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Columbia Rams Receive
Congratulations to Faith Gasvoda, of Big Sandy, Montana, and Kathy and Russell Bell, of Gillette, Wyoming, whose rams achieved Certified Columbia Ram status based on their performance at official, university-based ram tests.
Faith’s ram earned certification through the 2021–22 North Dakota - Hettinger Ram Test. Gasvoda 121 “CR 009”* (Registration #: Y17772), recently christened Jumanji, is a single, QR, March-born ram, sired by Gibbs 7-1, a ram that Faith purchased in 2017, and out of Timber Coulee 1925, a ewe with Hanna breeding, that Faith purchased in 2020. Jumanji had an ADG of .8 #/day on test, a 26.51 micron fleece, a 4.83 inch adjusted staple length, top scores of 1.0 for face and belly wool, and a ribeye area of 1.4 sq. inches/100# of body weight. Of note: Faith is a first time consignor to ram testing. Look for Jumanji in the Production Ram class at NSS.
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Bell’s ram earned certification through the 2021–22 Wyoming Ram Test. Kathy and Russell are long-time consignors to ram testing and have had rams achieve Certified status in three out of four years of the CSBA program. This year’s certified Ram, Bell B-183 – “CR 010”* (Registration #: Y18522), is a QR April-born twin that ranked 13th out of 90 rams on the WY Certified Index (a calculated scale based on ADG (25%), Feed Efficiency (25%) Clean Fleece Weight (30%) and Loin Eye Area/100# (20%). A full twin brother to B-183 ranked 38th on the same index. Both were sired by Bell B-173, a ram with Lawson breeding, and out of Bell B-775, a half-sister to the Bell ewe donated in the first year of CSBA’s Starter Flock program. B-183 had an ADG of .96 #/day, a 24.44 micron fleece, a 5.41 inch adjusted staple length, top scores of 1 for face and belly wool, and a ribeye area of 2.36 square inches/100# of body weight. Congratulations, Kathy and Russell!
* “CR” acknowledges Certified Columbia Ram status on CSBA registration certificates.
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Margaret & Jim Eller | Sun River, Montana | 406-899-2057 | margareteller415@gmail.com
