May 2012 Edition

The Publication for Cowboys and Kids www.livestockplusinc.com May 1, 2012, Vol. 18 Issue 5

2 Livestock Plus Inc. May 2012

Thanks to all bidders and buyers who helped make our past sales so successful. For more information on semen

or cattle give us a call or visit us at werningcattle.com.

Thank you!

27262 424th Ave • Emery, South Dakota 57332Home: 605-825-4219 • Dale: 605-661-3625

Scott: 605-682-9610 • JareD: 605-933-1661

online at: werningcattle.com

WAGR Dream CatcherCNS Dream On x 3C Melody (Subzero) • Customer satisfaction at its

best. Owned with CK Cattle & Wager Cattle, SD

Yardley High RegardYardley Impressive x Yardley Pinion • Exciting outcross that does

everything right. • Topped Yardley’s 2010 sale at $30,000. Owned with Yardleys and John Goeken, SD

Remington Lock N LoadRemington On Target x Bar 15 Miss Knight • Sired an outstanding first calf

crop. Owned with Lazy H Simmental.

W/ C Wide Track 694Y 3C W/C Right Track W9462 x Miss Werning 694Y (Liberty) • $51,000

High Seller with an outcross pedigree, extraordinary data, and powerful phenotype. Owned with Larry Simmons Farms LLC.

W/C United 956YTNT Tuition U238 x Miss Werning 956W (Bismarck) • $50,000 Second

High Seller to NLC Simmentals, Hook Farms, and Eichaker Simmentals. A powerful SimAngus bull from every angle.

W/c No Remorse 763Y Yardley High Regard x DW Susanna 763Y (Focus) • The third high selling

bull with incredible phenotype and calving-ease selected by Huston Cattle Co. 200 units sell online April 5, contact Mike Huston at 309-368-2615.

Thanks to all bidders and buyers who helped make our past sales so successful. For more information on semen

or cattle give us a call or visit us at werningcattle.com.

Thank you!

27262 424th Ave • Emery, South Dakota 57332Home: 605-825-4219 • Dale: 605-661-3625

Scott: 605-682-9610 • JareD: 605-933-1661

online at: werningcattle.com

WAGR Dream CatcherCNS Dream On x 3C Melody (Subzero) • Customer satisfaction at its

best. Owned with CK Cattle & Wager Cattle, SD

Yardley High RegardYardley Impressive x Yardley Pinion • Exciting outcross that does

everything right. • Topped Yardley’s 2010 sale at $30,000. Owned with Yardleys and John Goeken, SD

Remington Lock N LoadRemington On Target x Bar 15 Miss Knight • Sired an outstanding first calf

crop. Owned with Lazy H Simmental.

W/ C Wide Track 694Y 3C W/C Right Track W9462 x Miss Werning 694Y (Liberty) • $51,000

High Seller with an outcross pedigree, extraordinary data, and powerful phenotype. Owned with Larry Simmons Farms LLC.

W/C United 956YTNT Tuition U238 x Miss Werning 956W (Bismarck) • $50,000 Second

High Seller to NLC Simmentals, Hook Farms, and Eichaker Simmentals. A powerful SimAngus bull from every angle.

W/c No Remorse 763Y Yardley High Regard x DW Susanna 763Y (Focus) • The third high selling

bull with incredible phenotype and calving-ease selected by Huston Cattle Co. 200 units sell online April 5, contact Mike Huston at 309-368-2615.


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The Magazine for Cowboys and Kids

Greetings,Are we ever going to get back to

good ole Iowa weather? We should have come close to freezing to death this winter, that didn’t happen, and I am ok with that. We start into spring and we have hundreds of tornados and that should be enough to last all sum-mer, and I have had enough of them. I know that there are lots of people want-ing rain, but 5.5 inches in just a few

minutes isn’t my idea of rain, and my basement sure didn’t like that much that quick! Thanks to my kids for helping Dixie with the clean up.

I sure had a neat dining experience a week or so ago. I was in the great state of Nebraska making a few herd visits along with my annual trip to Tom Sonderup’s sale. I met up with Colt Keffer, Charolais Journal rep for this area, in the motel and we landed in “The Husker House” in downtown Columbus, Nebraska. This seemed like a night to shake up my usual dining menu. Instead of a salad, I decided to try their Philadelphia cheese steak soup. Most of you know my explanation of cheese and it isn’t good, but the rest of that name sounded great (Philly Steak Soup). Just let me tell you, this soup was deadly. I can’t say enough nice things about the soup and when I get back to Columbus I may just make a meal of it. That’s good soup for me to say I will make a meal of it.

Then, I really went out on a limb from my usual ribeye, I ordered an 8oz bacon wrapped filet and for a side, I ordered pasta, another unheard of in my books. I have eaten at the Husker House several times and they never cease to amaze me, it’s always great. This filet was no excep-tion. Grilled to perfection, seasoned excellent for my taste buds, and the pasta; well, it was as good as pasta could be and a pinch better.

In my experiences at “The Husker House,” I have never had a bad waitress. This trip was no exception. Lindy was our waitress and a great one she was. Our meal was great and she made sure that we had the adult beverages that we needed. If in Columbus, Nebraska, make The Husker House a meal stop, you won’t be disap-pointed!!!

Disaster hit close to home. We all listen to the weather and news and think boy that will never happen here. Well, twenty miles south of us in Creston, Iowa, a tornado hit the hospital and Southwestern Community College. My kids were all born in that hos-pital and I was a graduate of that college. Our thoughts and prayers go out to all the folks that are involved in this disaster. Thanks go out to Creston Radio for keep-ing us updated. Chad, Tucker depends on you to keep him and our family safe.

As always, thank a Veteran for your freedom, and keep our service folks and their families in your thoughts and prayers. God Bless.

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Please REMEMBER that our JUNE issue will include the

state maps for the

SHow Cattle ProduCerS! If you are interested in being listed on one of the state maps please

call right away! Contact: Austin for MO

Randy for NE and Heidi for IA, IL, OH

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DixielanD Delight29th Consecutive Annual Sale

Noon (CST) • Saturday, May 26, 201229th Consecutive Annual Sale

Noon (CST) • Saturday, May 26, 2012

P43249751 • Calved: Sept. 8, 201BW 5.9 (P+); WW 57 (P+); YW 94 (P+);

MM 26 (P+); M&G 54


MM 26 (P+); M&G 55

P43106251 • Calved: Jan. 17, 2010BW 1.8 (.36); WW 47 (.20); YW 74 (.20);

MM 17 (.08); M&G 40

P43171009 • Calved: March 15, 2011BW 4.0 (.32); WW 45 (.22); YW 84 (P+);

MM 23 (.10); M&G 46

P43249795 • Calved: Sept. 9, 2011BW 6.4 (P); WW 53 (P); YW 92 (P);

MM 18 (P); M&G 45

P42971872 • Calved: Sept. 21, 2008BW 6.2 (.37); WW 64 (.27); YW 91 (.24);

MM 29 (.09); M&G 61

P43171008 • Calved: March 31, 2011BW 3.5 (.32); WW 44 (.22); YW 76 (P+);

MM 17 (.09); M&G 39


MM 33 (P+); M&G 57

P42761760 • Calved: Dec. 6, 2006BW 3.5 (.34); WW 60 (.24); YW 96 (.23);

MM 23 (.19); M&G 53

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Catalog available for viewing on our website.Catalogs also available upon request • Contact our office or Dale Stith at [email protected]

Randy and Kelly Owen, owners553 Randy Owen Dr. N.E., Ft. Payne, AL 35967 Office 256-845-3936 • Fax 256-845-7933David Cagle, herdsman 256-996-1930Certified and aCCredited Herd

[email protected]

Attend the MeAd SAle, MAy 28, 2012

Selling 70+ Lots of Spring and Fall Calving Pairs, ET Bull and Heifer Calves, Bred Heifers and Yearling Bulls

Book your room reservations at the following motels:

“Ask for the dixieland deligHt rate”Hampton Inn, Ft. Payne, Ala. — 256-304-2600 • Days Inn, Ft. Payne, Ala. — 256-845-2085

Best Western, Rainsville, Ala. — 256-638-1640

Established 1981

Special invitation to families Friday night, Randy Owen and his

band will perform.


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11TH ANNUAL FEMALE SALE AT THE RANCHSaturday, June 2nd, 2012

12:30 p.m. AT THE RANCH Crawford, Oklahoma - Lunch ServedSELLING OVER 420 HEAD OF ELITE CLUB CALF PRODUCING GENETICS

FEATURING - 340 Fall Bred Heifers Including Donor Prospects and Replacement Type Females60 Fall Bred Young Mature Cows & 20 Club Calf Producing Herd Bulls

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West Bend, TX 89843

Join the “Fan Page” at:facebook.com/blackherefordranch

Live sale coverage beginning on Friday, June 1st will be online at www.livestockworld.tvFeaturing anchorman Chris Terembes with interviews from the sale staff and guests live at the ranch.If you can’t attend, log on to see what’s going on and to hear about the event.

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Online bidding will be made available through www.liveauctions.com or by personal phone assistance during the sale. Give us a call!

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11TH ANNUAL FEMALE SALE AT THE RANCHSaturday, June 2nd, 2012

12:30 p.m. AT THE RANCH Crawford, Oklahoma - Lunch ServedSELLING OVER 420 HEAD OF ELITE CLUB CALF PRODUCING GENETICS

FEATURING - 340 Fall Bred Heifers Including Donor Prospects and Replacement Type Females60 Fall Bred Young Mature Cows & 20 Club Calf Producing Herd Bulls

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showringshowring andand pasture,pasture, makemake hishis abilityability unique.unique. KrisKris hashas builtbuilt a solidsolid program, generatinggenerating major champions in the

bloodlines. Many of the females selling will have over five or six generations of Kris’s breeding and selection. Kris’s breeding and selection.

only foundation building pedigrees, but they can not be found in any other sale offerings in this kind of volume.

apart.apart. TheThe pedigreepedigree behindbehind thethe femalesfemales selling,selling, andand theirtheir consistency, are what make’s these cattle work.consistency, are what make’s these cattle work.

evolved and developed. The sale held each June, in the remote, far reaches of Western Oklahoma has stood the test

and the program are second to none. Thirty years of success - thirty years of champions!

ChristyCollins

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!

Fall Bred Young Mature Cows & Fall Bred Young Mature Cows & Fall Bred Young Mature Cows & Fall Bred Young Mature Cows & Fall Bred Young Mature Cows & Fall Bred Young Mature Cows & Fall Bred Young Mature Cows & 20 Club Calf Producing Herd Bulls

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Mitch Mitchell

PO Box 843

West Bend, TX 89843

Join the “Fan Page” at:facebook.com/blackherefordranch

Live sale coverage beginning on Friday, June 1st will be online at www.livestockworld.tvFeaturing anchorman Chris Terembes with interviews from the sale staff and guests live at the ranch.If you can’t attend, log on to see what’s going on and to hear about the event.

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it apart.

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bloodlines.Join the “Fan Page” at:bloodlines.

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TT H EH E SS E E D S TO C KE E D S TO C K SS O U R C EO U R C EWH E R E QU A L I T Y A N D TE C H N O L O G Y BE C O M E ON E

Twelve-Time Junior Nat ional Premier Breeder

Montie Soules • Todd Herman • Max StotzBrad Prather • Josh Taylor • Jon Blin

Jim & Judy Blin • Randy & Debbie Blin

STAR LAKECATTLE RANCHP. O. Box 40 • Skiatook, OK 74070Phone (918) 396-4322 • Fax (918) 396-4350E-mail: [email protected] Web site: www.starlakeherefords.com

STAR LAKECATTLE RANCH

MAY 18-19, 2012 – STAR LAKE SEEDSTOCK SOURCE XX SALE & JR. FUTURITY SHOW

Go to starlakeherefords.com after May 10th to see video of the individual sale lots and any sale updates

• Selling 25 Online daughters. • Make your selection from show heifers, donors & two year olds.• 50 two year olds with calves at side that are Branded Beauties.• Selling 25 show heifers, plus pick of the fall and spring bull calves.• 234 embryos in 72 embryo lots sell Friday night and Saturday.• Only the highest quality Branded Beauties made the cut for this sale.• Make them yours May 18-19. The Sale will be

broadcast live onRFD TV and on the

internet atsuperiorlivestock.com and LiveAuctions.tv

Contact the officefor catalogs or

room reservations.TM

Friday, May 18thNoon – Star Lake University Interactive

Fitting in the Exhibitor Tent. Star LakeU Part 2 follows the Futurity.

1 pm – Star Lake Jr. Heifer Futurity Show 6 pm – Pre-Sale Party with a Steak Dinner,

Drinks & Music 7 to 7:30 pm start of Frozen Embryo

Auction at pre-sale party. Selling 148 frozen embryos in 48 lots Friday night.

Saturday, May 19thNoon – Seedstock Source XX Sale


May May 4 ICA Performance Test Bull Sale - Tama, IA 4th - 6th McCullough Fitting Clinic - Lamoni, IA May 6 Jim D. Bellis Family Production Sale - Bois D’Arc, MO May 11 11th-13th McCullough Fitting Clinic - Westmoreland, KS May 18 11th - 13th McCullough Fitting Clinic - Westmoreland, KS 18th-19 Star Lake Cattle Ranch Hereford Sale - Skiatook, OK May 19 Country Lane Farm Production Sale - Weston, WI TRM Dixieland Delight Annual Hereford Sale - Ft. Payne, AL May 26 26th-27th McCullough Fitting Clinic - Springfield, NE TRM Dixieland Delight Annual Hereford Sale - Ft. Payne, AL

Upcoming SaleS & eventS

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May 28 28th-30th McCullough Fitting Clinic - Broken Bow, NE

June June 1 1st - 3rd McCullough Fitting Clinic - Byers, CO June 2 Black Herefords Cream of the Crop Female Sale - Crawford, OK Emerald Lane Production Sale - Stratford, WI June 3 Hawkeye Country Angus Sale - Bloomfield, IA June 4 4th-6th McCullough Fitting Clinic - Imperial, NE June 8 8th-10th MN Jr. Livestock Show - Preston, MN

Quality Service forSuperior Genetics

Bovine embryo transfer servicesSuperovulation and collection

Embryo freezing • Embryo transfersDonor boarding

Vince Collison, DVM • Jane Collison, DVM Tim Collison, DVM

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Land & Cattle Auction Co.

Mike WilliamsOwner - Auctioneer18130 Brush Creek Rd.Higginsville, MO 64037

ph: 660-584-5210cell: 816-797-5450

WilliaMs

Monte W. lowdermanThe Sound You Recognize

“Building a Reputation 1 Sale at a Time”Macomb, IL 61455

Off: (309) 833-5543H: (309) 836-SELL(7355)Choice Dates Available For Sales!


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SULLIVAN SUPPLY, INC.1-800-475-5902 • Dunlap, Iowa • [email protected]

SULLIVAN SUPPLY SOUTH1-800-588-7096 • Hillsboro, Texas • [email protected]

SULLIVAN SUPPLY WEST1-888-914-5972 • Lodi, California • [email protected]

How do the VITA HAIR™ Nourishing Vitamins work? Biotin vitamin is the first vitamin thought of when considering HAIR GROWTH. The

major benefit of Biotin is its ability to strengthen both the hair follicle and the hair shaft,where the hair is produced, which prevents hair breakage and dryness. This is a scientifically proven crucial step in the natural hair growing process. One of the chiefthings that slows hair growth is damaged hair. Biotin enriched hair has increased elasticity of the cortex which prevents breakage. This enables healthy, FASTER HAIRGROWTH. Biotin also thickens the actual hair cuticle providing a fuller appearance.

Pro-Vitamin B-5 is considered the king of all HAIR CARE vitamins. Pro-Vitamin B-5stimulates healthy scalp circulation which leads to improved hair health. It coats the hairand seals its surface, lubricating the hair shaft making the hair shine. It possesses superior long term moisturizing properties because of its unique ability to penetrate andnourish the hair shaft.

Vitamin E is an antioxidant that stimulates circulation to the skin and supports capillary growth. The skin needs to have proper circulation in order to keep the hair follicles alive and thriving. When there are more capillaries, the circulation improvesleading to increased nutrient absorption into the hair follicles, which speeds hair growth.

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SULLIVAN SUPPLY SOUTH1-800-588-7096 • Hillsboro, Texas • [email protected]

SULLIVAN SUPPLY WEST1-888-914-5972 • Lodi, California • [email protected]

How do the VITA HAIR™ Nourishing Vitamins work? Biotin vitamin is the first vitamin thought of when considering HAIR GROWTH. The

major benefit of Biotin is its ability to strengthen both the hair follicle and the hair shaft,where the hair is produced, which prevents hair breakage and dryness. This is a scientifically proven crucial step in the natural hair growing process. One of the chiefthings that slows hair growth is damaged hair. Biotin enriched hair has increased elasticity of the cortex which prevents breakage. This enables healthy, FASTER HAIRGROWTH. Biotin also thickens the actual hair cuticle providing a fuller appearance.

Pro-Vitamin B-5 is considered the king of all HAIR CARE vitamins. Pro-Vitamin B-5stimulates healthy scalp circulation which leads to improved hair health. It coats the hairand seals its surface, lubricating the hair shaft making the hair shine. It possesses superior long term moisturizing properties because of its unique ability to penetrate andnourish the hair shaft.

Vitamin E is an antioxidant that stimulates circulation to the skin and supports capillary growth. The skin needs to have proper circulation in order to keep the hair follicles alive and thriving. When there are more capillaries, the circulation improvesleading to increased nutrient absorption into the hair follicles, which speeds hair growth.

VITA HAIR™ is an advanced nutrient package that infuses the hair with proven hair vitamins for ...• Faster Hair Growth • Thicker Hair • Increased Shine

• More Body & Volume • Healthier Skin • Improved Nutrient Absorption

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TESTING PRICES..........................SEK Genetics offers many services on top of semen andsupplies sales. We have a modern embryo transfer facility and an in house laboratory where we are currently running the following ELISA tests. The follow-ing prices and tests will be effective February 2012.

BioPRYN - Blood Pregnancy Testing$2.60/sample • 28 days post breeding/73 days post calving.Requires 2cc whole blood collected in a red, purple, or serumseparator tubes.Testing days: Tuesday - Thursday: Sample must be here bythe 2 PM on test day. Results by noon the next day. Tuesday - Friday: Same day results available for a minimumof 10 samples. Please call ahead. $3.50/sample with resultsby 5 PM, same day.

BVDV - Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus$3.50/sampleSample Type: Ear notch is preferred, but can be run on

whole blood. Testing Days: As needed with minimum of twice a week.

Johne’s Disease$6.50/less than 10 samples • $4.50 for 10+ samples2cc whole blood collected in red, purple or serum separator tubes.

Bovine Leukosis Virus$6.50/less than 10 samples • $4.50 for 10+ samples2cc whole blood collected in red, purple or serum separator tubes.

Genetic Defects Testing$24/single sample for one test$45/single sample for two tests$58/single sample for three testsTests: AM - Arthrogyrposis Multiplex also known as Curly Calf NH - Neuropathic Hydrocephalus also known as Water on

the BrainCA - Contractual Arachnodactyly also known as Fawn Calf

SEK provides much more than just semen sales.

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sire: Curtain Call • dam: Mcky 1011 epinaldob: april 28, 2011 • bw: 88 pounds • THC, PHaF

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Doing your homework at the fairs may give you a little direction when you are out on the hunt for your next project. Pay close attention and even take notes when you are watching the shows; who are the heifers and the steers that are filtering to the top, out of, and also equally as important, who has not finished the race quite as well? Something to keep in mind is the type of home that these cattle are in. Some programs may be worked a lot harder than others. The more time you spend researching your project for the year ahead, it will help you predict how the outcome may be.

Another great reason for paying close attention to how the cattle out of these bulls have turned out, is that you might have an idea of what you want to breed your heifers, and cows to in the future. This will have an effect on the cattle industry for years to come. If the same cattle out of one bull tend to have the same problem, such as too straight in their back legs, then you may conclude that this is a trait that this bull throws. This is the reason we feel it is so important to make sure that the judge that is standing in the center of the ring is qualified to direct the industry.

To gain all of this knowledge, you have to be willing to take the time to visit with people and soak up the knowledge of the experiences they have had. We also recommend visiting the stud stations and judging the bulls in person. We feel that people are losing out on a lot of information by not taking the time to visit with the more experienced and successful industry leaders. So much can be learned outside of the classroom, TV, and magazines.

Our Pastor at our church a couple of weeks ago posed the question, if you were to doing something, anything willingly, without getting paid to do it, what would it be? Ask the people in your family and see what their answers may be. It is even fun to predict what they may say and see if you are right. Whatever their answer is, is what they are passionate about. It is what they enjoy and what they would make time for, if at all possible. God has instilled these interests in us. If we all had the same interests, then everybody would be doing the same thing. Whatever you are passionate about, you want to learn more about and get better at. God has made us all different and I am glad the He gave me and my family the love for cattle.

The big question for our youth is, what are you truly passionate about? In order for our youth to find their true passion, you sometimes, as parents, have to be patient and come out of your own comfort zone.

The 4H program is an excellent program for the youth to explore so many different opportunities. They can explore, and learn more about anything that interests them. Encourage them to explore different avenues on interest. It may even challenge you to learn more about certain things. Challenge them to do their best and not to pass the job off onto someone else. Be supportive and help them to find what their passion is. I think the best way of doing this, is to find someone who does what they are inter-ested in and allow the youth to observe what makes that person successful at what they do. Encourage them to ask questions and assist where they can.When I was starting 4H, our vet, or the neighbor would come over to clip my calves. There is no doubt in my mind that they probably thought I was a very inquisitive kid. (LOL more like a pain) They were, however, very patient and really taught me a lot. I am so thankful for that!

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much more than just showing livestock. We all know how busy the fairs can be, but it is a perfect opportunity to get some ideas for projects that you may be interested in for the next upcoming show year. What I want to focus on in this article is mainly showing livestock and preparing our 4H’ers to think deeper.

School is almost out and if your family is like ours, they are ready for summer to begin. While other children look forward to sleeping in and spending the rest of the day playing video games, kids that show cattle can’t wait to get up, rinse, feed, and spend their time get-ting ready for the next show. The amount of time that they spend with their own cattle, doing their own work, will be so rewarding. It will pay off when they hit the ring and they are in harmony with the animal that they have been spending countless hours with.

Spring is always an exciting time for cattle producers, at least in our part of the country. The new calf crop has hit the ground and everyone wants to know which bulls have made a hit or a miss. This will predict which bulls people will AI to in the upcoming year. Something that all of us also keep in the back of our mind is, how are these new herd sire’s calves going to look in a year and a half from now? Are they going to

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GLUCoat is a unique product that can be used to replace any oil or fat that you mightbe using. When a calf is behind in weight, not eating good, not fat enough, etc. thefirst thing a person does or thinks of is to “ADD FAT ” Studies show that feed intakeand feed efficiency go down when a feed reaches 6% or more in fat content. So put-ting fat or oils into a show feed will normally sail over that 6% mark. In return, youare defeating the purpose of adding fat and may have a negative effect on weight gain,feed intake, and feed efficiency. When too much oil or fat is used, it will coat therumen and the feed particles in the rumen which will slow down the digestion of thenutrients. GLUCoat is different ...

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Growing Interest in Feed Efficiency

by John Maday, Managing Editor, Drovers CattleNetwork

Would you pay more for a feed-efficient bull? Ranchers around the country face that question as they attend bull sales, and for increas-ing numbers, it appears the answer is “yes.” Speaking to the Bovine Committee at last week’s National Institute for Animal Agriculture annual conference, University of Idaho animal scientist Rod Hill, PhD, provided background on feed efficiency and its role in cattle market-ing.

Hill notes that feed represents the largest share of production costs for beef cattle, and 70 percent of the total cost of feed in beef produc-tion is carried by the cow-calf sector. Grain-based ethanol has helped drive feed costs up in recent years, and while Hill considers that technology unsustainable, a shift toward cellulosic ethanol will have similar effects as land currently in forage production moves to energy production. So with high feed costs a reality for the foreseeable future, identifying animals that eat less of it while producing the same or more beef becomes increasingly attractive.

Scientists and producers use several measures of feed efficiency in cattle. These include the feed-per-gain ratio, which simply shows how many pounds of feed an animal eats for each pound of gain. Another measure is residual feed intake (RFI), which compares an animal’s actual intake with predicted intake based on its size and growth rate. A low RFI rating means an animal consumes less feed than predicted. Hill says research has shown wide variations in RFI among similar groups of cattle. Two similar feedyard steers, for example, might have the same average daily gain of about four pounds per day, but one might produce those gains on 20 percent less feed.

For a good comparison of the terminology and measurement of feed

efficiency, read “Improving efficiency starts with understanding the measures” by Kansas State University beef Extension specialist Bob Weaber, PhD.

Increasingly, seedstock producers and bull-test facilities use facili-ties designed to measure individual feed intake on young bulls to measure their feed efficiency, as the trait is heritable. And considerable work is underway to identify and validate genomic markers for the trait. But as bulls come to market with ratings for efficiency included in their EPDs or selection indexes, do buyers see a value?

Hill and a group of researchers have surveyed large groups of cow-calf and seedstock producers over the past four years to evalu-ate their awareness of, and interest in, measures of feed efficiency in genetic selection. In their 2008 study, only 3.8 and 4.8 percent of commercial and seedstock producers indicated that feed efficiency was the most important characteristic used for bull selection. For most in both groups, calving ease was the most important trait used to evaluate genetic merit of breeding bulls. However, 49.1 percent of commercial producers and 43.6 percent of seedstock producers indicated they were willing to adopt RFI as a measure of feed efficiency. Asked how much extra they would pay for bulls with favorable ratings for RFI, 28 per-cent indicated they would not pay any extra, 51 percent indicated they would pay from $1 to $100, and the percentage of buyers who would pay larger premiums dropped off sharply.

The researchers conducted a follow-up survey in 2011 and found some change in attitudes toward the trait. Asked whether bulls are worth more if measured and rated favorably for feed efficiency, 76 percent responded yes, 16 percent said no, and 8 percent indicated they did not know. Asked about their willingness to pay for feed-efficient bulls, 18 percent said they would not pay any more, 45 percent said they would pay 1 to 10 percent more, 19.5 percent said they would pay 11 to 25 percent more and 4 percent said they would pay 26 percent or more.

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Flushing Heifers?By Toby Muller

It has been a gorgeous spring and I think we can finally exhale and write off winter as being over even though it barely started for most of us. Our last two weekends have been filled with three Easters, Jaxson’s baptism and two birthday parties for Dawson (family and friend). This means there have been a lot of two things for me: B.S. and good food. The B.S. doesn’t seem to hurt me much but it seems that lately the food is taking its toll. I think it finally sunk in when my beautiful bride blamed me for single-handedly polishing off all the Easter candy and then pointed out that it isn’t sympathy weight anymore because she’s no longer pregnant. I really don’t mind over-indulging a couple of days at family gatherings, but that darn candy dish really irri-tates me. I really haven’t ever been a candy lover. I mean, I like it but I don’t go out of my way to get it, and I guess having that pile of candy under my nose is just too tempting.

I kind of think of flushing heifers in the same way. Whether it’s a great show heifer or a purebred that has the pedigree of a rock star, she’s just sitting there right under your nose, waiting

to do something productive in her life. In some ways, it seems very tempting to try and gain instant satisfaction by speeding up that heifer’s reproductive career, but first I think you need to ask yourself a couple questions. First, is she good enough to flush? I know she has some great qualities, but will she pass them on to her offspring and will she make a good mother herself? Sec-ondly, if she really is that good with no actual track record her-self- do you want to take the increased risk of compromising her long-term fertility? For some heifers, the answer may very well be, “yes”. Regardless, I think everyone should go in knowing the average number of embryos produced by a heifer versus a mature cow is significantly lower. If you figure in the fact that after flushing, many heifers have trouble producing embryos or even breeding down the road makes the decision even easier for me.

I understand the logic behind flushing heifers, and for your program, it may have its place. It definitely can speed up genetic change when it works but there seems to be a lot of risk/reward to consider. I think our goal should be not only to make genetic im-provement as fast as possible, but also as efficiently as possible. After all, my bottom line depends on yours, and often times the temptations don’t live up to expectations. -Toby n

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• Up N Coming is a full brother to the popular Styles Upgrade J59; purchased by ABS Global, Wagonhammer Ranch and Baldridge Bros.

for $30,000, in Styles Angus 2009 sale, and is becoming one of the most popular calving ease bulls ABS has to offer.

• There is some amazing cow power behind Up N Coming with his dam posting a BR of 9/90, 7/113 for IMF, and 7/106 for REA.

His grand dam also had a BR 9/94.• Up N Coming has an amazing amount of thickness

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COMMENTARY

A Little Bit About a Whole Lot of Things

by Evan Rayl

JBS’s Argentine subsidiary, Swift, has closed 5 of its six slaughter-houses in Argentina. The one remaining plant, in Rosario, is the com-pany's largest in Argentina and is a meat- processing plant as well. JBS CEO, Wesley Batista said, in a press conference, the companyhas been leaving Argentina over time. Argentina now represents less than one per-cent of JBS’s total world revenue, he also said. Argentina has been chal-lenging because of government restrictions on exports and large salary increases associated with high inflation. Even closing plants down has costs, giving severance payments required for laid off workers. At the present time, JBS is going to sit tight with one packing plant and process-ing plant with the hope it can still break even in Argentina.

A child on a farm looks up at the sky at a passing airplane and dreams of far away places.

A man on the airplane looks down at the ground and dreams of home.

Northern Beef Packers facility in Aberdeen, SD plans to open this spring. The 420,000 square foot plant will initially process about 200 cattle per day and eventually ramp up to 1500 per day with cattle com-ing from the Dakotas, Nebraska, Iowa, and Minnesota. The plant will start with 200 employees and would employ 650 in full operation. Plans for the plant got a boost from the sale of $8.5 million in local tax incre-ment financing bonds. In addition, the company is 41 percent owned by businessman Oshik Song along with 69 other Korean investors who each gave at least $500,000 under the federal EB-5 program. The program encourages foreign investment in exchange for permanent residency sta-tus. Northern Beef Packers plans to produce both USDA certified meat cuts and offal for foreign markets. An on-site rendering plant is expected to open later.

If God had really intended men to fly, he’d make it easier to get to the airport.

Sholom Rubashkin, former CEO with Agriprocessors Inc. has appealed his conviction and 27 year prison sentence for bank fraud to the U. S. Supreme Court. His defense team has filed a petition which essentially requests that the Supreme Court judges review a appeal by the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis. He is asking that the judge in the original case should have recused herself, alleging that she was too involved in the planning of the May 2008 raid by agents of Immigration and Customs Enforcement to be impartial. He also says his 27 year prison sentence is excessive. Rubashkin’s case comes from the 2008 raid, where 389 illegal immigrants employed by the company were arrested. Other employees were not arrested, but never returned to work and Agriprocessors filed for bankruptcy later that year.

A ship in a harbor is safe, but that’s not what ships are built for.

Connecticut-based Geissler’s Supermarkets are testing a temperature and time-sensitive label on its chilled packaged beef in a pilot program

with German manufacturer BASF. The label changes color to indicate when a product is no longer safe to eat. Both time and warmer tempera-tures will change color of the label. This product is already being used in several countries by multiple companies.

Response from customers has been very good. It is easier to check the label, than to check the product. The plan is to start with meat products in the beginning and gradually expand use of the label to other products. To start with, the label will be dark blue, but over time or warmer tempera-tures, it will turn gray and fade away.

Did you ever notice that the first piece of luggage on the carouselnever belongs to anyone?

This has been one unusual winter. Very little moisture and very few cold days. The mild winter that we had was basically just February. Lots of places, the ground hardly froze. The worst part is so little soil moisture in so many areas. Areas of at least moderate drought include: Minnesota and northwest Iowa, California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Western Oklahoma, Texas, southeast Colorado, southwest Kansas, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. Looks to be about one third of the entire USA is in at least the moderate drought area. Terrible way to start the summer. By the way, subsoil moisture is at only 47 percent of normal in Iowa right now. Last year at this time, it was at 83 percent of normal.

The most important trip you may take in life is meeting people halfway.

“Pink Slime” is the latest scare to hurt the beef business. This product is simply beef trimmings separated from fat that is added to ground beef. It does nothing to reduce beef quality, but cheapens the cost of hamburger for lower income families. Seems every few years, beef has to endure “bad publicity” from the liberal press. These unknowledgeable folks think beef quality is the reason for lower beef consumption, but seem to know nothing about drought that has severely reduced herds. Here’s a news flash for city newspaper reporters, when it doesn’t rain, the grass doesn’t grow, and beef herds must be culled. Drought has reduced beef cattle numbers to the lowest level since 1952! Thus the highest prices ever are in place right now.

No one realizes how beautiful it is to travel until he comes homeand rests his head on his old, familiar pillow.

Twenty seven hundred cattle are reported to have died on board a Brazilian live export ship in what the shipper, Animals Australia says is one of the worst shipboard disasters the live export industry has seen in many years. Animals Australia’s campaign director, Lyn White, said the ship is anchored at sea after being refused port in a number of countries, including Egypt, where the cattle were supposed to be offloaded. Animals Australia had been working with international colleague groups to find refuge for the surviving 2,000 cattle after Egyptian authorities refused to allow the animals to be unloaded. It’s understood that ventilation problems on the recently converted livestock vessel, the MV Garcia Del Mar, caused the deaths of more than half of the animals on board since the ship left South America for Egypt a few weeks ago The ship has been anchored in the Red Sea for over a week. Considered an animal welfare disaster,with the concern about the remaining cattle dying at sea, a plea has been sent to authorities in Egypt to offload the remaining cattle at Al Sohkna, as was originally intended.

For my part, I travel not to go anywhere, but to go.I travel for travel’s sake. The great affair is to move.

Recently matching bills were introduced in the U. S. Senate (S.2242) and U. S. House of Representatives (H.R. 1259) to repeal the estate tax on small businessmen and farmers. With the increased evaluation of farms and businesses and increased expenses and the cost of living moving up to match farm and business evaluations, farmers and businessman will revert to paying estate taxes at the one million dollar level beginning at the end of this year. At the one million dollar level farms as small as 200 acres could be subject to the tax. Unless Congress acts to provide permanent relief, the estate tax will revert back to pre-2001 levels where estates worth more than $1 million are taxed at 55 per cent. The Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act would completely stop the federal government from con-sidering death as a taxable event.n


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West Bound was the high selling bull in Bellar’s Beautiful Beef Babes Sale. He is stout, big boned, super sound, and has a neck a mile long.

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Kassidy and Klayton, loving life on the farm! Photo submitted by Mom, Jennifer Carrico.

As many of you know, I work part time at the Iowa State Capitol for Representative Steve Olson. I was pleasantly surprised when finishing up a debate on the House Floor when we could smell the Iowa Cattlemen’s Association grilling ribeye sandwiches outside the Capitol. It was kind of funny because at about the same time, Representative Annette Sweeney and I

looked at each other and she leaned over and whispered, “Can you smell the beef?” I think they said they ended up serving over 650 State Employees. I know that I couldn’t pass up a ribeye sandwich! Thank you ICA! Great sandwich and a great way to get everyone thinking about our beef industry!

So, as Dad mentioned, we had some crazy weather in Southwest Iowa the other day! We have some funny stories from running to the basement, Tucker’s obsession with Creston Radio and even trying to round up my livestock (cats). My friends, Nicole Rathbun and Kyrstee Jameson, happened to get stuck at our house during the craziness. Well, I have to thank them for saving me! After the second round of storms that created a ton of damage just south of us, in Creston, we ended up with almost five inches of rain in a half hour. My basement was seeping with water! With that and all the other things that needed to be done, I completely froze. I didn’t know what to do or where to start! Nicole stepped in and told me, “Just go upstairs! Don’t worry, I’ve got this!” She wasn’t kidding! She and Kyrstee started sweeping water to the drain and sopping up water with towels and rugs. I had to call my brother to bring us a wet vac and Mike Ehrsam even stopped to be sure we were okay. I could never say that I am not completely blessed to have wonderful friends and family that surround me always. Nicole and Kyrstee worked for hours trying to stay ahead of the water and I could never thank them enough!!! They let me get supper, put the kids to bed and bake carmel brownies. The baking was therapeu-tic, being the only thing I could control!! THANK YOU, GIRLS!!!

This is the May issue and I want to say to all of the mothers out there that work so hard every day, trying to give their children what they need to be good, kind and upstanding citizens, have a very blessed Mother’s Day! Also, best of luck to all of the graduates that are beginning a new and exciting chapter in their lives!

Thank you to all of the military past and present! May God bless our country each and every day.

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