Gelbvieh Guide Fall 2015

PRECISION COWS The challenge of precision management

BRITTAIN FARMS STORY Gelbvieh is a family affair

NSAIDS IN LARGE ANIMALS Less stress & pain on animals

TRACEABILITY & CONSUMERS What can BIXS Provide?

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FALL 2015 • VOLUME 25 • ISSUE 3

In this issue...

President’s Report Office Memo Gelbvieh Association of AB/BC News Man/Sask Gelbvieh Assoc. News Show Results Sale Results Coming Events Advertiser Index

8 9 10 11 29 34 40 41

Feature articles...

Precision Cows Brittain Farms Use of NSAIDS in Large Animals Dams of Merit and Dams of Distinction Traceability and Consumers

14 16 20 24 26

Advertising Deadlines/Publication Dates Spring - January 1 / February 1 - Herd Sire Issue Summer - May 1 / June 1 - Golden Pages Fall - September 1 / October 1 - Commercial Issue

The official publication of the CANADIAN

Bringing home the herd from the beautiful pastures at Lonestome Dove Ranch, Ponteix, SK

GELBVIEH ASSOCIATION

5160 Skyline Way N.E., Calgary, Alberta T2E 6V1 Phone: (403) 250-8640 Fax: (403) 291-5624 Email: gelbvieh@gelbvieh.ca

www.gelbvieh.ca

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Provincial Association Representatives to the CGA Board of Directors Gelbvieh Association of Alberta/BC

Directors

President - Aaron Birch Box 192, Lomond, AB T0L 1G0 Phone: 403-485-5518 Email: aaron@tbfarms.ca

President

Man-Sask Gelbvieh Association

Darcy Hrebeniuk Box 379, Hudson Bay, SK S0E 0Y0

Phone: 306-865-2929 Fax: 306-865-2860 firriver@xplornet.com

Romacordelia Cox Fax: 250-476-1280 cordy_cox@hotmail.com

President - Ian Thackeray Box1002 Weyburn, SK S4H 2L2 Phone: 306-861-7687 Fax: 306-456-2554 Email:tgfis@sasktel.net

Representative -Darcy Hrebeniuk Box 379 Hudson Bay, SK S0E 0Y0 Phone: 306-865-2929 Fax: 306-865-2860 Email: firriver@xplornet.com

Eastern Canadian Gelbvieh Association

P.O. Box 53, Tatla Lake, BC V0L 1V0

Phone: 250-476-1221

Secretary -Joyce Dawson Box 1616 Vanderhoof, BC V0J 3A0 Phone: 250-567-5430 or 250-570-9179 Email: halfwayranch2000@hotmail.com

Representative -Jason Hurst 234439 Concession 2 WGR RR2, Durham. ON N0G 1R0 Phone: 519-881-7929 Email:jasonhurst0@gmail.com

Kert Ness

Secretary -Laurie Hurst 234439 Concession 2 WGR RR2, Durham. ON N0G 1R0 Phone: 519-369-1763 Email:carrollcreekcattleco@gmail.com

Box 8, Site 7, RR#1, Airdrie, AB T4B 2A3

Phone: 403-860-4634 Fax: 403-948-9236 kertness@shaw.ca

Lon Carlson Box 86 Magrath, AB T0K 1J0 Phone: 403-894-3413 rstar91@yahoo.ca

Blair Bentz Box 430 Punnichy, SK S0A 3C0

Phone/Fax: 306-835-2748 blbentz@sasktel.net

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CGA PRESIDENT’S REPORT

Darcy Hrebeniuk The Fall season is here and it seems that again summer has gone by faster than usual. This growing season has brought more than its fair share of challenges. From frosty nights into late May and early June and lack of spring moisture - I’m sure gave a lot of producers some sleepless nights.

However the Canadian cattle industry continues to move into uncharted territory with record setting cattle prices in Canada. With the Canadian cattle herd still shrinking its appears that the supply and demand ratio will keep prices strong moving forward into the future. Now with some late summer moisture it seems to have taken the pressure off of the pastures and providing grazing into the fall.

As I near the end of my term as association president, I can’t help but reflect on my time spent on the board. One of the main goals the CGA has worked strongly on in the past three years is breed presence. The co-op advertising cost share program between the association and participating members has given the Gelbvieh breed a tremendous opportunity to have a continuing presence in all the major breed publications in Canada.

N•O•T•I•C•E Canadian Gelbvieh Association Annual General Meeting Wednesday, November 11, 2015 1:30 p.m. - Farmfair Building

Edmonton, AB 1. The CGA Constitution may be amended at any General meeting of the Association by affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members present, but no amendment shall be valid until approved by the Minister of Agriculture of Canada and filed at the Department of Agriculture of Canada.

2. Notice of all proposed amendments shall be signed by two members in good standing and submitted to the Association at least forty five days in advance of a General Meeting and they shall be included in the Notice calling such meeting, otherwise the meeting shall have no power to deal with the same.

3. The Meeting has only power to deal with the Article and selection as stated in the Notice calling such Meeting.

Members wishing to submit amendments to the Constitution are requested to forward some to the Association in accordance with the above. Please include addressed of mover and seconder.

All amendments to the Constitution must reach the Association office by Sep. 29, 2015 in order to be included in the Notice of Meeting.

Copies of the Constitution are available from the CGA office on request.

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Another key strength the CGA has worked on is the power of DNA and genetic evaluation. This technology continues to evolve and change. For instance the CGA now has the ability to offer genetically enhanced EPD’s.

The value in the results we get from DNA is education. Education to the membership and customer/producer. One key recommendation I can make to the breeders is to parentage verify any future donor females at the earliest possible time.

In closing, I would like to commend our office staff, the late Wendy Belcher and current CEO Gaylene Groeneveld, it's been a pleasure working with them. I think their hard work goes unnoticed at times. I strongly feel that they have been and will continue to be the strongest asset to the association.

It's been an honor and a privilege to have been the President of the Canadian Gelbvieh Association, Thank you.

Darcy Hrebeniuk

CGA OFFICE MEMO

Gaylene Groeneveld CEO It has been said, "The only thing constant in change is change itself." It creates new opportunities for those willing to accept it. Initial thoughts of change often gather negative thoughts for those that are opposed to new ideas and technology. The first year near completion of the CGA using the Digital Beef registry system has thrown many challenges our way, but the opportunities and benefits outweigh them, as the CGA made a very important and logical decision to switch their registry service providers. The system is very "breeder friendly" and easy to navigate, and our online users can put in information on their herd at their leisure, 24 hours a day. At present we have 90% of our members using the online system. If you are not online, call the CGA office for some very simple instructions on how to get online with your Gelbvieh herd.

The new and improved registration certificate and layout provides more information to members about the animal and will help commercial cattlemen better understand what genetics they are introducing into their herd. New EPD names become consistent with the industry and new EPD groupings. Some of the new EPDs are $Cow - new maternal index, DMI - dry matter intake, FPI - feedlot profit index, HPG - heifer pregnancy, and PG30 - pregnant at 30 months of age.

New DNA submission procedures were put in place in the last year. DNA samples are to be sent to Delta Genomics Lab in Edmonton instead of the CGA office. This change has certainly speeded up the DNA process for members, taking about 4 weeks to complete. The DNA application form can be found on the CGA website at www.gelbvieh.ca. When you are taking hair for DNA sampling, please ensure that you get 40-70 hair root nodules, preferably from the animal's tail. Place them in a dry envelope marked with the animals registration number and tattoo (not a plastic bag) and mail it to Delta Genomics along with your DNA form.

A reminder also that all CGA sanctioned Gelbvieh sale animals MUST BE parent verified. Some believe that they only have to be sire verified - not true. Also the GAA/BC Wish List Sale and the Canadian People's Choice Gelbvieh Bull Futurity, both held the first week of December, requires these animals to be fully parent verified. Get your samples in early and be prepared.

Since January 1, 2014, the Herd Assessment - or Total Herd Program - has been in place. It is mandatory that members register the females in their herd that will calve in the current year. The cost is $30 per cow until April 15, with an increase of $10 per cow after that. Breeders who have 31 cows or more may make two payments, one by April 15, the other by August 15 of the current year.

The 2016 membership forms will be emailed (or mailed) to you in December. Our new registry system will generate them automatically. Your annual membership is $125 + tax per year, with $25 of that membership going to the province you reside in for their promotional purposes.

New EPDs will be generated on October 28/15 for the Spring 2016 EPDs. Please get your calves weaning weights in prior to that date.

With cattle prices at an all time high the fall run is looking good for the commercial cow/calf producer and in turn for the purebred breeder as well. Bull sales in the Spring were phenominal and the upcoming bull selling season has already started, as cattlemen are scouting out the purebred breeder's bull pens early. There are several Gelbvieh influenced feeder sales and top quality female sales this fall.

These sales, along with fairs and livestock events, are excellent opportunities to get out and visit with your fellow cattlemen.

The Canadian Gelbvieh Association Annual General Meeting is at 1:30 pm on November 11, at Farmfair in Edmonton. The National Gelbvieh Show will be held on November 12 at 8:30 am. Look further in the magazine to see the coming events this fall.

Until next time, I look forward to seeing many of you down the trail at another great Gelbvieh event.

Gaylene Groeneveld

Why Gelbvieh? ...

Because a good bottom line starts with a great cow herd!

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Association News

By Aaron Birch, President, GAA/BC

How time flies! It seems like summer just began and now fall is beginning to appear. It’s an exciting time of year with the fall shows and sales right around the corner. For many seedstock producers, me included, it is our favourite time of year. I am looking forward to catching up with everyone and looking at the exciting Gelbvieh genetics that will be shared with the industry this fall.

A huge thank you goes to Jen-Ty Gelbvieh, Don and Lorna Okell and family, for a very successful and fun filled field day. The weather was perfect and everyone enjoyed the cattle tour pulled behind one of Don’s antique John Deere tractors, a great meal and socialising. The kids, of all sizes and ages, had a blast on the bouncy castle and in the sumo suits. We will be looking for someone to host this GAAB/BC sponsored event for next year. If you are interested, talk to a board member.

Farmfair International will be hosting the Canadian National Gelbvieh Show this year. With increased traffic the last few years, there is sure to be some elite Gelbvieh genetics on display. Make sure to take in this terrific event.

The show is at 8:30 am on November 12. The CGA Annual Meeting will be held on November 11 at 1:30 pm We are looking for nominations for commercial and purebred breeder of the year. This is a great way to honour a bull customer who successfully uses Gelbvieh genetics or a fellow breeder you feel is making a positive impact on the position of the breed. Please contact Joe Ness to nominate a producer that has stood out to you.

The 2015 Gelbvieh Wish List weekend is taking shape

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and looks like it is going to build on the momentum it has had the last few years. Breeders are consigning the best of what they have to offer so there will be a very impressive set of females in the sale. There is even more interest in the bull futurity from both across Canada and internationally.

After a strong come back last year, the commercial heifer pen show will be back this year to showcase the benefits of Gelbvieh crossbreeding as well as show appreciation to our commercial supporters. Don’t forget our GAA/BC annual meeting and banquet which had a record turnout last year.

This is a great opportunity to network and check out the best of what our breed has to offer.

This year’s donation heifer comes from Foursquare Gelbvieh. Thank you to Roger and Kim Sayer and family for their support. To purchase tickets ask a board member or buy them before the Wish List Sale.

Finally, this will be my last report as President for the GAAB/BC as my term expires this fall. I have really enjoyed the last 6 years on the board! It has been a pleasure to work with a great group of people and I am glad to call them friends. I am really happy that I could contribute to the association and help to promote the Gelbvieh breed in Western Canada. I am most proud of my small part in bringing the Wish List Weekend to what it is, an event all Gelbvieh breeders can be proud of.

Hope to see everyone at this fall’s events.

Association News

By Cynthia Wirgau

As Summer leaves us and Fall approaches, many are busy getting ready for upcoming shows and sales.

We would like to thank JSJ Gelbvieh (James & Shayla Jasper), Hartney, MB for hosting the Association summer Field Day. The Summer Show was held in Harding, MB. Thackeray Gelbvieh Farms, JSJ Gelbvieh and Maple Grove Gelbvieh participated in this show. Champion Bull was exhibited by JSJ Gelbvieh, and the Champion Female by Maple Grove Gelbvieh. Dylan Thackeray was Champion Showman and Nolan Thackeray was Reserve Showman. Brady Wirgau exhibited the Junior Show Champion Female and Nolan Thackeray Reserve Junior Show Female.

Manitoba Ag-Ex is on Oct 28-31, with the Gelbvieh show on Friday, October 30 at 9am. We are currently looking for sponsors and volunteers to help out with this event.

Agribition will be Nov 23-28. Gelbvieh & Balancer Show is on November 25 at noon, with the Sale on November 26 at noon. T Bar C Cattle Co. are the sale consultants for the Agribition Sale. Please contact them to enter your sale consignments.

The Man-Sask Sweetheart Classic will continue to be open to calves and bred females, but all will be judged together. Can’t attend the event??....you can vote online. For more information contact Cynthia (204) 278-3255. Please contact Cynthia or Trevor Burks to obtain your membership before November 10th. Memberships must be paid prior to Agribition. Addition this year’s Sweetheart Classic is a 2nd prize Gelbvieh sale voucher worth $500.

We will be looking for sponsors for Agribition, contact Del, James or Cynthia if you are interested. Your support is greatly appreciated

Once again the Man-Sask Gelbvieh Association will be awarding one purebred/commercial breeder in Manitoba and one in Saskatchewan. Nominations for this award must be submitted by September 30, 2015 to our Secretary, Cynthia Wirgau, Box 25, Narcisse, MB R0C 2H0.

Please let us know of any 4-H member exhibiting a Gelbvieh influenced calf. The Association has given all members this year a toque. Submit names and photos (if possible) to maplegrove@xplornet.com Our annual meeting will be held in Moose Jaw on Dec 12th at 11am. Come join us for lunch and then the fun auction will be held after the PGA sale at 7pm.

Hope to see you this fall!!

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James and Shayla Jasper, JSJ Livestock, hosted over 50 people at their farm north of Hartney, MB on July 18 for the Man-Sask Field Day. JSJ has been producing purebred and fullblood Gelbvieh cattle since 2007. They currently run 100 purebred and fullblood Gelbvieh along with some Angus and Simmental crosses. It was great weather for the event which included a pasture tour, People’s Choice Pen Show, supper and fireworks. JSJ appreciated everyone who made the trip and those who put in the work to bring animals for the pen show.

It was a perfect weekend of good cattle and great people!

Winners of the People's Choice Pen Show were: Favorite Pair: Maple Grove Gelbvieh Favorite Bull Calf: Maple Grove Gelbvieh Favorite Heifer Calf: Maple Grove Gelbvieh Favorite Bred Heifer: Thackeray Gelbvieh Farms

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...Following the Bull Show at

Canadian Western Agribition November 25, 2015.

The Sweetheart Gelbvieh Classic is open to any age of Gelbvieh female entered in the regular Canadian Western Agribition Gelbvieh Show. There will be one class with the top 4 females final. Futurity members may enter their females by contacting Cynthia or Trevor. Entries must be made by noon Nov. 23rd. Entry fee is $100 per head.

Memberships to the furturity is $300.00 which entitles the member to judge (one ballot) the Sweetheart Classic. No proxy judging. Members will also be entered into a draw to win the proceeds from the sale of the Sweetheart Classic Champion or the Futurity, which ever is lesser. 50% of this prize will be given as cash and the remaining 50% will be a sale credit. The sale credit can be used at the 2015 Agribition Sale.

The Peoples Choice judging the Sweetheart Gelbvieh Classic will take place immediately following the Gelbvieh bull show. The Female Gelbvieh show will commence upon the completion of this portion of the Futurity. At the end of the Gelbvieh show, the four finalists will be announced in random order. The following day at the Gelbvieh Sale, the 4 finalists will be judged during the pre-sale reception. The Sweetheart Gelbvieh Classic Champion will be announced and auctioned as the feature lot.

The exhibiting member of the Sweetheart Gelbvieh Classic will receive 79% of the heifer sale proceeds or the futurity pot, which ever is greater. The three runner-ups will each receive 7%. The exhibitor of the Sweetheart Classic Champion retains the right to one flush or six No.1 eggs, which ever is greater, from the female at the new owners convenience and the exhibitors expense. NEW*** The 2nd place Sweetheart winner will receive a $500 Agribition 2015 Sale NEW*** Can’t be at Agribition?.... VOTE ON LINE!! voucher.

For more info contact: Cynthia Wirgau (204)278-3255 or

Trevor Burks (306) 715-7476 prior to November 10, 2015

Membership/Nomination Form

I (name)

_______________________________

Would like to be a part of The Sweetheart Gelbvieh Classic.

Address ________________________________

______________________________________ Phone: _______________________________

Enclosed is my $300.00 membership fee As a member would like to nominate the following females at $100.00 per animal. Membership MUST be paid prior to Agribition.

As a member would like to nominate the following females at $100 per animal.

1. _________________________________

2. _________________________________ Please send to : Man/Sask Gelbvieh Assoc.

Box 25 Narcisse, MB R0C 2H0

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We have over the last few hundred years, tried to improve this capacity by measuring traits of importance and selecting cattle that do the best job.

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Many grain producers in Canada use precision agriculture to some degree on their farm. This includes things such as Global Positioning Satellites, auto steer technology, and changing fertilizer application rates on the fly based on previous yield or soil test results. In the dairy industry folks are moving towards robotic milkers and feeders that are triggered by the cow’s ear tag to deliver a precise diet based on her level of milk production, stage of lactation and other factors.

In beef cattle we have perhaps not reached that level of precise management, due in no small part to the fact that the role of a beef cow is cleanup duty. Because a beef cow

has a rumen and 4 legs, she is capable of travelling over difficult terrain and converting high fibre roughage into food.

This is by nature somewhat of a difficult skill to manage in a precise manner.

We have over the last few hundred years, tried to improve this capacity by measuring traits of importance and selecting cattle that do the best job. We record things like calving ease and birth weight to improve the chances of a live calf and growth rate to improve the speed and capacity to turn forage/feed into food.

Over time we have added further precision by combining this data with pedigree information to improve our predictions, and we have added parentage testing in various forms to continue to improve the accuracy of this process.

Each new change has improved our precision and our ability to select cattle that have increased performance.

There is a continual challenge however in that in each new generation of cattle DNA is recombined. Let me explain. Every cow and every bull has 60 chromosomes organized in 30 pairs. When a cow gets bred one sperm carrying 30 of these chromosome from the bull connects with an egg carrying 30 chromosomes from the cow. This results in a set of 60 chromosomes for the calf. At this level it is like rolling a giant 30 sided dice for both the sire and dam. The simplest example of this is two full sibs, one heifer and one bull. The heifer received an X chromosome from her sire and the bull received the Y copy.

This is part of the reason we record information on calves; to try to determine which set of chromosomes they received. The further complicate the issue, during the processes that result in each of these 30 chromosome sperm and egg; DNA can be passed between the chromosomal pairs in the parent animal. In other words the 30 chromosome equivalent from one parent can be carrying a totally new mix of DNA that was recombined from all the chromosomes of that parent. This effectively turns our 30 sided dice into one with closer to a billion possible sides.

When every new calf is a one in a billion possibility and this represents a bit of a chal-

lenge from the perspective of precision management. Fortunately due to nature and statistics most calves are going to fall somewhere close to the average of their parents, but that is still not a lot to go on. We have to go back to the basics and record information like birth and weaning weights so that we can start to determine where each animal in the new generation fits in our program and the breed. Now in our efforts to measure we can add SNP DNA technology. In addition to measuring traits we can see, SNP DNA can actually measure pieces of the DNA that the animal contains to improve the precision with which we can manage and make decisions. It is a bit like a GPS guidance system for cattle breeding. We still need to take soil samples and measure yield, but the SNP information can help us to more accurately select cattle that serve their purpose.

In essence by measuring the DNA directly, we have a much better indication of which pieces were passed on from mom and dad. This is a huge step forward as it can give us the precision of having calves on the ground the animal we are testing that may only be a day old calf. The power of this tool has been increasing over the last several years. Older tests often only assess a few hundred or a couple of thousand pieces of DNA. Newer tests range all the way up into the hundreds of thousands of pieces of DNA. Traits that are controlled by fewer genes (eg: horned/polled) are easier to improve the precision on as it requires fewer pieces of DNA and fewer choices. More complex traits such as fertility that are affected by many genes are still difficult to assess completely, but the impact from improved precision of selection can be very significant.

There are still a lot of other things that can affect how an animal expresses the genes it carries, and each new generation we still do not know exactly which ½ of the DNA pieces we measure will be passed on to the offspring. For this reason it is vitally important that we keep measuring the traits we are interested in and also continue to measure DNA directly. This type of data is also what is needed to help unravel the puzzle of which traits are expressed and why. It is also why we include the DNA measures with pedigree and performance data in our EPD or “Expected” Progeny Difference calculations. Knowing the DNA increases the precision with which we can make our expectations, but we still are not in control of which DNA gets passed on. From my perspective that is what makes cattle breeding fun.

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For Kelly and Colleen Brittain, raising Gelbvieh cattle is a family affair. Before establishing Brittain Farms at Falun, Alberta, they started a commercial herd in 1990 while farming with Kelly’s parents. “My parents were using Gelbvieh bulls on their herd before that,” he says. In 1992, the couple bought their first purebred Gelbvieh females, 10 bred heifers, which became the base of a family operation now more than two decades strong.

When sharing their Gelbvieh success story, the Brittains note that they were impressed with what the breed has to offer from the start. When their children were starting 4-H, it was crucial to choose a docile breed for them to show, one brimming with positive qualities. “We fell in love with Gelbviehs because of their disposition, and we’ve never looked back,” says Colleen.

Today, Brittain Farms runs about 145 head of purebred and percentage Gelbvieh cattle, still displaying the docility they initially chose the breed for. As Colleen works full time off the farm, managing the Wetaskiwin Value Drug Mart, Kelly is often on his own working with the cattle. “It was important for us to have animals that Kelly could handle by himself,” Colleen explains. “Most of our cattle will follow a pail of grain or just follow the quad when changing pastures.

“The dogs and the grandchildren are always ‘visiting’ the cows and the yearling bull pen, so our animals are usually friendly and curious around people. We get compliments from many of our bull buyers about how quiet and easy to handle our bulls are.” e Advantag Gelbvieh e rd th 3 t a e ll th ing bu sale is held Mar t A high sell ring. The p S ction is th nisfail Au In Bull Sale e th t a arch week of M

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In addition to temperament, they favour a range of the breed’s advantages, from crossing well with other breeds to milking ability to maternal instincts. “We talk to other people who say, ‘What do you do when the cow or the heifer runs away from her calf when it’s born and doesn’t mother up?’

Well, we don’t have that issue,” she explains.

Brittain Farms has been part of an annual Gelbvieh bull sale with other breeders for 15 years. Over the years, this became the Gelbvieh Advantage Bull Sale, now held each March in Innisfail, AB. This year’s edition was held with Jace Cattle Company at Botha, AB, and was the Brittains’ “best sale ever,” says Kelly. “We’re happy with the prices we received, and a lot of repeat buyers. Most of our bulls go to repeat buyers.”

They’ll team up again for next year’s sale on March 19, 2016.

From working alongside the previous generation to bringing the next generation into the industry, the Brittains know how meaningful youth involvement in agriculture is, given how it shaped their children. “4-H is an excellent program for children and teaches them so much, so that’s where our kids started with their interest,” says Colleen. After buying them their first females at an early age, the Brittain kids quickly fell in love with agriculture and learned essential skills needed when it came time to strike out on their own. “They worked right beside us and they had responsibilities all along the way,” she explains. “They learned the ups and downs and what it was all about — the sacrifice you have to make, and the rewards that it gives you.”

Now adults, both their children play vital roles on this family farm. “Our family is a big part of our operation. We couldn’t do it without them,” Colleen says proudly. Their son,

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Gary, and his family live on the farm and help farm their 1,400 acres.

Their daughter, Nicole Hollman, established her own herd there, and now runs BNH Livestock at Innisfail with her husband, Brad, and their four sons. She often helps out at her parents’ farm, AI-ing cows and taking care of photography and marketing. Her parents describe her as their “driving force” with their beef operation, and are looking forward to seeing the role her young sons will play in the operation as they grow up. “They are all little farmers who will go far with the Gelbvieh breed,” Colleen predicts.

This level of family involvement will shape the future of Brittain Farms. When considering what’s next for the operation, Kelly and Colleen picture their children taking on a larger role in both their beef and grain farming endeavours. “I can see Nicole taking on the top part of our herd when we decide to retire out of cattle,” says Colleen.

In regards to short-term plans, they find the consistently-high beef prices reassuring. “I think the cattle industry will do well this year,” Kelly predicts. This is despite concerns about a possible feed shortage due to drought conditions throughout the prairies. Earlier this summer, the Brittains had worried about running out of pasture land. “We were lucky enough that we have some low land that we farm, so we cut it a little earlier so it would be better-quality hay,” Colleen explains.

“It’s going to be close, but we’re hoping that we’re okay for feed this fall and we won’t have to cull harder than other years, because back in June and July we were worried that we’d have to cut our herd down.”

As for the breed they love? They’re confident in the road ahead for Gelbvieh cattle, thanks to the skills and passion of the youth in the breed. “We have a bunch of young farmers in the breed right now, and they seem to be involved with their breed, and they are actually advertising and doing more as far as promoting the breed,” says Kelly.

“I think the breeders in the Gelbvieh breed are very strong right now.

They’re better salespeople, better at marketing that what we were, so I think that the breed will go far,” says Colleen. “I see it only getting stronger … They’re going to go further than we did.”

Kelly & Colleen Brittain

Gary & Kami Brittain and daughters Presley and Sloan

Brad & Nicole Hollman along with their boys, Colby, Kaden, Lincoln and Austin

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With the advent of the increasing consciousness in animal welfare any products, which can relieve pain, decrease inflammation and reduce fever are a welcome addition to the repertoire we as veterinarians have to treat clinical disease. They also may have a place in controlling post surgical pain or inflammation such as might occur with castration or dehorning of cattle.

With pain/inflammation/fever more controlled there is less stress, appetite is maintained in many cases calves recover more quickly and are less likely to contract conditions such as respiratory disease.

All the NSAID’S (non steroidal anti-inflammatory drug’s) are prescription drugs so must be prescribed first by your veterinarian and they may incorporate them into treatment protocols for the treatment of specific diseases on your farm. There are three main groups of NSAID’s. Flunixine: Banamine was the original and now there are many generic trade names for the same thing. Ketoprofen similar to human Ibuprofen has the trade name Anafen. The third type is Meloxicam trade name Metacam. This product has a huge market for treating small animal arthritis primarily (now generic meloxicams are marketed in small animals) and is the most recent one to be approved in large animals.

Each of these products may be used for different reasons based on the veterinarian’s preference. Metacam can be given either I.V. or subcutaneously. The company that makes Banamine (Merck Animal Health) has also combined it together with an antibiotic fluorphenical in the same product calling it Resflor. They did research on this product and found very good recoveries with less scarred lungs in pneumonia cases. This was a result of decreasing the inflammation in the lungs, recovery was quicker the antibiotic could work better so death loss and percentage of chronics was reduced. Banamine by itself is only ap-

proved for intravenous usage but in the antibiotic combination called Resflor it can be given subcutaneously. It shows that the one good shot of an anti-inflammatory really helps economically and there often is not the need to repeat the treatment. Check with your veterinarian but the adding of NSAID’s to the mix when treating pneumonias will often help.

The company that makes Metacam (Boehringer Ingelheim) looked at using the product on clinically affected scouring calves along with the standard scour treatments such as electrolytes. They found that both the calves appetite was better they recovered on average quicker plus the calves were less active. The non-metacam treated calves because of probably uneasiness gas pains or pain in general they weren’t near as content.

Thus treated calves put more energy into getting better and recover quicker. One must make sure the patients are properly hydrated and have good urine flow, as in under hydrated calves, kidneys may be harmed. That is generally true for all the NSAID’s.

Boehringer Ingelheim in another study looked at the pain response from hot iron dehorning in young calves. While dehorning is becoming less and less necessary with using polled bulls in the beef breeds, dairy breeds are pretty much straight horned although a few polled dairy cattle are making inroads in Quebec. Dehorning is still routine in young dairy calves and some strains of beef breeds (full French Charolais and Fleckvieh Simmental are two examples). The beauty with modern technology, readers that record pressure to elicit a pain response were used. The pressure pushing down around the dehorning site was recorded and response was elicited with calves struggling or pulling back.

Behavior such as flicking of the ears, head shaking or head rubbing compared to the non dehorned animals or de-

Animal welfare researchers are currently looking at using NSAID’s when doing other painful procedures such as castration or branding.

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horned animals without the metacam was looked at. These calves were done at the normal six to twelve week age and a significant reduction in pain responses were noted. Some were even given local anesthetic as well but that wears off after a few hours and the metacam took over. The same principal really applies to the dehorning as the scouring calves, appetite will be maintained calves will be less stressed and recover quicker plus be less prone to get sick.

This is a win-win situation and should return revenue to the producer especially in light of the fact that the amount of product is small in these young calves.

Other animal welfare researchers are currently looking at using NSAID’s when doing other painful procedures such as castration or branding. Animal welfare is pretty much at the top of the list when it comes to the public’s vision of food production and food safety. Our recent Beef Code of Practice makes the use of NSAID’s mandatory with castrating large calves starting in 2016. With castration the push is to do it at a younger age with a painkiller of some type and most veterinarians are now recommending this for both knife and banding castrations at older ages. Merck has a study indicating lameness is significantly reduced in the feedlot with banamine proving its place as a painkiller and with the increase in hairy heel warts (strawberry footrot, bovine digital dermatitis) painkillers are imperative to use in these extremely painful situations along with the prescribed antibiotic.

In order to be adopted for routine procedures producers need it effective, economical, easy to administer, long lasting and have no longer a withdrawal than most antibiotics it may be given with. These products definitely will fit the bill. Although they do cost money when using them for routine procedures on young calves the dose is small.

There may be a feed formulation but administration by needle is still pretty easy.

I find new veterinarians who have grown up in the animal welfare culture are more apt to use the banamines, metacams or anafens for many other painful procedures.

This is a good thing. Procedures such as eye enucleations, caesarian sections, claw amputations or even prolapsed uterus’s or other exploratory surgeries do much better with the addi-

tion of an NSAIDs of that there is no doubt. With more approved products coming onto the market competition has pushed the price down so they are more affordable and can be used routinely in processing situations if your veterinarian prescribes them.

In the near future we will see more and more pain medication given to cattle and possibly administered in different ways other than with a needle. Although it does appease the animal welfare concerns it also makes total economic sense and will return to the farmer both increased production, provide more animal welfare and hopefully less clinical disease or a quicker recovery from clinical disease. We as veterinarians just need to think about how it should fit into our treatment protocols and keep the animal welfare concerns always in the back of our minds

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Maternal Excellence

2015 Dam of Merit & Dam of Distinction Awards The Canadian Gelbvieh Association is proud to announce the 38 of Distinction and the 143 Canadian Gelbvieh Dams of Merit Award winners for 2015. These cows represent the very elite of the breed. The Canadian Gelbvieh Association applauds the owners and breeders of these outstanding females.

The Canadian Gelbvieh Association Honors E Superior Productive Cows “The Gelbvieh breed offers females with the genetics to maintain high maternal productivity which ultimately adds profit for beef producers in terms of more pounds of calf per cow exposed.”

– Susan Willmon, American Gelbvieh Association Director of Breed Improvement.

ach year the Canadian Gelbvieh Association recognizes those Gelbvieh females that have proven to have longevity and productivity.

Maternal efficiency is a key economical trait for profitability in the beef industry and cows that calve as two-year-olds and have a healthy calf every year for ten to twelve years, have a greater lifetime efficiency than cows that must be culled at a younger age for various reasons. Longevity is essential. Cows that get their job done, year after year, with no problems, simply make more money.

The Dam of Merit recognizes cows that meet strict selection criteria including early puberty and conception, regular calving intervals, and above-average weaning weights on at least three calves. A Dam of Distinction honour recognizes cows that meet the same high standards for superior, long-term productivity with at least eight calves.

In order for a cow to be recognized as a Dam of Merit she must: • All data must be submitted to the CGA office by August 31, 2015 • A Dam of Merit must have produced at least three (3) calves and a Dam of Distinction must have produced a minimum of eight (8) calves.

• Age at first calving must not exceed 25 months • Produced a calf that was born between January 1, 2014 and March 1, 2015 • Possess a minimum average weaning weight ratio of 101 for all calves • Maintained a regular calving interval. Average calving interval must not exceed the value calculated using the following formula: (# of calving intervals x 365 days) + 30 days)/# of calving intervals - OR the female had her third calf before her fourth birthday and maintained a 365 day calving interval thereafter.

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The Canadian Gelbvieh Association recognizes the following members who rank in the top 20 for Owners of Gelbvieh Dams of Merit and Gelbvieh Dams of Distinction for 2015.

Name DAVIDSON GELBVIEH DARRELL & DUANE NELSON WINDER'S GOLDEN GELBVIEH WIDOWEWA HOLDINGS/HILLSDOWN GELBVIEH FOURSQUARE GELBVIEH LONESOME DOVE RANCH TWIN BRIDGE FARMS LTD. FLADELAND LIVESTOCK KILLORAN CREEK CATTLE COMPANY TOWERVIEW RANCH MCCOY CATTLE COMPANY LTD. RPS GELBVIEH BARRY & ROBIN MADER AARON BIRCH GSW GELBVIEH BRITTAIN FARMS KERINESS CATTLE COMPANY LTD. MILNE'S GELBVIEH FERME LUDI KISKATINAW GELBVIEH

Dams of Merit

PONTEIX, SK GLENWOOD, AB CAMROSE, AB DELBURNE, AB CARSTAIRS, AB PONTEIX, SK LOMOND, AB GLADMAR, SK HASTINGS, ON MEDICINE HAT, AB MILESTONE, SK MEDSTEAD, SK PRITCHARD, BC LOMOND, AB OWEN SOUND, ON FALUN, AB AIRDRIE, AB FAIRVIEW, AB CHESTERVILLE, Q DAWSON CREEK, BC

6 8 4 3 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 1

Dams of Distinction

Total

23 16 11 7 9 9 7 9 6 8 6 3 4 4 6 4 4 4 1 2

29 24 15 10 10 10 9 9 8 8 7 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 3 3

The Canadian Gelbvieh Association recognizes the following members who rank in the top 20 as Breeders of Gelbvieh Dams of Merit and Gelbvieh Dams of Distinction in 2015.

Name DAVIDSON GELBVIEH DARRELL & DUANE NELSON WINDER'S GOLDEN GELBVIEH WIDOWEWA HOLDINGS/HILLSDOWN GELBVIEH DAVALDA GELBVIEH TWIN BRIDGE FARMS LTD. BARRY & ROBIN MADER LONESOME DOVE RANCH FLADELAND LIVESTOCK ROYAL WESTERN GELBVIEH TOWERVIEW RANCH FOURSQUARE GELBVIEH MCCOY CATTLE COMPANY LTD. RPS GELBVIEH GSW GELBVIEH SEVERTSON LAND & CATTLE BRITTAIN FARMS MILNE'S GELBVIEH MO-ROC GELBVIEH FARMS LTD. FERME LUDI

Dams of Merit

PONTEIX, SK 6 GLENWOOD, AB 8 CAMROSE, AB 4 DELBURNE, AB 2 ROSENEATH, ON 2 LOMOND, AB 2 PRITCHARD, BC 3 PONTEIX, SK 1 GLADMAR, SK 0 RED DEER COUNTY, AB0 MEDICINE HAT, AB 0 CARSTAIRS, AB 0 MILESTONE, SK 0 MEDSTEAD, SK 3 OWEN SOUND, ON 0 RED DEER COUNTY, AB 1 FALUN, AB 0 FAIRVIEW, AB 0 ROCKY MTN HOUSE, AB 0 CHESTERVILLE, QC 2

Dams of Distinction

Total

21 16 15 7 6 6 4 6 7 6 6 6 6 2 5 3 4 4 4 1

27 24 19 9 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 3

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There are many levels of traceability in processing plants abroad. Geographically these two businesses couldn’t be further apart but their traceability processes are fundamentally similar.

IN AUSTRALIA • A mid-sized packing plant (which processes 200 head per day).

• Australia has an Animal Health traceability system, similar to CCIA, called NLIS and they use a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag exactly as we do.

• After the animal is harvested and the processing begins, the traceability stays with the animal through the plant and continues all the way to the retailer’s shelf.

• NLIS system tracks the animal until the tag is removed, then the plant’s own internal system takes over; the data from the kill floor, the bone room and the packaging room all talk to each other and maintain the traceability component.

• The plant is required by the Government to maintain this data for international marketing requirements and food safety.

• Carcasses are tagged on each quarter with information including harvest date, carcass weight, detention information, grade and an internal tracking number which is linked to the NLIS tag number.

• A portion of this data is also transferred to the box label and travels with the product on the packaging to the retail outlet.

IN THE UNITED KINGDOM • The plant is in Northern Ireland, is part of a large corporation with locations across the UK and processes between 400 -500 cattle per day.

• The UK ear tag system is a mandatory system that uses a double visual tag system with a 15 digit tag number printed on them.

• Sheep are required to use Electronic Identification (EID) tags but cattle are not, so these plants have to manually type in the number of each animal that crosses their floor.

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• This company uses a specialized in-house software system to track the data on the animals after the tags are removed, the tag number is again correlated to a kill number which is assigned by the plant.

• This new number stays with the product until it is purchased, it is attached to each quarter with the same information used in Australia, it appears printed on the box label and finally on the consumer packaging during the final stage of fabrication.

• The tracking and printing of this information is required by the Government and “born in” and “raised in” data is required to be printed on all labels until the product is sold.

Even grind is fully traceable back to the animal and therefore the farm of origin.

Both of these are excellent examples of how traceability can go beyond the live animal and provide authentic, meaningful information to consumers. While government regulated this in both examples above, the main driver was the domestic and international market for the implementation of the system.

It feeds into the reoccurring theme that consumers want to know where the food comes from and they want to be assured that what they are eating is safe. It really is a basic right to have access to that information. That was one of the drivers behind the McDonald’s Verified Sustainable Beef Pilot Project, which is happening here in Canada.

Imagine restaurants and grocers having a sign that had each cut of beef on the menu/shelf along with the born, raised and killed information, clearly accessible and available to any inquiring customers. This is now required by law in all restaurants in France. The sheet could easily be updated when the supply changed based on the information provided by the processing plant on the product packaging.

No animal traceability system is or will be perfect, each country has very interesting and unique ideas on how it should look and what is required by the producers. The best we can do is work with what we have and learn from others.

A Legend in His Own Right!

Theodore (Ted) Jansen took his last flight on Monday, September 21. He was born at Portreeve, Saskatchewan. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Enid Jansen and his sister, Eva Dykeman of Tofield, Alberta. He is also survived by several nieces and nephews.

Ted was raised and grew up on a mixed farm in the Portreeve area, and moved to Alberta in 1949 to work on oil rigs, at which time he met Enid Blakey, and they were later married in 1952. While drilling for an oil company in the Pincher Creek area in 1954, Ted got his private pilot's license. He then bought an airplane and got his commercial license, single and twin engine and night rating. In 1956 Ted went to Lewis College of Science and Technology at Lockport, Illinois, where he obtained his helicopters license.

In 1957 Ted went to New Zealand and flew helicopters doing agricultural work. He returned to Calgary in 1959 and flew for Spartan Helicopters. In 1961, Alpine Helicopters was formed where Ted had 50% ownership. In the early 70's, he got involved with Gelbvieh cattle and in 1996 was part of the group that imported the first Lowline cattle in Canada.

Ted was a founding member of the Stockmen's Memorial Foundation. He started volunteering with the Calgary Stampede in 1975. He was a great supported of the International Youth Livestock at the Stampede and their OH school program.

For several years Ted was an Alberta representative on the National Research Council of Canada on Agricultural and Forestry Aviation. He also volunteered on many other Provincial and Federal Associations.

Ted and Enid were avid supporters and breeders of Gelbvieh cattle. They were some of the early pioneers in the breed with a membership number of 80. Their tattoo was TEJ. Ted was the CGA's President from 1978-1980 and Enid was their volunteer Secretary/Treasurer from 1984-1988. They were truly the glue that held the Association together during those tough years for the Gelbvieh Association. They were dedicated Gelbvieh breeders.

Our sincerest sympathy is extended to Enid and the family on behalf of the Canadian Gelbvieh Association. May you rest in peace Ted. God Bless!

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SHOW RESULTS

JACE CATTLE CO. Jason Muhlback

The Westerner Fair and Exhibition was July17- 19. Colton Hamilton, Brittany Papenhuyzen and Kyle Boss were the judges. The bull calf, JM Carbon Express 2C ET, was a big winner for the day. The Supreme Champion Bull, Mixed breed Champion Bull, Jr. show Champion Bull and the Bull Calf Jackpot Champion, he could not be beaten. JM Crown Royal 8C ET, Was Mixed Breed Heifer Calf Champion, Jr. Open Senior Heifer Calf Champion. She also was the Reserve Champion Female and the Heifer Calf Jackpot Champion.

They are flush mates, and full siblings to JM Zaphire 75Z, who was heifer calf champion and reserve grand champion female at Farmfair in 2012, and bred heifer champion and reserve grand champion female at Farmfair in 2013.

Jace Cattle Co. also had a dark red heifer calf, JM Cherry Bomb 9C, that was the Jr. Open show Jr. Heifer Calf champion. JM Cosmic 17C, a black bull calf that stood second to JM Carbon Express 2C ET most of the weekend, and was named the Jr. open show Senior Bull Calf Champion, he is a full sibling to last year's Farmfair Reserve Heifer Calf Champion, JM Borna Star 15B. Jason's step son, Eric Coleman, won the Reserve Champion Intermediate Showmanship.

They had a great day!

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Jen-Ty Gelbvieh would like to thank everyone that came out to support the GAA/BC field day August 8th,2015 held at the farm in Duchess, AB. It turned out to be a beautiful summer day spent with a lot of Gelbvieh friends from across the country.

The events included touring the cattle, socializing over a delicious beef supper and ending with some sumo wresting.

(LOL)

Guess the weights on a couple yearling bulls was held. The bulls were Jen-Ty Rock Star 50B and TTG Bubba 5B. Winners were Gail Birch and Larry Fecho, both receiving $500 bull sale credits to the spring 2015 Gelbvieh Stock Exchange Bull Sale being held in Medicine Hat on March 8, 2026.

Over all it turned out to be a wonderful day. We also would like to send out a big thank you to our families and Towerview Ranch for all the help to make the field day such a success.

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• Memberships available until start of the Futurity 2015 Canadian People's Choice Bull Futurity Membership Form Farm Name ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Owner(s) _________________________________________ Phone (_____) ___________________ Email ______________________________ Address _____________________________________________________________________________ Zip Code _______________________ ______ Canadian People's Choice Tier #1 Membership (1 vote & drawn down prizes) $400 .................................... $ ____________ ______ Canadian People's Choice Tier #2 Membership (1 vote, bull entry, semen, draw down prizes) $600 .............. $ ____________ ______ Additional Tier #2 Bull Entries $200 ....................................................................................................... $ ____________ Total Enclosed ............................................................................................................................................... $ ____________ Authorized Signature _________________________________________

Host Hotel: Hampton's Hilton - 403-346-6688. Room block until November 14/15 under People’s Choice Gelbvieh

For further information contact: Rodney Hollman • Ph: 403-588-8620 • rodscattle@platinum.ca Gelbvieh guide • Fall 2015 • Page 33

SALE REPORTS FOURSQUARE GELBVIEH 8TH ANNUAL BULL SALE MARCH 14, OLDS, AB 34 Bull

Averaged $4050

Auctioneer: Ryan Hurlburt Consultant: Loren Unger The sale was a great success as we had many active bidders consisting of both repeat buyers as well as several new buyers!

We sold 34 Bulls into Alberta and Saskatchewan. It was a beautiful day and the sale was well attended. Ryan Hurlburt did a great job for us again this year as our auctioneer as well as Loren Unger, who consulted our sale. The high selling bull FRSQ 11B sold to Flatland Ranch for $7500. They were very excited to land a breed changing heifer bull to their program.

Another bull that garnished a lot of attention was a dark cherry red Lonesome Diego son that ended up going to the Thompsons at Rosalind, AB. Kelly Brittain selected an excellent heifer bull sired by Fir River Lucas to add to Brittain Farms breeding program. The volume buyer of the day was Dau Farms, Stettler, AB, taking home a total of 5 Bulls out of the top end of our pen.

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2015 Gelbvieh Feeder Calf Sales

Wednesday, Oct 21, 2015 Pre-sort Gelbvieh Cross Calf Sale

Medicine Hat Feeding Company, Medicine Hat, AB To book calves or for further information on purchasing calves call: 403-526-3129 or 403-502-6417

Thursday, Oct 22, 2015 Pre-sort Gelbvieh Cross Satellite Sale

Heartland Livestock, Swift Current, SK To book calves or for further information on purchasing calves call: 306-773-3174

Sunshine, Cattlemen and Cattlewomen from North Dakota, Manitoba, Ontario, Alberta and various areas of Saskatchewan toured cattle, enjoyed a roast beef supper, refreshments and visiting!

Many thanks to everyone who made the many miles to attend ........we enjoyed your company!

To our Family and Friends ....thanks for all you did to help make the day memorable!!

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NEWS & NOTES Harold Reginald Barr It is with regret that we announce the passing of the first President of the Eastern Canadian Gelbvieh Association, Reg Barr of Stirling, Ontario. Reg passed away on July 27, 2015 after a battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife Lorraine, son Greg and daughter Jennifer and daughter-in-law Christina Barr. He is also survived by five grandchildren: Mason, Grace, Mattingly, Dryden and Rivera.

He will be forever remembered by his many friends in the farming community, for his love of agriculture and his strong support for the Gelbvieh breed. Reg promoted Gelbvieh to the last. His son Greg, has taken over the herd and continues to raise Gelbvieh and Gelbvieh influenced cattle. Reg served on the Eastern Canadian Board for several years and promoted the breed in person and by displaying cattle at various farm shows. The Gelbvieh breed has lost a strong promoter and the Canadian Gelbvieh Association sends our prayers and wishes to his family. Rest in Peace Reg!

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BUSINESS DIRECTORY Magazines

Services

HOGBERG RANCH

British Columbia

Commercial Cow/Calf Pine Hill Ralph & Ulla Hogberg 21 Miles West of Dawson Creek on Hart Hwy. Ph: (250) 843-7230 2-1/4 Miles South on Rd. 259 Glenn, Ann, Jason, Progress, BC V0C 2E0 & Annette Hogberg E-mail: Canada hogberg@pris.bc.ca Ph: (250) 843-7653

Barry & Robin Mader Tel: 250.577.3486

Fullblood • Purebred • Hybrid Bulls • Females

Insurance

B. & R. Ranch

RR #1, 2108 Duck Range Rd. Pritchard, BC V0E 2P0 (1/2 hour east of Kamloops)

Email: b&r@telus.net

Alberta

Brittain Farms Kelly & Coleen Brittain Gary & Nicole Phone: 780-352-0676 Cell: 780-387-6446 RR #1, Falun, AB T0C 1H0

Purebred & Percentage

Gelbvieh Cattle Cattle

This could be your spot!

Call the CGA today to book your Business Card Listing!

Auctioneers / Sales Management

This could be your spot!

Call the CGA today to book your Business Card Listing!

Darrell & Leila Hickman

RR#2, Vermilion, AB T9X 1Y7 Ph/Fax: 780-581-0077 darrell.hickman@lakelandcollege.ca

United States Breeders

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BUSINESS DIRECTORY Alberta Gelbvieh Breeders

Commercial & Purebred

Vern & Vivienne Pancoast 403-548-6678

LC RANCH

Box 37, Redcliff, AB T0J 2P0 Fax: 403-548-6955 vvfarms@xplornet.com

Purebred Gelbvieh Ray & Anne Davisson

www.lcranchbulls.com

Box 764, Stettler, AB T0C 2L0

(403) 742-2524

lcranch@xplornet.com

rdavisson@cervusequipment.com

Duane & Darrell Nelson Box 1144, Glenwood, Alberta T0K 2R0 Duane (403) 626-3279 • Darrell (403) 626-3643

“Raising Gelbvieh Cattle Since 1972!”

Home of 18 Dams of Merit and 5 Dams of Distinction

CALVIN & DONNA BEAMISH

Black & Tan Purebred & Commercial Gelbvieh

www.beamishlandandcattle.ca

Larry, Lynne, Kate & Sarah FECHO

Don & Lorna Okell Box 627 Duchess, AB T0J 0Z0 403-378-4898 403-793-4549 jenty@eidnet.org

Phone: (780) 954-2285 Fax: (780) 954-2671 Cell: (780) 307-4842 Box 53, Jarvie, AB T0G 1H0 farmer56@telus.net

RR #2 Millet, AB T0C 1Z0 Phone: (780) 986-9705 Cell: (780) 718-5477 www.evgelbvieh.com

CGA SINCE 1972 AQHA SINCE 1985

PH (780)835-2645 (780) 835-0365 milneranch@live.ca

RANCH RAISED GELBHIEH CATTLE QUARTER HORSES

HAROLD, BEV, OLIVIA & THOMAS FAIRVIEW, ALBERTA

www.jentygelbviehs.com

Lon Carlson & Lorraine Beaudin 403.894.3413 • 403.795.1143 Box 86, Magrath, AB T0K 1J0

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GR

BUSINESS DIRECTORY

Alberta

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RON & GAIL ANDERSON Phone (780) 523-2116 Fax: (780) 523-3920 gailanderson@hotmail.com

Box 1342 High Prairie, Alberta Canada , T0G 1E0

Saskatchewan Maple Grove Gelbvieh McCoy Cattle Co. Thackeray Gelbvieh Farms Hurlburt Livestock Selin's Gelbvieh

(204) 278-3255 Narcisse, MB (306) 436-2086 Milestone, SK (306) 456-2555 Weyburn, SK (306) 931-2551 Saskatoon, SK (306) 793-4568 Stockholm, SK

Raymond & Pauline Sommerfeld Ryan & Michelle Sommerfeld Medstead, SK Phone: 306.342.4490 Phone: 306.342.2136

This could be your spot!

Call the CGA today to book your Business Card Listing!

Manitoba The Wirgau’s

Box 25, Narcisse, MB R0C 2H0

Neal & Christine Lee & Cynthia (204) 981-5996 (204) 278-3255 World Class Cattle - First Class Service

K

Knudson Farms Gelbvieh “Breeding for Quality Polled Gelbvieh With the Commercial Man in Mind”

c/o James Knudson Ph/Fax: 306-322-4682

FG K

FG

Ontario

Box 386, Archerwill, SK S0E 0B0

Glynn Waterton R.R. #8, Owen Sound ON. N4K 5W4 Tel/Fax: (519) 376-8413 gswaterton@gmail.com

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COMING EVENTS A Complimentary Service Provided by the Canadian Gelbvieh Association October 15 – Entry deadline for Canadian Junior Gelbvieh Association High Point Programs (4-H & Open)

January 6 – Deadline for the Spring issue of the Gelbvieh Guide magazine

October 21 - Pre-sort Gelbvieh Cross Calf Sale, Medicine Hat Feeding Company, Medicine Hat, AB

January 9-14 – National Western Stock Show, Denver, Colorado

October 22 - Pre-sort Gelbvieh Cross Satellite Sale, Heartland Livestock, Swift Current, SK

March 5 – Davidson Gelbvieh & Lonesome Dove 27th Annual Bull Sale at the Ranch, Ponteix, SK

November 7 – Prairie Hills Gelbvieh & Beastrom Ranch – Fall Female Sale, Beastrom Ranch, Pierre, SD November 11 – 1:30 pm - CGA Annual Meeting, Farmfair International, Edmonton, AB November 12 – 8:30 am – National Gelbvieh Show, Farmfair International, Edmonton, AB November 25 – Western Canadian Gelbvieh Show & Sweetheart Classic, Agribition, Regina, SK November 26 – Gelbvieh Sale & Sweetheart Classic Finals, Agribition, Regina, SK December 1 – Deadline for Gelbvieh Guide photo contest December 4-5 – People’s Choice Gelbvieh Bull Futurity, the Westerner, Red Deer, AB December 5 – GAA/BC Wish List Sale & Annual Meeting, the Westerner, Red Deer, AB December 12 – Prairie Gelbvieh Alliance Female Sale, Mineral Springs Spa, Moose Jaw, SK

2016

March 7 – Severtson Land & Cattle Annual Bull Sale, at the Ranch, Red Deer County, AB March 8 – Gelbvieh Stock Exchange Sale, Medicine Hat Feeding Company, Medicine Hat, AB March 12 – Foursquare 9th Annual Bull Sale, Olds Cow Palace, Olds, AB March 14 – Twin Bridge Farms & Guests Bull Sale, Silver Sage Community Corral, Brooks, AB March 16 – Fladeland Livestock 1st Annual Bull Sale, Johnstone Auction Mart, Moose Jaw, SK March 19 – Saskatoon Gelbvieh Bull Sale, Saskatoon, SK March 19 – Gelbvieh Advantage Bull Sale, Innisfail Auction Mart, Innisfail, AB May 1 – Deadline for the Summer issue of the Gelbvieh Guide magazine

Win a Free Ad! First Prize in Each Category

1/4 page advertisement in Summer 2016 Gelbvieh Guide 1. Cow/Calf 2. Scenic or Artistic

Categories

3. Bull(s) 4. Herd

1. Send or email unmarked colored print (3 1/2” X 5” or 4” X 6”) or digital file of each photograph entered.

2. All entries must be postmarked or emailed on or before Dec. 1/2015.

Judging will take place before Jan. 15, 2016.

3. Prizes must be accepted as awarded.

4. Winners will be notified and assistance given in setting up ads.

Contest and prizes sponsored by the Canadian Gelbvieh Association

Please send only your best shots!

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Please send your photos to: Canadian Gelbvieh Association

5160 Skyline Way NE, Calgary, AB T2E 6V1 or gelbvieh@gelbvieh.ca

ADVERTISERS INDEX B&R Ranch BNH Livestock

37 27, 37

Fladeland Livestock

4, 39

Prairie Gelbvieh Alliance

32, 39 18, 37

Foursquare Gelbvieh

37

Prairie Hills Gelbvieh

Bar GR

39

GAA/BC

22

RPS Gelbvieh

39

Beamish Land & Cattle

38

Gelbvieh World

37

Rocky Top Gelbvieh

38

Beastrom Ranch

18

Goodview Gelbvieh

39

Royal Western Gelbvieh

38

Bow Valley Genetics Ltd.

37

GSW Gelbvieh

39

Severtson Land & Cattle

IFC

29,37

Hogberg Ranch

37

Smithers Land & Livestock

38

Carlson Cattle Company

38

Jen-Ty Gelbvieh

23, 28, 38

Stockmans Insurance

37

Circle T Ranch

39

Keriness Cattle Co.

Stone Gate Farm

37

Davidson, Wade

36

Knudson Farms

39

T-C Cattle Co.

38

Thackeray Land & Cattle

32

Towerview Ranch

28

Brittain Farms

34, 38

30, 37

Davidson Gelbvieh

OBC

LC Ranch

Dayspring Cattle

8, 37

Lonesome Dove Ranch

OBC

Dodge

42

Maple Grove Gelbvieh

39

Twin Bridge Farms

7, 38

Eyot Valley

38

McCoy Farms

39

Twisted T Gelbvieh

39

Farmfair International

23

Milne’s Gelbvieh

38

V&V Farms.

3, 39

Nelson Gelbvieh

38

Winders Golden Gelbvieh

Fir River Livestock

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