ITLA Longhorn Drover May 2022

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LONGHORN DROVER MAY 2022 |VOLUME 39

Affiliate News Texas Longhorns are strutting their stuff in Central Indiana The Midwest Texas Longhorn Association will be hosting their annual show in Greencastle, IN on June 25th 2022 after taking a two year hiatus for COVID. The MTLA is expecting to gather around 50 head of cattle for display and judging. Longhorns are judged in two formats, haltered and unhaltered. Other side activities will include a silent auction and shotgun raffle. The Putnum County 4-H Dairy Club will be selling concessions.

Sponsorship spots are still available! The MTLA thanks Co-Alliance, Tractor Supply Co., Tomey Farms, Lost River Ranch, Miller-Eads Automation, State Farm, & Adobe Ranch Designs for their support.

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Calf Scours: Symptoms, Causes, And Treatments Calf scours sometimes referred to as enteritis (inflammation of the intestines), doesn’t refer to a specific disease. It’s a symptom – diarrhea – that is associated with a variety of diseases that occur within the first month of a calf’s life. Diarrhea makes it difficult for a calf’s body to absorb water. Considering a calf’s body is about 70% water when it’s born, scours can quickly cause dehydration, triggering electrolyte (sodium and potassium) loss, acidosis (acid buildup), and even death.

What Causes Calf Scours?

The causes of calf scours fall under two different categories: noninfectious and infectious.

Noninfectious causes are mainly seen as contributing factors that have the potential to lead to infection.

Essentially all noninfectious causes are due to shortcomings while raising the calf including: Inadequate environment – when a newborn calf’s “home” is contaminated, crowded, or overly dirty. By being confined to this type of environment the risk of scouring increases. Lack of proper shelter during periods of extremely bad weather also increases the likelihood of infection.

Insufficient attention also increases the risk of scouring. When calves nurse colostrum they receive the antibodies they need to help them fight off scouring and other diseases. If they don’t start nursing within four hours of their birth their risk for scouring increases.

Shortcomings in nutrition occur when the pregnant dam is lacking in nutrients such as protein, vitamin A, and vitamin E. Infectious causes typically fall under four main categories: Bacteria such as Clostridium perfringens, Escherichia coli, and Salmonella.

Parasites such as Coccidia and Cryptosporidium.

Viruses such as BVD (Bovine Virus Diarrhea), coronavirus, IBD (Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis), and rotavirus.

Yeast and molds.

If you intend to fight infectious causes, you also have to ensure the noninfectious causes are remedied. If you don’t the likelihood of scours reinfection is substantially higher.

Scours Continued Calf Scours Risks The two biggest risks associated with calf diarrhea are long-lasting outbreaks and fatalities among sick calves. Dehydration is a serious condition and can quickly claim the lives of affected calves. The infectious agents that cause scours can also get around a herd rather quickly without proper management. This can lead to the loss of multiple cattle, young and older, which has financial consequences and is a leading cause of financial loss for cow-calf producers.

Top Calf Scours Symptoms There are several common symptoms that occur in affected calves that will help with the diagnosis: Brown, green, grey, and yellow watery stools.

Blood and mucus in the stool are potential signs of coccidia, Salmonella, and Clostridium perfringens infections.

Depressed and weak.

Not showing a desire to nurse.

Sunken-eyes, hip, shoulder, and rib prominence are all signs of dehydration.

Mobility issues such as swaying, tripping, or an inability to stand are signs of low blood sugar, a discrepancy in the bodily fluid balance, and overall weakness.

How To Treat Calf Scours To treat calf scours at home, replace fluids with electrolyte feedings. Here are several ways you can boost their fluids and get scouring calves back on track.

Intravenous administration is usually used on extremely lethargic calves. They are administered through a catheter that’s placed in the jugular vein. This is often done by a veterinarian.

Oral administration is best for scouring calves who are still alert and can move around. An esophageal feeder is used to feed the calf electrolyte powders prepared by a veterinarian based on their size and needs. Early on, two electrolyte feedings with several quarts each is a standard.

Nutritional support is required for calves with severe scours who refuse to nurse during their crucial early moments. A veterinarian can prescribe a good feeding regimen based on the calf’s situation.

Thermal support while not directly related to fluid boosting, is an integral part of treatment. An environment that provides shelter from the elements and warm, clean bedding will keep stress low and ward off other diseases.

Scours Continued You should see a veterinarian to ensure you have the proper tools needed to make your sick calves healthy again. In cases of moderate to severe cases don’t take chances and seek a veterinarian’s assistance as soon as possible.

How to Prevent Calf Scours The key to preventing calf scours is tackling the noninfectious causes.

The pregnant damn needs to have proper nutrition during the pregnancy and nursing period.

Newborn calves need adequate amounts of colostrum early in life, to fight future infections. They require one to two quarts within the first two to four hours of life are else their risk increases.

Their environment needs to be dry, warm, and clean. Infectious agents are passed down through feces so maintaining their space is paramount.

Prevent cross-contamination by isolating scouring calves. Do not allow people to work with infected and healthy calves simultaneously.

How Do I Protect the Rest of the Herd?

One thing to implement long term is a consistent vaccination program. One will need to be designed specifically for your herd as there are many factors that impact the type of infectious agents that you’ll need to vaccinate against. By forming a close-knit relationship with your veterinarian, complete with records and top-notch laboratory assistance, an effective vaccination program can be curated.

Preventing and treating calf diarrhea can be extremely overwhelming for inexperienced and experienced producers alike. The key is practicing safe management techniques and doing what you can to keep contributing environmental factors to a minimum. Ensure biosecurity, hygiene, and proper nutrition are all up to par. uswhip.com

FACILITIES FOR YOUR SHOW CALF Probably, one of the most important factors to keep in mind when building facilities is to start with the right foundation. As far as shelter is concerned, I like to keep the calf under a shed during the day and turn him out at night in a small trap. Keep the pen clean.

If you clean it daily it doesn’t take long.

Build pens with wire or cattle panels, so that there is maximum air movement on the calf during hot weather and keep fans on him.

You may need to add a mister to your fan to help keep the calf cool during the summer. If exhibitors can fix their shed where they have portable sides that can be removed or rolled up in dry weather, this is ideal. Keep in mind that the dryer the pen, the cleaner and healthier the calf.

Also, two weeks before the show, I would feed the water out of buckets, just like you would if you were at the show. This seems to eliminate the problem of cattle not eating or drinking at the show.

You can add some type of flavoring to the water at home and at the show to help eliminate the difference in the taste and smell of the water. uswhip.com

SELECTING A SHOW CALF Probably one of the most important factors to consider in selecting beef cattle for show is to select from reputable breeders of quality cattle.

With this in mind, your next step is to select animals that are the right age, size and weight for your particular show.

Getting down to the basics of qualities that good show prospects should possess, I feel the first thing one should look for is structural correctness. Show cattle should have straight legs – both fore and hind legs. If the legs are not straight at the beginning of the feeding period, they will get worse as their weight increases. There are exceptions to this, but nine times out of ten, the problem will get worse.

Look for a strong straight top line that never droops even when the animal relaxes. Show cattle should be long-bodied, clean-front, upheaded and possesses a lot of balance and style. Look for correct muscling. Beef cattle should be thicker through the lower part of the round when viewed from the rear. The muscle should be long – not rounded.

I like to see cattle standing on a heavy bone that is medium in length as well. You can determine if an animal is going to be a large, medium or small framed animal by looking at the length of the cannon bone. The beef cattle industry today is calling for the middle or road framed cattle that are really thick when viewed from the rear. Some other factors that are important in selection are color, disposition and finally horn. In selecting steers, color and horn are very important. Judges are definitely prejudice to color and horn. A good disposition is very important in selecting show cattle.

The age of a show calf is extremely important when selecting steers, heifers, and bulls. You need to know the classes for the shows you plan to go to before you select your show calf. Ideally, you do not want to choose a heifer that will be the youngest in its class.

After you have selected your animal, be sure that you find out if the animal has been vaccinated against black leg and malignant edema and any infectious disease that might be prominent in your area. Find out what kind of feed the animal has been eating and try to start them on a similar feeding program. External and internal parasites need to be controlled in order for your show calf to grow properly. uswhip.com

FEEDING YOUR SHOWCALF One should adjust a calf slowly to the ration you want to feed him. There are several ways of feeding show cattle that has proven to be successful to people, but these practices seem to work best for us. We try to start our cattle on a 11-13% protein ration.

I think that most important factor to practice is to have exhibitors feed their calf at least two times a day and as nearly as possible, the same time each day. A good rule of thumb to follow when feeding calves is to get them to eat at least 2% of his body weight. When you have him eating this amount, you should feed him all he can eat within one hour. He should be hungry when the exhibitor walks into the pen. Of course, you want to increase the amount of feed as the animal grows larger. I think that we tend to waste feed by feeding calves more than the need in order to gain a reasonable amount per day. We end up having to draw a belly off these calves before show time.

Depending upon the length of your particular feeding period, you should grow him first and then gradually change your ration so you can put enough condition on him to grade. The best grain I know of that will put condition on a steer is steamed flaked corn. Increase your corn gradually to avoid scouring. Use roughage to prevent this.

Cotton seed hulls is a good source of roughage.

Also, I like to feed a very small amount of high quality hay after the evening feeding especially during cold weather. When you are limited to the amount of time you have to finish a calf, you should feed him as much corn as you can possibly can without scouring him. Individual calves can take more corn than others. Exercise is the best key to putting a good firm finish on a steer. Some calves “belly up” because they drink too much water. If this happens, control the amount of water he gets and offer more feed.

I might also bring out that during the feeding period, you should trim the calf’s feet as needed. It is a must that you keep the feet trimmed if you want to have winners! uswhip.com

HALTER BREAKING When you load your calf to bring him home, I feel you can help yourself a great deal in halter breaking him if you will halter him either before you load him or after you get him in the trailer. After you get him home, tie the animal in a pen daily and have the exhibitor teach him to lead. Remember that TENDER LOVING CARE is a big factor during this period. The calf is having to adjust to a new environment, new feed, etc. If the exhibitor will be his friend, he can win a lot of confidence in him during this adjustment.

Comb and brush! Exhibitors should spend time talking to him and never give him a chance to kick.

When they are training their calf for show, they should always move slowly around him to keep from getting him spooked. I believe that a person can train a calf to kick. Warm exhibitor not to walk up behind a calf and touch him without first letting the calf know that they are there. uswhip.com

GROOMING YOUR SHOW CALF One of the most important factors of having a champion at a show is having him dressed in his Sunday Best! By this, I mean having him groomed to look as good as he possibly can. Many times people have seen calves that were brought into the show ring that had the potential to be the champion, but were not clipped and groomed to their potential. Consequently, they were just another calf in the class.

The first thing to do towards getting a calf ready for show is to clip his hair. Before you clip him, make sure the calf is clean, as clipper blades are expensive. There is no way that I can explain how to do this without demonstrating by using a calf. I like squarerumped cattle. Believe it or not, you can cut hair off a calf and make him look bigger in certain areas. Learning to be smooth and skillful with a pair of clippers is accomplished through many hours of practice. I think the key to doing a good job clipping a calf is to have a mental picture of what you want the calf to look like and then clip the hair until you feel that the calf looks as good as you can possibly make him look. Keep in mind that you can’t put hair back on the calf after you take it off. Grooming a calf for show is something that should be done about 30-45 minutes before showtime.

Shows do not allow the use of adhesives and glues. Show supply dealers now carry other show day dressings such as Revive and White Lightning. I suggest you experiment at home with these products and select the ones you can do the best job with. That way on show day you know which dressing to use and how to properly apply it.

Probably one of the most serious problems that exhibitors have when grooming animals for show is that they have to get several animals ready for one class. I guess the simplest solution that I can give to this problem is to try to get organized and train in advance the people that will be helping you get the cattle ready. Believe me, you need help when you have to get four or more head ready for one class or even when you have cattle back to back, class to class.

GROOMING YOUR SHOW CALF CONTINUED Try to make sure that the hair is up on the rump and body, and that every hair is in place. Then I work on the tail head. The last thing to do is use show sheen. If he is hollow, give him water and watch him drink until he is filled and then take it away. To make a calf drink, don’t water him the morning before you show him. Usually he will drink. You can make a calf drink by putting a handful of table salt in his mouth. Usually they will drink within 45 minutes after you salt their mouth.

Wash the cow thoroughly. This will both clear waste and dirt from the animals coat and stimulate hair growth. Wet the cow's hair thoroughly by dumping water over it or spraying it with a water hose. Lather it with a horse hair or cattle shampoo. Pay special attention to the legs, belly and white areas of the coat. Scrub the cow with a rubber curry comb. You will need to scrub deeply so that skin flakes are pulled away, or the cow's coat may be flaky like it has dandruff when you are done. Rinse the soap, grime and loose hair from the animal completely.

Blow dry the cow completely. Dry the animal from the front to the back, and from the top to the bottom. Keep the blow dryer level and at a 45-degree angle so that all the hair is blown down flat and in the same direction. Make sure that you dry the head, legs and tail – not just the cow's main body.

Comb the cow’s hair. Use a rice root brush to comb the cow down at least once a day during show season.

Scotch comb the cow during the actual show. The scotch comb is used to comb hair that is messed up while in the arena either by the judges' handling or when a person or another animal bumps into the cow in the ring.

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HOW TO REDUCE STRESS IN YOUR SHOW ANIMAL Have you found that your nerves are on edge when you participate in stock shows? Being in front of a crowd, especially one that is going to judge you, can be a lot to shoulder. If you’re nervous before a show, just think about what your animal probably goes through. They are also in an unfamiliar environment with loud noises and strangers looking at them. No matter how much you think you’ve prepared for a show, the stress is real, and it can affect your experience.

Here are several ways to reduce your show animal’s stress so that it’s a more enjoyable event for everyone involved.

Have a Routine and Stick to It Most human beings find comfort in a routine. So do your show animals. You can reduce your animal’s stress by sticking to the home routine that has given them comfort in the past. If you feed and groom them at a certain time, continue to do so at the show. Also, use the same type of bedding that you use at home if this permitted.

Introduce the Animal to the Ring in Advance Things can get loud, chaotic, and intimidating once show day rolls around. When you arrive at the show location, introduce your animal to the show ring while things are still quiet and calm. If you are showing a calf or lamb, practice leading and setting up your animal in the ring. If you’re showing a hog, you can ask to exercise the animal in the ring so that they become used to their surroundings.

Keep Your Animals Healthy When you have show animals, it’s important that you invest the time and expense into their health. Not only do your animals need the right kind and amount of feed, but they also need to be kept in the right conditions to prevent disease.

Some common diseases across multiple species include tuberculosis, ringworm, pinkeye, and Clostridium. You can prevent disease with the right kind of feed, supplements, and a clean environment.

Avoid Heat Stress If you live in a climate that can be even slightly warm, it’s important that you understand how heat stress can affect your show animals. The comfort zone for your animal depends on such factors as its age and breed. When an animal is suffering from heat stress, they will exhibit different behavior and could even die in extreme conditions. Heat stress can cause an animal to eat less, lose weight, and fail to reproduce.

Depending on the animal, signs of heat stress may include animals bunching or seeking shade. They may also excessively salivate or foam at the mouth, breathe with their mouth open, tremble, and lack coordination. If animals have any prior health issues, this could put them at greater risk for heat stress.

When the heat index is above 100 degrees, it’s time to start paying attention to potential heat stress issues. Keep animals shaded and give them plenty of water. Make sure they are in a well-ventilated area and avoid overworking them as much as possible.

When you show animals, winning is a plus, but it’s never the top priority. Having a low-stress and fun encounter at the show should be your objective, which is easy enough to achieve with these tips. The positive experience that you’ll have, the lessons you will learn, the people you’ll meet, and the stronger bond that you will form with your animal are the real prize from being involved in these events. uswhip.com

Cattle Show Stick How to Choose a Cattle Show Stick By the time you get to a show ring with your calf, you’ve already made a significant time and resource investment in their care. Since you’ve put attention to detail into their housing, nutrition, and health, you will also want to do the same with their training and showing. As it gets close to time to put your efforts on display, you will need a show stick to help you in the ring. Here is what you need to know about this important piece of cattle show equipment as well as how to choose the right cattle show stick for your needs.

What is a Cattle Show Stick and Why You Use It A cattle show stick is a tool that both helps calm your animal and assists with their feet placement in the ring. Most show sticks have a long shaft like a golf club with a dull hook and point at one end. One way to use the stick is to gently scratch the animal’s belly or brisket to calm it down. Another use for the show stick is to place the animal’s feet while in the ring.

Some exhibitors also use their show sticks for other animal control issues. For example, if the animal is moving too fast, placing the stick in front of their nose can slow them down. The stick can also be used for posture, called “loining,” or “raking the top.”

How to Choose a Cattle Show Stick There are some common misconceptions about choosing the right show stick. Show sticks are available in a variety of colors and patterns, which you can choose according to your tastes and personality. The most important aspect of your show stick, however, is its length.

Contrary to popular belief, short competitors shouldn’t have shorter sticks, and tall competitors shouldn’t have longer sticks. It’s exactly the opposite.

A short exhibitor often needs a longer show stick so that they are able to reach the animal’s hind feet without effort or stretching. Conversely, a taller exhibitor won’t need as much reach, so the length of their show stick can be a bit shorter. Also, if you are competing in showmanship or confirmation classes, a black or silver show stick is probably the best choice. Otherwise, feel free to choose more distinct colors and patterns. uswhip.com

SHOWING YOUR SHOW CALF You can have a potential champion and if he is not presented to the judge in the right manner, he may just be another calf in the class. Probably one of the first things to think about when showing a calf is how the showperson should be dressed. One should dress like a person who works with cattle would dress; western, boots, jeans, and a long sleeve collared button down shirt. Always follow your association dress code.

As far as what to do in the show ring, There are several basic rules that you should try to follow: 1. Always lead from the left side of the calf.

2. Lead the calf with your hand on top of the lead shank.

3. Always lead your calf with his head up and forward.

4. Carry your show stick in your left hand, pointing downward.

5. Train your calf at home to stand with front legs straight and back legs scissored.

6. Always lead your calf out of the line and to the right and back through the same hole when the judge asks you to put in a different hole.

7. Keep your calf set up at all times.

8. Always try to keep one eye on the judge and one eye on your calf.

9. Be cool and calf in the show ring, avoid making any fast movement.

There are many small things that come through experience that can be done and I suggest to an inexperienced show person to pick out showpersons that are good and try to learn from them.

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Non Halter Results CHAMPION JUNIOR HEIFER: RHL Star Packed Kenn Harding/Tammy Tiner RESERVE CHAMPION JUNIOR HEIFER: Jackie Lynn 4409 Dean & Carolyn Smith CHAMPION SENIOR HEIFER: EJS Giza Dr Justin & Ronda Sabio RESERVE CHAMPION SENIOR HEIFER: Benny's Pearl Curtis & Tonya Abel CHAMPION JUNIOR COW: TT Divine Beauty Hjalmar Beijl RESERVE CHAMPION JUNIOR COW: AK Dragon Ice Scott & Danielle Mershon CHAMPION SENIOR COW: BRR Boomerang Giglio Grant Tinkis RESERVE CHAMPION SENIOR COW: HR Slam's Princess Kenn Harding/Tammy Tiner GRAND CHAMPION NON - HALTERED ALL AGE FEMALE: BRR Boomerang Giglio Grant Tinkis RESERVE CHAMPION NON - HALTERED ALL AGE FEMALE: EJS Giza Dr Justin & Ronda Sabio CHAMPION JUNIOR STEER: Uh-Gustav Avery Smajstrla RESERVE CHAMPION JUNIOR STEER: HLC Colt Hardcastle Land & Cattle CHAMPION SENIOR STEER: King Chex Shayne Pemberton RESERVE CHAMPION SENIOR STEER: Veterans Bronze Star Colton Wood GRAND CHAMPION ALL AGE STEER: King Chex Shayne Pemberton RESERVE CHAMPION ALL AGE STEER: Veterans Bronze Star Colton Wood

CHAMPION JUNIOR HEIFER: OCC Pearl Sarah Heimeyer HB Cattle & Performance Horses RESERVE CHAMPION JUNIOR HEIFER: CTA Siren Song Cody Abel Curtis & Tonya Abel CHAMPION SENIOR HEIFER: Tomahawk Tulip C4 Grant Tinkis Grant Tinkis RESERVE CHAMPION SENIOR HEIFER: Kettle's Ginger Snap Kade Garret Angela & Darrell Bivens GRAND CHAMPION ALL AGE FEMALE: Tomahawk Tulip C4 Grant Tinkis Grant Tinkis RESERVE CHAMPION ALL AGE FEMALE: OCC Pearl Sarah Heimeyer HB Cattle & Performance Horses

CHAMPION JUNIOR BULL: Boot Stitch Evelyn Sabio Larry & Heatherly Smith RESERVE CHAMPION JUNIOR BULL: BT Thunder Rolls Caitlynn Hunt Bobby & Terri Herriage CHAMPION INTERMEDIATE BULL: Money Talks CP Evelyn Sabio Dr Justin & Ronda Sabio RESERVE CHAMPION INTERMEDIATE BULL: STCC HB At First Glance Hailey Mann Hailey Mann GRAND CHAMPION ALL AGE BULL: Money Talks CP Evelyn Sabio Dr Justin & Ronda Sabio RESERVE CHAMPION ALL AGE BULL: STCC HB At First Glance Hailey Mann Hailey Mann CHAMPION JUNIOR STEER: G&L Timbuktu Danalee Abel Curtis & Tonya Abel RESERVE CHAMPION JUNIOR STEER: Circle M Iron Zion Danalee Abel Curtis & Tonya Abel CHAMPION SENIOR STEER: Buckaroo Iron's Hercules Braxton Sterling James & Pia Eyman RESERVE CHAMPION SENIOR STEER: Veteran's Bronze Star Grant Tinkis 3 Wood Ranch GRAND CHAMPION ALL AGE STEER: Buckaroo Iron's Hercules Braxton Sterling James & Pia Eyman RESERVE CHAMPION ALL AGE STEER: G&L Timbuktu Danalee Abel Curtis & Tonya Abel

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CHAMPION JUNIOR MINI HEIFER: BL Paisley Park Justin Sabio Dr Justin & Ronda Sabio RESERVE CHAMPION JUNIOR MINI HEIFER: SS Mini Simply Dicey Justin Sabio Dr Justin & Ronda Sabio CHAMPION SENIOR MINI HEIFER: LL Little Sister "Mini" Colton Wood Kyla Lovejoy RESERVE CHAMPION SENIOR MINI HEIFER: LL Big Nose Kate "Mini" Colton Wood Kyla Lovejoy GRAND CHAMPION ALL AGE MINI FEMALE: LL Little Sister "Mini" Colton Wood Kyla Lovejoy RESERVE CHAMPION ALL MINI AGE FEMALE: LL Big Nose Kate "Mini" Colton Wood Kyla Lovejoy CHAMPION JUNIOR MINI BULL: BL China Grove Justin Sabio Dr Justin & Ronda Sabio RESERVE CHAMPION JUNIOR MINI BULL: LL Chocolate Smoke Colton Wood Kyla Lovejoy CHAMPION INTERMEDIATE MINI BULL: 2M Pretty Boy Blaine Moore Blaine Moore RESERVE CHAMPION INTERMEDIATE MINI BULL: LL Joe Exotic MC Colton Wood Kyla Lovejoy GRAND CHAMPION ALL AGE MINI BULL: BL China Grove Justin Sabio Dr Justin & Ronda Sabio RESERVE CHAMPION ALL AGE MINI BULL: 2M Pretty Boy Blaine Moore Blaine Moore CHAMPION JUNIOR MINI STEER: JP Call It Courage Morgan Riffe Morgan Riffe RESERVE CHAMPION JUNIOR MINI STEER: LL El Chivato Colton Wood Kyla Lovejoy CHAMPION SENIOR MINI STEER: LL Clyde Barrow "Mini" Colton Wood Kyla Lovejoy RESERVE CHAMPION SENIOR MINI STEER: BL C.C. Waterback Cody Abel Curtis & Tonya Abel GRAND CHAMPION ALL AGE MINI STEER: LL Clyde Barrow "Mini" Colton Wood Kyla Lovejoy RESERVE CHAMPION ALL AGE MINI STEER: JP Call It Courage Morgan Riffe Morgan Riffe

CHAMPION JUNIOR HEIFER: EJS Dragon Dancer Dr Justin & Ronda Sabio RESERVE CHAMPION JUNIOR HEIFER: Kattoo John & Christy Randolph CHAMPION SENIOR HEIFER: Gloria Vanderhorn Scott & Danielle Mershon RESERVE CHAMPION SENIOR HEIFER: FHR 20 Chocolates Dale Metz/DeCarlo Noble CHAMPION JUNIOR COW: Kettle's Ginger Snap Angela & Darrell Bivens RESERVE CHAMPION JUNIOR COW: Hot Jazzie Jeramie & Annette James CHAMPION SENIOR COW: BRR Boomerang Giglio Grant Tinkis GRAND CHAMPION HALTERED ALL AGE FEMALE: Kettle's Ginger Snap Angela & Darrell Bivens RESERVE CHAMPION HALTERED ALL AGE FEMALE: BRR Boomerang Giglio Grant Tinkis CHAMPION INTERMEDIATE BULL: CC Clearly Vandalized Catherine Ritter RESERVE CHAMPION INTERMEDIATE BULL: All Jacked Up DSM Whistling Longhorn/Sharpshooter CHAMPION SENIOR BULL: Plum Nearly Dr. Justin and Rhonda Sabio RESERVE CHAMPION SENIOR BULL: Span Pro Ken Harding/Tammy Tiner GRAND CHAMPION HALTERED ALL AGE BULL: Plum Nearly Dr. Justin and Rhonda Sabio RESERVE CHAMPION HALTERED ALL AGE BULL: Span Pro Ken Harding/Tammy Tiner CHAMPION HALTERED JUNIOR STEER: Veteran's Challenger 7 3 Wood Ranch RESERVE CHAMPION HALTERED JUNIOR STEER: 3W Captain Moomerica 3 Wood Ranch CHAMPION HALTERED SENIOR STEER: Coco's Cowboy Sarah Heimeyer RESERVE CHAMPION HALTERED SENIOR STEER: Veteran's Bronze Star 3 Wood Ranch GRAND CHAMPION HALTERED ALL AGE STEER: Coco's Cowboy Sarah Heimeyer RESERVE CHAMPION HALTERED ALL AGE STEER: Veteran's Bronze Star 3 Wood Ranch

Haltered Show Results

CHAMPION JUNIOR MINI HEIFER: SS Mini Simply Dicey Dave & Althea Sullivan RESERVE CHAMPION JUNIOR MINI HEIFER: CTA Little Miss Magic Curtis & Tonya Abel CHAMPION SENIOR MINI HEIFER: LL Big Nose Kate Kyla Lovejoy RESERVE CHAMPION SENIOR MINI HEIFER: LL Little Sister Kyla Lovejoy CHAMPION MINI COW: Ya Teepee Smoke Kyla Lovejoy RESERVE CHAMPION MINI COW: Ya Lady "Mini" Kyla Lovejoy GRAND CHAMPION HALTERED ALL AGE MINI FEMALE: LL Big Nose Kate Kyla Lovejoy RESERVE CHAMPION HALTERED ALL AGE MINI FEMALE: SS Mini Simply Dicey Dave & Althea Sullivan CHAMPION JUNIOR MINI BULL: LL Chocolate Smoke Kyla Lovejoy RESERVE CHAMPION JUNIOR MINI BULL: CTR Carl Wayne Cross Timbers Ranch CHAMPION SENIOR MINI BULL: LL Joe Exotic Kyla Lovejoy GRAND CHAMPION HALTERED ALL AGE MINI BULL: LL Joe Exotic Kyla Lovejoy RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION HALTERED ALL AGE MINI BULL: LL Chocolate Smoke Kyla Lovejoy CHAMPION JUNIOR MINI STEER: SR Two Buck Chuck Cross Timbers Ranch RESERVE CHAMPION JUNIOR MINI: Spicy Buffalo Cb Chole Brooks CHAMPION SENIOR MINI STEER: LL Clyde Barrow Kyla Lovejoy RESERVE CHAMPION SENIOR MINI STEER: JP Call It Courage Morgan Riffe GRAND CHAMPION HALTERED ALL AGE MINI STEER: LL Clyde Barrow Kyla Lovejoy RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION HALTERED ALL AGE MINI STEER: JP Call It Courage Morgan Riffe

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Recipe of the Month Bacon & Cheese Longhorn Loaf Sue Burton- Cleveland, TX 1 lbs ground Longhorn beef 12 slices cooked and crumbled bacon 1 (8 oz) package grated cheddar cheese 2 eggs lightly beaten 1/4 cup breadcrumbs 1/4 cup mayonnaise 2 T Worcestershire sauce 1/4 tsp salt 1/4 tsp ground pepper 1/3 cup ketchup 2 T prepared mustard 1 (3 oz) can French friend onions

In large bowl, mix beef and next 8 ingredient. In small bowl mix ketchup and mustard, and 1/4 cup to the meat mix. Shape meat into a 9x5 loaf pan and top with remaining ketchup mixture. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. Top with French fried onions and bake an additional 15 minutes.