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What’s Inside: JUNIOR NATIONAL SHOW RESULTS Summer The American Black Hereford

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CONGRATULATIONS to the JM CATTLE Juniors at the

2017 ABHA JUNIOR NATIONALS

Grand Champion Purebred Bull | Shown By Casey Pitchford •

Grand Champion Purebred Heifer | Shown By Noah Perry •

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Features

BLACK HEREFORDS

Summer 2017 Volume 2, Issue 3

ABHA Junior National Show Results...12-17

J&N Ranch’s

72 th Annual Scrotal Circumference in the Black Hereford Breed...33

Also in this Issue:

Performance Data Reporting and Contemporary Grouping For Beef Cattle Genetic Evaluation...18-19 A Special Note by Jim Potts...20 Triple C Black Herefords Hosts Purina Field Day...21 Jim Potts Steps Down as ABHA Administrator...26 ABHA Pioneer Passes...27 Beef Improvement Federation...37

In Every Issue 6 8 10 22 28 4

President’s Thoughts Board Briefs Executive Director Update Breeder Spotlight Juniors Corner

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30 Chapter News 32 New Members 38-40 Sales 41 Upcoming Events 41 The Feedlot

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On the Cover Photo taken by Bradley Wilson during ABHA Junior Nationals Have a cover photo? Send to cbrownabha@gmail.com The American Black Hereford is published quarterly by the American Black Hereford Assoc.

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Presidents Thoughts

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any positive things have happened in our association over the last few years.

Our cattle are better, we are growing at a great pace, we are financially strong, we are having more events and sales, and the association has a great sense of unity and direction.

Anytime you have so many great things happening it can sometimes lead to challenges. As we evolve and grow we must always be focused on ways to improve service and adjust for our growth and needs. Your Board of Directors recognizes these concerns and is continuously working to develop ways to address these issues.

This association is also very fortunate to have great committees and members that assist and make recommendations that are helpful in adjusting for our growth and the complex circumstances that can sometimes come with it.

The members should be proud of the board of directors that serves this membership. What a privilege it has been for me to serve as president and work with such a devoted and dedicated group of people. The board has been faced with many decisions to be made the last couple of years.

Some of these decisions have been hard ones to make. They take no issue lightly and consider every detail and discuss it in depth. Every member on the board voices their opinion and, though we don’t always immediately agree in regards to how is the best way to move forward, we usually come to a unanimous agreement in making our final decision based on what we feel is in the best interest of our association as well as being most beneficial to our members.

I encourage all of our members to feel free to contact me or any of the directors regarding issues of the association. There are times that being completely informed can explain and help members understand why actions were taken.

Recently several changes have been made to the way that the association does business. The board is hopeful and confident that all of these will lead to better things and easier ways of doing business for our members.

We have just hired our new Executive Director, Brian Chism, and opened our new association headquarters office in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

I hope that all of you will join me in welcoming Brian to the ABHA family.

Brian’s job as our Executive Director will be to lead this association and assist us in getting to the next level. Promotion, marketing, developing more sales and events and spreading the message Summer

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about the benefits of Black Hereford cattle will be at the top of his list. Brian will also be visiting with our breeders and recruiting new breeders to our association.

We have also contracted with a new customer service provider that is in place and at work registering animals and helping our members report valuable data. Rather than have Brian spend a lot of his time dealing with registering cattle and submitting data, the Board felt we should hire a professional customer service provider thus allowing Brian more time to do what we hired him for.

I do encourage all of you to submit your data online if possible. The new online digital Beef System is easy to use and once you learn the procedures and have done a little work I am sure you will agree. You will find Jennifer and the staff very helpful in assisting you with any data entry or problems. You do, of course, still have the option to continue to mail or email your work in. .

The ABHA is well on its way to becoming an important link in the cattle industry. We are becoming widely known and recognized as the up and coming breed. Everywhere that I go on behalf of the ABHA, breeders want to know more about us and what we have to offer. What we do as a breed in the next few years will send a clear message to the industry as to what kind of breed we are and if our breeders are serious about creating a data driven high performance breed of cattle.

All of us want better and more accurate EPD’s.

I hear this conversation all the time. It is a must in order for us to become a real player in the seedstock and commercial business. We all want to expand upon our EPD’s that we offer in our breed. However you can’t measure what you can’t see. We must all dedicate ourselves to the goal of continuing to submit complete and accurate data on our cattle. This is your responsibility as a breeder and a member of the association. All breeders must commit ourselves to these goals if we want to get top dollar for our animals and knock down the barrier that lies before us. There is a tremendous market share that is ours for the taking if we do our part in building a performance driven breed of cattle. I have heard the talk that our EPD’s are not accurate. They are getting better and the accuracy rate is rising but you as breeders are the key to making those EPD’s really mean something. The more data that we all submit the Cont’d on pg. 36

JO BLACK JACK 4217 HOMOZYGOUS BLACK • HOMOZYGOUS POLLED • PUREBRED

ADJUSTED WW: 629 LBS | ADJUSTED YW: 1,164 LBS

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JO BLACK JACK 4217 is the complete package. He is a proven calving ease bull with over 300 calves born this spring out of heifers without any problems. His calves are built correct and are being shown across the nation. The most exciting thing is he is out of one of our best maternal lines. BLACK JACK is a bull to build a program around.

Semen $30/straw • $50/certificate

JN BULLSEYE JO D411 HOMOZYGOUS BLACK • PUREBRED

WEANING WEIGHT: 727 LBS | ADJUSTED YW: 1,243 LBS

JN BULLSEYE JO D411 is the highest selling Black Hereford Bull in ABHA history ($19,000).

It is for good reason. He combines excellent calving ease with phenomenal growth. He also has excellent carcass values and had the largest ribeye in his contemporary group of 81 bulls. BULLSEYE is RIBEYE on top and HARLAND on bottom, both proven lines.

Co-owned with J&N Ranch.

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Board Briefs

G Tammy Bargen ABHA Secretary

ABHA Officers & Staff President: Tim Tarter 606.305.2289 Vice President: Marc Smith, 641.791.9438 Treasurer: Charles Crow, 256.757.8848 Secretary: Tammy Bargen, 402.209.0958 Executive Director: Brian Chism, 833.501.4750 Board Members: Mark Baxter 605.472.3253 Logan Hill 970.629.8807 Dirck Hoagland 913.727.6446 Jason Schroeder 573.229.8997

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reetings! I hope everybody had a good spring calving season and things are going well this summer. The ABHA Board of Directors has been very busy! During the February meeting one of the main topics of discussion was the new Digital Beef system and the progress we were making with it. The association had received applications for the Executive Director position. It was decided that the officers would hold preliminary interviews and then selected candidates would be interviewed by the full board of directors. The breed promotion committee reported that they will not be doing a spring promotion run like past years.

They are looking into a possible commercial ad with RFD-TV. It was noted that long time member Lynn Dubois had passed away. A motion was made to donate $100 to the Junior Scholarship fund in Lynn’s name. Changes were discussed that needed to be made to the website as well. Tim Tarter, Marc Smith, Charles Crow and Jim Potts attended the NCBA Convention and they gave a report.

Overall, they had a very good response and made a lot of contacts.

During the March meeting the main topic of discussion was the new Digital Beef system and some of the issues that were arising with it. Digital Beef had been contacted and they were more than willing to assist in doing some registrations to help work thru the current work load and also identify issues.

The April meeting was busy as well. One topic of discussion was the current rule regarding prefixes for the naming of animals. It was discussed how digital beef would handle this in the future as well.

A motion was made to refer this rule 2.6 B to the Rules and Ethics committee to review and possibly reword if necessary ensuring it is correct and clear.

The progress of the new system was discussed and digital beef was very willing to help those members using the system with issues. President Tarter reported that he had been contacted by the American Gelbvieh association and they had interest in working with Digital Beef to do our registry and administration tasks. The Chianina association also showed interest in this. President Tarter was going to work with both associations to provide them with the requested data needed to give the ABHA a proposal.

President Tarter gave an update regarding the grant work he had been doing with the state of Kentucky during the April meeting. It was noted that it was moving forward and would be going before the state board in the very near future.

Work was also being done at this time interviewing Summer

candidates for the executive director position.

Plans for Junior Nationals were discussed and noted that the committee had been busy working on those plans. It was also noted that we would soon be working on plans for the 2017 Annual Meeting and Heifer Sale.

The Beef Improvement Federation Conference was to be held in Georgia this year and Tim Tarter and Dirck Hoagland attended this conference.

The importance of our presence at these industry conferences was discussed. A motion was made that we would attend the NCBA in 2018 in Phoenix, AZ and Tarter will work to get a booth spot reserved. An upcoming meeting of the American Royal was discussed. They are making plans to build a new facility near the racetrack in Kansas City, KS and it was requested that the ABHA attend a meeting to discuss plans for this venue. Dirck Hoagland attended this meeting and was accompanied by Chad Jones.

Also, discussed was the implementation of a rule similar to the AHA walking herd sire rule as recommended by the rules and ethics committee.

There was a great deal of discussion around this.

The board of directors referred it back to the rules and ethics committee to clarify the wording of their recommendation.

The May meeting was also packed full of things to discuss. An update was given on Junior Nationals and it was noted that packets had been sent out to the juniors with entry forms, welcome letter from the president, application for the Junior Board of Directors and all necessary information they need for the event.

President Tarter gave a system update and noted that things seemed to be going well. A motion was made to open the Digital Beef system to the entire membership. This motion passed and Tarter worked with Administrator Jim Potts to send out a letter and directions to all members on steps to get a user name and password and get into the new system. The prefix rule that had been previously referred to the rules and ethics committee to review was discussed. It was noted that the committee believed the rule was fine the way it currently reads; however, it was not always enforced. It was also noted that Digital Beef was set up to correctly enforce this going forward.

There was a great deal of discussion around key topics that were being worked on in the association. One was the two associations wanting to do our Digital Beef work. It was noted that President Tarter would continue to work with these associations to obtain a Cont’d on pg. 36

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Executive Director Update ABHA Hires Executive Director

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Brian Chism Executive Director

he American Black Hereford Association (ABHA) board has announced Brian T. Chism as the ABHA’s new Executive Director, effective June 15.

“We are excited to have Brian serve as the Executive Director for the American Black Hereford Association,” said Tim Tarter, ABHA board president. “He has a unique mix of skills and experiences in the livestock industry that will allow him to provide the leadership and vision needed for ABHA as we establish our official headquarters in Bowling Green, Kentucky.”

As executive director Chism will take the lead to help establish the American Black Hereford Association headquarters, oversee and manage the operations of the American Black Hereford Association and serve as the lead liaison between the board and its members.

“The beef industry has been a passion of mine from a young age growing up showing cattle on the

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y roots stem from agriculture. I am originally from Brandenburg, KY, a small town on the Ohio River. From a very young age, I recall standing at the front door watching my father as he would ride in the field to check on the cattle. Nearly every time, I would ask, “When can I came?” Many times being told that I needed to wait until I was older before I could join dad on the farm. When I was finally old enough to join dad on the farm it was time that I enjoyed greatly. I am confident it was this time on the farm that kick started my love for agriculture.

In fourth grade I began to show livestock, a decision I contemplated tremendously. It was a difficult choice to pick a species to show, but the decision was ultimately made to show hogs. Once the decision was made and the hogs were purchased, hours and hours of work went into preparing for the first show, it was well worth it. As the years went on, I was afforded many opportunities to travel the Commonwealth showing and selling hogs, meeting new people, learning a strong work ethic and deepening my love for agriculture. In my early high school days, I decided to branch out and show beef cattle as well. It seemed like a natural fit as I already had the background working with cattle on the farm. Showing livestock was a tremendous learning experience, teaching me many of the skills I use today.

As a freshman in high school, I became a member of my local FFA chapter, an easy decision for me, as many family members had benefited from the organization. Within the

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Our goal is family farm,” said Chism. “I am excited to have the opportunity to work with an innovative board that recognizes the potential for the Black Hereford breed and the boards desire to expand the operations of the organization to meet its growing memberships needs.”

Chism is a native of Brandenburg, KY and a graduate of Western Kentucky University. He has been active in agriculture all his life, during college he served as the Kentucky FFA State President, worked as an intern for the Kentucky FFA Foundation and a marketing intern for the Kentucky Department of Agriculture. Chism has been apart of the family beef operation since his childhood. He grew up working on the farm, showing livestock, and now plays an active role in overseeing the cow/calf operation.

“Growing up on a farm, I understand the commitment it takes to run a successful operation, there are no days off,” said Chism. “The same level of commitment is needed to run a successful organization, I look forward to helping establish the first headquarters and growing the membership of ABHA the American Black Hereford Association.” first few weeks of my introduction to agriculture class, I was pushed tremendously to step outside of my comfort zone. The first push was being required to memorize and recite the FFA Creed in front of the class. A task I did not want to do, but I did and received a passing grade.

The organization presented many opportunities. I was fortunate to serve as a chapter officer multiple years, a regional officer and later as state President for Kentucky FFA. As a state officer, I traveled all over the state, nation and abroad promoting and learning more about agriculture. If it were not for FFA, I would not be the person I am today.

My interest in agriculture allowed me to study the field and graduate with a degree in agriculture from Western Kentucky University. I was also able to minor in something else I love, politics. My family has always been involved in politics, this too was a natural fit.

I am excited now to be working for you as your new Executive Director of the Association. It is an exciting time in the agriculture industry and the cattle industry specifically. I look forward to the future of the association and I see immense growth potential. Since beginning the job June 15, every day has been a learning experience.

Within that time frame, I have been able to meet with producers at field days and at the first ever Junior Nationals. The junior show and expo was a huge success this year. Thanks to everyone who helped make the event such a success.

I look forward to working for you all! ABHA

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First American Black Hereford Junior Nationals Makes History The first ever American Black Hereford Associations Junior National Livestock Expo took place June 28-July 2 in Bowling Green, KY. Exhibitors and families from all across the United States took part in the five-day event.

Exhibitors participated in a variety of events, some of which included livestock judging, fitting contest/ clinics, showmanship and exhibiting their animals in their respective classes. A kickoff ceremony was held on Friday, June 30 with many special guests in attendance. Warren Beeler, Executive Director of the Governors Office of Agriculture Policy; spoke about his excitement that the national event was taking place in Kentucky. Keith Rogers, Chief of Staff to Commissioner of Agriculture Ryan Quarles; Dave Maples, Executive Vice President of the Kentucky Cattlemen’s Association and many other notable guests took part in the kickoff and welcome ceremony.

The following sponsors helped make this inaugural event possible; CattleSaleReport.com, Diamond D. Farms, Evergreen Cattle Company, Ground Zero Farms, JN Ranch, Julie Brown, Lowderman Auction Co, Pine Valley Farms,Schroeders Black Herefords, Smith Black Hereford, Sullivan Supply, Tarter USA, The Stock Exchange, Triple C Black Herefords, Triple T Farm, Valley Vet Supply, Working Ranch and Montana Silversmith

The results from the Show are as follows:

Team Fitting Contest- (Sponsored by Sullivan Supply)Winning Team Kenadi Rumble, Loogootee, IN; Kolten Jenkins, Dale, IN; Gracey Pitchford, Athens, TX

Judging Contest Senior Division 3- Kenadi Rumble, Loogootee, IN 2- Jared Dobberstein, Hudson, WI 1- Dylan Kiser, Clyde, NC

Intermediate Division 3- Kaylee McInvale, Royce City, TX 2- Kinder Kelley, Watts, OK 1- Colton Cox, Spruce Pine, NC

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Junior Division 3- Walker Guy- Castlewood, VA 2- Kortni Rumble, Loogootee, IN 1- Noah Shelley, Watts, OK Showmanship Senior Division 2- Casey Pitchford- Athens, TX 1- Kenadi Rumble, Loogootee, IN

Intermediate 2- Emma Meeriman- Hokes Bluff, AL 1- Kaylee McInvale- Royce City, TX

Junior 2- Kortni Rumble, Loogootee, IN 1- Noah Perry, Ft. Gibson, OK

Pewee Sylah Pitchford Lindsey Shelley Caitlain Shelley Parker Guy

Star Juniors 3- Noah Perry, Ft. Gibson, OK 2- Kortni Rumble, Loogootee, IN 1-Kenadi Rumble, Loogootee, IN

Premier Junior Exhibitor 3- Gracey Pitchford, Athens, TX 2- Kelly Kinder, Watts, OK 1- Colton Cox, Spruce Pine, NC

Premier Breeder Ground Zero Farms, Watts, OK

Junior Members Elected to Junior Board Kolten Jenkins, Dale, IN Jacob Smith, Newton, IA Jenna Smith, Newton, IA Dylan Kiser, Clyde, NC DiChaR

Team Fitting Contest Winners

Judging Contest Winners

Showmanship Winners

Champion Overall Exhibitor Kenadi Rumble

2nd Overall Exhibitor Kortni Rumble

3rd Overall Exhibitor Noah Perry

Champion Premier Junior Exhibitor Colton Cox

2nd Overall Premier Junior Exhibitor Kelly Kinder

3rd Overall Premier Junior Exhibitor Gracey Pitchford

Judges Kyle Gilooly and Scott Burks

Junior Board - Kolten Jenkins, Jacob Smith, Jenna Smith, Dylan Kiser

Fitting Contest Judges

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Grand Champion HX Heifer Carter Wilkenson, Florence, AL

Grand Champion F1 Female/Division 3 Champion Emma Merriman, Hokes Bluff, AL

Reserve Champion F1 Female/Division 2 Champion Dylan Kiser, Clyde, NC

Percentage Heifer Show Division 3 Champion Jacob Smith, Newton, IA

Percentage Heifer Show Division 3 Reserve Champion Kolten Jenkins, Dale, IN

Percentage Heifer Show Division 4 Champion Casey Pitchford, Athens, TX

F1 Division 1 Champion Mason Collins, Lewisburg, TN

F1 Division 2 Reserve Champion Mason Collins, Lewisburg, TN

F1 Divison 3 Reserve Champion Gracey Pitchford, Athens, TX

Percentage Heifer Show Division 4 Reserve Champion Jenna Smith, Newton, IA

Percentage Heifer Show Division 5 Champion Colton Cox, Spruce Pine, NC

Percentage Heifer Show Division 5 Reserve Champion Reba Prather, Nancy, KY

F1 Division 4 Champion Casey Pitchford, Athens, TX

F1 Division 4 Reserve Champion Jared Dobberstein, Hudson, WI

Grand Champion Percentage Heifer/Div. 2 Champion Tucker Guy, Castlewood, VA

Grand Champion Purebred Heifer/Division 1 Champion Noah Perry, Ft. Gibson, OK

Reserve Champion Purebred Heifer Kortni Rumble, Loogootee, IN

Purebred Heifer Show Division 2 Reserve Champion Levi Dobberstein, Hudson, WI

Reserve Grand Champion Percentage Heifer/ Division 2 Reserve Champion Emma Merriman, Hokes Bluff, AL

Percentage Heifer Show Division 1 Champion Walker Guy, Castlewood, VA

Percentage Heifer Show Division 1 Reserve Champion Parker Guy, Castlewood, VA

Purebred Heifer Show Division 3 Reserve Champion Dylan Kiser- Clyde, NC

Grand Champion Purebred Bull- Casey Pitchford, Athens, TX

Reserve Champion Purebred Bull- Dylan Kiser, Clyde, NC

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Purebred Bull Show Division 2 Reserve Champion Colton Cox, Spruce Pine, NC

Grand Champion Percentage Bull- Kortni Rumble, Loogootee, IN

Reserve Champion Percentage BullWalkerGuy,Catlewood, VA

Percentage Bull Show Division 2 Reserve Champion-Kenadi Rumble, Loogootee, IN

Percentage Bull Show Division 3 Champion-Kenadi Rumble, Loogootee, IN

Grand Champion Cow Calf Pair- Kenadi Rumble, Loogootee, IN

Photo Not Available Purebred Heifer Show Division 1 Reserve Champion Kenadi Rumble, Loogootee, IN

Purebred Heifer Show Division 4 Champion Tucker Guy, Castlewood, VA

Purebred Heifer Show Division 3 Champion Walker Guy, Castlewood, VA

Purebred Bull Show Division 1 Reserve Champion Jacob Smith, Newton, IA

Congratulations to all participants and thank you for joining the first ABHA Junior Nationals!

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TO THE JUNIOR EXHIBITORS s n o i t a l u t a r g con OUR SINCERE APPRECIATION TO THE JUNIORS WHO UTILIZED OUR GENETICS. Congratulations for earning these awards with Jo Bulls genetics and for your success at the 2017 ABHA Junior Nationals.

Kenadi Rumble ê Kortni Rumble ê Levi Dobberstein Tucker Guy ê Jenna Smith ê Grady Yeggy ê Jacob Smith

Purebred Bull Division 1 Champion Purebred Bull Reserve Champion % Bull Division 1 Champion % Bull Division 3 Champion % Bull Reserve Champion

Purebred Heifer Reserve Champion Division 1 Purebred Heifer Champion Division 2 Purebred Heifer Reserve Champion Division 2 Purebred Heifer Champion Division 4 Purebred Heifer Reserve Champion % Heifer Reserve Champion Division 4

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Performance Data Reporting and Contemporary Grouping For Beef Cattle Genetic Evaluation

By Bob Weaber, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, State Extension Specialist-Beef Genetics University of Missouri-Columbia

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he process of analyzing individual performance records and converting them to meaningful predictors of an animal’s genetic merit is a process that has undoubtedly been debated in countless pickup trucks, sale arenas, coffee shops, kitchen tables and most certainly many professors’ offices. In many ways the genetic evaluation of beef cattle is very complex. However, the basic premise used to compare animals is very simple. The basis on which all animals are evaluated is how they (and/ or their progeny and grand-progeny) performed against their contemporaries. In other words, how did the animal perform within its contemporary group?

We know that not all the differences in an animal’s performance are related to its genetics. Part of the difference is due to environmental effects.

The result of the expression of an animal’s genetics in an environment is an animal’s phenotype. Every performance measure cattle producers take of an animal is a measurement of the animal’s phenotype. For example, we know, and adjust, for the fact that the weaning weights of calves born to 2-year-old dams are lighter than the weights recorded for calves born to 5or 6-year-old dams. An individual calf ’s weaning weight is the result of the calf ’s genetics for pre-weaning growth and the environment in which the calf was raised. This environment includes the herd, year and season it was born, the amount of milk provided by the calf ’s dam, which was influenced by the amount of grass she ate, the age of the dam, the calf ’s sex, and other effects that would also be experienced by the calf ’s contemporaries.

EPDs were designed to predict an animal’s genetic value after environmental effects have been removed. Since EPDs are calculated on the basis of comparisons, it makes sense that we must make fair comparisons.

In a sense, comparing apples to apples and oranges to oranges. When animals are appropriately grouped with contemporaries in terms of similar management and environment, then differences in performance are likely due to differences in genetics. Thus, proper contemporary grouping is critical for EPDs to be accurate.

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The contemporary group helps animal geneticists separate genetic differences from environmental effects so that animals are compared on a level playing field. A common technical definition of a contemporary group is “a group of the same breed (not required in multi-breed systems such as the MB-ICE system that produces Chianina EPDs), born within a 90-day period, raised at the same location or in the same herd, of the same sex and managed alike from birth until time of measurement.” More simply put, a contemporary group is a group of animals that have had an equal opportunity to perform.

Many breed registries help breeders to define correct contemporary groups according the breed percentage (not required in multi-breed systems), sex, calving period and herd, but producers must carefully group animals according to other management and environmental factors like health and nutrition. Even so, individual breeders are ultimately responsible for the accurate contemporary grouping of their animals. It is likely that only you know the management history of your herd.

When completing performance data entry forms, consideration should always be given to the management and nutrition of the calves and their dams, and then they should be grouped accordingly.

In theory, contemporary grouping is easy, but the application of contemporary grouping in real life can present many challenging decisions.

A common error in building contemporary groups is breeders not assigning enough groupings to accommodate calves that have received unequal treatment. Just as damaging, some breeders create too many contemporary groups. Assignments should be as simple as possible while still accounting for major differences in management. A useful method to aid in contemporary grouping is to assign distinct contemporary group codes to animals that are exceptions to regular management practices. For example, calves that received preferential treatment (cattle being fitted for show, for example) should be placed within their own contemporary group.

It is important to note that contemporary groups never increase in size after the calving season is over. A contemporary group may, however, decrease in size. Often, as calves get older the contemporary group will decrease in size due to culling, injury, sickness, death or assignment to sub-groups that reflect different management treatments. Contemporary groups cannot be recombined once animals have been defined to be

members of separate groups.

Reporting complete data is an important part of contemporary grouping that deserves special attention. In order to make EPDs as accurate as possible, it is critical that complete and accurate performance data be submitted on every calf born in your herd. Incomplete or inaccurate data reduces the reliability of each animal’s EPDs. The preciseness of an animal’s EPDs, particularly animals that have no progeny, depend greatly on an animal’s own performance record.

It is important to report all the calves born on your farm or ranch and their respective weights. Granted reporting all data takes more effort, but the benefits far outweigh the costs. Sending performance data to many breed registries on “computes” or nonregistered animals is often at a reduced or no charge. If you do not report all the data, the overall performance records of your operation will not be as accurate as they could be. Every calf should be weighed at birth. No exceptions! Yes, especially weigh the DEAD ones. It is important that both the sire and dam of a dead calf get the credit they deserve. Reporting only the good calves does not identify the poor producing parents. Not only will reporting each calf aid the accurate calculation of EPDs, it will also keep the dam’s production record current. Often breeders will try to economize by only sending in data and registering a portion of their calf crop, usually the top end. The practice of only reporting part of the contemporary group data is seriously flawed! It is as important, maybe more important, to identify the bottom end of the genetics and cull them, as it is to identify the top end. Additionally, by not

reporting the bottom end of the calves, the top end doesn’t get the credit they truly deserve.

For example, a producer has 10 bull calves. The average weaning weight for all 10 calves is 625 pounds (see Table 1 at left). Note that calf #1 is 101 lb. below the group average and has a ratio of 84, while the best calf (#10) is 117 lb. above the average with a ratio of 119. It is important to remember that National Cattle Evaluation programs focus on the deviations (or difference) of calf weights from the average of the contemporary group rather than each calf ’s adjusted weight.

Now let’s consider the calves if the producer reports only the heavy half of the calves. The new group average is 675 lb. The average weight, ratios and deviations are shown in the right portion of the table. With the new grouping, the heaviest calf (#10) has a ratio of only 110 and a deviation of +67 lb. He still looks good, but not as growthy as he really is. More importantly, notice calf #6. When all the calves are considered, he was slightly above the average (ratio = 102, deviation = +14). If only the heavy calves are reported, he now looks inferior with a deviation of -36 and a ratio of 95. When data is only submitted on the best or poorest calves, they are being treated unfairly. And, the resulting culling and selection decisions the producer makes will be flawed. Each calf you raise depends on you for a fair comparison relative to its mates. Many producers think it is advantageous to only report the best calves, when in fact it penalizes them.

Only you know how your calves have been managed. Make sure your contemporary groupings reflect this knowledge. ABHA

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pon recommendation from the Breed Improvement Committee the ABHA Board of Directors has voted and approved the Certified Sire rule. This rule requires registered Black Hereford bulls born after January 1, 2017, that are going to be used for registering ABHA Black Hereford calves, to be defect tested for the four genetic defects that the ABHA recognizes as problematic. These defects are: (AM) Arthrogryposis Multiplex (NH) Neuropathic Hydrocephalus (IE) Idiopathic Epilepsy (DD) Developmental Duplication A bull will only have to be tested if the owner is going to register calves by him. Commercial bulls are not required to be tested because the calves will not be registered. If someone buys a commercial bull and decides to use him to register Black Hereford calves then the owner of the bull will be responsible to have the bull tested before he can do so. The passage of this new rule will negate the requirement to have all Angus and Hereford pedigrees checked for defects. Because every “Certified” sire is defect free will eliminate, over time, the passing on of the ABHA banned defects.

Additionally, the ABHA is negotiating a package deal with Igenity for a 4 in 1 test for ABHA breeders. Those details will be published as soon as the arrangement is completed.

In my opinion there are three major factors that will determine the continued growth and success of the ABHA and the Black Hereford breed: The Digital Beef System. This system will do more to help the ABHA and Black Hereford breeders than any one item. There are tutorials

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he answer to that question is, “Very important”!!

Traditionally udder quality is something most people talk about in the dairy world, however, for the baby calf that udder is their entire world until they are proficient at grazing. Udder quality can directly impact your bottom line as a cow-calf producer. Udders that do not have proper teats and udder conformation can cost money to the producer for a couple of reasons:

In two studies, cows with mastitis weaned calves that were 7-12.5% lighter than calves from dams that did not have a mastitis event.

3. Calf sickness might be increased by cows with poor quality udders. This might occur because poor udder and teat conformation is harder to keep clean which further exposes the young calf to potential contaminates.

4. Longevity/retention of cow within the herd is reduced if the cow has a poor udder conformation. According to the 1. Labor costs are increased because cows that have udder National Animal Health Monitoring Service, approximately issues have to be “milked out” to allow the calf to suckle. 10% of all cattle operations in the United States sell cull Quarters that are not used have a greater chance of infection cows because of udder problems. (mastitis).

The heritability of udder quality has been reported to be between 0.2 and 0.5, which indicates it is moderately heritable.

2. Cows with mastitis can reduce calf weaning weights.

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for the site and if you will just try and learn the basics you will have unlimited information at your fingertips. Start simply by logging in and checking your account status. Make sure your address, phones and email addresses are correct. Then look at your herd and you will start seeing how the system works and start getting comfortable with it.

Reporting Accurate Performance Information.

The ABHA cannot produce reliable data without accurate Birth Weights, Weaning Weights, Yearling Weights and srcotal Measurements. As a breeder you need to understand the basics of reporting data. See Black Hereford articles on this to understand how data relates inside contemporary groups. Additionally the ABHA will start collecting more data on carcass and maternal calving data.

Breeding and Registering Quality Black Herefords. It is no doubt that animal quality is affected by several factors.

Drought, heat, cold and flooding have played havoc over the last few years across the nation. In the past Black Herefords were flying off of ranches and farms at record prices. They were new and unique, but those days are gone. The Black Hereford has transcended the “niche” or “hobby” status and now starting to perform as a reliable commercial calf producing breed. This is because of the quality stock produced in volume by our larger producers and smaller producers selling only their best bulls as breeding stock. If you aren’t sure how good yours are call an established breeder and ask them to visit. Pick their brains and ask what they do to create the quality animals that are exhibited at the Junior Nationals and the ABHA Nationals. That is one difference in the ABHA and other breed associations. We all help each other instead of hiding information that will make you a viable breeder.

The American Chianina Association has assumed the administrative duties of the ABHA. They offer us two advantages that could not be ignored. They are experienced with the Digital Beef System and they will have regular office hours. After speaking with them I am convinced that this is the best option we could have selected. Please do not hesitate to call them with questions on ABHA administrative processes.

Let me close with a personal note. Our lives have many peaks and valleys, and mine is no different. The ABHA Board has decided to move the association Headquarters to Kentucky because of grant money offered by the state. I was asked if I would consider a move and unfortunately I could not. My working hours and responsibilities at the TCAT in Shelbyville have become quite chaotic with several retirements coming this year. These changes gave me fewer hours to administer the association. Since December work had gotten further and further behind. Because of my work ethic and my dedication to the association I had no choice but to resign my position with the ABHA, being unable to complete the work. At that point the board was able to start the process of finding someone to take over the work and continue the ABHA’s astonishing growth. The board has hired Brian Chism as the Executive Director of the ABHA. They do this with my blessing and full support. In closing it has been a privilege and pleasure serving the breeders of the ABHA, President Tim Tarter and the Board of Directors. I will continue to breed and market quality Black Hereford cattle and will be attending sales and events. I look forward to seeing what the ABHA and the Black Hereford breed will be in ten years. I

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riple C Black Herefords hosted a Purina Field Day on June 22, 2017.Purina representatives discussed various topics to improve producer’s cattle operations.

Dr. Lee Dickerson, a Purina Feeds researcher, discussed the importance of body condition scoring (BCS) cattle on a regular basis. During his discussion producers were able to score Black Hereford cattle and discuss the different scores each animal had. Lee was able to give suggestions on how to easily and quickly grade their cattle and then use this information to better their breeding programs. In his research he has found that cattle between a (BCS) of 5-7 are the most likely to breed back, in the end producing you more calves.

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Austin Cole, Farm Manger for Triple C Farms said, “The field day allowed local producers to come to the farm and learn about the Black Hereford Breed and our operation. It was also an opportunity to learn about the great products that Purina produces. The event went great and we hope to do similar events in the future.”

You can reach Triple C Black Herefords online at www. triplecblackherefords.com or you can contact Austin Cole, Farm Manager, at 270-282-1728. ABHA

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H5 Ranch: Faith, Family & Fun augment the row cropping and rice operation. They have three children, two young ladies Maci & Mauri and a The Mississippi delta region of Louisiana is as flat and son, Rhett. The Herrington’s are a deeply faithful family rich as land comes in this country. Here farming is a attending New Life Friendship Baptist Church in Bastrop, tradition handed down from generation to generation long LA. before statehood in 1812. Of course cotton was king in the early southern economy but when advancements The children attend a small local school and participate in several activities. Maci with equipment and crops and Mauri are in 4H and came it opened the region play softball and basketball. to all grain crops and beef Rhett plays baseball and cattle production. Just 30 basketball. Nick and all miles west of the Mississippi his children enjoy hunting River in the Morehouse Parish as well as participating is the small community of in local community and Bonita, LA. Although sparsely church activities. Like most populated the community has agricultural families the the same feel as many towns mother, Kelli, is the glue that in small town America. holds it all together. She In 1962 Marvin & Lillie keeps cattle records, does Herrington purchased and started a farming operation on the ranch accounting, helps when needed in the fields about 300 acres. After being raised close to family and on and in her spare time runs a busy household and gets the the farm, grandsons Nick and his brother Justin Herrington children where they need to be. Nick says it would all fall decided to take over the family operation in 1999. They apart without her. currently farm about 5,000 acres of delta growing cotton, corn, soybeans, milo and rice. In 2001 Nick married Kelli They started a commercial cattle operation in 2009. and they started a family and a cattle operation to go Wanting Hereford genetics and a black hide they purchased by: Jim Potts

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their first bull from J&N Ranch in 2010. After a few years of the commercial operation, they loved the Black Herefords so much they decided to start a purebred operation with Black Herefords. So in 2015 they made their first major Nick and Kelli Herrington with their children, Maci, sire purchase at the JMCC Mauri and Rhett.

Genetic Advantage Sale purchasing JO BLACK DIAMOND 4C ET, an ADVANTAGE Y413 son, from consignor Brock Johansen and JO Bulls of Castledale, UT. The Herringtons have 40 Black and Red Hereford females.

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Louisiana’s first Black Hereford breeders, the Herringtons are Lifetime ABHA members since 2010.

Nick serves on the ABHA Rules & Ethics Committee and wants to become more active as the association and breed grows. They will be consigning to the ABHA National Show and Sale this year. In years past Nick says they have been keeping heifers for the herd and haven’t had a chance to sell many off the farm.

They invite you to call and stop by and see their cattle.

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Jim Potts Steps Down as ABHA Administrator

By Tim Tarter

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very once in a while we meet a special person that is full of energy, passionate about life, and just a good person. I met one of those people when I met Jim Potts a couple of years ago.

Teresa and I had just pulled into a restaurant to have dinner. It was about 8 o’clock. Just as we did the phone rang and as usual I couldn’t resist and answered it. Jim Potts was on the line.

I didn’t know Jim at that time.

He introduced himself and asked about Black Herefords.

That’s all I needed, and I took off like a jet rocket. I never miss an opportunity to talk about our Black Herefords. As I talked Jim jumped in on the conversation and we started talking cattle and swapped stories. My dear wife, patient and understanding watched as people went in and out of the restaurant as the first hour passed then in the 2nd hour she saw the employees start cleaning up, then the lights went off and the restaurant closed.

After a two hour conversation Jim and I said goodnight.

I don’t know who talked the most or was more passionate about cattle, me or Jim. I told Teresa when I got off the phone, man I am glad that guy didn’t ask two questions, we would have been here all night.

About two weeks after that the Board hired Jim to do the registry work for the ABHA. A position that Jim has taken to the next level.

As all of you know the ABHA has seen tremendous growth. Jim has been such a big part of the success. His dedication, passion, and general interest in the breed and the association went well beyond his official duties.

As a part-time employee of the ABHA he still maintained his full time job position at the technical college. Jim has sacrificed his personal time, and his family time. His dedication to the ABHA and our members has been remarkable.

Jim has worked diligently alongside the board of directors and myself in doing his best to improve and develop our breed for the future. He didn’t do this for personal gain but because he is passionate about Black Herefords and believes in the breed.

He has been instrumental in a lot of the growth that we have seen and the improvement of our breeding rules. He has carried a big load over the last few years for the ABHA. Last year Jim lead the charge and was one of the driving forces in the development of our first ever National Show.

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committee he was greatly involved in the selection process of a new online registry system. When the board voted to purchase the current Digital Beef system that we are using Jim went to work in converting our old system over and adapting the new system to fit our business rules. In 2015 the board voted to start publishing The American Black Hereford magazine. Jim contributed greatly to each issue. He is responsible for many of the features that are in the magazine today.

These are just a few things that Jim has contributed to in the growth of our breed.

The list of his accomplishments while in his role as administrator goes on and on.

Probably the hardest part of Jim’s job as the ABHA administrator was putting up with me for two years. I am sure every time the phone rang he thought great, there’s Tarter again wanting something done.

Have you heard the old saying work yourself out of a job. Well, Jim has. Due to the growth and expansion of the breed ,the position has become entirely too much for a part time employee.

It is my understanding that Jim is up for a well deserved promotion at the technical college and his career opportunity there was too great to pass up. As most of you know we have hired a customer service provider and a full time Executive Director to continue the work where Jim has left off.

I picked up all the office files and equipment a few weeks ago from Jim’s home office. I know it had to be bitter sweet for him. He has helped nourish this association into an important breed in the industry. I know he is happy to see the growth and expansion as well as having his personal time back but,at the same time I could see that it was somewhat sad for him to see his work being loaded into my trailer.

This association and its members owes this man a great deal of gratitude for all he has done for this breed of cattle. His work and contributions will long be remembered. The board of directors and myself sincerely thank Mr. Jim Potts for his dedication, support, and for his belief in us and the breed.

Even though Jim may no longer be an employee of the ABHA, he plans to remain active in the ABHA and the Southeast association. He has also agreed to volunteer as an advisor to the board in the areas as requested.

I got to see some of Jim’s cows while at his farm. Maybe now he will have the time to enjoy them. ABHA

ABHA Pioneer Passes

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he American Black Hereford Association lost one of its pioneer breeders. With great sadness we announce that Ira Lynn DuBose, Age 70 of Pawnee, TX passed away Friday, February 17, 2017. Lynn was born on December 11, 1946 in Beeville, TX to the late Ira William and Lois Inez Wren Dubose. He married Barbara Hawkins in 1966 in Beeville, TX. Lynn retired from Feather Lite Construction Company. He was the driving force of Escondido Ranches in the Pawnee area. He was a lifetime member of the American Black Hereford Association, joining in 2007. He was also a member of the Texas Black Hereford Association and the Church of Christ Faith. Lynn was a devoted and loving Husband, Father, Grandfather and friend to many.

Lynn is preceded in death by his parents, Ira William and Lois Inez Wren Dubose and grandchildren Paisley Inez and Pascale Cole DuBose. Lynn is survived by his wife, Barbara H. DuBose of Pawnee; sons, Duane DuBose of Pawnee, Wesley DuBose and wife Jenn of Pawnee; brother, Dale DuBose of Corpus Christi; and grandchildren Katie Lynn and William Warren Cole DuBose of Pawnee. Visitation was held Tuesday, February 21, 2017 from 6PM to 8PM in the Eckols Chapel. Services were Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at 11AM in the Eckols Chapel with David Todd Officiating. Interment will follow in the Mineral Cemetery, Mineral, TX. Serving as Pallbearers were: Ronnie Gordon, George Shaw, LeeRoy Poldreck, Van Smith, James Groesbeck, and Stephen Monsivais. His love for the Black Herford breed was evident as many members donated to the ABHA Junior Scholarship Fund in his name in lieu of flowers. ABHA

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he first Junior Nationals is in the books and what an event it was. Thirty junior members from all over the United States exhibited over 60 head for the first Junior Nationals. Many new friends were made, and many others were able to see their friends made throughout the American Black Hereford Association.

Many different awards were given out to junior members not just for their cattle, but for different contests they competed in. These contest included livestock judging, team fitting, and showmanship. Exhibitors were awarded points for their placing’s in the various events. The points were tallied up to crown the first Star Junior and Premier Exhibitor.

A new Junior board of directors was elected along with all of the activities that took place. The American Junior Black Hereford Association would like to thank who all made the Junior Nationals possible. We thank the adult board of directors, our new Executive Director Brian Chism, Austin Cole for helping arrange the livestock judging contest, Junior National committee for planning this great event, Western Kentucky University for hosting, all of the sponsors who helped fund and make this event possible, and finally we thank all the junior members and their parents who attended the Junior Nationals.

I hope all members continue to pick out animals to show and help promote the American Black Hereford Association. Once again we thank everyone who made our First Junior Nationals possible and we look forward to seeing everyone at the National Heifer Sale in November. ABHA

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he American Black Hereford made its debut at the Kentucky Beef Expo in March. Juniors from Kentucky and Indiana participated in the show. This was one of the first major show events in which Black Herefords competed in their own class.

This was a big step for our breed. Our juniors held their own with all other breeds. I was honored that Kentucky is one of the first states where we competed in our own class. The American Black Hereford is going to be a real crowd pleaser and a breed to contend with in the show

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The VABHA association was formed in 2017 and has had significant E C K H R E FO response from cattlemen across the R LA D B A state. President Zac Guy says that “the Virginia Black Hereford Association is seeing interest from commercial producers wanting to increase their VABHA returns through producing black hided white faced cattle on their same cow herds, seed stock producers looking for market diversification, youth are purchasing show cattle, and a lot of general interest by many different cattlemen’s groups wanting to learn more about the breed and its attributes.

‘The black white faced cow needs no introduction as to her merit in a cow calf operation and VA cattlemen know this,” says Guy. “We are working hard to show the fine people of Virginia how they can impact their own operations through an infusion of Black Hereford Cattle.’ We have formed benefit packages for member attraction that includes black hereford education, seedstock selection assistance based on farm tour observations, as well as semen offerings that allow producers to experience first hand the benefits of a black hereford bull on a cow that is already within their own herd. Demand is strong for those who have become aware of the black hereford benefits. We consider our goal as a state breed association to be educating the commonwealth on the profit realization from converting to Black Hereford cattle says Guy. The future of black hereford cattle in Virginia is looking very bright.

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ring. We couldn’t be more proud of the juniors that represented the ABHA. We see this event as an opportunity for growth. The Kentucky Beef Expo also offers a breed sale. It is our hope that very soon the ABHA will use this as another venue to market our cattle. ABHA

The Indiana officers and directors. Critt King was not present.

Our goal is to promote the Black Hereford breed and community while continually moving forward in producing, growing and marketing high quality Black Hereford cattle. We offer both annual and Junior memberships to anyone interested in the Black Hereford Breed. We are currently working on our logo, and we look forward to Junior Nationals and helping our youth in any way possible.

Please email us at indianaabha@gmail.com for more information.

South Dakota Black Hereford Asssociation Submitted by Shawn Groft

Triple J Ranch is located on the Groft Family farm near Ashton, SD. Jami and Shawn Groft along with their children, Morghan, Jake, Jedd and Joe have been raising cattle and crossbreeding our cattle with Herefords for many years. We have always liked the docility and hybrid vigor the Herefords bring to our all black herd and with that grew our interest in raising Black Hereford cattle.

We wanted to start showing our Black Hereford Cattle so Jami started making contacts with the County and State Fair as well as the SD Winter Farm Show. The state of Left to Right: Jedd, Jake (Vice President), South Dakota requires you Shawn (Secretary/Treasurer), Jami belong to a state association (President) & Joe Groft. to allow American Black Hereford if you are showing at the state level. Triple J Ranch decided to start the South Dakota state to allow ABHA breeders to show their cattle and help promote the breed. We will be sending out a pamphlet with information on how to become a member. We encourage anyone interested in more information or wishing to become a member to contact Jami Groft at 605-460-3477 or Jake Groft at 605-460-1452.

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New Members New Lifetime Members Iowa Fairview Black Herefords Nick & Megan Kalinay 2592 R Avenue Clutier, IA 52217 kalinay1993@icloud.com Indiana Rode Farms John Rode 5709 Five Point Road Indianapolis, IN 46239 john.rode@sbcglobal.net Texas Lazy K Cattle Company Kevin & Tracey Brunson 2924 Highway 34N Greenville, TX 75401 lazykcattle@yahoo.com West Virginia Thorny Creek Farms Stephen Dilley/Bryan Dilley 8351 Browns Creek Rd. Dunmore WV 24934-9050 New Annual Members Alabama 4H Farms Chuck Hendrix 13920 Pulaski Pike Ardmore, AL 35739 chuck@hendrixent.com Calvert Cattle Farm Brian Calvert 4287 CR 156 Anderson, AL 35610 jeffreycalvert88@gmail.com Canada Hayfever Farms Kristan Moebis & Shannon Wiens Box 964 Charlie Lake, BC VOC iHO hayfeverfarms@outlook.com Illinois Brett & Eric Freidel HB 82 Box 84E Brussels, IL 62013 edfriedel@yahoo.com

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Hamilton Family Livestock Mike, Julie, Tyler & Kyle Hamilton 7773 Vonnahmen Road Bethalto, IL 62010 hamilton6822@sbcglobal.net

Missouri J.A.B. Cattle Julie Brinker 763 Farmers Lane Washington, MO 63090 julie.brinker15@gmail.com

Tennessee Endless View Farm Denver Pritchard 516 Parker Road LaFollette, TN 37766-6360 dpritchard429@gmail.com

Indiana Our Little Farm Crit King 2835 East 250 South Washington, IN 47501

Montana Montana Black Herefords Clinton & Jodi Burk 304 Sugarloaf Mtn. Rd. Glen, MT 59732 burkclinton@yahoo.com

McMillan Farm Rodney McMillan 177 Anderson Village Lane Gainesboro, TN 38562 mcmillanx4@twlakes.net

Wineinger Farms Terry, Marla, Kendra & Brayden Wineinger 7342 North 750 East Dubois, IN 47527 wineingerfarms@yahoo.com Kansas TMC Cattle Company Jacob Montney 806 N. 300 Road Baldwin City, KS 66006 jdmontney@hotmail.com

North Carolina Peters Farm Shaun Lawrence Peters 256 Bethlehem Road Statesville, NC 28677 peters256@hotmail.com Point Road Ponderosa Stacy Spry 710 Point Road Mocksville, NC 27028 prpcattle@gmail.com

Kentucky Cedar Creek Herefords Deborah & Alan Hall P.O. Box 53 Gamaliel, KY 42140 ahall@scrtc.com

Ohio Deere Creek Farms Tim & Betty Jo Ratliff 9589 John Woods Rd Winchester, OH 45697 betty_jo24@hotmail.com

Ira J. Roberts 3465 Brushy Road Greenup, KY 41144 iroberts1974@yahoo.com

Oklahoma Express Ranches Bob Funk 2202 N. 11th Street Yulon, OK 73099 cindy.pribil@expressranches.com

Michigan J & J Farms James Mehl 3400 Shoemaker Road Almont, MI 48003 jmehl1956@yahoo.com Mississippi AR Farms Adam & Ashley Rigdon 17845 Hwy 80 Hickory, MS 39332 adam.rigdon@yahoo.com Triple J Farms Jayson Beasley 290 Old Gravel Road Mendenhall, MS 39114 jayson_beasley@precoat.com

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Texas 3H Ranch Jeremy Gamboa P.O. Box 705 Waskom, TX 75692

Scrotal circumference in the Black Hereford breed By: Roel Meyermans, University of Leuven

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he scrotal circumference of a bull is defined as the distance around both testes and is expressed in centimeters (cm). The measurement is carried out with a circular ‘scrotal’ tape and is part of the breeding soundness evaluation performed on breeding bulls. The measurement is relatively simple and inexpensive to perform. When the scrotal measurement is performed at yearling

on their relatives (e.g. progeny and parents) into account. The mean of the measured yearling scrotal circumferences is equal to 33.2 cm (with a standard deviation is equal to 2.8cm).

A first genetic parameter that is estimated in this study is the heritability. This parameter is an estimate to what extent the observed variances in the traits can be explained by genetics. For yearling scrotal circumference, birth-, weaning- and yearling weight, the heritabilities are estimated as moderate to high (0.49, 0.43, 0.47

5M Dewayne & Lori Malina 3961 State Hwy 95 N Shiner, TX 77984 dcm3961@yahoo.com Boundary Stone Ranch, Inc Mark Rodriguez P.O. Box 607 Raymondville, TX 78580 mbrr410@aol.com M6RANCH LP Jeff Metzler 4682 Upper Montague Road Bowie, TX 76230 jeff.metler@mccoys.com Ronald & Frankie Hines 1440 Mill Creek Road Huntington, TX 75949

JCP Ranch/Rafter KN Equine John & Chris Pettijohn/Kelly New 14322 NE 225th St Fletcher, OK 76541 knew@lawtonps.org

Virginia Gold Rush Stables Norman J. Hudson 2599 Trinity Church Road South Hill, VA 23920

Sunset Valley Farms Mike A. Reagan 16403 N. Sunset Valley Rd Hulbert, OK 74441 mreagan@lrecok.coop

Wisconsin Diamond D Cattle Ranch Matthew Dobberstein 832 Evergreen Circle Hudson, WI 54016

Figure 1 (left) shows a scrotal tape, figure 2 (right) shows the performance of a scrotal circumference measurement on a yearling bull.

age, it is called the yearling scrotal circumference. The date of the measurement should always be recorded because the age of the bull is of direct influence on the yearling scrotal circumference measurement.

In other commercial beef breeds, like the Angus, Hereford and Limousin, the yearling scrotal circumference trait is previously studied. In these breeds, it is found that it is linked to the fertility of the bull and to the fertility in a bulls daughters. One of these linked traits is the age at first calving in heifers. In the Limousin breed, for example, it is shown that selection for a larger yearling scrotal circumference decreased the age of the onset of puberty.

This decrease made it possible for the heifers to be bred earlier and thus reduced the age at first calving.

In this study, measurements on 2532 Black Herefords are included: 894 on yearling scrotal circumference, 2350 on birth weight, 2077 on weaning weight and 1434 on yearling weight. The ages of the animal at the moment of weaning and at the moment of yearling weight measurement are also included in this analysis. All measurements were performed at J&N Ranch, Leavenworth Kansas. The model that is used to calculate the genetic parameters (an animal model) takes the observations on the animals and, if available, the observations

and 0.45, respectively). A moderate to high heritability (> 0.35) indicates that selection for this trait is possible.

As a second genetic parameter, the genetic correlations between the four studied traits are estimated. This genetic correlation is an estimate to what extent the selection on a trait will influence another trait. In this study, a low genetic correlation between yearling scrotal circumference and birth weight is observed (0.22) and a moderate genetic correlation between yearling scrotal circumference and weaning weight (0.54), and between yearling scrotal circumference and yearling weight (0.54). The genetic correlation between weaningand yearling weight is estimated as high (0.89).

It is possible to calculate expected progeny differences (EPDs) for the yearling scrotal circumference trait. These values can be included in the breeding program of the Black Hereford.

This study concludes that the results concerning the heritability of the yearling scrotal circumference is high, indicating that selection is possible, and the genetic correlations between yearling scrotal circumference and weight traits are advantageous for selection.

Further data collection of the yearling scrotal circumference trait is necessary to improve the accuracy of these calculations and the EPD estimates.

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KENTUCKY

INDIANA

JENKINS

Wild Rose

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““Family Owned, Faith Based and Quality Driven” Daniel & Kyla 812-309-0094 Josh & Heather 501-482-8188

584 South Washington Street Dale, IN 47523 Web: JenkinsCattleRanch.com

ARKANSAS

Email: JenkinsCattleRanch@gmail.com

North Carolina

BREEDER DIRECTORY

BREEDER DIRECTORY

ALABAMA

SELBY FARMS

REGISTERED ISTERED BLACK HEREFORD

Darrell Selby by 624 270-566-2624 Alex Selbyy 03 270-566-8303

481 SELBY BRANCH ANCH ROAD GS, KY 42642 RUSSELL SPRINGS,

270-343-3384 84 Home selby@duo-county.com ounty.com

OKLAHOMA

IOWA

JL

Mountain Fork Hereford Farm

Jeff & Lanee’ Anderson 4809 W. Wood Road Waukomis, OK 73773

Legacy

Richard & Earlene Boone

3341 West Rodeo Crossing Natural Dam, AR 72948 479-650-8906 479-929-5720

580-747-1067

Black Herefords

jllegacyblackherefords@gmail.com

earleneboone@aol.com rboone8900@aol.com

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H5 Ranch

TENNESSEE

Bonita, Louisiana

NICK & KELLI HERRINGTON 318-282-0453

h5blackherefords.com herringtonfarms@gmail.com

COLORADO

Maquoketa eMbryos, LLC

Black Dragon CATTLE COMPANY

Registered Black Herefords, Elevated Black Dragon Cattle

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For Sale:

Quality Code #1 FEMALE Embryos

KT Miss Iowa 116 x JO BLACK OPS 5309 Homozygous Dr. Don Yanda 563-212-1255 dryanda@yahoo.com

Jim & Marsha Potts

168 Amos Gammill Road • Shelbyville, TN 37160 (931) 703-7219 jim.potts@tcatshelbyville.edu www.tnherefords.com

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MISSOURI

Mark Nuelle Farms

Mark Nuelle 9460 Willow Branch Road Higginsville, MO 64037 Phone: 660-584-3207 Cell: 660-238-3207 nuelle@ctcis.net Summer

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Beef Improvement Federation

Presidents Thoughts

By Tim Tarter

Cont’d from pg. 6 more accurate they become.

If you have the attitude that my small herd won’t make a difference and I will just depend on the other larger breeders you are wrong and you are doing a disservice to both you and the breed you represent. Now that we have the online system we have the ability to record and collect more data that will in time create more and better EPD’s. If you are a registered breeder and don’t use or understand EPD’s it is time you learn. Your customers and commercial buyers certainly place a great deal of importance on them. When every other major breed of cattle in the world uses them in breed selection for traits we will look pretty silly if we do not.

In the coming weeks and months you will start seeing more columns in the Digital Beef system that you can use to evaluate your cattle as you report birth, weaning and yearling data. Things like udder scores, body condition scores, ultrasound and many more will be added in the future. Most of these scores will just take a click of a button. It will be quick and easy and important to all of us.

This year the association hopes to place a big emphasis on collecting ultrasound data. This data is required for us to create the much-needed carcass EPD. We hope to be sending out and communicating useful information that will help you get started in collecting ultrasound data. This will be one of the more expensive types of data that you will collect. Most ultrasound data scans will run from 16 to 18 dollars

per animal plus a set up fee for the technician. Most of us will want to search out and team up with other breeders. You can even work with cattlemen that have other breeds of cattle in order to help cover these costs. Before you gasp I can promise you that once we get the data collected to create this EPD, the value of your cattle will increase rapidly.

Watch your email and the ABHA magazine for much more information to come about carcass data this year. This is an area that the board has challenged our new executive director to focus on with our breeders. Brian will be visiting and contacting many of you in order to help explain in detail and focus on ways that will help you get started collecting ultrasound data. We need to be dedicated in submitting all data, the good, the bad, and the ugly. It is the only way that we get a true representation. Some of you may feel that submitting lower quality animals may reflect poorly on your herd. That is not true. The data you submit is only a comparison of the animals within your herd. We all have animals in our herd that perform better than others.

This is the 21st century and the age of technology. Like it or not we must keep up with science and the times. The entire world is based on technology and data. The cattle industry is no exception. We as a breed must get in the game or soon we will be forced out. As a breeder it excites me and the rewards are endless. ABHA

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he Beef Improvement Federation held its annual meeting on June May 31-June 3 in Athens, GA. The Beef Improvement Federation brings seedstock producers from across the United States together once a year with a great educational sessions and tours.

I was fortunate to be able to spend some time with Dr. David Riley. Dr.

Board Briefs Cont’d from pg. 8 final bid from them. An update was given on the search for an executive director. Additional applications had been received and the officers were reviewing them and setting up interviews. As well as a great deal of discussion regarding the Kentucky grant work. A motion was made to accept the Kentucky grant money that Tim was working to obtain and move the ABHA office to Kentucky. This motion passed.

Upcoming officer elections were discussed. Logan Hill and Dirck Hoagland’s terms are up. It was noted that a member must notify the secretary by August 1st if they want to run for the Board of Directors.

The month of May was very busy for the board of directors. A special meeting was held on May 24, 2017 to discuss three topics, the executive director position, hiring an association to do our registry work and the implementation of a walking herd sire rule and the stopping of genetic testing for new AHA animals entering the breed. The first topic discussed was the executive director position. A motion was made to hire Mr. Brian Chism and passed. President Tarter did extend the offer to Mr. Chism and he accepted. The proposed written agreement from the Chianina Association was reviewed and a motion was made to accept the agreement and unanimously passed. Then the walking herd sire rule was discussed.

The rule presented is as follows: “The ABHA will require all ABHA Black Hereford sires born after Jan. 1, 2017, to have parentage on file with an approved testing service and be tested genetically free of the following genetic defects Arthrogryposis Multiplex(AM), Neuropathic Hydrocephalus (NH), Idiopathic Epilepsy (IE), and Development Duplication (DD) before their progeny can be 36

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registered.” It was noted that all sires born before January 1, 2017 would be grandfathered in. A motion was made to approve this rule and passed.

President Tarter then explained that due to the passing of this rule there would be no need for genetic defect testing of the sire and dams of new F1 cows entering the breed and new AHA registered cows entering the breed. A motion was made to delete the requirement for this testing and it passed.

During the June meeting the open board seats were discussed again.

Also, Thomas Wilson put in his resignation from the Board of Directors and it was accepted. President Tarter reported that he has been working with the Chianina Association and doing our registry work and things are going very well. Mr. Brian Chism accepted the position as executive director and attended the call as well. A motion was made to name the new herd sire rule “Certified Herd Sire”. After the passing of the certified herd sire rule the current rules were reviewed and a few things were updated due to the new certified herd sire rule. Please see the website for an updated version of rules. It was also discussed that currently when a new member joins they are not prorated any membership fees based on the time of year they join. A motion was made that for first time members if they join June – September their membership fee would be prorated 50% and if they join October-December it would be prorated 75%. The Chianina Association was notified and will put this in place immediately.

The upcoming Junior National event was also discussed and they were planning to have a great event. ABHA

Dr. David Riley, Tim Tarter, and Jose Delgadillo, Dr. Riley’s grad student at BIF. Riley does the EPD analysis for the ABHA and also serves as an advisor to the association in developing future EPDS and collecting important data. Dr. Riley is a great supporter of the association. He has accepted our invitation to speak this year at the National meeting and Banquet this fall in Missouri.

I also met up with Andee Marston at the Beef Improvement Federation conference. Andee is the CEO of the Chianina association. The Chianina association uses the Digital Beef system just as we do and they have a great deal of experience with the system. As most of you know the ABHA has contracted with the Chianina to do our customer service work. They have staff that has been dedicated for ABHA members. Their knowledge and experience with the Digital beef System will greatly improve the speed that work is completed and are now bringing a level of improved service to our members and association. Andy was instrumental in negotiating the

agreement with the ABHA .

While at the conference Andy and I were able to have a meeting with Igenity and discuss a package price for genetic testing in regards to the new herd sire rule recently recommended by the Bred Improvement Committee and passed by the ABHA Board of Directors. Igenity indicated that they should have a discounted package Tim Tarter and Andee Marston, American Chianina price available for Association at the BIF Conference. us within 6 weeks.

The genetic test will be available to order thru the ABHA and then the results will be sent back to the association for notation along with a copy of the test results to the breeders.The new rule will require that all ABHA bulls born after January 1st. 2017 that will be used to register calves in the ABHA to have the 4 genetic defect tests performed before they can be qualified. This test will only be required on bulls that registered ABHA calves are produced from. Bulls being used for or sold to commercial breeders will not be required to have the genetic test done.

All ABHA bulls that are currently registered and born before this date will not be required to have the testing done. ABHA

Dirck Hoagland and Tim Tarter talking about how some of the topics at the BIF will apply to the Black Herefords.

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Northern Black Hereford Sale

Black is the Color Sale

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e all had a great time at Mark and Tyann’s Northern Black Hereford sale. this past spring. A large number of ABHA members were in attendance to show their support and buy cattle.

The Baxter Ranch is one of the ABHA premier Northwest breeders. The sale went well and the interest in the the Black Hereford cattle was high.

Mark, currently serves on the ABHA Board of Directors and is well respected in the Angus and Black Hereford Breed as a very knowledgable cattleman.

The ABHA appreciates the work that Mark has done in promoting and his assistance in helping to develop better genetics for our breed.

he 3rd annual Black is the Color sale was a great success as Black Hereford cattle demand and prices remained strong, Our new venue this year gave us a lot more room and the facilities are top notch. We had approximately 600 people in attendance and buyers from 21 states. This is the premier sale of Black Hereford Cattle in the southeast and one of the biggest venues in the breed. Quality Black Hereford cattle are on fire and we don’t see the demand and the expansion of the breed going anywhere but up. The most exciting thing about our sale this year was the fact that over 90 % of our bulls went to commercial buyer. That is great news for us and all seedstock Black Hereford breeders said Teresa Tarter of Triple T Farms.

The sale is produced each year by Triple T Farm along with a limited number of special invited guest consignors. The sale next year will be on Feb. 24, 2018 in the same location. The LD Brown Convention Center, Bowling Green KY. ABHA

YR HB bulls 10 head Avg 3225.00 YR Angus bulls Avg 31 head 3565.00 2 yr old HB Bulls 5 head Avg 3100.00 HB heifer calves 11 head Avg1840.00 Hereford Influence Bull bring 5000.00 Angus Heifers 32 head Avg 1862.00 ABHA

Ground Zero Sale Report Ground Zero Farms hosted their first online heifer sale “Red and Black Ball” on cattleinmotion.com on May 24, 2017 15 heifers sold across the U.S. to avg $4946 Sale consisted of: 2 Purebred Black Hereford 7 Percentage Females 1 F1 Female 3 HX Females 2 Hereford Females

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High Selling Female Lot 1 GZF MISS KITTY D314 Sire C Etc Wildcat 4248 ET Dam GZF Z22 Bounty Hunter Sold to Guy Brothers Thanks to everyone who bid and bought we look forward to seeing everyone May 12, 2018 for our Production sale.

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Category Whole Sale (cows only, not other) Angus Bull Black Hereford Bred Cow Black Hereford Bred Heifer Black Hereford Bull Black Hereford Open Heifer Bred F1 3 in 1 Embryo

Code Total

AB BHBC BHBH BHB BHOH BF1 BH31 EMB

Average 236,700 9,000 11,300 76,100 72,250 25,000 11,400 29,700 1,950 236,700

8,766.67 3,000.00 3,766.67 3,308.70 3,440.48 2,500.00 3,800.00 4,242.86 1,950.00

CountIF 70 3 3 23 21 10 3 7 1 71

We want to hear from you The American Black Hereford magazine has been a huge success and source of information. Every issue does a wonderful job in providing interesting and informative articles, human interest stories, and events about our breed and industry.

As a member of the American Black Hereford Association this is your publication. We want to hear about you and what’s going on in your part of the Black Hereford world.

Maybe your moving cattle to the summer range, You might have an interesting or funny

picture, or maybe you are just hanging out with some fellow breeders. I can’t promise that we can put everything in that you might send us, but we do want to hear from you and ask you to allow us to share it with all of our readers. I encourage you to get involved and be a part of our growing publication. It you don’t tell your story more than likely no one else will.

Send your information to Brian Chism at brian@blackhered.org or contact him at 833-501-4750 or by cell at 913-677-1111.

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Upcoming Events October 2017

Triple C Black Herefords “Back to Basics” Online Sale

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riple C black Herefords hosted the first ever online sale for the Black Hereford breed on April 24th, 2017.

The sale consisted of five fall 2016 Black Hereford heifers, five spring 2016 yearling open Black Hereford heifers, two first calf bred Black Hereford heifers, one yearling Black Hereford bull and two fall 2016 open AHA heifers.

Nine of the sale animals were owned by Triple C Black Herefords, four were consigned by Tim Tarter of Triple T Farms and the two AHA heifers were consigned by Austin Cole.

The sale totaled $48,251.00 with an average price of $3,235.00 for the open Black Hereford heifers, $4450.00 for the bred heifers and $1900.00 for the AHA open heifers. The single yearling bull sold for $3,200.00.

October 14 J&N Ranch’s 27th Annual Production Sale, At the ranch Leavenworth, KS Clayton Shephard of Dickerson, Texas was the high volume buyer purchasing two lots for a total of $7599.00.

Ground Zero Farms purchased the highest selling heifer, 3C’s Lady Cheyenne, for $6,000.00.

We greatly appreciate the interest shown in our sale and all those who purchased cattle.

We look forward to offering even a bigger and better online sale next spring.

Charles Crow, Owner Austin Cole, Farm Manager ABHA

February 2018

February 24 Black is the Color Sale, LD Brown Convention Center, Bowling Green, KY

November 2017

March 2018

November 9 ABHA Annual Meeting, Sedalia, MO November 10 ABHA National Show, Sedalia, MO November 11 ABHA National Heifer Sale, Sedalia, MO

January 2018

January 31-February 2 NCBA Convention, AZ

March 2-4 Kentucky Beef Expo, Louisville, KY March 17 Baxter Angus Annual Production Sale, At the Farm, Rockham, SD

May 2018 Phoenix,

May 12 Ground Zero Farms In The Black Sale

June 2018

June 27-July 1 ABHA Junior National, Bowling Green, KY

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We Hope To See You In

Baxter Angus Farm 11 Black Dragon Cattle Co. 34 Burton Cattle Company 35 Call Me Back Farms 34 Fowl Play Farms, LLC 21 Gro-Tec Inc. 27 Ground Zero Farms 24, 25, 48 Guy Brothers Farms 3, 35 H5 Ranch 35 Homestead Hereford Farm 35 J&N Ranch 5 JL Legacy Black Herefords 35 JM Cattle Company 2 Jenkins Cattle Ranch 34 Jo Bulls 7, 17

Knight N Gail Farms 28 Kreifels Black Hereford 21 Kroening Black Herefords 9 LC Ranch 35 Longview Farms 34 Maquoketa Embryos, LLC 34 Mark Nuelle Farms 35 Mountain Fork Hereford Farm 34 Safety Zone Calf Catchers 19 Schroeder’s Black Herefords 28 Selby Farms 35 Smith Black Herefords 34 South Ark Cattle Company 34, 40 Triple C Black Herefords 29 Triple J Ranch 27

Sedalia

2017 NATIONAL SHOW & SALE NOVEMBER 9TH - 11TH, 2017 Sedalia • Missouri Cattle will be accepted on Wednesday from 9AM - 9PM and Thursday until Noon.

THURSDAY, NOV. 9TH 5:30PM Business Meeting - Held at Hotel FRIDAY, NOV. 10TH Show Held at Fairgrounds 9AM Pen Show 10AM Regular Show {Breaks between divisions}

6PM Silent Auction/Bar - Held at Hotel 7:30PM Dinner with Guest Speaker Dr. David Riley Preregistration is required. Beer/ Wine Cash Bar Available

SATURDAY, NOV. 11TH Live Auction in Sedalia Online Bidding through DVAuction

Visit blackhereford.org and the ABHA Facebook page for registration forms and more information.

SHOW AND SALE LOCATION:

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Missouri State Fairgrounds 2503 West 16th Street • Sedalia, MO 65301

HOTEL RESERVATIONS: Best Western State Fair Inn

3120 South Limit Avenue • Sedalia, MO 65301

Phone: 877-826-6101 Mention ABHA and Sale to receive group rate.

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Complete Outcross NJW 98S R117 RIBEYE 88X ET PRCC GKB 88X HIGH NOON 500Z ET GKB EJE B627 BREEZE B929 ET BAR Z BALDER 275 JRK MS STAR BURST 926 JRK MS 26 STILETTO BUSH 709

Reg: HB009402 DOB:10/16/2015 BW 1.72

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