BC Hereford Directory and Handbook 2018-2020

British Columbia

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BCHA Executive President John Lewis, Courtenay (250) 218-2537 johnnymlewis@hotmail.com Vice President Greg Peter, Langley (604) 514-5949 gregpetr@telus.net

25440 16th Ave, Aldergrove, BC V4W 2R7

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE: Welcome to the 2018/20 issue of BC Hereford Directory. Special thank you goes out to all the breeders raising and promoting Herefords in our province. The cattle industry has Treasurer been a positive one for those who have stuck with it, Vic Redekop, Aldergrove and demand for Herefords is strong as their value (604) 614-2277 continues to come to the forefront as one of the only vic@northbluff.ca true outcross choices to use on the commercial cattle BCHA Directors herd to achieve maximum hybrid vigor.

If you are visiting or planning a visit to BC, take Bob Gowans, Kamloops some time to get out and tour our diverse Hereford (250) 573-4088 ranches to have a look at the cattle we are producing. deanfieldranch@yahoo.ca There is truly something for everyone. Please feel free Clint Smith, Abbotsford to contact any of the ranches listed in this Directory for (604) 845-2124 anything you need—we look forward to showing you csmithherefords@gmail.com what we have to offer.

Daryl Kirton, Abbotsford Nationally, the Canadian Hereford Association is (604) 855-2287 continuing with the Genome Canada Project, where 3-d-l@telus.net breeders from across Canada have measured the feed Debbie Paul, Aldergove efficiency of thousands of Hereford bull calves, proving (604) 856-6381 what we already know—that Herefords are efficient friday5pm@shaw.ca and BC bulls continue to be at the top.

Don Richardson, Tlell So, if you are looking for one breed to meet (250) 557-4348 every need—performance, docility, efficiency and don@richardsonranch.ca longevity—call one of the breeders listed in these Neil Turner, Salmon Arm pages or watch for Hereford bull sales in the spring at (250) 832-9149 Pine Butte, Dawson Creek, Vanderhoof and Williams rychelleturner@outlook.com Lake. Thank you to the ranchers who have purchased Sheila Solmonson, Vanderhoof Hereford bulls and those who are thinking of putting (250) 567-4640 some red and white in their herds. rockin6sfarms@hotmail.com John Lewis Secretary Janice Tapp, Fraser Lake (250) 699-6466 ttapp@bcgroup.net

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Tattooing for Dummies 101!

Tattooing has been adopted by the Canadian beef breed associations as the standard for identifying animals in their client’s herds, as it is the most satisfactory method for permanent individual marking. When done correctly, a tattoo is permanent and not easily changed without disfiguring the animal. Many breed associations have adopted a system for tattooing that results in a unique ID for each animal. Each herd is assigned a two-to-four letter code, each year is assigned a letter and each animal within a year is given a number. For example, the tattoo APSF 18X would identify, within herd APSF, the 18th animal born in 2010. Many commercial beef producers have adopted the same ID system simply displayed on ear tags to maintain unique ID for within, and across, herd performance evaluations.

The Designated Year Letter is standard across all breeds in Canada 2017 = E 2018 = F 2019 = G 2020 = H 2021 = J 2022 = K 2023 = L 2024 = M 2025 = N 2026 = P 2027 = R 2028 = S etc The letters I, O, Q, & V are not used because they are too hard to distinguish from one, zero, and U. The 22 letters used repeat every 22 years so the last APSF 18X was born in 1988 and the next one will be born in 2032!

Good tattoos are easy to apply if you follow these simple directions.

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Good restraint is essential for both a quality tattoo and for safety reasons. I do all my calves in a head gate but even if you do newborns a second set of hands or some form of physical restraint such as a halter or calf crate is needed.

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Set up your desired tattoo in your pliers, test on a piece of cardboard to make sure you have everything in the correct sequence. I have two pliers, one has my herd letters, the other is the animal number and year letter which I change between animals.

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Put on a pair of disposable exam gloves which will cost you less than 25 cents!

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Apply tattoo ink paste on the ends of the needles in the tattoo plier using a Q-tip, ink each number and letter liberally. (I prefer the ink paste which is messier than the roll-on ink but I find it more effective).

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Clean the ear of all wax and contaminants using an alcohol wipe or a wet wipe. Wax will interfere with the ink entering the holes made by the tattoo needles! Contaminants like manure will cause your tattoo to become infected which will render your tattoo illegible.

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Apply two strips of ink, one strip above and one strip below the major cartilage rib which runs out across the inside of the calf’s ear. Use the upper strip for your herd letters and the lower strip for the number and year letter.

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Carefully place the pliers on the ear so the inked needles travel through your upper ink strip and into the correct part of the ear. Squeeze hard, until your heels come off the ground! Change from herd letters to animal number and letter for the second strip. Again, press hard. Remove the pliers and immediately use your gloved thumb to rub very firmly across the ink covered holes made by the tattoo needles. Keep your fingers behind the ear and literally grind with your thumb, pushing the ink into the holes created by the tattoo needles . If the holes bleed keep forcing the ink into the holes until no bleeding is evident. You must get ink into the wounds to create a lasting tattoo. It takes a minute or more to make a great tattoo.

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Rinse your tattoo equipment with alcohol before moving to the next animal.

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After several weeks, the ink will dry and flake out of the ear, leaving a legible tattoo and a permanent means of identification.

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Breeding 200 head of commercial and 50 head of registered females.

Females & bulls for sale at the Ranch, also selling two year old bulls at: Vanderhoof All Breeds Bull Sale Williams Lake Bull Show and Sale

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The geek speak reason for new EPDs Don Richardson, DVM

The Canadian Hereford Association and the American Hereford Association recently implemented a completely new, ground-breaking genetic analysis. This means the North American Cattle Evaluation (NACE), which combines the Canadian and American Hereford databases, now provides Hereford breeders with the most sophisticated and up-to-date genetic analysis in the industry.

The analysis includes the use of the Single Step model for incorporation of genomics into expected progeny differences (EPDs), calculation—not estimation—of EPD accuracies, and increased frequency of evaluations. The data input was also changed to decrease bias and improve the precision of the genetic predictions. In addition, the CHA has changed from Stayability to Sustained Cow Fertility and added both Udder and Teat scoring to their evaluation. Along with the recent development of the RFI EPD here in Canada, these new economically-relevant trait EPDs have been added to the MPI and FMI index models.

Fundamental to the calculation of precise genetic predictions is the input of unbiased performance data. Therefore, NACE genetic analysis no longer uses any performance data submitted prior to 2001, the year when Total Herd Enrollment (THE) was implemented. This removes a tremendous amount of selectively reported historic phenotypic data from the analysis.

The NACE has its genetic predictions calculated at ABRI (Agriculture Business Research Institute) in Australia. They traditionally ran a model where all EPDs were calculated simultaneously

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Current Herd Sires: Tlell 200Z Denim 11D Kootenay 91Z Global Empire 1B Kootenay 8X Duramax 53A 5-Star Nomad 21Z

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in a “correlated” trait model. This way of calculating EPDs made incorporating genomics directly into the model virtually impossible.

To get around this problem in the past, they used a multi-step method in which the genomics were added post analysis in the form of a molecular breeding value (MBV) for each trait. This had severe limitations. It did not make full use of the information contained in the genomics, and the resulting information from the MBVs did not flow up and down the pedigree. Rather, it only affected the individuals genomically profiled.

To solve these problems, ABRI has switched to a single-step analysis. This process of analysis uses all-new “BOLT”—biometric open language tools—software that incorporates all the genomic markers directly into the calculations. The BOLT software was developed by Drs. Bruce Golden and Dorian Garrick and their company, Theta Solutions. However, including up to 50,000 markers per animal in the analysis exponentially increases the size of the mathematical problem to calculate the genetic predictions. To accomplish the Single Step model, ABRI has combined BOLT with new, state-of-the-art hardware capable of doing calculations that people only thought possible on small datasets.

Theta Solutions has its customers utilize Graphic Processing Units (GPU) hardware originally designed for the gaming industry. They are a quantum leap forward in computing power compared to traditional computers, and they are relatively inexpensive. Multiple GPUs are stacked and then run at high voltage and water cooled. An example of the power of these GPUs combined with BOLT software is their ability to solve traditional EPD calculations in 24 minutes. In the past these calculations would take 24 hours. The key is very advanced and innovative programming that lets multiple GPUs solve a problem simultaneously.

The BOLT software incorporates all the markers from each animal directly into the model, similar to how performance data, like a birth weight, is added . A major difference between the 17

Single Step model and the model adopted by other companies producing Single Step EPDs is that BOLT weighs markers as to their influence on a trait and discards markers that are not informative. This is done with each iteration of the math that calculates an EPD, which is computationally intensive.

Ultimately, the Single Step model of incorporating genomics significantly improves the accuracy of genetic predictions. BOLT’s method of weighing markers further improves accuracy compared to other single-step methodologies.

EPD accuracies have always been estimates of actual accuracy using a BIF (Beef Improvement Federation) method. They were estimated because actually calculating them was too large a computational problem for existing software and hardware. For the first time among the beef breeds in the North America, Hereford’s accuracies will be calculated instead of estimated by using the BOLT software and GPU hardware.

Hereford Associations found the BIF estimated accuracies tended to overstate the accuracy of genetic predictions, especially for young animals. Producers will notice right away that the calculated accuracies are more conservative than previous ones, but the possible change chart for each accuracy will be far more precise and reliable.

For the most part EPDs will remain relatively similar to what they were previously, however there are some traits that have been modified and will look different. One of the most noticeable changes will be seen in CE and MCE. The new model will change to give us the ability to use more calving data however it will still be interpreted as the percentage of calving difficulty seen in 2 year old females. As well, the range of extremes for CE/MCE has been made larger so that cattleman can better select for calving ease bulls.

Due to the changes in the Hereford genetic analysis, and an update of the index assumptions, producers will notice some animals’ indexes will have changed significantly. Most of this change will be because of the incorporation of Sustained Cow Fertility and RFI into the CHA MPI and FMI indexes. This amount of change generally causes major heartburn for producers, but the updated indexes are a significant improvement over the previous ones.

Also new to NACE’s genetic analysis is that it will be run weekly instead of the four times a year previously released in Canada. A great amount of time and effort was put into this to automate the process. Under the new system, the database will automatically download to ABRI weekly, which will trigger a new genetic analysis to be run. The data will then automatically be uploaded to CHA & AHA for review and weekly release. With the new BOLT software, Hereford genetic predictions should lead the industry in terms of accuracy. All this adds up to a significant amount of change for Hereford breeders and the commercial customers who use Hereford genetics.

In general, people dislike change no matter how positive it will be in the long run, and these changes will take some getting used to. Ultimately, Hereford stakeholders will have the most precise and reliable genetic predictions upon which to make objective decisions. This can only help the breed in the years to come and will help assure Hereford genetics are having a positive impact on the beef industry. Reference: Dr. Bob Hough, retired executive vice president of the Red Angus Association of America and a freelance writer for Western Livestock Journal

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ECHO VALLEY FARM “Home of the working cowherd”

Cattle born & raised to work in range conditions FOR SALE AT OUR FARM Two Year Old and Yearling Bulls and Replacement Females of all ages

We welcome your call or visit today FRED & MAUREEN ZIEMER Registered Horned & Polled Herefords

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Do it right and do it early!

Canada’s new voluntary Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Beef Cattle was released in 2013. The code (available at www.nfacc.ca) lays out guidelines pertaining to everyday beef cattle production practices. Like the 1991 version, the new code includes both should-dos (recommendations) and must-dos (requirements). The code was developed with input from cattle producers, industry stakeholders, veterinarians, researchers, government agencies, and the Canadian Federation of Humane Societies. A notable change in the new code relates to pain management when castrating and dehorning. This reflects two decades of change in society and the tremendous amount of research into these practices.

Animals that have been castrated and dehorned are less likely to injure other animals, so there are animal welfare benefits to these practices. However, there is increasing public concern about the pain inflicted when the animal is dehorned or castrated. Research has shown that castrating when animals are young results in a smaller wound, likely less pain, fewer complications, more rapid recovery and a smaller setback in animal performance.

Starting in 2016, the new Code requires cattle producers to use pain control, in consultation with their veterinarian, to mitigate pain associated with dehorning calves after horn bud attachment (two or three months of age), or when castrating bulls older than nine months of age. This went down to six months of age on January 1st, 2018.

Bottom line for ranchers “Do it right and do it early!�

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WHAT IS AN EPD? An Expected Progeny Difference (EPD) is the measure of the genetic merit of an animal using relevant performance, genomic and pedigree information in a single-step analysis called BOLT, ( Biometric open language tools ) to predict the difference in performance of that individual’s progeny.

CALVING EASE – DIRECT (CE)

CE EPD is based on calving ease scores and birth weights and is measured on a percentage. CE EPD indicates the influence of the sire on calving ease in females calving at 2 years of age. For example, if sire A has a CE EPD of +6 and sire B has a CE EPD of -2, then you would expect on average if comparably mated to 2 year old heifers, sire A’s calves would be born with an 8% more likely chance of being unassisted when compared to sire B’s calves

BIRTH WEIGHT (BW)

BW EPD is an indicator trait for calving ease and is measured in pounds. For example, if sire A has a BW EPD of 3.6 and sire B has a BW EPD of 0.6, then you would expect on average if comparably mated, sire A’s calves would come 3 lb. heavier at birth when compared to sire B’s calves.

WW EPD is an estimate of preWEANING WEIGHT (WW) weaning growth that is measured in pounds. For example, if sire A has a WW EPD of 60 and sire B has a WW EPD of 40, then you would expect on average if comparably mated, sire A’s calves would weigh 20 lb. heavier at weaning when compared to sire B’s calves.

YEARLING WEIGHT (YW) YW EPD is an estimate of postweaning growth that is measured in pounds. For example, if sire A has a YW EPD of 100 and sire B has a YW EPD of 70, then you would expect on average if comparably mated, sire A’s calves would weigh 30 lb. heavier at a year of age when compared to sire B’s calves.

MATERNAL MILK (MM)

The milking ability of a sire’s daughters is expressed in pounds of calf weaned. It predicts the difference in average weaning weights of sires’ daughters’ progeny due to milking ability. Daughters of the sire with a +14 MM EPD should produce progeny with 205-day weights averaging 24 lb. more (as a result of greater milk production) than daughters of a bull with a MM EPD of -10 lb.

(14 minus -10.0 = 24 lb.).

TOTAL MATERNAL (TM)

Total Maternal reflects what the sire is expected to transmit to his daughters for a combination of growth genetics through weaning and genetics for milking ability. It is an estimate of daughters’ progeny weaning weight.

MATERNAL CALVING EASE (MCE)

MCE EPD predicts how easily a sire’s daughters will calve at 2 years of age and is measured on a percentage. For example, if sire A has a MCE EPD of 7 and sire B has a CE EPD of -3, then you would expect on average if comparably mated, sire A’s daughters would calve with a 10% more likely chance of being unassisted when compared to sire B’s daughters.

SCROTAL CIRCUMFERENCE (SC)

Measured in centimeters and adjusted to 365 days of age, SC EPD is one estimate of fertility. It is related to the bull’s own semen quantity and quality, and is also associated with age at puberty of sons and daughters.

Larger SC EPDs suggest younger age at puberty.

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COW WEIGHT (COW WT)

The Cow Wt. EPD reflects differences in the mature weight of a sire’s daughters. This is important as it relates to maintenance energy requirements.

SUSTAINED COW FERTILITY (SCF) Sustained Cow Fertility EPD is a prediction of a cow’s ability to continue to calve from three years of age through twelve years of age, given she calved as a two-year-old. For example, the daughters from the 30 EPD bull would have a 10% greater probability of having one more calf than the bull with a 20 EPD. This is equivalent to saying that the daughters are 10% more likely to remain in the herd to age 12.

UDDER SUSPENSION (UDDR)

Scores range from 9 (very tight) to 1 (very pendulous) and represent a subjective assessments of udder support. UDDR EPDs are reported on the scoring scale. Differences in sire EPDs predict the difference expected in the sires’ daughters’ udder characteristics when managed in the same environment

TEAT SIZE (TEAT)

Scores range from 9 (very small) to 1 (very large, balloon shaped) and are subjective assessments of the teat length and circumference. TEAT EPDs are reported on the scoring scale. Differences in sire EPDs predict the difference expected in the sires’ daughters’ teat characteristics when managed in the same environment

MPI INDEX (MPI) Maternal Productivity Index combines the traits of direct and maternal calving ease, weaning weight, milk, cow wt, sustained cow fertility and residual feed intake based on their relative economic importance and then ranks animals in the population. The higher the MPI the more profitable a sire will be when used to produce replacement females.

FMI INDEX (FMI) Feedlot Merit Index combines the traits of calving ease, weaning weight, yearling weight, rib-eye are, marbling and fat based on their relative economic importance, and then ranks animals within the population. The higher the FMI the more profitable a sire will be when used to produce feeder cattle.

RESIDUAL FEED INTAKE (RFI) The RFI EPD shows differences between expected feed intake and actual feed intake of progeny. A higher index value indicates lower than expected feed intake by progeny, with each point representing 10 pounds of feed in a year.

POST WEANING GAIN (PWG) The PWG EPD is the difference between the Yearling Weight EPD and the Weaning Weight EPD. It represents the rate of gain expected in a sire’s calves after weaning.

RIB FAT (FAT)

The FAT EPD reflects differences in adjusted 365-day, 12th-rib fat thickness based on carcass measurements of harvested cattle. Sires with low, or negative FAT EPDs are expected to produce leaner progeny than sires with higher EPDs.

RIBEYE AREA (REA) REA EPDs reflect differences in an adjusted 365-day ribeye area measurement based on carcass measurements of harvested cattle. Sires with relatively higher REA EPDs are expected to produce better-muscled and higher percentage yielding slaughter progeny than will sires with lower REA EPDs. MARB EPDs reflect differences in an adjusted 365-day MARBLING (MARB) marbling score (intramuscular fat ) based on carcass measurements of harvested cattle.

Breeding cattle with higher MARB EPDs should produce slaughter progeny with a higher degree of IMF and therefore higher quality grades.

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Pine Butte Ranch Over 60 years of dedicated Hereford study

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THE (Total Herd Evaluation) is a cow based, complete herd reporting system, to evaluate performance traits.

The THE All - Star Program recognizes breeders who fully comply with the THE mandate of complete and accurate reporting of

performance data on their animals. Breeders will be recognized based on an All - Star scoring system 3 Star Breeders - report CE, BW, WW 4 Star Breeders - report CE, BW, WW plus one additional trait

5 Star Breeders - report CE, BW, WW, plus two or more additional traits. Additional traits include yearling weights, scrotal circumference, mature cow weights, ultrasound data, teat & udder scoring & body condition scoring.

To help you identify breeders in your area, the following twelve page Directory lists the fifty-eight active British Columbia breeding units who registered Hereford cattle in the last two years. Each breeding unit has a number which is also displayed on the map found in the centre of this brochure. Please note that some of these breeders have also placed additional information about their programs in advertisements throughout the handbook which are referenced by the tag “More information on page # � .

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Benwyn Farm Ltd

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Birch Hill Herefords

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Boondock Farms

Bill & Doug Bentley 7747-255 Rd., Box #1, Site 904, RR#1, Progress, BC V0C 2E0 Phone: (250) 719-5112 Cell: (250) 219-9988 Fax: (250) 843-7575 E-mail: billbentley@pris.ca

Martin & Sheila Solmonson 16402 Mapes Rd., Vanderhoof, BC V0J 3A1 Phone: (250) 567-4640 Cell: (250) 567-0477 Fax: (250) 567-4680 E-mail: rockin6sfarms@hotmail.com More Info Pg. 43

Ken Stevenson Box 3124, Courtenay, BC V9N 5N4 Phone:(250) 334-3848 Fax: (250) 334-3887

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Brabeth Farm

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Brigden Ranch

Max & Gail Newby 45405 Stevenson Road, Chilliwack, BC V2R 2Z7 Phone: (604) 858-4913 Cell: (604) 793-4109 Fax: (604) 858-5850 E-mail: brabeth@telus.net

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Allan & Elsie Brigden 3562 Hanson Pit Rd., Quesnel, BC V2J 6G5 Phone: (250) 747-2320 Fax: (250) 747-4599 E-mail: hereford@uniserve.com

Cayley Cattle Co.

Caylynne Brown PO Box 735, Princeton, BC V0X 1W0 Phone: (250) 295-0404 Cell: (250) 293-6858 Fax: (250) 295-4079 E-mail: cayley@xplornet.ca 27

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Cedar Meadow Ranch

Wayne & Mary Schaad 1750 Surgenor Road, Black Creek, BC V9J 1G6 Phone: (250) 337-5784 E-mail: schaadwm@shaw.ca

Church Hill Farm

Brian & Susan Cunningham 981 North End Road, Salt Spring Island, BC V8K 1L7 Phone: (250) 537-2118 E-mail: chfarm@shaw.ca

C-Jay Herefords

Adrienne Dickson 4000 Hwy 16 East, Houston, BC V0J 1Z2 Phone: (250) 845-8611 E-mail: wolly_b@yahoo.com More Info Pg. 20

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Copper Creek Ranch

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Copper-T Ranch

Phil & Catherine Brown 1029 Old Hedley Road, PO Box 817, Princeton, BC V0X 1W0 Phone: (250) 295-4099 Cell: (250) 293-6857 Fax: (250) 295-4079 E-mail: coppercreek@xplornet.ca More Info Pg. 8—9

Trevor & Janice Tapp 283 Engleson Road, Box 185, Fraser Lake, BC V0J 1S0 Phone: (250) 699-6466 Cell: (250) 699-2038 Fax: (250) 699-6461 E-mail: ttapp@bcgroup.net

More Info Pg. 63

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Coppertone Farms Ltd.

Patrick & Karen Huestis 420 Short Rd., Abbotsford, BC V2S 8A7 Phone: (604) 852-4745 Cell: (604) 556-6324 E-mail: patrick@coppertonefarms.ca

More Info Pg. 44

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Courtenay Herefords

John Lewis 5364 Headquarters Rd., Courtenay, BC V9J 1M1 Phone: (250) 334-3252 Cell: (250) 218-2537 E-mail: johnnymlewis@hotmail.com More Info Pg. 21

Deanfield Ranch

Bob Gowans 202 Campbell Range Road, Kamloops, BC V2C 6W4 Phone: (250) 573-4088 Fax: (250) 573 4054 E-mail: deanfieldranch@yahoo.ca

More Info Pg. 5

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Diamond Lazy H Enterprises

Warren & Danielle Himech Box 482, Houston, BC V0J 1Z0 Phone: (250) 845-3560 Cell: (250) 845-4358 E-mail: dlazyh@bulkley.net

Echo Valley Farm

Fred & Maureen Ziemer 432 Creighton Valley Rd., Lumby, BC V0G 2G1 Phone: (250) 547-6394 Fax: (250) 547-6394 E-mail: echovalley@xplornet.com More Info Pg. 19

Ensign Family Farm

Cameron Ensign 2210 Bartley Road, West Kelowna, BC V1Z 2M7 Phone: (250) 469-3681 Cell: (250) 469-3672 E-mail: rdensign@shaw.ca

5-Star Herefords

Cody & Ashley Pugh PO Box 237, 14288-235 Rd., Cecil Lake, BC V0C 1G0 Phone: (250) 794-8606 Cell: (250) 264-8106 E-mail: hereford5star@live.com

More Info Pg. 17

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Foster Bar Ranch Fred & Barb Watkinson Hwy 12, PO Box 573, Lillooet, BC V0K 1V0 Phone: (604) 256-7364

Golden Horn Ranch

Clifford & Kari-Ann Pogany RR#2, 1169 Hagey Rd., Creston, BC V0B 1G2 Phone: (250) 428-5696 Cell: (250) 402-8582 Fax: (250) 428-5696 E-mail: ckpogany@hotmail.com

More Info Pg. 58

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Hatch Creek Ranch

Roger and Lana Groot Box 206, Topley, BC V0J 2Y0 Phone: (250) 696-3196 rlgroot@gmail.com

Hilltop Honey Ranch

Brian & Dana Smith 13825 Rd. 211, PO Box 431, Pouce Coupe, BC V0C 2C0 Phone: (250) 786-5232

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Hlusek Farms

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JD Herefords

Adam & Heide Hlusek 33125 Marshall Rd., Abbotsford, BC V2S 1K4 Phone: (604) 309-8325 Cell: (604) 309-8325 Fax: (604) 853-1958 E-mail: hlusekfarms@gmail.com

Bill, Jamie & Jesse Lloyd Box 102, Fraser Lake, BC V0J 1S0 Phone: (250) 699-1342 Cell: (250) 699–1406 james_richardson28@hotmail.com 30

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Jennifer Busmann Box 1020, Oliver, BC V0H 1T0 Phone: (250) 498-2928

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JLW Herefords

John Wiebe 27717 Myrtle Ave., Abbotsford, BC V4X 1R4 Phone: (604) 856-1022 Cell: (604) 850-1614

Jo-Nicol Hereford Farm

Nick & Joyce Henderson 22629-Zero Ave., RR #9 , Langley, BC V2Z 2V7 Phone: (604) 534-9806

JS Herefords

Jody Siemens 13273 Hwy 16 East, Houston, BC V0J 1Z2 Phone: (250) 845-7020

Kootenay Polled Herefords

Ed Conroy PO Box 3171, 1734 Shukin Road, Castlegar, BC V1N 3H5 Phone: (250) 365-3270 Cell: (250) 304-3347 Fax: (250) 365-6060 E-mail: kootenayph@gmail.com

More Info Pg. 13

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Little Fort Herefords

Kym Jim PO Box 58, Little Fort, BC V0E 2C0 Phone: (250) 674-1516 Cell: (403) 358-8935 Fax: (403) 314-1435 E-mail: kym@littlefort.ca More Info Pg. 64 31

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McElroy Herefords

John McElroy PO Box 185, Charlie Lake, BC V0C 1H0 Phone: (250) 785-6074 Cell: (250) 261-3412 E-mail: jrmcelroy52@yahoo.ca More Info Pg. 57

McLennan Creek Herefords

Nathan & Lindsay Reimer 4330 Ross Rd., Abbotsford, BC V4X 1Z5 Phone: (604) 856-1160 Cell: (604) 855-5805 E-mail: nathan.fwc@telus.net

More Info Pg. 58

Mons Creek

Joan Fisher PO Box 12, RR#1, Hanceville, BC V0L 1K0 Phone: (250) 394-7348 Cell: (250) 305-5385 E-mail: joanefisher1@gmail.com

Morley Polled Herefords

Richard & Bonny Morley 2164 Rawlings Road, Quesnel, BC V2J 7E2 Phone: (250) 249-5346 Fax: (250) 249-5346 E-mail: brmorley@netbistro.com

More Info Pg. 11

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Murphy Ridge Farms

Henry Braun 3930 Murphy Street, Abbotsford, BC V2S 7V6 Phone: (604) 852-2729 Cell: (604) 302-0545 E-mail: hbraun@henrybraun.ca

Nordic Polled Herefords

Harvey Halvorson PO Box 114, 41764 Peterson Rd., Brackendale, BC V0N 1H0 Phone: (604) 898-3072 Fax: (604) 898-9485 E-mail: hghalv@shaw.ca 34

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North Bluff Farms Inc

Vic & Judy Redekop 25440-16th Ave., Aldergrove, BC V4W 2R7 Phone: (604) 856-7279 Cell: (604) 614-2277 E-mail: vic@northbluff.ca More Info Pg. 51

O&G Halvorson Cattle Co.

Olaf & Gloria Halvorson 41106 Hwy 16 W, Houston, BC Phone: (250) 845-2919 E-mail: gloriahalvorsoncm@gmail.com

Oakridge Farm

Jeff & Debbie Paul 6434—264 St., Aldergrove, BC V4W 1M5 Phone: (604) 856-6381 Fax: (604) 856–6308 E-mail: friday5pm@shaw.ca

Ogilvie Stock Ranch

Diane Hoffman & Kari Lynn Dundass PO Box 118, Knutsford, BC V0E 2A0 Phone: (250) 374-1185 Cell: (250) 318-3753 E-mail: ogilviestockranch@outlook.com

More Info Pg. 15

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Outwest Ranches

Carol Sandhoff 2172 -160 th St., Surrey, BC V3Z 9N6 Phone: (604) 531-4047 Cell: (604) 309-6649 E-mail: carsand@telus.net

Perry Creek Ranch

Kent Perry PO Box 1465, 100 Mile House, BC V0K 2E0 Phone: (780) 714-4333 E-mail: tanjan.perry@hotmail.ca 35

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Peter Herefords

Greg Peter 2535-240th Street, Langley, BC V2Z 3A6 Cell: (604) 534-0543 Fax: (604) 835-7562 E-mail: gregpetr@telus.net More Info Pg. 52

Rafter Lazy J Ranch

John & Judy Greenall 8516 Yellowhead Hwy, Heffley Creek, BC V0E 1Z2 Phone: (250) 578-8660 Cell: (250) 319-0738 E-mail: jgreenall@xplornet.com

Richardson Ranch

Don & Leslie Richardson PO Box 10, 39614 Hwy 16, Tlell, BC V0T 1Y0 Phone: (250) 557-4348 Fax: (250) 557–4468 E-mail: don@richardsonranch.ca

Rose Ranch

More Info Pg. 2

Ken Rose & Cathy Shane 25476 Keefes Landing Rd., Burns Lake, B.C. V0J 1E4 Phone: (250) 694-3500 Cell: (250) 692-0853 E-mail: krose@lakescom.net

Ruddick Family Farm

Ron & Jill Ruddick PO Box 128, Hixon, BC V0K 1S0 Phone: (250) 552-7336 E-mail: rff@xplornet.com

Silver T Ranch

Eric & Christine Harms Box 529, Agassiz, BC V0M 1A0 Phone: (604) 796-2652 Cell: (604) 819–8683 E-mail: silvert@telus.net 36

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Smith Farms

Clint Smith 34497 Sim Rd., Abbotsford, BC V3G 1N2 Cell: (604) 845-2124 E-mail: csmithherefords@gmail.com More Info Pg. 6

South Alder Farms

Harvey Krause 2052 - 272 St., Aldergrove, BC V4W 2R1 Phone: (604) 856-6940 Fax : (604) 856-8337 E-mail: harvey@southalderfarms.com

Sunnybrae Farm

Neil Turner 6401-30th Ave SW, Salmon Arm, BC V1E 3J3 Phone: (250) 832-9149 E-mail: rychelleturner@outlook.com

More Info Pg. 15

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The Gattiker Farm

Peter Gattiker 14308 Bourgon Rd., Telkwa, BC V0J 2X2 Phone: (250) 846-5494 E-mail: gattiker@telus.net

3-D-L Polled Herefords

Daryl & Linda Kirton 30018 Townshipline Rd., Abbotsford, BC V4X 1Z4 Phone: (604) 856-5755 Cell: (604) 855-2287 Fax: (604) 856-5749 E-mail: 3-d-l@telus.net

More Info Pg. 41

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Tod Mountain Ranch

Dwaine & Barb Brooke 4125 Heffley-Louis Creek Rd., Heffley Creek, BC V0E 1Z1 Phone/Fax: (250 578-8735) E-mail: dwainebrooke@xplornet.ca

More Info Pg. 38

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TSS Herefords

Tom & Susan Schaad Box 114, Merville, BC V0R 2M0 Phone: (250) 337-2191 E-mail: trschaad@shaw.ca

Twisted Acres

Jeremy Gill 44675 South Sumas Rd., Chilliwack, BC V2R 4B7 Phone: (604) 858-3920 Cell: (604) 316-8164 E-mail: nancy20@shaw.ca

Vallee Creek Herefords

Maxine Bell PO Box 1592, 4884 Summit Lake Rd. West, Houston, BC V0J 1Z0 Phone: (250) 845-2636 E-mail: valleecreek@icloud.com

More Info Pg. 12

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Woodley Range Herefords

Jody, Beryl & Harry Shupe 13055 Code Road, Ladysmith, BC V9G 1H6 Phone/Fax: (250) 245-3348 Cell: (250) 669-0643 E-mail: theshupes@telus.net

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point of attachment to the quarter. Because the teats are long, they are usually suspended below the hock. When engorged with milk, teats will not be perpendicular to the ground. Intervention is usually required at calving.

Teat Score 1: The teats are long, appear thick, and usually large and funnel/pear shaped. Teats often suspend well below the hock which makes it difficult for a new-born calf to find, attach, and suckle. Intervention is required at calving.

Teat Score 3: The teats are long and large in diameter, appear thicker, and not symmetrical. They may appear to be funnel shaped. The teats may appear to begin to balloon at the

centered on the quarters.

Score 1—9 Teat Score 9: Teats are very small in length, rounded at the ends, and symmetrical. Teats are located in the center of the quarters and face perpendicular to the ground.

Teat Score 7: Similar to teat score of 9, but the teats are longer. Teats are located in the center of the quarters and face perpendicular to the ground.

Teat Score 5: Teats are longer, larger in diameter, appear to be thicker, and are less symmetrical compared to teat size 9, 8, 7, and 6. They may not be perpendicular to the ground or

Teat Size

Udder and teat scores should be taken within 24 hours of calving, preferably on the weakest quarter & scored by same person. The first digit will be the udder suspension (attachment) score, and the second digit will be teat size. For example, if a cow has an attachment score of 7 and a teat size of 5, the breeder will record 75 in the “dam udder score” column.

How to score Udder and Teats for THE

hocks and close to the body cavity. The quarters are mostly level from the side and rear view.

The udder has high rear attachment and the median suspensory ligament is pronounced.

Udder Suspension Score 7: Similar to an udder suspension score of 9, but the udder is suspended slightly farther from the body cavity. The median suspensory ligament is pronounced keeping the udder level and suspending the teats perpendicular to the ground and above the hock. Because the medium suspensory ligament is pronounced, the teats suspend perpendicular to the ground when filled with milk.

Udder Suspension Score 5: The medium suspensory ligament is less pronounced and the udder is suspended farther from the body cavity. The teats begin to splay slightly outward

3 Pendulous

when engorged with milk because of the weaker ligament. Also the quarters may not be level.

Udder Suspension Score 3: The median suspensory ligament is vague resulting in loose attachment of the udder. The udder is suspended down to the hocks of the cow meaning that the teats reside below the hock. The quarters are not level and teats splay in an outward direction that is very pronounced when engorged with milk. Intervention may be required at calving.

Udder Suspension Score 1: The median suspensory ligament is absent resulting in a loose and pendulous attachment of the udder. The udder suspends below the hocks and teats reside below the hock. The quarters are not level and teats are not perpendicular to the ground when filled with milk. Intervention is required at calving.

5 Moderate

Score 1—9 Udder Suspension Score 9: The udder is placed tight to the body cavity, well above the

Udder Suspension

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By Don Richardson

Great pictures are worth their weight in gold. Poor pictures can cost you a sale! In today’s digital environment it is important to always put your best face forward when promoting your cattle. That picture of your first calf heifer’s udder taken today may be reviewed by some potential buyers several years from now when she is in your donor pen. No longer are old sale catalogues the reference of choice. Your next generation of potential customers are very proficient in stalking your digital archives on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc. Anything you post today can likely be found tomorrow. A good rule is to only post pictures of your cattle which are complimentary to building your image as a breeder.

Start by getting a decent digital camera with a fast SD card. Be prepared to spend between $200 and $400. It must have zoom capabilities, I prefer 5X or better, and it must have the ability to take a second photograph in less than a second. Waiting on your camera to process an image for 5 seconds before you can reshoot the scene will cost you the perfect shot!

Make sure the camera can be set to “auto focus and exposure” if you are an amateur photographer. Practice with your camera before going into the pasture. A pop up flash can be used on occasion to reduce shadows but more often it will just show you the “devil eye’ in all your cows! Make sure you have a good battery and a quality memory card with plenty of room. Dead batteries and full cards have a way of showing up at the most inopportune time!

Time of day is important and so is the brightness of the sun. Better to take picture earlier or later in the day. A bright day with slight overcast works best. Keep the sun behind you and make sure your shadow is not in the scene.

When taking catalogue pictures it’s good to have cattle clean, shiny and groomed but some42

times pasture pictures after a good rain gives a more pleasing natural presentation. Time of the year will often dictate the amount of grooming needed to get those really great sale pictures. If you get to choose, move the cattle into an area with some sloping ground. Cattle pictured with head up the slope look better than those pictured on level ground. Cattle pictured going down the slope don’t work at all!

Choose an area of the farm were the background is pleasing. Try to avoid having your truck or the manure or junk pile in the background. Avoid having power poles and fence posts growing out of your animal’s back or belly but at least they can be removed digitally after the fact. Pay attention to the foreground, avoid those obstructions which are going to cause your camera to focus on that rose bush branch rather than on your animal. Don’t fret about the cow patty, it too can be removed digitally.

Get help. You need at least one other person to help hold the animal’s attention. Creating the perfect combination of posture and alertness takes patience and persistence. We have used everything from duck calls to accordions to get that “heads up, ears forward” perfect shot. The picture above shows a plastic bag on a buggy whip! Sometimes it’s the dog in the next pasture or cyclists going by on the highway that gives you that opportunity. All these stimuli only work for a fleeting second and you have to be ready to take advantage of the situation.

Learn to use the digital view window on your camera, not the one eye view piece. Don’t cut off the feet or the top of the head! Have room to back up. Get your whole animal in the centre of the frame. Shoot directly at the middle of the body with camera slightly below centre of the body. Getting the closest rear leg to be set back far enough to show udders and testicles works best. Forelegs should be together and directly under the body and you should see the back side of the ear in your shot. Proper positioning is imperative. Pictures taken off the tractor or horse will not do your animals justice.

Patience will pay off. Be persistent. Perfection is possible. If you’re proud of it, promote it. Upload it…..post it…..share it.

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C ATTLE F OR S ALE A T T HE F ARM

Artificial Insemination and basic estrous synchronization To breed all cows by AI requires 21 days of heat detection to find all the cows in your herd

when they are in standing heat. Ideally, I like to breed just as the cow is going out of standing heat but if I am unable to observe the cows 3 or 4 times a day then I use the AM/PM rule, so if I discover a cow standing in the AM I will breed her in the PM whereas if I find a cow in standing heat in the evening I will breed her the following morning.

By giving one prostaglandin injection we can reduce our heat detection time to 10 days Day1  Observe and AI to standing heat for 5 days then inject a prostaglandin (PG) to all cows not bred  Observe and AI to standing heat for 5 more days By giving two prostaglandin injections we can reduce our heat detection time to five days Day 1 (Prostaglandin) Day 11(Repeat the PG) observe, AI to standing heat for 5 days By using a combination of drugs we can eliminate heat detection entirely and simply use a timed AI program. Because heifers respond slightly different than mature cows we have two preferred Timed Insemination Protocols listed here.

I prefer to use a combination program involving heat detection and AI to standing heat for three days followed by timed insemination for all those who did not show heat.

Check with your veterinarian to make sure you understand the requirements and doses required when you purchase the drugs needed for any of these four programs listed here.

Don Richardson, DVM

Drugs required from your Veterinarian Prostaglandins (PG) ; Estrumate, Lutalyse , Bioestrovet, Alfaglandin C, or Cloprostenol Progesterone ; CIDR (control intravaginal drug release) Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone (GnRH) ; Cystorelin, Factrel or Fertiline

Beef Cattle Vaccines : The following charts list those available for use in Canada as of January 2018. Please use this information to help develop a herd health program which fits your needs. Consult with your veterinarian to find the product most beneficial for your herd.

Remember that these vaccines all have a withdrawal period before the animal may be slaughtered for human consumption and many should not be given to pregnant cattle. READ THE LABEL !

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Vaccines help prevent diseases when used correctly!

Proper lasting immunization often requires a booster !

Many vaccines are live biologicals and all must be stored and handled as directed by the manufacturer in order to be effective.

READ THE LABEL !

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Vaccines work best if given 2 weeks prior to the stress of trucking, weaning or even calving in the case of scour vaccines given to mother cows! READ THE LABEL !

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WEST COAST HEREFORD CLUB 6TH ANNUAL MOE SHOW September 15, 2018

PRESIDENT: Nathan Reimer SECRETARY-TREASURER: Catherine Simpson Don Allingham

250-709-0525

James Dales & Catherine Simpson John & Margaret Friesen

Kensington Prairie Farm

604-626-4395 info@kpfarm.com

J Bar M Polled Herefords

604-856-8522 jpfriesen@shaw.ca

Nick & Joyce Henderson

Jo-Nicol Farm

604-534-9806

Adam & Heidi Hlusek

Hlusek Farm Polled Herefords

604-853-1958 hlusekfarms@gmail.com

Patrick & Karen Huestis

Coppertone Farms Ltd.

604-852-4745 coppertonefarms@shaw.ca

Daryl & Linda Kirton

3-D-L Farm

604-856-5755

Harvey Krause

South Alder Farms

604-856-6940 harvey@southalderfarms.com

John Lewis

Courtenay Herefords

250-334-3252 johnnymlewis@hotmail.com

Lolea Moseanko & Nicol Garett Max & Gail Newby

Honey Herefords

604-819-9494 lolea@me.com

Brabeth Farm

604-858-4913 brabeth@telus.net

Jeff & Debbie Paul

Oakridge Farms

604-856-6381 friday5pm@shaw.ca

Greg & Sandie Peter

Peter Herefords

604-835-7562 gregpetr@telus.net

Vic & Judy Redekop

North Bluff Farms Inc.

604-856-7279 vrdrp@telus.net

Nathan & Lindsay Reimer

McLennon Creek Herefords

604-856-1160 nathan@reimergrp.com

Carol & Jodi Sandhoff

Outwest Ranches

604-531-4047 carsand@telus.net

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Smith Farms

604-820-0609 csmithherefords@gmail.com

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Skin Mites - Chorioptes bovis .

Panacur® Susp 10%

Parasites

Intestinal Roundworm - Bunostomum .

Thin Neck Intestinal worm -

Small stomach worm - Trichostrongulus

COMMON PARASITES of CANADIAN CATTLE and DRUGS LICENCED to TREAT THEM

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Bimectin Pour-On

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Ivermectin Pour-On

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Ivomec Pour-On

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Noromectin Pour-On

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Solmectin Pour-On

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Bimectin Injectable

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Ivomec Injectable

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Noromectin Injectable

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InCide 25 Fly Killer

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BackLine Pour-On

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Boss Pour-On

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Amprol 9.6% Suspension

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Amprol 25% Feed Mix

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AmproMed

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Avatec 20 Premix

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Baycox 5% Suspension

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Bovatec 20 Premix

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Coban Premix

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Deccox 6% Premix

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Monensin Premix

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Rumensin Premix

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Reprinted from 2017 Canadian Compendium of Veterinary Products

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250-573-4088

Kamloops

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250-547-6394

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Finlay Farms—Albert & Dena Finlay

250-546-6223

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250-577-3779

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250-832-6927

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250-832-9149

Salmon Arm

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Coldstream

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250-549-2439

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How to Body Condition Score your Cows!

1 –EMACIATED: (4% body fat) Severely emaciated; starving and weak; no palpable fat detectable over back, hips or ribs; tailhead and individual ribs prominently visible; all skeletal structures are visible and sharp to the touch; animals are usually disease stricken.

1.5 - VERY THIN: similar to BCS 1, but not weakened; little visible muscle tissue; tailhead and ribs less prominent.

2– THIN: (9% body fat) no fat over ribs or in brisket; backbone easily visible, slight increase in muscling over BCS 1.5.

2.5. - MODERATELY THIN: individual ribs noticeable but overall fat cover is lacking; increased musculature through shoulders and hindquarters; hips and backbone slightly rounded versus sharp appearance of BCS 2.

3 - MODERATE = Ideal: (19% body fat)

Increased fat cover over ribs, generally only the 12th and 13th ribs are individually distinguishable; tailhead full but not rounded

3.5 - MODERATELY FLESHY: Good; back, ribs, and tailhead slightly rounded and spongy when palpated; slight fat deposition in brisket.

4 - FLESHY: (27% body fat) cow appears fleshy and carries fat over back, tailhead and brisket; ribs are not visible; area of vulva and external rectum contain moderate fat deposits; may have slight fat in udder 4.5 - VERY FLESHY: squared appearance due to excess fat over back, tailhead and hindquarters; extreme fat deposition in brisket and throughout ribs; excessive fat around vulva and rectum and within udder; mobility may be restricted.

5 - OBESE: (35% body fat) similar to BCS 4.5

but to a greater degree; majority of fat deposited in udder limits effective lactation.

Contact your local Yellowhead Hereford Breeder for your next Herd sire, bred heifer or 4-H project !

1. Birch Hill Farm

Vanderhoof

250-567-4640

2. Brigden Ranch

Quesnel

250-747-2320

3. C-Jay Herefords

Houston

250-845-8611

4. Copper-T Ranch

Fraser Lake

250-699-6466

5. Five Star Herefords

Cecil Lake

250-264-8106

6. Hatch Creek Herefords

Topley

250-696-3196

7. Gattiker Farms

Telkwa

250-846-5494

8. JD Herefords

Fraser Lake

250-699-1406

9. JS Herefords

Houston

250-845-7020

10. Morley Polled Herefords Quesnel

250-249-5346

11. Nordic Herefords

Brackendale

604-898-3072

12. O&G Cattle Co.

Houston

250-845-2919

13. Pyy Ranch

Vanderhoof

250-567-6808

14. Richardson Ranch

Tlell

250-557-4348

15. Rose Ranch

Burns Lake

250-694-3500

16. Ruddick Family Farm

Hixon

250-552-7336

17. Sturgeon Point Farm

Vanderhoof

250-567-9337

18. Vallee Creek Herefords

Houston

250-845-2636

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We have cattle and embryos for sale at all times.

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Member Name

Farm Name

Town/City

Phone

ARDILL, RENEE ATKINSON, DAVID & JAMIE

ARDILL'S RANCH LTD CIRCLE 7 HEREFORDS

FORT ST JOHN PRINCETON

(250) 262-3230 (250) 295-6800

BEIER, ROLAND & ROSEMARY LONE FIR RANCH

FORT FRASER

(250) 690-7527

BELL, MAXINE BENTLEY, Bill & Doug

VALLEE CREEK HEREFORDS BENWYN FARM LTD

HOUSTON PROGRESS

(250) 845-2636 (250) 843-7575

BENTLEY, MONTE

BENWYN FARM LTD

PROGRESS

(250) 784-5590

BLAIS, MANDY BOSTOCK, KEITH & CARRIE

ROSE MEADOW VENTURES BRY-DER HEREFORDS

PRINCETON SALMON ARM

(250) 308-6208 (250) 832-2779

BRAUN, HENRY & VELMA

MURPHY RIDGE FARMS

ABBOTSFORD

(604) 852-2729

BRIGDEN, ELSIE & ALLAN BROOKE, DF & BM

BRIGDEN RANCH TOD MOUNTAIN RANCH

QUESNEL HEFFLEY CREEK

(250) 747-2320 (250) 578-8735

BROWN, CAYLYNNE

CAYLEY CATTLE CO

PRINCETON

(250) 293-6858

BROWN, PHIL BUSMANN, JENNIFER

COPPER CREEK RANCH JENNIFER BUSMANN

PRINCETON OLIVER

(250) 295-4099 (250) 498-2928

CARLSON, MAURRY CIANCONE, ANDREW V

MAURRY CARLSON ANDREW V CIANCONE

QUESNEL KAMLOOPS

(250) 991-0626 (250) 851-1639

COLBOURNE, KAYLEE

CK MINATURE HEREFORDS

SHAWNIGAN LAKE

(250) 882-5297

CONROY, ED CUNNINGHAM, BRIAN & SUE

NORNS CREEK FARMS CHURCH HILL FARM

CASTLEGAR (250) 365-3270 SALT SPRING ISLAND (250) 537-2118

DALES, JAMES A

KENNSINGTON PRAIRIE FARM

ALDERGROVE

(604) 626-4395

DICKSON, ADRIENNE DUNDASS, KARI LYNN

C-JAY RANCH OGILVIE STOCK RANCH

HOUSTON KNUTSFORD

(250) 845-8611 (250) 374-6151

ENSIGN, CAMERON

ENSIGN FAMILY FARM

W KELOWNA

(250) 769-4765

FALLIS, HUGH M FISHER, JOAN

LIFE MEMBER MONS CREEK RANCH

KAMLOOPS HANCEVILLE

(250) 375-2200 (250) 394-7348

FLACK, RUTH & CARY

FLACK'S HEREFORD RANCH

PRITCHARD

(250) 577-3779

GATTIKER, PETER & ANIKA GILL, JEREMY

GATTIKER FARM TWISTED ACRES

TELKWA CHILLIWACK

(250) 846-5494 (604) 858-3920

COLDSTREAM

(250) 549-2439

GOODFELLOW, AL & CAROLYN WINDHORSE FARM GORE, MURRAY GOWANS, JORDAN

KOOTENAY POLLED HEREFORDS SURREY DEANFIELD RANCH KAMLOOPS

(604) 582-3499 (250) 819-2714

GOWANS, ROBERT GREENALL, JOHN & JUDY

DEANFIELD RANCH RAFTER LAZY J RANCH

KAMLOOPS HEFFLEY CREEK

(250) 573-4088 (250) 578-8660

GROOT, ROGER

HATCH CREEK RANCH

TOPLEY

(250)696-3196

HALVORSON OLAF W HALVORSON, HARVEY

O&G HALVORSON CATTLE CO NORDIC POLLED HEREFORDS

HOUSTON BRACKENDALE

(250) 845-2919 (604) 898-3072

HALVORSON, KEN & HALEY

O&G HALVORSON CATTLE CO

HOUSTON

(250) 845-4886

HARMS, E & C HENDERSON, NICK & JOYCE

SILVER T RANCH JO-NICOL HEREFORD FARM

AGASSIZ LANGLEY

(604) 796-2652 (604) 534-9806

HIMECH, WARREN & DANIELLE DIAMOND LAZY H ENTERPRISE

HOUSTON

(250) 845-3560

HLUSEK, ADAM & HEIDI HOFFMAN, BRYAN W

HLUSEK FARMS OGILVIE STOCK RANCH

ABBOTSFORD KNUTSFORD

(604) 853-1958 (250) 374-1185

HOFFMAN, DIANE

OGILVIE STOCK RANCH

KNUTSFORD

(250) 374-1185

HUESTIS, PATRICK & KAREN

COPPERTONE FARMS LTD

ABBOTSFORD

(604) 852-4745

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JIM, KYM KIRTON, DARYL KRAUSE, HARVEY KRAUSE, PAMELA & JORDAN LEWIS, JOHN LLEWELLYN, R LLOYD, WILLIAM & JAMIE MC ELROY, DOROTHY & JOHN MC LUCKIE, HUGH W MOEBIS, KRIS MORLEY, BONNY & RICHARD MULVAHILL, W G & B J SCHALLES NEWBY, MAX & GAIL OGILVIE, PAMELA J PAUL, JEFF & DEBBIE PERRY, KENT PERRY, SHELDON PETER, GREG POGANY, CLIFFORD & KARI-ANN POPOFF, GERRY PUGH, CODY & ASHLEY REDEKOP, VIC & JUDY REIMER, DARYL & ED REIMER, NATHAN RICHARDSON, DON & LESLIE ROSE, KEN & CATHY SHANE RUDDICK, RONALD & JILL SANDHOFF, JODI SCHAAD, TOM & SUSAN SCHAAD, WAYNE P & MARY E SHUPE, HARRY & BERYL SMITH, BRIAN & DANA SMITH, CLINT SMITHARD, STAN & SHIRLEY SOLMONSON, MARTIN & SHEILA STAFFORD, BILL, ROSS & JAMES STEVENSON, KEN SYME, ALAN TAPP, TREVOR L TURNER, NEIL WALLACE, ROY & KRISTIE WATKINSON, BARBARA WELCH, JACK & NELL WIEBE, J L WILLMON, STACEY ZIEMER, FRED & MAUREEN

LITTLE FORT HEREFORDS 3-D-L FARM SOUTH ALDER FARMS SOUTH ALDER FARMS COURTENAY HEREFORDS BRUSSOW POLLED HEREFORDS JD HEREFORDS MC ELROY HEREFORDS PINE BUTTE RANCH HAYFEVER FARMS MORLEY POLLED HEREFORDS CHAR SPRINGS BRABETH FARM OGILVIE STOCK RANCH OAKRIDGE FARMS PERRY CREEK RANCH PERRY CREEK RANCH PETER HEREFORDS GOLDEN HORN RANCH GERRY POPOFF 5-STAR HEREFORDS NORTH BLUFF FARMS INC WEST RIDGE FARMS MC LENNAN CREEK HEREFORDS RICHARDSON RANCH SOUTHSIDE HEREFORDS RUDDICK FAMILY FARM SAPPHIRE CONNECTION TSS HEREFORD CEDAR MEADOW RANCH WOODLEY RANGE HEREFORDS HILLTOP HONEY RANCH SMITH FARMS STAN & SHIRLEY SMITHARD BIRCH HILL FARM CHIMNEY CREEK HEREFORDS BOONDOCK FARMS LIFE MEMBER COPPER-T RANCH SUNNYBRAE FARM ROY & KRISTIE WALLACE FOSTER BAR RANCH STURGEON POINT FARM JLW HEREFORDS FORCE TWO SHOW CATTLE ECHO VALLEY FARM

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LITTLE FORT ABBOTSFORD ALDERGROVE CACHE CREEK COURTENAY GRAND FORKS FRASER LAKE CHARLIE LAKE CRANBROOK CHARLIE LAKE QUESNEL WILLIAMS LAKE CHILLIWACK KNUTSFORD ALDERGROVE 100 MILE HOUSE 100 MILE HOUSE LANGLEY CRESTON ARMSTRONG CECIL LAKE ALDERGROVE ABBOTSFORD ABBOTSFORD TLELL BURNS LAKE HIXON SURREY MERVILLE BLACK CREEK LADYSMITH POUCE COUPE ABBOTSFORD SUNSET PRAIRIE VANDERHOOF WILLIAMS LAKE COURTENAY KAMLOOPS FRASER LAKE SALMON ARM DAWSON CREEK LILLOOET VANDERHOOF ABBOTSFORD NANAIMO LUMBY

(403) 314-1435 (604) 856-5755 (604) 856-6940 (778) 808-6982 (250) 334-3252 (250) 442-8683 (250) 699-1406 (250) 785-6074 (250) 427-3408 (250) 793-0192 (250) 249-5346 (250) 392-6784 (604) 858-4913 (250) 374-6563 (604) 856-6381 (780) 714-4333 (250) 706-3136 (604) 514-5949 (250) 428-5696 (250) 546-3646 (250) 264-8106 (604) 856-7279 (604) 870-3564 (604) 856-1160 (250) 557-4348 (250) 694-3500 (250) 552-7336 (604) 5314047 (250) 337-2191 (250) 337-5784 (250) 245-3348 (250) 786-5232 (604) 820-0609 (250) 843-7222 (250) 567-4640 (250) 392-6692 (250) 334-3848 (250) 373-0197 (250) 699-6466 (250) 832-9149 (250) 843-6891 (250) 256-7364 (250) 567-9337 (604) 856-1022 (250) 667-0631 (250) 547-6394

Withdrawal Time Quick Reference Chart.

Common Drugs used for Beef Cattle

Route of application

Withdrawal time before slaughter

IM, IV

1d

IV, topical

IV=6 d Transdermal 13d

Lidocaine 2% with epi

Epidural, SC, IM

5d

Meloxicam / Metacam

Oral, IV, SC

Oral=35d SC or IV =20 d

Analgesics / pain control Anafen Injection Banamine

Antibiotics / antimicrobials SC

36 d

IM, SC

IM=28d SC=48d

CalfSpan Tablets

Oral

28 d

Draxxin Inj

SC

44 d

Baytril 100

Biomycin or Liquamycin

Excenel RTU

IM, SC

3d

Liquamycin LA-200

IM, SC

IM=28d SC=48d

Micotil

SC

28 d

Nuflor

IM, SC

IM=36d SC=55d

Oxyvet 100 / Oxytet 100 LP

IM, IV

18 d

Pen G

IM

10 d

Resflor

SC

60 d

Sustain III Bollus

Oral

12 d

IM, IV

10d

oral

63 d

Trivetrin

Antiparasitic / dewormers Baycox 5% Oral

SC, topical

SC=35d, Topical=49d

Boss Pour-On

Topical

1d

Cydectin Pour-On

Topical

15 d

IM, SC, topical

IM,SC=40d, Topical=55 d

Topical, SC

SC=35d, Topical=49 d

Lice pour-on

topical

1d

LongRange

SC

120 d

Valbazen

Oral

27 d

IM, SC

21 d

Estrumate

IM

0d

Fertiline

IM

7d

Lutalyse

IM

2d

Oxytocin

IM, IV, SC

3d

Bimectin

Dextomax Ivermectin or Ivomec Pour-on

Misc Dystosel (Selenium)

Cattle Vaccines : most have a 21 day withdrawal. Some are longer! Check your labels! Ask your Veterinarian!

Reprinted from 2017 Compendium of Veterinary Products

Trevor & Janice Tapp

E-mail: ttapp@bcgroup.net Phone: 250-699-6466 Cell: 250-699-2038

Bill, Jamie & Jesse Lloyd

Visitors always welcome!

8212 Stella Road, P.O. Box 185

E-mail: lloyd@bcgroup.net Phone: 250-699-1342 Cell: 250-699-1406 V0J 1S0

Committed to Cattle

Celebrating 75 years!

1943 - 2018 GE EPD

Marie, Kam & Pam Jim Little Fort, B.C. V0E 2C0 Phone (250) 674-1516 Fax (250) 677-4474

The Jim Family Horned and Polled Herefords Located 90 km North of Kamloops on Hwy 5

www.littlefort.ca

Kee & Camille Jim (403) 995-3580 Kym Jim (403) 358-8935 Kyn & Melissa Jim (780) 897-7079