May 2017 Brangus Journal

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS AREA 1 :: Chris Heptinstall BOARD MEMBER 205-363-0919 | chris@salacoavalleybrangus.com Term: 2016 - 2019

AREA 2 :: Bill Davis SECRETARY-TREASURER 870-668-3414 :: bill@billdavistrucking.com Term: 2014 - 2017

AREA 3 :: Vern Suhn BOARD MEMBER 417-425-0368 :: cody_gariss88@hotmail.com Term: 2014 - 2017 AREA 4 :: Davy Sneed BOARD MEMBER 615-904-5850 :: dsfarms1980@gmail.com Term: 2015 - 2018

AREA 5 :: Mike Vorel PAST-PRESIDENT 405-826-6959 :: vorelfarms@gmail.com Term: 2016 - 2019

AREA 6 :: Carolyn Belden Carson BOARD MEMBER 530-713-5111 :: cbcbeef@gmail.com Term: 2015 - 2018

AREA 7 :: Danny Farris BOARD MEMBER 325-669-5727 :: farrisranching@yahoo.com Term: 2014 - 2017

AREA 7 :: Brandon Belt PRESIDENT 254-248-5260 :: brandonbelt@aol.com Term: 2015 - 2018

AREA 7 :: Lee Alford BOARD MEMBER 979-820-4205 :: alfordcattleco.lee3@yahoo.com Term: 2016 - 2019

AREA 8 :: Doyle Miller 2nd Vice President 615-351-2783 :: dmiller@doylemillercpa.com Term: 2015 - 2018 AREA 9 :: Steve Densmore BOARD MEMBER 979-450-0819 :: s.densmore@bre.com Term: 2016 - 2019

AREA 10 :: Troy Floyd BOARD MEMBER 575-734-7005 :: tfloyd@leaco.net Term: 2016 - 2019

AREA 11 :: Eddy Roberts 1st Vice President 386-935-1416 :: wetfarm1@windstream.net Term: 2014 - 2017

STAFF Executive Vice President Tommy Perkins, PhD., PAS tperkins@gobrangus.com 210-696-8231

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IBBA CONNECTION Time Flies............................................................................................................................ 8 IBBA CONNECTION 2017 Committee Assignments........................................................................................... 11 IBBA CONNECTION Onward & Upward.............................................................................................................12 IBBA CONNECTION Telling the Brangus Story...................................................................................................15 EXPERT CONNECTION Gene Editing: What Beef Producers Need to Know.................................................16-17 EXPERT CONNECTION What Do You Know About Fetal Programming?..........................................................18 EXPERT CONNECTION DNA Profiling: The Basics........................................................................................ 20-21 EXPERT CONNECTION Ranch Preparedness 101..........................................................................................22-24 IBBA CONNECTION 2017 Summit Animal Lists...........................................................................................26-33 INDUSTRY CONNECTION American Breeds Coalition Advocates for Brahman-Influenced Cattle Breeds...36-38 INDUSTRY CONNECTION Don’t Sweat It!.......................................................................................................40-41 MEMBER CONNECTION So Much To Do!............................................................................................................ 43 EXPERT CONNECTION Cattle Fever Ticks.....................................................................................................44, 57 AFFILIATE CONNECTION IBA.............................................................................................................................. 45 AFFILIATE CONNECTION IJBBA.......................................................................................................................... 48 AFFILIATE CONNECTION TBBA........................................................................................................................... 48 SHOW CONNECTION Results from International Shows at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo................. 50-51 SALE SUMMARIES........................................................................................................................................ 52-55 NEW MEMBERS................................................................................................................................................ 58 FRIENDS WE WILL MISS..................................................................................................................................... 58 SERVICE DIRECTORY.......................................................................................................................................... 59 STATE DIRECTORY.......................................................................................................................................60-65 CALENDAR...................................................................................................................................................... 65 ADVERTISER’S INDEX......................................................................................................................................... 66 Ma y 2 0 1 7 : : Vo l u m e 6 5 : : Is s u e 4 5

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Gene Editing: What Beef Producers Need to Know DNA Profiling: The Basics

2017 Summit Animal Lists

American Breeds Coalition Advocates for Brahman-Influenced Cattle Breeds

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Time Flies

A Note from IBBA President Brandon Belt

The letter, e, may not mean much to a lot of folks, but it is the international year letter for 2017. The last time it rolled around was in 1995. I was thinking today as I was checking cows about some old E-model cattle we use to have, and about how fast time goes by. Old people used to tell me: Just wait, time will start going by faster and faster the older you get. I am not sure why, but I believe them now. Twenty-two years goes by quickly!

I saw a cow today that was sired by my favorite, old E-model bull. She is still going strong. It just goes to show that the breeding decisions you make today will have long-term impacts on your herd, good or bad. Obviously, the good ones stick around a lot longer, but the bad ones sure delay progress.

If we don’t strive, as a breed and as individual breeders, to get better, to raise better cattle, and to breed for longevity, we will quickly find our programs and our breed not going anywhere. As the spring breeding season gets into full swing, breed wisely my friends!

The 2017 International Junior Brangus Breeders Association Legacy Leadership Conference finished up April 9 in Florida. I love seeing our young breeders learning more about the cattle business, public speaking, leadership, and a host of other things. I didn’t get to go, but I kept up with them on Facebook. I applaud their families for allowing them to attend. These young men and women have a great future, no matter what business endeavors they choose in their future.

Speaking of business endeavors, the spring sale season is coming to an end. I enjoy traveling around to everyone’s place and looking at cattle and visiting. It won’t be long and spring will be over, and I’m sure a good hot summer will be right behind it. My bunch will be traveling around this summer as well, making stops at the Texas Junior Brangus Show in June and the International Junior Brangus Show in July.

Until next time, I hope the Good Lord blesses you and your country as he has ours. The grass is green and every hole of water is lipping full!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Brandon Belt has been very involved in the farming and ranching business all of his life. He maintains a set of registered Brangus® cattle, as well as commercial cattle, and raises replacement females and bulls, with his father, Randy.

He was born and raised outside of Gatesville, Texas, in Coryell County.

He attended Tarleton State University where he received a BBA in Accounting, and then went on to receive a J.D. from the Baylor School of Law. After a 8 :: MAY 2017

period in private practice in Gatesville, he became the County Attorney of Coryell County in 2005.

He has been married to his wife, Kari, for 15 years, and has three boys, 13-year-old Samuel, 10-year-old Charles, and seven-year-old Thomas.

Belt is the president of the Central Texas Cattleman’s Association, an organization that leases the land comprising the Fort Hood military reservation for cattle grazing. He has also served as president of the Blackland Income Growth, an organization that partners with AgriLife Extension to provide educational programs for those that farm and ranch in the Blacklands region of Texas. Belt has also served on the Tarleton Alumni Association Board of Directors, the Gatesville Boys and Girls Club Board, the Coryell County Go Texan Board, the Coryell County Ag Industry Committee, the Gatesville Chamber of Commerce and Agribusiness, and the State Bar of Texas Attorney Grievance Committee. He has been a guest speaker on outdoor burning regulations and prescribed fire around the State for extension training, county official training, and landowners.

Belt is very involved in the Brangus® cattle business. He is a pastpresident and current board member for the Hill Country Brangus Breeders Association, and he’s a past board member for the Texas Brangus Breeders Association. He was involved with the International Brangus Breeders Foundation, and is still serves on that board. Belt has been on the International Brangus Breeders Association’s Board of Directors for five years; he has served as treasurer and first vice president in the past.

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2017 IBBA Committees 2017 IBBA STANDING COMMITTEES

AWARDS COMMITTEE

Eddy Roberts – Chairman

BREED IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE

Chris Heptinstall – Chairman Tommy Perkins, PhD., PAS – Staff Liasion Mark Cowan Tom Davis Pete De Leeuw Cody Gariss Joy Reznicek Dr. Randy Schmidt Kent Smith Vern Suhn Chuck Sword Dr. Scott Vancil Mike Vorel Brad Wright

COMMERCIAL MARKETING COMMITTEE Danny Farris – Chairman Craig Green Todd Harvey Caitlyn Smart Kelley Sullivan

FINANCE COMMITTEE Bill Davis – Chairman Steve Densmore Doyle Miller Milt Sundbeck Mike Weathers

INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE Buck Thomason – Chairman Marcos Borges Don Cox Howard Davis Allen Goode Craig Green Todd Harvey Richard Hood Dan Marvel Darryl McDonald Brittany Pearce Joy Reznicek Patrick Simmons Geary Stutts Kelley Sullivan

2017 IBBA SPECIAL COMMITTEES

BYLAWS AD HOC COMMITTEE Brandon Belt Joe Kassler Mike Vorel

FEEDYARD DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE Lee Alford – Chairman Alex Johns John McKnight Tommy Rogers

MEMBER SERVICES & EDUCATION COMMITTEE Shiloh Hall – Co-Chair Eddy Roberts – Co-Chair Michael Childers Nic Cornelison Rebecca Creasy Trey Cuevas Mary Beth Farris Jeremy Jackson Darryl McDonald Michele L. Millar Vince Roberts Davy Sneed

NOMINATING COMMITTEE Mike Vorel - Chairman Ron Flake Traci Middleton

PROMOTIONS COMMITTEE Mike Vorel - Chairman Jarrod Creasy Bill Davis Wade Fisher Cody Gariss Sara Green Joy Reznicek Chris Sankey Kelley Sullivan

SHOW COMMITTEE

Carolyn Carson – Co-Chair Sharee Sankey – Co-Chair Don Cox Allen Goode Jack Gorczyca Jim Harris Kody Lucherk Traci Middleton Joshua Rivers Stephen Roop Myron Saathoff Bob Savoie Callie Scott Caitlyn Smart Geary Stutts Russ Williamson Katy Knox Wunderlich

JUNIOR ADVISORY COMMITTEE Steve Densmore – Chairman Jessica Maxwell Sharron McCreary Traci Middleton Ginger Pritchard Myron Saathoff Bob Savoie

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Onward & Upward

by IBBA Executive Vice President Tommy Perkins, PhD., PAS Parts of the country continue to receive beneficial and much needed rainfall. It is nice to see baby calves being born and to appreciate the genetic improvement our breed continues to make every day. Remember, early nutrition is important in the life of the newborns as well as the potential for the cow to rebreed. A lot has been said about fetal programming and its impact on lifetime productivity of replacement females and carcass merit of feedlot calves.

President Belt has put together committee assignments for the upcoming year. I thank you for your commitment to the breed. Committee involvement is important to the future growth and development of the International Brangus Breeders Association (IBBA). Your strong leadership is an important part of the overall success of each committee.

I appreciate each of the appointed committee chairs who have taken on the challenge and extra effort to lead their respective committees.

The Beef Improvement Federation Convention will be held in Athens, Georgia, this year. It is a great meeting to hear the latest science that is relatable to your operation and the beef industry. I lead a subcommittee on body composition and will have some speakers in my session discussing their research on Brangus® cattle. Therefore, plan on attending this very informative meeting if you can be in Athens, Georgia, the first three days of June.

Please place Aug. 18-19 on your calendar for the Southeast Brangus Breeders Association Field Day and IBBA Fall Conference in Okeechobee, Florida. Salacoa Valley Farms, which is the seedstock division of the Seminole Tribe of Florida, Inc., will be hosting the event. Alex Johns, Chris Heptinstall, and SBBA leadership have a first-class program in the works. You will get to hear some excellent speakers, eat awesome food, and see some great cattle on your visit to Florida. Make a vacation of it and visit some of the many Brangus® breeders we have in the Okeechobee area.

We have two years of calculating genomic-enhanced expected progeny differences (GE-EPDs) behind us. I thank each of you for the belief in the technology and its benefits to the good of your program. Over 11,000 animals have had DNA samples submitted for testing with the 50K or higher chip densities. We are easily the number-one American breed of cattle with this amount of genomic data in a genetic evaluation. As you know, the biggest gain from genomics is in the improved accuracy values for each expected progeny difference (EPD) trait. It is most beneficial to the young, unproven animals that many of you market to commercial cattle industry.

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EPDs. The resulting parent verification has also been a huge benefit to our genetic evaluation. I see fewer and fewer errors in registering the correct parent(s) in the portal. I commend each of you for going the extra mile to be better record keepers. You are encouraged to continue submitting DNA for SNP profiling to ensure the customers of our product are afforded the best and most current technology available. This is more beneficial to breeders with small numbers of animals than it is for breeders with large numbers of animals.

The other good news is we are running our genetic evaluation every month. This provides new EPDs every thirty days for our cattle. This will also help accommodate the commercial cattlemen that are submitting DNA samples for testing with our new Brangus-specific DNA panel. The new Brangus Profiler yields commercial cattlemen three different selection indexes to use in heifer replacement selection and/or feeder cattle selection. The selection indexes include maternal, growth and carcass and are based on the suite of EPDs currently being provided for all Brangus® cattle.

Do not hesitate to call me if you have any specific questions about committees, DNA testing, or other Brangus® issues. For information about all IBBA programs and other inquiries, please call (210) 696-8231 or visit www.

GoBrangus.com. Stay connected to IBBA through Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube, or receive news updates by joining our email list.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Tommy Perkins, PhD., PAS is a graduate of West Texas A&M University, where he was recognized as a Graduate of Distinction by the Department of Agriculture in 2014. He also earned his doctoral degree in Animal Breeding from Texas Tech University. He served as a professor at Missouri State University and Texas State University for nearly twenty years, where his professional career is most noted for excellence in the field of beef cattle ultrasound.

Perkins was elected to the Beef Improvement Federation’s Board of Directors and, also, serves as chairman for the End Product committee. Additionally, Perkins currently serves on the board of directors for the United States Livestock Genetics Export Association, Texas Beef Council, Beef Promotion and Research Council of Texas, and the National Pedigreed Livestock Council. He was recently elected Beef Breeds Council President.

Currently, Perkins is the Executive Vice President of IBBA, Chief Executive Officer of Genetic Performance Solutions, and President of Brangus Publications, Inc.

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Telling the Brangus Story

by IBBA Assistant to the Executive Vice President Yvonne “Bonnie” Ramirez “Go Brangus!”

“Build with Brangus!”

“Any Country is Brangus Country!”

What do these slogans mean to you?

Brangus cattle have a long and rich history, dating back to the early 1900s. There’s a great story to tell about Brangus cattle.

Are you telling it?

Brangus possess many favorable traits: heterosis, consistency, longevity, maternal excellence, environmental adaptability, disease and parasite resistance, reliability, and value. These traits are invaluable and offer significance to our breed’s unique characteristics. Why not choose Brangus? Build with Brangus; it’s the way to go, folks. The unparalleled combination of Brahman hardiness and Angus quality certainly sets Brangus apart from the rest.

So Here’s the question: Are you spreading the great Brangus message? That’s the test and task at hand. And it all starts with us. We, as Brangus breeders and supporters, must tell our story, the great Brangus story, from pasture to packer to plate. Did you know that when we say, “any country is Brangus country,” we mean it? That mantra is supported by facts. Brangus are adaptable to any country, worldwide. Brangus cattle are known for their overall thriftiness. They have outstanding maternal strengths, they perform well in feedlots, they yield high carcass merit, and they exude balanced performance all the way around.

Sharing this story will enable us to retain current breeders and membership and recruit new breeders and members. Retaining current membership and breeders may be the most difficult challenge, because we must ensure that they remain engaged, vested, excited and interested. The recruiting aspect is a bit simpler. All we have to do is educate by providing pertinent breed information, raise awareness about breed statistics, and all said and done, create a buzz of interest regarding Brangus cattle.

Currently, the International Brangus Breeders Association (IBBA) is the nation’s eighth largest cattle association. We have approximately 1,400 members and approximately 43,000 head of active animals registered

through Total Herd Reporting. How can we shift those numbers to an upward scale? Well, first and foremost, we begin by telling our story. Simply put, we can tell our story with photos and utilizing the ever so popular and growing social media channels. As the saying goes, “pictures are worth a thousand words.” Social media includes platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube. IBBA has a presence on all of these channels. Social media is fast, constant and ever-changing. It’s the way the world communicates now, and it definitely is the way of the future as it continues to evolve. Social media is free, instant, easy, and you can communicate 24/7, year-round across the globe. Social media is a great way to share our Brangus story.

So, my Brangus friends, today I challenge you to go forth and tell the Brangus story. Let’s market and promote Brangus cattle worldwide with our ultimate goal being to grow our breed and association. Let’s show the world what Brangus is all about and why they, too, should Build with Brangus!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Yvonne Ramirez, better known as Bonnie, is a South Texas native who graduated from Sam Houston State University (SHSU) with a Bachelor of Science in agriculture with an emphasis in animal science, coupled with a minor in communications. Her spirited passion runs deep within the agricultural world. Ramirez’s roots stem from growing up in a small, rural community, being active in both 4-H and the National FFA Organization, and showing market swine and breeding heifers. During her collegiate career, Ramirez was enthusiastically involved in both SHSU’s junior and senior livestock judging teams. Some of her prior professional experience includes serving as the Texas Animal Health Commission’s director of communications, San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo’s assistant livestock director and marketing coordinator and Ultimate Genetics Sire Services customer relations.

Ramirez was recognized by the Texas Farm Bureau in 2005 with an Excellence in Journalism award. Being an avid supporter of 4-H and FFA programs, and wholeheartedly believing in the future of agriculture, she has enjoyed judging several public speaking contests at both the Houston and San Antonio stock shows. Currently, she is on the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo Ranch Rodeo Finals Committee and a BEEF TIP on the Texas BEEF Team. In loving memory of her grandmother, Ramirez founded the annual Forget Me Not Benefit Alzheimer’s Team Roping fundraiser. In her spare time, Ramirez enjoys announcing at team roping events. Ramirez currently serves as assistant to the executive vice president for the International Brangus Breeders Association.

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Gene Editing: What Beef Producers Need to Know

by University of Missouri Extension State Beef Genetics Specialist Jared E. Decker, PhD. Have you ever evaluated a bull, either on paper or visually, and wished you could change one thing about that bull? With new technology, in the coming decades you may have this ability. For simple traits, we have that

opportunity now.

With a new set of molecular tools, scientists can now make precise changes to DNA in a process called gene editing. Most consumers are familiar with genetically modified organisms, or GMOs. Gene editing is much more precise than methods previously used in genetic modifications. If the technologies used to create GMOs are sledgehammers, then the technologies used in gene editing are surgical scalpels.

Scott C. Fahrenkrug, founder and chief scientific officer at Recombinetics, has described gene editing this way: Imagine going to the Library of Congress, going to the correct shelf, the correct book, the correct page, the correct paragraph, the correct sentence, and editing a single word.

This is the kind of resolution gene editing has. With these methods, we can edit a single base pair out of the 2.7 billion base pairs in cattle DNA, and do so without leaving a trace.

When performing gene editing, scientists can either edit an animal at the embryo stage or can create a clone of a mature animal and edit the clone when it is still an embryo.

One of the traits that has already been edited in cattle is changing the genetic code from horned to polled. Scientists took horned dairy cattle and replaced the DNA sequence that causes horns to grow with the DNA sequence from 16 :: MAY 2017

Angus that stops horn formation. It would take dozens of generations to introduce the Angus DNA variant into Holstein cattle through cross breeding and grading up to high-percentage Holstein ancestry. Rather, scientists were able to accomplish the same task in a single generation.

In other examples from cattle, the DNA variant responsible for double muscling in Belgian Blue cattle was edited in Nelore cattle. This results in considerably heavier muscled Nelore cattle.

In pigs, scientist edited genes enabling complete resistance to diseases such as porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome. Each year, this disease cost the swine industry billions of dollars.

Genomics research and gene editing often go handin-hand. To create an improved animal by gene editing, scientists need to know which DNA sequence (e.g. gene) to edit. There needs to be basic biology research to understand which genes are important in the control or development of that trait. Not always, but often, the basic biology research that occurs is genomic research. This genomic research works to find the DNA variant responsible for differences in the trait. These known DNA variants then can be quickly edited. The larger the genomic-enhanced expected progeny difference data sets become, the more powerful of

a resource those become for basic genomics research (see “Agricultural Genomics: Commercial Applications Bring Increased Basic Research Power” in PLOS Genetics, http:// dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1005621).

What remains to be seen is the regulations imposed on these technologies by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). While the United States Department of Agriculture regulates plant genetic modifications, the FDA controls genetic modifications of livestock. The draft guidance will regard each edited animal as a “drug.” This means each edited animal will have to go through the costly – $1 billion price tag – and time-consuming drug regulatory process.

The FDA had an open commenting period on this guidance open until April 19, and many scientists came out against this guidance. Many scientists, such as Alison van Eenennaam, have stated that gene editing is simply precision breeding and should not be regulated any differently.

In addition, in some high-income circles, there may be unfounded concern about the safety of food from geneedited animals. It is safe to eat a polled Angus animal, so it is also safe to eat a Holstein animal carrying the same DNA variant.

Farmers and ranchers should create opportunities to discuss these issues with politicians and neighbors.

Gene editing opens new doors to increased efficiency and profitability of food production, including growing beef. What trait would you edit in your favorite bull?

For more information on gene editing, see the eBEEF. org fact sheet, titled “What is Gene Editing?,” at http:// articles.extension.org/pages/73389/what-is-gene-editing.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Jared Decker is an assistant professor in the University of Missouri Division of Animal Science and Beef Genetics Extension Specialist.

Decker received his Bachelor of Science in Animal Science, with a minor in Biology, from New Mexico State University. He earned his doctorate at the University of Missouri in genetics, with a minor in Statistics. Decker grew up on a small farm in northwest New Mexico, where his family raises registered cattle.

He now owns a small farm in central Missouri to teach his kids the value of hard work. Decker is working to help stakeholders in the beef industry better understand the rapidly changing genetic technologies. His research focuses on understanding the history of cattle breeds and improving the cost and accuracy of genomic tests. He is active on social media and his website A Steak in Genomics.

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What Do You Know About Fetal Programming?

by North Dakota State University Area Extension Livestock Specialist Janna Kincheloe The relationship between nutrition and reproduction has been well established with measures such as calving interval, calf health and survival, and overall pregnancy rates affected by body condition score at calving. To date, most research has focused on optimizing reproductive response in the dam through management and nutrition during gestation, with little focus on how these strategies may influence the developing offspring throughout their productive lives.

The concept that the gestational environment can have both shortterm and permanent impacts on offspring is referred to as developmental or fetal programming. This theory was developed over 20 years ago based on human medical evidence, and subsequent research has confirmed that the developing fetus is responsive to maternal metabolic, hormonal, and nutritional signals during critical periods of development.

There is increasing evidence that maternal undernutrition can result in changes in metabolic and physiological functions that can impact animal performance, carcass characteristics, and reproductive traits in adult offspring.

Development of reproductive tissues in beef cattle begins early in the first trimester. In a spring calving herd, nutrient deficiency early in gestation may occur due to low forage quality and/or quantity, as well as inadequate supplementation programs. Because the lifetime supply of viable eggs is established prior to birth, it is important to consider management practices that could impact reproductive capacity in beef cattle. However, most research is focused on nutrition during late gestation when the majority of fetal growth occurs. Information related to early maternal nutrition and reproductive development of female offspring is somewhat limited.

Several studies conducted in sheep have indicated a delay in fetal ovarian development due to maternal undernutrition; however, long-term effects on reproductive efficiency have not been thoroughly evaluated. Another study reported reduced ovulation rates in adult offspring of mothers who were underfed during the first trimester, but not during the second and third trimesters of pregnancy.

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Antral follicle count (AFC) has shown some promise as an indicator of the size of the ovarian reserve in cattle, and has been used to evaluate the effect of nutrient restriction on reproductive potential. Results of these studies indicated that females whose dams were restricted to 60 percent of maintenance requirements during the first trimester of gestation have reduced AFC despite similar birth weights and growth rates compared to offspring from dams fed the control treatment. Another study reported smaller follicles and fewer AFC in adult heifers when dams received a lowprotein diet in early gestation followed by a high-protein diet in the second trimester of pregnancy.

The impact of maternal nutrition on reproductive capacity of beef cattle is still a relatively unexplored topic due to high costs of long-term research trials and the requirement for large animal numbers in order to evaluate differences between management strategies. Although mechanisms for observed responses have not been fully evaluated, current research indicates that management decisions may influence a herd for generations to come.

Adequate nutrition throughout gestation is of critical importance in ensuring optimal performance of both dams and offspring.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Janna Kincheloe, PhD. is a North Dakota State University Area Extension Livestock Specialist based out the Hettinger Research Extension Center in Hettinger, North Dakota. She is a native Montanan and received her Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Business and her Master of Science in Animal Science degrees from Montana State University. Her work experience includes eight years as a Montana State University Extension Agent and four years as a research associate. She earned her doctorate in Animal Science from South Dakota State University in 2016. Her doctoral research was focused on the area of fetal programming and evaluated the impacts of metabolizable protein restriction in first-calf heifers on offspring growth, feedlot performance, carcass characteristics, and gene expression. She currently works with Extension Agents and livestock producers in southwestern North Dakota and across the state with a focus on livestock production systems.

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DNA Profiling: The Basics

by Matt Barten, Embruon A BRIEF REVIEW OF BOVINE EMBRYO BIOPSY

Bovine embryo transfer is a broad term used to define the production and transfer or freezing of bovine embryos. This process gained traction in the late 1970s to early 1980s as a commercially viable option for beef and dairy producers to take advantage of their best genetics. Over time, the embryo transfer (ET) industry has evolved in many ways. Examples of this would be the advent of freezing embryos, synchronization protocols, as well as in-vitro fertilization (IVF).

Another such evolution was realized with embryo biopsy, and when coupled with today’s powerful advancements in genomics has the potential to be another milestone within the industry.

The embryo in top right corner is dead. It would have been called a grade-one morula 18 hours prior. This is something we routinely see.

THE PROCESS OF BOVINE EMBRYO BIOPSY

Embryo biopsy allows producers to gain insight of the genetic characteristics of a developing embryo. This has been a remarkable achievement.

The process of bovine embryo biopsy can trace its beginnings to the early 1990s. Initially, it was used to determine the gender of an embryo prior to transfer. This was particularly attractive for the dairy industry in utilizing ET. Technological advancements in the realm of DNA amplification and sequencing now allow producers who utilize this technology to know not just the gender of an embryo but, also, its genomic profile, or genomicenhanced expected progeny difference (GE-EPD), prior to freezing or transfer. The widely-accepted method for embryo biopsy is to perform it on a more advanced stage embryo, usually a morula to expanded blastocyst. Cells from the region of the embryo destined to become the placenta are removed, or biopsied, from the embryo and collected for processing at a lab. In several ways we, at Embruon, have adapted our biopsy process to mimic that found in IVF. Doing this allows us to be more “embryo centric” in our approach and biopsy embryos when the time is right for them.

We send all samples to GeneSeek in Lincoln, Nebraska. They are the largest genomics lab in the world, processing about 8,000 samples per day.

Via their pipeline, we can generate information from the biopsy as it pertains to gender, recessive status, and a full genomic profile or GE-EPD for an individual embryo. In this way producers can make defined genetic decisions about embryos they will transfer earlier than ever before.

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Embryos that appear normal and would have been frozen or transferred are not always competent to implant. Embryos need to continue to develop during shipment, but not all do. This is called morphokinetic analysis of the developing embryo.

The post-biopsy process allows embryos to relax. Embryos are observed again prior to freeze and/or transfer. These images (left) are after that process. All embryos pictured exhibit re-compaction of cellular mass and are starting to re-blastulate.

WHAT IS THE VALUE?

AFTER THE BIOPSY

Our post-biopsy process gives embryos some needed time to relax before moving on to the next step. We then observe every embryo to verify it exhibits the characteristics of health. Many of the embryos we work with are then frozen at which time they are ready for shipment back to the client. Once the biopsy has been successfully transferred to the lab it must be processed in a very specific way. Inherent with embryo biopsy is the fact that there is very little genetic material in its present form. Because of this, GeneSeek must amplify the DNA they receive to create enough to be of use in their lab. I often use the illustration of a bushel basket of corn being turned into two semi-trailer loads of corn.

The amount of time the lab needs to derive information for the producer depends on how much information is wanted. Gender determination can be accomplished in one day while a GE-EPD will take three weeks. Once results are generated at the lab, producers can use the information to determine which embryos will best fit their program and which ones would not. Transfer of embryos to a recipient should be performed by a licensed ET practitioner using the same protocol as non-biopsied embryos. Literature shows one can expect as much as a 10-percentage-point drop in conception for biopsied embryos.

I believe that at least some of the decrease in conception that is incurred through biopsy will be offset by the ability to pick out some embryos that would have been frozen or transferred on collection day, but would not make a pregnancy. Through the process of wanting embryos to continue to develop in a good medium, we can identify some of those embryos.

One of the major impediments to genetic gain within the beef industry is the long generation interval or the average age of the parents when the offspring are born. As it pertains to bovine ET, we need to, also, consider the opportunity cost associated with every recipient. Using embryo biopsy as a reproductive management tool, producers can essentially make decision at less than nine months. Imagine looking through your inventory of embryos utilizing the same genomic information that would be found in a semen catalog. How much easier would it be to decide in an inventory of 700 embryos which ones to transfer in a 500head recipient operation. Or utilizing more of your maleembryo population to calve in sync with a spring bull sale and the female population to calve in sync with a fall female sale. Ensuring recipients carry only embryos a producer knows fit their specific program can be accomplished with this technology. Further, economically for the recipient, the drop of conception associated with biopsied embryos is more than made up for by not transferring embryos that would not fit some producers’ endpoint goal genetically.

Over time, this, also, speeds up genetic gain within a breeding program.

WHERE FROM HERE?

Embryo biopsy should be viewed as another tool producers can incorporate in their reproduction program.

Combining embryo biopsy with the technological advancements in genomics has many broad reaching applications within the beef industry. The use of genomics to decrease generation interval and drive intensity of selection is seen in other protein markets as well as the crop production industry. In the future, it may be possible for commercial application of this technology in an IVF lab. It is a model that human IVF has proven can be accomplished and viable.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Matt Barten received his Bachelor of Science in Animal Science and a Bachelor of Science in Medical Diagnostic Imaging with an emphasis in sonography. He worked with his brother Dr. Casey Barten to start Bluestem Embryo Transfer Center in 2007. In 2014 he founded Embruon in Salina, Kansas, where he biopsies embryos and, also, performs reproductive ultrasound for veterinarians.

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Ranch Preparedness 101 Are You Ready if a Disaster Strikes?

by Texas Animal Health Commission Director of Emergency Management Jeff Turner Cow-calf producers are no strangers to dealing with the various emergencies Mother Nature throws their way.

From wildfires to hurricanes, river flooding to fever ticks, producers have always been diligent in utilizing whatever tools they may have at their disposal to ensure the safety and viability of their ranching business. Preparedness planning has advanced over the years, and our industry is adapting to the enhanced need to be better prepared for a variety of issues in today’s ever-changing agricultural environment.

I recently had the opportunity to attend the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Convention in San Antonio, Texas. Discussions in the different sessions ranged from weather and price predictions, to cattle health issues and how to provide a better product. Producers are keeping an eye on anything which may have an impact on their business, either for good or ill. Statistics show that agricultural industries contribute to 45 percent of the U.S. national GDP, with cattle production ranking number one in cash receipts. This direct contribution to the health of the national economy makes it paramount for producers to be aware of both the risks and resources out there that may impact their businesses. As the conversations I participated in at the convention demonstrate, the cattle industry as a whole is already well aware of these facts. Cow-calf producers who plan and prepare for all types of emergencies which may affect their operation take this awareness and put it into a practical application that directly impacts their ability to protect their business.

There are three main phases in addressing any emergency: the pre-incident phase, the response phase, and the recovery phase. Pre-incident planning looks at current risks, capabilities, and planned actions, and evaluates how prepared you may be for what may come your way. This phase is extremely important for the success of both the response and recovery phases. Your ranch preparedness plan is put into action during the response phase and, also, 22 :: MAY 2017

outlines the long-term planning you need to address how to continue in the ranching business after something happens.

When looking at developing and writing a ranch preparedness plan, industry best practices for business continuity planning have identified several basic categories which should be the focus of your plans. These include identifying your local environmental risks, ensuring animal identification, checking current inventories of supplies, and identifying alternate resource providers. In addressing each of these categories, you create immediate, actionable plans you can do now, which will contribute to the overall success of your operation.

It’s understood that knowing what you’re coming up against makes it much easier to overcome the problem.

Pre-incident planning identifies these potential problems, or risks, and creates a general guideline for how you want to deal with each. Your geographic location will impact what types of risks and hazards may affect your ranch. Are you more likely to be hit by a hurricane or a blizzard? Is there a history of wildfire or flood in your area, or both?

These different kinds of issues will affect what resources and response methods you will need to implement in case of emergency. By considering the different needs of each potential hazard ahead of time, you will be better prepared to respond.

Identifying your risk naturally leads to looking at what resources you may have or need. There are various types of resources to consider; from feed and equipment to personnel and expertise. For example, if your ranch has low-lying areas prone to flooding, there will be a time when cattle must be moved to higher ground. Have you identified how many head you could potentially move and how you would do it? Do you have the equipment and personnel to accomplish a move, and how quickly could it be done?

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others, and putting it all down on paper will strengthen the resiliency of your ranching operation.

So what do you do after something has happened? A wildfire moved through your area and you implemented your plan, but no plan can prevent some losses. Maybe you lost some equipment, a facility, fencing, grazing pasture, or a resource provider. Have you considered the impacts to your business model that may be caused, and how you will address them? The recovery phase, in any disaster, is always the hardest to address and the longest to endure. It’s easier to extinguish the fire and move your herds than to deal with economic impacts. Post-incident priorities will look different as you transition from safety concerns to getting back on your feet. Knowledge of the options and avenues available to you is important in shortening the time it may take to recover. If you are ready to implement your recovery plan, you are already ahead of the curve.

All of this may sound like a daunting, time-consuming, task; however, you’ll quickly realize that small actions, ahead of time, will make a big difference across emergencies. Just the simple act of talking through your plan is an incredibly valuable way to bring awareness to any potential pitfall.

Writing it down is important as well, especially for us old timers who may not remember every detail when the occasion arises. There are many resources out there to assist

you with working through the planning process. I encourage you to avail yourself of the information available through academic institutions or agricultural agencies in your area, such as the Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC). The TAHC has eight regional offices located across the state.

They are ready to assist in response and recovery during natural or man-made catastrophes, including fires, floods and hurricanes. In accordance with the Federal Emergency Management Agency Emergency Response Plan and/or the State of Texas Emergency plan, the TAHC is available to respond with issues concerning animal ownership identification, livestock restraint/capture, carcass disposal, and coordinating livestock evacuation, to name just a few.

For more information about emergency preparation visit www.tahc.state.tx.us/emergency.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Jeff Turner is currently the Director of Emergency Management for the Texas Animal Health Commission. Mr. Turner has served in that position since October of 2012. Prior to serving as TAHC’s Director of Emergency Management, Mr. Turner served for 22 years as a volunteer and professional fire fighter, then as the Emergency Management Coordinator for Hays County, Texas. Mr. Turner lives in South Central Texas where he and his wife operate a commercial cow-calf ranch.

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The International Brangus Breeders Association (IBBA) releases Brangus® Summit Lists annually. The purpose of the Brangus® Summit List is to provide breeders with recognition for the genetic value of proven sires and dams within the breed. These lists serve as a tool for the IBBA and its member breeders in identifying exceptional sires and dams that perform at the highest levels.

2017 SUMMIT SIRE LIST The required criteria for a bull to achieve summit status is siring five or more summit cows. Summit cow criteria is provided on page 28. These criteria guidelines can, also, be found online at www.GoBrangus.com.

Reg No

Name

R719316

ACES TF WRANGLER 145/8

7

SPITZER RANCH LLC

R728507

BEST BET OF BRINKS 535H38

9

DURAND CATTLE CO

R824972

BLACKHAWK OF BRINKS 607M12

8

CHIMNEY ROCK CATTLE COMPANY

R700597

BRIGHT SIDE OF BRINKS 789G5

R815045

BRINKS BRIGHT SIDE 607L11

8

GENESIS RANCH

R556270

BRINKS CC NEWS DAY 661C2

13

DONALD T THOMAS, CAIN CATTLE CO, INC

R711683

BURTIN'S TRANSFORMER 803G3

19

ZACHARY J OBRIEN, VERNON OR VICKI SUHN

R593769

CADENCE OF BRINKS

70

RONNIE COONROD, CAIN CATTLE CO, INC

R666715

CASINO 44F

5

KEN HUGHES, MIKE BURTIN

R10112338

CB HOMBRE 541T3

8

SOUTHERN CATTLE CO

R740516

CCR SLEEP EASY 301J5

7

IRON FARM CATTLE CO

R686399

CCR SLEEP EASY 419G2

10

A FRANK BROCK

R557102

CCR UPDATE 314C

12

QUAIL CREEK BRANGUS INC, IRON FARM CATTLE CO

R699691

CENTENIAL OF SALACOA

9

LITTLE CREEK FARMS

R754008

CEO OF BRINKS 99J44

8

FOSTER J LANIE

R737658

CNF HULK 77H

6

CHAR-NO FARM

CONFEDERATE

6

CSONKA OF BRINKS 30R4

14

26 :: MAY 2017 R684970 R10004209

Cows Sired Owner(s)

30

IRON FARM CATTLE CO, JOHNSTON BRANGUS

THE OAKS FARMS

R10112338

CB HOMBRE 541T3

8

SOUTHERN CATTLE CO

R740516

CCR SLEEP EASY 301J5

7

IRON FARM CATTLE CO

R686399

CCR SLEEP EASY 419G2

10

A FRANK BROCK

12

QUAIL CREEK BRANGUS INC, IRON FARM CATTLE CO

SUMMIT CONTINUED R557102 SIRES CCR UPDATE 314C R699691 Reg No R754008 R719316 R737658 R728507 R684970 R824972 R10004209 R700597 R700879 R815045 R282060 R556270 R558604 R711683 R670567 R593769 R451636 R666715 R716306 R10112338 R655637 R740516 R9661272 R686399 R793316 R557102 R778561 R699691 C35295 R754008 R10020242 R737658

R9679429 R684970 R9677452 R10004209

CENTENIAL OF SALACOA NameOF BRINKS 99J44 CEO ACES TF WRANGLER 145/8 CNF HULK 77H BEST BET OF BRINKS 535H38 CONFEDERATE BLACKHAWK OF BRINKS CSONKA OF BRINKS 30R4607M12

9 LITTLE CREEK FARMS Cows8Sired Owner(s) FOSTER J LANIE 7 SPITZER 6 CHAR-NORANCH FARM LLC 9 DURAND CATTLE CO 6 8 14 30 5

CHIMNEY CATTLE COMPANY THE OAKS ROCK FARMS IRON FARM KARL ALLENCATTLE CO, JOHNSTON BRANGUS

8 7 13 5 19 10

GENESIS RANCH

BRINKS CC NEWS DAY 661C2 FLC MR DUKE 1144/C1 BURTIN'S TRANSFORMER 803G3 GERONIMO OF BRINKS 392F15 CADENCE OF533-2967/X BRINKS GLC CHAMP CASINO 44F 118H HD CADANCE

70 6 5

RONNIE COONROD, DREWS CATTLE CO. CAIN CATTLE CO, INC KEN HUGHES, BURTIN LITTLE CREEK MIKE FARMS

CB 541T3 KO HOMBRE OF BRINKS 392F10 CCR SLEEP EASY 301J5 LANDRY OF BRINKS 209N4

8 10 7 5

SOUTHERN CATTLE DURAND CATTLE CO,CO SKYHAWK BRANGUS IRON FARM CATTLE CO A FRANK BROCK, ALAMO SUPERIOR BRANGUS

CCR SLEEP537K EASY 419G2 LCF DUKE CCR LEADUPDATE GUN OF314C BRINKS 222K14 CENTENIAL OF SALACOA MC BRAVEHEART 1111H24 CEO OF BRINKS 99J44 MC 124R CNFGUNS HULKDONOVAN 77H

10 7 12 22

A FRANK BROCK LITTLE CREEK FARMS QUAIL CREEK BRANGUS INC, IRON FARM CATTLE CO BLACKWATER CATTLE COMPANY

9 15 8 5 6

LITTLE CREEKCO, FARMS CAIN CATTLE INC, MOUND CREEK RANCHES, DURAND CATTLE CO FOSTER J LANIE MOUND CREEK CHAR-NO FARMRANCHES

BRIGHT SIDE OF BRINKS 789G5 DACOTAH BRINKS BRIGHT SIDE 607L11 EXACTO OF BRINKS

MC JOHN WAYNE 661N13 CONFEDERATE MC JOHNOF WAYNE 67P3 CSONKA BRINKS 30R4

5 6 5 14

DONALD T THOMAS, CAIN CATTLE CO, INCCAIN CATTLE CO, INC ZACHARY J OBRIEN, VERNON OR VICKI SUHN TOMMIE ROGERS

MILLER BRANGUS LLC, MOUND CREEK RANCHES

MY THEBRANGUS OAKS FARMS THIRD DAY RANCH, LLC, MILLER BRANGUS LLC, MOUND CREEK KARL ALLEN RANCHES SCHMIDT FARMS, MOUND CREEK RANCHES, MILLER BRANGUS CAIN LLC CATTLE CO, INC TOMMIE ROGERS SOUTHERN CATTLE CO, MOUND CREEK RANCHES DREWS CATTLE SCOTT COCHRANCO.

R700879 R823787 R282060 R712154 R558604

DACOTAH MC NEW DIRECTION 000 M24 EXACTO OF BRINKS MC MAN1144/C1 81H13 FLCNEWS MR DUKE

5 8 7 18 5

R670567 R10038652 R451636 R517913

GERONIMO OF BRINKS MC REAL DEAL 541R3 392F15 GLC CHAMP 533-2967/X MR RAYBRO 435/1-930/5

10 11 6 5

R9661272 R484891 R793316 R804378 R778561 R670795 C35295 R761289 Reg No

LANDRY OF BRINKS 209N471Z4 NEWS MAKER OF BRINKS LCF DUKE 537K NIMITZ OF BRINKS 75L12 LEAD GUN OF BRINKS 222K14 PICASSO OF BRINKS 881F18 MC PLS BRAVEHEART OUTC EDWINA1111H24 K057 Name

R589799 R10020242 R733651 R9679429

POWERJACK OF ROCKBROOK 559D MC GUNS DONOVAN 124R PR DOUBLE TIME 55/9 MC JOHN WAYNE 661N13

R804529 R9677452 R641677 R823787 R10004011

PR 698L3 67P3 MCELIXIR JOHN WAYNE SB-CCR TENDERIZER 430E MC NEW DIRECTION 000 M24 SINGLETARY OF BRINKS 675R

75 5 8 10

R647046 R712154

SPECIAL OF BRINKS MC NEWSADDITION MAN 81H13

9 18

R9678800 R10038652

SUHN'S AFFIRMED 416N4 MC REAL DEAL 541R3

11

R517913 R753285

MR RAYBRO 435/1-930/5 SVF MR 793J41

5 11

R695474 R10009407

MR. TOWNSEND-LUCKY-13/7 TCB CATAWBA WARRIOR R532

5 17

R670605 R484891 R797239 R804378 R636795 R670795 R460092 R761289 R532449

THE NATURAL OF BRINKS 535F15 NEWS MAKER OF BRINKS 71Z4 TJM JOHN WAYNE 44L NIMITZ OF BRINKS 75L12 TRANSFORMER OF BRINKS PICASSO OF BRINKS 881F18 TYSON OF BRINKS PLS OUTC EDWINA K057 VINSON'S VISION 351B

9 14 6 6 9 5 6 7 5

R613376

WB TARGET 804D32

5

DREWS CATTLE CO.

R759199

WC THE MERLIN 821K

12

CAROLYN M BELDEN

R654075

WR DUKE 228/F

5

WYNNE RANCH

R716306 R695474 R655637

HD CADANCE 118H MR. TOWNSEND-LUCKY-13/7 KO OF BRINKS 392F10

5 5 10

LITTLE CREEK FARMS GAYLAND & PATTI TOWNSEND, STALWART RANCHES, JLS INTERNATIONAL CAVENDER BRANGUS, SHERRILL DAN DURAND CATTLE INC, CO, SKYHAWK BRANGUS CAIN CATTLE CO, ALAMO INC, MOUND CREEK RANCHES, DONALD T 5 A FRANK BROCK, SUPERIOR BRANGUS 14 THOMAS 7 LITTLE CREEK FARMS 6 MILLER BRANGUS LLC, GARRY G CLEM 22 BLACKWATER CATTLE COMPANY 5 CAIN CATTLE CO, INC, MOUND CREEK RANCHES, DURAND 7Sired Owner(s) KARL ALLEN Cows15 CATTLE CO 5 CAIN CATTLE CO, INC MOUND CREEK RANCHES 6 PERRY RANCH 5 MILLER BRANGUS LLC, MOUND CREEK RANCHES

SALACOA VALLEY FARMS, BRAD CHURCH, PERRY RANCH MY BRANGUS STEPHEN CLIMER THIRD DAY RANCH, LLC, MILLER BRANGUS LLC, MOUND CREEK RANCHESW RANCH DOUBLE SCHMIDT VALLEY FARMS, FARMS MOUND CREEK RANCHES, MILLER BRANGUS SALACOA LLC SCHMIDT FARMS, CAVENDER BRANGUS, VERNON OR VICKI SOUTHERN CATTLE CO, MOUND CREEK RANCHES SUHN SCOTT COCHRAN LITTLE CREEK FARMS GAYLAND & PATTI TOWNSEND, STALWART RANCHES, JLS SOUTHERN ACCENT FARM INC, SPITZER RANCH LLC INTERNATIONAL INC, CAVENDER BRANGUS, SHERRILL DAN CAROLYN M BELDEN CAIN CATTLE CO, INC, MOUND CREEK RANCHES, DONALD T THIRD DAY THOMAS RANCH, LLC, MOUND CREEK RANCHES, MILLER BRANGUS LLC MILLER BRANGUS LLC, GARRY G CLEM DREWS CATTLE CO. KARL ALLEN VINSON RANCHES, DRAKE LAND & CATTLE CO

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SUMMIT ANIMAL LISTS CONTINUED 2017 SUMMIT COW LIST A summit cow is a dam that initially calved at 30 months of age or younger, maintained a calving interval of 380 days or less, has weaned at least three calves, weaning records have been submitted for all calves weaned, average weaning weight ratio on all weaned calves is 105 or higher, and all qualifying calves must be sired by a registered Brangus® bull. These criteria guidelines can, also, be found online at www.GoBrangus.com.

Reg No R10178479 R10205581 R10071347 R10158131 R10205003 R10206014 R10231015 R10186279 R10083298 R10128774 R10234022 R10210269 R10113483 R10113469 UB10179773 UB10066093 UB10150717 UB10233069 UB10067976 UB10100852 R10206553 R10175669 R10218607 R10167425 R10191254 R10182429 R10079451 R10096385 R10115050 R10226958 R10183399 R10183396 R10167592 R10224961 R10089776 R10089777 R10094532 R10198366 R10185503 R10183693 R10042464 R10042402 R10136608 R10159023 R10167773 28 :: MAY 2017R10190949 R10175000

Name 3D WANDERING PRIDE 688X QCB MS CSONKA 188Y22 SVF MS 607N2 27S BF MS. LANDRY W320 BF MS. LANDRY Y509 BF MS. S71 LANDRY Y541 BF T126 LANDRY Z649 MB MS TRUE GRIT 329X34 MS BRINKS SINGLETARY 535T12 SVF CADENCE 23 U595 MS BAR Y BAR 25Z3 MS BAR Y BAR LARGENT 136Y2 BDR HEATHER ANN 4329U BDR LUCY 7U BDR LUCY 7X2 BDR MISS EMMA 633S BDR MISSY 4W2 BDR ROSEMARY 303Y CCR BECKY 46S2 DPCC TABASCO DUCHESS 1632T MB MS TOO COOL 541Y7 MS SLC STRYKER 1420-111X8 BF MISS CATAWBA TRAILBLAZER BWCC MS NET GAIN 14W BWCC MS ROCK STAR 129X17 BWCC MS WIDE TRACK 7X5 BWC MS NEW DIRECTION 192S13 BWC MS REAL DEAL 68T 2H MISS DEVONA 122U2 BH MISS KIOWA 5022 BH MS GARRETT 50-01 BH MS NEWS 8-0 CB MISS GRINDSTONE 30X CB MS HOMBRE 607Z3 BBR MS ATLAS 47R4 BBR MS ATLAS 8R BBR MS DUKE 480R3 BBR MS NEW DIRECTION 3Y BBR MS NEW DIRECTION 675X MS SVF GENTLEMAN 23X68 MF MISS CEO 74R MF MISS STRIKEEAGLE 300R5 BC MS. REAL DEAL 30W BC MS RIGHT DIRECTION 419X SKYHAWKS MS PRES 108X IH MS CHIEF 8X MISS BRINKS MCCREA 75X7

Owner 3-D FARMS ADDISON BRANGUS FARMS A FRANK BROCK

ALANDRA EVERHART BARRY OR VALERIE LEWIS BAR Y BAR RANCH BIG D RANCH

BINFORD FARMS BLACKWATER CATTLE COMPANY

BOB HELMERS

BRAD CHURCH BRALEY BRANGUS BRANDON BELT

BRANDON N. CLINE BRONIKOWSKI CATTLE CO BROOK LANGFORD BUCK THOMASON BUFFALOE CATTLE

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BRANDON N. CLINE BRONIKOWSKI CATTLE CO Owner BROOK LANGFORD 3-D FARMS BUCK THOMASON ADDISON BRANGUS FARMS BUFFALOE CATTLE CARL & BECKY GOODNIGHT A FRANK BROCK CAROLYN M BELDEN Owner ALANDRA EVERHART CARTER BRANGUS, BARRY OR VALERIE LLC LEWIS BAR Y BAR RANCH CECIL CHURCH BIG D RANCH CHARLES S HATFIELD CHAR-NO FARM

CLOVER RANCH CODY & LEAH DOUGLAS CROCHETFARMS CATTLE COMPANY LLC BINFORD CROOKED HORN CATTLE CO BLACKWATER CATTLE COMPANY CROSS N RANCH

CUEVAS T3 BRANGUS BOB HELMERS DENNIS D CROSS D FRANK & MICHELLE PERRY BRAD CHURCH DOGUETBRANGUS DIAMOND D RANCH BRALEY BRANDON BELT DON K HALL DON WALLACE DOROTHY OR JAMES BENNETT DOUBLE WN. RANCH BRANDON CLINE DOUG & DERENDA GARISS DOUGLAS R CHENEY BRONIKOWSKI CATTLE CO DR DWAINE DICKEY DREWS LANGFORD CATTLE CO. BROOK BUCK THOMASON BUFFALOE CATTLE DRURY CATFISH FARM INC CARL & BECKY GOODNIGHT ERIC MUIR CAROLYN M BELDEN EVITTS FARMS FARRIS RANCHING CO GALLOWAY BRANGUS FARMS GARY L BRUNS GARY TOWNSEND GENESIS RANCH GERALD EVERS

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R10134931 FARRIS P MS ELIXIR-716U R10162641 MSCONTINUED SVF R532 201X SUMMIT COWS R10106442 MS GB GOLDEN GIRL 69T R10171798 TB BELINDA PREMIER 589X Reg No Name R10171785 TB WANDERING EXACTO 4861X R10178479 3D PRIDE 688X R10215513 MS GR R10205581 QCB MSONSTAR CSONKA803Y25 188Y22 R10181930 SVF EVERS CLASSIC R10071347 MSMS 607N2 27S 052X R10123106 BF EVERS MS CLASSIC 26U R10158131 MS. LANDRY W320 Reg No Name R10111747 EVERS MS CLASSIC 38T R10205003 BF MS. LANDRY Y509 R10213449 BF EVERS MS LANDRY GARRETTY541 227Z R10206014 MS. S71 R10138145 BF GFB MS LANDRY SINGLETARY R10231015 T126 Z649 WANDA 627W R10179054 MB WPH LEAD GUN 10329X34 345X2 R10186279 MS TRUE GRIT R10161752 WPH MS 27 J WAYNE 857 535T12 847X R10083298 MS BRINKS SINGLETARY R10011718 SVF WPHCADENCE MS BRIGHTSIDE R10128774 23 U595 167R R10048022 MS WPH MSYDUCHESS R10234022 BAR BAR 25Z3 193 342S R10042730 MS WPH MSYJESTER 248R 136Y2 R10210269 BAR BAR LARGENT R10202691 WPH MS JETHRO 1924329U 59Y R10113483 BDR HEATHER ANN R10126108 BDR WPHLUCY MS J 7U WAYNE 468 948W R10113469 R10179030 BDR WPHLUCY MS LEAD UB10179773 7X2 GUN 101 205X2 R10179039 BDR WPHMISS MS LEAD GUN 101 826X4 UB10066093 EMMA 633S R10179041 WPH MS LEAD GUN 101 97X UB10150717 BDR MISSY 4W2 R10152951 BDR WPHROSEMARY MS LEAD GUN 702 380W2 UB10233069 303Y R10089215 CCR WPHBECKY MS LOMBARDI 618T UB10067976 46S2 R10216362 IH MS CHIEF 535Z3 UB10100852 DPCC TABASCO DUCHESS 1632T R10126858 MB MC MS MS TOO LEADCOOL GUN541Y7 541U5 R10206553 R10117856 MS MS SLC IRON FARM 331N 430U11 R10175669 STRYKER 1420-111X8 R10054736 BF MSMISS IRONCATAWBA FARM 789G5-430S19 R10218607 TRAILBLAZER R10166524 BWCC VVR MS 9139/6UX R10167425 MSMIALM NET GAIN 14W R10210874 MS J&D 833Z R10191254 BWCC MS ROCK STAR 129X17 R10180818 BWCC RR MSMS REVALATION 82X R10182429 WIDE TRACK 7X5 R10179466 BWC LM MISS GAYLAND 136/50192S13 R10079451 MS NEW DIRECTION R10204020 BWC LM MISS NITRO 809/621 R10096385 MS REAL DEAL 68T R10191648 CB MS AFFIRMED 767X17 R10115050 2H MISS DEVONA 122U2 R10084727 BH MS MISS CRC NEWT R10226958 KIOWA99T10 5022 R10210110 BH MS MS DMR COCHISE 14Y R10183399 GARRETT 50-01 R10189844 MS DMR MAGNUM R10183396 BH MS NEWS 8-0 795X R10199304 CB MSMISS DMRGRINDSTONE REAL DEAL 468Y16 R10167592 30X R10139993 CB MSMS DMR RIGGINS 392U2 R10224961 HOMBRE 607Z3 R10049603 BBR SVF MS 535S14 R10089776 ATLAS 47R4 R10193364 QCB MS PERFECTION 188Y3 R10089777 BBR MS ATLAS 8R R10198306 WAT MS GUARDIAN 675X29 R10094532 BBR MS DUKE 480R3 R10216152 BBR WATMS MSNEW GUARDIAN 823Y23Y R10198366 DIRECTION R10131892 BBR WATMS MSNEW SUNDANCE 541U 675X R10185503 DIRECTION R10216444 KS MISS IDAHO JACK Z9 R10183693 MS SVF GENTLEMAN 23X68 R10216458 KS MISS MAESTRO Z23 R10042464 MF MISS CEO 74R R10216440 MF KS OUTCROSS LADY Z5 300R5 R10042402 MISS STRIKEEAGLE R10198410 BC MISS SUNDANCE R10136608 MS.KC REAL DEAL 30W R10173997 BC JAK MISS LARGENT 392X3419X R10159023 MS RIGHT DIRECTION R10198480 JAK MISS PATTON 268Y R10167773 SKYHAWKS MS PRES 108X R10173992 IH JAK MISS WASHINGTON 302X R10190949 MS CHIEF 8X R10144431 MISS MISS BRINKS DK'S BEST BET 2/9 R10175000 MCCREA 75X7 R10208370 G-2'S QCB MS R10148148 MSDONNA SPECIAL85Z B.T. 103/9 R10083687 DDD MS CHARLEE 66T R10126114 WC MISS ABIGAIL 79R5 R10164371 WC MS MISS SVF R532 R10083735 DEE793X11 120S2 R10163323 WC MS MISS SVF R532 820X4190Z7 R10239556 FELICITY R10202943 MS LAWMAN 16/11 UB10118315 MISS LOF RT 104 UB10118320 MISS LOF RT 108 R10157522 OAKS MS CSONKA 406W9 30 :: MAY 2017 R10099805 LCF MS DUKE 23T1 R10128431 LCF MS DUKE 23W

FARRIS RANCHING CO GALLOWAY BRANGUS FARMS GARY L BRUNS GARY TOWNSEND Owner 3-D FARMS GENESIS RANCH ADDISON BRANGUS FARMS GERALD EVERS A FRANK BROCK Owner GREUEL FAMILY BRANGUS HAYMANSEVERHART 711 RANCH ALANDRA BARRY OR VALERIE LEWIS BAR Y BAR RANCH BIG D RANCH

HODDE LAND & CATTLE COMPANY IRON FARM CATTLE CO BINFORD FARMS JAMES L OTTMANN BLACKWATER CATTLE COMPANY J&D RANCH JIMMY ROPPOLO JOE PAUL LACK JR JOHN D MILAM BOB HELMERS

BRAD CHURCH BRALEY BRANGUS BRANDON BELT JOHNSTON BRANGUS

KARL ALLEN BRANDON N. CLINE KEITH DANIEL CATTLE CO BRONIKOWSKI KEN HUGHES BROOK LANGFORD BUCK THOMASON KEVIN FULTON BUFFALOE CATTLE KING LAND AND CATTLE, LLC CARL & BECKY GOODNIGHT LACKEY RANCH BRANGUS DIVISION CAROLYN M BELDEN LAWMAN RANCH LAZY ONE FARM L G HERNDON JR FARMS INC LITTLE CREEK FARMS

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LAWMAN RANCH LAZY ONE FARM Owner L G FARMS HERNDON JR FARMS INC 3-D LITTLE CREEK FARMS ADDISON BRANGUS FARMS Owner A FRANK BROCK

LORENZO EVERHART LABRADA ALANDRA LYNN &OR MARILEE RINGGOLD BARRY VALERIE LEWIS LYNN PATTERSON BAR Y BAR RANCH MARK PERRY BIG D RANCH MARK W BROWN MATT & MICHELLE WILLEY

MELFORD JAY SHELEY JR OR JANICE KAY MICHAEL D & CAROL A CANDLER MICHAEL HUNT BINFORD FARMS MIDSOUTH CATTLE BLACKWATER CATTLE COMPANY MIKE BURTIN

MILTON SUNDBECK BOB HELMERS

MOUND CREEK RANCHES BRAD CHURCH BRALEY BRANGUS BRANDON BELT MY BRANGUS NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY

O K FARMS BRANDON N. CLINE BRONIKOWSKI CATTLE CO PAGE FARM BROOK LANGFORD PARKER BRANGUS BUCK THOMASON PENNRIDGE RANCH BUFFALOE CATTLE CARL & BECKY GOODNIGHT POPP FARMS BRANGUS CAROLYN M BELDEN RANDY CLINE RANDY STEWART & JEROMY GREIWE R CROSS BRANGUS RED BIRD MEADOWS RANCH

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R10097974 MS PFB CHEROKEE 300T4 R10053448 MS PFB MONARCH 837S R10181381 MS PFB SUHN'S PICASO 40X6 R10184753 BFB MS MARY 007Y SUMMIT COWS CONTINUED R10202550 SF MS REVELATION 15Y Reg No Name R10214841 TBR MS SINGER 22Z Reg No Name R10178479 3D R10080286 MCWANDERING QUIET LADY PRIDE 629T 688X RR10151866 MISS MCDONALD 919/9 R10205581 QCB MS CSONKA 188Y22 R10009133 SVF REEHS R10071347 MS 293 607N2 27S R10179159 BF REEH'S 504 R10158131 MS. LANDRY W320 R10210125 BF REEH'S 616Y R10205003 MS. LANDRY Y509 R10220206 REEH'S 679Z R10206014 BF MS. S71 LANDRY Y541 R10180429 BF CCR GEORGIA GAL 59X R10231015 T126 LANDRY Z649 R10124777 MB MISS LEADGUN 50U2 R10186279 MSAR TRUE GRIT 329X34 R10214049 MS MISS AR LEADGUN 50Y3 535T12 R10083298 BRINKS SINGLETARY R10166489 MISS OSO 035 R10128774 SVF CADENCE 23 U595 R10166501 MS MISS OSO 042 25Z3 R10234022 BAR Y BAR R10167044 MS MISS OSO 48-0LARGENT 136Y2 R10210269 BAR Y BAR R10020881 BDR MS RCF CALLI 741P R10113483 HEATHER ANN 4329U R10174020 JAK MISS 803 30X2 R10113469 BDR LUCY 7U R10141419 CB MS SINGLETARY 548U4 UB10179773 BDR LUCY 7X2 R10212055 BDR MS SALACOA HANNIBAL 488Z5 UB10066093 MISS EMMA 633S R10201451 BDR MS SALACOA WARRIOR 23Y36 UB10150717 MISSY 4W2 R10204855 BDR MS SALAOCA LTD 392Y18 UB10233069 ROSEMARY 303Y R10187568 CCR MS SVF WARRIOR UB10067976 BECKY 46S2 23Y R10189614 DPCC MS SVF WARRIOR 27Y2 1632T UB10100852 TABASCO DUCHESS R10153659 MB MS MS SVFTOO WARRIOR 452W R10206553 COOL 541Y7 R10192929 MS SR HIGH PROFILE 30X13 R10175669 MS SLC STRYKER 1420-111X8 UB10192359 BF MSMISS SR HIGH PROFILE 614X6 R10218607 CATAWBA TRAILBLAZER R10203616 BWCC MS SRMS HIGH PROFILE 820Y3 R10167425 NET GAIN 14W R10203595 BWCC MS SRMS HIGH PROFILE 980Y7 R10191254 ROCK STAR 129X17 R10165036 MS SR UNITAS 409W R10182429 BWCC MS WIDE TRACK 7X5 R10168194 BWC SF MISS 804W11 192S13 R10079451 MS AUSTIN NEW DIRECTION R10003664 BWC MS BRINKS CADENCE 99R23 R10096385 MS REAL DEAL 68T R10096569 2H SAFMISS MS CAD KO SD122U2 175 T3 R10115050 DEVONA R10208913 BH SAFMISS MS SPECIAL / 22 420 Y4 R10226958 KIOWA 5022 R10208882 BH SAFMS MSGARRETT SUNDANCE / L11 175 Y R10183399 50-01 UB10162242 BH CCRMS CHARLOTTE R10183396 NEWS 8-0 42W10 C10215792 CB MISS SOUTHERN PROTOTYPE 514Y7 R10167592 MISS GRINDSTONE 30X R10115274 WC MISS FANCY 190U R10224961 CB MS HOMBRE 607Z3 R10155497 BBR WC MISS MIA 240X R10089776 MS ATLAS 47R4 R10163980 BBR MS SVF 661X R10089777 MS S702 ATLAS 8R UB10035127 BBR CCR MS MS DUKE ALADDIN 5441R3 R10094532 480R3 R10104040 CCR SUGAR ESTO 518T2 R10198366 BBR MS NEW DIRECTION 3Y UB10180320 BBR CCR MS VAQUEROS EVA 192X675X R10185503 NEW DIRECTION R10182963 MS MS SVF SVF GENTLEMAN GENTLEMAN 23X68 23X55 R10183693 R10202816 MF HRR MS LTD 83Y R10042464 MISS CEO EDITION 74R R10215513 MS GR ONSTAR 803Y25 R10042402 MF MISS STRIKEEAGLE 300R5 R10207907 BC OAKS UNITAS R10136608 MS.MS REAL DEAL209Y4 30W R10217197 L&W NUFFDIRECTION SAID 215Z 419X R10159023 BC MSMS RIGHT R10204804 SKYHAWKS MISS TJM ONSTAR 75Y R10167773 MS PRES 108X R10224815 PLB MS LAMBERT 11Y R10190949 IH MS CHIEF 8X R10112639 MISS CCC MS 181 DATELINE R10175000 BRINKS MCCREA 455T19 75X7 R10149330 G-2'S CCC MS 87U R10148148 MSBRAVEHEART SPECIAL B.T. 103/9 R10207672 WC LCFMISS MS 98 DUKE 7Y2 R10126114 ABIGAIL 79R5 R10045411 TBR LADY GUN 37R R10083735 WC MISS DEE 120S2 R10184449 WC MISS TK HIGHWAY 799Y R10239556 MISS FELICITY 190Z7 R10144784 LL MS NEW DIRECTION 541U3 R10117806 MS IRON FARM BRIGHTSIDE 86U2 32 :: MAY 2017

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RANDY CLINE RANDY STEWART & JEROMY GREIWE Owner R CROSS BRANGUS Owner 3-D REDFARMS BIRD MEADOWS RANCH RED BUD BRANGUS FARMS ADDISON FARMS REEH BRANGUS A FRANK BROCK REZNICEK RANCH RICHARD M TROTTER ALANDRA EVERHART BARRY OR VALERIE LEWIS ROBBS BRANGUS BAR Y BAR RANCH RONALD COY FLAKE BIG D RANCH RONNIE LINK RUSSELL FENT SALACOA VALLEY FARMS

SANTA ROSA RANCH BINFORD FARMS BLACKWATER CATTLE COMPANY SCHMIDT FARMS SEWELL CATTLE CO. INC SOUTHERN ACCENT FARM INC BOB HELMERS SOUTHERN CATTLE CO BRAD CHURCH STALWART RANCHES BRALEY BRANGUS BRANDON BELT STARNES CATTLE COMPANY TANNER FARMS, LP

TERRY J BUNCH TERRY RAYN.REED BRANDON CLINE THE OAKS FARMS BRONIKOWSKI CATTLE CO THOMAS DUKES T J MOORE III BROOK LANGFORD TODD KEELING BUCK THOMASON TOMMIE ROGERS BUFFALOE CATTLE CARL & BECKY GOODNIGHT TONY & AMY FRALICK CAROLYN M BELDEN TRAPPEY'S BRANGUS TRIANGLE K FARMS TRIPLE E BRANGUS

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American Breeds Coalition Advocates for BrahmanInfluenced Cattle Breeds

by Tori R. Perkins, Texas Tech University When you hear the term American-breed cattle, you often think about their distinctive ear and underline. Well in the early 1990s, when a producer heard “Brahman influence,” it often meant a 10 to 12 percent discount per pound at payday. At the time, the Certified Angus Beef Program was gaining national popularity, and cattlemen were being discouraged from using Brahman genetics in their production. The discount at payday and misrepresentation of Brahman and Brahman-influenced cattle sparked the idea Jim Reeves’s mind that the American breeds needed to come together and advocate for the cattle they produce.

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“Despite several nay-sayers, my fellow [breed] executives agreed to join together in the effort to better compete with the onslaught of British and Continental Breeds,” said Reeves, co-founder and honorary lifetime member of the American Breeds Coalition (ABC). “The rest was history.”

The ABC is an organization that is comprised of breed associations that look to promote American-breed cattle and further the interests of their producers. Reeves began the coalition in the early 1990s with the help of Dr. Charles Graham, Nolan Ryan, and Wendell Schronk. Over the years, ABC CONTINUED ON PAGE 38

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has continued to grow and effectively promote American breeds cattle.

The ABC began with four original association members and has grown to seven members. These members include the American Brahman Breeders Association, Beefmaster Breeders United, the International Brangus Breeders Association (IBBA), United Braford Breeders, Santa Gertrudis Breeders International, the American Red Brangus Association, and the American Simmental Association.

“The foresight of the men and women of the various Brahmaninfluenced breed associations set the stage for this very important organization,” said IBBA Executive Vice President Tommy Perkins, PhD., PAS. “It is now time for the new generation of leadership to continue promoting the importance of the ABC.” The coalition also offers three different types of memberships. The first is an association membership, which costs $250.00 per year. The second is an affiliate membership, which is for those who are in the feeding, processing, marketing or promoting of Brahman-influenced cattle. The dues for an affiliate membership are $250.00 per year. The third type of membership is an individual or producer membership. Individual memberships are for individuals, partnerships and corporations that are actively involved in the production of Brahman-influenced cattle.

The dues for individuals are $50.00 per year. Membership dues are invested in the education, promotion and marketing practices in which ABC is involved.

ABC’s activities include educational programs and events, research projects and presentations, promotional materials, marketing, and more. The coalition is a past sponsor of the Beef Improvement Federation Convention, where they provided a steak dinner featuring Nolan Ryan Tender Aged steaks. ABC, also, sponsors the Famous Texas Aggie Prime Rib Dinner during the Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course, where it is represented by active participants in the conference’s trade show every year.

“We have a lot of good feedback, and we have some good booth locations down at the Beef Cattle [Short Course] conference,” said Charles Graham, DVM, founder and owner of Southwest Stallion Station and president of the ABC. “We get exposed to a lot people there, because that is the largest beef cattle conference in the United States.”

In the future, the ABC will continue to conduct research projects, put on educational events, and promote American cattle on various new platforms. They will continue to educate cattlemen about American-breed genetics and how utilizing a Brahman-influence can benefit production.

Educating these cattlemen will take place during the many field days the American breed associations put on throughout the southern region of the United States.

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ABC President Dr. Charles Graham addresses a group during a meeting at the 2017 San Antonio Livestock Exposition.

ABC officers, directors and friends gathered at the 2017 San Antonio Livestock Exposition.

“We have to stay up and be involved with the new technology and keep telling our story to the commercial cattlemen that our breeds can help them be more profitable and efficient,” said Publisher and Editor of Gulf Coast Cattleman and ABC Member E.C. Larkin. “We need to get more research and make it available to the beef industry to back up what we know to be true.”

The ABC is dedicated to promoting the extraordinary performance and genetics of American-breed cattle. By working together, Brahman-influenced breeds can prove that their cattle can compete with any other breed and prosper in any climate. If you are interested in becoming a member or learning more about the coalition, visit www. americanbreedscoalition.com, or contact individual breed association leadership to become a member.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: While growing up, Tori Perkins was an active member in both 4-H and FFA. In her 10-plus years in various youth programs, she exhibited market steers, beef breeding heifers, market lambs, market swine and poultry (Bantams). Her early show years occurred through the 4-H program while living in Springfield, Missouri. She continued showing as an FFA member in La Vernia, Texas, as well as participated on the junior chapter conducting team and the meats evaluation team. A recent graduate of South Plains College in Levelland,Texas, Tori is currently a senior agricultural communications major at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas.

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Don’t Sweat It! The Texas Heat has nothing on the PolarPen...

No Bull!

by IBBA Assistant to the Executive Vice President Yvonne “Bonnie” Ramirez The sizzling Texas heat in the summer months is no secret. It’s a scorching time of year with temperatures reaching record highs, over 100 degrees. Tackling, much less accomplishing, anything livestock-related during a hot Texas summer is quite a feat. Collecting semen from bulls, specifically, during the summertime is a challenge.

But don’t sweat it; the fine folks at Elgin Breeding Service (EBS) have formulated a cooling system as a solution for collecting on bulls during the summer.

The Texas heat is no match for EBS’s PolarPen … No Bull!

What exactly is the PolarPen? Simply put, it’s what the name implies. It’s a cooling system that keeps bulls cool and comfortable. “It’s a cooling paradise,” said EBS Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Hillary Kvamme. The family who owns and operates EBS in Elgin, Texas, has operated the world-renowned custom semen company since 40 :: MAY 2017

1954. EBS is one of the oldest and largest semen companies in the United States.

In the heat, when being collected on, bulls display signs of heat stress in their semen. Their progressive motility, concentration, and percentage of abnormalities can significantly be impacted. In the mid 80s, knowing the challenges that the Texas heat posed on affecting semen quality, the EBS team opened EBS-West, a satellite facility in Eastern New Mexico. The facility was located in the mountains, situated at 7,000 feet, thus, protected from extreme heat conditions and humidity. “It allowed us to escape the daunting realization that heat stress could rear its ugly head at any moment when the temperatures started soaring,” Kvamme said. The ideology behind the satellite facility worked well for many years. However, in 2014 the doors for that location were closed due to evolving Certified Semen Services (CSS) guidelines. “We realized that

the facility was outdated, and to bring it up to what needed to be done to stay in compliance with CSS guidelines was not worth the financial and physical burdens,” Kvamme mentioned.

It was then that modern technology and the EBS’s team partnered up. New innovations and ideas soared, and the PolarPen was born. The PolarPen consists of two primary components: a cooling unit, called a Coolerado, and a barn built to create a cooling paradise. The Coolerado uses indirect evaporative cooling technology; but instead of using chemical refrigerants and compressors to cool the air, it uses a process that runs fresh external air through a filter and then through a heat mass exchanger. The system uses 90 percent less energy with no chemical coolants. This process allows for improved air quality and, also, reduces carbon footprint. “Simply put, here are a few highlights of the PolarPen: 100 percent fresh air enters the cooling system, the air is filtered of dust, working air removes heat, heat and moisture are exhausted from the system, and cool product air enters the barn with no added humidity,” Kvamme mentioned.

When temperatures reach over 100 degrees and you factor in the humidity, the heat index could reach 115-plus. “When you compare that to the inside temperatures of the PolarPen, there is a minimum 35-degree difference,” said Kvamme. Last summer, the PolarPen did not exceed temperatures above 85 degrees. Kvamme exclaimed, “That in itself is a success!”

The PolarPen is twelve feet by thirty feet and is made up of two stalls separated by a walkthrough.

The inside walls have been sprayed with foam insulation, which allows for keeping out the hot air and keeping in the cool air. A roof was installed

over the roof to reflect as many rays as possible. The PolarPen is closely monitored for temperatures.

EBS has a service that works off of cellular signals.

One probe goes inside the barn, and it constantly measures the temperature. There is an antenna on the exterior of the barn, which allows EBS staff to set the temperature levels. If the temperature is too high, the system will immediately send, both, a text message and email to EBS team members. “To date, we have yet to have a problem with the unit,” Kvamme said. The PolarPen, also, has a closedcircuit video surveillance.

Bulls are not kept overnight in the PolarPen. They are let out during feeding time and at night.

Bulls are only kept in the PolarPen during the day.

They still get to be bulls. The EBS team incorporated several things to make the PolarPen experience as real as possible. They added toys, like balls, and music to help maintain their social nature.

To date, the benefits of the PolarPen have been fruitful. Kvamme added, “The benefits are robust!”

The crew at EBS has experienced the following: less heat stress in the semen collected, no decline in semen production, harvested semen is good quality and consistent, concentration of cells are stable, motility scores are at or above the levels given before the PolarPen. “In our book, that shows that our major experiment is working, and working well,” Kvamme explained.

Sounds like the sweltering Texas heat is no match for EBS’s PolarPen … No Bull! For more information about EBS’s PolarPen, visit www. elginbreedingservice.com or call 1-(800) 654-2503.

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So Much To Do!

by Linda Jordens Galayda, Texas Rancher Girl

Whew! Let’s put the winter of 2016 behind us. Time to think of warmer temperatures, sunshine, and spring rains.

In the Texas area, that, also, means preparing for our spring cow work. Now, every cattle operation has a time and action plan that must be executed. Once the breeding-calving dates are established, we have to work with our veterinarians to establish the most effective vaccine protocol needed for our area. Your veterinarian is going to know what issues face your region and will be able to recommend the best preventive vaccines necessary for disease control and herd health.

Our operation falls into a pretty traditional breeding and calving cycle. We want our calves set up for grass when the calves are about 90 days old. We start our herd calving Dec. 1, and the calving is over by the end of February. We worm and blackleg our cows in spring work, but our focus is the calves. They have relied on “Momma” for immunity but now we need to bolster that immune system to improve their health, feed efficiency, and weight gain. After all, most of us are selling pounds. And, to me, it is critical to sell a healthy, well-developed calf – one capable of feed efficiency and growth to my buyers. It is important to remember that our reputation goes with every calf we sell. The way I set up my calves – genetics, vaccinations, nutrition, low-stress handling – all matters.

VACCINE PROTOCOL WORK BULLS

DATE BULLS OUT 22-Feb

SPRING WORK

JORDENS CATTLE CO. COWS 1st CALF HEIFERS

REPLACEMENTS

CALVES

BEFORE TURN OUT BSExam - scrotal sperm motility-morphology ViraShield 6VL5 HB Ultrabac 8 Valbazen Retag Brand if necessary PINK EYE VAC Cydectin Pour on

Ultra Bac 8 (5cc) Cydectin Pour on or Eprinex

BarVac 8 Cydectin Pour on

Standguard Fly pour on

Standguard Fly pour on

Standguard Fly pour on Standguard Fly pour on

End Mar - Apr 1

PU BULLS 22-May BOOSTER CALVES

they were told to eat more; that was the only available increase at the time. Well, times have changed. These guys work hard and deserve good wages and all they can eat.

My husband, Gary, is really a good cook. In fact, he likes chuckwagon cooking and we like his cooking. We loaded the trucks with equipment the night before. He rolled out the chuckwagon. We are all up and at ‘em before the sun comes up. We are busy prepping for the cow work; he is busy prepping for our lunch. We have vaccines, syringes and coolers to prepare; he is prepping meats, fresh vegetables, desserts, and plenty of cold water. We have horses to saddle; he has fires to light. There are five of us working the cattle; there is only one of him. We are trying to keep a stress-free environment; trust me when I tell you that he can get really stressed. And, as every cowboy on the trail drive knew, you were never to make the cook mad.

But when the meal is set out we thank God and then Gary, because it is delicious. The meals are always different, but the meals always include beef. Isn’t that what our business is all about? BEEF. Pasture to plate really means something in our families. In fact, it is important to all families; we are just the ones responsible for very critical

WORK REPLACEMENTS 1ST CALF HEIFERS

Palpate Retag ViraShield 6 VL 5 HB Scour Bos 9 Ivomec Plus Retag

End of Aug FALL WORK mid Oct Ivomec Plus

Vision 20-20 w/ pink eye Vista Once w/ pastuerella Cydectin Pour on Dehorn Tag ALL STEERS CASTRATED Standguard Fly pour on BOOSTER: Vision 8 Vista 5 CALVES SHIP END AUG

Brucellosis Vaccine - Vet ViraShield 6 VL 5 HB Ivomec Plus BRAND

Retag

Palpate Retag age-body score-cull Virashield 6 VL5 HB Scour Bos 9 Alternate Ivomec Plus & Valbazen

Keep Resflor Gold - Micotel - Draxxin on hand

This is an example of a vaccine protocol plan. This is not a recommendation, because you must consult with your veterinarian. You will note: no use of growth hormones or antibiotics. That would appeal to an all-natural market. Niche marketing is another story.

Spring work involves giving all of our attention to the herd. Or does it? What about the cowboys that work hard during this process? In our planning process, we give a lot of thought to what those guys are going to eat. Yes, you heard me right. I am sure you have read the tales from the cattle drives when the cow hands thought they deserved an increase in wages. When they approached the trail boss,

pieces of the production process. We understand our part, we take beef production very seriously, and we want to exceed that consumer’s expectations. It takes commitment and a lot of hard work, because there is so much to do!

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Cattle Fever Ticks

by Hallie Hasel, DVM

Cattle fever ticks, known, also, as Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) annulatus and R. (B.) microplus, are the most dangerous cattle ectoparasites in the United States.

These ticks have been a threat to American agriculture for generations as they are capable of transmitting the protozoa, or microscopic parasite, Babesia bovis or B. bigemina, the causative agent of Babesiosis or cattle fever. Fever ticks were introduced by the Spanish colonists and are a one host tick, meaning they develop through three life stages while on their single host, preferably cattle. Estimates from 2010 indicate costs of $1.2 billion in year one of an outbreak of fever ticks within their historic range along the southern border of the United States.

For more than 100 years, the Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) have fought to eradicate the cattle fever tick back to Mexico, where the tick and babesiosis are endemic. Babesiosis is fatal in up to 90 percent of cattle with no immunity because the protozoan attacks and destroys the animals’ red blood cells, causing acute anemia, high fever, and enlargement of the spleen and liver. Since there is no vaccine or established treatment for animals infected with Babesia, the fever tick program is designed to eliminate the tick from the Texas environment.

In 1943, the Permanent Quarantine Zone (PQZ) was established along the southern border of Texas, from Del CONTINUED ON PAGE 57

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International Brangus Auxiliary ABOUT IBA:

The International Brangus Auxiliary (IBA) was founded in 1977 as a promotional and educational organization for women to help promote interest in the Brangus breed. A program for the sale of Brangus promotional items was quickly established to further introduce the general public to Brangus and build enthusiasm for the breed. The proceeds from the sale items assisted the group in operating while a scholarship program for the junior Brangus breeders was started.

In 1979, the first scholarship award was made by the IBA. Since that time, the scope and participation in the award

and scholarship program has increased tremendously. The scholarships are provided by fundraising and donations made to the IBA scholarship program.

The IBA awards are made available to the membership of the International Junior Brangus Breeders Association.

Applicants and winners represent a competitive cross section of Brangus breeders throughout the United States.

It is the continuing objective of the IBA to educate the membership and general public on the valuable attributes of red meat, and particularly, Brangus beef.

JOIN THE IBA TODAY!

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The Countdown is On!

by IBBA Queen and IJBBA SOC Sale Chair Allyson Polston

Can you believe the countdown is on for the National Junior Brangus Show (NJBS)? The 2017 NJBS is being held July 23-28, in Texarkana, Arkansas, at the Four States Fairgrounds. NJBS is always an event that is full of fun, friends, and making memories. Why wouldn’t you want to be a part of that?

NJBS brings junior exhibitors from across the United States together for a week to not only show their cattle, but to meet new people and compete in contests designed to grow more than just show skills. Leadership, teamwork, and general knowledge can be increased by juniors participating in NJBS contests. This year, NJBS will offer the following contests: Costume, Barnyard Olympics, Brangus Jeopardy, Team Fitting and Showing, Salesmanship, Showmanship, Photography, Illustration, Advertisement, Scrapbook, Speech, and Judging.

All of these contests are created and designed to help juniors grow their knowledge of the breed and the beef industry, but most importantly themselves. Contests, also, allow juniors to better their talents and find their passions.

New this year, the NJBS Speech Contest will bear the name of longtime IJBBA supporters, Roger and Janet Greuel. Due to their desire to see the NJBS Speech Contest grow bigger and better than ever before, the Greuels have decided to invest in the contest. The 2017 Roger and Janet Gruel Speech Contest will feature a $150 cash prize to the top speaker in each of the three age divisions. Additionally, 2017 will be the start of juniors qualifying for the Triple Crown Speech Award, which will be awarded to any IJBBA member who has competed and placed first in all three age divisions – junior, intermediate and senior. The Greuels hope by giving this opportunity, juniors will be motivated to want to participate in the contest and strive for greatness.

This year, I have the honor of leading the IJBBA Source of Champions Sale Committee. Our committee has set high

expectations this year, and we are determined to meet them.

We are wanting to offer twelve show heifer prospects and six show bull prospects, along with exciting embryo lots and donated semen. The sale is held in conjunction with NJBS and offers one of the most unique sale opportunities for both buyers and sellers. This sale not only provides juniors with a source of high-quality show prospects for future shows, but it, also, serves as a source of funding for NJBS. All commissions go back to the junior association and help continue to grow our future leaders. We have made goals this year and we need your help to succeed so if you are interested in consigning an animal, embryos, or even donating some semen, please contact me as soon as possible so your consignment can be included in our marketing efforts. My email address is allysonpolston@gmail.com.

Lastly, I would like to take this time to thank all the businesses and breeders that continue to help and support the junior association. It is people like you that help make our association a success and help further the breed to be the best it can be. I hope to see everyone in July at the 2017 NJBS!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Allyson Polston is now in her fourth year on the IJBBA Board of Directors and is currently serving in the combined role of IBBA queen, IJBBA director, and Source of Champions Sale chair. Polston has held officer positions within the board, including vice president and secretary, and plays a huge role in the coordination of all board activities. Polston has been a driving factor in the resurgence of Florida’s NJBS representation by encouraging more Floridians to attend. With a solid résumé of achievements and leadership with Brangus cattle and in other agricultural and community organizations, Polston is eager to help build a bridge between NJBS and regional associations to hopefully increase participation at both levels. Polston will be completing her associates degree at Hillsborough Community College and has plans to attend the University of Florida and major in communications and leadership development.

New TBBA Leadership News submitted by Frances Miller

The Texas Brangus Breeders Association (TBBA) Annual Membership Meeting and Convention was held on April 8 at the Tenroc Ranch in Salado, Texas. The TBBA Board of Directors elected the officers for the 2017 - 2018 term. Officers for the 2017-2018 term are President Doug Muenchow, First Vice President Mike Weathers, Second Vice President Garry Clem, and Secretary/Treasurer Kelly Grissom. In addition, Grady Green was seated for a three-year term on the TBBA’s Board of Directors. Other board members are Lee Alford, Steve Densmore, Larry Gill, Jr., Bradley Hodde, Jodi Jackson, Buck Thomason, and Russ Williamson.

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HOUSTON LIVESTOCK SHOW & RODEO INTERNATIONAL SHOW RESULTS

GRAND CHAMPION BRANGUS HEIFER DDD UNFORGETTABLE 150B12 Doguet Diamond D Ranch Poteet, Texas

RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION BRANGUS HEIFER DDD MISS JANNA 150B22 Doguet Diamond D Ranch Poteet, Texas

GRAND CHAMPION RED BRANGUS HEIFER MS MARIA CLARA MBJ-FAGAN004U Southern Jewel Cattle Company Victoria, Texas

RESERVEGRANDCHAMPIONREDBRANGUSHEIFER MISS JLS NICOLE 334D3 JLS International Hondo, Texas

GRAND CHAMPION RED BRANGUS COW/CALF CX MS HOME RUN 124/B Double E Hockley, Texas

RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION RED BRANGUS COW/CALF

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MARVEL’S KISSIMMEE 513 Marvel Farms High Springs, Florida

HOUSTON LIVESTOCK SHOW & RODEO INTERNATIONAL SHOW RESULTS

GRAND CHAMPION BRANGUS BULL CMR EROS 488B Champions Valley Brangus Schulenburg, Texas

RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION BRANGUS BULL DDD ROCKEFELLER 804B25 Doguet Diamond D Ranch Poteet, Texas

GRAND CHAMPION RED BRANGUS BULL CX MR LEGENDS DREAM 3/B1 Cox Excalibur & La Paloma Katy, Texas

RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION RED BRANGUS BULL SJCC TRIO’S CEO 175C5 TRIO Cattle & Genetics Dallas, Texas

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The Oaks and Genetic Partners Range Ready Bull Sale February 25 - Navasota, Texas

- 84 Brangus and Ultrablack Bulls grossed $318,650 to average $3,390 A standing-room-only crowd of enthusiastic buyers greeted the range-ready bulls of The Oaks Farm and Genetic partners at Navasota Livestock, Navasota, Texas at their recent Range Ready Bull Sale. The solid set of rancher bulls, developed with the end user in mind were snapped up at a rapid pace and unwavering attention to quality and power.

Lot 20, Oaks Online 209C23 was the day’s top-selling bull at $6,000. Out of a first-calf heifer that calved at twoyears-and-one-day old, he boasted eight EPD traits that were breed average of above including top 10 percent REA and top 15 percent WW, YW and MF. He was purchased by Whitley Ranch, Brenham, Texas.

Whitley Ranch continued to dominate the quality selections when they purchased their choice of the next three high-selling bulls in lots seven, 15 and 19, all bigperforming, high-performance EPD bulls with tremendous carcass potential.

At $5,000, KTL Cattle, of Navasota, Texas, purchased the next high-selling bull when they paid $5,000 to own Lot 34, Oaks Passport 541C27. This big-bodied Passport son dominated in terms of dimension and performance with six EPD traits ranking in the breed’s top 30 percent or greater.

Also, selling for $5,000 was Lot 38, Oaks Passport 99C71. Bronikowski Cattle Company, of Tomball, Texas, paid the bid price to own this Passport son out of a Csonka daughter. He projects top 10 percent IMF and top 20 percent REA and WW EPDs. Double Six Cattle, also, paid $5,000 when they won the bid on Lot 36, Oaks Passport 468C16. Another big-bodied Passport son, he presents outstanding carcass merit ranking in the breed’s top 20 percent IMF and top 35 percent REA EPDs. Lot 4, Oaks Csonka 803C52, also, fetched a bid price of $5,000. This high-performing son of multiple trait leader, Csonka, featured eight EPD traits ranking in the breed’s top 25 percent or greater. He sold to MS Ranch, of Lavon, Texas.

Genetic Edge XXII Sale March 11 - Houston, Texas

Brangus Breeders Gain Genetic Edge - TJBBA Foundation Lot grossed $38,000 to Average $38,000 - Three Brangus Donors grossed $86,000 to average $28,667 - Three Brangus Pick Lots grossed $61,500 to average $20,500 - Three Brangus Pairs and 3N1’s grossed $33,000 to average $11,000 - Four Brangus Flush/Embryo Lots grossed $42,600 to average $10,650 - 16 Brangus Heifers grossed $115,000 to average $7,188 - Five Brangus Semen Lots grossed $21,100 to average $4,220 - 41 Total Genetic Edge Lots grossed $436,000 to average $10,634 Excitement was high and anticipation was evident as a great crowd gathered for the Saturday evening XXll Genetic Edge Sale during the International Brangus Breeders Associaiton International Shows in Houston, Texas. The event featured the sale of the grand and reserve champion genetics from the international show, as well as a combination of haltered cattle displayed in the presale lineup and video presentations of prominent donors, choice packages, heifers, and embryos. Cattle were sold representing the leading herds in the Brangus breed, both red and black.

The evening’s top-selling lot was Lot 2B, 101 Ms Csonka 302W2.

Telpara Hills, Queensland, Australia, paid $47,000 half interest in this genetic powerhouse. Her dam is the $50,000 donor, 302L9, who generated over $200,000 in her lifetime. She was part of a donor pick lot consigned by Lake Majestik Farms, Flat Rock, Alabama.

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The second high-selling lot was Lot 6, the pick of the Spring 2017 Draggin M Calf Crop. Clover Ranch, of Marietta, Georgia, and Tajo Ranch, of Houston, Texas, teamed to pay $30,000 to own the pick. Their selection, either a bull calf or heifer, will be made from over 175 calves out of the powerful donor cows residing at Draggin M Ranch, in El Dorado, Arkansas.

Stacy Pierce, of Hockley, Texas, paid $22,000 to own Lot 26, an exclusive flush from the pick of the 30-plus Red Bud Farms donors.

Choices include eight past grand or reserve grand international champions. Red Bud Farms’s performance-based 200-head cow herd is headquartered in Ben Lomond, Arkansas.

Harris Riverbend, of Cleburne, Texas, and Briggs Ranches, of Victoria, Texas, paid the next high-bid price of $21,000 to own half interest in their choice of any donor flushed by Salacoa Valley Farms in 2017. Many of the donors to choose from include the dams of herd bulls and females with seven, eight and nine EPD traits falling in the breed’s top 30 percent or greater.

23rd Annual West Texas Brangus Breeders Association Springtime Sale March 24 - Abilene, Texas

Bulls - 33 registered bulls averaged $2581.05 - Champion High-Grading Bull, Lot 99, E-Z Brangus, sold for $5000.00 - Reserve Champion High-Grading Bull, Lot 5, Bar H Brangus, sold for $3900.00 Other high-selling bulls - Lot 22, 8G Brangus, Ultrablack bull sold for $4200.00 - Lot 72, Wilson & Wilson Brangus, sold for $3500.00 - Lot 77, Farris Ranching Co., sold for $3500.00 Females - 18 registered females averaged $1776.67 - Nine open or exposed yearling heifers averaged $1302.78 - Nine bred heifers averaged $2236.11 - Champion High-Grading Heifer, Lot 77, Farris Ranching Co., sold for $4100.00 - Reserve Champion High-Grading Heifer, Lot 87, Indian Hills Brangus, sold for $2350.00 Commercial Females - 104 commercial females averaged $1216.10 - 14 pairs averaged $2515.38 - 10 bred heifers averaged $1440.00 - Four bred cows averaged $1250.00 - 76 opens averaged $978.61 Other high-selling commercial females - High Selling Pairs were purchased by Morrow Farm & Ranch for $2850.00 - High Selling Breds were purchased by Big Elm Cattle Company for $1500.00 - High Selling Open were purchased by Lazy S Brangus for $1350.00

Salacoa Valley Customer Appreciation and Bull Sale March 24 - Fairmount, Georgia

- Two Flush Lots grossed $18,500 to average $9,250 - One Donor Lot grossed $8,000 to average $8,000 - 10 Spring Bred cow/Pairs grossed $33,500 to average $3,350 - Eight Fall Pairs and 3N1s grossed $20,750 to average $2,594 - 22 Bred/Exposed Lots grossed $40,750 to average $1,852 - 30 Open Heifers grossed $81,650 to average $2,722 - 73 Female Lots grossed $203,150 to average $2,783 - 100 Brangus Bulls grossed $314,900 to average $3,149 Eighty-nine registered buyers from 11 states and Australia participated in the recent Salacoa Valley Customer Appreciation Sale at Salacoa Valley Farms in Fairmont, Georgia.

Salacoa Valley Farms led off the female sale when they offered the right to flush any 2017 donor with the proceeds benefitting Cattle for Christ. The flush was purchased for $8,500 by Lake Majestik Farms, of Flat Rock, Alabama.

The day’s top-selling female was Lot 1 at $10,000, the right to flush any donor wholly owned by Lake Majestik Farms. Telpara Hills, of Queensland, Australia, was the purchaser.

The day’s second high seller in the female sale at $8,250 was Lot 53B, MS Majestik Eisenhower 541D. This choice heifer lot was purchased by Quail Valley, of Oneonta, Alabama. She was consigned by Lake Majestik Farms.

The third high-selling female was Lot 31, MS Salacoa Lambert 309Y13. She is a full sister to New Vision.

She sold for $8,000 to The Oaks Farms, of Grantville, Georgia, and to Bo Herndon, of Lyons, Georgia. She was consigned by Truitt Brangus Farms.

Also, selling for $8,000, was Lot 3A, Southern Csonka 468W8. This powerful Csonka daughter sold to Quail Valley and was consigned by Lake Majestik.

Quail Valley, also, purchased the day’s fifth high seller when they bid $5,250 to own Lot 52A, Ms Majestik Hoover 803D5, consigned by Lake Majestik.

In the bull sale, the high-selling bull at $20,000 was Lot 112, Lake Majestik Eisenhower 209C2. Full possession and two-thirds semen interest sold to Iron City Cattle, of Springville, Alabama. He was consigned

by Lake Majestik Farms.

The second high-selling bull at $15,000 was a lightbirth-weight, big-growth herd sire prospect, Lot 117, Salacoa Kennesaw 23C72, and came from Salacoa Valley Farms.

The third high-selling bull at $6,750 was Lot 101, TBF Stonewall 728D. This powerful and moderate herd sire prospect was consigned by Truitt Brangus and sold to Diamond H Cattle Company, in Brenham, Texas.

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GENETRUST @ Suhn Cattle Company March 28 - Eureka, Kansas

- 23 Brangus & Ultrablack Long Yearlings $4,913 - 120 Brangus & Ultrablack Yearlings $5,633 - 143 Brangus & Ultrablack Bulls grossed $789,000 and averaged $5,517 As the Brangus breed continues to gain popularity among cattlemen for its ability to add performance, carcass merit, and maternal excellence to many of the English-based cowherds across the country, this demand was not more evident anywhere in the spring of 2017 than at the annual GENETRUST event hosted by Suhn Cattle Company, in Eureka, Kansas, on March 28.

Leading off the power-packed offering was Lot 129 from Schmidt Farms, SF Foundation 909D9. A superior combination of calving ease, performance, carcass merit, and structural integrity, and sired by Suhn’s Foundation, he commanded a winning bid of $45,000 for two-thirds interest and full possession from Joe Cavender of Cavender Brangus, Troup, Texas. Following right behind him in the sale order was Lot 39, a calving ease son of Vorel’s Online, from Suhn Cattle Company, Suhn’s Online 30D26.

A phenotypic gem with the combination of calving ease, growth, and carcass to boot, his highly sought-after type was acquired at $20,000 for two-thirds interest and full possession by Oskar Juarez and Pepe Medina of Clover Ranch, Marietta, Georgia. Ultrablack bulls continued to see

outstanding demand throughout the day and were led off by the third bull in the ring in lot 81, Suhn’s Resource 331D16, from Suhn Cattle Company. A son of the Angus icon, SAV Resource, this herd sire prospect combined elite carcass data with tremendous dimension and volume to land in the hands of Randy Schmidt, of Schmidt Farms in Texarkana, Texas, and Joe Cavender, of Cavender Brangus in Troup, Texas, at $17,000 for half interest and full possession.

By mid-afternoon, 23 long yearling bulls had averaged $4,913 with 120 yearlings averaging $5,633 for a total of 143 Brangus and Ultrablack bulls that averaged $5,517. Volume buyers included Paul Young, of Austin, Nevada; Lonnie Nichols, of Eureka, Kansas; and Shawn Hilty, of Big Sandy, Montana.

For more information on breed-leading Brangus seedstock, the nation’s foremost line-up of Brangus & Ultrablack artificial insemination sires, females, embryos, or private treaty bull offerings, visit www.genetrustbrangus. com.

TBBA & IRBBA Miss America Sale April 8 - TenRoc Ranch, Salado, Texas

Brangus Females - 21 Bred Heifers averaged $2,814.

- 13 Open Heifers averaged $3,327 - Two 3-in-1’s averaged $4,875 - Eight pairs averaged $3,456 - 44 total Brangus females averaged $3,176 and grossed $139,750 One bull sold for $25,000. Six embryos averaged $500.

VOLUME BUYERS JLS International, Robertsdale, Alabama Larry Franke, Karnes City, Texas FEATURED LOTS Lot 13 $25,000 DMR THREE D 924D5 Bull sired by TJM THREE D 302A Purchased by Watkins Johnston, Letohatchee, Alabama Consigned by Draggin’ M Ranch, El Dorado, Arkansas Lot 4, $5,500: MS BR INTREPID 455B Pair sired by CCC INTREPID Purchased by JLS International, Robertsdale, Alabama Consigned by The Branch Ranch, Mansfield, Louisiana 54 :: MAY 2017

Lot 12, $7,250: MS DMR CORONADO 594B13 3-in-1 sired by TJM CORONADO 535X Purchased by Eddie Carr, Columbia, Louisiana Consigned by Draggin’ M Ranch, El Dorado, Arkansas Lot 36, $6,750: RBF DIXIE DELIGHT 316/D Open Heifer sired by TJR RED DYNASTY 198/A Purchased by Shelbie Van Beveren, Victoria, Texas Consigned by Red Bud Farm, Ben Lomond, Arkansas Lot 38, $5,000: MISS MS DAX 9115C11 Bred Heifer sired by MR JLS DAX 86Y8 Purchased by Pump Jack Cattle, Victoria, Texas Consigned by Myron Saathoff, Hondo, Texas Lot 40, $5,000: SKYHAWKS MS PRES 726C2 Bred Heifer sired by SKYHAWKS PRESIDENTE Purchased by Larry Franke, Karnes City, Texas Consigned by Skyhawk Brangus, Tyler, Texas Lot 41, $5,000: SKYHAWKS MS PRES 820C2 Bred Heifer sired by SKYHAWKS PRESIDENTE Purchased by Larry Franke, Karnes City, Texas Consigned by Skyhawk Brangus, Tyler, Texas

Texas Best Brangus Sale at Doguet’s Diamond D Ranch April 8 - Poteet, Texas

Good People, Good Cattle, and All the Crawfish You Could Eat A good time and a great sale was had on April 8 at the Texas Best Sale hosted by Doguet’s Diamond D Ranch in Poteet, Texas.

The high-selling bull was a $17,000 Stock Option son out of the famous 38 cow family offered by Doguet’s Diamond D Ranch. He was purchased by Trojan Cattle Company from Pleasanton, Texas. Dausin Cattle Company of Poteet, Texas, purchased the second high-selling bull, a Masterplan son for $12,000, and Yanta Ranches, of Runge, Texas, purchased a good Timmy’s Choice son for $10,500.

The female offering was led by a four-year-old Legacy daughter out of Shandi that combined with her daughter to total $15,000 for the lot. The cow sold to L Ray Ranch from Nome, Texas, for $7,500 and the September-born daughter sold to Mark Perry of Waco, Texas, for $7,500.

Champions Valley Brangus, of Shulenburg, Texas, took home the high-selling spring pair, a Stock Option daughter with a good February Atlanta son at side for $10,500. The high-selling open heifer, a show prospect, went to Brandon Webb from Carrizo Springs, Texas, for $10,000. She was a September-23 Timmy’s Choice out of the good Hercules daughter, Faith.

Bar X Cattle Company led all consignors with a good fall 3-in-1 that was split in the ring and totaled to bring $7,250. The good four-year-old Unitas granddaughter sold to Thomas Soileau, of Louisiana, for $4,250, and the September heifer calf to Mark Perry, of Waco, Texas. Indian Hills followed with a 3-in-1 for $6,500. This good Bart daughter sold with a Myron bull calf at side to Ronnie Setliff of Mathis, Texas.

The commercial offering was led by a set of spring calving cows from Double Diamond of Burton, Texas, and sold to George Dubose of Three Rivers, Texas, for $2,000 each. The high-selling open commercial females were offered by Yanta Ranches of Runge, Texas, and went to Trojan Cattle Company of Pleasanton, Texas, for $1,900 each.

For the day, 27 bulls sold to total $156,750 and averaged $5,806, 77 registered females totaled $309,400 to average $4,018, and 38 commercial females totaled $60,725 to average $1,598.03.

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Cattle Fever Ticks Rio to Brownsville, spanning over 500 miles. Employees of the USDA Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program (CFTEP) patrol the PQZ, performing river range inspections, controlling livestock movement, scratching/dipping livestock, apprehending stray animals, and performing systematic treatment of animals on infested premises.

During a fever tick outbreak, analysis estimates that a representative 500 cow-calf ranch in Texas would incur costs following a nine month dipping protocol of $250 per

cattle fever ticks, limited or no cattle fever tick treatment modalities for some of these wildlife species, and shifting land use resulting in decreased numbers of cattle that can undergo systematic inspection and treatment.

Failure to contain and eradicate current cattle fever tick outbreaks could have a potentially devastating impact on the Texas cattle industry, which contributes more than $10 billion annually to the state’s economy. Texas A&M University’s Agricultural Food and Policy Center 2010

cow, experience a 47-percent increase in cash expenses and an 80-percent decline in net cash farm income.

The potential hosts for cattle fever ticks include, but are not limited to, cattle, horses, white-tailed deer, and exotic hoofstock, such as nilgai antelope and red deer. Movement restrictions of infested and exposed hosts and routine surveillance are critical to stopping the spread of the ticks to new areas. When infested hosts are found on a premises, a quarantine is issued for both the premises and the livestock.

Quarantines require systematic treatment of infested and exposed livestock and wildlife hosts, which results in the removal of ticks not only from the animals, but ultimately the environment. Surveillance allows both USDA and TAHC to monitor the effectiveness of eradication efforts.

Unlike most other livestock diseases, a fever tick quarantine includes not only the infested and exposed animals, but the premises where these animals are or were located and the surrounding premises. This is a result of the fever tick’s cycle and that female ticks can lay up to 4,000 eggs in the environment, which may lay dormant for up to nine months before larvae hatch and find a new host.

Many factors have changed since the original eradication of fever ticks in the 1940s, which complicate eradication efforts today. These factors include increased population densities of wildlife capable of sustaining and perpetuating

Economic Impact of Expanded Fever Tick Range estimates that three non-contiguous fever tick outbreaks would cost $123 million in the first year. Annual costs after the first year are estimated to total $97 million per year.

There are currently approximately 2,400 premises under some level of fever tick quarantine statewide, with eight counties (Cameron, Kleberg, Live Oak, Maverick, Starr, Webb, Willacy and Zapata) having active fever tick infestations.

For more information regarding the fever tick program and current infestations, please visit www.tahc.texas.gov/ animal_health/cattle/#ticks, or contact the USDA CFTEP Laredo Office at 956.726.2228.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Dr. Hallie Hasel received her DVM from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1992. She then became an associate veterinarian at Western Veterinary Services in Syracuse, Kansas, from 1993-1997. In the fall of 1997, Hasel opened Hasel Veterinary Services in Leoti, Kansas, where she continued practicing until 2003. She joined The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Veterinary Services as a veterinary medical officer in western Kansas in 2003. In 2014, Hasel accepted the position of assistant director for Veterinary Services in Texas, and became the assistant director of the Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program, Veterinary Services, in October 2015, where she currently serves.

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FRIENDS WE WILL MISS Thomas “Tinker” Ray Ray Brothers Brangus 1932-2017 Thomas “Tinker” Ralph Ray passed away April 17.

He was born Friday, June 3, 1932, at the Ray home place, west of Atoka, Oklahoma, where he lived his entire life. He was a co-owner, with his brother O.P. Ray, of Ray Brothers Brangus.

Ranching in southeastern Oklahoma was a tradition that was passed down to Tinker and his brother from their great grandparents, who came to Indian Territory and started ranching west of Atoka in 1863. Parts of the Ray Ranch include Choctaw-allotted land, which was allotted to Ray’s grandmother in 1903. In October 2001 Ray Brothers Brangus was awarded by the Oklahoma Historical Society as an Oklahoma Centennial Ranch. This award was recognition of the fact that the ranch had been owned and operated continuously by the Ray family for over 100 years.

Ray and his brother started breeding Brangus cattle commercially using three-quarter-blood bulls over Emulous Angus cows from the Carlton Corbin herd. In the late 1960s, they bought a set of registered heifers and started their

registered herd. Tinker saw the importance of gain testing his herd sires and started testing his bulls. In 1979, he had the first bull to gain over four pounds per day, Mr Raybro 201. In the 80s, his bulls were consistently gaining over five pounds, and his bulls were gaining six pounds in the 90s. In 2000, at the bull test in OBI Stillwater, Oklahoma, he had a bull set a Brangus record of 6.19 pounds per day.

Tinker was very involved in promoting the Brangus breed. He served on numerous boards, including being a founding member of the Indian Nation Brangus Breeders Association. He was also a board member for the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association. During the 1980s, Tinker was part of a correlation sent to Mexico to help establish trading corridors with ranchers from Mexico and the United States.

Tinker is survived by his three children, David Ray, Valerie Ray, and Beverly Ray Cochran. Beverly and her husband, Scott, are continuing the Ray Brothers bloodline with their own Brangus herd.

The burial was held at the Wards Chapel Cemetery on April 23. A memorial is planned for Saturday, May 27, at Wards Chapel Baptist Church.

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GENETIC EVALUATION SCHEDULE The International Brangus Breeders Association (IBBA) runs national cattle evaluations on a monthly basis. To be eligible for genetic merit recognition, members should ensure complete records with the most current information. Data entry deadlines are the 10th of each month. All data should entered into the portal by the 10th of each month, preceding the GE-EPD release.

It is also highly recommended that DNA samples are submitted well in advance of the data deadline, as it takes about 30 days to get the results once a sample is received in the genomics company lab. DNA submitted in a timely fashion, with results being received prior to the data entry deadline, will be included in the given genomic analysis.

For more information, please contact the IBBA.

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Brangus bulls and heifers available year-round at private treaty.

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Blackwater Cattle Co. Raised Commercial Female Sale, Lake Park, GA JLS International Sale, Devine, TX National Junior Brangus Show Entry Deadline West Coast Brangus Breeders Association Spring Field Day, Coulterville, CA National Junior Brangus Show Ownership Deadline Beef Improvement Federation Convention, Athens, GA

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Futurity Entry Deadline National Junior Brangus Show Late Entry Deadline Beef Improvement Federation Convention, Athens, GA Arkansas Junior Brangus Breeders State Show, Arkadelphia, AR TJBBA State Show, Bryan, TX Calyx Star Complete Dispersal, Shuqualak, MS

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Content Deadline for August Brangus Journal Florida Cattlemen’s Association Annual Convention, Orlando, FL National Junior Brangus Show, Texarkana, AR IJBBA “Source of Champions” Sale, Texarkana, AR IJBBA Annual Meeting and Awards Banquet, Texarkana, AR Brangus Futurity, Texarkana, AR

AUGUST 2017

18-19 IBBA Field Day & IBBA Fall Conference, Okeechobee, FL 31 Salacoa Valley Cattle Country Replacement Female Sale, Brighton, FL

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Don Thomas & Sons Cadillac of Brangus Sale, Madison, MO Mid South Bull Sale and Neal Family Commercial Female Sale, St. Francisville, LA

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Big D Ranch Annual Bull and Female Sale, Center Ridge, AR Cox Excalibur’s CX Advantage Sale, Weimar, TX Doguet’s Diamond D Ranch Annual Production Sale, Poteet, TX Town Creek Farm Sale, West Point, MS Oak Creek Farms Forage Tested Bull Sale, Chappell Hill, TX Yon Family Farms Fall Sale, Ridge Spring, SC

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Advertiser’s Index 5K Cowbelle Ranch............................................................. 62 Amrich Ranch..................................................................... 62 Big D Ranch........................................................................60 Blackwater Cattle Co...........................................................61 Bobby and Bobbie Brangus................................................ 62 Bovine Elite......................................................................... 59 Brinks Brangus @ Westall Ranches................................... 62 Burke Brangus Farm...........................................................61 Busily Creek Cattle Company..............................................61 Calyx Star Ranch........................................................ 62, IBC Carter Brangus....................................................................60 Cavender Ranches.............................................................. 63 Char-No Farm......................................................................61 Chimney Rock Cattle Co.....................................................60 Circle X Land and Cattle Co....................................... IFC, 63 Clark Cattle Services........................................................... 59 Clover Ranch......................................................................60 Cox Excalibur Brangus....................................................... 63 Cross N Farms.....................................................................61 Diamond K Ranch.............................................................. 63 Dillard Land & Cattle.......................................................... 63 Doak Lambert..................................................................... 59 Doguet’s Diamond D Ranch.........................................63, BC Don Hall Brangus...............................................................60 Don Thomas & Sons........................................................... 62 Double Creek Brangus Ranch............................................ 63 Double W Ranch................................................................. 62 Draggin M Ranch................................................................60 Drake Land & Cattle........................................................... 63 E3 Ranch............................................................................. 63 Elgin Breeding Service....................................................... 59 Farris Ranching Company.................................................. 63 Galloway Brangus...............................................................60 Garry Clem Brangus........................................................... 63 Genesis Ranch.................................................................... 63 Genetix Cattle Plus..............................................................13 GENETRUST.................................................................34-35 GKB Cattle.....................................................................19, 63 Greenwood Cattle Co.......................................................... 64 Greuel Family Brangus........................................................61 Hardee Farms......................................................................61 JLS International................................................................ 64 Johnston Brangus...............................................................60 K & L Brangus..................................................................... 64 K & R Broken Bar Ranch.................................................... 62 Lack-Morrison Brangus..................................................... 62 Lake Majestik Farms.............................................................7

Lakeside Brangus................................................................61 Lakin Oakley....................................................................... 59 Lawman Ranch................................................................... 62 Little Creek Farms...............................................................61 Luke Mobley....................................................................... 59 Midsouth Cattle Company............................................ 25, 62 Miller Brangus.................................................................... 63 MO Brangus.........................................................................61 Mound Creek Ranch........................................................... 64 Multimin USA......................................................................17 Oak Creek Farms................................................................ 64 OK Farms............................................................................ 64 Parker Brangus...................................................................60 Pennridge Ranch................................................................ 64 Perry Ranch........................................................................ 62 Peterson Brangus................................................................ 62 Quail Creek Brangus...........................................................60 RAMRO............................................................................... 24 Red Bird Meadows Ranch.................................................. 64 Red Bud Farms...................................................................60 Robbs Brangus....................................................................60 Roop Cattle Co.................................................................... 64 Salacoa Valley Farms.....................................................37, 61 Santa Rosa Ranch........................................................... 3, 64 Schmidt Farms................................................................... 64 Shooting Star Land & Cattle............................................... 64 Southeast Brangus Breeders Association........................... 60 Spanish Ranch....................................................................60 Suhn Cattle Company..........................................................61 Sunshine Acres...................................................................60 T3 Brangus.................................................................... 23, 62 Terry Reagan...................................................................... 59 The Oaks Farms...................................................................61 Town Creek Farm................................................................. 9 TRIO Cattle & Genetics...................................................... 64 Triple Crown Ranch........................................................... 64 Triple JR Cattle Company.................................................. 64 Valley View Ranch.............................................................. 62 Vineyard Cattle Co.............................................................. 64 Vorel Farms........................................................................ 63 Ward Brangus..................................................................... 64 Wes Dotson......................................................................... 59 WET Farms..........................................................................61 Wynne Ranch......................................................................61 Zottarelli Ranches............................................................... 64 BC: Back Cover, IBC: Inside Back Cover, IFC: Inside Front Cover

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