today's angus advanatage

Today’s Angus Advantage Early Fall 2011 1

*All our spring calving cowherd None Retained

*All our bred replacement heifers None Retained

*All our 2010 open “extra age” heifers None Retained

We’ve never “cut ‘em loose” before! These are the females behind our year after year

million dollar bull sales built on solid commercial demand. These cows are the

“real deal”, uniform, homebred “one iron” unique genetics in volume.

One or a potload all the same kind.

- Mac

We will retain our 500 fall calving cows and 200 of our 2011 replacement heifers. We will still be “Canada’s Bull Supplier” still covering the pages of the magazines in the months before our annual

bull sale. Still covering Canada with 450 bulls every January.

Home Bred - 4 GenerationsStraight Canadian Pedigrees

Home Bred - 4 Generations



Straight Canadian Pedigrees




Southland Free Style 163UOwned with Bandura Ranch

Southland Dr. Feelgood 194S Limestone Blu Ray W661

LLB Casino 333WOwned with LLB Angus and

Cottage Creek Angus

Werner Street Sense 247Southland Two Fitty 250TOwned with Currie Angus

Sire of the $57,000 Southland Thriller 83X

Service Sires Include...LLB Casino 333W, BPF Sepcial Focus 504,BAN Masterpiece 9X and LLB Excel 249W

Offering 50 Elite FemalesOctober 22, 2011

At the Ranch

Shane Cadieux & Lexi Newman (Cadieux) 306-297-7781 Email: [email protected] www.southlandangus.ca

1 mile north of Shaunavon, Saskatchewan, Canada

DaughterS of TheSe Popular sires sell...

lOT 2

lOT 11

lOT 25

lOT 27


2011 Early Fall Sale Issue

As In Every Issue

20 Demand The Brand

26 A Breeder’s... Veterinary Perspective

61 The Real World

64 The Final Word

Features

28 Silent Success

36 Introduction To Genomics

62 Fall Show Judges’ Biographies

28

Cover Photography By Kim Harder


Box 85, Simpson, SK S0G 4M0 Rob Garner

306-836-2035 Cell Phone: 306 946-7946

Fax: 306-836-4440www.nordallimousin.com


YOU’RE INVITED...Sunday, November 6, 2011

Virden, MB

75 ‘M’ Model & Younger

Red & Black Angus Cows

25 Red & Black Angus

Bred Heifers

40 Red & Black Angus

Heifer Calves

Make a weekend out of it, come for the

National Angus Show on Saturday and

stay for the sale on Sunday!

“THE WORKING GIRLS SALE” COMPLETE DISPERSAL


Select SEEDSTOCK

Red EKW Lunar Lady 29X

Red EKW Olivia 23X

Red Six Mile Game On 372X

Service Sire to both females

Elmer K. WiebeBox 212, Hague, Saskatchewan S0K 1X0

Ph: 306.225.5720 Cell: 306.381.3691 Fax: 306.225.5863

RED TOWAW INDEED 104H OSF RED EKW GOLDEN DEED 10U RED EKW GOLDIE 601S

RED WILDMAN CROSSFIRE 512R RED EKW LUNAR LADY 724T RED M DOUBLE B LUNAR LADY 27R

RED TOWAW INDEED 104H OSF RED EKW GOLDEN DEED 10U RED EKW GOLDIE 601S

RED MESSMER RED OPTION 9902 OSF RED EKW OLIVIA 706T RED SIX LINE OLIVIA 213P

39th Annual CANADIAN ED OUNDUPR

Offered at the

October 21 & 22, 2011 Red Deer, Alberta

BW: 0.4 WW: 26 YW: 49 MM: 14 TM: 27

BW: -1.6 WW: 29 YW: 52 MM: 13 TM: 28


2011 CJAA Showdown Champion 2 Year Old Female

2010 CWA Reserve Champion Female

Red McRae’s Reba Lee 53W - Purchased by Mile High Cattle Co., AB Red McRae’s Reba 121W - Purchased by Wild Cat Creek, KS

Don’t miss your chance to purchase Mar Mac Genetics atRed Round Up - Oct. 21 & 22, 2011 - Red Deer, ABKeystone Klassic - Dec. 3, 2011 - Brandon, MB

Mar Mac Farms & Guests Bull Sale - Mar. 7, 2012 - Brandon, MB


Sire: S A V Iron Mountain 8066 Dam: Diamond T Gammer

Harvest IM Gammer 6Y Harvest IM Ruby 4Y

Sire: S A V Iron Mountain 8066 Dam: Prime Time’s 7M Ruby 817’08

RubyGammer - 2011Champion Two Year Old Pair

Ruby - 2011 Supreme Over All Breeds

Ruby’s Full Sister 2011 Reserve Grand Champion Female


Top selling bull in our 2011 Bull SaleOwned with M&TLand & Cattle Co. & Come As U R Angus

New calving ease genetics, offering style, big top with a wide base

by Young Dale Panarama 66T2nd high seller in our 2011 Bull SaleCo-owned with Bryce’s Bar B Angus

Hogan 3Y X Young Dale Peg 77P Daughter

Panama DaughterMaternal sib to our 2011 Top

Indexing bull that sold to Larry Rice ,NB

50 PlusQuality Females FOR SALEby Private Treaty

PF Hoover Dam 041

Young Dale Xception 12X

Young Dale Xcaliber 32X

Bred Cows, Bred Heifers, Heifer Calves


Announcing...

1 Herd Bull

32 Heifer Calves

73 Cows

18 Bred Heifers

14 Semen Lots

1 Pick of the Bull Calves

Cows A.I’ed toNorsemen King, Makn Waves 39X,

Arson 85U & Designer 63X

Heifers A.I ’ed to Makn Waves 39X, Toast

& Stout 107U

Lloyd & Lorraine CaversNeepawa, MB204-368-2446

AuctioneerBrent Carey- 403-650-9028

Ring Staff Dennis Ericson- 780-361-9347

Nate Marin- 306-869-7130

Mackenzie Sales ManagementBryan & Sherry Mackenzie

403-627-5676 or 403-627-8266

Red Riley’s Heather 59YRed SSS Arson 85U

Red Riley’s Star 11YRed Badlands Net Worth 23U

Red Riley’s Acute 56YRed Diamond T Hips Stout 107U

Red Riley’s Topaz 14XRed JKC Huckleberry 701

Red Willow Creek Acute 340WRed Fine Line Mulberry 26P

Red JCC Sandy 61SRed JCC Mystic 23N

Red Riley’s Roga 81SRed Fabulous High Trend 130N

Red Fraser Trina 804URed Fine Line Mulberry 26P

Red Riley’s Fran 12URed Brylor SDL Pasquale 213P

Friday, October 14, 2011 1:00 p.m. CST

Heartland Auction MartVirden, Manitoba


Angus cattle have developed a competitive advantage across North America and in several other regions of the world. Commercial ranchers have been won over by the superior female functionality, and cattle feeders like the predictable performance.

None of that would matter much without consumers, however. Many have come to expect a premium eating experience from Angus beef because they are not often disappointed. That’s especially true where individual Angus producers know about marbling and select for it so they can build a freezer-beef market.

Sometimes, consumers are not so happy, however. Of course, safety and wholesomeness of Canadian beef is second to none, but that is only a requirement rather than sales claim these days. Beef won’t taste better just because you can guarantee it came from your farm, or county, province or country.

Successive Canadian Beef Consumer Satisfaction Benchmark studies show that 85% of the shortfall in beef eating experience comes from the product itself, not cookery. That represents a big opportunity for the Angus breed to forge a wider separation from competing breeds, and not just for the sake of winning that contest. Lifting the overall quality of the nation’s beef supply will help the entire industry because it will boost exports.

Most consumers don’t buy direct from a producer, and most cattlemen can’t or don’t want to sell sides and quarters of beef. Therein lies a disconnect, but it is one all Angus producers should work to overcome by selecting for more marbling in the calves they produce and sell.

That may require a shift in focus for some breeders and their customers who thought they were doing enough for the consumer just by producing Angus cattle.

After all, this is “the butcher’s breed,” famous for the best meat, right? Maybe so, compared to the average of other breeds, but average won’t build demand in your country or any other. The average Marbling EPD for all registered black Angus calves born in 2010 is 0.23, the same as the average for all active sires in 2010 as listed on the Canadian Angus Association’s website (www.cdnangus.ca).

There’s nothing wrong with that, but it could be seen as nine or 10 years behind Angus breeders in the U.S., where for 15 years or more, value-based grid market-ing has been promoted as a means of maintaining consumer focus. Financial incentive at the commercial level led to increasingly higher demand for bulls with balanced traits—and those had to include above-aver-age marbling.

Part of your competitive advantage is data. You have access not only to Canadian Angus EPDs but also those of the American Angus Association (www.angus.org). Some Canadians are members of both associations, and may be more aware of the producer-owned and governed Certified Angus Beef ® (CAB®) brand.

With its 33-year history, pursuing a mission of adding value to the cattle of all members and their customers, CAB owns neither cattle nor beef, just the brand. It licenses partners in retail, restaurants and foodservice distribution to market the original premium brand on behalf of Angus breeders across the continent.

Producers might notice the trademarked slogan at www.cabpartners.com: “The brand that pays.®” Over the past 15 years on the U.S. side, licensed packers have paid producers nearly $350 million in added pre-miums ($30 or $40 per head) directly linked to CAB brand acceptance.

Certified Angus Beef Brand Brings Demand to CanadaBy Steve Suther, Director of Industry Information, Certified Angus Beef LLC

Photo by Traci Henderson


Canadian packers, licensed to produce CAB since 2000, have begun paying similar premiums to the last owners of cattle. That’s the key to a new chapter in the Northern cattle industry, where premium quality, highly marbled beef can lead to a profitable expansion.

It’s already starting. Since 2006, Canadian Angus have moved up from producing less than 10 million pounds for the CAB brand to more than 17 million lb. last year (see bar chart). Yet, that is only a little more than half of all CAB brand product sold in Canada. That 12-million lb. opportunity represents demand for thousands more registered Angus bulls with higher marbling.

Networking with a feedlot can secure commercial feeding and carcass data on you customers’ calves.

The feedlot may buy Angus calves to feed and work with you in the spirit of partnership to return data, or it may actually “partner” on some cattle on feed. Building on that spirit, you can work with custom-ers to help them select which bulls to buy that will enhance marbling along with other needed traits.

With all segments of the industry working together, everybody wins, from ranch to consumer.

“The opportunity for Canadian Angus producers is to shift focus to

include more pressure on marbling.”

Canadian Certified Angus Beef® brandSales vs. Production (Jan. – Dec.)

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5,000,000

10,000,000

15,000,000

20,000,000

25,000,000

30,000,000

35,000,000

40,000,000

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 *2011

Sales Tonnage (lbs.)

Production (lbs.)

Canada supplied (potentially) 57.7% of 2010 Canadian consumer demand.

• 10 Science-based specifications– Modest or Higher Degree of Marbling– Medium to Fine Marbling Texture– A-Maturity– REA 10.0 – 16.0 inch2

– HCW less than 1,000 lbs– FT less than 1.0 inch– Moderately Thick or Thicker Muscling – No Neck Hump Exceeding 2 Inches– Practically Free of Capillary Rupture– No Dark Cutters

The Product


Press ReleaseCanadian Angus Association Presents Eastern Canada

Feedlot of the Year Award to Ferme d’Anjou et Fils

August 19, 2011: for immediate release

CALGARY, AB — Ferme d’Anjou et Fils of Quebec received the Canadian Angus Association’s Eastern Canada Feedlot of the Year award in recognition of their work feeding and promoting Angus and Angus cross cattle. Commercial Fieldman, Brian Good presented the award at the Quebec Feedlot Society’s field day.

Ferme d’Anjou et Fils is located in Saint-Agapit, Quebec and is managed by Guy D’Anjou and his son Jean-François. The feedlot annually finishes between 4,000 and 5,000 head of mostly Canadian Angus Rancher Endorsed tagged Angus and Angus-influence cattle for shipment to Ontario and American markets. Guy believes it is critical that the cattle he purchases are identified with an Angus tag that certifies the animal has at least 50% Angus genetics.

Ferme d’Anjou et Fils is a comprehensive enterprise. In addition to the feedlot, Guy operates a cattle transport company in cooperation with one of his sons, and operates Angus Zone restaurant and Les Viandes Chez Nous butcher shop with his family. Angus Zone and Les Viandes Chez Nous both offer Canadian Angus Rancher Endorsed beef supplied by the Ferme d’Anjou et Fils feedlot.

The Canadian Angus Association introduced the Feedlot of the Year award this year to recognize feedlots that promote Angus to their customers and that feed Canadian Angus Rancher Endorsed tagged cattle. The award for Western Canada was presented to High Ridge Feeders and Shannondale Farm of Manitoba at our annual general meeting in June.The Canadian Angus Association is Canada’s largest purebred beef breed organization. The Association represents 3,000 members across Canada for the purposes of registering and recording the pedigrees of purebred Angus cattle in the closed Herd Book and promoting the breed across Canada. The member-approved mandate is to maintain breed registry, breed purity and provide services that enhance the growth and position of the Angus breed.

Pictured are, left to right: Jerome Richard, Canadian Angus Association Director for Quebec; Wayne Gallup, Canadian Angus Association Fieldman; Jean Francois D’Anjou, Ferme d’Anjou et Fils; Guy D’Anjou, Ferme d’Anjou et Fils; John Donaldson, 2009 President Canadian Angus Association


The vast majority of us use a single step, hard weaning process – on a given day calves and cows are separated for good. It is well known that there is stress associated with this process and that disease may occur as a result. Many ways of preventing losses associated with weaning have been developed with a focus on either stimulating the immune system or reducing stress.

Preconditioning is a rather loose term that can mean different things to different people, but generally implies that all major management procedures have been applied to the calf before leaving the farm of origin, including weaning, castration, dehorning, and vaccinations (including appropriate boosters). Preconditioning programs are not limited to these four items, however, and may also include such things as growth implant administration, concentrate feeding, and application of systemic anti-parasitic products. Any stress has a detrimental effect on the immune system and the more severe the stress or the longer the duration of the stress, the more severe the effect. Weaning is a very stressful event for calves and for most cattle, it is likely the worst thing that will ever happen in their lives. Vaccination at the time of weaning should be avoided, as it is widely believed that the immune system will not respond to the vaccine. The components of a vaccine program vary according to the needs of the herd and can be discussed with your veterinarian. Don’t be afraid to ask how vaccine should be stored, handled and administered. More than one expensive vaccination program has failed due to improper handling of the product. If possible, all vaccination programs including the initial shot and the booster (if recommended by the vaccine manufacturer), should be completed at least 2 to 4 weeks before weaning. Since many of us are on the Canadian Angus Performance Program and need to have our weaning weights submitted by the second week in October, it is very practical for us to complete our pre-weaning vaccinations on the weigh date and to wean sometime later.

Vaccinations are really only part of a good preconditioning program and are not a substitute for sound management. You should consider the needs of the calf the same as you would a guest in your home – you will want them to be as comfortable as possible, so you will show them where the food, drink and other amenities are. What has worked well on our farm is to start feeding

good quality hay to the calves for about a week, while they are still with the cows and in the same pen that they will be weaned into. We also provide bedding and creep feeding in that same pen. Once we notice that the calves are eating well and using the water bowl (usually about 3 to 4 days), we will quietly sort the cows out and lock the calves in. The calves are allowed contact with their mothers along a board fence line and share a water bowl. It is not uncommon to see cows licking their calves over the fence and we believe that this eases the weaning process.

Dusty or wet pens should always be avoided, as they may facilitate disease and never wean into pens that you may later use as calving pens, as stressed weanlings shed coccidian parasites in their manure which can survive in the soil over winter to infect young calves and cause bloody diarrhea the following spring. Antibiotics should not be part of your weaning program except for treating the occasional calf that is obviously sick. Antibiotics target bacteria and do nothing for the immune system or the animal’s stress level. Although antibiotics are commonly administered to high risk calves, or perhaps every calf depending on the policy of the calf purchasers, they are really unnecessary if calves are properly preconditioned.

An alternative to hard weaning is to use a QuietWean nose-flap. The nose-flap can be placed on the calf’s nose to prevent suckling while allowing the calf to remain with its mother. The flaps are left in place for 4 to 7 days and effectively reduce the bond between mother and calf. At the time of nose-flap removal, calves may be separated from the cows permanently but with a 95% reduction in bawling and a 25% increase in time spent eating, compared to calves being completely separated from their dams in a single step. An added benefit is that calves can be put back out on their own pasture with very little fence-crawling. A number of producers swear by the two-step QuietWean program and after a single season, say that they would never go back to their old way even if it means putting the calves through the chute twice. If you are interested in this system, just look up QuietWean on the internet.

Good luck and may your weaning be as smooth as possible. The quicker you can get those calves settled in, the better they will perform!

Biography:Dr. Colin Palmer is an Associate Professor of Theriogenology (Animal Reproduction) at theWestern College of Veterinary Medicine. Originally from Nova Scotia, Dr. Palmer worked inmixed practices in Ontario and British Columbia and has owned/operated a practice inSaskatchewan. Dr. Palmer along with his wife Kim and children Lauren, Emily and Carter run aherd of purebred Red Angus cattle under the KC Cattle Co. name.

Strategies to Maintain Calf Performance


We often overlook many of the good things in life. For an example, we look at a flower because of its vivid colour and beauty, before we sense its alluring fragrance. This fact applies to other facets in life, especially that of silent achievers. The kind of people who have spent hours making life better for others, while getting little recognition for their toils; as is the case of this resourceful and dedicated lady.

Belinda was born in the city of Regina and raised near Earl Grey, a village of three hundred residents in central Saskatchewan. The area was first settled in 1901 by Paul Henderson, younger brother of Jack Henderson, the hangman of Louis Riel. Subsequent to Henderson’s death from exposure in 1903, other settlers followed; many of German and Austrian descent. At the time, a settler could purchase one hundred and sixty acres of land for the price of ten dollars. Located just north of the scenic Qu’Appelle valley, the village was incorporated in 1906 and named after Albert Grey, the 4th Earl Grey, Canada’s then, Governor General.

Belinda Wagner received her elementary and secondary education in Earl Grey while growing up on her parent’s family farm … which is still

maintained today by the third generation of Belinda’s family. The oldest of three, she has two younger sisters who both reside in the Earl Grey area and work in Regina in accounting and clerical fields.

During her teens and in the summer months, Belinda worked in local restaurants for personal spending money and after graduating high school, acquired a secretarial position with the Saskatchewan Stock Growers in August of 1986. In November of 1988, she transferred to the Saskatchewan Livestock Association working under the tutorship of Mary Ehmann (nee Schnurr), who was secretary-treasurer at the time and when Mary retired, Belinda assumed the position and then graduated to her current post of general manager.

The Saskatchewan Livestock Association is a non-profit service organization formed in 1975, replacing the former Saskatchewan Livestock Board. From 1975 to 1987, the main activities of the Association were to provide administration for the Saskatchewan Cattle, Horse, Sheep and Swine Breeders’ Associations; arrange and co-ordinate the annual livestock convention and provide sale management for the Regina Bull Sale. The provincial government provided substantial consulting and financial assistance for administration and approved projects.

In 1988, when Belinda was hired, the Association needed to become self-sufficient and look for new avenues of development. One of the first new programs was a contract with the federal government providing data processing for the Federal-Provincial Record of Performance programs and an extension contract with the Provincial government. From that point, the Saskatchewan Livestock Association evolved into a number of data processing and management programs, as well as providing a much broader range of administrative services, in addition to desktop publishing.

Belinda Wagner wears a variety of hats; managing and administrating the Saskatchewan Cattle Breeders Association,


Saskatchewan Horse Breeders Association and The Canadian Shorthorn Association. In addition she was responsible for the hosting and organization of the Livestock Convention, held annually each January. In 2010, the convention joined with the Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association, the Cattle Feeders, the Stock Growers and the Beef Symposium group to host what has become the Saskatchewan Beef Industry Conference where Belinda remains an active part of the organizing committee. Belinda relates, “My first convention was in 1987 and I have been a part of every convention since… it could be a record.”

Belinda is General Manager of the Saskatchewan Angus Association and coordinator of the Canadian Junior Angus Association, Editor and Publisher of the Angus Edge magazine and Co-Publisher of the Shorthorn Report, the national publication for the Shorthorn breed. In addition, Belinda and her staff of three part-time employees produce a number of sale catalogues out of their Regina office, located in the Canada Centre.

The nature of her business (which obviously revolves around livestock) has taken her to nine Canadian Provinces and as far south as Tennessee; through annual meetings, tours and junior shows. Belinda coordinated the Canadian National Angus Junior Show (Showdown) at Spruce Meadows in Calgary, as a forerunner to the World Angus Forum and was a volunteer at the Forum. Annually, she is responsible for the Provincial Gold Show, the Canadian Western Agribition Angus Show and the Canadian National Junior Angus Show which rotates throughout the provinces. She has also been an Agribition volunteer for two decades.

Throughout all of her workload, Belinda is a mother and friend. Her son, Ryan, is fifteen, attends Greenall High School in Balgonie and is very athletic, active in high school soccer and basketball, along with competitive baseball. She is involved in local community affairs; including coaching soccer, a member of the school council and teaches Sunday school at St. Paul’s Lutheran church.

After residing in Regina for fifteen years, Belinda, along with her partner Rob, purchased an acreage in 2006 on the outskirts of the village of Edenwold, just a short commute to her Regina office. The village of just over three hundred residents is the second oldest German settlement in Saskatchewan and the site of the first built Lutheran church west of Winnipeg; the same church that she attends and teaches Sunday school. The name of the village was to be Edenwald – “Eden,” after the Garden of Eden and “wald”, which means forest in German. But when the name was sent to Ottawa for registration, a clerical error substituted an “o” for the “a” and so the spelling remained Edenwold.

Belinda is true to her heritage, as she loves gardening and the outdoors; a gracious hostess and creative in the kitchen, as she is always experimenting and discovering new menus and recipes. She loves sports and runs for fitness and during spring planting and fall harvest, it’s not a surprise to see her behind the wheel of some piece of farm equipment. Belinda relates, “My yard and family are special to me. I don’t watch much television, but love reading. I am very fortunate to be involved with the Angus breed; through it I have met and worked with a multitude of breeders, juniors and their parents. Some have become clients and many have become friends. Cattle people are a large part of my life style.”

Since her earlier years (when I first met her running tickets at Regina Bull Sale) Belinda Wagner has silently left her mark on the livestock industry and the Angus breed, both nationally and provincially. For those who attend events and assume they just happen; remember, it takes the one behind the spotlight or greasing the wheels that makes it happen!

Although she has never judged a show, bred or owned an animal, her efforts, contributions and dedication have made Belinda Wagner a builder of the Angus breed.


WednesdayNovember 16th at Pahl Livestock 18 miles west of

Medicine Hat on Hwy #1, 3 miles north on Range Road #80 Watch for signs

The Templetons Box 761 Lethbridge, Alberta T1J 3Z6Byron and Carolyn, Roberta, Jocelyn and Rosie 403-345-3889 Byron’s Cell 403-308-9971 Doran & Denise 403-345-4144 Brant & Sara 403-345-4124www.xtcherefords.com [email protected]

Pahl Livestock Ltd. Scott Pahl 403-548-2356 or 403-580-9908

[email protected] Pahl 403-548-8112 or 403-548-1614

[email protected] Pahl 403-548-6626 or 403-580-9906

www.pahl-livestock.com

Wintering And Delivery Available


• What it is … Definition • Why is it important • How can beef producers use the technology • What will the benefits be

Definition:

The identification and study of gene sequences in the DNA of organisms.

Genetics is that branch of biology concerned with * Heredity and * Variation (Leads to Improvement).

The hereditary units which are transmitted from one generation to the next (inherited) are called genes. Genes reside in long molecules called DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) which are strung together to form chromosomes. Cattle have 30 pairs of chromosomes and humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes. The chromosomes reside inside the nucleus of every cell.

DNA of bulls and cows is dispersed over chromosomes in each cell of its body. The building blocks of DNA are four kinds of bases connected in pairs. In total there are about 3 billion of these building blocks in the DNA of a bull or a cow. 99.8% of the DNA is identical between cattle within a breed, so only 0.2% is different and this part determines the genetic differences we see in field data and in breeding values. This means that there are around 6 million base pairs (0.2%) that cause the difference between bulls and cows. These base pairs that cause these differences are called SNP’s (Single Nucleotide Polymorphism) or snips. By the way, also between humans only 0.2% of the DNA determines the genetic differences we see between each other.

It is the next generation of cattle breeding. Classical breeding programs for terminal sires identify desired traits in beef calves, whether it is for growth performance or meat quality and select bulls that are able to transmit these traits to their progeny. These breeding programs did not identify the specific genes that were responsible, but selected bulls based on the desired performance traits that they want to see in their calves and select based on phenotypic information.

The introduction of genomics technology allows targeted selection of bulls to be predictive of genetic merit for the desired traits (i.e. expected progeny differences – EDPs), thereby reducing the time required to achieve genetic improvement and reducing the cost of production – how does it work?


Genetic Gain = Accuracy x Intensity x Variance Generation Interval (Age of parents when progeny born)

Genomic-Assisted Marker Selection is a tool which the researchers associated with institutions and breeding companies are developing. The desired traits (i.e. RFI, Growth, Marbling,) are traced back to differences in the DNA makeup of these animals. For example, if we have a group of cattle that have good marbling versus, a group of cattle with poor marbling, the researchers are scanning the DNA sequences of these animals and using statistical models to determine what differences exist in the DNA between these cattle. If there are changes in the DNA sequences (called Single Nucleotide Mutations – SNPs) that are associated with marbling – these SNPs can now become markers for marbling. With validation, these markers now become useful tools for selection of bulls that would produce progeny with better marbling. Producers can now screen their herd as a tool for prediction of marbling and make selection or culling decisions with the aid of these markers. As more and more markers are discovered, this can create a panel of markers that can be used – currently there is a 50 K marker panel with multiple markers. Blood can be drawn from the bulls and submitted to these marker panels to scan for the presence of the desired SNPs/mutations that give rise to these desired traits.

Livestock species, especially cattle, play an important role in economic development worldwide [1]. To increase profitability, cattle with superior, economically important traits such as growth, milk production and meat quality, have been selected and used as breeding stock. Traditionally, phenotypic and pedigree data have been used to select and pair the best sires and dams, which would in many cases result in offspring with improved phenotype values compared to the previous generation. This simple method of data collection and selection tripled U.S. milk production from 1940 – 1991 with fewer cows. Therefore, any sophisticated techniques to choose sires and dams that are genetically superior will further enhance the process, leading to further improvement and economical gain.

Finding genes responsible for these economically important traits, however, is challenging because they are quantitative traits in nature. In other words, these traits are polygenic and are controlled by the accumulative action of many Mendelian genes. Moreover, the number of genes involved is unknown, and environmental factors can also complicate the process because they can have a confounding effect on phenotypes. Nonetheless, recent developments in molecular biology and statistical methodologies allow the possibility to localize regions/genes in the genome or chromosome that are responsible for traits of interest.

To date, bovine chromosome 14 (BTA14) has been one of the most widely studied chromosomes for quantitative trait loci (QTL) related to many economically important traits in cattle. There are more than 40 investigations dealing with QTL or genes for various traits, reporting a total of 126 QTL spanning this chromosome alone. In the present review, we surveyed QTL or genes on BTA14 discovered in both dairy and beef cattle. Since many of these studies used different sets of markers, mostly microsatellites, we integrated them into the current genome assembly (Btau4_0) in order to standardize QTL locations.


Such a genome assembly anchored QTL map provides the best view on QTL density for each phenotype and the potential links between QTL and functional genes for future study.

How Can Beef producers use the Technology?

In beef cattle, QTL mapping has been mainly focused on growth traits, carcass and meat quality. The targeted phenotypes include hot carcass weight, rib eye area (REA), average daily gain (ADG), intramuscular fat deposition (marbling) and subcutaneous fat depth (backfat-EBV or fat thickness).

• The Canadian dairy industry has made huge advancements with the use of genomic markers in bulls for milk production. Due to the record-keeping already existing in the dairy industry with regards to EPDs in milk production for dairy bulls, this facilitated the discovery and validation of these markers for that industry.

• The accuracy of these markers differs and there are still other factors that can contribute to progeny outcomes, such as differences in breeds, environment, feed and maternal genetics.

• For Beef cattle, the genetics companies have invested to develop specific markers for their genetics and breeds to aid in selection of bulls predictive for their genetic merit.

• For the beef industry, the development of accurate, predictive markers also rely on accurate EPDs for the desired traits using upwards of 100,000 progeny.

• Genomic markers can be used for the selection (or culling) of replacement heifers, commercial bulls or beef calves themselves. The economic value of these markers is dependent on their value to the specific producer. If a calf shows a poor feed efficiency prediction on a test result, is that reason to cull? It depends on the economic value of feed efficiency to the producer. If a producer is paid on carcass quality, i.e. tenderness or marbling, then there may be a potentially large return on investment when using accurate markers for tenderness or marbling.

• Markers can also be used to eliminate undesired traits or for identification of carrier animals for specific genetic diseases.

Benefits:

Dramatically increase genetic gain –

The traditional method of breeding value estimation depends on the collection of field data like milk recording, type classification, fertility data etc. This results, in reliable genetic evaluations but it is a time taking process. Sires of cows are 4 to 5 years old at the moment that their breeding value has a reliability of 80% or more and dairymen can decide to use these.

It is assumed that the SNP effects that are estimated in the reference population can be extrapolated to other animals in the same breed. This opens the door to test the DNA of very young animals and calculate genomic proofs, using these SNP effects. How good is this assumption? At this moment the reliability of genomic production and type proofs is around 70%, so the assumption is quite good but not perfect. However compared to the reliabilities of parent averages, it is a giant step forward. We have worked for many


years with parent averages that have reliabilities of 35%. A reliability of 70% can be compared to the field data of 30 daughters from a sire. A higher reliability of an animal’s proof is so important because we are better able to select the animals that meet the criteria for the breeding goal that is set.

Speed, accuracy and reliability - identify the outliers earlier and use them heavier.

Select for health and reproduction traits not just carcass and efficiency traits leading to longevity and profitability. Every calf produced saves that growth period of a cow before she starts producing!

Use in the selection and identification of pathogens.

Conclusions:

By the year 2050 there will be 9 billion people – we must feed them. We must breed animals to utilize grasses and cellulose without using so much grain – agriculture must be sustainable and conscious of energy utilization and the environment!

1. An explanation on how DNA technology will affect beef producers.

• Canadian producers will select and raise livestock that is healthy, robust and productive. Ultimately, producers will benefit through lower costs of production and sustainability of the livestock industry. In turn, this will contribute to healthier and safer meat through the value-chain and highlight Canada’s quality in meat, milk and meat products. This will bring a competitive advantage to Canada’s livestock and meat in domestic and international markets.

Dr. David Chalack, DVM

Dr. David Chalack, DVM, is a well-respected breeder and cattle judge who has been active in the Holstein industry for the past 30 years. David was raised on a Holstein dairy farm and received his Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine in 1975. David has held a broad range of management positions with Alta Genetics Inc. a major livestock genetic improvement source for the world.

Dr. Chalack is Past-President of the Calgary Exhibition & Stampede. He is also an Official Judge with Holstein Canada and has judged in over 14 countries. Presently, Dr. Chalack is a partner in Rocky Mountain Holsteins, a leading Holstein breeding establishment at Cochrane, Alberta.


OpEn DivisiOn

FEMALEsHEiFER CALF1. Coy Gibson, Fir Mountain, SK with Six

Mile Beyond Beauty 124Y by Vin-Mar Focus 8847

2. Callie Gibson, Fir Mountain, SK with Red Six Mile Countess 105Y by Red N Bar Hamley S913

CHAMpiOn HEiFER CALFCoy Gibson, Fir Mountain, SK with Six Mile Beyond Beauty 124Y by Vin-Mar Focus 8847

REsERvE CHAMpiOn HEiFER CALFCallie Gibson, Fir Mountain, SK with Red Six Mile Countess 105Y by Red N Bar Hamley S913

YEARLinG HEiFER

split 11. John Hogberg, Langenburg, SK with BH

Echo 3X by HF Bruin 96T2. Garret Feige, Parkside, SK with

Breed Creek Flora 068 by Sandy Bar Direct 15U

split 21. Ann Martin, McCord, SK with Red

Blake’s MS Gravity 72X by Red Fine Line Mulberry 26P

2. Jacob Feige, Parkside, SK with DFCC 5T Wow 11X by HF Tiger 5T

JUniOR CHAMpiOn AnD REsERvE GRAnD CHAMpiOn FEMALEJohn Hogberg, Langenburg, SK with BH Echo 3X by HF Bruin 96T

REsERvE JUniOR CHAMpiOn FEMALEGarret Feige, Parkside, SK with Breed Creek Flora 068 by Sandy Bar Direct 15U

TWO YEAR OLD COW/CALF pAiR1. Coy Gibson, Fir Mountain, SK with Six

Mile Tibbie 901W by S A V Final Answer 0035 with her bull calf, Six Mile Thunder Struck 162Y by Connealy Thunder

2. Tyra Fox, Lloydminster, SK with Justamere 1036 Rosebud 705W by Exar King 1036 with her heifer calf, Justamere 9711 Rosebud 224Y by Exar Money Maker 9711

MATURE COW/CALF pAiR1. Callie Gibson, Fir Mountain, SK with Six

Mile Real Beauty 803U by S A V Net Worth 4200 with her heifer calf, Six Mile Beyond Beauty 124Y by

Vin-Mar Focus In 88472. Garret Feige, Parkside, SK with Eggen

Fame Miss 8P by DMM Fame 15M with her bull calf, DFCC 32T Rebel Yell 4Y by Eastondale Break Away 32’07

sEniOR CHAMpiOn AnD GRAnD CHAMpiOn FEMALECallie Gibson, Fir Mountain, SK with Six Mile Real Beauty 803U by S A V Net Worth 4200 with her heifer calf, Six Mile Beyond Beauty 124Y by Vin-Mar Focus In 8847

REsERvE sEniOR CHAMpiOn FEMALECoy Gibson, Fir Mountain, SK with Six Mile Tibbie 901W by S A V Final Answer 0035 with her bull calf, Six Mile Thunder Struck 162Y by Connealy Thunder

BEsT pAiR OF FEMALEs1. Garret Feige, Parkside, SK with DFCC

5T Wow 11X by HF Tiger 5T and Breed Creek Flora 068 by Sandy Bar Direct 15U

OWnED DivisiOn

FEMALEsHEiFER CALF1. Eric Yewsuk, Wynyard, SK with Red U6

Alana 42Y by Red Cockburn Ribeye 426W

CHAMpiOn HEiFER CALFEric Yewsuk, Wynyard, SK with Red U6 Alana 42Y by Red Cockburn Ribeye 426W

YEARLinG HEiFER1. Callie Gibson, Fir Mountain, SK with

Red Goldie Of Six Mile 345X by Red Peak Dot Predominant 77U

2. Eric Yewsuk, Wynyard, SK with Red U6 Samaria 3X by Black Wheel Odyssey 117U

JUniOR CHAMpiOn AnD GRAnD CHAMpiOn FEMALECallie Gibson, Fir Mountain, SK with Red Goldie Of Six Mile 345X by Red Peak DotPredominant 77U

REsERvE JUniOR CHAMpiOn AnD REsERvE GRAnD CHAMpiOn FEMALEEric Yewsuk, Wynyard, SK with Red U6 Samaria 3X by Black Wheel Odyssey 117U

BULLsBULL CALF1. Callie Gibson, Fir Mountain, SK with

Red Six Mile Smokin Gun by Red Six Mile Wind Chill 828W

2. Katie Wright, Melfort, SK with Wrights 204 Insignia 12Y by HF Insignia 204W

GRAnD CHAMpiOn BULLCallie Gibson, Fir Mountain, SK with Red Six Mile Smokin Gun by Red Six Mile Wind Chill 828W

REsERvE CHAMpiOn BULLKatie Wright, Melfort, SK with Wrights 204 Insignia 12Y by HF Insignia 204W


FEMALEsHEiFER CALF1. Six Mile Ranch, Fir Mountain, SK with

Red Six Mile Countess 105Y by Red N Bar Hamley S913

2. Six Mile Ranch, Fir Mountain, SK with Six Mile Beyond Beauty 124Y by Vin-Mar Focus In 8847

CHAMpiOn HEiFER CALFSix Mile Ranch, Fir Mountain, SK with Red Six Mile Countess 105Y by Red N Bar Hamley S913

REsERvE CHAMpiOn HEiFER CALFSix Mile Ranch, Fir Mountain, SK with Six Mile Beyond Beauty 124Y by Vin-Mar Focus In 8847

YEARLinG HEiFER

split 11. Justamere Farms, Lloydminster, SK

with Remitall F Marlene 50X by S A V Prodigy 8101

2. Six Mile Ranch, Fir Mountain, SK with Red Goldie Of Six Mile 345X by Red Peak Dot Predominant 77U

split 21. Double F Cattle Co., Parkside, SK

with DFCC 5T Wow 11X by HF Tiger 5T

2. Blake’s Red Angus, McCord, SK with Red Blake’s MS Gravity 72X by Red Fine Line Mulberry 26P

JUniOR CHAMpiOn AnD REsERvE GRAnD CHAMpiOn FEMALEJustamere Farms, Lloydminster, SK with Remitall F Marlene 50X by S A V Prodigy 8101

REsERvE JUniOR CHAMpiOn FEMALEDouble F Cattle Co., Parkside, SK with DFCC 5T Wow 11X by HF Tiger 5T

TWO YEAR OLD COW/CALF pAiR1. Six Mile Ranch, Fir Mountain, SK

Six Mile Tibbie 901W by S A V Final Answer 0035 with her bull calf, Six Mile Thunder Struck 162Y by Connealy Thunder

2. Six Mile Ranch, Fir Mountain, SK with Red Six Mile Gloria 746W by Red 5L Norseman King 2291 with her bull calf, Red Six Mile Smokin Gun 133Y by Red Six Mile Wind Chill 828W

MATURE COW/CALF pAiR1. Six Mile Ranch, Fir Mountain, SK with

Six Mile Real Beauty 803U by S A V Net Worth 4200 with her heifer calf, Six Mile Beyond Beauty 124Y by Vin-Mar Focus In 8847

2. Bar-H Land & Cattle, Langenburg, SK with HF Tibbie 93U by S A V 004 Predominant 4438 with her heifer calf, BH Tibbie 2Y by HF High Roller 79R

sEniOR CHAMpiOn AnD GRAnD CHAMpiOn FEMALESix Mile Ranch, Fir Mountain, SK with Six Mile Real Beauty 803U by S A V Net Worth 4200 with her heifer calf, Six Mile Beyond Beauty 124Y by Vin-Mar Focus In 8847

REsERvE sEniOR CHAMpiOn FEMALEBar-H Land & Cattle, Langenburg, SK with HF Tibbie 93U by S A V 004 Predominant 4438 with her heifer calf, BH Tibbie 2Y by HF High Roller 79R

BULLsBULL CALF1. Spittalburn Farms and Dean

McAvoy, Perdue, SK with Red Rock Of Spittalburn 101Y by Red RMJ Redman 1T

2. Six Mile Ranch, Fir Mountain, SK with Red Six Mile Smokin Gun by Red Six Mile Wind Chill 828W

CHAMpiOn BULL CALF AnD GRAnD CHAMpiOn BULLSpittalburn Farms and Dean McAvoy, Perdue, SK with Red Rock Of Spittalburn 101Y by Red RMJ Redman 1T

REsERvE CHAMpiOn BULL CALF REsERvE GRAnD CHAMpiOn BULLSix Mile Ranch, Fir Mountain, SK with Red Six Mile Smokin Gun by Red Six Mile Wind Chill 828W

YEARLinG BULL1. Bar-H Land & Cattle, Langenburg,

SK with BH Balancer 14X by HF Bruin 96T

JUniOR CHAMpiOn BULLBar-H Land & Cattle, Langenburg, SK with BH Balancer 14X by HF Bruin 96T

TWO YEAR OLD BULL1. Double F Cattle Co., Parkside, SK

with HF Hemi 176W by HF Hemi 151T

2. Justamere Farms, Lloydminster, SK with Justamere 1036 Iron Will 732W by Exar King 1036


sEniOR CHAMpiOn BULLDouble F Cattle Co., Parkside, SK with HF Hemi 176W by HF Hemi 151T

REsERvE sEniOR CHAMpiOn BULLJustamere Farms, Lloydminster, SK with Justamere 1036 Iron Will 732W by Exar King 1036

BREEDER’s HERDSix Mile Ranch, Fir Mountain, SK

pREMiER BREEDERSix Mile Ranch, Fir Mountain, SK

pREMiER EXHiBiTORSix Mile Ranch, Fir Mountain, SK

HEiFER JACKpOTJudge: Mike Howe1. Justamere Farms, Lloydminster, SK

with Remitall F Marlene 50X by S A V Prodigy 8101

2. Blake’s Red Angus, McCord, SK with Red Blake’s MS Gravity 72X by Red Fine Line Mulberry 26P

BULL JACKpOTJudge: Mike Howe1. Spittalburn Farms and Dean

McAvoy, Perdue, SK with Red Rock Of Spittalburn 101Y by Red RMJ Redman 1T

2. Double F Cattle Co., Parkside, SK with DFCC 32T Rebel Yell 4Y by Eastonedale Break Away 32’07

pEn sHOWJudge: Jack Traynor1. Triple Play Cattle Co., Glentworth, SK

with Red Six Mile Belle 458R by Red Stockman Of Cudlobe 12L with her bull calf, Red Triple Play Yukon 6Y by Red Six Mile Wellington 720W

2. Double F Cattle Co., Parkside, SK with Eggen Big Sky 16K Miss 101M by MJT Essoteric Extra 16K with her bull calf, DFCC 33T Bullseye 74Y by Southland Old Skool 33T

CHAMpiOn pEnTriple Play Cattle Co., Glentworth, SK with Red Six Mile Belle 458R by Red Stockman Of Cudlobe 12L with her bull calf, Red Triple Play Yukon 6Y by Red Six Mile Wellington 720W

REsERvE CHAMpiOn pEnDouble F Cattle Co., Parkside, SK with Eggen Big Sky 16K Miss 101M by MJT Essoteric Extra 16K with her bull calf, DFCC 33T Bullseye 74Y by Southland Old Skool 33T\

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While In Manitoba Make Plans To Visit The Following Breeders...

Bruce, Ione, Austen and Breanna Comp 2, RR 2, Swan River, MB R0L 1Z0204-734-2073 or [email protected] www.andersoncattle.ca

Brookmore Angus “Registered Black Angus”

Jack & Barb Hart Phone/Fax (204) 476-2607

Cell (204) 476-6696General Delivery, Brookdale, MB R0K 0G0

Annual Cattleman’s Connection Bull SaleFirst Friday In March

Quality Purebred Red & Black Angus GeneticsAnnual Bull Sale - 2nd Last Saturday In March

Albert & Gail Glen & Carleen Dr. David & Shelley Hamilton Hamilton Hamilton 204.827.2358 ph/fax 204.827.2002 ph 204.822.3054 ph/fax 204.325.3635 cellwww.hamcocattleco.com • [email protected]

Simmental & Angus Miles & Bonnie

Glasman

Phone: 204-773-3279Box 1179 Toll Free: 1-866-711-5495Russell, MB Cell: 204-773-6275R0J 1W0 Fax: 204-773-3980

www.mjsimmentalangus.com [email protected]

Performance Tested HerdNANCY HOWATT & FAMILY

Box 306 PH/FAX (204) 242-2550 Manitou, MB R0G 1G0 Cell (204) 825-8292


Canadian Angus National

Show

Held at Manitoba Livestock Expo Brandon, Manitoba

Saturday November 5th 10:00 am

www.mbangus.ca or call

1-888-622-6487

*Top Angus Red and Black Genetics

*Youth Participation*Meet Angus Breeders from across Canada

Thursday, November 3, 2011 6:00 p.m. Kick Off 6:30 p.m. Little Lady Classic

Friday, November 4, 2011 5:00 p.m. All Breeds Jackpot Bull Show

Saturday, November 5, 2011 10:00 a.m. National Angus Show Angus Select (following the National Ang

us Show

in the Canada Room) 11:00 a.m. Commercial Pen Show 7:00 p.m. Supreme Breed Extravaganza

Sunday, November 6, 2011 12:00 p.m. Junior Showmanship and All Breeds

Heifer Show

Angus Select following the show: “You could

select, and take home an Angus bull or female

from the show.” See a Manitoba Director or

contact Manitoba Angus Association

Come out and enjoy Manitoba’s

Largest Angus Show, and some

Friendly Manitoba Hospitality


JUDGEsBonnie Glasman, Andrea Arbuckle, Ken Williams, Ken Waddell, Karen Williams, Rilla Hunter and Craig Scott

sALEs TALK

pEE WEECody Carson

JUniORCindy Jack

inTERMEDiATERaina Syrnyk

sEniOR Nicholas Bray

pHOTOGRApHY

pEE WEEWyatt Inglis

JUniORNaomi Best

inTERMEDiATETaylor Carvey

sEniORMegan Kemp

GRApHiC DEsiGn

pEE WEE Wyatt Inglis

JUniORNaomi Best

inTERMEDiATEShania Jack

sEniORMegan Kemp

pRinT MARKETinG

pEE WEECarter Hedley

JUniORNaomi Best

inTERMEDiATEMathew Ginter

sEniORMichael Hunter

ART

pEE WEECody Carson

JUniORKaitlyn Davey and Taron Topham

inTERMEDiATE Shania Jack

sEniORMegan Kemp

sCRApBOOK

pEE WEEWyatt Inglis

JUniORKendra Topham

inTERMEDiATEShania Jack

sEniORMegan Kemp

JUDGinG

pEE WEEHanna Popp

JUniORNaomi Best

inTERMEDiATEMatthew Ginter

sEniORMegan Kemp

TEAM JUDGinG

JUniORCindy Jack and Evan Trimble

inTERMEDiATEMatthew Ginter and Sydney de Koning

sEniORMegan Kemp and Nicholas Bray

TEAM GROOMinGNicholas Bray, Braden Calvert, Lindsay Verwey, Naomi Best, Brooklyn Hedley and Brady McLeod

July 29-31, 2011 Neepawa, MB


COOKOFF

JUDGEsKen Waddell and Dave Erixon, Raina Syrnyk, Justin Kristjansson, Taylor Carvey, Alyssa Sigvaldason, Sydney de Koning and Taron Topham

sHOWMAnsHip

pEE WEEWyatt Inglis

JUniORJustin Carvey

inTERMEDiATETaylor Carvey

sEniORMichael Hunter

COnFORMATiOn

JUDGEsDave and Krista Erixon, Cameron Nykoliation

HEiFER CALF

Class 11. Naomi Howatt, Manitou, MB2. Megan Kemp, Pilot Mound, MB

YEARLinG HEiFER

Class 2 (split 1)1. Matthew Ginter, SK2. Matthew Ginter, SK

Class 2 (split 2)1. Naomi Best, Harding, MB2. Levi Best, Harding, MB

JUniOR CHAMpiOn AnD GRAnD CHAMpiOn AnGUs FEMALENaomi Best, Harding, MB

REsERvE JUniOR CHAMpiOn FEMALEMatthew Ginter, SK

TWO YEAR OLD COW/CALF pAiR

Class 31. Nicholas Bray, Eddystone, MB2. Raina Syrnyk, Eddystone, MB

sEniOR COW/CALF pAiR

Class 41. Naomi Howatt, Crystal City, MB

sEniOR CHAMpiOn FEMALENicholas Bray, Eddystone, MB

REsERvE sEniOR CHAMpiOn AnD REsERvE GRAnD CHAMpiOn AnGUs FEMALENaomi Howatt, Crystal City, MB

BULL CALF

Class 51. Raina Syrnyk, Ethlebert, MB2. Megan Kemp, Pilot Mound, MB

COMMERCiAL CATTLE

HEiFER CALF

Class 11. Wyatt Inglis, Rapid City, MB2. Shania Jack, Portage, MB

YEARLinG HEiFER

split 11. Devon Manns, Carberry, MB2. Naomi Best, Harding, MB

split 21. Justin Carvey, Alexander, MB2. Laura Horner, Minnedosa, MB

JUniOR CHAMpiOn AnD GRAnD CHAMpiOn COMMERCiAL FEMALEJustin Carvey, Alexander, MB

REsERvE JUniOR CHAMpiOn AnD REsREvE GRAnD CHAMpiOn COMMERiCAL FEMALELaura Horner, Minnedosa, MB

TWO YEAR OLD COW/CALF pAiR1. Sydney de Koning, Eden, MB2. Shania Jack, Portage, MB

sEniOR COW/CALF pAiR1. Cindy Jack, Portage, MB

sEniOR CHAMpiOn COMMERCiAL FEMALESydney de Koning, Eden, MB

REsERvE sEniOR CHAMpiOn FEMALEShania Jack, Portage, MBLaura Horner, Minnedosa, MB

BULL CALF

Class 51. Sydney de Koning, Eden, MB2. Cindy Jack, Portage, MB

FAT sTEER CLAss1. Laura Horner, Minnedosa, MB2. Raina Syrnyk, Ethlebert, MB

CHAMpiOn FAT sTEERLaura Horner, MB

REsERvE CHAMpiOn FAT sTEERRaina Syrnyk, Ethlebert, MB

2011 COMMiTTEE

2011 GROUp pHOTO


BoB McTavish • Lorraine GiLchrisTBox 340, Asquith, SK Phone 306.329.2463

Purebred & CommercialBlack Angus & Limousin

20/20ANGUS

Owen • Bernadette • Chantz •

LegaardenPO Box 93

Paynton, SK S0M 2J0306 • 895 • 2024

[email protected]

(306) 567-4702 Box 688, Davidson, SK S0G 1A0

Donn & Karen Kraynick & FamilyBox 1657Canora, Sask. S0A 0L0

home (306) 563-4406cell (306) 562-7776email [email protected]

www.bardkcattle.com

DK“a quality brand”

Bob & Shonda TonerP.O. Box 3

Kelfield, SKS0K 2C0

(306) 932-2180

BearHills Angus

BearHills Angus

Beverly Hills AngusGenetics for the Long Run

Shane CastleBox 415

Swift Current, SK S9H 3V8Phone: (306) 778-2181Cell: (306) 741-7485

[email protected]

Clint, Suzanne, Eric & Luc SmithBox 284, Mankota, SK

H: 306.478.2470 C: 306.774.4348 F: [email protected]

Performance is a Must!

Bill: 306-577-8192Scott: 306-455-2390Shaun fax: 306-577-5194

P.O. Box 58, Arcola Saskatchewan

S0C 0G0

C7Angusircle

Ralph OberleBox 399, Shaunavon, SK S0N 2M0

Phone (306) 297-2304Fax (306) 297-2381

[email protected]

“The Olynyks”Wes & Kim & Family

Box 192, Goodeve, SK S0A 1C0Phone (306) 876-4420

IreneBox 103, Goodeve, SK S0A 1C0

Phone (306) 876-4400Cell: (306) 728-8284

[email protected]

Annual Bull Sale ~ 1st Saturday in April

Double Bar D FarmsDouble Bar D Farms(since 1970)

Breeders of Red Angus and Simmental CattleRichard Dimler & Sons

Box 818, Grenfell, SK S0G 2B0

Richard Ph/Fax (306) 697-3038Ken (306) 697-2474 • Mark (306) 697-3289

www.doublebardsimmental.com4 miles east of Grenfell on Trans Canada Hwy and 1 mile north

Visitors Always Welcome


Forsyth Ranch Ltd.Morley and Mel Forsyth

306.784.2666 (h) 306.672.6629 (c)Mark and Claire Forsyth

306.784.2552 (h) 306.784.7844 (c)Box 100, Herbert, SK S0H 2A0

Gerlei AngusGerald & Lorelei Kary & Family

Ph: 306-424-2332Fax: 306-424-2718

Box 540, Montmartre, SK S0G [email protected]

HA Halcyon Angus Farm

JOHN, MIRIAM & KERRY BUSWELL

Box 126 • Borden, SK • S0K 0N0 • 306.997.4802 •

• [email protected] •purebred black & red angus cattle

baldY replacement heiferscereal, oilseed & pulse crop production

Red Angus and Simmental Cattle Box 99, Carievale, SK • S0C 0P0

E-mail: [email protected] Jim (306)928-4636 Lee (306)928-4820 Dave (306)928-2249 Fax (306)928-2143

The Stamp Of Quality Simmental Genetics For Over 25 Years


Meadow Ridge Ent. Ltd.Group Site 602 Box 1 RR 6 Saskatoon, SK Canada S7K 3J9

Albert & Tom RobertsonHoney Bees, Elite Seed Potatoes and Pure Bred Black AngusEmail: [email protected]: (306) 373-9140 Cell: (306) 270-6627 Fax: (306) 373-9160

Peak Dot Ranch Ltd.Box 105, Wood Mountain, SK S0H 4L0

Terry Moneo Carson Moneo306-266-4303 306-266-4414Clay Moneo Scott & Mia Turner306-266-4411 306-266-2056

Fax: 306-266-4930Email: [email protected]

www.peakdotranch.com

Ringstead Ranch Ltd

Owners

Rick & Deb ConesBox 31, Millarville, AB T0L 1K0Res: 403-931-3276Fax: 403-931-3295www.ringsteadranch.com

SK Ranch Manager

Grant MillsBox 82, Drake, SK S0K 1H0Cell: 306-365-8086Res: 306-364-4715Ranch/Fax: 306-363-4820

Glenn & Mel Sisson(306) 873-4882 (306) 873-4890 RR #1, Ridgedale, SK S0E 1L0 Annual “Black Pearl” Sale - First Monday in April

Brian McCarthy & FamilyBox 467, Moosomin, SK S0G 3N0

Phone (306) 435-3590Cell (306) 435-7527

[email protected]: springcreeksimmentals.com

Skyebrook AngusBrian & Janet Misselbrook

Box 218 Choiceland, SK S0J 0M0 H: 306-428-2081 E: [email protected]


Purebred Registered Red AngusThe Kereluiks

Box 278, Sheho, SK S0A [email protected]

www.twinheritage.comMitch

306.849.2112Allan and Ann306.849.4638

Michael 306.955.6553

“Add a Touch of Heritage to Your Herd

Wilbar Farms Dundurn, SK

Bryan & Tracey Willms(306) 492-2161

Jud & Betty Willms(306) 492-4651

wilbarfarms.comRegistered Angus Since 1963


FEMALEsHEiFER CALF

split 11. Julie Mutch, Vernon River, PEI with

JEM Classy Lady 15Y by S A V Bismarck 5682

2. Duncan Livestock, Cornwall, PEI with KJDF Yvonne 11Y by Krone Royal 1140

split 21. Bannockburn Valley Farm, Cornwall,

PEI with Bannockburn Valley Dolly 21Y by DFCC 33T Bad Boy 51W

2. Glen and Ronnie Ford, Winsloe, PEI with Wheatley River Yasime 10Y by Young Dale Superior 14S

YEARLinG HEiFER

split 11. Glen and Ronnie Ford, Winsloe, PEI

with Wheatley River X Maiden 9X by MVF VRD Dateline 913P

2. Glen and Ronnie Ford, Winsloe, PEI with Wheatley River Colleen 2X by Quaker Hill Objective 3J15

split 21. Bannockburn Valley Farm, Cornwall,

PEI with Bannockburn Valley Dolly 15X by JS Kodiak 1T

2. Temple Stewart and James Worth, North Wiltshire, PEI with HMF Primrose 6X by JD Slap Shot 3S

split 31. Temple Stewart and James Worth,

North Wiltshire, PEI with HMF Blackbird 12X by JD Slap Shot 3S

2. Miltonvale Angus, Winsloe, PEI with Wil-Mar Bextor Errolline 6X by C R A Bextor 872 5205 608

JUniOR CHAMpiOn FEMALEBannockburn Valley Farm, Cornwall, PEI with Bannockburn Valley Dolly 15X by JS Kodiak 1T

REsERvE JUniOR CHAMpiOn FEMALETemple Stewart and James Worth, North Wiltshire, PEI with HMF Primrose 6X by JD Slap Shot 3S

TWO YEAR OLD COW/CALF pAiR1. Richard Palmer, St. Peter’s Bay, PEI

with Cable Head Queen 6W by Young Dale Avenger 89S with her heifer calf, Cable Head Queen 8Y by Royal Stockman 46E

2. MacKinnon Homestead, Kinross, PEI with SMW Mistress 117W by MVF Freightliner 630T with her heifer calf, MKHF Mistress 1Y by S A V Bismarck 5682

MATURE COW/CALF pAiR1. Temple Stewart and James Worth,

North Wiltshire, PEI with HMF Blackbird 2J by T J R Krugerrand Z099 with her bull calf, HMF Illini 8Y by Allencroft Illini 01 144J

2. Mutch Farms, Cornwall, PEI with JEM Classy Lady 42T by Sitz Tradition RLS 8702 with her bull calf, MFS Can’t Touch This by Young Dale Touch Down 36M

sEniOR CHAMpiOn AnDGRAnD CHAMpiOn FEMALETemple Stewart and James Worth, North Wiltshire, PEI with HMF Blackbird 2J by T J R Krugerrand Z099 with her bull calf, HMF Illini 8Y by Allencroft Illini 01 144J

REsERvE sEniOR CHAMpiOn AnD REsERvE GRAnD CHAMpiOn FEMALEMutch Farms, Cornwall, PEI with JEM Classy Lady 42T by Sitz Tradition RLS 8702 with her bull calf, MFS Can’t Touch This by Young Dale Touch Down 36M

BULLsBULL CALF1. Temple Stewart and James Worth,

North Wiltshire, PEI with HMF Illini 8Y by Allencroft Illini 01 144J

2. Glen and Ronnie Ford, Winsloe, PEI with Wheatley River Yogi Limestone 2Y by Limestone Darkhorse U322

YEARLinG BULL1. Bannockburn Valley Farm, Cornwall,

PEI with Bannockburn Valley Kodiak 46X by JS Kodiak 1T

2. Temple Stewart and James Worth, North Wiltshire, PEI with HMF Stockman 5X by Royal Stockman 19B

GRAnD CHAMpiOn BULLBannockburn Valley Farm, Cornwall, PEI with Bannockburn Valley Kodiak 46X by JS Kodiak 1T

REsERvE GRAnD CHAMpiOn BULLTemple Stewart and James Worth, North Wiltshire, PEI with HMF Stockman 5X by Royal Stockman 19B

GET OF siREBannockburn Valley Farm, Cornwall, PEI

BREEDER’s HERDTemple Stewart and James Worth, North Wiltshire, PEI

pREMiER BREEDERBannockburn Valley Farm, Cornwall, PEI

pREMiER EXHiBiTORTemple Stewart and James Worth,North Wiltshire, PEI


FEMALEsHEiFER CALF1. Richard Palmer, St.

Peter’s Bay, PEI with Cable Head Queen 8Y by Royal Stockman 46E

2. MacKinnon Homestead, Kinross, PEI with MKHF Mistress 1Y by

S A V Bismarck 56822. Glen and Ronnie Ford,

Winsloe, PEI with Wheatley River

Yasime 10Y by Young Dale Superior 14S

HEiFER CALF CHAMpiOnRichard Palmer, St. Peter’s Bay, PEI with Cable Head Queen 8Y by Royal Stockman 46E

REsERvE HEiFER CALF CHAMpiOnMacKinnon Homestead, Kinross, PEI with MKHF Mistress 1Y by S A V Bismarck 5682 Glen and Ronnie Ford, Winsloe, PEI with Wheatley River Yasime 10Y by Young Dale Superior 14S

YEARLinG HEiFER1. Bannockburn Valley

Farm, Cornwall, PEI with Bannockburn Valley Dolly 15X by JS Kodiak 1T

2. Nicole Booth, Jolicure, NB with JEM Classy Lady 8X by Young Dale Touch Down 36M

YEARLinG HEiFER CHAMpiOnBannockburn Valley Farm, Cornwall, PEI with Bannockburn Valley Dolly 15X by JS Kodiak 1T

REsERvE YEARLinG HEiFER CHAMpiOnNicole Booth, Jolicure, NB with JEM Classy Lady 8X by Young Dale Touch Down 36M

TWO YEAR OLD COW/CALF pAiR1. Richard Palmer, St.

Peter’s Bay, PEI with Cable Queen 6W by Young Dale Avenger with her heifer calf, Cable Head Queen 8Y by Royal Stockman 46E

2. Glen and Ronnie Ford, Winsloe, PEI with Wheatley River Wyoming Velvet by Young Dale Superior 14S with her heifer calf, Wheatley River Velvet 16Y by Royal On Time DRCC 6059S

CHAMpiOn TWO YEAR OLD COW/CALF pAiRRichard Palmer, St. Peter’s Bay, PEI with Cable Queen 6W by Young Dale Avenger with her heifer calf, Cable Head Queen 8Y by Royal Stockman 46E

REsERvE CHAMpiOn TWO YEAR OLD COW/CALF pAiRGlen and Ronnie Ford, Winsloe, PEI with Wheatley River Wyoming Velvet by Young Dale Superior 14S with her heifer calf, Wheatley River Velvet 16Y by Royal On Time DRCC 6059S

BULLs BULL CALF1. Temple Stewart and

James Worth, North Wiltshire, PEI with HMF Illini 8Y by Allencroft Illini 01 144J

2. Glen and Ronnie Ford, Winsloe, PEI with Wheatley River Yogi Limestone 2Y by Limestone Darkhorse U322

BULL CALF CHAMpiOnTemple Stewart and James Worth, North Wiltshire, PEI with HMF Illini 8Y by Allencroft Illini 01 144J

REsERvE BULL CALF CHAMpiOnGlen and Ronnie Ford, Winsloe, PEI with Wheatley River Yogi Limestone 2Y by Limestone Darkhorse U322


Dan HitchnerHigh River, AB Phone: 403-333-2626

Jay & Lenore Davis & FamilyPhone: 403-546-2299 Fax: 403-546-3074

Box 184, Acme, AB T0M [email protected]

Brian & Judy Sutter Bobby Miller P: (403) 887-4147 P: (403) 341-0592 C: (405) 505-7073

RR #1 Red Deer, Alberta T49 5E1

Silas Chapman Box 728, Stettler, AB

T0C 2L0(403) 742-6297

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Blake Chapman (403) 742-3829

www.chapmancattle.com


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Ericson Livestock Services Dennis & Shelley Ericson

RR #2, Wetaskiwin, AB T9A 1W9 Ph. (780) 352-7630

Robert & Gail HamiltonBox 11, Site 15, RR 2 Cochrane, AB T4C 1A2

Ph: (403) 932-5980 Cell: (403) 540-3186www.hamiltonfarms.ca [email protected]

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Cattle Company Ltd.Mick Trefiak

(780) 755-2224 Fax (780) 755-2223 Cell (780) 842-8835

RR #1, Edgerton, AB T0K 1K0 www.mjt.ca


Kelly & Anna OlsonBox 420, Athabasca, Alberta T9S 2A4

Phone: 780-675-4664Fax: 780-675-3333Cell: 780-689-7822

[email protected]

Travis: 780-689-8324Graham: 780-675-0112Residence: 780-675-3445

2 Year Old Black Angus Bull Sale - March 23, 2011Vold Jones Vold, Ponoka AB

Harold Reich - (780) 372-2175

Kolton Kasur - (780) 387-8376

RR#1 Bashaw, Alberta, Canada T0B 0H0

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Bryan and Annette Latimer Box 16 Site 2 RR 4 Olds, AB T4H 1T8 Ph: 403-556-2960 or 403-556-0301 Fax: 403-556-3160 E: [email protected] W: www.remitallwest.com

Wayne Grant P.O. Box 174, Killam, alberta

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Jim & Laurel King RR #4, Innisfail, AB T4G 1T9

P: 403-227-6081 C: 403-304-8196

Meghan: 403-588-8273email: [email protected]

www.chickadeefarm.ca

Black & Red Angus

Earl & Debra ScottBox 425 (403) 333-1789Crossfield, AB Jonathan & Camille ScottT0M 0S0 (403) 333-1790

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K0J 1K0

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ManagerJim Smith

Home: 905.649.8581Cell: 905.706.2666

John Lennox 335 Marburg Rd., Port Dover, ON N0A 1N1

Phone: 905.655.4231Email: [email protected]

Brad & Sarah BuchananRes. [email protected]@gold-bar.com

7234 Wellington rd 30r.r. #1

ariss, ONN0B 1B0

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Gary & yvonne Harron reG. anGus Cattle Specializing in Calving Ease & Carcass Quality r.r. #2, allenford, on n0H 1a0Phone (519) 934-2882

Bill & Sylvia Jackson12201 Torbram RoadCaledon, ON L7C 2T4

905.843.1236Breeding stock always available by private treaty & various consignment sales.

Brian & Tammi riBey 1060 Bruce Saugeen TownlineRR #5Paisley, ON N0G 2N0Ph: (519) 389-4329Fax: (519) [email protected]

GARRY & EILEEN BROWN

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Ph: 519-928-3083 Fax: 519-928-9972

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Ph: (905) 877-8145 • Cell: (905) 703-0503

Breeders of quality Angus Cattle

W i l l o W s i d e Fa r mRon, Nancy, Brett & Mike Cochrane6706 - 10th Line, R.R. #3Thornton, Ontario L0L 2N0Phone/Fax: (705) 458-4056

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Autumn Angus Classic SaleSeptember 3, 2011

Ariss, ONAuctioneer: Chris Poley

Sale Management: T Bar C Cattle Co.Sale Results:4 Red Cow/Bull Calf Pairs Averaged $6,243.752 Black Cow/Bull Calf Pairs Averaged $4,812.5010 Red Cow/Heifer Calf Pairs Averaged $4,405.002 Black Cow/Heifer Calf Pairs Averaged $4,700.002 Red Cows Averaged $1,550.004 Black Cows Averaged $1,825.0010 Red Bred Heifers Averaged $1,835.0011 Black Bred Heifers Averaged $1,927.273 Red Heifer Calves Averaged $1,033.3311 Black Heifer Calves Averaged $1,572.721 Red Bull Averaged $3,950.004 Black Bulls Averaged $2,300.002 Fall Calving Pairs Averaged $1,900.00

66 Live Lots Grossed $175,350.00 and Averaged $2,656.8210 Embryos Averaged $362.50Total Sale Gross $178,975.00

High Selling Red Cow/Bull Calf PairLot 1 &1a- Red Gold-Bar Debbie ML 213S sired by Red LCC Major League A582M, was purchased by Jaime Buenahora, Toronto, ON. Her Bull Calf Red Gold-Bar Full Quill 119Y sired by Red Gold-Bar Unique JW 1113U, was purchased by Ramrod Cattle Co. Medora, MB for $11,300.00

High Selling Black Cow/Bull Calf PairLot 49 & 49a- Walkerbrae Dr Tibby 2W sired by HF Done Right 125R, was purchased by Bar-E-L Angus, Stettler, AB. Her Bull Calf Walkerbrae Tiger 103Y sired by HF Tiger 5T, was purchased by Stephen Westman, Brunner, ON for $5,900.00

High Selling Red Cow/Heifer Calf PairLot 4 & 4a- Red R & M 107K Leona 75M sired by Red Gold-Bar King V415 107K and her Heifer Calf Red Gold-Bar Leona 105Y sired by Red Gold-Bar Unique JW 1113U, was purchased by Serenity Livestock for $8,200.00

High Selling Black Cow/Heifer Calf PairLot 34 & 34a- Angus Glen Blackcap 4U sired by Connealy Power One was purchased by Glen Gabel Angus, Regina, SK Her Heifer Calf Gold-Bar Honey 103Y sired by HF Tiger 5T, was purchased by Walker Brae Farms for $6,400.00

High Selling Red Bred HeiferLot 26- Red Vancise Flint 126X sired by Red SSS Joe Cool 441S was purchased by Matt Buschbeck, Markdale, ON for $3,200.00

High Selling Black Bred HeiferLot 62- Wil-Dorr 381R Dolly 11X sired by S A V Density 4336 was purchased by Brendale Acres, Kitchener, ON for $4,000.00

High Selling Heifer CalfLot 56- GF You’re Not Dreaming 3Y sired by Duff New Attraction 6110 was purchased by Blair’s.Ag Cattle Co., Lanigan, SK for $3,500.00

High Selling BullLot 23- Red Dawn-Mar Self Employed 203X sired by Red Dwajo All Star 10T was purchased by Carl Benninger, Teeswater, ON for $3,950.00

6th Annual Georgian Angus Premier SaleSeptember 10, 2011

Maxwell, ONAuctioneer: Brent Carey

Sale Consultant: DJH and Associates

Sale Results:27 Black Yearling Heifers Averaged $2,283.004 Red Yearling Heifers Averaged $1,538.009 Black Heifer Calves Averaged $1,861.001 Red Heifer Calf Averaged $2,200.009 Cows & Heifer Calves Averaged $4,056.003 Cows & Bull Calves Averaged $3,392.003 Cows Averaged $3,217.00

56 Lots Averaged $2,555.00

High Selling Yearling HeiferLot 27 at $4,600.00 - Double AA Old Post Bandolier daughter, Glen Islay Magic 27X selling to D & K Angus, Cobden, ON

High Selling Cow and Heifer Calf Lot 55 & 55A at $8,800.00 - First Line Jane Marie 9U, a daughter of SAV Net Worth 4200 going to Johnson Livestock, Peebles, SK and her Salt Creek Bob daughter going to Fred Reicheld, Jarvis, ON

High Selling Heifer CalfLot 23 a daughter of Glen Islay Winston 14U, Glen Isly Erica 19Y sold for $2,950.00 to Matthew Glasman, Russell, MB

High Selling Cow Lot 21 Angus Acres Royal Lady 46P sired by Viking Ruby Bandy 011L sold to Shagbark Angus, Wyoming, ON for $4,000.00

Under The Gavel


By Chris Poley

In the “real world,” there are fewer cows everywhere, as we continue to loose commercial and purebred breeders alike. I believe this trend will continue in the short term, as we loose older producers and those whose hearts are not really in it. For many, there is an appeal to rip up the grassland and plant a crop that will give them a large and quick return. Not to mention the appeal of shutting down the combine, trading their lined chore clothes for golf shorts and heading south for the winter.

The world’s appetite for ethanol is driving this trend. Not only in Canada and the United States, but also in countries like Brazil, where they too, are taking land out of grass production. Land that produced cheap, grass fed beef, which we could not compete with on a price level in the world market. Now, much of that land is growing corn for fuel.

What does this mean for those who plan to stay in the beef industry? Whether it is because of passion or that there is no alternative as the land that you own is not suited for crop production. It means you are in for better times, better than you have ever dreamed of! The world population continues to grow and the appetite for beef grows at an even faster pace. In the past, most Asian people lived on a diet base of rice and vegetables. Perhaps not because that is what they loved, but it is what they had access to and what they could afford. However, as the middle class of Asian society is becoming more and more affluent, they are discovering the real taste for beef.

We are on the tip of world beef shortages and Canadians still have access to cheaper land on which to produce beef and feed grains. In Canada, our beef production will easily increase as demands and profits continue to justify expansion. For our world competitors, the story is not the same. More specifically, the countries that produce grass fed beef. Their production has been maxed out on

their available grassland. Their only alternative to increase production is to feedlot cattle, which will mean taking more acres out of grass in order to grow feed or they will need to import their feed grains. Either way, their days of flooding the market with cheap, lower quality, grass fed beef are numbered.

Be proud of being a beef producer and take comfort in the fact that markets are reflecting low supplies and putting some profit back into the balance sheets. Canadian beef producers will soon be in an envious agricultural position... just as they were eight years ago!

For those of you in the purebred business, now is the time to follow up on your bull customers. As breeding season comes to an end, check on the performance of the bulls you sold. If there is an issue, deal with it before it becomes a bigger problem. If you follow up, you will find that the cull rate of bulls (post breeding) is higher than many auction markets have ever seen. With cull bulls selling for eighty plus cents per pound, the old bulls, the limping bulls, the sore eyed bulls, the bulls with injured connecting rods and the “just not liked” bulls are going to town. I have visited with several cowboys and they’ve said, “Why would I spend money treating him, when I can get that kind of salvage and not worry about reoccurrence next year”? So follow up with some customer service, as most of them will be looking to be your customer again next spring. It’s up to you to keep them as your customers.


Doug Satree was born and raised in East Central Nebraska on a general livestock and grain farm. Doug’s start in the cattle business was in 1973 with a registered Simmental herd. In the 1980’s Doug turned his focus to commercial crossbreeding, specifically the production of show steers, heifers and bulls which have gone on to win at national, state and local shows. In the 1990’s Doug expanded his efforts with the addition of Doug Satree Angus which produce registered Angus cattle under the DAJS prefix. Cattle with the DAJS prefix have been lead into the winners circle at shows throughout the country including the National Junior Angus Show, the National Western Stock Show (Denver), the NAILE (Louisville), the American Royal, the Western Regional Junior Angus Show, the Western National Angus Futurity (Reno), the Fort Worth Livestock Show, the San Antonio Livestock Show, the Houston Livestock Show, the Arizona National, the All American Angus Futurity, the Atlantic National Angus Show as well as at state and local level shows.

Over the last 15 years Doug has also had the opportunity to evaluate cattle at shows throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and South America including the 2008 National Angus Show in Denver, National Junior Shorthorn Show, National Junior Hereford Show, National Junior Maine Anjou Show, Atlantic National Angus Show, Eastern Regional Junior Angus Show, the Oregon State Fair, NILE and the Mid South Fair Angus ROV Shows, and National Hereford, Limousin, Maine Anjou, Chianina, and Saler Shows at the NWSS, NAILE, American Royal and Fort Worth Livestock Show, as well as numerous State and Regional Fairs.

Currently Doug owns Doug Satree Angus and Doug Satree Show Cattle which produce and market heifers, bulls and steers throughout the year. Doug, his wife Jane and their daughter Katy reside on their ranch in Montague, Texas.

Ryley and Jill, along with his parents, Randy and Ronda, own Mader Ranches as a family run purebred cattle operation, located just 10 minutes west of Carstairs, Alberta. Their focus is on raising functional cattle with easy fleshing ability and natural muscle expression, while always sourcing for herd improvement through new genetics and a hard culling system. They run an extensive A.I. and embryo program, utilized to create uniformity and quality. Mader Ranches sell females, embryos and semen privately and through fall consignment sales, retaining their bulls until late February when they host their own bull sale, selling approximately 60 bulls and a handful of select females.

While Ryley, Jill and daughter Stella, work with Randy and Ronda running the daily operation and business, their focus is on Simmental genetics and so are very active in the Association, shows and sales. Ryley works on the ranch full-time, but Jill also manages to be the Canadian Representative for Liveauctions.tv, the number one source for live internet bidding.

They invite you over, when in their area, for a visit or a tour! “We welcome anybody from anywhere that likes to talk cattle as much as we do”!


Billy Elmhirst along with his wife Juanita and children Owen (11) and Katie (9) own and operate Indian River Cattle Company and with parents Grant and Mary Elmhirst run Elm-Lodge Polled Herefords. The Elmhirst farm located in central Ontario, 2 hours northeast of Toronto is on the original land deeded to the Elmhirst family by the Queen in the 1800’s. The herd consists of 50 red and black Simmental cows and 90 Polled Hereford cows. They annually host the “Source for Success” Hereford production sale in September, a bull sale in late March combining both breeds and a Christmas Internet Sale featuring the top Simmental heifer calves.

Indian River Cattle Company (IRCC) is also a custom fitting and marketing service for all breeds of cattle and offer everything from clipping to photography to ring service and sale management. They have shown National Champions in 6 different breeds, exhibit cattle at a number of local shows during the summer months and have also shown in Louisville, Denver, Fort Worth, Agribition and the Toronto Royal.He has judged a number of shows both locally and abroad including 3 breed shows at the Royal as well as the National Junior Heifer show and this will be his 4th judging opportunity at Agribition.

Billy looks forward to judging the Angus show this year and views Agribition as the pinnacle of competition.

Lance Leachman is from Maidstone, Saskatchewan and along with his parents, brother and grandmother; own and operate Big Gully Farm. The farm maintains a purebred Hereford and Polled Hereford herd consisting of 150 breeding age females. Expected progeny differences, ultrasound carcass merit and ultrasound pregnancy testing are tools used to complement phenotypic selection.

Big Gully will hold their second Internet Hereford Sale in November including elite bull calves, heifer calves and bred heifers. Cattle are exhibited at Hereford field days, Lloydminster Stockade Roundup and Agribition. Lance enjoys judging open and junior livestock show that have included cattle, sheep, hogs and goats in 9 states and 3 provinces. Lance graduated with an Associate of Arts Degree in Agriculture from Dodge City Community College, a Bachelor’s Degree in Animal Sciences & Industry from Kansas State University and a Master’s Degree in Animal Breeding & Genetics from Virginia Tech. He competed on the Livestock Judging Teams at Dodge City and K-State, and then coached the team at Virginia Tech.


If I had listened to my father, I would have furthered my education rather than pursuing the life of showing livestock and partying in my early life. Now, I am finding that my Grandpa’s old adage, “You learn most everything after you think you know it all,” holds a lot of water.

In the past four decades, we have seen three swings in types of beef cattle, all initiated by professors who do not get their shoes soiled. When I began in this field, it was always important to have possession of a pocket full of dimes for making pay-phone calls, and now we are marketing livestock through live auctions via the internet, receiving and soliciting bids for animals through text-messaging and virtually all photographs are transmitted electronically. I remember the day we installed a fax machine… boy, I thought we were hi-tech, but now very few breeders use fax machines as they either text or email.

In the development stages of purebred herds in Canada, Record of Performance (ROP) was the new technology, using weights at weaning and yearling stages to calculate gain in beef cattle. ROP technology evolved into Expected Progeny Differences (EPDs) developed by college professors using birth weight, weaning and yearling statistics to calibrate all sorts of new experiences for breeders. As government graders entered the picture, carcass data expanded the EPD phenomenon using little accuracy to predict results. In each stage of the progression of technology, the simple understanding carries a higher degree of difficulty. If one would ask an association employee or a breed director to get up in front of a crowd of breeders to explain how these differences are arrived at, you would not have many takers.

In early years, parentage verification was executed by associations in a random fashion as breeders information was taken at face value. As A.I. and embryo transfer entered the picture, blood typing was used in identifying and verifying sires and dams, which then advanced to DNA parentage testing and the identification of genetic defects. The next step in the advancement of genetic technology is genomic testing, which is the most accurate and expensive data ever produced. This complexity is far beyond the learning curve of a grade twelve graduate from Blaine Lake Composite, as most of the words in the explanation, I do not understand.

The American Heritage Dictionary defines genomics as, “the study of all of the nucleotide sequences, including structural genes, regulatory sequences and non-coding DNA segments, in the chromosomes of an organism.”


Genomic research is linked closely by the makeup of both animals and humans; this research has been ongoing for several decades.

“Genome research in animals used in agriculture has progressed rapidly in recent years, moving from rudimentary genome maps to trait maps to gene discovery. These advances are the result of animal genome projects following closely in the footsteps of the Human Genome Project, which has opened the door to genome research in farm animals. In return, genome research in livestock species is contributing to our understanding of chromosome evolution and to informing the human genome. Enhancement of these contributions plus the much anticipated application of DNA-based tools to animal health and production can be expected as livestock genomics enters its sequencing era.” “Advances in livestock genomics: Opening the barn door” by James E. Womack, Texas A&M University

Genomics are more advanced in the dairy sector of livestock, merely because of animal proximity and accuracy from their complex record keeping system. As mentioned earlier costs are considerably higher but the reward will be for future generations, in the safety and production of food to feed the masses. Eventually we will be able to have preplanned matings, knowing the exact end result, whether it is feed efficiency, fertility or yield. But with every reward, there is an element of risk. The cost factor will eliminate smaller producers and even some breeds. There will be a narrowing of the genetic base, as animals with low yielding, so-called negative traits, will be eliminated more so than at the time of induction of EPD’s to breeders. This high tech lingo is scary to older producers who are just getting their heads around costs and numbers that they deal with today; therefore, educating the membership will be a huge undertaking. It will be interesting to see what percentage the primary producer will benefit by this new technology.

The scientific world is moving faster than we all realize, as new technological resources are discovered every day – some are good and some are scary. As we look forward to the “decade of boom” in the livestock industry, we must have sight… hindsight to learn from the mistakes builders made… foresight, to accept new twenty-first century discoveries… but most importantly… eyesight, because we still have to appreciate the products we are producing.


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Ferme Wilgor FarmsGordon McGibbon8426 Chemin des SourcesMirabel, QC J7N 3B1

Phone: (450) 562-6313Fax: (450) 562-2479

Michael Wilson, Manager: (450) 562-5112

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Frank & Dianne StrimboldP.O. Box 111

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Craig FlewellingBox 428Bowden, AB T0M 0K0Phone (403) 556-0515 cellEmail: [email protected]

Craig FlewellingConsulting • Ring Service • Order Buying

DORY GERRARDP: (403) 227-5632 RR# 2, Innisfail, AB T4G 1T7 C: (403) 302-1016 [email protected]

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Chris PoleyAuctioneer

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Mark Stock

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20/20 Angus 22, 484A Stock Farm 48711 Ranching 48

Abacus Angus 54Alameda Agencies Ltd 67 Alta Genetics 67Anderson Cattle Co. 44Animal Health Centre 67Arda Farms 54Arklow Angus 54Arm River Red Angus 48Arntzen Angus 54Arntzen, Dean 66Arway Angus 58Atlasta Angus 54

Bailey Acres 58Bar C R Angus 48Bar DK Angus 48Bar-E-L Angus IFCBear Hills Angus 48Beverly Hills Angus 48BJ Cattle Co. 54Black Ridge Angus Farm 48Blairs.Ag Cattle Company OBCBorder Butte Angus 54Bouchard Livestock International 9, 25, 66Bow Valley Genetics Ltd. 67Breed Creek Angus 22, 48Brendale Acres 58Brookmore Angus 44Bryces Bar B Ranch 48Burnett, Bryce 48By Livestock 42

Cadillac Stock Farms 58 Canadian Cattlemen 67Canadian Farm Insurance 67Canadian Red Angus Promotions Society 66Castlerock Marketing 8, 22, 23, 32Cattle In Motion LLC 68Cattle Pics By Kim H. 67Chapman Cattle Co. 54Circle 7 Angus 48Clegg Angus 54Cockburn Red Angus 22Crescent Creek Angus 48Cripps Cattle Co. 54

D&K Black Angus 58Davis-Rairdan Embryo Transplants Ltd. 67Dayora Farm 58D-Bar Angus 8Deer Range Red Angus 48Deer River Ranching 54Delar Cattle & Quarter Horses 54Diamond T Cattle Co. 54

DKF Red Angus 48Doenz Ranches 43Double Bar D Farms 48Double F Cattle Co. 22Drumore Farms 58Dudgeon Livestock 58Dunford Royal Cattle Company 58Dwajo Angus 55

Early Sunset Ranch 1Eastondale Angus 22, 49Edwards Livestock 67EKW Red Angus 10, 49

Ferme Wilgor Farms 66Flewelling, Craig 66Forsyth Ranch Ltd. 49

GBS Angus Farm 49Genex Cooperative Inc. 7Gerlei Angus 49Gerrard Livestock Services 66Get-A-Long Stock Farm 55Gilchrist Farms 58Glen Islay Angus 58Glesbar Cattle Co. 55Gold-Bar Livestock 58Graham Red Angus 58Grant Rolston Photography Ltd. 67

H.S. Knill Co. Ltd. 42Halcyon Angus Farm 49Hamco Cattle Co. 44Hamilton Farms 55Harprey Angus Farms 58Harron Farms 59Hartford Bros. 59Harvest Angus 16Heatherlea Angus 59Hi Low Angus 49High Tree Cattle 49Howe Red Angus 22

J&S Cattle Co. 14, 22, 49J.T. Livestock Ltd. 55Jentech Ultrasound Services 68JPD Farms 59Justamere Farms Ltd. 49

KBJ Round Farms 55KC Cattle Co. 49K-Deen Angus ` 55Keith Wise Truck Lines Inc. 68Kembar Farms 44Kenbert Acres 49Kenray Ranch 49Kuntz Farms 49

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Lazy MC Angus 55LCI Angus 43Leela Farms 59Lewis Farms Ltd. 6, 55LiveAuctions.TV 68LLB Angus 27Lock Farms 22Locust Grove Angus 59Lookout Stock Farm 32LRL Cattle Co. 49

M & J Farms 44M.C. Quantock 2Mackenzie Sale Management 19Macks Red Angus 59Majestic Livestock 59Maple Ridge Acres 49Mar Mac Farms 14, 44Marin Cattle Presentation 68Maxim Red Angus 59McGowan Farms 55McMillen Ranching Ltd. 49Meadow Ridge Ent. Ltd. 50Merial 15Merit Insurance Brokers 68Miller-Wilson Angus 55Minburn Angus 55MJT Cattle Company Ltd. 55MWC Investments Inc. 35, 55

New Dimension Cattle Co. 55New Force Consultants 68Nielson Land & Cattle 22Noad’s Red Angus 56Nordal Limousin & Angus 5, 50Northern View Angus 50Nu-Horizon Angus 50

Oak Manor Angus 59Ockerman Angus 56OLE Farms 56Optimal Bovines Inc. 8, 17, 34, 35

Pahl Livestock Ltd. 33Paradise Farms 59Pasquia Red Angus 50Peak Dot Ranch Ltd. 50Poley, Chris 66Poplar Meadows 66Prairielane Farms 44

Red Rock Red Angus 56Reich Angus Ranch 56Remax 68Remington Land & Cattle 56Remitall West 56Riley’s Red Angus 19Ring Creek Farms Ltd. 56Ringstead Ranch 50

Rolling Acres Farms 66Royal Angus 50

Standard Hill Angus 51Sandy Bar Ranch 50Schaff Angus Valley 66Scotch Line Farms 59Scott Stock Farm ltd. 56Skinner Farms 50Skyebrook Angus 50Smokey Valley Farms 50Soo Line Cattle Co. IBCSouth View Ranch 12Southland Angus 3Spittalburn Red Angus 22, 23Spring Creek Simmentals 50Spring View Ranch 50Spruce Grove Cattle Co. 51Spruce Ridge Stock Farms 44Spruce View Angus Ranch 56SSS Red Angus 56Steen Agencies 68Stock, Mark 66Stockmens Insurance 68Sunny Grove Angus 51Sunrise Angus 59Sunset Ridge Red Angus 44

T Bar C Cattle Co. Ltd. 2T Bar K Ranch 51Tambri Farm 59Ter-Ron Farms 56Tower View Farms 59Triple L Angus 13, 22, 51Tullamore Farms 59Twin Heritage Farms 51

Upper Glen Angus 59

Vancise Cattle Company Inc. 59Vikse Family Farm 56

Ward’s Red Angus 14, 22Western Angus 56Wheeler Stock Farm 22Wilbar Farms 11, 22, 51Willowside Farm 59Windy Ridge Ultrasound 68Wraz Red Angus 22, 51Wright Livestock 22

XTC Hereford Farms 33

Y Coulee Land & Cattle Co. 51Young Dale Angus 18YY Chickadee Farm 56

Zaniabar Angus 56

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October1 Extravaganza Angus Sale Uxbridge, ON8 Expo Boeuf Victoriaville, QC8 Enright Farms & Friends Production Sale Renfrew, ON9 Maritime Fall Fair Halifax, NS11 Justamere Sale of the Year Lloydminster, SK14 Soo Line Production Sale Midale, SK14 Riley’s Red Angus Dispersal Virden, MB15 Six Mile “Focused on Females” Sale Fir Mountain, SK15 Harron Farms Dispersal Listowel, ON 15 Late Fall Issue Deadline16 Blairs.Ag “Genetics in Motion” Production Sale Moose Jaw, SK17-19 Remington Simmental & Angus Dispersal Del Bonita, AB22 39th Annual Canadian Red Roundup Sale Red Deer, AB22 Southland Angus Female Sale Shaunavon, SK 26 25th Annual Chinook Classic Angus Sale Taber, AB29 LLB Autumn Opportunity Female Sale Erskine, AB

November3-4 Lloydminster Stockade Round Up Lloydminster, SK4-6 Toronto Royal Toronto, ON4-12 Farmfair International Edmonton, AB5 Royal Elite All-Breed Sale Toronto, ON5 Canadian National Angus Show & Manitoba Expo Brandon, MB6 D-Bar Angus Dispersal Virden, MB 9 Lookout Stock Farm Dispersal Olds, AB9-12 Saskatoon Fall Fair Saskatoon, SK11 “The Headliner” All Breeds Show & Sale Edmonton, AB 16 The Amigos Production Sale Medicine Hat, AB17 LCI Angus Production Sale Warner, AB19 Northern Select Angus Sale Camrose, AB21-26 Canadian Western Agribition Regina, SK23 Masterpiece Sale Regina, SK24 Canadian Western Agribition Angus Shows Regina, SK25 Power & Perfection Angus Sale Regina, SK 30 Crooked Creek Sale Ponoka, AB

December1 Lewis Farms Production Sale Spruce Grove, AB1 Peak Dot Angus Bull & Female Sale Wood Mountain, SK3 MWC Black Angus Dispersal Drayton Valley, AB3 Manitoba Keystone Klassic Sale Brandon, MB 3 Saskalta Major Female Production Sale Saskatoon, SK7 Peak Dot Proven Producers Cow Sale Swift Current, SK7 Cudlobe Annual Bull Sale Stavely, AB9 Touch of Class Female Sale Saskatoon, SK 10 Atlasta Bull Sale & Seriously Black Female Sale Sylvan Lake, AB10 Merit Cattle Co Female Sale Saskatoon, SK10 MC Quantock “Canada’s Females” Sale Vermillion, AB13 Canadian Legacy Sale Olds, AB20 Willabar Angus Complete Dispersal High River, AB

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