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From The

Gatepost

By Bruce Holmquist General Manager, Canadian Simmental Association

Canadian Simmental Association 2022 Convention Heading into the summer of 2022, much of Canada is enjoying very favorable growing conditions as compared to the last two years and especially following the widespread drought of 2021. Feed supplies should be much improved and haying has begun in many areas.

Though it is never perfect in all parts of Canada, Mother Nature has shown us how resilient she can be and has given rain to many regions as producers hope to replenish their feed supplies.

Your CSA staff along with the Manitoba Simmental Association have been busy putting the final touches on the 2022 Canadian Simmental Convention July 21st-24th in Portage la Prairie, MB. This has been an event that has been three years in the making and now that Covid restrictions have been relaxed, we can once again gather to conduct the business of the CSA. The Friends of Canadian Simmental Foundation auction also returns this year and was a very successful event once again. The sale offering consisted of an excellent variety of items with something for everyone. Special thank you to Everett Olson (Downhill Simmentals) who has donated a bred heifer for this year’s auction. Your generosity is very much appreciated! The Young Canadian Simmental Association (YCSA) National Show is also back this year and YCSA coordinator, Crystal Fisk and the organizing committee have worked hard at putting together an exciting event.

The 2022 Canadian Simmental Association (CSA) Director positions were all filled by acclamation with no voting required. Barclay Smith begins a three year term in filling the position vacated by retiring Alberta director Roger Deeg. Randy Noble will fill the role of the new director from Saskatchewan as President Marlin Leblanc leaves our board. Shane Williams is returning for his second term as the director

from Ontario. We welcome all three directors and thank Marlin and Roger for their commitment and dedication to Simmental and the CSA. In the spring of 2022, the CSA Board of Directors, at the request of numerous CSA members, proposed to the CSA membership two changes to its by-laws. One was to recognize a 7/8 male as a Purebred Simmental rather than the current requirement of 15/16. The other was to allow an option for electronic voting on issues pertaining to the CSA. Voting packages were mailed to all eligible CSA members over the age of 18 and both proposed changes received the required amount of support to move forward. The voting results were as follows: - The vote to change the purebred status from 15/16 to 7/8 for Purebred Simmental was 227 in support and 105 against which achieved the required 2/3 majority - The vote to allow the option for the CSA to conduct electronic voting was 308 in support and 22 opposed which also achieved the required 2/3 majority The CSA will now move forward in requesting approval from the Federal Minister of Agriculture via Agriculture and Agrifood Canada (AAFC).

Changes to the CSA by-laws will then be finalized pending approval from AAFC. It is important to note that neither change will come into effect before approval is received from AAFC. Summer is always a busy time with 4-H and Junior shows to support, along with completing our haying and silage tasks. We also hope to see as many of you as possible in Portage la Prairie to enjoy some great Manitoba Simmental hospitality!

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Breed

IMPROVEMENT

By Sean McGrath Breed Improvement Coordinator for the Canadian Simmental Association

The Power of Genetic Recombination – or “It’s Complicated” Perhaps the question I am most often asked regarding genetics is how full sibs or animals with the same pedigree can have different EPD. A good way to explain this is through a pedigree tree. In this example, we are going to breed Mr. Greenlight to Miss Redlight to create 2 full sibs (Greenlight JR and Miss Redlight 2) which we will then mate to produce a sample of 10 full sibs that represent just a few of the thousands of potential outcomes (Figure 1).

Figure 1. A pedigree tree showing 2 matings of Mr. Greenlight to Miss Redlight and the subsequent mating of full sib offspring Greenlight JR and Miss Redlight 2 to produce 10 calves.

In the first mating we get one male calf and one female calf. They each contain one gene copy from Mr. Greenlight and one copy of each gene from Ms. Redlight. The pedigree tree is shown fleshed out to show the actual chromosomes and DNA that are passed forward (Figure 3.). If we look at the example, it is apparent that even though Mr. Greenlight Jr and Miss Redlight 2 have the same parents (they are full sibs) that they have 1 chromosome in pair 3 that is completely different (circled). If they did not, they would both be the same sex. Figure 2. Mr. Greenlight’s chromosome pairs In this second generation, it also appears that the chromosomes and thus the DNA of these 2 full sibs are very close.

Our logical mind may say at this point that these offspring should be very similar. After all, the pedigree is identical on both sides of the final mating. This would be a very tightly linebred scenario. Let’s follow our example through in a bit more detail and see what happens.

First, we need to understand that every calf is a combination of ½ of the genes from the sire and ½ from the dam. These genes are spread across 60 chromosomes or 30 pairs. For this example, we are going to simplify things and use 3 pairs of chromosomes to make our point. We will use Mr. Greenlight’s chromosomes as an example (Figure 2.). There are two pairs of regular chromosomes (Pair 1, Pair 2) and 1 pair of sex chromosomes (Pair 3). The sex chromosome will determine if the calf is a male or female. If Mr. Greenlight passes on the small chromosome in pair 3 the calf will be male. If he passes on a large chromosome from pair 3 the calf will be a heifer.

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To further simplify we will assume that Mr. Greenlight is homozygous for every gene in his DNA. In other words, for every gene both of his copies are the same.

We will assume the same thing for Ms. Redlight. This massive oversimplification means that the original animals in the pedigree can only pass on one version of each gene they possess.

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Figure 3. Chromosome map of the pedigree tree for Mr. Greenlight and Miss Redlight matings and subsequent full sib matings.

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In the next generation, things start to look more complicated. To understand this, it is important to realize that animals do not pass on an exact replica of one of their original chromosomes. During the process of meiosis (producing sperm and eggs) the chromosomes will trade parts of their DNA with the other partner in their chromosome pair. This is called random recombination and is very important as it produces much of the variation that allows animals and populations to adapt to changing conditions over time. This variation is a key driver of evolution and is what creates the differences that allow cattle breeders to select cattle that fit their long-term goals. Again, these 10 calves represent a very simplified example of the potentially infinite combinations that can occur just in this simple breeding example. Looking at the chromosome profile of the example calves, we can see DNA that ranges from exact copies of grandparent DNA, matches to parent DNA and combinations that looks vastly different from any previous generations. This is all happening in a full sib mating situation. If animals are less closely related, the phenomenon could be even more pronounced.

To flesh things out a bit further let’s examine 4 of the offspring from the chromosome diagram as examples (Figure 4, 5, 6, 7). We will assume for the purposes of our example that there are only 3 traits, calving ease which is all on chromosome 1, weaning weight that is contained on chromosome 2 and sex that is determined simply by which copy of pair 3 is received from the sire.

Let’s further assign a genetic value to the genes on each of the first 2 chromosome pairs (Table 1.). By using some simple math based on what DNA the calf received we can thus assign an EPD for Calving Ease and Weaning weight to our 4 examples and see how the same pedigree can result in a very different EP Table 1.

Green Red

Pair 1 Calving Ease -20 +20

Figure 4, A male calf that received all Green genes His genetic value is CE -20 and WW +100.

Genetically the calf is identical to the original Mr. Greenlight.

Figure 6. A male calf with approximately 70% Green genes and 30% Red genes. His resulting genetic value is CE -8 and WW +85.

Pair 2 Weaning Weight 100 50

Figure 5. A female calf that received 1/2 Green and 1/2 Red genes. Her genetic value would be the average of Green and Red with CE 0 and WW +75.

Figure 7. A female calf with Red genes on pair 1 and Green genes on pair 2. Her resulting CE is +20 and WW is +100.

Looking at some of the potential outcomes shown in the chromosome chart, we can start to see that things can get complicated quickly. In real life, cattle have 10 times as many chromosome pairs, hundreds of times as many traits

and thousands of times as many genes. Instead of the genes for complex traits like growth or fertility being contained on a single chromosome they are spread across the genome of the animal (Figure 8).

How Do We Figure Out the Complex Problem of What Genes are Passed On? If we head back to the original comment regarding the most common question received regarding genetic evaluation and why an animals EPD may be different from a full sib or even from the parental average, I think the chromosome example starts to explain how some of that variation may occur. Through the process known as random recombination of genes, each new generation, every sperm, and every egg contain a unique portion of sire and dam DNA. This is extremely important for animal breeders as it lets us create/select genetics that can accomplish specific goals. For example, in our simplified 3 chromosome world, we can see how we could create a “curvebender” animal with all red genes at pair 1 (easy calving) and all green on pair 2 (heavy weaning weight).

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A more realistic graphic depiction of 30 chromosome pairs containing multiple genes per chromosome.

Note that the calf is a male (Small Y chromosome in the top right)

Fortunately, there is a lot of genetic overlap between animals, and so we can start to predict potential outcomes. The first basic step is to start with the assumption that offspring will be the average of the sire and dam. This is generally a safe place to start. The second step is to collect performance data on the animal and the other animals that it is managed with. If we managed the 10 offspring shown in our Chromosome chart together, we would expect to see some performance differences in Calving Ease and Weaning Weight.

These differences can help to inform us about how much Green vs. Red genes each individual carries. In the real world it is a bit more complex, looking more like Figure 8., so we use more complex methods to help determine the DNA contained in each animal. If the animal has offspring, we can use the information from their performance to help us figure out the genetics of the parent stock with increased accuracy.

Finally, with today’s technology we can conduct a high-density DNA test in which we go directly into the DNA of the animal and look at what components are present in the genotype of the animal. In some cases, this may be for a single gene such as colour (homozygous black for example) or it may be for a more complex set of traits spread across multiple chromosomes such as growth, longevity, or carcass merit.

As we determine more information about the DNA an animal contains it is possible that the animal may change from our original prediction or away from the parental average or even from full siblings. Thinking about genetic recombination and variation explains the importance of continuing to measure and collect the data that is crucial for understanding each new generation of genetics.

This simplified example also reveals some of the power of modern genetic evaluations to navigate through an animal’s genetic map and determine their relative genetic merit for various traits. This is a tremendously powerful tool for seedstock breeders when we are sorting through genetic recombination and variability to select towards specific goals.

The power of recombination is that it lets us breed some cattle that are beyond expectation. By measuring cattle and participating in genetic evaluation, we can then identify those cattle and use them moving forward to help reach our goals.

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Vets

ADVICE

By Roy Lewis, DVM

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SHORTAGE OF VETS AND WHAT THEY AND YOU AS CATTLE PRODUCERS CAN DO Huge talk about the shortage of veterinarians especially large animal but also small animal emergency etc out there in society. Recent announcement of the Calgary Veterinary School will expand from the current 50 students as of two years ago to 100 students within a few years. So in two years 50 students will be graduating but that is because of the elimination of Alberta seats in Calgary.

Bottom line this current increase we wont see any difference for seven years when 100 start graduating so what do we need to do in the meantime. I would suggest as producers raising commercial or purebred cattle or other production animals what are some current strategies we need to employ to help the situation.

The biggest apparent shortage appears at calving season as emergencies when veterinarians are busy doing herd work in many cases. Have a good relationship with your veterinarian and I would suggest in many cases it is really good if he/ she is affiliated with a haul in facility for the emergencies such as calling’s, c-sections or routine things such as calf examinations, post mortems in many cases, prolepses and even the few semen evaluations scenario. If you have the need for these veterinary emergencies and elective procedures find a clinic that performs the service and be prepared to bring individual problems in.

This keeps the veterinarian efficient and can serve a big area for emergencies. I am more familiar in Alberta but slowly over time regional clinics that are bigger having more veterinarians employed and thus more back up lab facilities etc will be more the norm. I know it is tough in some areas that over time have had clinics shut down. Usually herd health work if organized is booked in and veterinarians are starting to do a certain area on a certain day in some cases.

I have only just recently started to hear of clinics not accepting new clients and I thought that was only reserved for the medical profession.

Encourage and work with female veterinarians. They are the dominant gender in the profession now and I have met many that can definitely do anything that I did and more in practice. I have seen many a time what they may lack in brute strength they make up for in technique and ingenuity and on a rare occasion asking for help.

Keep in mind for herd work that your facilities may play a big role.

Quicker processing, semen testing, pregnancy checking may mean a lower price but also more time and easier for you. I can’t say more how a good handling tub system leading to a hydraulic chute and palpation cage makes things go smoother and quicker for everyone. You also do not loose patience and both yourself and the veterinarian are not exhausted at the end of the day. Try and group schedule in an area and clinics should do the same to clump calls together.

As long as good biosecurity is practiced.

Some vets and semi retired ones may be able to provide tele-medicine if they know your herd and you provide a short video or series of pictures. There should be a charge for this or worked into your herd agreement but still saves you time and money. The scope of experienced technicians is expanding whereby things like BSE testing or post mortems with pictures taken so the vet can make the diagnosis are creating efficiencies in large animal practice. The veterinary technician is a very valuable part of the veterinary team so in the future perhaps regulatory work sampling and specific herd visits even pregnancy testing may be carried out with veterinary technicians. There is even a course now where veterinary technicians under the supervision of a veterinarian can do pregnancy testing and that could be expanded to palpation of heifers. The team approach at clinics is what is going to win the day. Even today even though IV hook ups to calves are pretty rare it is often technicians that do them.

If you are a specific geographic area that is short of veterinarians this may take time but perhaps a community clinic or have a scholarship to defray tuition for a specific vet student to apply for and come back into a specific area could work. Bigger clinics have in some cases got satellite clinics that may work and feed into the main clinic. Some partially retired vets can be coaxed back into practice even if just to do the tale-medicine or offer consultation over the phone.

The bottom-line is working towards a service that is sustainable and fulfilling for the young veterinarian going into the future and for the young producer getting access to veterinary services. It may pay to ask your herd veterinarian what you are supposed to do in an emergency. In Alberta at least the veterinary by-laws say you need to provide emergency service or have arrangements for veterinary services for your clients. Those veterinary services could very well be hauling into an emergency clinic.

The more we all work on prevention of disease, accidents, injuries and animal welfare the less will be the need for the emergencies. The reality is there will always be some emergencies. Encourage those that have an aptitude for cattle health to pursue large animal veterinary medicine. I have found it an extremely rewarding career and really enjoy working on cattle both at the herd and individual level. Purebred breeders generally may have exposure to several vets’ specialists often do embryo transfer, semen collection and even export testing. Some specialists may even do routine work as well. Here’s to a longstanding symbiotic relationship between the veterinary community in general and purebred/commercial cattle producers. If having trouble gaining veterinary service talk to fellow producers and whom they use and for routine work don’t be afraid to book in with the veterinarian you have the best rapport and faith in.

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As a first-generation purebred livestock breeder Barclay Smith hopes his experience with cattle as well as in business will be of value to the Canadian Simmental Association (CSA).

“That was where it started,” says Smith.

“And each year for the next few years I kept adding another purebred heifer to build a herd.” Along with being involved with 4-H projects, Smith joined the Young Canadian Simmental Association (YCSA) — first being involved with the provincial Wildrose Classic show in the central Alberta community of Bashaw in 1996, followed by being involved with the YCSA National Show, also held in Bashaw in 1997.

Smith, who along with family members operates SIBL Simmentals at Cherhill, AB, about 80 km northwest of Edmonton is joining the CSA as an Alberta director in July. As he officially joins CSA at the annual general meeting in Portage La Prairie, MB,he is just wrapping his second three-year term as a director of the Alberta Simmental Association (ASA) — serving this past year as ASA president.

Also during his teens, his summer jobs including working for another Simmental breeder helping them prepare and show cattle at Farmfair in Edmonton and a year or so later he was able to bring a couple of his own cattle to show at the event as well.

“I believe it is important to get involved and help out if you can with industry associations and committees,” says Smith, who is marking 25 years as an active Simmental breeder. He had served a three-year term as an ASA director several years ago before re-joining the board six years ago. Along with that, Smith has also served as the Simmental representative on the Beef Committee of Farmfair International in Edmonton.

Born and raised on the family-owned commercial cow-calf operation at Cherhill, Smith fell in love with purebred cattle at an early age. He bought his first purebred Simmental heifer calf —Miss Daleen 26C — for a 4-H project in 1993.

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As Smith was busy earning his post secondary education in the late 1990s, he drifted away from 4-H and YCSA projects but not his involvement with Simmental cattle.

The herd continued to grow and in 1997, along with his parents Ivan and Linda he established the SIBL Simmental farm name — the acronym covering the names of the farm principles — Smith Ivan Barclay Linda.

“The home farm had a smaller land base so my dad always worked off farm, and as I finished school, I have also worked off farm as well,” says Smith.

“Our Simmental herd numbers continued to increase until we sort of reached a tipping point in 2018. We realized we had too many cows and

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“As Alberta has the largest number of purebred Simmental registrations in the country, I would like to be part of the provincial voice at the national level,” not enough time, it became too much to manage.”

So the decision was made to reduce the herd to a more manageable size. They sold about half of the female cattle as well as the main herd sire.

“It was a tough decision, but the right decision,” says Smith. Today, Smith and his wife Michelle and their three children Cassie, Bailey and Cooper run a herd of between 30 and 40 Red and Black Simmental females and also in partnership with good friends produce a few embryo calves. His parents still help out as needed.

“It was important to get numbers down to a manageable level — now producing quality purebred Simmental cattle is fun again,” he says.

SIBL Simmental along with other breeders has been involved with the On Target Bull and Female Sale held in Barrhead, AB each March. “We’ve been involved with that sale for about 15 years, and between ourselves and other partners we market between 15 and 20 bulls each year,” says Smith. They also market female cattle at a select fall sale as well as private treaty.

In becoming a CSA director, Smith says he hopes his knowledge and experience can be of value. “As Alberta has the largest number of purebred Simmental registrations in the country, I would like to be part of the provincial voice at the national level,” he says.

“I also have a keen interest in supporting youth programs within the association. And from a business standpoint I have experience with risk management programs so that may be an area where I can provide assistance or support.

“I have always been very passionate about the Simmental breed and in joining the CSA board it is an opportunity to be active in the national association” he says. “As I look at the future of the agriculture industry across the country, I am glad to have the opportunity to be involved.”

Along with the purebred beef operation at home, Smith works off farm with Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC) as Team Lead, Insurance and AgriStability responsible for a 10-member team in several AFSC offices across north-central Alberta. In the last half of 2021 he also served as Manager of the Livestock Price Insurance Program for Western Canada.

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Randy Noble says he’s been fortunate to have the best of two worlds. For more than 30 years he enjoyed an off-farm career working in the oil and gas industry, and also along with family members he’s been part of a long time purebred Simmental operation in northwest Saskatchewan.

Now that he’s retired from the off-farm career, he continues to be actively involved in the familyrun Black Gold Simmental at Hillmond, Sask, northeast of Lloydminster. And starting this summer, he’s also been afforded the opportunity to begin serving his first three-year term as a director on the Canadian Simmental Association (CSA).

“I don’t have any particular agenda when it comes to serving on the CSA board,” says Noble in an interview prior to attending his first CSA annual general meeting held in July in Portage La Prairie, MB. “The association and Simmental breeders have done an excellent job over the years in all aspects of breed development and marketing. I just figured it was time to give back to the organization.”

Noble was born and raised on what is now a third generation family farm. In the early 1970s his parents, Jim and Sabra Noble bought the first Simmental cattle — starting with two half-blood Simmental heifers purchased at Canadian Western Agribition in Regina in 1973.

That was the start of the purebred operation later to be called Black Gold Simmental, that in the early years involved Jim and Sabra and their four sons, Randy, Lyle, Owen and Neil.

The farm that has been through a few valleys and peaks over the years, today is recognized as producer of high quality Simmental cattle including full bloods as well as blacks and reds.

Black Gold Simmental today is operated by Randy and his wife Vanessa, their sons Ryley and Toby, along with Randy’s brother and nephew, Neil and Jeff Noble and their families.

“We started with those two half-blood heifers and just kept building from there,” says Noble. Being in a major oil producing area, they felt it fitting to name the farm Black Gold Simmental. “I was fortunate to be able to live on the family farm and pursue an off-farm career, as family members looked after the day to day operations,” he says.

The family faced a tough decision in 2002, as their part of Saskatchewan had been stressed by several back-to-back years of drought. “We had built up the herd to 350 cows all with calves and there had been several years of drought which made it an increasing challenge to find and afford feed for the cattle,” says Noble. “So we made the decision to disperse the herd. It was a major event over two days as we sold everything. It was just a terrible feeling to see those cows go, but we had to do it.”

But it wasn’t too many years later Black Gold Simmental got back into the purebred business. “Our two sons were born in 1996 and 1998 so as we got into the mid-2000’s they were interested in being involved in 4-H and showing purebred cattle,” says Noble.

“They had a real interest in purebred cattle and their interest sort of got us motivated and

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“The association and Simmental breeders have done an excellent job over the years in all aspects of breed development and marketing. I just figured it was time to give back to the organization.” rejuvenated about the purebred industry.”

They began to rebuild the breeding herd and it also started to rain. Weather patterns in northwest Saskatchewan returned to more normal rainfall.

“The growing conditions over the past 20 years have been much better than they were in the 10 years before that,” says Noble. “Except for drought of 2021 — that was a bit of wake up call on how quickly

conditions can change, but we are back to more normal growing conditions this year.”

Today, Black Gold Simmental has a herd of 300 female cattle, along with bull breeding stock. Since the early 1980s their program has had a strong focus on producing full blood Simmental cattle, although they also now produce red and black Simmental as well.

“You have to know what your customers want and this area has always had strong support for the full blood Simmental,” says Noble. Those are predominantly white faced cattle with coloured patches or “goggles” around the eyes, and solid coloured bodies. The farm has also had good demand for red and black Simmental as well.

Their female herd today is about 50 per cent full blood Simmental, with the other 50 per cent split about evenly between red and black animals.

The farm has traditionally held a female production sale in the fall, followed by a March bull sale at local auctionmart facilities. In 2021 Black Gold Simmentals transitioned to hosting their own onfarm sales.

“We started with the female sale in the fall of 2021 and then the bull sale in March both held on the farm,” says Noble. “It was partly because we had the facilities and also because we believe it is easier on the animals. It can be stressful moving them to a different location for the sale. And also we learned during the pandemic there are other effective ways to sell cattle. People are now quite comfortable with video sales and on-line auctions. So now we produce videos of the cattle for on-line sales, but we also welcome buyers to the farm as well. “ The Noble family has always enjoyed showing cattle and each year participate in major livestock events such as the Stockade Roundup in Lloydminster, Farm Fair in Edmonton and Agribition in Regina.

“We enjoy showing people the type of cattle we produce, while the other part of the showing cattle is meeting people,” says Noble. “You get to connect not only with other Simmental breeders but people involved in all breeds and the industry in general.

We produce cattle but this is definitely a people business.”

Noble says he appreciates the success the Simmental breed has had in developing cattle that are high performing and at the same time very efficient.

“I strongly believe the CSA has done a tremendous job over the years in guiding the development of the breed and providing support to breeders,” he says.

“I’m not joining the board with any idea that something needs to be fixed. I’m just excited to be part of the organization, see what I can learn and where I can, help the breed to grow.”

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From The

Gatepost

By Bruce Holmquist General Manager, Canadian Simmental Association

Convention 2022 de l’Association Simmental du Canada Alors que l’été est bien débuté, je constate que pour la plupart des régions au Canada, on observe des conditions très favorables à la croissance, comparativement à celles des deux dernières années, et particulièrement meilleures que le contexte général de sécheresse vécue en 2021. La récolte de foin est bien débutée et cela nous permettra de refaire nos inventaires d’aliments du bétail. Bien que la situation ne soit pas parfaite partout au pays, Mère Nature nous a finalement récompensé avec la pluie reçue dans plusieurs régions, ce qui aidera tous les producteurs à regarnir leurs stocks de fourrages.

Votre personnel de l’ASC ainsi que la Manitoba Simmental Association ont mis la touche finale au congrès canadien Simmental 2022 du 21 au 24 juillet à Portage la Prairie, MB. C’est un événement qui a mis trois ans à se préparer et maintenant que les restrictions de Covid ont été assouplies, nous pouvons à nouveau nous réunir pour mener les affaires du CSA. La vente aux enchères des Amis de la Fondation canadienne Simmental revient également cette année et a été une fois de plus un événement très réussi. L’offre de vente consistait en une excellente variété d’articles avec quelque chose pour tout le monde. Un merci spécial à Everett Olson (Downhill Simmentals) qui a fait don d’une génisse saillie pour la vente aux enchères de cette année. Votre générosité est très appréciée! L’exposition nationale de la Young Canadian Simmental Association (YCSA) est également de retour cette année et la coordonnatrice de la YCSA, Crystal Fisk et le comité organisateur ont travaillé dur pour organiser un événement passionnant.

Tous les sièges d’administrateurs pour 2022 de l’Association Simmental du Canada (ASC) ont été comblés par acclamation, sans avoir à tenir une élection. Barclay Smith débute un terme de trois ans, en remplacement du poste laissé vacant par Roger Deeg de l’Alberta. Avec le départ de notre conseil d’administration du Président Marlin Leblanc, Randy Noble vient combler le siège en tant que nouvel administrateur pour la Saskatchewan. Shane Williams de l’Ontario est de retour pour un second terme. Nous souhaitons le bienvenu aux trois administrateurs et nous tenons à remercier Marlin et Roger pour leur engagement et leur implication envers la race Simmental et l’ASC.

Au printemps de 2022, à la demande de plusieurs membres de l’ASC, le Conseil d’Administration de l’ASC avait proposé à ses membres deux modifications à nos statuts et règlements. Une première était pour obtenir la reconnaissance d’un taureau à 7/8 de sang comme étant de race pure Simmental, au lieu de l’exigence actuelle fixée à 15/16. La seconde modification concernait l’obtention du droit de vote électronique afin de se prononcer sur divers éléments touchant l’ASC. Toute la documentation de vote fut postée à tous les membres admissibles de l’ASC âgés de plus de 18 ans, et les deux modifications proposées ont reçu les nombres de votes requis pour supporter leur mise en place. Les résultats de ces vites sont les suivants : - Le vote pour changer l’exigence du statut de race pure de 15/16 vers 7/8 a reçu 227 votes en faveur et 105 contre, ce qui correspond à la majorité exigée aux deux tiers.

- Le vote pour permettre l’opportunité à l’ASC de tenir un vote électronique a reçu 308 votes en faveur et 22 contre, ce qui correspond à la majorité exigée aux deux tiers.

L’ASC ira donc de l’avant en demandant l’approbation du ministre de l’Agriculture Fédéral, par l’entremise d’Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada (AAFC). À la suite de leur approbation par Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada (AAFC), ces changements aux statuts et règlements de l’ASC seront complétés. Il faut bien noter qu’aucun de ces deux changements n’entrera en vigueur avant qu’on ait obtenu l’approbation d’AAFC. La saison estivale est toujours une période occupée avec les Compétitions des Juniors et des 4-H, en plus de devoir compléter nos tâches de récolte des fourrages et des ensilages. Nous espérons enfin vous voir en très grand nombre à Portage la Prairie afin de profiter de toute l’hospitalité des éleveurs Simmental du Manitoba !

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On offer during our historic 2 day event...

December 21st and 22nd will be a monumental event as we offer our entire herd of 1000 to the public. We have dedicated our entire professional life to our herd and the Simmental Industry.

This will be exciting times and we welcome everyone to our ranch near Estevan to join in the event.

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Gordon Presented

BIF Ambassador Award

By Angie Stump Denton, Beef Improvement Federation Communication Coordinator, angiedenton@ksu.edu or 785-562-6197 June 2, 2022

B. Lynn Gordon (center), Grand Island, Nebraska, receives the Beef Improvement Federation Ambassador Award from Matt Perrier, 2022 BIF president. Gordon was honored June 2 at the organization’s 54th Annual Symposium and Convention in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

MANHATTAN, Kan. – The Beef Improvement Federation (BIF) presented Dr. B. Lynn Gordon the BIF Ambassador Award June 2 during the group’s annual symposium in Las Cruces, New Mexico. This award is presented annually by BIF to a team or member of the media for his or her efforts in spreading the BIF message and its principles to a larger audience.

More than 300 beef producers, academia and industry representatives attended the organization’s 54th Annual Research Symposium and Convention in Las Cruces, New Mexico. BIF’s mission is to help improve the industry by promoting greater acceptance of beef cattle performance evaluation.

Gordon has an enthusiastic passion for the beef industry and has dedicated her career to fostering beef improvement through her roles working with breed and state associations, the Extension service, as a freelance writer, and most recently as an agricultural leadership and marketing consultant. She began her career working for the University of Minnesota Extension Service and then pursued roles as an education and communications director for state and national beef industry organizations, including serving as editor of publications at the Red Angus Association of America and the American Hereford Association.

For more information about this year’s symposium, including additional award winners and coverage of meeting and tours, visit BIFSymposium. com.

Throughout her career, Gordon has contributed to the beef industry as a former Livestock Publications Council board member, a livestock photographer, editor, and freelance writer often featuring articles about generations of seedstock families and the changing role of genetic evaluation, as well as many leadership topics. In 2019, Gordon attended the World Angus Conference in Uruguay as a media representative.

Some publications Gordon’s byline has appeared in include: BEEF, Progressive Cattle, Hereford America, Joplin Cattlemen’s News, The Stockman and several Canadian publications.

The Beef Improvement Federation (BIF) is an organization dedicated to coordinating all segments of the beef industry — from researchers and producers to retailers — in an effort to improve the efficiency, profitability and sustainability of beef production. The organization was initiated more than 50 years ago to encourage the use of objective measurements to evaluate beef cattle. Continuing the tradition, BIF is now the clearinghouse for developing standardized programs and methodologies for recording of performance data for all traits, from birth weights to carcass traits. Its three-leaf-clover logo symbolizes the link between industry, extension and research.

“Gordon has a long history with the Beef Improvement Federation. She attended her first convention in Sheridan, Wyoming in the mid-90’s, followed with attendance at 10 more conventions throughout her career,” says Burt Rutherford. “She was instrumental in overseeing nominations of several Outstanding Seedstock Producers from Nebraska. Plus, she assisted the promotional team in 2001 when the event was in Wichita, Kansas, and served on the planning team for BIF in 2002 when it was hosted in Omaha, Nebraska.”

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By Sean McGrath Breed Improvement Coordinator for the Canadian Simmental Association

La puissance de la recombinaison génétique. – ou “C’est compliqué” La question touchant la génétique qu’on me pose probablement le plus souvent est: pourquoi deux frères / sœurs propres ou des animaux avec le même pedigree peuvent avoir des EPD différents ? Pour expliquer le tout, une bonne manière est d’employer un arbre généalogique. Pour cet exemple, nous allons accoupler Mr. Greenlight avec Miss Redlight, et nous obtiendrons deux frère / soeur propres (Greenlight JR et Miss Redlight 2), puis nous accouplerons ces deux derniers ensembles pour produire ungroupe de dix (10) frères / soeurs propres, lesquels correspondent seulement à quelques-uns des milliers de résultats possibles (Figure 1).

que les animaux d’origine dans le pedigree ne peuvent transmettre qu’une version de chacun de leurs gènes.

Figure 1. Un arbre généalogique illustrant l’accouplement de Mr. Greenlight avec Miss Redlight, avec l’accouplement subséquent des descendants et frères/soeurs propres Greenlight JR et Miss Redlight 2, qui produiront 10 veaux.

À la prochaine génération, les choses commencent à apparaître plus compliquées. Si on veut bien comprendre, il est important de réaliser que les animaux ne transmettent pas une réplique exacte d’un de leurs chromosomes d’origine. Durant les phases de la méiose (production de spermes et des ovules), il se produit un échange de sections d’ADN entre les chromosomes et ceux formant la seconde copie de leurs paires.

Figure 3. Carte des chromosomes de l’arbre généalogique pour l’accouplement de Mr. Ce phénomène est appelé une Greenlight avec Miss Redlight, et pour leurs recombinaison génétique au hasard, ce qui est très important en descendants frères / soeurs propres. soi, car cela explique une grande partie de la variation permettant aux animaux et aux populations depouvoir s’adapter au fil du temps aux changements de conditions. La variation génétique est un facteur clé de notre évolution et c’est ce qui engendre les différences nécessaires afin que les éleveurs de bovins puissent sélectionner des bovins en fonction de leurs objectifs à long terme. De nouveau, les dix (10) veaux ainsi produits représentent un exemple très simplifié par rapport au nombre potentiellement infini de combinaisons qui pourraient se former avec ce seul cas d’élevage simplifié.

À ce moment-ci, on pourrait logiquement dire que ces descendants devraient être très semblables. Après tout, le pedigree est le même sur les deux côtés de l’accouplement final. Cela pourrait représenter un exemple d’accouplement très consanguin. Poursuivons notre exemple de manière plus détaillée et voyons ce qui arrive.

Premièrement, on doit comprendre que chaque veau est le résultat de la combinaison de la ½ des gènes de son père et de la ½ des gènes de sa mère. Ces gènes sont contenus sur soixante (60) chromosomes ou encore trente (30) paires. Avec cet exemple, pour simplifier les choses, nous allons employer trois (3) paires de chromosomes afin d’expliquer notre sujet. On utilisera ainsi les chromosomes de Mr. Greenlight, tels que présentés à la figure 2. Nous avons deux paires de chromosomes réguliers (Paire 1, Paire 2) et une paire de chromosome sexuel (Paire 3). Les chromosomes sexuels viendront déterminer si le veau est un mâle ou une femelle. Si Mr. Greenlight transmet le petit chromosome de la paire 3, le veau sera un mâle. S’il transmet plutôt le plus grand chromosome, le veau sera alors une femelle.

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Afin de simplifier encore davantage la situation, on supposera que Mr. Greenlight est homozygote pour chacun des gènes sur son ADN. En d’autres mots, pour chacun de ses gènes, les deux copies sont identiques. On supposera la même chose pour Ms. Redlight. Avec une telle simplification exagérée, cela veut dire

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Au premier accouplement, on obtient un veau mâle et un veau femelle. Ils possèdent donc une copie de chaque gène de Mr. Greenlight et une copie de chaque gène de Ms. Redlight. L’arbre généalogique est illustré en détails afin de bien voir les chromosomes et l’ADN transmise à l’autre génération (Figure 3). En regardant de plus près cet exemple, il apparait clairement que même si Mr. Greenlight Jr et Mis Redlight 2 ont les mêmes parents (car ils sont des frère/ soeur propres), ils possèdent un chromosome de la paire 3 qui est complètement différent (encerclé). Figure 2. Paires de chromosomes Si cela n’était pas le cas, ils seraient tous de Mr. Greenlight. les deux de même sexe. À la deuxième génération, on voit que les chromosomes et par conséquent l’ADN de ces deux frère/sœur propres sont très semblables.

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Si on observe le profil des chromosomes des veaux de cet exemple, on peut voir de l’ADN qui apparait comme des copies conformes de l’ADN des grands parents, qui correspond aussi à l’ADN des parents et certaines combinaisons qui semblent très différentes de l’ADN des générations précédentes. Tout ceci survient dans une telle situation d’accouplement produisant des frères/sœurs propres. Le phénomène pourrait être encore plus prononcé si les animaux n’étaient pas autant apparentés.

Afin d’étoffer encore davantage les choses, examinons les diagrammes des chromosomes de quatre (4) des descendants de cet exemple (Figure 4, 5, 6 et 7). Pour les fins de notre exemple, nous allons supposer qu’il n’y a que trois (3) caractères, soit la facilité de vêlage qui se trouve sur le chromosome 1, le poids au sevrage qui est inclus sur le chromosome 2 et le sexe du veau qui est déterminé selon la copie du chromosome de la paire 3 reçue du père.

Tableau 1. Valeurs génétiques des gènes Vert et Rouge de la facilité de vêlage sur la Vert Paire 1 et du poids au Rouge sevrage sur la Paire 2.

Figure 4. Veau mâle qui a reçu tous des gènes Verts. Ses valeurs génétiques de FV sont de -20 et de PS de +100.

Génétiquement, le veau est identique à l’original Mr. Greenlight.

Paire 1 Paire 2 Facilité de vêlage Poids au sevrage (FV) (PS) -20 100 +20

Figure 5. Veau femelle ayant reçu 1/2 gènes Vert et 1/2 gènes Rouge. Sa valeur génétique sera la moyenne des Vert et Rouge, avec un FV de 0 et un PS de+75.

Figure 6. Veau mâle avec environ 70% de gènes Vert et 30% de gènes Rouge. Sa valeur génétique reçue est de FV -8 et de PS +85.

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Figure 7. Veau femelle avec gènes Rouge sur la Paire 1 et gènes Vert sur la Paire 2. Sa valeur génétique reçue est de FV +20 et de PS +100

Puis, on assigne une valeur génétique aux gènes de chacune des deux premières paires de chromosomes (Tableau 1.). En effectuant quelques calculs mathématiques simples à partir de l’ADN reçu par le veau, on peut alors déterminer un EPD de la facilité de vêlage et du poids au sevrage pour nos quatres (4) exemples. On peut ainsi constater comment on peut obtenir des EPD très différents pour le même pedigree.

En observant certains des résultats potentiels illustrés dans les figures des chromosomes, on peut s’apercevoir que les choses peuvent se compliquer rapidement. En réalité, les bovins possèdent des dizaines de fois plus de paires de chromosomes, des centaines de fois plus de caractères et des milliers de fois plus de gènes. Au lieu que les gènes correspondant à des caractères plus complexes tels que la croissance ou la fertilité soient contenus sur un seul chromosome, ils sont répartis sur le génome complet de l’animal (Figure 8).

Comment comprenons-nous la problématique complexe de la transmission des gènes ?

Si on retourne à mon commentaire du début, concernant la question la plus courante au sujet des évaluations génétiques et à savoir pourquoi les EPD d’animaux peuvent être différents de ceux de frères/sœurs propres ou encore des moyennes parentales, je crois qu’avec cet exemple sur les chromosomes on peut commencer à comprendre comment de telles variations peuvent se produire. Par ce processus de recombinaison au hasard des gènes, chaque nouvelle génération, chaque sperme et chaque ovule contient une portion unique de l’ADN du père et de la mère. Ceci est extrêmement important pour les éleveurs d’animaux puisque cela nous permet de créer / sélectionner des lignées génétiques permettant de rencontrer certains objectifs spécifiques.

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on peut voir comment nous pouvons voir comment on pourrait créer un “animal d’exception”, avec tous des gènes rouges sur la paire 1 (facile au vêlage) et tous des gènes verts sur la paire 2 (poids au sevrage plus élevé).

Figure 8. Représentation graphique plus réaliste de 30 paires de chromosomes contenant de multiples gènes sur chaque chromosome. Remarquez que le veau est un mâle (petit chromosome Y en haut à droite)

Fort heureusement, il existe beaucoup de chevauchement génétique entre les animaux, et cela nous permet de prévoir certains résultats potentiels.

En premier, on doit débuter notre prédiction par une étape de base, soit en assumant que les descendants seront le résultat de la moyenne du père et de la mère. Il s’agit généralement d’un bon endroit pour débuter. La deuxième étape consiste à recueillir des données de performance sur l’animal et sur les autres animaux gérés avec lui. Si nous gérons ensemble les dix (10) descendants illustrés dans notre diagramme de chromosome, on pourrait s’attendre à voir des différences de performance pour la facilité de vêlage et le poids au sevrage.

Ces différences nous aident à connaître combien chaque animal possède de gènes Rouges et de gènes Verts. C’est un peu plus compliqué que ça dans le monde réel, telle que le montre la Figure 8, nous devons ainsi employer des méthodes plus complexes pour nous aider à déterminer l’ADN contenu dans chaque animal. Si un animal possède des descendants, nous pouvons utiliser l’information disponible sur leurs performances, lesquelles nous aideront à déterminer avec plus de précision la composition génétique de ses parents.

Enfin, avec la technologie moderne actuelle, on peut effectuer une analyse de son ADN avec une micropuce de haute densité, ce qui nous donne accès directement à l’ADN de l’animal afin de voir quelles composantes se retrouvent dans le génotype de l’animal. Dans certains cas, on peut confirmer un seul gène, tel que celui de la couleur (par exemple homozygote noir), ou bien cela peut être pour mieux connaître une série de caractères plus complexes qui sont répartis parmi plusieurs chromosomes, tels que la croissance, la longévité ou les qualités de la carcasse.

Tandis qu’on détermine mieux l’ADN possédé par un animal, il est possible que l’animal ait changé par rapport à notre prévision originale, ou bien qu’il soit plus éloigné de la moyenne des parents ou encore de celui de frères/ sœurs propres. En parlant de recombinaison génétique et de variation, cela nous rappelle l’importance de continuer à mesurer et à recueillir des données, lesquelles demeurent cruciales pour une meilleure compréhension de chaque nouvelle génération de génétique.

Avec cet exemple très simplifié, on prend également conscience de la puissance des évaluations génétiques modernes, qui nous permettent de naviguer à travers la carte génétique d’un animal et de pouvoir déterminer le mérite génétique relatif pour plusieurs caractères. Il s’agit donc d’un formidable et très puissant outil au service des éleveurs sélectionneurs, s’ils veulent pouvoir faire des choix parmi des recombinaisons et la variation génétique, pour effectuer une sélection en fonction de leurs objectifs spécifiques.

La puissance de la recombinaison génétique repose sur le fait que cela nous permet d’élever certains bovins performant au-delà de nos espérances.

En prenant des mesures chez ces bovins et en participant aux évaluations génétiques, nous pouvons alors mieux identifier ces bovins et les employer dans le futur pour rencontrer nos objectifs.

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Reg Schellenberg

CCA President

It’s been an eventful couple of months to say the least. There is a great deal of positive news to share with you! On the heels of a very successful public and government affairs campaign to secure an exemption from front-of-package (FOP) labelling on ground beef, we launched a new brand and name in early July. We are now known as the Canadian Cattle Association (CCA). Before getting into details of CCA’s rebranding, I’d like to provide an update on the CCA’s efforts on FOP labelling for ground beef and celebrate our successes as an industry on this file.

For the better part of May and June, it was all hands on deck for the CCA board members and staff when it came to engaging Members of Parliament (MPs), Senators, officials at Health Canada, and consumers on the proposed regulatory change that would have seen a warning label for saturated fat placed on ground beef.

With Canadians consuming approximately half of their calories from low-nutrient, ultra-processed foods, such a regulatory change would have sent the wrong message to consumers about the nutritional benefits of whole, single-ingredient foods like ground beef. Ground beef is a nutrient-dense protein that contributes iron, zinc, and vitamin B12, and continues to be an important staple in the diets of many Canadians and their families. Making up 50 per cent of all beef sold in Canada, ground beef is a popular choice as it affordable, nutritious, delicious, and easy to prepare.

We are very appreciative of the strong support that we received from Canadians – from both urban and rural communities – in our efforts to have ground beef exempted from needing a warning label. We established an important connection with Canadians over the nutritional value of beef with thousands of letters being sent to MPs from across the country! We couldn’t have done it without the help of our provincial member associations, who shared our collective concerns with provincial government officials as well as with local and regional media outlets. This initiative was truly a #teambeef effort and a win for the entire industry!

The Don’t Label My Beef campaign showed us how quickly Canadians could mobilize in support of cattle farmers and ranchers, and the important role that public opinion plays in Government policy decisions.

With confidence that Canadians have demonstrated in Canadian beef over this issue, we are very much looking forward to continuing the conversation with consumers on other important issues such as the connection between cattle production and climate solutions. This is where our new brand comes in.

We are very proud to launch our new brand as the Canadian Cattle Association as it pays tribute to our past, while looking ahead to the future. In my first column, I shared that one of top priorities as CCA President is to leave a vibrant industry for our next generation. It’s no secret that cattle production is always evolving. As we move forward as industry, so does our brand.

We are fortunate to have a strong and diverse group of people invested in this industry, from coast to coast. Our new brand identity was created to encompass everyone in Canada who plays a key role in raising the world’s best beef. This sentiment holds true when it comes to my own ranch. As a fifth-generation ranching operation, our success is rooted in the contributions of all family members, and in the hard work and dedication of Canadians from pasture to plate.

Our new brand will open new opportunities to continue to tell our industry’s positive story when it comes to our environment, our culture, our food security, our economy, and our future as a country.

Our new logo is inspired by the key elements of importance to our organization: Our country, our cattle, and our environment.

Despite the change of our organization’s name - our commitment is steadfast – we will continue to be the national voice of Canada’s beef producers and represent your interests in Ottawa and on the international stage.

I’m proud of our heritage and our ongoing efforts to conserve our ecosystems, while producing consumers flavourful and nutritious beef.

Our goal is simple—to sustainably produce the world class beef that Canadians love.

We are cattle country.

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56

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KWA ROOSEVELT 63F

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FGAF FRENCH ATTACK 010C

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ANCHOR D RAPTOR 392C

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NCB COBRA 47Y

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JNR CASHMERE

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IPU LIEUTENANT 24E

53

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MADER THE NATIONAL 43E

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WLB BOUNTY HUNTER 365C

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LFE NIGHT HAWK 3013D

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Top Fifty MEM#

Farm Name

TOTAL HERD ENROLLMENT

MEMBERS 2021

THE

MEM#

Farm Name

THE

2587

LEWIS FARMS LTD.

636

2580

WHEATLAND SIMMENTAL STOCK FARM

263

3524

DOUBLE BAR D RANCH 591

3666

MITCHELL CATTLE CO. INC.

261

29461

R PLUS SIMMENTALS 589

55418

WOLFE FARMS

244

2970

MCMILLEN RANCHING LTD. 570

28861

DONNA ARTHUR

235

23624

SODERGLEN SOUTH INC. 464

102026

SHADY NOOK SIMMENTALS 232

13182

PHEASANTDALE CATTLE COMPANY

439

3706

MARK LAND & CATTLE CORP.

227

3121

MAXWELL SIMMENTALS

430

54683

CROSSROAD FARMS

219

3079

LAZY S RANCH INC.

406

64321

MAVV FARMS INC.

217

42171

BONCHUK FARMS 388

26493

KULYK SIMMENTALS

211

2757

LITTLE WILLOW CREEK RANCH

373

1979

LABATTE SIMMENTALS

208

41427

ASHWORTH FARM & RANCH LTD.

358

98162

CRIMSON CREEK SIMMENTALS

207

55581

SWANTEWITT SIMMENTALS

354

64912

CAMDEN CATTLE CO.

198

31215

ANCHOR D SIMMENTALS LTD

333

97809

GRA-TAN RANCH

197

56010

WESTWAY FARMS LTD.

326

16915

DOUBLE G SIMMENTALS

189

20932

RENDEZVOUS FARMS

325

56308

CRYSTAL SPRINGS RANCH INC.

186

105519

JP CATTLE CO

303

21993

HOEGL LIVESTOCK LTD.

186

101709

MEADOW ACRES SIMMENTALS

298

20513

ERIXON SIMMENTALS INC.

184

2835

MADER RANCHES CARSTAIRS

292

2642

OH KAY FARMS

183

930

EDN SIMMENTALS MAPLE CREEK

281

11294

DEEG SIMMENTALS

182

95344

BEECHINOR BROS. SIMMENTALS

278

90569

BIG HILLS SIMMENTALS

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841

PORTER RANCHES LTD.

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60566

CIRCLE G SIMMENTALS

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21594

SPRING LAKE SIMMENTALS

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57613

MAUREEN & ERIC SMITH

178

96399

OAKVIEW SIMMENTALS

274

92648

KSL SIMMENTALS BEAVERLODGE

176

35353

NEIL CARSON

268

15594

BLUSHROSE SIMMENTAL FARM

168

24361

BLACK GOLD SIMMENTALS

264

26007

ANDREW JANZEN ROSEMARY

168

66599

MAPLE LAKE STOCK FARMS

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PROGENY

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HPF CREAM SODA Y010 CMO 10Y CROSSROAD RAMONA 375R CRF 375R FISCH 50J GWF 50J CG BLACK OPAL 652S KAG 652S RF FLIRTIN FOR CERTIN 37U GNR 37U JERICO’S DOROTHY JANE 1D KYR 1D LRX CHEYENNE 14U LRX 14U LFE BS SHEILA 82A LFE 82A GREAT GUNS RACHEL 29X GUNS 29X TSN MS EDITION 55W TSN 55W MADER P IRON SUGAR 7X MDR 7X WFL RED SAGE 506C WFL 506C TOVERBERG ERIKA CO 4184J DFM 40Y DFM 40Y GREAT GUNS MITZI 11X GUNS 11X KOP MS BENGIE 6P KOP 6P RFG TOSCA 1B RFG 1B TLG FLIRTIN WITH YOU TLG 16S CMS LARA CROFT 04L CMS 04L RF CERTAINLY FLIRTIN 202Z GNR 202Z GREAT GUNS BONITA 65H GUNS 65H MADER P BLACKGOLD 110S MDR 110S MFL PETRA 95P MFL 95P WFL MISS 21F DOLL 20P WFL 20P ANCHOR “T” BARBI 46K ATFR 46K

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87 82 78 77 77 77 75 75 74 74 74 73 72 69 68 67 65 65 65 64 63 63 62 61 61

338 993 1149 445 337 503 251 159 816 1040 522 720 1193 189 1612 1729 3400 1211 86 538 156 351 4609 234 990

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CET MS MONET 92S CET 92S MS RB SHEILA ANN VON 5N DAK 5N LFE KATARINA 604N LFE 604N ULTRA JOKER CASSADE 90N TC 90N BLACKSAND LINETTE 834U BSCC 834U CHUBS SHAMLESS HUSSEY CHUB 12M WISP-WILL FIONA CO 800C DOUBLE BAR D JOCELINE RLD 104M KWA MS ROCK 14X KWA 14X MISS INDIANA EGN 21K TOVERBERG ELSA CO 3562F ANCHOR “T” HELGA 10Y ATFR 10Y BAR 15 MISS KNIGHT78E-51G AXAA 51G IPU RED POCAHONTAS 68M IPU 68M MRL MISS 836W MRL 836W GGL 313K GGL 313K SIM-ROC GWEN JWR 161R IPU RED POCAHOTAS 139M IPU 139M JDF PEPSI 61U JDF 61U MFL ZAILA 8Z MFL 8Z NUG PASHMENIA 403P NUG 403P MS HIGHWOOD 67U HLC 67U MISS KNIGHT 156S WGK 156S BLACKSAND LINETTE 823U BSCC 823U MISS GALANT 148N LPSR 148N

121462 54914 635472 594659 696916 577487 529451 582621 746896 22206 591166 194090 376669 585088 768235 540054 90131 585018 693704 230705 630736 148339 137500 696913 57917

60 60 59 59 59 58 58 58 57 57 57 57 55 54 54 54 54 53 53 53 52 52 52 52 52

541 640 118 180 97 450 385 541 1076 3261 299 4089 544 376 1478 135 4287 195 1275 1439 442 115 287 37 208

ach year the CSA publishes a list of the “Top 50” Simmental Sires based on the number of progeny registered from the prior year’s registrations. The CSA Board of Directors decided that it was now time to feature Simmental females that provide the largest impact through the number of progeny and grand-progeny registered from them. These numbers are based on over-all registrations in the CSA herd-book.

We were not able to source pictures for all of the females listed, and if readers have pictures of those cows we would appreciate having a copy for next year’s edition of the “Top 50” Simmental cows in Canada!

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Our Deepest

Sympathies

Monday, November 20th, 1950 - Thursday, December 30th, 2021 With broken hearts, we announce the sudden passing of Brian on December 30, 2021, of Owen Sound, formerly of Holland Centre in his 72nd year. Beloved husband of Pearl for over 46 years. Loving brother of Gary and his wife Linda of Owen Sound, and Karl of St. Mary’s. Loved and remembered by sister-inlaw Lynda of London, brother in law Russ (Jan) of New Brunswick, James (Monica) of Mount Elgin, Barb Whitney of Guelph and Catherine Whitney of Sarnia. Proud and adoring uncle of Kevin (Amanda), Jeff (Sarah) and David (Amanda) Bumstead, Jessica (Mark) Searle, Cara (Issac) Baskovic, Marissa (Andrew) Jones, Melody (Mark) Owen, Chelsea, Elise and Matthew (Morgan) Whitney. Brian is predeceased by his parents Lloyd and Marie and brothers in law Dean Whitney and Heinz Bauch.

Brian was the kindest and most hardworking man you could find. He retired from his career with Bell Canada Brian Seymour in 1997 and spent the following 13 years with various positions of work before finding his exit career at Ice River Springs for 10 years. Brian and Pearl lived on the big beautiful, immaculately maintained farm for 43 Bumstead years and had recently made the decision to move into Owen Sound and start their retirement. He loved farming and all things agriculture. His passion was in Simmental cattle. Brian and Pearl raised Purebred and Full Blood Simmental Cattle and he held many positions with the Grey Bruce Simmental Club. Brian and Pearl were the co-chairs of the International Plowing Match in 2004 in Meaford, a 5 year commitment with countless hours spent planning and organizing. He lived a very colourful life in his community as a Director at Participation Lodge, sitting on Chatsworth Town Council during the amalgamation years, and as a founding member of the Holland Centre/Williamsford Lions Club. Brian will be greatly missed by his entire community.

Larry Peter Dembiczak, late of Weyburn, SK passed away April 11, 2022 at the age of 84 years. Larry was predeceased by his parents, John and Ida Dembiczak; his sister Doris Gelsinger; brothers-in-law: Joe Gelsinger, Murray Lazoskie, Martin Mastel and Johnny Mastel. Larry is survived by his brother Daniel (Rose) Dembiczak; his sisters: Irene Mastel, Dolores Mastel and Bernice Lazoskie; as well as many nieces and nephews. Larry farmed in the R.M. of Lake Alma with his brother Daniel until he retired in 2005 and moved to Weyburn. Larry was a hardworking, dedicated, loyal farming partner and devoted uncle to his nieces and nephews. He enjoyed fishing, travelling, curling, polka music, teasing and telling jokes.

Larry Dembiczak

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October 29 2022 Sold in Owner Lots For more info and to consign contact:

Reed Crawford 519-857-7333 Jarrett Johnson 519-379-6404

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Congratulations to the MYCSA members for a successful Junior Show in Crapaud, PE

Champion Aggregate 2022: Melanie DeLong, NS

Thank-you to the Sanderson family for hosting the MSA PEI farm tour.

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5W Simmentals.............................................. 43 Adair Ranch.................................................... 37 Alameda Agencies Ltd.................................... 46 Alliance Simmental Farms.............................. 43 Alta Genetics.................................................. 47 Anchor D Simmentals Ltd........................ 37, BC Applecross...................................................... 37 Ashworth Farm & Ranch Ltd.......................... 41 Aumack Simmentals....................................... 41 Bar CL Livestock............................................ 37 Beechinor Bros. Simmentals.......................... 37 Beef Cattle Research Council........................ 23 Big Rock Simmentals & Hay Sales................. 37 Black River Farms.......................................... 43 Blacksand Cattle Company............................ 43 Blushrose Simmental Farm............................ 41 Bohrson Marketing Services....................... 7, 47 Boisvert Simmental........................................... 6 Bonchuk Farms.............................................. 43 Boomer Creek Livestock................................ 43 Bouchard Livestock International................... 47 Boundary Ranch............................................. 41 Bova-Tech Ltd................................................. 47 Bow Valley Genetics....................................... 47 Brooksland Farms.......................................... 41 Brown, Grady.................................................. 46 Canadian Cattlemen....................................... 47 Carey, Brent.................................................... 46 Car-Laur Simmentals.................................. 3, 44 Cattle Cures.................................................... 46 Circle G Simmentals & Angus........................ 37 City View Simmentals..................................... 41 Clearwater Simmentals.................................. 37 Crossroad Farms............................................ 41 Czech-Mate Livestock.................................... 37 Davis Rairda Embryo Transplants Ltd............ 47 Deeg Simmentals........................................... 37 Destiny Simmentals........................................ 44 Diamond T Simmentals.................................. 37 DJ Farms........................................................ 44 Donovandale Farms................................... 6, 44 Dora Lee Genetics.......................................... 44 Dorran, Ryan.................................................. 46 Dorran, Steve................................................. 46 Double Bar D Farms............................... IFC, 41 Double G Simmentals..................................... 41 Downey Farms............................................... 43 Dunc’s Cattle Co............................................. 44 Dwayann Simmentals..................................... 44 Eagle Ridge Simmentals................................ 38 East Poplar Simmentals................................. 41 Edge, Dean..................................................... 46 EDN Simmentals............................................ 41 Elm Tree Farms.................................... 6, 11, 44 Fallen Timber Farms...................................... 37 Ferme Davenor Farm..................................... 45 Ferme Gagnon Inc................................... 6,7, 45 Ferme Gerard Raby.......................................... 6

Ferme Sibelle Fleck Inc.................................... 6 First Class Cattle Marketing........................... 47 Foley Simmentals........................................... 44 Genex ............................................................ 47 GJR Simmentals ............................................ 41 Grant Rolston Photography Ltd...................... 46 Gravandale Simmentals................................. 44 Grinalta Farms................................................ 38 Hay Valley Ranches....................................... 19 H.S. Knill Co. Ltd............................................ 47 Hairy Hill Cattle Co......................................... 38 Hannah Simmentals....................................... 38 Hema Simmental.............................................. 6 High Bluff Stock Farm..................................... 43 High Country Cattle Services......................... 38 Hi-Tech Farms................................................ 44 Hoegl Livestock.............................................. 41 Indian River Cattle Co.................................... 44 Janzen Ranches............................................. 38 Jetstream Livestock........................................ 44 JNR Farms..................................................... 38 Johnson Ranching.......................................... 38 Keato Meadow Simmentals ........................... 38 Kin Kin Cattle Co............................................ 38 Kuntz Simmental Farm................................... 42 LaBatte Simmentals....................................... 42 Lazy Bar-B Simmentals.................................. 42 Lazy S Ranch Inc........................................... 38 Leewood Ranch.............................................. 38 Le Ferme Bischof............................................. 6 Lewis Farms................................................... 38 Little Willow Creek Ranch............................... 42 Lobster Point Farms....................................... 45 Lone Stone Farms.......................................... 38 M & J Farms................................................... 43 M & R Cattle Co.............................................. 38 MacKenzie Cattle Company........................... 38 Mader Ranches.............................................. 38 Mar Mac Farms.............................................. 43 Masterfeeds.................................................... 46 Maxwell Simmentals....................................... 39 McCormack Family Ranch............................. 42 MCG Simmentals........................................... 39 McIntosh Livestock......................................... 42 McManus Simmentals.................................... 43 McMillen Ranching Ltd................................... 42 MI Simmentals................................................ 39 Mitchell Cattle Co........................................... 37 National Cattle Breeders Association............. 23 Nolara Farms.................................................. 39 North Creek Simmentals................................ 42 North Hill Simmentals..................................... 39 O Double E Simmentals................................. 39 Okotoks Fleckvieh Embryo Group.................. 39 Oslanski Simmental Farms............................. 39 Parkhill Ranches............................................. 39 Peace Country Simmentals............................ 37 Pearson Farms............................................... 39

Pheasantdale Cattle Co.................................. 42 Pine Creek Simmentals.................................. 39 Porter Ranches............................................... 39 Pro Rich Seeds............................................... 44 Rancier Farms................................................ 39 RDG Simmentals............................................ 39 Rehorst Farms Ltd.......................................... 44 Ririe Simmentals............................................ 39 River Point Cattle Co...................................... 44 Riverbank Farms............................................ 43 R-Plus Simmentals......................................... 17 Robb Farms.................................................... 42 Robson Acres................................................. 44 Rosebud Simmentals..................................... 39 Rust Mountain View Ranch............................ 45 SAJ Simmentals............................................. 42 Seven-M Livestock......................................... 40 Silver Smith Farms......................................... 40 Simmeron Fleckvieh Simmentals................... 40 Skeels, Dan.................................................... 46 Southpaw Cattle Company............................. 40 Spring Creek Simmentals............................... 42 Spring Lake Simmentals................................. 40 Starwest Farms.............................................. 40 Steen Agences Inc.......................................... 46 Stewart Simmentals........................................ 45 Stock, Mark..................................................... 46 Stone Hill Farm............................................... 45 Stone Simmentals.......................................... 40 Storebo Farm.................................................. 42 Sullivan Simmentals....................................... 45 Sully’s Farm.................................................... 45 Sun Rise Simmentals..................................... 42 Sun Star Simmentals...................................... 40 Sunny Valley Simmentals............................... 42 Swan Lake Farms........................................... 43 Swantewitt Simmentals.................................. 40 T Bar C Cattle Co................................. 3, 17, 47 The Register................................................... 45 Timberlind Auctions........................................ 46 Todd Simmental Farm.................................... 45 Transcon Livestock Corp........................ 47, IBC Triple Rose Simmentals................................. 45 Tryon Simmentals........................................... 45 Tymarc Livestock............................................ 40 Ultra Livestock................................................ 19 Verleysen Farms............................................. 40 Virginia Ranch................................................ 40 W2 Farms....................................................... 43 W2 Land & Cattle .......................................... 40 Weldehaven Farms........................................ 45 Wells Crossing................................................ 40 Westway Farms Ltd........................................ 40 Wolfe’s Fleckvieh............................................ 41 Windy Knoll Farms......................................... 45 Wolfe Farms................................................... 41 XRC Simmentals............................................ 43

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#13, 4101 19th St. N.E., Calgary, Alberta T2E 7C4 P: (403) 250-7979 • F: (403) 250-5121 www.simmental.com • E: cansim@simmental.com CSA Executive President Shane Williams East Garafraxa, ON P: 519-787-1323 C: 519-938-1220 jetslivestock@aol.com First Vice-President Byron Johnson Amisk, AB P: (780) 856-2175 C: (780) 806-3560 johnsonranching@gmail.com Second Vice-President Scott Mathews Canton de Hatley, QC C: (819) 993-5187 scottmathews01@gmail.com CSA Directors Barclay Smith Cherhill, AB P: (780) 305-6716 barclay.sibl@hotmail.com Ben Farrant Lousana, AB P: 403-896-4331 redtopagventures@gmail.com

Blair McIntosh Maymont, SK C: (306) 441-7755 mcintoshlivestock@hotmail.com Randy Noble Lloydminster, AB P: (306) 821-0113 randyjoenoble@gmail.com Bill Biglieni Douglas, MB, C: (204) 729-7925 wlblivestock@gmail.com Jennie Mutch Vernon, PEI C: (902) 388-1613 jenniemutch@gmail.com Provincial Associations British Columbia Reanne Sanford Quesnel, BC P: (250) 991-9496 reanne@krssimmentals.ca

Alberta President Barclay Smith Cherhill, AB P: (780) 305-6716 barclay.sibl@hotmail.com Field Person Dwayne Martin Stettler, AB P: (780) 940-3510 dmartin3510@gmail.com Secretary: Katie Deeg P: (403) 899-2291 albertasimmental@gmail.com Saskatchewan President Kyle Ashworth Oungre, SK P: (306) 861-9352 kyleashworth@hotmail.com

Ontario President Scott Dykstra Jarvis, ON P: (905) 768-4281 dykstras@optionsdsl.ca

CSA Staff General Manager Bruce Holmquist C: (639) 314-4613 bholmquist@simmental.com

Secretary: Cassidy Cadarette Foster Lac Brome, QC (450)-204-6836 asq-qsa@outlook.com

Processing Department & Member Services Perry Welygan pwelygan@simmental.com

Office Manager Member Services Manager: Barb Judd Ashton Colvin P: (403) 250-7979 memberservices.osa@gmail.com bjudd@simmental.com Quebec Programs Coordinator President: Pat Sullivan Sue Giles Gracefield, QC P: (403) 793-0409 sgiles@simmental.com (819)-334-2409

Maritimes President Kerwin Delong Secretary: Carolyn McCormack Kingston, NS P: (306) 697-2945 P: (902) 765-2645 sasksimmental@yourlink.ca kdelong@bellaliant.net Manitoba Secretary: Lacey Fisher Melissa McRae Amherst, NS President P: (902) 661-0766 Brandon, MB timberwoodfarms@seasidehighP: (204) 573-9903 speed.com prairiepistoldesigns@gmail.com Secretary: Laurelly Beswitherick P: (204) 637-2046 b2@inetlink.ca

Laurie Macdonald lmacdonald@simmental.com Dallas Wise dwise@simmental.com Receptionist & Member Services Devra Leavitt dleavitt@simmental.com Administrative Assistant Rae-Lee Erickson rerickson@simmental.com YCSA Coordinator Crystal Fisk 306-897-0274 cfisk@simmental.com

Summer 2022 Publication Information...................................................2

Top 50 Cows..................................................................... 26

From The Gate Post (English)........................................4

Member Announcements............................................ 28

Photo Contest.....................................................................5

Friends of Canadian Simmental Foundation.............30

Breed Improvement (English)........................................8

YCSA National Classic................................................... 31

Vet’s Advice....................................................................... 10

Saskatchewan Simmental Association.................... 32

CSA Board of Directors Election................................ 11

Manitoba Simmental Association............................. 33

From The Gate Post (French)...................................... 16

Ontario Simmental Association................................. 34

BIF Ambassador Award................................................. 18

Quebec Simmental Association................................ 35

Breed Improvement (French)..................................... 20

Maritime Simmental Association.............................. 36

Canadian Cattle Association....................................... 22

Advertiser’s Index............................................................ 50

Canadian Beef Industry Conference........................ 23

CSA Contacts.................................................................... 51

Top 50 Herd Sires........................................................... 24

What’s Happening.......................................................... 52

Top 50 Herd Enrollment............................................... 25

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What’s Happening AUGUST AUG. 5 - 7

AUG. 10 - 14 AUG. 13

ONTARIO TRILLIUM CLASSIC ACASTER, QC DAWSON CREEK EXHIBITION DAWSON CREEK, BC QUEBEC SIMMENTAL FIELD DAY QUEBEC

SEPTEMBER SEPT. 2 - 4

IPE ARMSTRONG, BC SEPT. 2 - 5 EXPO BROME BROME, QC SEPT. 2 - 5 SHAWVILLE FAIR SHAWVILLE, QC SEPT. 7 OCTOBER/NOVEMBER FALL SIMMENTAL COUNTRY ISSUE ADVERTISING BOOKING DEADLINE SEPT. 10 20TH ANNUAL ONTARIO AUTUMN SIMMENTAL CLASSIC HANOVER, ON SEPT. 17 SOURCE FOR SUCCESS XXI SALE INDIAN RIVER, ON SEPT. 23 - 24 HERITAGE BEEF CLASSIC WINDSOR, NS SEPT. 24 FERME GAGNON INC. & GUESTS 25TH ANNUAL PRODUCTION SALE CHENEVILLE, QC SEPT. 24 EASTERN HARVEST SIMMENTAL HEIFER SALE CHENEVILLE, QC SEPT. 24 - 25 NB BEEF EXPO SUSSEX, NB SEPT. 24 - 25 CARP FAIR CARP, ON SEPT. 24 - 25 GLENCOE FAIR GLENCOE, ON SEPT. 24 - 25 LINDSAY EXPO LINDSAY, ON SEPT. 30 - OCT 2 OLDS FALL CLASSIC OLDS, AB

OCTOBER OCT. 1

OCT. 2 OCT. 4 OCT. 5 OCT. 6 OCT. 7 OCT. 7 - 9 OCT. 10 OCT. 13 OCT. 14 OCT. 15 OCT. 16 OCT. 20 OCT. 22 OCT. 15 OCT. 26 - 29 OCT. 31

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ONTARIO SIMMENTAL SOLUTION SALE LISTOWEL, ON IRCC “QUALITY CONTROL” FEMALE SALE INDIAN RIVER, ON ANCHOR D INFLUENCED CALF SALE RIMBEY, AB ANCHOR D INFLUENCED CALF SALE PONOKA, AB ANCHOR D INFLUENCED CALF SALE WESTLOCK, AB ANCHOR D INFLUENCED CALF SALE DAWSON CREEK, AB EXPO BOEUF QUEBEC BALAMORE FARMS SHORELINE FEMALE SALE WITH GUEST LOBSTER POINT PROPERTIES GREAT VILLAGE, NS THE EVOLUTION: VOLUME 2 LLOYDMINSTER, SK ANCHOR D “PASTURE TREASURE FEMALE SALE RIMBEY, AB STARS OF THE VALLEY SIMMENTAL SALE METCALFE, ON RPCC & GUESTS “FALL GALA” PRODUCTION SALE GLENCOE, ON 2022 EDITION MADER RANCHES LADIES NIGHT CARSTAIRS, AB QUEBEC ELITE SALE SHEFFORD, QC DECEMBER WINTER SIMMENTAL COUNTRY ISSUE ADVERTISING DEADLINE MANITOBA AG EX BRANDON, MB RUST MOUNTAIN VIEW RANCH PRODUCTION SALE MERCER, ND

NOVEMBER NOV. 4 - 13

ROYAL AGRICULTURE WINTER FAIR TORONTO, ON NOV. 1 - 5 LLOYDMINSTER STOCKADE ROUNDUP LLOYDMINSTER, SK NOV. 5 POPLAR MEADOWS PRODUCTION SALE FORT FRASER, BC NOV. 9 - 12 FARM FAIR INTERNATIONAL EDMONTON, AB NOV. 16 RIDGELINE CATTLE CO. DISPERSAL MOOSE JAW, SK NOV. 19 FUTURES ONE ONLINE SIMMENTAL SALE :: EDITION 13 DLMS.CA FARMGATE TIMED NOV. 20 LAKEVIEW SIMMENTALS ANNUAL PRODUCTION SALE MEACHAM, SK NOV. 21 SUN RISE SIMMENTALS COMPLETE DISPERSAL SALE MCAULEY, MB NOV. 21-22 LEAHY LIVESTOCK 2ND ANNUAL SELECT SIMMENTAL ONLINE PRODUCTION SALE DLMS.CA FARMGATE TIMED NOV. 23 CAMROSE COUNTRY CLASSIC 11TH ANNIVERSARY SALE VIKING, AB NOV. 24 LEWIS FARMS “LEADING LADIES FEMALE SALE” SPRUCE GROVE, AB NOV. 25 LONE STONE FARMS INVITATIONAL FEMALE SALE WESTLOCK, AB NOV. 25 SIMPOWER FEMALE SALE OLDS, AB NOV. 28 - DEC. 3 CANADIAN WESTERN AGRIBITION REGINA, SK NOV. 30 AGRIBITION SIMMENTAL “CWA 51ST ANNIVERSARY” SALE REGINA, SK

DECEMBER DEC. 3 DEC. 4 DEC. 5 DEC. 6 DEC. 7 DEC. 8 DEC. 9 DEC. 10 DEC. 11 DEC. 12 DEC. 12 DEC. 13 DEC. 14 DEC. 16 DEC. 17 DEC. 18 DEC. 18 DEC. 20 DEC. 21 - 22 DEC. 30 DEC. 31

TRANSCON’S WESTERN HARVEST 9TH ANNUAL SIMMENTAL BRED HEIFER SALE INNISFAIL, AB QUEENS OF THE HEARTLAND PRODUCTION SALE MCAULEY, MB NORTHERN LIGHT SIMMENTALS BRED HEIFER & 2 YEAR-OLD BULL SALE ROSSBURN, MB KEYSTONE KONNECTION 43RD ANNUAL SIMMENTAL SALE BRANDON, MB DOUBLE BAR D “SHARING THE HERD” GENETICS SALE GRENFELL, SK TRANSCON’S SIMMSATIONAL 45TH ANNUAL SIMMENTAL SALE MOOSE JAW, SK MCMILLEN RANCHING LTD. “HERDBUILDER 2022” SALE CARIEVALE, SK TRANSCON’S SEASON WRAP-UP SIMMENTAL BULL & FEMALE SALE NEEPAWA, MB BONCHUK FARMS FEMALE PRODUCTION SALE MCAULEY, MB BORDER CITY 5TH ANNUAL SIMMENTAL SALE LLOYDMINSTER, SK Y COULEE “YOU BE THE JUDGE” FALL BULL AND HEIFER SALE LLOYDMINSTER, SK SOUTHERN ALBERTA SIMMENTAL ROUND UP 29TH ANNUAL BULL & FEMALE SALE STAVELY, AB CANADIAN DONORS PREGNANT RECIPIENT ONLINE SALE DLMS.CA FARMGATE TIMED FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS 11TH ANNIVERSARY SIMMENTAL SALE OLDS, AB TRANSCON’S NATIONAL TRUST ON ICE SEMEN & EMBRYO SALE CHAPTER XV INNISFAIL, AB TRANSCON’S FLECKVIEH EQUATION FULLBLOOD SALE INNISFAIL, AB TRANSCON’S ULTIMATE RED & BLACK XXV SIMMENTAL SALE INNISFAIL, AB SPRING CREEK SIMMENTALS & RED ROSE ANGUS COMPLETE DISPERSAL MOOSOMIN, SK R PLUS SIMMENTALS COMPLETE DISPERSAL ESTEVAN, SK PREMIER & GUESTS FALLS VIEW PRODUCTION SALE LISTOWEL, ON NEW YEARS RESOLUTION SALE EDMONTON, AB

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Friday,

Jacqueline 196J Polled Full Fleckvieh

October 14, 2022 70 Bred Heifers

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Anchor D Ranch Rimbey, Alberta • 6 PM

Janice

722J Full Fleckvieh

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Exclusive Semen Packages

Jovial

613J Full Fleckvieh

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Jossette

636J Full Fleckvieh

(S)Precision (DS) Ulysses (SS) Reputation

BULL SALE February 10, 2023

Jasia

152J Polled Purebred

(S) Excalibur (DS) Captain Scream (SS) Wilson

Anchor D Simmentals Ltd.

Simmental Sired Calf Sales Jewel

442J Polled Purebred

(S) Matador (DS) Olympian (SS) Wilson

To Consign calves please contact Dan Skeels or your local Field Representative

VOLD, JONES & VOLD AUCTION CO. Tuesday, October 4 VJV Rimbey Wednesday, October 5 VJV Ponoka

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Thursday, October 6 VJV Westlock Friday, October 7 VJV Dawson Creek

Dan, Karen, Mackenzie & Garren Skeels Box 1638 - Rimbey, AB T0C 2J0 403-783-1217 anchordsimmentals@gmail.com

www.anchordranch.com

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