Charolais Source 2012-2013

American-International Charolais Association 11700 NW Plaza Circle Kansas City, MO 64153

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PURE GOLD

A Brand with Postive Results...

PURE GOLD and POLLED GOLD after having great success in the showring have gone on to produce as Donors: show heifers, future donors, and herd sires much like Polled Gold’s first calf in the picture below as champion cow-calf pair. Bull calf went on to have a successful career and become a herd sire in Oklahoma for Cody White of Rush Springs. Pure Gold was the 40th Reserve National Champion Female and 41st National Champion Female.

POLLED GOLD

Bull Sale January 26, 2013 A five-month-old Relentless daughter.

DCF Relentless 8577 P Pictured just before weaning.

M756210 CE BW WW YW Milk MCE MTNL 5.5 0.5 43 72 5 4.0 27 Perfect Wind X a daughter of Budsmydad and full sister to Field Rep’s mother Eric, Angie, Haley & Brayden Dennis Pictured as two-year- old.

Dennis Charolais Farm 170 Rock Bluff Road Saint Jo, TX 76265 (940) 995-2161 (940) 841-2792 CELL www.dennischarolais.com

Semen For Sale:

FIELD REP 2158 P ET $18/straw; $25/signing.

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M810562

Eatons Crossfire 10365 Pld Stacks Proven Eatons Cow Families Top 3% Marbling EPDs: CE: -2.7 BW: 1.0 WW: 35 YW: 68 Milk: 11

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MCE: -1.0 TM: 29 SC: 1.1 CW: 17 REA: 0.04 Fat: 0.014 MB: 0.22

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LT Bridger 9191 Pld

Easy Blend x Grid Maker Top 2% WW, 1% YW

EPDs: CE: 4.6 BW: 1.6 WW: 44 YW: 84 Milk: 6 MCE: 3.6 TM: 28 SC: 0.9 CW: 40 REA: 0.35 Fat: 0.017 MB: 0.09

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Stagecoach x Wisdom x 9108 Time Tested Cow Families EPDs: CE: 4.4 BW: -1.0 WW: 21 YW: 50 Milk: 7

MCE: 3.2 TM: 18 SC: 1.0 CE: 22 REA: 0.47 Fat: 0.029 MB: 0.03

Semen Available on all 3 Bulls — LT Bridger: $20/Straw; $35 Signing LT Journeyman: $20/Straw; $35 Signing Eatons Crossfire: $25/Straw; $35 Signing

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The Cattleman’s Source

Volume 12, No. 1 Fall 2012

ASSOCIATION STAFF Executive Vice President J. Neil Orth  ext. 101 north@charolaisusa.com Director of Activities David Hobbs  ext. 200 dhobbs@charolaisusa.com Director of Junior Activities Kaitlyn Lewis  ext. 201 klewis@charolaisusa.com Recording Secretary Marilou Wegner  ext. 400 mwegner@charolaisusa.com Director of Breed Improvement & Foreign Marketing Robert Williams  ext. 103 rwilliams@charolaisusa.com

FIELD STAFF

Photo by Molly Schoen

Feature Story Genetic Evaluation

By Robert Williams, Ph.D.

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Reference Information Letter of Introduction..............................................7 Advertiser Listings by State....................................17-19 Advertiser Locator Map..........................................20-21

The Cattleman’s Source is published by:

American-International Charolais Association 11700 N.W. PLAZA CIRCLE, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, 64153 (816) 464-5977 • FAX (816) 464-5759 WWW.CHAROLAISUSA.COM

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Central/Northeast Representative Call the AICA office for Information.

(816) 464-5977 North Central Representative Colt Keffer 1316 N 110th Plaza, Apt. 1522 Omaha, NE 68154 cell (765) 376-8784 ckeffer@charolaisusa.com Southeast Representative Floyd Wampler 207 Sparger Rd. Bristol, TN 37620-8846 cell (423) 612-2144 fwampler@charolaisusa.com Southwest Representative Wes Chism 3700 W 19th Ave, Apt. D6 Stilwater, OK 74074 cell (281) 761-5952 wchism@charolaisusa.com Western Region Associate Advertising Sales & Commercial Marketing Dennis Metzger cell (816) 519-8208 Assistant Manager Molly Schoen  ext. 104 mmader@charolaisusa.com

Proven, Predictable Genetics Bulls available at private treaty out of these breed leading sires.

DR Stealth 574 EPDs: BW: 1.3 WW: 36 YW: 50 M: 4 TM: 22 SC: 1.4

M&M Raptor 8122 Pld EPDs: CE: 8.4 BW: -4.2 WW: 19 YW: 32 M: 10 MCE: 1.3 TM: 19 805 N. 25th • Perry, OK 73077 Kevin Wiley, Ranch Manager (580) 572-2555 Barn or Office (580) 370-1483 Cell mmcharolais@sbcglobal.net

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It all starts with a powerful, balanced and sound bull!

With an emphasis on fertility, calving ease and heavy weaning weights, we’re meeting the demands of our commercial bull customers.

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We’re your source for proven true outcross genetics!

Visit our websites, give us a call or stop by for a visit.

Full French & Purebred Genetics P.O. Box 186, Liverpool, Texas 77577 Larry Ludeke (832) 439-4666 Stan Cross (713) 859-1950 Daryl Renfrow (832) 444-5241 E-mail: larryl@qiminc.com

Daniel Hammond

15300 Co. Rd. 2 • Florence, AL 35633 (256) 766-6354 4mogocharolais@earthlink.net

Visit us at www.mogocharolais.com or www.barjcharolaisfarm.com 6

Sincerely, J. Neil Orth Executive Vice President

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The Cattleman’s Source

Ever think about the challenge automakers face every single year? An automaker may design and build a vehicle that outperforms all competitors, wins awards, is a financial success and an instant hit with consumers. If you are on the engineering or design teams, your challenge is to do it again—only better—next year. In fact, your challenge is to do it better every year!

The beef industry makes progress. Thankfully, however, we aren’t expected to retool and rebuild every single year.

Significant and lasting progress being made in the beef industry relates to the increasing volume of genetic information being collected on beef cattle. Expected Progeny Differences were revolutionary in the early 1980s. Because of EPDs, beef producers have been able to make extraordinary genetic progress and the end product is, without question, better.

More than 15 years ago, under the direction of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, the industry used as much science and research available at the time to assess serious issues costing the industry billions of dollars. The Beef Quality Assurance program was the resulting initiative. BQA has provided a foundation to improve virtually every segment of the beef production system.

The next generation of retooling taking place in the beef industry is genomic information resulting from the development of DNA technology. The proverbial “keys to the kingdom” in the beef industry was realized with the sequencing of the bovine genome. Initial DNA technology enabled producers to select for homozygous traits such as polled or color preference. DNA parent verification is now the norm.

AICA Director of Breed Improvement and Foreign Marketing, Robert Williams, wrote in the May issue of the Charolais Journal, “An EPD is a prediction of how future progeny of a sire or dam are expected to perform in a particular trait relative to other animals. The key word is “difference” as the EPD itself does not imply “good” or “bad” performance. But rather, the EPD gives a prediction of the average difference to expect in the performance of an animal’s progeny relative to other animals in the same analysis.”

For as important as EPDs have been to breed improvement, genomic information is providing unprecedented information about even lowly heritable, economically relevant traits previously impossible to quantify. The potential to use genomics in conjunction with expected progeny differences give producers incredibly reliable information to make better management decisions.

AICA has begun an aggressive initiative to significantly increase the volume of genomic information in our database. The Legacy Project is a voluntary program designed to utilize 50K genotypes on as many as 200 AI sires and dams. Funds will be budgeted to cover the cost of testing. Owners of Legacy animals will be asked to complete a 50K genotype at an AICA approved lab.

There are many benefits to a successful Legacy Project. Legacy sires and dams can be defined as high accuracy and will be broadly represented in the AICA performance database. As more data is collected, the potential to collect genomic information on younger bulls, thus accelerating the “proving” process becomes a reality.

As Robert Williams reminds us, the data isn’t “good” or “bad”. Data is objective and provides the producer, the stocker operator, feedyard owner or packer one more tool to use when making economic decisions relevant to a specific need or environment.

The more genomic information we collect on Charolais cattle, the more we control our own destiny by defining the breed.

Massive amounts of DNA are being collected and analyzed across all major beef breeds. Genomic information is the new tool.

Unlike the automaker, beef producers can’t possibly retool every year. We strive to make every calf crop better than the last, survive and flourish in almost every environment and give the next producer up the food chain a chance to make a profit.

Rather than retool every year, the beef industry must use rigorous research to develop new tools to enhance old tools. It’s definitely our tool time!

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Utilizing cutting edge technology and maximizing efficiencies to produce high quality performance bulls for cattlemen.

2012 National Western Grand Champion Pen of 3 Bulls Summit Bred and Exhibited

3rd Annual Bull Sale

Fri.,April 12, 2013 Sires Include— Field Rep No Doubt LCOC Polled Value Fire Water Prime Plus 7720T Rio Bravo Rapid Fire Doc Silver

Solid Growth and Carcass bulls with proven calving ease.

Bruce Rastetter, Owner 10640 Cty Hwy D20 • Alden, IA 50006 Farm Office: (515) 854-9820 Roy Miller, Charolais Herdsman rmiller@summitfarms.com • (641) 373-6031

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TheFallSale Selling

OCTOBER 20, 2012 12:00 pm Noon CST Walden Farms Sale Barn Brantley, AL

200+

Charolais

and Angus Bulls

WALDEN FARMS

Walden Farms

P.O. Box 24 Brantley, AL 36009 334.527.3021 office 334.527.8774 fax waldenfarms@alaweb.com 10

PO Box 539 • Woodbury, GA 30293 706-553-5455 Office • 706-553-5456 Fax Dan Beckham, Owner Roland Starnes, Managing Partner 706-601-0800 James Stice, Customer Service 863-899-4869

NIPP CHAROLAIS Where proven pedigrees and performance yield customer satisfaction in an efficient manner

Join us for the 4th Annual Nipp Charolais Bull Sale.

Saturday, March 16, 2013 • 1 p.m.

Red River Livestock, Ardmore, Okla.

NIPP CHAROLAIS

Curtiss & Brenda Nipp

25140 Oswalt Rd. Overbrook, OK 73453 (580) 668-3332 • (580) 513-3555 cell nippcharolais@yahoo.com www.nippcharolais.com 11

Genetic Evaluation

Evolves With Genomic Data

by Robert Williams, Director of Breed Improvement & Foreign Marketing

Seedstock producers look to use genetic production as well. No longer did we have variation to make directional changes in their herds for economically important traits. When selection decisions are made there are expectations of a response to those selections. The importation of beef genetics, establishment of research, education and extension programs, the beef cattle performance revolution and the printing of the first sire summaries have all had a profound impact on the U.S. beef population increasing value and production.

While current beef cow inventories have returned to levels of the 1950s, beef production has more than doubled over the same period of time.

While much of the improvements in productivity can be traced to improvements in nutrition, management and improved health it has been the last 30 to 40 years that our increased focus on performance programs has been responsible for significant gains as well.

With the introduction of the Expected Progeny Differences (EPD) in the early 1980s accuracy of selection was greatly increased, not only for seedstock producers but for commercial beef

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to rely simply on what we could see along with the influences of the environment in our selection, we now had a tool that allowed us to more accurately separate environment from genetics to make more informed decisions within and across herds.

Genetic evaluations have played a significant role in much of the improvement with the first sire summary published in 1971 and closely followed by every major beef breed in the United States. Genetic trend tables published by the Meat Animal Research Center, Clay Center, Nebraska, have shown as much as 60 pounds or more increase in the genetics for yearling weight alone since the early 1970s. Additionally, over this same period of time the combination of genetics, management, nutrition and health has seen average dressed carcass weights for steers increase by 150 pounds.

Since 1980 we have continued to make improvements in genetic selection tools that have increased the accuracy of selection. As technology and research continue to advance we will continue to

see improvements regarding accuracy of selection.

We have benefited greatly from the research and development from USDA ARS and land grant universities among others.

However, development of new technology often takes a building-block approach where new discoveries are based on earlier discoveries and increased knowledge. We are a witness to this today as genomic technology continues to improve and the optimism that it will play a larger role in the genetic characterization of our cattle.

The question whether to use genomic information has been replaced by how to use it efficiently and effectively.

The cornerstone for our success in regards to genetic selection has been the collection of quality phenotypic data which has allowed producers to capitalize on research/technology transfer programs for genetic improvement. This will continue to be important or research into genomic markers may have little if any impact. The old adage “genetic evaluations are only as good as our data” will continue to be true and will be important information as the expansion of genomic data will require large volumes of phenotypic data and will

be required to update existing marker effects.

As has been mentioned, the greatest benefit regarding genomics when included in future evaluations will be the increased accuracy on young non-parent animals when compared to conventional or current evaluations. Accuracy of genomic enhanced EPD however will be reliant on the accuracy of performance data bases.

The more accurate the performance database the greater the opportunity to improve and sustain accuracy through genomic enhanced EPD. Regardless of including genomics into genetic evaluations we can nevertheless improve accuracy today through existing programs.

Increases in artificial insemination (A.I.) to widely used high accuracy sires between herds and contemporary groups both within and across years improves connectedness. An increase in the use of A.I. can result in increased accuracy.

More timely and complete reporting of data to be included in genetic evaluations will result in increased accuracy of selection. Getting calves included in a genetic evaluation as soon as possible increases the accuracy of selection before calves have been sold and/or exposed or before selection and/ or breeding decisions have been made.

“The old adage ‘genetic evaluations are only as good as our data’ will continue to be true...”

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Report more yearling weights and associated yearling measurements, such as ultrasound data. While many calves are sold from the herd shortly after weaning there remains a significant number of yearling weights that could be reported and thereby increasing the accuracy of weaning and associated traits. When yearling weights are collected there are opportunities to collect measurements of scrotal circumference and ultrasound measurements for ribeye area, rib fat thickness, rump fat and IMF scores which are used in the calculation of carcass EPD. And finally, accurate and complete reproductive and breeding information through whole herd reporting programs will not only help breeders identify the most productive cows in their breeding herds it will also help lead to the identification of genomic markers in the future for important reproductive traits; again increasing accuracy of selection.

Including genomic data into genetic evaluations Until recently the cost of genomic technology was prohibitive in many cases even for most research programs. To put this into perspective, in 2001 the cost of a whole genome sequence came at a cost of $100 million. This same whole

genome sequence in 2011 was at a cost of less than $10,000 and perhaps closer to $3,000 today.

But we don’t need a whole genome sequence in most cases. Although because of its lower cost we will see broader use in research leading to additional and more powerful discoveries. 50K genotypes and smaller though are proving to be effective for use to develop genetic selection tools and they come at a much more manageable cost of $100 or less.

Last spring the American-International Charolais Association Breed Improvement Committee and Board of Directors took a progressive approach to building a database of 50K Genotypes. This will allow AICA to begin the process of enhancing our genetic evaluations as technology and genetic models continue to evolve to improve accuracy of selection, especially in younger animals.

This will help place the beef industry in a better position over time to respond to increased demand for beef products.

“...the American-International Charolais Association Breed Improvement Committee and Board of Directors took a progressive approach to building a database of 50K Genotypes.�

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11th Annual

SINCE 1936

THOMAS charolais, inc.

BULL SALE

at the ranch Raymondville, Texas

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

12:00 Noon

165 BREEDING-AGE REGISTERED CHAROLAIS BULLS OFFERED Free Delivery. On purchases totalling $10,000 or more per buyer to a central location.

Videos of the bulls available on our website by October 1st.

Bid over the phone. visit www.superiorlivestock.com or call (817) 378-3380 to “Register for a Buyer Number” Click-To-Bid. visit www.superiorclicktobid.com to sign up.

Viewing the Auction. Broadcast via satellite on RFD-TV, Dish Network channel 231 and DirecTV channel 345.

7th Annual Spring Sale • March 27, 2013

For more information on the sale or a catalog, please contact us at: thomasra@gte.net • www.thomascharolais.com

Mitch Thomas 956-535-0936 Tonnyre Thomas Joe 956-535-0942 15

Herd Sires You Can Count On

Easy Calving u Growth u Eye Pleasing u Muscle u Highly Marketable

FC Turbo 756 P Top 1% WW • 9% YW • 10% REA

This powerful outcross will add muscle and rib shape. 60 sons record an avg. WW/R: 700/102.

Semen $25; Signing $25. Contact Bovine Elite.

WR Polled Rex U606 P Top 6% CE, BW • 1% Milk • 15% MB

Sired by the Multiple Trait Leader Duke 9003 and out of an Easy Pro daughter.

Semen $18; Signing $35.

Contact: Accelerated Genetics.

CCR Fortunate Son 48P Top 30% CE • 20% WW • 15% YW

The lead bull from the 2012 Denver Reserve Pen of 3! He had moderate 83 lb. birth weight recording an AWW/R: 892 lbs./103.

Watch for our Consignments

at the Nebraska Cattlemen’s Classic and Sioux Empire Farm Show

Bull Sale - April 10, 2013 Laurel Sale Barn, Laurel, Neb. 50 Yearling Charolais Bulls

Dybdal Charolais Larry & Krista Dybdal 88361 575th Ave • Newcastle, NE 68757 Home: 402-692-3704 • Cell: 402-841-9784 email: kldybdal@nntc.net www.dybdalcharolais.com

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State Listings

7 – MDL Farms

Matt Lafever 916 170th Ave. • Joy, IL 61260 (309) 537-3677 • (563) 260-8193 cell MDLFarms@frontiernet.net (see page 22)

ALABAMA 1 – Meadows Creek Farm

4421 Co. Rd. 33 N. • Columbia, AL 36319 Glenn Meadows Richard Meadows (334) 797-4870 www.meadowscreekfarm.com (see page 31)

IOWA 8 – Summit Farms Bruce Rastetter, Owner 10640 Cty. Hwy. D20• Alden, IA 50006 Farm Office (515) 854-9820 Roy Miller, Charolais Herdsman (641) 373-6031 E-mail: rmiller@summitfarms.com (see page 8)

2 – MOGO Full French Charolais

Daniel Hammond 15300 Co. Rd. 2 • Florence, AL 35633 (256) 766-6354 E-mail: 4mogocharolais@earthlink.net www.mogocharolais.com (see page 6)

3 – Walden Farms

KANSAS

Tony Walden P.O. Box 24 • Brantley, AL 36009 Office (334) 527-3021 • Fax (334) 527-8774 E-mail: waldenfarms@alaweb.com (see page 10)

9 – Bar S Ranch Ken & Pat Stielow 5302 182nd St.• Paradise, KS 67658 (785) 998-4335 David & Stephanie Dickerson 18344 Fairport Rd.• Paradise, KS 67658 (785) 998-4386 E-mail: stephanie@gorhamtel.com www.barsangusranch.com (see page 24)

ARKANSAS 4 – Satterfield Charolais & Angus

P.O. Box 331 • Norfork, AR 72658 Mark & Nancy (870) 499-5379 • (507) 944-9274 cell Loyd & Joanne (870) 499-7151 E-mail: satterfieldcharolais@centurytel.net www.satterfieldcharolais-angus.com (see page 3)

10 – Fink Beef Genetics Galen, Lori and Megan Fink 15523 Tuttle Creek Blvd.• Randolph, KS 66554 (785) 293-5106 • Galen (785) 532-9936 Barrett Broadie (620) 635-6128 Gene Barrett (785) 224-8509 E-mail: finkbull1@twinvalley.net www.finkbeefgenetics.com (see page 1)

GEORGIA 5 – Kensington Cattle Company

P.O. Box 539 • Woodbury, GA 30293 Office (706) 553-5455 • Fax (706) 553-5456 Roland Starnes (706) 601-0800 James Stice (863) 899-4869 (see page 10)

LOUISIANA 11 – JVS Cattle Company

5593 Choupique Road • Sulphur, LA 70665 Evelyn Gay Duhon (337) 583-2242 • (337) 764-1040 cell E-mail: titou6262@yahoo.com Rod Smith (337) 274-0552 cell E-mail: E5rodsmith@yahoo.com (see page 35)

ILLINOIS 6 – Black Gold Ranch & Feedlot

Andrew & Rebecca Foglesong 10830 N. Camp Ellis Road • Ipava, IL 61441 102 Bowers Road • Leesburg, GA 31763 (309) 221-1439 (see page 31)

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MINNESOTA

NEBRASKA

12 – Wakefield Farms

18 – Dybdal Charolais

Larry, Kyle & Dan Wakefield 20701 150th Street • New Richland, MN 56072 Larry (507) 317-3086 • Dan (507) 475-1749 Kyle (507) 402-4640 E-mail: kylerwakefield@gmail.com www.breedingcattlepage/wakefieldfarms.com (see page 36)

Larry & Krista Dybdal 88361 575th Ave. • Newcastle, NE 68757 (402) 692-3704 • (402) 841-9784 cell Email: kldybdal@nntc.net www.dybdalcharolais.com (see page 16)

19 – Hebbert Charolais

David Hebbert 62075 Hebbert Lane • Hyannis, NE 69350 (308) 458-2540 Mose Hebbert Box 292 • Hyannis, NE 69350 www.hebbertranch.com (see page 9)

MISSOURI 13 – Baney Charolais

Dr. Larry Baney 2978 Hwy MM • Mtn. Grove, MO 65711 (417) 926-3471 • (417) 259-6161 cell E-mail: lrb697f@fidnet.com (see page 38)

20 – Sonderup Charolais Ranch, Inc. Tom Sonderup 19488 Valley Road • Fullerton, NE 68638 (308) 536-2050 • (308) 550-0254 cell E-mail: scrinc@hotmail.com www.sonderupcharolaisranch.com (see page 30)

14 – Mead Angus Farm

21658 Quarry Land • Barnett, MO 65011 Office (573) 302-7011 • Fax (573) 348-8325 Alan Mead (573) 216-0210 Bub Raithel (573) 253-1664 E-mail: meadangus@yahoo.com www.meadfarms.com (see page 32)

NEW MEXICO

15 – Peterson Farms Charolais

21 – King Herefords

Steve & Sandy Peterson 8767 Outer Road • Mtn. Grove, MO 65711 (417) 926-5336 • (417) 746-4410 www.PetersonFarmsCharolais.com (see page 34)

P.O. Box 564 • Stanley, NM 87056 Bill King (505) 220-9909 Tom & Becky Spindle (505) 321-8808 • (505) 832-0926 (see page 33)

16 – Windy Hill Charolais

Stan & Mary Bonacker & Family 7095 Burgess Ford Road • Cedar Hill, MO 63016 (636) 285-8825 • (636) 285-6073 fax Stan (314) 550-2554 • David (314) 974-5230 E-mail: stan@windyhillcharolais.com www.windyhillcharolais.com (see page 30)

MONTANA 17 – Brevig Charolais

NORTH DAKOTA 22 – Effertz Key Ranch

Gerald & Loretta Effertz & Family P.O. Box 640• Velva, ND 58790-0640 Kevin (701) 338-2980 • Roger (701) 728-6459 Neil (701) 223-5202 • Bryan Dean (701) 624-5104 E-mail: ekrinc@srt.com www.effertzkeyranch.com (see Inside Front Cover)

OKLAHOMA

Clark & Gail Brevig 676 Quarry View Lane • Lewistown, MT 59457 (406) 538-5579 Email: brevig@3riversdbs.net

23 – M&M Charolais

Kevin Wiley, Ranch Manager 805 N. 25th• Perry, OK 73077 (580) 572-2555 Barn/Office (580) 370-1483 Cell E-mail: mmcharolais@sbcglobal.net (see page 5)

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TEXAS

24 – Nipp Charolais

Curtiss & Brenda Nipp 25140 Oswalt Rd. • Overbrook, OK 73453 (580) 668-3332 • (580) 513-3555 cell E-mail: nippcharolais@yahoo.com www.nippcharolais.com (see page 11)

31 – Bar J Charolais

OREGON

P.O. Box 186 • Liverpool, TX 77577 Larry Ludeke (832) 439-4666 Stan Cross (713) 859-1950 Daryl Renfrow (832) 444-5241 E-mail: larryl@qiminc.com www.barjcharolaisfarm.com (see page 6)

25 – Romans Ranches Charolais

32 – Dennis Charolais Farm

Bill Romans Family 2200 6th Ave. West • Vale, OR 97918 Jeff (541) 212-2223 • Bill (541) 212-1514 E-Mail: romansranches@hotmail.com www.romanscharolais.com (see page 38)

Eric, Angie, Haley & Brayden 170 Rock Bluff Rd. • Saint Jo, TX 76265 (940) 995-2161 • (940) 841-2792 cell www.dennischarolais.com (see page 2)

33 – Rio Ranch

Rafael Ortega, Owner 39606 FM 1736 West • Hempstead, TX 77445 Bill Pendergrass, Manager (979) 203-6800 • billpendergrass@lmmm.net (see page 37)

SOUTH DAKOTA 26– Steffensen Charolais

Travis & Deb Steffensen 21269 US Highway 81 • Arlington, SD 57212 (605) 983-5497 • (605) 203-0551 cell (see page 36)

34 – Thomas Charolais, Inc.

PO Box 595 • Raymondville, TX 78580 Mitch Thomas (956) 535-0936 Tonnyre Thomas Joe (956) 535-0942 E-mail: thomasra@gte.net www.thomascharolais.com (see page 15)

27– Stewart’s Charolais

Jeff & Linda Stewart 44399 207th Street • Lake Preston, SD 57249 (605) 847-4836 (see page 36)

WYOMING

28 – Thomas Ranch

Troy, VeaBea & Cally Thomas 18441 Capri Place• Harrold, SD 57536 (605) 973-2448 E-mail: thomas@venturecomm.net www.thomasranchcattle.com (see page 29)

35– Silver Spur Ranch

P.O. Box 714 • Encampment, WY 82325 Office (307) 327-5550 Marketing (979) 777-9419 www.silverspurranches.com (see page 40)

29– Vedvei Charolais Ranch

Alan & Deb Vedvei 44213 204th St. • Lake Preston, SD 57249 (605) 847-4529 • Fax (605) 847-4810 E-mail: vedvei@rapiddatasystems.net www.vedveicharolais.com (see Back Cover)

State Associations Missouri Charolais Breeders Association www.missouricharolais.com (see page 23)

30 – Wienk Charolais Ranch

44210 205th St. • Lake Preston, SD 57249 Arnold Wienk (605) 860-1111 • arnold@wienkcharolais.com Jeff Eschenbaum (605) 860-0505 • jeff@wienkcharolais.com Sterling Eschenbaum (605) 203-0137 • sterling@wienkcharolais.com www.wienkcharolais.com (see Inside Back Cover)

Services Western Video Market

www.wvmcattle.com E-mail: wvm@wvmcattle.com Dennis Metzger, General Manager (530) 347-3793 (see page 39)

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Genetic Evaluation continued from page 14

A discussion on accuracy Research at the University of Georgia has shown that EPD can be as much as 9 times more accurate than a with-in herd ratio or weight. Increasing accuracy of selection will result in corresponding improvement in genetic trend.

An EPD is a prediction of how future progeny of an animal are expected to perform in a particular trait relative to other animals in the analysis. The key word is “difference”. The EPD itself does not imply “good” or “bad” performance.

But rather, the EPD gives a prediction of the average difference to expect in the performance of an animal’s progeny to other animals in the same analysis.

Expected Progeny Differences are accompanied with an Accuracy (ACC) value. Accuracy values give an indication of how close our estimates are to an animal’s true genetic value. Accuracy values are extremely useful to breeders in determining the reliability of an EPD. Accuracy values can be represented by a bell curve (see Figure 1) and can range in value from 0.0 to 1.0, depending on the amount of information that is known

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about an animal for any one of the reported traits. As the amount of information included in the analysis of a trait for an individual animal increases, the accuracy value for that trait increases accordingly.

Large ACC values indicate greater accuracy and more certainty that the EPD will show little change as additional progeny information is obtained, as represented by the narrower bell curve.

Figure 1. Two bulls with the same EPD but different accuracy values.

The point to remember is that the expected change of an EPD with a high ACC is correspondingly less than those of an EPD with a lower ACC value.

One mistake that many producers make is to assume that low accuracy

have little reliability as compared to actual performance data. We must remember that an EPD utilizes all available information; therefore, a low accuracy EPD incorporates the available performance and pedigree information.

Recent research has shown that an EPD is the most accurate tool available to make genetic progress for a given trait. Even for non-parents, an EPD can be as much as 9 times more accurate than a with-in herd ratio or weight.

The accuracy of a given EPD can help determine the amount of risk a breeder is willing to take in his breeding decisions.

Let us compare the bulls in figure 1 again. Which bull is more desirable for your breeding program? The bull with the higher accuracy value is more predictable, but the amount of genetic change that can be made is correspondingly limited as well. Both bulls have the same EPD (represented by the mean of the bell curve), but the true genetic value for the bull with the lower accuracy value is beyond that of the bull with the higher accuracy value. Therefore the bull with the lower accuracy value could possibly increase the amount of genetic progress made, but he is also more of a risk because his true genetic value falls within a wider range.

“The accuracy of a given EPD can help determine the amount of risk a breeder is willing to take in his breeding decisions. “ In the previous example we discussed two bulls with the same EPD but different levels of accuracy. But what if we have two bulls with different EPD but the same level of accuracy as represented in figure 2.

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true genetic merit is within the range of the bell curve and as accuracy value increases we more accurately identify the true genetic merit of an individual or population of animals.

If each bell curve in Figure 2 represents two different bulls, imagine if you will that these two bulls had the exact same EPD and accuracy as yearling bulls which would have been represented by the exact same bell curve. As information was reported to the breed association the EPD for the two bulls began to separate with corresponding increases in accuracy, represented now by the two different bell curves we see in Figure 2.

Figure 2. Two bulls with different EPD but the same level of accuracy.

We continue however to see some overlap between the two bell curves. This tells us that with more progeny information reported there is still some chance the two bulls have the same EPD for the trait or might actually re-rank. However, with increased accuracy the probability of this happening is correspondingly lower.

Exciting advancements have been made in the utilization of genomics in the last few years as we continue to build research populations and increase our knowledge of genomics through continued research. Along with performance data, the use of genomics promises to improve our understanding of an animal’s genetic merit.

CHAROLAIS SIRED CALVES ARE WIDELY ACCEPTED BY FEEDERS.

Moderate at birth, Charolais-influenced calves translate to 86 more pounds of growth at weaning and another 127 pounds heavier finish weights.* Unlike most other breeds, color consistency make Charolais easy to identify. Get the facts before making your next herd sire purchase. *Charolais Advantage Evident in CSU Research Study, Colorado State University, Eastern Colorado Research Center (ECRC), Akron, CO

AMERICAN-INTERNATIONAL CHAROLAIS ASSOCIATION 11700 NW Plaza Circle • Kansas City, Missouri 64153 • 816.464.5977 • Fax: 816.464.5759 • www.charolaisusa.com © American-International Charolais Association 2011

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If you are looking for bulls, you need to contact Stan or David at Windy Hill Charolais Farms. We have spent over 45 years developing Charolais cattle that excel at calving ease, early vigor, early growth with heavy post weaning gains, excellent gains and feed conversion in the feedlot. Complete ultrasound records since 1997.

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Peterson Farms Charolais

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Our 50th year raising Charolais.

Wakefield Farms Original Charter Member Minnesota Charolais Association Larry & Dan Wakefield 20701 150th St. • New Richland, MN 56072 (507) 317-3086 • (507) 475-1749 Kyle & Emily Wakefield • (507) 402-4640 kylerwakefield@gmail.com www.breedingcattlepage.com

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Sired of the high-selling group at the past Stewart and Steffenson sale at $5,200.

Steffensen Charolais Travis & Deb Steffensen

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