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Richmond Wrangler SRD 103W S: Richmond Sir J.R. SRD 128S BW: 2.0 WW: 36.7 YW: 62.7 M: 20.0 SC: 0.2
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S: DHVO Deuce 132R BW: 1.7 WW: 51.8 YW: 93.0 M: 24.0 SC: 0.8
While in Ontario this summer make sure to stop by and see the heart of the Y2K herd in the pasture. Robert Nimmo 15446 St. Andrews Rd., Caledon East, Ontario L7C 2R7 Tel: (905) 584-4711 • Cell: (416) 580-5714 Fax: (416) 239-5493 farm@robertnimmo.com Limousin Voice Magazine Spring 2011 • Page 1
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Features
Avoiding STD’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 A Breeders Veterinary Perspective . . . . .18 Limousin Proves Feed-Efficency . . . . . . .23 Cattle Rustled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Shows
Pride Of The Prairies . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Regina Bull Sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
As In Every Issue CLA Office Update
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Breed Improvement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 The View From My Windshield . . . . . . . .1 0 Ontario News
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Quebec News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Upcoming Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
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A big thank you to Carpenter Cattle Company of Hanley, SK, for showing confidence in our program. We look forward to working with these great Limousin enthusiasts in promoting Winston. His first calves are here, out of heifers, and Winston is proving to be very easy calving. BW WW YW Milk SC RE Marb 2.8 70 136 24 1.0 0.87 -0.10 83 762 1402 38 17.22 3.0
We thank our friends Fraser Downie and Eileen Schmidt for there purchase of Wilkenson 218W. We look forward to proving the calving ease of this Homo Polled bull out of Template’s mother.
Introducing AHCC Wood Mountain 796W, as a new addition to our bull battery. He is out of the matriarch cow in the Hager Cattle Company program, EXLR 794H. His powerful combination of depth of body and muscle shape will earn this Responder son a significant spot in our sire line up.
We appreciate not only the bidders and buyers, but everyone who took the time to be with us sale day.
You can mark February 27, 2012 in your calendar for next year’s event.
Kelly and Norma Yorga (H) 306-263-4432 (C) 306-642-7023 (F) 306-263-4473 norma_yorga@yahoo.ca
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Jeffrey Yorga (H) 306-531-5717 (W) 204-793-7646 (F) 306-522-2218 jeffyorga@yahoo.ca
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It’s Breeding Season We would like to remind you to pull a hair sample on your new breeding bulls before they are turned out. Remember to request a DNA form from the CLA so all needed requirements will be in order when calves’ registrations are requested. It is also a good idea to capture some hair on all your females. Hair samples stored in a dry cool place will be of DNA value for a long time. You may not need DNA on them now, but you might in the future. It is much easier to pull it out of a box rather than from a cow on pasture. If you have purchased a bull from the U.S., let us remind you that his pedigree information must be entered in the Canadian herdbook. Please send the original American registration paper (if you wish to receive a Canadian one to replace it) or a photocopy of the American paper if you wish to keep the original (in this case a Canadian paper would not be issued). The same DNA requirement applies, however if the animal was tested in the U.S., we can import the information instead of ordering a new DNA test.
Performance Information We would like to remind you that all performance information must be at the CLA office by June 1, in order to be included in the Fall 2011 EPD round. Remember, in order for information to be of value and be used, cattle must be in a contemporary group, and weighed within these ranges: Age Range for Weaning Weights: between 160-250 days Age Range for Yearling Weights: 320-410 days *Make sure there is 140 days between the day you take a weaning weight and yearling weight. This is an excellent time to add your scrotal circumference measurements (make sure to indicate the date that they were taken).
Annual General Meeting The Canadian Limousin Association will hold its 2011 Annual General Meeting on August 20 at the Orangeville Fairgrounds Auditorium in Ontario at 9:00 am. As usual, our AGM is in conjunction with the Canadian National Junior Conference. In order to vote, CLA members must be in good standing and must be qualified as “active.” We have three vacant positions on the Board of Directors. All nominations should be forwarded to: Mike Geddes, R.R.1, Clarksburg, ON N0H 1J0 The By-laws of the Association may be made, amended or repealed by special resolution of the Voting Members at any Annual General Meeting or Special General Meeting of the Members.
C’est le Temps des Saillies Le temps des saillies est déjà arrivé. Nous vous rappelons que vos nouveaux taureaux doivent avoir un test d’ADN. Donc avant de les exposer à vos femelles, assurez vous de cueillir un échantillon de poils. N’oubliez pas de faire une demande de test d’ADN à l’association pour que vous puissiez enregistrer vos veaux l’an prochain ou vendre des femelles qui sont saillies à ces taureaux. C’est toujours une bonne idée de recueillir un échantillon de poils pour toutes vos femelles aussi. Les enveloppes de poils qui sont gardées dans un endroit frais et sec sont utiles pour extraction d’ADN pendant plusieurs années. Vous n’en avez peut-être pas besoin immédiatement, mais c’est une précaution qui en vaut la peine dans le futur. Il est beaucoup plus facile de se servir de l’enveloppe dans la boite que d’aller chercher la vache au pâturage!
Vos Données de Performance Nous vous encourageons à nous faire parvenir vos rapports du PATQ qui indiquent les poids à la naissance, au sevrage et à un an. Ces informations sont ajoutées au bassin Limousin Nord Américain.
Les données de performance provenant des troupeaux inscrits au programme d »Enrôlement Total du Troupeau, reçues d’ici le 1er Juin seront incluses aux évaluations génétiques Limousin NordAméricaines de l’automne 2011.
Assemblée Générale Annuelle L’Assemblée Annuelle de l’Association sera en même temps que la Conférence Junior à Orangeville en Ontario. L’Assemblée est Prévue pour Samedi le 20 Août 9 h à l’Auditorium du Terrain d’Exposition.
Seuls les Membres Actifs de l’Association ont le Droit de Voter. Il y a trois postes d’ouverts sur le Conseil d’Administration. Les personnes qui veulent poster leur candidature, doivent le faire avec Mike Geddes en lui écrivant à l’adresse: R.R.1, Clarksburg, ON N0H 1J0
Site Internet Il y a encore du nouveau à notre site web www.limousin.com. Nous avons ajouté une galerie de photos (voir onglet « photo gallery »). Si vous avez des photos représentatives d’animaux Limousin, nous vous encourageons à nous les faire parvenir.
Bottin des Eleveurs Le Bottin des Eleveurs de l’Association Canadienne et de l’Association du Québec sont tous les deux disponibles. Le Bottin Canadien est aussi affiché sur notre site internet. Si vous désirez en recevoir une copie, svp contactez Anne.
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Notice of all proposed amendments by a Member shall be given to the Association in writing sixty (60) days in advance of a General meeting and they shall be included in the notice calling such meetings; otherwise they shall have no power to deal with same.
Accommodations: 1. Camping is available on site with water and power. Contact the Orangeville Fairgrounds at 519-942-9597 to book your site. 2. A block of rooms has been reserved at Best Western in Orangeville for $149.99 per night. Call 519-941-3311 before June 30th to book your room. Ensure you book under OJLA to get this rate. 3. 10 rooms have been reserved at the Atlanta Motel. Call 519-941-8280 to book your room today. 4. Bed and breakfast – Country Host – Call 519-942-0686
New to the CLA Website: The CLA website has been enhanced once again. A photo gallery is now posted (Limousin Photo Gallery). If you have generic photos that you would like to share, please email them to Anne at the CLA office. We look forward to receiving 4-H Limousin pictures as well.
Breeders Directory: The new 2011 breeders’ directory has been printed and posted on the website. If you wish to receive a printed copy, please call the CLA office.
Congratulations Amanda Rosborough The Cattlemen’s Young Leaders (CYL) Development Program is pleased to announce its 2011 national mentorship recipients. The 16 recipients were named following a challenging selection process that saw 24 finalists participate in a roundtable setting with key industry facilitators. The roundtable event was held on April 2 during the Northlands Farm and Ranch Show in Edmonton.
Amanda Rosborough, a CLA member from Ontario is one of the 16. Amanda is a University of Guelph student in veterinarian school. She is also the secretary for the Ontario Limousin Association.
The 2011 CYL candidates will be paired with a mentor for an eight month mentorship in the CYL Professional or Industry Leader mentorship category. The professional mentorship gives candidates the opportunity to pair up with agricultural professionals to get a jump-start on the beef-related career of their choice. The industry leader mentorship pairs finalists with the appropriate industry representative in a specific policy area of interest, such as animal health, international trade, international and domestic marketing, environment, research or advocacy.
The 2011 CYL candidates will also have the opportunity to apply for an international mentorship experience to the Five Nations Beef Alliance Young Ranchers Program – to be held in Mexico this fall.
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CLA Executive Committee
PRESIDENT Mary Hertz Phone: (403) 378-4190 Fax: (403) 378-3959 Email: rhertz@eidnet.org
VICE-PRESIDENT Bill Campbell Phone: (204) 776-2322 Fax: (204) 776-2105 Email: blcampbell@xplornet.com
TREASURER Darby Cochrane Phone: (204) 855-2633 Cell: (204) 573-6529 Fax: (204) 855-2472 Email: darby_cochrane@hotmail.com Email: csf@westman.wave.ca
PAST-PRESIDENT Mike Geddes Phone: (519) 599-6776 Fax: (519) 599-1079 Email: mike@topmeadowfarms.com
GENERAL MANAGER Anne Brunet-Burgess Email: aburgess@limousin.com
REGISTRY/MEMBER SERVICES Teresa Blouin Email: tblouin@limousin.com
Rob Swaan Phone: (250) 747-2618 Fax: (250) 747-0436 Email: swaany@quesnelbc.net
Brian Lee Phone: (705) 340-5944 Fax: (705) 340-5205 Cell: (905) 447-5173 Email: hmacsand@yahoo.ca
CLA Staff
CLA Directors
Stan Skeels Phone/Fax: (403) 843-6801 Cell: (403) 704-0288 Email: lazyslimousin@telus.net
Dale Turner Phone: (306) 374-6585 Email: meaganturner@sasktel.net
Lynn Combest Phone: (403) 742-5211 Fax: (403) 742-6139 Cell: (403) 740-7621
Provincial Association Presidents MARITIMES Mike Horsnell Phone: (902) 847-9615
QUEBEC Serge Dethier Phone: (450) 454-6456
ONTARIO Jeff Irvine Phone: (519) 837-2113 Cell: (519) 827-5123 Email: jirvine@gencor.ca MANITOBA Kevin Basso Phone: (204) 734-4797 Email: rrlimo@mts.net
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SASKATCHEWAN Kevin Rea Phone: (306) 463-7950 Email: r3bar@hotmail.com
ALBERTA Wayne Burgess Phone: (403) 813-8416 Email: vle.burgess@gmail.com
BRITISH COLUMBIA Erin Kishkan Phone: (250) 747-3836 Email: kishkan@quesnelbc.com
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Where the Rubber Meets the Road... It may sometimes seem that breed improvement is about data collection and the boring stuff of breeding beef cattle, lacking perhaps in the glitz and glamour aspects that are the fun part of the business. Often breed improvement initiatives are blamed for the bigger, better, faster mentality that often pervades selection decisions.
Done well, breed improvement at a farm and breed level are complementary and intertwined with promotional efforts, but it is more about product description than a race. Let’s give an example...
Ford Motor Company sells a variety of products, all of which are tested and have descriptive information available. Not all buyers will delve into the specifications and nitty-gritty on the product they are interested in, however some do. More importantly by Ford making sure their support staff know their products they are able to match vehicles to people based on what they are asking for. The customer is not required to know the difference between engines, trim packages or suspension options rather the supplier uses the information to match the vehicle to the customer, and then backs it up with warranty and other customer service guarantees. Individual dealers provide varying levels of local promotion, customer service and other value added features, but collectively Ford advertises and promotes in a general way as well, such as Ford ads during the hockey game. While there are certainly ads for bigger, better faster promotions also position product offerings into different categories. Think green low emissions, high horsepower, torque, towing power, fuel efficiency, family carrier, etc.
This is a great parallel to the beef industry and the Limousin breed within that industry. The association promotes Limousin in a general way to the industry, such as advertising in the Cattlemen and maintaining a visible website. They also work to provide detailed specifications on each animal for those customers that want it, but particularly so that individual dealers (members) can fit products to customers. CLA provides general product support to the membership. As with Ford Motor Company, not everyone wants bigger, better, faster, some want maternal or feed efficiency, longevity, or calving ease. As a dealer, knowing the specs on your cattle is what breed improvement is all about. Two trucks may look the same, but if one has a diesel under the hood, it will have more towing power, and the same is true with cattle. Knowing the specs helps you to get the right cattle to the right places, and more effectively position your promotional efforts. There is no point in advertising maternal if your program really excels at terminal traits, or in advertising specialization if your program is more generalist. There is also limited benefit to advertising a program based on the premise that the product is “good” without the necessary proof. This is akin to saying my product is the best because I say so, and not being able to describe what it is best at or why. There is always an educational process that goes on with customers and sometimes what they ask for is not what they walk out of the dealership with. Listening skills and more importantly, questioning skills are extremely valuable tools to combine with breed improvement tools. The customer does not need to know how to build a truck or how to breed a bull, but the company building it better have a pretty good idea what is going on.
By Sean McGrath
We currently deal in a world with overwhelming amounts of data, readily available information and often limited levels of knowledge. Using breed improvement offerings of the CLA can help to turn data into information and build that knowledge base to serve users of Limousin genetics. Serving customers is really what breed improvement and promotions are all about. Limousin Voice Magazine Spring 2011 • Page 8
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June 21-22, 2011 For sponsorship and entry forms, contact: T Bar C Cattle Co. Ltd. 4 3342 Millar Avenue Saskatoon, SK S7K 7G9 Ph: 306-933-4200 Fax: 306-934-0744 info@tbarc.com www.buyagro.com
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The Limousin breed is at a crossroads and the next decade will be defining years. The last twelve months in the livestock industry have been very uplifting, with profitable results for both commercial and any purebred breeder who has a breeding program and a solid marketing strategy. The sale of bulls has been strong as the commercial producer has shown that he is not afraid to give a little back to increase quality and produce a higher weaned product. Since the world cow numbers are drastically lower, rebuilding will take nearly a decade to return to pre-BSE populations. In periods of rebuilding, breeds have the opportunity to regain and establish market share and increase breeder membership levels. The market in the last year has also been showing signs of changing demographics. After the last few years of bankers and government thinking livestock was the highest risk market (oh, but pay your taxes and interest), their thoughts and ideas are changing. In the years ahead we will begin to see a new group of people entering the livestock industry, relative to market trends. The day of the small cow herd is a thing of the past as cattle operations have to use quality, consistency and quantity for profits. Costs of operation, generally labour, are moving calving dates back so they can calve on grass in warmer temperatures and larger calving areas. The beef cattle industry is a young man’s game and we see new young cattlemen coming back to the fold. This new generation stockman will be knowledgeable in new methods, economics and very computer literate. Regaining membership levels starts at the farm gate! Consider, that if each breeder in the membership could find a new breeder, what the entire breed’s picture would be. Most of the breeders look to the CLA office or board of directors to add membership but first and foremost, the office cannot, due to staffing and financials. The board’s duty is policy and leadership but they cannot do it for you. Much of the promotion must come through breeders advertising their programs, whether it is print or electronic distribution. Although almost everyone thinks that advertising is expensive, it is the only method of telling the new breed of people (who are going to join the industry) that you are in business and have superior product to offer. Just turn on your television, radio, newspaper or internet and you can see the power of advertising simply because you have used it before for your decisions.
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Provincial activity is based on volunteerism in many forms, whether you’re organizing a field day, a show or a sale. It is very easy to be complacent and leave it to the next breeder. In most cases little to nothing gets accomplished and hence, the breed looses another opportunity to showcase itself. To increase membership and regain market share will take a unified effort by all breeders throughout all the provinces. Just two years ago, a unified effort by all Canadian Limousin Breeders resulted in an overwhelming fortieth anniversary which was noted and respected by fellow breeds. You have shown that it can be done! Over the next few months, breeders have a wonderful opportunity to rub shoulders and make contact with the next generation. 4-H achievement days showcase the youngsters, as they proudly display and try to market their projects. Make a special effort to attend these events especially where the children of your bull customers are participating. (Who knows, you might sell another bull.) The National Junior Limousin Conference is hosted by Ontario at a great facility in Orangeville. The location is central for eastern Canada and situated in a beautiful area of the province. The organizing committee has worked hard for the past year or so, ensuring the event will be a huge success. The juniors of this breed need your support. Much of this support must come through your attendance because just like yourselves at the fall shows, be it the Royal, Farmfair or Agribition, you do not go through all that work without anyone watching. These young gentlemen and ladies are our future learning skills and leadership at their national competition. For those who can operate a driver or sand wedge, plan to attend the T Bar Invitational, June 21st and 22nd at Dakota Dunes south of Saskatoon. It is dedicated to raising funds for youth in agriculture, with a portion going to the Limousin Juniors. It is a “feel good” cause and a great time.
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Hello to all cattle breeders! I would like to introduce this year’s Ontario Limousin Board to you.
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President - Brent Black Vice-President - Sheila Smart Board Member - Br yce Allen Secretar y - Amanda Rosborough Treasurer - John Post Show and Technical Committee Chairman - Jeff Ir vine • Fundraising and Promotion Committee Chairman - John Post • Sale Committee Chairman - George Elgersma • 4-H and Junior Committee Chairman - Kevin Preston • Membership Committee Chairman - Br yce Allen Remaining Directors are Sean Enright, Melanie Gollinger, Andrew Zwambag and Ray Stanton. If any breeder would like to help by ser ving on any committee, please contact the chairman of the committee for further information. 2011 started with the Annual General Meeting at the Elora race track. The meeting was well attended, with various guest speakers. Topics of discussion were Johne’s disease, Homo Polled testing and beef cooking demonstrations. The breeding season has begun for many breeders. Bull sales throughout North America are showing stronger prices compared to 2010. There are many Ontario breeders with top genetics for the purebred or commercial breeder. For a full listing of open houses and Ontario breeders, please visit our website WWW.ONTARIOLIMOUSIN.COM or pick up a copy of the Ontario Limousin Day Planner.
We would like to extend an invitation to all the Junior members in Canada to come to this year’s Canadian National Junior Show in Orangeville, Ontario. Show information is posted on the CL A and the OL A websites. This show should be fun for the whole family. The CL A AGM will also be held at the Orangeville Fair Grounds that weekend. We hope you can take in the meeting and support the Juniors. The Ontario Provincial Show will once again be held in conjunction with the Lindsay Fall Fair. It is an event not to be missed. It’s Ontario’s turn to host the National Limousin Show at the Royal Winter Fair. The show committee will be working hard to make this event something to remember. Mark your calendar to attend this event.
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Happy Springtime across the country. The OJLA has had a busy winter planning the upcoming conference and working on some annualized events. Congratulations to all of those who competed in the Royal Winter Fair Junior Show. Congratulations to Brad MacIntyre, Champion Overall Showperson and Will Pilgrim, Reserve Champion Overall Showperson. These two were the winners in the intermediate division of the show. The Senior winners were Melanie Gollinger, Champion and Emily Gibson, Reserve and the Junior winners were Tyler Murray, Champion and Melissa MacIntyre, Reserve. Thank you to Rose Anne McConnell who judged the showmanship competition. Congratulations to Ron Nolan, Bar 5 Stock Farms, winner of the Loaded Showbox that was raffled at the RAWF. Thank you to all who bought tickets and supported our association. We look forward to doing it again next year. Huge congratulations to Mike and Mary Henry of Jan Star who were the lucky winners at at the Agribition Solid Gold Sale. Jan Star will be the official sponsor of the clothing at the National Junior Show this summer in Ontario. Thank you to all who bid in this auction, your support was greatly appreciated and we look forward to working with Jan-Star to providing great outfits for all juniors involved in this year’s conference. Saturday, February 26th, the OJLA held their annual meeting in Elora. Katie Hern presented the financial statements and Brandon Hollingsworth gave a Presidential Report for the past year. Brandon was thanked for his leadership over the last year and was given a gift in appreciation of his work. An election of officers then took place. The following is the slate of officers for the upcoming year: President: Emily Gibson Past President: Brandon Hollingsworth Vice President: Brad MacIntyre Treasurer: Katie Hern Secretary: Sara Parkinson Press Reporter: Melissa MacIntyre Congratulations is also extended to Kristina Drennan, this years’OLA Limousin Queen. Memberships for OJLA are now due for this year. Memberships are $20 and are available by contacting Katie Hern at 519 229 6863.
CJLA National Conference HOWL’IN in the HILLS - Orangeville, Ontario – August 19th, 20th and 21st Registration Packages are now available for this big event. Check out the Junior Section on the CLA and the OLA website. If you would like an entry package mailed to you, please call Emily Gibson at 519 440 9907. The CJLA Rules will apply to this show. These rules can be found on the CLA Junior portion of their website. Juniors are asking local business and farms for class and event sponsorship. If you would like to support this event and become one of our sponsors, please call Melanie Gollinger at 705 791 3706. Hotel rooms have been reserved until June 30th at: Best Western – 519 941 3311 – Rooms are reserved until end of June at $149.99 Atlanta Motel – 519 941 8280 – 10 rooms reserved at $75 double occupancy If you would like more information about the National Conference, accommodations, local attractions, events for the weekend, please call Mike Geddes, our show Chairperson, at 519 599 6776. Thanks to the following earlybird sponsors for their event support: Class Sponsor:
Zanderland Limousin Elliott McGregor Red Maple Farms Haystack Acres Elmgrove Farms
Maple Key Farms Gardiner Limousin Parkland Cattle Co. Red Ribbon Livestock
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by Melissa MacIntyre
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Hello from Alberta
As the winter drags on we are now well on our way to hopefully seeing some green grass and big healthy babies once again bouncing around the pastures. Our breeders have experienced a wonderful sale season this year with increased prices and more bulls sold. I have had the good fortune to attend a few of the sales and have watched all of the catalogues across the country and I would like to commend purebred Limousin breeders on the quality of product that you have been presenting. If, and we are gaining ground, with the acceptance of Limousin as a viable alternative to their breeding programs it is encouraging to see that the breed is going to be well represented.
There is one thing that I would like to stress to breeders though, that I have noticed while reading catalogues is the lack of performance information that we are presenting. Is it because you don’t have it or are you not wanting to have it? Either way I believe you owe it to your customers to present them with as much information as possible AND it also benefits you by bringing more accuracy to the EPD’s. Yes accurate EPD’s have a huge spot and assistance in the selection process of a lot of breeders. So once again congratulations to all breeders on such a successful bull sale season!
As we move forward into the year I ask that you please mark your calendar for July 22-24 for the junior show and annual golf tournament in Lloydminster. We have once again decided to make this a commercial appreciation day (weekend) and ask that you show appreciation
and invite some of your bull customers to come out for a day of fun, a steak and hospitality. At the same time we will honor one of those commercial breeders as Breeder of the Year. With that in mind we ask that you get your submissions for that honor into us ASAP and prior to July 1st (send to ALA president Wayne Burgess vle.burgess@gmail.com)
After hours of debate the ALA has decided to move the upcoming Pacesetter Sale to Olds, AB for this coming year Saturday December 3rd. It was decided that we should help accommodate our southern breeders and that it would fit in nicely with the newly announced timing of the Highland Sale, making for a festive and fun Limousin weekend. This decision was not taken lightly based on the success of the Pacesetter Sale and meetings held in Lloydminster last year. We do hope you will join us for some fun and camaraderie as we enjoy the Limousin fraternity.
Other events that the ALA will have a presence at for the upcoming months will be: Calgary Stampede, Old’s Fall Classic, Edmonton Farmfair and Lloyd Stockade.
Still have some license plates available – they look real sharp on the front of the vehicles and have gotten the word of Limousin to a wider area. Consider one today and give me a call.
‘Til we travel down the road again… Wayne Burgess, President. (403) 813-8416
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Trichomoniasis and vibrio is a pair of venereal diseases that cause abortions, low pregnancy rates and delayed or prolonged calving seasons. These diseases are present throughout the world, and can have severe economic costs for cow calf producers. Appropriate management of the breeding herd can help to prevent and control these diseases. Cause: Both diseases are caused by microbes that survive and grow in the folds of the penis. Bulls over three years of age rarely clear the disease once they become infected, and serve as long-term carriers. These microbes may also live in the reproductive tract of infected cows, though they often clear the infection within three months. Immunity lasts less than a year, so cows may be re-infected. Some infected cows may carry the infection into the next breeding season. Spread: Both diseases are spread by breeding activity. Infected bulls continue to breed normally and spread the infection to cows, which pass it to uninfected bulls when they rebreed. Bull-to-bull is rare; cow-to-cow transmission does not occur. These diseases are more common in breeding pastures where multiple herds are mixed (e.g. community pastures), or in herds that purchase open cows or mature, untested breeding bulls. Symptoms: Infected bulls show no symptoms. Infected cows usually abort early in the first trimester, resulting in repeat breeding, irregular heat cycles, longer calving intervals, and reduced pregnancy rates. The uterus may become infected in some cases. In uninfected herds, the majority of cows should be pregnant and calve in the first 45 days of the calving period, given proper management (good body condition score, short breeding season) and no other reproductive problems. In infected herds with a short breeding season, many cows may be open in fall. In infected herds with a long breeding season, many cows calve in the second half of the calving season.
Testing: There are two ways to test for trichomoniasis. Tests are generally used on bulls, as they are the most likely to be infected and responsible for spread. Bulls should not be used for breeding for at least two weeks before testing. Both culture tests (e.g. InPouch) and PCR tests use smegma samples collected from the prepuce of the penis. Results are usually available within a week. Three negative tests (conducted weekly, with no breeding activity in between) give a high level of confidence that the bull is not infected. Culture tests do not work as well for vibrio, but a new PCR test is being evaluated in a BCRC research project. Treatment and Vaccination: The microbes that cause these diseases do not live within the bloodstream. This makes it difficult for antibiotics and vaccines to reach the parasite. Vaccination may provide some short-lived protection, but antibiotics are rarely cost-effective. Control and Prevention: Appropriate management of the breeding herd helps to prevent the introduction of these diseases to uninfected herds, and in eliminating the parasite from infected herds. Control in infected herds: • Test all non-virgin bulls. • Cull infected bulls, and replace with virgin bulls. Virgin bulls have not been exposed to infected cows, and have not been shown to harbor the infection. • Pregnancy check and cull open and late-calving females. • Send culled animals to slaughter to avoid infecting other herds. • Use home-raised replacements, or purchase pregnant replacements from reputable sources. • Separate replacements from mature animals.
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Minimizing risk in uninfected (clean) herds: • Purchase only virgin or tested bulls. • Do not borrow, rent, lease or buy untested bulls that have been used for breeding. • Cull open and late-calving cows. • Winter cows and bulls separately to minimize infection of bulls by late calving or late cycling cows. • Do not purchase open cows. • Use home-raised replacements, or purchase pregnant replacement females from reputable sources. • Separate replacements from mature animals. • Avoid commingling of breeding herds, if possible. • Check fences regularly to keep other animals out. Community pastures: Community pasture patrons groups need to allow the management team to establish, implement and police biosecurity policies that help avoid venereal diseases, such as: • Test and cull infected herd and patron bulls. • Consider wintering bulls used on community pastures away from cows to avoid re-infecting cows. • Accept only virgin heifers and cows with a calf at foot.
BULL CALF
If facilities, fencing and labor are adequate, community pastures may set aside "clean" pastures for cows from uninfected herds with calves at foot, and "infected" pastures for infected herds, or herds with open cows.
Other considerations: Reproductive failure can also result from a variety of other nutritional, injury or infectious causes. A sound herd health program, developed in collaboration with your veterinarian, will help to minimize these risks. Canada's Beef Science Cluster is funded by the Canadian Cattlemen's Association and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada to advance research and technology transfer supporting the Canadian beef industry's vision to be recognized as a preferred supplier of healthy, high quality beef, cattle and genetics. For more information, call 403-275-8558.
March 6, 2011 Lloydminster, SK Judge: Garth Rancier, Killam, AB
Class 4 Born March 1 to 31, 2010 1. Payne Livestock, Lloydminster, SK with RPY Paynes Chance 66X by Anchor B ‘The Shmooze’ 2. Payne Livestock, Lloydminster, SK with RPY Paynes Cut Above 61X by Anchor B ‘The Shmooze’ Class 5 Born February 1 to 28, 2010 1. Payne Livestock, Lloydminster, SK with RPY Paynes Trueblood 47X by Richmond Upgrader SRD 59U Class 6 Born January 1 to 31, 2010 1. Payne Livestock, Lloydminster, SK with RPY Paynes Hot Spot 25X by CLLL New Direction 394P
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2. Payne Livestock, Lloydminster, SK with RPY Paynes Kojak 32X by EXLR Total Control 065T
BULL CALF CHAMPION AND GRAND CHAMPION BULL Payne Livestock, Lloydminster, SK with RPY Paynes Hot Spot 25X by CLLL New Direction 394P
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RESERVE BULL CALF CHAMPION AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION BULL Payne Livestock, Lloydminster, SK with RPY Paynes Kojak 32X by EXLR Total Control 065T
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Biography: Dr. Colin Palmer is an Associate Professor of Theriogenology (Animal Reproduction) at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine. Originally from Nova Scotia, Dr. Palmer worked in mixed practices in Ontario and British Columbia and has owned/operated a practice in Saskatchewan. Dr. Palmer along with his wife Kim and children Lauren, Emily and Carter run a herd of purebred Red Angus cattle under the KC Cattle Co. name.
Twins
“More of a Curse than a Blessing”
What kind of a cattlemen wouldn’t be excited about an extra calf being born? Anything else is like lookin’ a gift horse in the mouth, right?
Ever since I was a kid, I have had more than my fair share of twin calves born. We had a small herd of commercial cattle and twins were pretty rare. That changed when I entered the cattle business. I must have been about 14 or 15 years old and I had just one cow of my own. I can still remember my father telling me one evening that my cow had calved but unfortunately, the calf was dead. He consoled me by saying, “that’s farmin, losses are something you get used to.” The next morning he came into the kitchen skaking his head saying he couldn’t believe the luck of this boy; that cow had given birth to a second calf and it was up nursing. Wow! I thought this farmin’ thing was alright after all.
When I first got my start in the Red Angus business, I used embryo transfer to expand my herd. My first flush resulted in 8 transferable embryos translating into 6 live calves but the real icing on the cake was the twin heifers the donor cow gave birth to, just a few weeks after the ET calves. What a start to a breeding program! Over the next several years, I had continued to have more than my fair share of twins. This year I had 3 sets in the first 15 calvings.
There are many factors affecting twinning in a beef herd: breed, breed lines (cow family) and nutrition are the ones we know about for sure. The bull (sire of the twins) has really nothing to do with it, provided he produces good quality semen. The sperm he deposited are just opportunists. It’s an: if there are eggs present, will fertilize sort of thing! Nutrition – cows in good body condition before calving and cows on a rising plane of nutrition after
calving, including adequate mineral supplementation are more likely to rebreed sooner and be more fertile. Cows that are twinners or come from twinning breed lines are more likely to be better embryo transfer flushers and are generally very fertile cows. Another potential reason for twins may be estrus synchronization. We use AI extensively in our herd and can boast some outstanding conception rates. I like to tinker with my protocols, too, and am now pretty certain that there is a higher incidence of twinning associated with one of my protocols. For several years, all of my cases of twins have resulted from that one protocol… high pregnancy rates but lots of twins. Not all of the protocols are like that, so don’t be afraid of the technology. From year to year, I will hear of producers having more sets of twins than usual. Most of the time, the higher twinning rate can be attributed to better nutrition during the preceding breeding season. Recently, I heard of a producer who claims to have fixed his twinning problem – he quit feeding minerals. I don’t like this solution and can’t help wonder how overall herd fertility and calf performance will be affected. It is often the least apparent losses that cost us the most!
Sure, there is an obvious upside to twins - you get two calves to sell or you are able to cross-foster calves onto cows that have lost their calves; here is why I am so cynical. Twin pregnancies are at a much greater risk of abortion and dystocia and very often, one or both twins can have contracted tendons or other congenital anomalies. Twins left on their mother, if she takes them both, are probably equivalent to 1.5 calves and they often take so much out of her that she requires extra care to keep her in decent shape. Not many of us have
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the time or can afford the time to fiddle with feeding a disowned twin or getting another cow to take the calf. Have you ever figured out what it will cost you to raise a calf on milk replacer, not to mention your labour? Maybe you can buy a dairy cow to feed the extra calves but most vets will tell you not to do this, because the risk of bringing in a new disease is just too great. The beef business has changed a great deal in the last few years. Small producers like me have off-farm jobs and large producers have to keep more cattle. Either way cows need to calve on their own! Plain and simple as that! Breeds that require most of the calves to be born by C-Section or tend to have high maintenance calves are not viable in the main stream. I think this is also
why there is a growing negative attitude towards twins in the commercial sector… nobody has time for them. As a purebred producer, I will admit that a nice pair of twin bulls or heifers is a bonus, if they are healthy and you can raise them right but this is the exception not the norm. Mixed twins are a real pain! The heifer is usually a freemartin and more often than not, I can’t make a bull out of the male. So, around our place a set of twins is more of a cause for grumbling rather than celebration and I am pretty sure there are others that share the same view. Having said that, don’t you agree that once calving season is over and the new crop is growing nicely those little disappointments quickly become a fading memory?
BULL BORN 2010
Class 1, Split 1 1. Eden Meadows Farm, Zehner, SK with EMF Xcise Tax by RWK Renegade 2. Jones Cattle Co., Morse, SK with JCC Open Bar 1X by RPY Paynes Dynamo 16U BULL BORN 2009
Class 1, Split 1 1. Hi-Way Limousin, Bethune, SK with Hi-Ways Windfall by RPY Paynes Trilogy 26T 2. Hi-Way Limousin, Bethune, SK with Hi-Ways Walton by CLLL New Direction 394P
GRAND CHAMPION BULL Eden Meadows Farm, Zehner, SK with EMF Xcise Tax by RWK Renegade
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RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION BULL Hi-Way Limousin, Bethune, SK with Hi-Ways Windfall by RPY Paynes Trilogy 26T PAIR OF BULLS Eden Meadow Farm, Zehner, SK
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Après 3 ventes de taureaux en station d’épreuve, nous conservons une moyenne de $2632.00 au Québec. La station Unique Limousin sera déménagée pour Septembre prochain; détails à venir.
Il y a eu une vente de dispersion à la ferme Potvin le 2 Avril dernier; une très belle qualité d’animaux a été mise en vente et avec de bons résultats: meilleur prix pour femelle avec veau à $2425.00 et meilleur prix pour taureau à $4650.00. Félicitation à M. Potvin.
La journée champêtre Limousin aura lieu à la ferme de Mario Simard à Ste-Sophie de Lévrard le Samedi 13 Août; bienvenue à tous. Nous organisons un voyage en autobus à l’Exposition Royale de Toronto en Novembre; cette année, il y aura le concours National Limousin 2011; à ne pas manquer; réservez votre place auprès du propagandiste.
Notre bottin des éleveurs Limousin du Québec est disponible; demandez votre copie auprès de notre propagandiste M. Laurent Charron.
Le taux de conversion du limousin devrait être un atout pour les années à venir au Québec; pour détails consultez l’article sur notre site internet www.limousinquebec.com
Suite à un mini sondage auprès des éleveurs de taureaux de station, le point qui revient souvent est la docilité des taureaux. Donc les éleveurs pur sang ont fait de bon choix et devraient continuer dans ce sens.
To date, three bull sales have taken place in Quebec for an overall average of $2632. We are also pleased to announce that our Limousin Bull Test Station will have a new home in September. Details to come.
We would like to congratulate Richard Potvin who had a successful dispersal. Top selling female brought $2425, while his proven herdsire sold for $4650. We hope to see you at our annual field day. This year’s host is Mario Simard of Ste-Sophie de Levrard. The field day will be August 13.
Following last year’s tremendous success and fun time, we are organizing another bus trip to Toronto in November. Not only will we attend the National Limousin show at the Royal but farm visits will also be included. Please confirm your participation with Laurent Charron as soon as possible. Our new breeders’ directory is now available. You may request a copy by contacting the Quebec fieldman or the CLA office. While travelling to numerous events and consulting with bull buyers, the message is clear from commercial producers. Docility, muscling and ribeye size should be the breeding focus of Limousin breeders as we move forward. We have received increasing demand for Limousin genetics; let’s assure our customers that we have what they are looking for. Laurent Charron, Fieldman 1-819-983-2295
Vu les nouvelles normes pour VSC et à la Financière Agricole, nous croyons que les éleveurs de Limousins doivent prendre en considération l’œil de longe et la musculature. Plusieurs personnes ont approché le propagandiste pour demande d’informations; il y a un intérêt grandissant pour la race Limousin au Québec. Continuons dans la bonne direction. Laurent Charron, propagandiste 1-819-983-2295
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Quyon Bull Sale. Top indexing bull consigned by Raymond Durivage (left), sold to Maurice Migneault for $3250 (centre), pictured here with QLA president Serge Déthier/ Vente de Quyon: Un taureau consigné par M. Raymond Durivage s’est classé premier avec un indice de #111. Sur la photo M. Durivage, l’acheteur M. Maurice Migneault qui a payé $3250.00 et le président de ’Association des éleveurs Limousin du Québec M. Serge Déthier.
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92nd Annual Pride of the Prairies Bull Sale March 7, 2011 Lloydminster, SK Auctioneer: Dan Skeels
Sale Results:
High Selling Two Year Old Bull
Lot 6 - Diamond C Weatherman sired by Diamond C Superman was purchased by Blueberry Farms Trust, Fort St. John, BC for $7,000.00. High Selling Yearling Bull
8 Lots Grossed $29,400.00 and Averaged $3,675.00
Lot 28 - Diamond C (Limflex) sired by Diamond C Mr Universe was purchased by C & G Farms for $5,300.00.
High Selling Lot
14th Annual Grass Country Limousin Bull Sale
Lot 94 - RPY Paynes Trueblood 47X sired by Richmond Upgrader SRD 59U was purchased by Jan Star Farms, Tara, ON for $7,200.00.
Anchor B Limousin 10th Annual Bull Sale Sale Results: 7
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March 18, 2011 Saskatoon, SK Auctioneer: Michael Fleury
Two Year Old Bulls Yearling Bulls
Averaged . . . . . .$3,314.00 Averaged . . . . . .$3,811.00
35 Lots Grossed $129,900.00 and Averaged $3,711.43
High Selling Bulls
Lot 6 - Anchor B True Grit sired by WULFS Sudoku 2063S was purchased by Larry Moggy, Manitoulin Island, ON for $6,000.00.
Lot 15 - Anchor B Rockford sired by WULFS Right Choice 8515R was purchased by Walk & Chew Ranch, Leask, SK for $5,400.00.
Lot 27 - Anchor B Springfield sired by WULFS Tibon T750T was purchased by Leone Karwandy-Hagel, Cabri, SK for $5,400.00.
Best West Limo Classic Bull Sale Sale Results: 21
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March 26, 2011 Rimbey, AB Auctioneer: Dan Skeels
Yearling Bulls
Two Year Old Bulls
Sale Results: 28 31 52
Averaged . . . . . .$3,924.00
46 Lots Grossed $167,900.00 and Averaged $3,650.00
Two Year Old Bulls Yearling Bulls
Averaged . . . . . .$5,118.00 Averaged . . . . . .$4,018.00
59 Bulls Grossed $267,862.00 and Averaged $4,540.00 Open Heifers
Averaged . . . . . .$1,485.00
111 Lots Grossed $345,082.00 and Averaged $3,108.85
High Selling Two Year Old Bull
Lot 3 - Richmond Wrangler SRD 103W sired by Richmond Sir J.R. SRD 128S was purchased by Y2K Land & Cattle Co., Caledon, ON for $10,500.00.
High Selling Yearling Bull
Lot 34 - Richmond Xander SRD 22X out of RPY Paynes Marathon 47U was purchased by Treftz Limousin, Wetonka, SD for $14,750.00.
Anchor D Ranching - Dave Kiefiuk of Vegreville swept several pens of heifers to be the volume buyer.
8th Annual Highland Bull Sale Sale Results: 23
Averaged . . . . . .$3,324.00
March 11, 2011 Rumsey, AB Auctioneer: Dan Skeels
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March 19, 2011 High River, AB Auctioneer: Dan Skeels
Two Year Old Limo Bulls
Yearling Limo Bulls
Yearling Angus Bulls
Yearling Simmental Bulls
Averaged . . . . . .$4,026.00
Averaged . . . . . .$3,123.00
Averaged . . . . . .$3,040.00
Averaged . . . . . .$3,350.00
75 Lots Grossed $254,200.00 and Averaged $3,389.00
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High Selling Lots
Lot 56 - HSF White Noise sired by RPY Paynes Signal 6S was purchased by Stopanski Ranches, Jenner, AB for $6,200.00. Lot 60 - HSF Warning Signs sired by RPY Paynes Signal 6S was purchased by Cattleland Feedyards, Strathmore, AB for $5,600.00.
High Selling Yearling Bull
Lot 39 - N.Slope Poll X-Ponent sired by N.Slope Poll Ulysses NSF 205U was purchased by John Gilcrest, Youngstown, AB for $3,600.
Manitoba Bull Test Sale
Lot 38 - HSF Walk Hard sired by MNWS Frontier 507R was purchased by Combest Limousin, Erskine, AB for $5,100.00.
Lot 50 - Highland West Canadian sired by MAGS Robin Hood was purchased by Shane and Brad Lutz, Olds, AB for $5,100.00. Volume Buyer Cattleland Feedyards, Strathmore, AB with 19 bulls Bulls sold to: BC, AB, SK, MB, ON and MT
Prime Limousin Club Bull Sale Sale Results: 16
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March 19, 2011 Westlock, AB Auctioneer: Terry L. Cartier
Yearling Bulls
Two Year Old Bulls
Averaged . . . . . .$3,403.13
Averaged . . . . . .$3,340.91
27 Lots Grossed $91,200.00 and Averaged $3,377.78
High Selling Yearling Bulls
Lot 6 - DC Xcalibur was sired by ROMN Tow Truck 111T was purchased by Imperial Ranch Ltd., Stettler, AB for $9,250.00. Lot 16 - Excel Xibit sired by ROMN Tow Truck 111T was purchased by Bar 3R Limousin, Marengo, SK for $5,750.00. High Selling Two Year Old Bulls
Lot 21 - Hillview Polled Wallop sired by Excel Polled Rambo was purchased by Sidney Hoculak, Starr, AB for $4,300.00.
Lot 1 - DC Willy Wonka sired by MNWS Frontier 507R was purchased by Kirk Fossheim, Edson, AB for $4,100.00
Sale Results: 7
Sale Results: 14
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Yearling Bulls
Two Year Old Bulls
Averaged . . . . . .$2,550.00
Averaged . . . . . .$3,457.00
28 Lots Grossed $84,450.00 and Averaged $3,016.00
High Selling Two Year Old Bull
Lot 1 - HUDS Polled Watchman sired by Richmond Prince Charm SRD 48P was purchased by Jim Mathews, Hardisty, AB for $4,100.
Averaged . . . . . .$2,886.00
81 Lots Grossed $230,800.00 and Averaged $2,849.00
Lot 458 - Amaglen Xpert Wulf Hunt sired by Cole Wulf Hunt was purchased by North Slope Farms, Czar, AB by $4,100.00. Lot 456 - Amaglen Vodka 7 sired by Ivy’s Smirnoff HTZ 52S was purchased by Diamond T Limousin, Kenton, MB for $3,100.00.
Lot 454 - Amaglen Xact sired by WULFS Realtor 1503R was purchased by Campbell Limousin, Minto, MB for $3,100.00.
Lot 448 - L&S XFactor LDS 31X sired by Union Man was purchased by Frank Smith, Baldur, MB for $2,400.00.
R&R Acres’ 10th Annual “Beefmaker ” Limousin Bull Sale Sale Results: 25
Kirk Fossheim, Edson, AB purchased 4 bulls Lots 1, 3, 12 and 27
March 23, 2011 Veteran, AB Auctioneer: Dwayne Glasier
Yearling Limo Bulls
High Selling Lots
Volume Buyer
East Country Limousin 7th Annual Bull Sale
April 2, 2011 Douglas, MB Auctioneer: Ward Cutler
February 13, 2011 Airdrie, AB Auctioneer: Dan Skeels
Long Yearling Bulls
Averaged . . . . . .$3,902.00
25 Lots Grossed $97,550.00 and Averaged $3,902.00
JYF Limousin Bull Sale Sale Results: 38
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February 28, 2011 Flintoft, SK Auctioneer: Dan Skeels
Two Year Old Bulls
Fall Bulls
Yearling Bulls
Averaged . . . . . .$4,168.00
Averaged . . . . . .$2,900.00
Averaged . . . . . .$2,500.00
47 Lots Grossed $183,300.00 and Averaged $3,900.00
High Selling Bulls
Lot 1- Winston 197W sired by WULFS Tailor Made 2107T was purchased by Carpenter Cattle Company, Hanley, SK for $10,000.00. Lot 6- Wilkenson 218W sired by TMF Symbol 188S was purchased by Fraser Downey, Glentworth, SK for $8,000.00.
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1st Annual Hirch Charolais & Guest (deJager Limousin Cattle Co.)
Sale Results: 4
March 17, 2011 Brooks, Alberta Auctioneer: Ross Annett Sale Management: Rod McLean
Two Year Old Limo Bulls
Sale Results:
Averaged . . . . . .$2,125.00
4 Limousin Lots Grossed $8,500.00 and Averaged $2,125.00
High Selling Limousin Bull
Whopperizer 45W sired by Ivy’s Samurai HTZ 16S was purchased by Hays Grazing Association, Hays, AB for $2,800.00.
Limousin Proves Feed-Efficiency
Home Grown Bull Sale Campbell Limousin
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April 5, 2011 Minto, MB Auctioneer: Warren Wright Sale Management: Bill Campbell
Two Year Old Bulls
Yearling Bulls
Lim-Flex Yearling Bulls
Averaged . . . . . .$2,950.00
Averaged . . . . . .$3,350.00
Averaged . . . . . .$2,800.00
12 Lots Grossed $38,300.00 and Averaged $3,192.00
High Selling Lots
Lot 11 - Cam Poll Xporter sired by ROMN Tow Truck 111T was purchased by Bounty Farms Ltd., Boissevain, MB for $4,300.00.
Lot 10 - Cam Poll Xecutive Control sired by EXLR Total Control 065T was purchased by Ag Canada, Brandon, MB for $4,200.00.
DENVER, Colo. (March 17, 2011) Feed accounts for 65 to 80 percent of total beefproduction costs. With grain prices growing, finding a way to lower those costs is important to cattle producers. Feed-management practices go only so far, however. A more promising tool for cattle producers is genetic selection for improved feed efficiency.
One measure of feed efficiency is residual feed intake (RFI), which is the difference between actual and expected feed intakes. It is the net value (if any) that remains after an animal meets its requirements for maintenance and growth. When cattle consume less feed than expected, they have a negative RFI value, which indicates better-than-average feed efficiency.
A research report by Sierra Foothill Research and Extension Center, University of California, Davis, explains it best: "Residual feed intake is the best available measure PRESS RELEASE - March 17, 2011 of efficiency, because it is independent of level of production; moreover, RFI is moderately to highly heritable, and will respond to genetic selection. Selection for reduced RFI in growing animals should reduce feed costs for beef cattle in all stages of life, including the cow herd."
A study conducted by the University of Minnesota from fall 2009 to spring 2010 examined the Residual Feed Intake (RFI) of 24 Limousin steers to that of 23 Angus and Simmental influenced steers. The 174 day test showed that the Limousin steers had a dry matter intake of 20.4 lbs. /day with an average daily gain of 4.07 lbs. and an RFI of -0.822. Compare that to the dry matter intake of 21.0 lbs. /day, average daily gain of 3.94 lbs. and an RFI of 0.870 for the commercial composite of predominantly Angus and Simmental influenced steers. What does this mean financially? Limousin cattle had a $3.45 per cwt cost-of-gain advantage, or 6.4 percent. Additional findings in the study noted that the performance advantage and the higher yielding carcasses combined for a $12.55 per head advantage.
"RFI has become an important aspect of today's beef industry," said Mike Smith, NALF President. "Limousin cattle are low birth, high growth cattle that perform and meet the demands of commercial cattlemen." The North American Limousin Foundation (www.nalf.org), headquartered in Centennial, Colo., provides programs and services - including genetic evaluation of 5,000 active sires - to more than 3,000 members and their commercial customers. The Limousin breed and its Lim-Flex® hybrid lead the beef industry in muscle-growth efficiency and ideally complement British breeds. Limousin Voice Magazine Spring 2011 • Page 23
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While cattle rustling has been around for as long as cattlemen have been ranching, when it actually happens, it can take any cowboy by surprise. Bob and Jill Jensen, Leader area ranchers, were victims of cattle theft in 2009 and on Monday, Dec. 6, 2010, the perpetrator pleaded guilty in a North Battleford courtroom, receiving a nine-month conditional discharge. But, while the Jensens are pleased with both the plea and sentence, they’re furious with government bureaucrats who, they say, refused to stand behind the onerous and expensive government cattle tagging system that is the bane of every rancher. The Jensens turn out some of their cattle to graze on rented private pasture every spring, just as they did in May of 2009, but when they rounded up their cattle that fall, four head were missing. “Our cows came home from North Battleford on Oct. 17 and we were two pairs short. Eventually, the brand inspector phoned us and the two calves ended up in the Spiritwood Auction Mart on Oct. 27,” said Bob. “We don’t know how long he had them. You have to think that when the cows came home on the 17th and they weren’t there, that he already had them by then. He could have had them for two weeks before that – we have no idea how long he had them,” said Bob. The purebred Angus heifer calf and bull calf were branded with the Jensen’s cactus brand – L1 backward L over 1 – and Bob credits the brand and the brand inspectors with the safe return of the livestock. “The only reason this was found out was because of the brand and the brand inspectors. Branding is tradition, but it’s still used because it still works – it’s the only thing that still works today,” Bob said emphatically. The calves hadn’t been branded again and blood on the Canadian Cattle Identification Agency (CCIA) Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) Tags were another visual clue that rustling was afoot. The tags the Jensens had put in had been removed and the calves were outfitted with new RFID tags. The calves were not sold that day at auction and were returned to the Jensens. The suspect was turned into the RCMP, along with the evidence the brand inspectors collected. But the mother cows of the two calves were still missing, temporarily. “It was probably another week or more before them cows showed up. The brand inspectors, they did a great job. They were out talking to neighbours and we had a good description of the cows. We had good yellow dangle tags in them, and I knew the description of the cows and they were noticeable, so I could pass them on. The brand inspectors said both of them were seen in the area, so there was a pretty good hope they’d both be alive and eventually, they both showed up in two different places. They were just in the ditch running up and down the side roads. They each ended up in a separate farm yard in with other people’s cattle,” said Bob, adding he was thankful the cows didn’t cause a wreck on the roads. The brand inspectors at Spiritwood Stockyards who caught the theft in progress are Ward Anderson and Ken Wasden. Anderson and Wasden were assisted in their investigation by district supervisor Ron Sabin, out of North Battleford. Rick Omelenchenko was charged with, and later pled guilty, to theft under $5,000. On top of the nine-month conditional discharge, he was ordered to pay a $500 restitution to the Jensens and an additional $500 donation to a local charity. However, the Jensens were very upset to learn that tag tampering charges would not be going forward. “The Crown prosecutor phoned me and she was madder than hell when she told me they dropped the charges. And I was madder than hell, so I asked her who had contacted her and she told me and I phoned him. Eventually, I was able to get ahold of him and went up one side of him and down the other,” said Bob. “He told me their lawyer told him to drop the charges.” Limousin Voice Magazine Spring 2011 • Page 24
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Bob says he spoke to Dwayne Galambos, who works in Saskatoon within enforcement investigation services for the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. “I was very disappointed. “I said to him, “You’ve shoved this (identification system) down our throat for how many years now, your inspectors out there have no common sense and now you’ve got a chance to prosecute somebody for removal of these tags and you just drop the charges? They had an opportunity here and they did nothing with it,” exclaimed Bob. Provincial crown prosecutor Jennifer Robertson says the brand inspectors approached her with the file in hopes she’d latch onto it because of her family’s ranching background. “This was a clear cut case of theft. I am glad the inspectors caught it,” she said, adding the work the brand inspectors did was the only reason the case was able to proceed. “I think it was important that those cattle were branded because I found that there were a number of holes in the tagging system – it wasn’t as clear cut as you would think, but we had a strong case because we had the brands and the brand inspectors caught it right away.” Robertson handed all the evidence over to the federal crown in the case and she said she still doesn’t completely understand the reasons why charges weren’t laid at that level for tag tampering, but believes there are differences in the burden of proof. However, she said that like the Jensens, she was personally disappointed as well. “If you’re going to make people tag cattle with those tags, then you should enforce the regulations,” Robertson said. “The Badger” has learned the regulation has never been enforced and there hasn’t been a single person charged with tag tampering. The Jensens, like most producers in Canada, have endured the extra costs associated with implementing national livestock identification initiatives in an effort to assure public and international confidence in Canada’s beef supply in a post-BSE world. However, the extra financial burden has been a heavy cross to bear, during the seven-year slump in the cattle industry after BSE was discovered in 2003. “Not everybody went and put bar code tags in all their cows, but because our cows are purebred and for the good of the industry, because we have our cows transported lots, we did that. We put 220 tags in at a cost of $3 to $3.50 a tag and now they’re telling us we have to do it again (with RFID),” Bob vented. In calving season, ranchers have to invest heavily in vaccinations, medications, vet bills and now, tags for every new calf born. After a tough winter during a hay shortage and high feed costs, spring can be a tough go for any cow-calf operation. Bob says the justice system squandered an ideal opportunity to show ranchers the value of the RFID system by prosecuting the man who had stolen the Jensen’s cattle. Robertson says cattle theft happens more often than most people would think. Earlier this week, it was learned that 20 pair went missing from a Bottrel, Alberta ranch sometime in October. If cattle prices continue to rise, thieves may be more likely to attempt to rustle. Robertson is hopeful other prosecutors will see the value and importance of holding rustlers’ feet to the fire. “I think it takes someone who knows what is at stake for the victims, who can look at the whole picture and is maybe willing to go out on limb. I am really surprised at how prevalent it (cattle theft) is. Once you start getting the word out that we are prepared to prosecute for this, it should act as a deterrent,” she said. Robertson says Saskatchewan relied heavily on its brand inspectors to catch acts of theft – more so than its provincial neighbour to the west. “Alberta has a lot more resources – they have a RCMP member that is dedicated to tracking missing cattle. In Saskatchewan we don’t, we really rely on the brand inspectors to catch these guys at the stockyard.” Limousin Voice Magazine Spring 2011 • Page 25
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The Jensens say they have seen CFIA inspectors out in the field performing inspections at community pastures, checking to make sure that every animal has a RFID tag before being turned out to graze. Bob believes that since ranchers are doing their part to make the system work, the CFIA must work with cattlemen, not against them, by prosecuting those who have deliberately done wrong and by not focusing on the average rancher who may have forgotten to tag an old cow or two. “He (Galambos) tells me that for the good of the industry, us producers should be quiet, put them tags in and go on with it. I talked to him at the end of April – we brand the fourth of May – and I said to him, ‘We’re going to brand here in a week and if I don’t hear from you that you’ve put these charges back on this fella, I’m not going to CCIA tag another calf on this outfit and there won’t be another rancher in this country that’ll do it either.’ He told me that was against the law and I told him I was going to make Goddamn sure that people hear about this,” said Bob angrily. “It’s nice to be run by somebody from behind a fricking desk that has no idea what really goes on. When they start to push this stuff down a cowboy’s throat, there’s going to be trouble.” The Jensens say they still believe that Canada needs some sort of national identification system, but they encourage everybody to continue branding, whether the cattle are purebred or commercial. “You can’t drive by a cow and read her CCIA tag or a tattoo, but you can read her brand. Every time we go out on the pasture, there’s a tag lying around. And whether it gets hooked on a barb wire fence – it’s not just bales with the strings still in them that are ripping them out – It’s a joke. But if there’s a cow at a neighbour’s place, five miles or more from home, you know whose brand it is,” explained Bob. “Today if I have a cow or calf in our bunch that’s not mine, it’s just got a CCIA tag in it, I don’t have a clue who to return it to. I have to read that number, phone the CCIA and give them the number and they won’t even tell you who it is. Not even the brand inspectors will know who it is, the CCIA won’t tell them either.” The tags are costly and cattlemen frequently check on cattle, only to discover that many tags have been torn out. Bob estimates that 25 per cent of cattle will lose their tags over their lifetime, based on what he has observed. When a tag is lost, ranchers are required to report the number associated with the lost tag to the CCIA to retire it, and to report the number of the new replacement tag to ensure traceability. And, he says like most ranchers, he has adhered to the new policies for the good of the industry. He says he recently had to re-tag two full-grown bulls because both had torn out their RFID tags. “We put our life on the line to do that, but then they tell me they’re not going to process this case because they don’t want to? But yet, I had to do that, I did my part. They had a chance to stand behind their product and show us it was going to work and they didn’t do it. They didn’t care enough to bother,” said Bob. “Why would I tag another animal? What would be the point?”
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By Chris Poley
Bull sales are fun…it has been a long time since we have had bull sales with as much action as this spring. I had forgotten just how much fun it is to be a part of this industry when times are good. This spring, both the purebred breeder selling bulls and the commercial breeders buying them are smiling. For good reason, purebred breeders have been selling more bulls for more money. Finally getting some payback for all of their extra effort and expense involved in producing bulls and commercial breeders are willing to give more; with proof in the sale ring that their reward is there, not just promises that things will get better. We have definitely entered unprecedented times, strong cattle prices coupled with strong grain prices and a high Canadian dollar. It is definitely refreshing to see primary producers having a reason to smile. We are starting to see things happening that many people said would never happen again. Abandoned cow yards getting restocked with cattle and grain farmers, as well as other investors, calling and wanting to put money into beef cows. Just the other night when I went to town to vote, I had a neighbor who farms about seven thousand acres, two horses and a dog, tell me he was considering adding a herd of two hundred and fifty cows to his operation. It has got to be good because even bankers have heard about what is going on and are encouraging people to borrow money and buy cows; I’m not sure where their heads were when you could buy the best cows walking for seven hundred dollars; well actually, I know, but I’m supposed to keep my thoughts clean in this article.
be a country that competes on a quantity scale, but we dam sure can continue to produce the best product in the world. Just as breeders need to be diligent in the quality of bulls they supply, commercial breeders and yearling grass producers need to be conscientious of females that are turned out with a bull, to supply the demand for our product. We can be our own worst enemies sometimes but we all have a choice in our own operation’s. In today’s world of traceability and linking to consumer back to the producer, the producers who breed superior product will be the ones who are long term successful. Ones who try to take advantage of the situation and make a quick buck breeding and selling garbage, better not throw away their, “get rich quick books,” because they will soon need to find something else to do. For now, get cows and calves out to green grass, turn out those new herd sires and enjoy beauty of spring. Spring is a time of promise and not since 2002 have cattle headed out in spring with so much promise.
One of our biggest challenges going forward will be overcoming one of human’s biggest downfalls … greed! Purebred breeders need to keep their knife in a handy spot so they will not forget where they put it. Quality not quantity, Canada will never Limousin Voice Magazine Spring 2011 • Page 27
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Breeder Section Box 2240, Stony Plain,AB T7Z 1X7 Phone (780) 963-9001 Fax (780) 963-7711 Cell (780) 220-1840 hoyda@telusplanet.net www.hoyda.com
IAN, BONNIE AND GLEN HAMILTON CLINT AND AMANDA SEWARD Box 55 Ph: 204-246-2312 Darlingford, MB Cell: 204-823-1240 R0G 0L0 Email: amaglen@inetlink.ca www.amaglenlimousin.ca MANITOBA
Kevin Rea 306/463-7950 The Rea Family Ken Rea 306/968-2923 Marengo, SK S0L 2K0 r3bar@hotmail.com
Quiet 7550 Arnold Road Chilliwack, B.C. CANADA V2R 4J7
PAUL GUMPRICH Home/Fax: (604) 823-2466
Stan & Pat 204-855-2214 204-729-1772 Kyle & Erin 204-855-2633 204-724-0892 Darby & Kelly 204-855-2191 204-573-6529 Raising Limousin for over 30 years RR#1, Alexander, MB R0K 0A0 Fax: 204-855-2472 • Email: csf@westman.wave.ca Website: cochranestockfarms.com
Quality
Terence, Gwen, Steven and Shane Box 56, Arelee, Saskatchewan S0K 0H0 (306) 237-4827 Fax (306) 237-4825
HT FARMS ENRIG LIMOUSIN 70 Kennelly Rd. R.R. #2, Renfrew, ON K7V 3Z5 Email: enfightfarms@on.aibn.com Phone: 613 649-2313 Fax: 613 649-2983
Jason & Melissa Brock Chris & Kendra Liebrecht Glenn & Eleanor Brock
Box 127, Erskine, Alberta T0C 1G0 Ph: (403) 742-5211 Fax: (403) 742-6139 Cell: (403) 740-7621
Dale & Carole Barclay Box 21, Erskine, Alta. Canada T0C 1G0
(403) 742-4825 (403) 742-3882 (403) 742-5916 DALE RICK TERRY bardale@xplornet.com
PUREBRED LIMOUSIN PUR-SANG 399 Clairemont Ph (819) 572-0092 Danville, QC J0A 1A0 Fax (819) 839-1270 email: jbrock@blbfarms.com
Specializing in Polled Fullbloods and Purebreds
Lionel & Sharon, Alicia, Riché, Melanie, Patrick, Brody & Diane Fouillard
P.O. Box 3, St. Lazare, MB R0M 1Y0
Home/Fax: (204) 683-2353
Email: lfouillard@hotmail.com
Cell: (780) 719-3894
Fouillard Limousin Bill & Mary Anne Zwambag Nick, Andrew & Matt 41410 Glendon Dr., Glenco, ON N0L 1M0 Res. (519) 287-3219 Fax: (519) 287-5248 www.beezeeacres.ca email:bzwambag@execulink.com
Terry & Lynette Hepper Sara and Erin General Delivery, Zehner, SK S0G 5K0 306/781-4628 thepper@yourlink.ca
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H LIMOUSIN W The “Fuchs” Family A Bethune, Saskatchewan S0G 0H0 Y Purebred Red & Black Limousin Cattle Visitors Welcome Ed & Doreen (306) 638-4422 Warren (306) 789-8863 Darcy (306) 638-4800 Email: wfuchs@sasktel.net
Use a GOOD Limousin – Purebred & Fullblood
GERRY & RUTH GOOD Ph: (403) 337-2212 R.R. #1 Carstairs, AB T0M 0N0 Fax: (403) 337-3278 email: goodlimo@wildroseinternet.ca
Cattle for sale privately at all times.
Box 159 Lloydminster, SK S9V 0Y1
Bernard & Mona 306/825-3550 Mark & Doris 780/744-2216 Scott & Jackie 306/825-4328 Brad & Janice 306/825-9321
780-879-2105 glendh@telusplanet.net Bob, Dorothy, Colin and Glenda RR #1, Hardisty, Alberta T0B 1V0
Ken and Susan Ford
35437 Talbot Line, Shedden, ON (H) 519.764.2211 (C) 226.678.2437 kensulimousin@xplornet.ca
4250 King Rd. King City, ON L7B 1K4 Ray, Stacie, Will Meg & Liz Stanton Mobile: (416) 505-0707 rays@londonproperty.ca
Wanted: Harvest Olympus, Pub, Punch, Orion or Goldnview Krugerrand semen and embryos.
Mike Henry
017209 Grey Bruce Line R.R. #4 Tara, ON N0H 2N0 Ph: (519) 934-2023
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FULLBLOOD • POLLED H C W Reuben & Lil Hickman (780) 467-3139 Cell: (780) 919-8223 RR#4, Sherwood Park, AB T8A 3K4
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Mark Sugimoto & Family
FULLBLOOD LIMOUSIN BREEDERS MAPLE KEY FARMS
Jim & Susan Butt 436394 43rd Line, RR #2 Embro, Ontario N0J 1J0 Phone/Fax: 519-475-4375 email: maplekey@sympatico.ca
MAPLE KEY FARMS
KEVIN PRESTON & FAMILY 705-277-1032 705-344-7438 (Cell)
McCallum Bros Limousin
Lonny McKague Box 171, Ogema, SK SOC 1YO
PAUL: 519-764-2354 DAVE: 519-762-5095 Fax: 519-762-2392 Cell: 519-870-5638 RR #1, Iona Station, ON N0L 1P0 mccallum.bros@sympatico.ca www.elitebeefcattle.com/mccallumbros.htm
FRITZ & SANDRA OTHBERG
Ph: (506) 433-5245 Fax: (506) 433-9083 othberg@nbnet.nb.ca
1749 Route 880 Summer Field, NB E4G 2L3
Rob, Cheryl, Erin & Jeff Swaan 4344 Hwy 97 S. Quesnel, B.C. V2J 6P4
Tel: (250) 747-2618 • Fax: (250) 747-0436 mail: swaany@quesnelbc.com
613 Hwy 35 Pontypool ON L0A 1K0
(306) 459-2788 • (306) 459-7801
Jim - Stephanie - Tiffany - Samantha - Stan - Sheila
Home of the Grass Country Bulls
Box 58 Rumsey, AB T0J 2Y0
southbridgelimo@gmail.com
Murray & Bev Stewart Box 1326 Tel: (403) 742-5226 Stettler, AB T0C 2L0 Fax: (403) 742-5242 Imperial Ranch Ltd. Cell: (403) 742-9813 E-mail: irl@telusplanet.net
(306) 459-2202 (Fax) email: lonnymckague@hotmail.com
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2713 22 Ave. South Lethbridge, AB T1K 1J8 (403) 327 9327 (H) (403) 308 6171 (C)
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(Jim) 403-368-2103 www.richmondranch.com
Garry & Sheila Smart 137606 Grey Rd 12 RR#2, Meaford, ON CANADA N4L 1W6 Ph./Fax: (519) 538-4877 Cell: (519) 372-7459 “ I n d u s t r y A c c e p t e d E-mail: smartlimo@bmts.com F o r O v e r 3 0 Ye a r s ” Kathleen Smart Ph: (519) 538-1008
The Rodgers
Art, Maria & Family Box 156, MacGregor, MB R0H 0R0 Ph: (204) 685-2628 Fax: (204) 685-2597 Cell: (204) 856-3440 email: triplerlimo@yahoo.ca
HARVEY & DONNA CADIEUX
Box 1352 Ph: (780) 623-2468 Lac La Biche, AB Fax: (780) 623-4169 T0A 2C0 Fullblood & Black or Red Polled
POPLAR VIEW
Breeders of polled purebred and fullblood Limousin
S T O C K F A R M
Bryce & Nathan Allen
Lloyd & Joan Trevor Atchison Atchison 204•854•2947 204•854•2510 Box 4 • Group 20 • R.R. #1 • Pipestone • MB pvsf@rfnow.com
P.O. Box 189 Warkworth, Ontario K0K 3K0 Tel: (705) 924-2583 Fax: (705) 924-3385
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Services Section C u st o m e r S e rv ice Pr ogr am
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Private Storage
Phone (403) 226-0666 twhite@altagenetics.com
Craig Flewelling
Consulting • Ring Service • Order Buying Craig Flewelling Box 428 Bowden, AB T0M 0K0 Phone (403) 224-2111 Email: flewcc@xplornet.com www.flewellingcattleco.com
108 Flett Drive Airdrie, Alberta T4B 1N2
Ph: (403) 948-3520 • Fax: (403) 948-2917
Email: don@donsavageauctions.com www.donsavageauctions.com Auctioneering Sales Management
Chris Poley Auctioneer Box 252 Waldheim, SK, S0K 4R0
Cell (306) 220-5006
Davis-Rairdan Embryo Transplants Ltd.
Davis-Rairdan International P.O. Box 590 Crossfield, Alberta Canada T0M 0S0 Phone (403) 946-4551 Fax (403) 946-5093 Website: www.davis-rairdan.com E-mail: embryos@davis-rairdan.com
SERVICES OFFERED: - On-farm freezing & collection - Donor care facility - Recipient herd - Licensed facility for embryo exports - Genetic marketing & selection
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hfcc@sasktel.net www.cattlepicsbykim.com
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Grant Ph: 403-593-2217 Craig Ph: 403-651-9441
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