 and 1067 with a 3.25 WDA. Sired by NRC Intercept, Lot 1082 is consigned by Lightning Creek Cattle. MJB Ranch of Lodge Grass, Mont. consigned Lot 1067, a son of MJB Vision 240S. In third place is

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another MJB Ranch consignment. Lot 1071 is a son of BC Emblazon 854E 8023 with a WDA of 3.19.

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White Tag WDA The WDA leader for the White Tag Salers is Parke Ranch with Lot 1099. This son of SRS Marksman 0059M is posting a 3.65 WDA. Second place goes to Lots 1092 with a 3.54 WDA. Sired by SRS Sequel 0122S, Lot 1092 is consigned by Parke Ranch.

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He is a son of Koupals B&B Balancer 4017 with a WDA of 3.45.

Fourth place goes to Lot 1113. This Schurrtop MC 2500 son has a 3.42 WDA and was also consigned by Elm Creek Ranch.

ADG Sire Groups In the first place Saler ADG sire groups are Lots 1081, 1084, and 1087.

Consigned by Lightning Creek Cattle, these sons of NRC Intercept are earning an average ADG of 3.75.

Elm Creek Ranch took second with their Koupals B&B Balancer 4017 sired bulls. Lots 1102, 1103, and 1106 are posting a 3.37

ADG. In the third slot are Lots 1108, 1109, and 1110, TSB Pld Frost 80S sons, with an ADG of 3.25. These bulls are also consigned by Elm Creek Ranch.

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Elm Creek Ranch is following in second with sons of Koupals B&B Balancer 4017. Lots 1102, 1103, and 1106 have an average WDA of 3.15.

Third place goes to Elm Creek Ranch with an average WDA of 3.10 for Lots 1108, 1110, and 1112 who are sons of TSB Pld Frost 80S.

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Mď?Šď?¤ď?¤ď?Źď?Ľ Cď?˛ď?Ľď?Ľď?Ť Fď?Ąď?˛ď?­ď?ł ď?¨ď?Ąď?ł ď?łď?Ľď?śď?Ľď?˛ď?Ąď?Ź ď?´ď?Żď?° Gď?Ľď?Źď?˘ď?śď?Šď?Ľď?¨ ď?Żď?Ž ď?´ď?Ľď?łď?´ ď?Ąď?´ Mď?Šď?¤ď?Źď?Ąď?Žď?¤ Columbus, Mont. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The top 40 head of Gelbvieh bulls are averaging 3.36, between the two efficiency groups in the ADG category with a WDA of 3.11

for the Final Report.

ADG The Gelbvieh bulls are topped in the ADG category by Lot 1172. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a homozygous polled bull

and a son of MCFG MCF Bruce Almighty from Middle Creek Farms of Bozeman, Mont. Lot 1172 is earning a 133 gain ratio.

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M Heart D Gelbvieh of Stevensville, Mont. took third with their son of MCFG Bruce Almighty, Lot 1193, who is earning a WDA of 3.53.

ADG Sire Groups Middle Creek Farms is boasting both first and second place honors in the ADG sire group division for the Gelbvieh. Lots 1166, 1171, and 1172, sired

by MCFG MCF Bruce Almighty 35P, are earning an average ADG of 3.80.

Sons of Job Danell Picasso 18P, Lots 1178, 1179, and 1180, took second place with an average ADG of 3.60.

Mahogany Hollow Gelbvieh of Delta, Utah

rounded out the top three ADG sire groups with a 3.51. Lots 1150, 1153, and 1157 are sired by CA Future Direction 5321.

WDA Sire Groups In the Gelbvieh WDA sire group division Middle Creek Farms took the top three honors. First place goes to Lots 1171, 1172 and 1176. These sons of MCFG MCF Bruce Almighty 35P ET are posting an average WDA of 3.59. Second goes to sons of Job Danell Picasso 18P, Lots 1178, 1179 and 1180, with an average WDA of 3.29. Job Danell Montana Infusion sired Lots 1174, 1175 and 1176. This third place sire group is earning a 3.23 WDA.

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Lot 1200, with an ADG ratio of 129, is sired by JBOB 3303K ET and consigned by Arp Gelbvieh of Arlington, Wis. In the third slot, posting a 124 gain ratio, is Lot 1178 consigned by Middle Creek Farms. Lot 1178 is sired by Job Danell Picasso 18P. WDA Leading the WDA for the Gelbviehs is Lot 1172.

Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a son of MCFG MCF Bruce Almighty 35P consigned by Middle Creek Farms. He has a 3.75 WDA. In second place earning a 3.73 WDA is Lot 1171, also an MCFG MCF Bruce Almighty 35P son raised by Middle Creek

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Columbus, Mont. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The top 12 Simmental bulls have recorded an ADG of 3.0 and a WDA of 3.15 for the Midland Bull Test Final Report.

Leading the Simmental breed for ADG ratio is Lot 1218 with a 123 gain ratio. Lot 1218 is a CNS Dream On L186 son consigned by Sundberg Farms of Mendota, Ill. MJB Ranch of Lodge Grass, Mont. owns the second placing bull.

Lot 1214, a CNS Dream On L186 sired bull, is earning a 119 ADG ratio.

Third place goes to Lot 1211 with a 118 ADG ratio. Owned by Elm Creek Ranch of Hebron, N.D., Lot 1211 is sired by Leachman Right Time.

The WDA category is dominated

by Elm Creek Ranch. Lot 1211 is a Leachman Right Time 550 son posting a 3.57 WDA. In second is Lot 1209, a bull sired

by B/R New Frontier 095, with a 3.37 WDA. Third place goes to Lot 1208, with a WDA of 3.35 and sired by BC Mid Emblazon 854E 702.

MJB Ranch is leading the ADG sire group categories with their CNS Dream On L186 sons. Lots 1213, 1214, and 1216 have an average ADG of 3.3.

In the WDA category, Elm Creekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lots 1205, 1206, and 1208 headed up the average Simmental WDA with a 3.18. These bulls are sired by BC Mid Emblazon 854E 702.

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Maine Anjous, Murray Greys, Limousin and Aubracs weighed off test

Columbus, Mont. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Two Maine Anjous on test at MBT are consigned by Bertolino Maine Anjou of Roberts, Mont. Lot 1202, a LR Blk Asset Jr 127N son, is leading both the ADG and WDA categories with a gain ratio of 106 and a 3.05 WDA. Lot 1203, also sired by LR Blk Asset Jr 127N, took second with an ADG ratio of 94 and WDA of 2.95.

Murray Grey The top 12 Murray Grey bulls consigned to be tested with MBT recorded a 2.63 ADG and 2.77 WDA on the Final Weigh Report.

First place in the Murray Grey ADG ratio race, with a 123, is Lot 1278. An Eagles Run High Roller 272 son, he is consigned by H Diamond Cattle Co. of Roberts, Idaho.

Leading the WDA is Lot 1274, a JB Stetson son, also consigned by H Diamond Cattle Co., with WDA of 3.14.

Limousin The top 10 Limousin bulls consigned to MBT are gaining 2.97 lb/day with a WDA of 2.90 on the Final Report.

Lot 1248 is leading the Limousin ADG category. He is a HC Lodestar 601 son consigned by Mechams Cowboy Brand Ranch of Firth, Idaho with an ADG ratio of 127.

Gates Limousin of Absarokee, Mont. and the /RW EXOO ZDV ÂżUVW LQ WKH :'$ FDWHJRU\ 7KLV Wulfs Ransom 3059R son has a 3.25 WDA. Aubrac

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Again in the South 'HYRQ :'$ OHDGHU GLYLsion, MJB Ranch nabbed the top three spots. First is Lot 1350, a son of DLCC Stamina 138R with a WDA of 3.40 and second is Lot 1352, also a son of DLCC Stamina 138R with a WDA of 3.35.

Lot 1343, sired by Cimarron Apollo 470P, is earning a WDA of 3.33.

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MJB Ranch of Lodge Grass, Mont. took the top three honors in the ADG UDWLR IRU WKH 6RXWK 'HYRQ bulls. First place goes to Lot 1350, a DLCC Stamina 138R son, who is posting a ratio of 126. Lot 1335, sired by MJB Romeo 125R, is in second with a 125 gain ratio. Third place goes to another MJB Romeo 125 R son, Lot 1340

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To date, Clifford said over 500,000 premises, or approximately 35 percent of the estimated number of our nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s livestock and poultry premises, have been registered. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thirteen states,â&#x20AC;? he said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;have registration rates greater than 50 percent; however, seven of those states have some form of a mandatory program or a process for issuing the stanGDUGL]HG SUHPLVHV LGHQWLÂżHU to the locations on record in their state.â&#x20AC;?

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He said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Producers have access to several Animal Tracking Databases (ATDs) for reporting the movement of animals that they ship to or from their premises. About 20 organizations are working with USDA to provide ATDs; these systems vary in their level of operation and integration with USDA systems. The ATDs link to the Animal Trace Processing System (ATPS), which is LQ LWV ÂżQDO VWDJH RI GHYHOopment. The ATPS provides the conduit for communicating and receiving information from the ATDs ZKHQ DQLPDO KHDOWK RIÂżcials conduct disease tracebacks. These information systems are vital to making it easier for producers, States, industry, and USDA to determine the scope of a disease situation, locate infected animals, and cur-

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UWâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s research focuses on reducing overall cow/calf input costs, of which one area is the development of replacement heifers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work out of Nebraska and North Dakota that looks at reducing input costs using rangebased heifer development, and developing them to lighter weights,â&#x20AC;? says Paisley, adding that newer research looks at the subsequent calf crop. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A producer can reduce overall winter feed, but there may be larger impacts on the feedlot performance of that calf or on heifer reproduction

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He suggests keeping back a larger percentage of heifers, managing them to a lighter weight and then choosing the bred heifers from a larger group. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll select a little more for breeding if we can challenge that heifer a little more and see if sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll breed for us,â&#x20AC;? he says.

In addition to heifer development, Paisleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s looked at mature cows and the concept of fetal programming. â&#x20AC;&#x153;How do we manage during pregnancy, and what consequences does that have on the calf we produce?â&#x20AC;? he asks, noting there are certain critical times during calf development. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The middle third is when the internal organs, insulin and hormones develop, which is August through October for a spring-calving herd. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Moving into late gestation we see systems begin to mature, and the fetus is developing and there are critical points where if we restrict or stress the cow, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll impact the calf and it will show up in consequences once itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s born. If a producer retains ownership or develops his own heifers â&#x20AC;&#x201C; that will come back to haunt him.â&#x20AC;?

One result of negative fetal programming is calf birth weight. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Calves that are too small at birth may lack vigor, have reduced resistance to disease and may not be able to cope with stress because they have less highly mobilized fat,â&#x20AC;? says Paisley.

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Data from North Dakota State University and the University of Nebraska analyzed impacts of dam nutrition on the growth and reproductive performance of heifer calves in the Sand Hills.

Two groups of springcalving cows were fed in their last trimester either no supplement or a one-pound 42-percent supplement cake. Following that they went on grass hay or sub-irrigated meadows. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The interest thing is that, in the three-year study, the effects of supplementing in the last trimester only resulted in a two-pound difference in birth weights, but a 17-pound different at 205-day weights,â&#x20AC;? says Paisley. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Protein supplement fed prior to calving impacts weaning weights.â&#x20AC;?

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In the study the rangebased heifers were weaned, backgrounded and pastured Sept. 25. They were fed increasing amounts of distillersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; grains, up to 6.4 pounds per day Feb. 12 and down to two pounds per day prior to breeding. The drylot heifers were fed a traditional silage/ hay/grain total mixed ration.

The studyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s target weight for the heifers at breeding was 53 to 58 percent of mature weight. Bulls were put in for 25 days after the groups were synchronized and data was collected through the cowsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; fourth pregnancy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The study found that those heifers developed to 53 percent of mature weight had a 92 percent pregnancy rate, while only 88 percent of the heavier heifers were bred,â&#x20AC;? says Paisley. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They found that lighter weights didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t jeopardize the heifers, and I think weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re rethinking a lot of that traditional data that says heifers should be developed to 65 percent of mature weight.â&#x20AC;?

He says now that cattle have more potential for growth, maybe producers can begin to rethink target weights. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Developing heifers to lighter weights may reduce overall costs. A producer would challenge his management and operation to put more weight on over a shorter period of time, but studies have found it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t affect pregnancy rates.â&#x20AC;?

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months the calves were split into two groups, one on traditional native range with plenty of forage and the other on improved pasture or meadow regrowth,â&#x20AC;? says Paisley.

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The USDA Research Station in Miles City, Mont. studied a late-winter calving herd, looking at how the cows were managed in mid-gestation, or 120 to 150 days. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For two

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ductivity, but also steers and eating quality.â&#x20AC;?

He says producers can put a lot of money into genetics, but if they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t manage their cows correctly they may not maximize that genetic potential.

He emphasizes strategically supplementing a cowherd. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you look at heifer fertility and weaning weights, we can pay for the supplement right there.â&#x20AC;?

Paisley presented research on cow management and calf health at WESTI Ag Days in Worland in early February. Christy Hemken is assistant editor of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup and can be reached at christy@ wylr.net.

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range and managed exactly the same. The calves were weaned at 190 days, backgrounded 120 days and fed in Lingle for 115 days. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We ended up with a 20-pound heavier carcass weight on the calf coming from the cow on improved pasture,â&#x20AC;? says Paisley. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There was no difference in the calves except how we managed the cow in mid-gestation.â&#x20AC;? He says they also saw a slight increase in marbling scores.

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The Saddle & Sirloin gallery honors pioneers in animal agriculture, with the earliest portraits of European stockmen from the 1700s.

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Resources are scarce, and because of that economics drive the way producers make decisions. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The implications are that you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just do anything â&#x20AC;&#x201C; you have to weigh trade-offs, time and

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She says the concept of diminishing marginal returns should also be considered. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Often in life, as you use more and more of an input, the productivity of the next unit is often less than the productivity of the previous unit,â&#x20AC;? she says.

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itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s easy, for others itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not,â&#x20AC;? she notes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It can be hard to quantify expenditures and how much loss weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re preventing by doing an activity.â&#x20AC;?

Lastly, the fact that disease is not a certain thing only compounds things. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know for certain youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to get a disease, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a guaranteed outcome,â&#x20AC;? says Peck. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That throws a wrench in the whole works. As economists we need to know expenditures and how losses will be affected by our activities.â&#x20AC;?

Peck addresses the third concern, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a tough topic and requires advanced economic theory to deal with, but I can give you a sense for how we think about the problems. Sometimes just the framework alone is helpful in dealing with a problem.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;The probability that your animals will catch a disease is often less than 100 percent, and at the same time you can take precau-

tions and your herd may be infected anyway. You could take no precautions and end up not getting the disease.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a crapshoot,â&#x20AC;? she says, adding, â&#x20AC;&#x153;You can do things WR LQĂ&#x20AC;XHQFH WKH RXWFRPH but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very rare you can do something to guarantee the outcome.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;The trouble is, you still need to make management decisions,â&#x20AC;? says Peck. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Uncertainty makes it so that we wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know what the loss is, and how are we supposed to make a comparison if loss LV QRW D FHUWDLQ WKLQJ"´ She says a further complication is translating a reduction in disease probability is translating that EHQHÂżW LQWR GROODUV The answer to this is what economists call an expected value. Using the example of sheep dip to help prevent bluetongue, Peck says there are two options â&#x20AC;&#x201C; to use or not use sheep dip.

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Continued from previous page choose not to use it, there are two possible outcomes.

I could get bluetongue with a 10 percent chance, or not get bluetongue at a 90 percent chance.â&#x20AC;?

She stresses the numbers in her equations are purely hypothetical and do not relate to scenarios in reality.

She says following those possibilities, the next piece LV ÂżQDQFLDO FRQVHTXHQFHV â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the cost of bluetongue if a producer chooses not to use sheep dip and does get bluetongue. You may lose a

portion of your herd, but that cost has two pieces â&#x20AC;&#x201C; loss and expenditure. You lost money to death loss, but also didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t spend any money. If you didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t use sheep dip and you didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get bluetongue, then both your loss and expenditure are zero, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s where expected values come in. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll weight those two possibilities by the probability of them happening,â&#x20AC;? says Peck. The same goes for if a producer does decide to use sheep dip. There are still two possibilities, but the prob-

abilities of getting versus not getting bluetongue are changed.

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Feuz says beef customers dedicated Amid news of decreased consumer spending and falling stock prices, the beef industry has its bright spots.

Market analyst Dillon Feuz says overall protein purchasing patterns point out a dedication to beef. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So far the data has not shown that consumers have really cut back on beef consumption,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve just altered that consumption.â&#x20AC;?

The demand for middle meats like the ribeye and loin has softened, but grinds and economy cuts from the chuck and round have grown in popularity.

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to tell what is happening because of some current supply-demand situations within the beef market, and how much of it is just overall economics driving prices lower.â&#x20AC;?

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