simmental country spring 2013

Bruce HolmquistGeneral Manager

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From the Gate Post

The past few months have been a fl urry of activity for the Canadian Simmental Association (CSA) on many fronts. A record number of Simmental bull sales have been held across Canada and CSA staff

has been very busy in support of those events. The sales this year have been an unqualifi ed success in both the number of bulls sold as well as the prices received – without a doubt Simmental is in the mainstream of the beef industry and solidly positioned. However, as is also the case in other breeds we are seeing signs of too many bulls in some Simmental sales. Greatly reduced cow numbers in all areas of the country have created an extremely competitive market resulting in price pressure in some sales from all breeds. Collectively all breeds need to be cognizant of the need for maintaining quality standards and utilizing stringent culling practices. Your CSA staff has also been busy attending industry events which included the Alberta Beef Industry Conference, the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association Annual General Meeting in Ottawa and the Canadian Beef Breeds Council Annual General meeting. Simmental’s presence at events such as these does have an impact and we are recognized as an Association that is committed to actively engaging with the rest of the beef industry to discuss the issues as well as opportunities that face us all. These are also opportunities to connect with political representatives and industry leaders who infl uence decision making on policies that affect our business. March also saw the CSA board of directors and committee members gather in Calgary for a series of meetings. The Promotion Committee, led by committee chair Randy Mader, met and discussed several items including the overall CSA promotion budget and how to most effectively utilize it for the overall benefi t of the entire CSA membership in promoting Simmental. Calving books, new advertisement designs, a new edition of the Marketing Made Easy brochure, website updates, a smart phone application as well as the best methods to increase awareness of Simmental through auction marts were all discussed by the committee and are being explored by staff. Breed Improvement Committee Chairman, Fraser

Redpath conducted a very successful meeting which focused on CSA research project reporting which was presented by Project Manager Sandy Russell and Lead Researcher Dr. Steve Miller from the University of Guelph. Our projects are on track and progressing nicely and plans for the Beef Innovations 2013 symposium and the Simmental Innovations Weekend in Guelph were unveiled. These events are a great opportunity for all seed-stock producers and especially Simmental breeders to gain a better understanding of the research being conducted and the tools available as a result. Dr. Wade Shafer from the American Simmental Association (ASA) was also in attendance and gave a thorough presentation on ASA’s programming with a focus on genetic improvement and areas of common interest with CSA. This was followed by a thorough discussion on the possibilities for our respective Associations to work more closely together. The conclusion to these meetings is always the CSA Board of Directors meeting which reviews all the committee recommendations and makes the fi nal decisions on the direction moving forward. Financial reports were provided that show the CSA had a successful 2012 fi scal year; these are currently in the audit process and will be presented to the membership at the CSA Annual General Meeting (AGM) in July. Recommendations from the Breed Improvement committee which gained board approval was the move back to a North American genetic evaluation in conjunction with American Simmental as well as to move forward with resolution process that will change the CSA upgrading table to allow the upgrading process to be the same on the female side as it is from the sire. Further details will be provided to the membership and will be voted on at our upcoming CSA AGM. As can been seen the Association continues to be active on many fronts working to position the CSA and the Simmental breed as a leader in the Canadian beef industry. As always we urge the membership to actively engage in the future direction of the Association so please join us at the 2013 Annual Meeting in Calgary on July 17 to receive more updates and take advantage of the opportunity to interact with CSA leadership, staff and Simmental breeders. We hope to see you in Calgary!

By Bruce HolmquistCanadian Simmental Association General Manager

Moving Forward

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Saskatchewan Research Council’s GenServe Laboratories™ (GenServe) is an ISO/IEC 17025 accredited DNA testing laboratory that has been committed to improving

agriculture through the commercial application of advanced DNA technologies for over 25 years. GenServe is focused on the development and delivery of high-throughput, high quality, value-added genomic services that support the interests and needs of industry. GenServe offers a wide variety of genomic services to the livestock sector including livestock parentage testing, DNA diagnostics (coat colour, genetic defects, horned/polled, etc.), genotyping and biobanking. GenServe provides convenient and cost-effective access to the latest genomics technologies. GenServe also manages one of the largest biorepositories of bovine genetic material. Having originally been established as a joint venture with the Canadian Cattle industry, GenServe maintains strong working relationships with several breed associations within Canada – including the Canadian Simmental Association (CSA). GenServe has been providing bovine parentage testing services to the cattle industry (including CSA) since 1987. Originally established as a blood-typing lab, GenServe (or Bova-Can Laboratories as it was known at the time) organized the first North American meeting inviting the major blood typing labs to agree on a parentage microsatellite panel and played a key role in the development and implementation of microsatellite based parentage testing within the Canadian industry. GenServe has been offering microsatellite based parentage to its clients since 1992 when this panel was adopted by the International Society of Animal Genetics (ISAG) as

the international standard for microsatellite parentage. More recently, GenServe has been working closely with a number of its clients through another technology transition from microsatellite technology to single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) technology for parentage verification. Over recent years, GenServe has played a key role in supporting CSA’s various genomics initiatives. With regards to CSA’s research activities, GenServe has conducted or facilitated genotyping and/or sequencing on thousands of samples over the past two years. GenServe has also worked closely with CSA to transition its routine parentage testing from microsatellite technology to SNP technology. In making this transition, CSA has also moved to the use of higher density SNP panels (up to 50,000 markers) that enable not only parent verification but also provide significant additional genomic information on the animals. Since moving to SNP parentage in mid-November 2012, several thousand samples have been genotyped to date as part of the transition. GenServe has been collecting and storing DNA samples on Simmental animals within its biorepository for over 20 years. Having ready access to this vast supply of samples in one centralized location has been vitally important to quickly and efficiently accessing the huge volume of samples required by CSA for its genomics research projects as well as those required for the transition to SNP parentage. Within the past year, over 6,000 Simmental samples have been accessed from GenServe’s biobank for testing. GenServe is extremely proud of its work with CSA over the past 25 years and we look forward to continuing this work to support the genomics innovation within the Simmental breed.

Simmental Innovations would like to introduce the first in its Partner Profile series that will showcase the many valuable partners involved in our research initiatives. These profiles will introduce our members and the Simmental Country readership to each of the partners that the Simmental Innovations team is proud to be collaborating with.

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Les Laboratoires GenServe™ du Conseil de recherche de la Saskatchewan (GenServe) sont des laboratoires effectuant des analyses d’ADN, accrédités selon les normes ISO/IEC 17025, et qui s’impliquent

activement depuis plus de 25 ans envers l’amélioration du secteur agricole par l’utilisation d’outils technologiques d’analyse de l’ADN. GenServe s’affaire au développement et à la diffusion à grande échelle dans l’industrie de services d’analyse génomique de haute qualité qui sont en lien avec les intérêts et les besoins de l’industrie. GenServe offre notamment au secteur de l’élevage du bétail une large brochette de services génomiques, lesquels incluent la vérification de la parenté, l’analyse diagnostique basée sur l’ADN (la couleur du poil, certains défauts génétiques, le caractère acère/avec cornes, etc.), le génotypage et la conservation du matériel biologique. GenServe favorise un accès pratique et à coût raisonnable aux plus récentes technologies d’analyse génomique. GenServe gère également l’une des plus importantes bio-banques de matériel génétique bovin. Étant issu à l’origine d’un partenariat avec l’industrie bovine canadienne, GenServe a conservé d’importants liens d’affaire avec plusieurs associations de races de boucherie au Canada, notamment avec l’Association canadienne Simmental (ACS). GenServe fournit depuis 1987 des services de vérification de la parenté auprès de l’industrie bovine (incluant pour l’ACS). Bien qu’à l’origine il avait été mis en place à titre de laboratoire d’analyse de la parenté, GenServe (ou encore Les laboratoires Bova-Can tells qu’ils s’appelaient auparavant) a organisé la première rencontre nord-américaine des principaux laboratoires d’analyse de la parenté qui ont été alors invités à adopter l’utilisation des panels / microsatellites pour la confirmation de la parenté. Ils ont ainsi joué un rôle clé dans le développement et l’implantation au sein de l’industrie canadienne de ces nouvelles méthodes d’analyse de la parenté utilisant les microsatellites. GenServe offre depuis 1992 à ses clients la vérification de la parenté par l’utilisation des microsatellites, c’est-à-dire lorsque leur panel fut adopté par la Société internationale de génétique animale (ISAG) à titre

de standard international de référence pour la vérification de la parenté par les microsatellites. Dernièrement, GenServe travaille étroitement avec un certain nombre de leurs clients dans une nouvelle démarche de transition entre la technologie des microsatellites vers la technologie de la vérification de la parenté basée sur le polymorphisme des nucléotides simples (SNP). Au cours des dernières années, GenServe a joué un rôle important pour l’ACS, en supportant leurs divers projets de génomique. Concernant les activités de recherche de l’ACS, au cours des deux dernières années, GenServe a réalisé ou contribué au travail de génotypage et / ou de séquençage de milliers d’échantillons. GenServe a également travaillé étroitement avec l’ACS afin d’assurer une transition au niveau des analyses de parenté, passant de la technologie des microsatellites à celle des SNP. Tout en effectuant cette transition, l’ACS a également décidé d’opter pour l’emploi de panels de SNP à haute densité (jusqu’à 50 000 marqueurs), permettant ainsi de fournir une quantité substantielle d’information génomique sur les animaux, en plus de la vérification de parenté. Depuis le passage au milieu de novembre 2012 à la vérification de la parenté par les SNP, plusieurs milliers d’échantillons ont ainsi été analysés pour déterminer leur génotype. GenServe recueille et entrepose depuis 20 ans dans sa banque de matériel biologique des échantillons d’ADN de sujets Simmental. L’accès rapide à tous ces échantillons au sein d’un même endroit a constitué une raison importante pour favoriser et améliorer l’efficacité d’utilisation d’un volume considérable d’échantillons nécessaires pour les travaux de recherche génomique de l’ACS, de même que pour favoriser la transition vers l’analyse de parenté par les SNP. Au cours de la dernière année, on a testé plus de 6000 échantillons de sujets Simmental conservés dans la banque de matériel biologique de GenServe. GenServe est très fier de travailler depuis 25 ans avec l’ACS et nous visons poursuivre cette collaboration, pour supporter les projets de recherche génomique de la race Simmental.

´Avec cette nouvelle série “Profil de nos partenaires”, nous désirons vous présenter et mettre en évidence nos précieux collaborateurs impliqués dans nos projets de recherche désignés par l’appellation « Innovations Simmental ».Nos membres et tous les lecteurs de la revue Simmental Country pourront lire ces profils, ce qui leur permettra de mieux connaître chacun des partenaires offrant une importante collaboration aux projets de recherche « Innovations Simmental.

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Czech-Mate SimmentalsDowney FarmsHarvie RanchingJay Dawn Farms

LaBatte SimmentalsMappin SimmentalsMcMillen RanchingScissors Creek Cattle Co.

Sunny Valley SimmentalsSunrise SimmentalsSwan Lake FarmsWorkman Farms

2013 Bull Buyers... CR Freeman FarmsRainalta SimmentalsDoug GoudyCrocus SimmentalsDean MeyersCasey ClaffeyWaverley Farms

Kevin TeskeTiszauer Farms Ltd.Rodney ReidB & L FarmsFCL Land & Cattle Don DaymanRoger Clay Farms Ltd.McKenzie Stock Farm

Rick WilliamsBJ Cattle CoBerg Stock FarmsTerry YoungBrian CzerwonkaKelly SchulhauserDylan WilliamsClayton Breault

7L7 Ranch Fradette Land & CattleRJS Ag Ltd.Blooming EnterprisesJason Durr

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Appuye sur le poteau de cloture

Par Bruce HolmquistDirecteur General – Association Canadienne Simmental

Les activités ont été fl orissantes et variées ces derniers mois au sein de l’Association canadienne Simmental (ACS). Un nombre record de ventes de taureaux se sont tenues partout au Canada et le personnel de l’ACS a été

très occupé afi n de supporter plusieurs de ces ventes. Les ventes de cette année ont connu un immense succès, tant par rapport au nombre de taureaux vendus qu’au niveau des prix reçus – la race Simmental occupe une position très solide et, sans contredit, elle domine l’industrie bovine. Toutefois, comme c’est également une réalité chez les autres races, on remarque parfois que certaines ventes Simmental offrent un nombre trop élevé de taureaux. En fait, les effectifs de vaches en diminution dans toutes les régions du pays ont fait en sorte que cela exerce une pression sur les prix pour quelques ventes de taureaux de toutes races. Toutes les races doivent collectivement être bien conscientes de la nécessité de maintenir de hauts standards de qualité et des pratiques de réforme rigoureuses. Votre personnel de l’ACS a également été fort occupé en participant à certains évènements de l’industrie tels que la Conférence de l’industrie bovine de l’Alberta, l’Assemblée générale annuelle de la « Canadian Cattlemen’s Association » à Ottawa, ainsi qu’à l’Assemblée générale annuelle du Conseil canadien des races de boucherie. Notre présence à de tels évènements entraîne un impact certain et cela fait en sorte que la race Simmental est reconnue comme étant solidaire avec le reste de l’industrie, en prenant part aux discussions relatives à nos défi s communs et aux nouvelles opportunités. Ces évènements nous permettent aussi de rencontrer divers représentants politiques ainsi que des leaders de l’industrie, lesquels possèdent une infl uence signifi cative sur notre industrie par leurs décisions et les politiques qu’ils mettent en place. Les membres du conseil d’administration et de nos divers comités se sont également réunis au cours du mois de mars à Calgary. Le comité de promotion, sous la présidence de M. Randy Mader, a discuté plusieurs éléments, notamment en ce qui concerne le budget global de promotion de l’ACS, afi n de s’entendre sur les moyens les plus effi caces de l’utiliser pour la promotion de la race et pour le bénéfi ce de tous les membres. De nombreuses idées furent discutées par les membres du comité et elles sont présentement étudiées par le personnel. Celles-là incluent des idées telles que des carnets de vêlage, un nouveau design pour nos annonces, une nouvelle édition de la brochure “Marketing Made Easy”, des mises à jour sur notre site internet, une nouvelle application pour les téléphones intelligents, ainsi que d’autres moyens intéressants afi n d’attirer l’intérêt des producteurs bovins dans les divers marchés d’animaux. Le président du comité d’amélioration de la race, M. Fraser Redpath, a mené avec brio les délibérations de son comité, lesquelles

concernaient principalement les divers projets de recherche de l’ACS, lesquels furent présentés par Mme Sandy Russell, responsable des projets, ainsi que par le Dr Steve Miller, chercheur principal de l’Université de Guelph. Nos projets avancent très bien et ils respectent les échéanciers. On a profi té de la rencontre pour dévoiler les détails du Symposium « Beef Innovations 2013 » et de la fi n de semaine « Innovations Simmental » à Guelph. Ces évènements fourniront une excellente opportunité à tous les éleveurs de bovins, et plus spécialement aux éleveurs Simmental, d’acquérir une meilleure compréhension des recherches courantes et des outils en développement. Le Dr. Wade Shafer de l’Association américaine Simmental (AAS) était aussi présent et celui-ci a expliqué en détails les programmes de l’AAS, en particulier en ce qui concerne l’amélioration génétique et les zones d’intérêts communs avec l’ACS. Une bonne discussion a suivi, portant sur les possibilités pour nos deux associations respectives de travailler plus étroitement ensemble. La conclusion de toutes ces rencontres s’effectue toujours lors de la rencontre du conseil d’administration de l’ACS, au cours de laquelle on étudie toutes les recommandations des comités et on prend les décisions qui traceront la voie aux orientations choisies. Les rapports fi nanciers furent présentés et ceux-ci démontraient bien que l’ACS a connu une bonne année fi nancière en 2012 ; ces rapports sont présentement à l’étape d’être vérifi és et ils seront ensuite présentés à tous les membres en juillet prochain lors de l’Assemblée générale annuelle de l’ACS. Le conseil d’administration a entériné certaines recommandations provenant du comité d’amélioration de la race, notamment celle demandant de revenir à une évaluation génétique nord-américaine, en collaboration avec l’Association américaine. De plus, on a entériné la demande à l’effet de procéder par voie de résolution en vue d’une modifi cation envisagée des exigences de l’ACS par rapport au croisement d’absorption, afi n que le processus appliqué soit le même dans le cas des femelles qu’il l’est présentement chez les taureaux. Les membres recevront plus de détails à cet effet et ils seront appelés à prendre un vote lors de la prochaine Assemblée annuelle de l’ACS. Tel que vous pouvez le constater, l’Association continue d’être très active dans plusieurs domaines, en travaillant constamment à placer l’ACS et la race Simmental à l’avant-scène de l’industrie bovine canadienne. Enfi n, comme d’habitude, nous encourageons tous les membres à s’impliquer activement dans les futures orientations de l’Association, en participant en grand nombre à l’Assemblée annuelle à Calgary le 17 juillet 2013. Vous pourrez alors y recevoir d’autres mises à jour et vous pourriez profi ter de l’occasion pour interagir avec le personnel de l’ACS, les autres éleveurs et les membres de votre conseil d’administration. Au plaisir de vous rencontrer à Calgary !

Poursuivant sur nos avancées

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Swantewitt Simmentals, ABS-7 Ranch, AB

Huxley Colony, AB (2)SAJ Simmentals SK

JVS Farms, AB

Handhills Colony, ABDave & Bev Rasmussen, ABD. Moranda Simmentals, AB

Kerry Verbonac, ABRick & Val Leibel, AB

Diamond K Cattle, SK (2)Miller Ranches, AB

Sunberry Valley Ranch, AB Peter Hunt, AB

Dale Martinson, ABBaseline Land & Cattle, ABWillow Creek Colony, AB

RJA Ranch, AB

“If you are attending BEEF 2013 in Calgary this July - stop in, we would be glad to show you around!” (we are a quick 30 minutes north of Calgary right o� the QE2 highway)

CMS/BMD Paparazzi 205ZCrossroad Farms, Shell Lake, SK

CMS Dougay 221ZWestgold Farms, Minburn, AB

CMS Simmer 217ZHomestead-T Simmentals, Notre Dame De Lour, MB

CMS Ferguson 208ZSoderglen Ranches, Airdrie, AB

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N • O • T • I • C • E Canadian Simmental Association

Annual General Meeting Wednesday, July 17, 2013 – 2 p.m.

Calgary, Alberta

13, 4101-19 Street NE, Calgary, Alberta T2E 7C4 Tel: (403) 250-7979

E-mail: [email protected] website: www.simmental.com

Rick McIntyre

Is the Chairman of the Nomination Committee and will be receiving all CSA Director nominations. Any nominations should be sent to him at / Est le Président du Comité de Nomination et recevra toutes les

nominations de directeur de l’ASC. Toutes les nominations devraient lui être envoyées à : PO Box 440, Churchbridge, Saskatchewan S0A 0M0

Tel: 306-896-2888 (H) • 306-896-2899 (F) E-mail: [email protected]

A • V • I • S Association Simmental Canadienne

Assemblée annuelle Mercredi, le 17 Juillet, 2013 – 14 :00 h

Calgary, Alberta

13, 4101-19 Street NE, Calgary, Alberta T2E 7C4 Tel: (403) 250-7979

E-mail: [email protected] website: www.simmental.com

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FORM OF PROXY CANADIAN SIMMENTAL ASSOCIATION

45th ANNUAL MEETING --- 2013

The undersigned member of the Canadian Simmental Association hereby appoints ___________________________________________________________________

(Name) Canadian Simmental Association Member Number ________________ of _____________________________________________

(Address) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ (Town/City) (Province) (Postal Code) as the nominee of the undersigned to attend, vote and act for and on behalf of the undersigned at the meeting of the members of the Association to be held on the 17th day of July, 2013 and at any adjournments thereof in the same manner and to the same event and with the same power as if the undersigned were present at the said meeting or such adjournment or adjournments thereof. The said proxy is authorized and directed to vote for the election of officers of the Canadian Simmental Association, if any. If any amendments or variations to matters identified in the notice of meeting are proposed at the meeting or if any other matters properly come before the meeting discretionary authority is hereby conferred with respect thereto. __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ Signature of Person Making Declaration Date __________________________________________________ Name of Membership __________________________________________________ Fax copies are accepted provided they are received 10 days CSA Member Number prior in advance of the AGM at the CSA office.

FORMULAIRE DE PROCURATION ASSOCIATION SIMMENTAL CANADIENNE

45ième ASSEMBLÉE ANNUELLE 2013 Le membre soussigné de l’association Simmental canadienne nommé par la présente ______________________________________________________________________

(Nom) numéro de membre de l’association Simmental canadienne ____________________ de ____________________________________

(Adresse) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ (Ville/Village) (Province) (Code Postale) En tant que délégué de la part du membre soussigné, pour assister, voter et agir en son nom à l’assemblée annuelle des membres de l’association qui aura lieu le 17 juillet 2013 et à n’importe quel ajournement de l’assemblée, de la même façon et dans la même capacité et avec le même pouvoir d’agir que si le membre soussigné était présent à la dite assemblée ou à tel(s) ajournement(s) de celle-ci. Le mandataire est autorisé à voter et enjoint de le faire pour l’élection des membres du conseil de l’association Simmental canadienne s’il y a lieu. Si à la réunion il y avait proposition d’amender ou de varier les sujets de discussion tels qu’identifiés dans l’avis de convocation de l’assemblée ou si d’autres questions étaient conformément présentées à l’assemblée, un pouvoir discrétionnaire à ce sujet est en outre conféré au mandataire. __________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ Signature du mandataire Date __________________________________________________ Nom sous lequel il/elle est membre de l’ASC Les copies envoyées par télécopieur ‘‘fax’’ sont acceptées pourvu qu’elles soient reçues à notre bureau de l’Association __________________________________________________ au moins 10 jours avant la Réunion générale annuelle de No. de membre de l’ASC l’Association Canadienne Simmental.

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Canadian Simmental AssociationAnnual General Meeting ~ July 17, 2013

A week of celebration for the Summental BreedJuly 14 - Calgary Stampede Showdown SundayJuly 15&16 - Beef Innovations 2013July 16 - 6:00 pm: CSA Banquet July 16 - 7:30 pm: Garth Sweet Simmental Foundation AuctionJuly 17 - 8 am - 12:00 pm: Ranch Tour At Mader Ranches (Transportation Available)

July 17 - 1:00 pm: CSA AGM RegistrationJuly 17 - 2:00 pm: CSA Annual General MeetingJuly 16-18 - YCSA National Classic, Okotoks, AB

Sheraton Cavalier Calgary

2620 32nd Ave NECalgary, AB

P: (403) 291-0107

A block of rooms has been set aside under the name of the Canadian Simmental Association at a group rate of $149.00/night. Guests are responsible for making

their own reservations and must do so before June 21st to qualify for this rate.

For complete agenda and further details please visit:www.simmental.com or www.simmentalinnovations.com

Join the excitement in Calgary!

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YCSA Contacts

YCSA CoordinatorEmily Grey

(819) 835-0284 [email protected]

President • SKTiffany Peters


Vice-President • ONKaylea Donovan(819) 434-5632

[email protected]

Executive Officer • NSDanielle Stewart(902) 890-5167

[email protected]

Directors

AlbertaKolby Heaven


MaritimesScott Gaunce

C: (506) 227-4820 [email protected]

ManitobaEmily Hickson

C: (204) [email protected]

OntarioDanielle Sullivan(705) 872-2173

[email protected]

QuebecKrista Whalen

(819) [email protected]

CSA DirectorLacey Fisher

(902) 661-0766 (506) 536-8454

[email protected]

Young Canadian Simmental Association Newsletter2013 YCSA National Classic Schedule ~ July 16-18th, 2013We invite all youth to participate in the 2013 YCSA National Classic in Okotoks, AB. This event is being hosted by the Alberta YCSA and is being held in conjunction with the CSA Annual General Meeting. Monday, July 15 9:00am–5:00 pm • Beef Innovations Genomics Symposium 6:00–9:00 pm • Beef Innovations Banquet

Tuesday, July 16 8:30am–4:00 pm • Beef Innovations Genomic Symposium10:00am–1:00 pm • Move In & Registration1:30 pm • Orientation2:00 pm • Herdsman Quiz 3:00 pm • Senior Sire Summary3:30 pm • Scavenger Hunt6:00–10:00 pm • CSA Banquet, GSSF Auction Wednesday, July 177:30 am • YCS Breakfast8:15 am • Orientation9:00 am • Grooming Demonstration9:45 am • Grooming Competition 11:30 am • Lunch on your own

12:30 pm • Novice/Junior/ Intermediate Calving Demo & Quiz1:00 pm • Shuttle leaves with Senior & Executive Members to attend AGM2:00 pm • Novice/Junior/ Intermediate Show Team Judging 2:00–4:00 pm • CSA AGM4:30 pm • Novice/Junior/ Intermediate Marketing6:00 pm • BBQ&Cow Pie Olympics 7:30 pm • YCSA AGM8:30 pm • AYCSA AGM

Thursday, July 18 8:00 am • YCS Breakfast 9:00 am • Sr. Show Team Judging & Showmanship 11:30 am • Catered Lunch 1:00 pm • 2013 YCSA National Classic Show • Commercial animals show first• Awards Ceremony following show

Provincial Junior Simmental Shows accross CanadaFind a show near you and be part of the action.

Quebec Junior Beef Show July 5-7, 2013 - Brome, PQ

Contact: Krista Whalen - (819) 679-7964

Alberta YCSA Wildrose National Classic July 16-19, 2013, Okotoks, AB

Contact: Kolby Heaven - (780) 778-1435

American Junior Simmental Association Summit Leadership Conference

July 29-August 1, 2013 - Sillwater, OK Contact: Emily Grey - (819) 835-0284

Manitoba Youth Beef Round Up August 2-4, 2013 - Neepawa, MB

Contact: Emily Hickson - (204) 570-1969

Saskatchewan YCSA Tiger Lily Classic July 30-August 1, 2013 - Prince Albert, SK Contact: Tiffany Peters - (306) 948-8044

Maritime YCSA Classic August 22-24, 2013 - Truro, NS

Contact: Scott Gaunce - (506) 227-4820

Ontario Trillium Classic November 2013 - Toronto, ON

Contact: Danielle Sullivan - (705) 872-2173

Thank You to Wheatland Cattle Co... Thank you to Wheatland Cattle Co. for their generous donation to the YCSA program. The semen lots were sold in their 2013 Focus on the Future Bull Sale and all proceeds went to the YCSA program. These two lots raised $4,350.00. The Lafrentz Family has been involved with junior breed associations for many years and we thank them for their continued involvement and support of the YCSA program.

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This year the Annual Garth Sweet Simmental Foundation Auction will be held as part of the CSA AGM Banquet on Tuesday,

July 16th in Calgary, AB. Funds are raised to support the Young Canadian Simmental

Association program, youth scholarships and Simmental Research and development projects.

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8:00 - 4:00 pm - Beef Innovations 2013 Symposium8:00 - 4:00 pm - Beef Innovations 2013 Symposium8:00 - 4:00 pm - Beef Innovations 2013 Symposium6:00pm - CSA Banquet6:00pm - CSA Banquet6:00pm - CSA Banquet

7:30 pm - Garth Sweet Simmental Foundation Auction7:30 pm - Garth Sweet Simmental Foundation Auction7:30 pm - Garth Sweet Simmental Foundation Auction7:30 pm - Garth Sweet Simmental Foundation Auction7:30 pm - Garth Sweet Simmental Foundation Auction7:30 pm - Garth Sweet Simmental Foundation AuctionWednesday, July 17, 2013Wednesday, July 17, 2013Wednesday, July 17, 2013

CSA Annual General Meeting & YCSA National ClassicCSA Annual General Meeting & YCSA National ClassicCSA Annual General Meeting & YCSA National ClassicThursday, July 18, 2013Thursday, July 18, 2013Thursday, July 18, 2013

YCSA National Classic ShowYCSA National Classic ShowYCSA National Classic Show

Donations are always welcome. IF YOU HAVE AN ITEM TO DONATE PLEASE CONTACT

Ken Lewis (780) 818-3829 or Deanne Young (780) 696-3643

Date: Tuesday, July 16th, 2013Time: 7:30 pmWhere: CSA Banquet, Sheraton Cavalier Hotel, Calgary, AB

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President:Everett OlsonRR 1, Rapid City, MB R0K 1W0Phone: 204-826-2643Email: [email protected]

1st Vice President:Todd CollinsRR 2, Darlingford, MB R0G 0L0Phone: 204-246-2166Email: [email protected]

2nd Vice President:Jacquie DowneyGeneral Delivery, Coulter, MB R0M 1G0Phone: 204-649-2260Email: [email protected]

Secretary/Treasurer:Donalee JonesBox 142, Cartwright, MB R0K 0L0Phone/fax: 204-529-2444Email: [email protected]

MSA Directors:Lesley HedleyRR 1, Rapid City, MB R0K 1W0Phone: 204-826-2765

Shannon CarveyBox 60, Alexander, MB R0K 0A0Phone: 204-752-2285Email: [email protected]

Craig DavidsonBox 2680, Virden, MB R0M 2C0Phone: 204-748-2545Email: [email protected]

Rick DequierBox 1673, Carman, MB R0G 0J0Phone: 204-771-0280Email: [email protected]

Trevor PetersBox 385, Rivers, MB R0K 1X0Phone: 204-328-7458Email: [email protected]

Andrea ArbuckleBox 307, Hartney, MB R0M 0X0Phone: 204-483-0319Email: [email protected]

YCSA President:Emily HicksonRR 2 Box 24, Brandon, MB R7A 5Y2Phone: 204-725-0621Email: [email protected]

CSA Director:Fraser RedpathBox 121, Mather, MB R0K 1L0Phone/Fax: 204-529-2560Email: [email protected]

Front row: Wes Hill , Shannon Carvey , Darryl Perkin (Past President), Andrea ArbuckleBack row: Todd Collins, Terry Woychyshyn, Everett Olson (President), Trevor Peters, Rick Dequier and Fraser Redpath (CSA Director)

Keystone 2013 Commercial ProducerCreekside Cattle CompanyAd & Debbie de KoningEden, Manitoba

Pembina Triangle 2013 Commercial ProducerKen & Bill Knaggs

Carman, Manitoba

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When asked to be featured in Women in Simmental Country, Barb Vance replied, “What an honour and a privilege to be asked to present my story in our Canadian Publication.

To the rest of the women in this Simmental cattle business, I applaud you. I am only one tiny fragment of the material that weaves the fabric of Simmental together.” Barb comes from a long line of agriculture pioneers as her grandfather; Thomas was one of the original settlers in Huntley Township, Ontario, in the 1820’s. Barb was one of fi ve children to grow up on the family farm and she later married her husband, Bennie Vance, in 1961. Bennie’s great grandfather, Irwin emigrated from Ireland in 1840 and purchased some land outside of the Village of Carp, Ontario. After Bennie’s father, Oscar, retired from farming, Barb and Bennie wanted to see that land being used and started to build their commercial based cowherd in 1961.

In 1975 the Vances purchased a couple of cows that were bred Simmental, one of them producing a set of twin heifers. The Vances received some advice on how to register those twins and V5 Simmentals was started.“The name V5 Simmentals comes from us,” explains Barb. “Bennie, myself, our sons Murray and Trevor, and Bennie’s MotherKatie, who was lovingly known as Granny Vance to everyone.” The Vances purchased their fi rst Fullblood Simmental in 1977. “We wanted heavier calves and were so pleased with the results of Simmental genetics that we papered the offspring through the upgrading process from half-bloods to

Purebred Simmentals. “ That fall Barb and Bennie drove across part of Canada in their old pick-up with the intention of purchasing Fullbloods at Agribition. They window shopped the night before the sale and picked out what they were going to bid on. Barb says, “There was standing room only and we sat high in the bleachers. I still have that catalogue, Lot #221 and Lot #230. They sold for $15,000 and $15,200. We felt we had good taste but our truck went home empty that day. With the exception of the bale of straw we found on the road on the way home.” That year was a dry one in Western Canada and the Vances eventually purchased 10 domestic purebreds. The Vance family never looked back after they started on their Simmental journey. They built their herd up to 80 Fullblood cows and over the years gradually eased down to a manageable few. The Vances were pioneers in testing bulls in Ontario and helped establish breed sales as well as loaned many Simmental calves for 4-H projects. “We tried to help promote Simmental in every possible way,” says Barb. “While I fi nd good traits in any breed, I feel we have everything in the Simmental breed. I cannot say enough about these wonderful animals and I have worked with many.” While Barb explains that her herd was not completely Fleckvieh the animals are strongly infl uenced that way and most A.I. sires that she uses are Full Fleckvieh. “I feel that the Fleckvieh cattle have been instrumental in bringing closer ties between the Purebred breeder and the commercial cattleman, with lower frame size and high yielding carcass, which ideally suits the Canadian Beef industry.” As a family the Vances showed Simmental cattle at local fairs and provided continual support to their two boys while they were members of the 4-H program. “We did the usual activities,” says Barb. “Bennie was on the Ontario Cattlemen’s Association, a director on the Ottawa Valley Farm Show, we were judges at fairs. We both served terms on the Ottawa Valley Simmental Club with Bennie doing a term on the Ontario Simmental Association and I was a 4-H leader for 21 plus.” “I was a member of the Ontario Simmental Belles from the very beginning,” continues Barb. “I held almost every executive position includingPresident, Vice-President, and Secretary.”The Vance’s have sold cattle through the Ottawa Valley Spring and Fall Club Sales for many years and they held their

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own Production Sale with Guest Consignors for 21 years. Barb contributed her talents in numerous fi elds of agriculture such as beef, dairy, sheep and fi eld crops. A May 24, 2002 newspaper article featured Barb when she was presented with the “Ottawa Civic Appreciation Award” in the rural agricultural category and community activism with youth. Barb taught, coached and encouraged children to never give up and try and try again. To this day Barb still has 4-H members come to her farm to work with her calves and use them as 4-H projects. After 4-H Murray was not involved with the cattle operation as he pursued a career in heavy machinery. In the summer of 1995 tragedy struck the Vance family when Barb and Bennie’s son Trevor was killed in a farm accident. Trevor was involved in the V-5 operation from the time he was bornand he would do chores and take care of the herd every day after school. He joined 4-H at the age of 12 and completed 25 projects during his 8 years of involvement. He loved to show V-5 Simmentals and was an active YCSA member. After his passing, a memorial scholarship was set up in his honour by the Canadian Simmental Belles. Over the years many youth have gone on to continue their educations with the assistance of this scholarship. “He would be so thankful and proud,” says Barb. “I received a sales catalogue this year and the young man who received this year’s scholarship was involved in a sale with another gentleman who was in one of my 4-H clubs when he was younger. It is amazing how this world brings us together.” Over the years the Vances have been recognized for their dedication to their community. Barb has received the “Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II the Golden Jubilee” award for contribution to Canada, to their community or to their fellow Canadians; the Distinguished Service Award from the Canadian Association of Fairs and Exhibitions; the Ontario Association of Agricultural Societies Meritorious Service to Agriculture Award; and 21 Years Total Dedication to 4-H Award from Straw Fest. The Vances received the “Outstanding Community Involvement” for donating parkland in Trevor’s Memory and Bennie and Barb were inducted into the Canadian Simmental Hall of Fame in 2004 for their contributions and dedication to the Simmental Breed. Bennie Vance passed away in August 2008. “We were proud of the herd we had built but I was left with some 70 head and decided to downsize. We had our own production sale so I parted with quite a few favourites however I still maintain a small herd.” Over the years the Vance’s were well known for encouraging youth, coaching and guiding them through the 4-H program, and always willing to lend a hand to a neighbor or friend. “When one door shuts, another one opens,” say Barb. “My husband had noticed Dylan Foley, a young man who wanted to ownand show Simmental cattle, at the time he was only 11 years old. Bennie spent time talking to this young fellow, guiding with a little gentle wisdom while helping him with some purchases. Today Dylan

houses his cattle with me in exchange for tractor work, haying and assistance around the farm and he has grown into a Simmental breeder that we are very proud of.” While Barb stays true to her traditional Simmentals, “Dylan Foley bringsme up to speed by introducing good reds and blacks to our stable.” Barb shared with Simmental Country some of the interesting things that her family has been asked to do over the years. In 1986 the Vances were asked to be part of a CBC Marketplace series as they were looking for a family that was active in the community and had young children at home. The Vances had to use products for a month and then report on if these products were suitable to farm life. An excerpt from the newspaper article that Barb provided reads ``Eighteen year old Murray decided that low-cal dinners may be delicious but are decidedly not suitable for the working man engaged in farming, his mother recalls. He had one of the dinners and then that evening made a whole loaf of bread into tomato sandwiches. They`re not for us.” Barb’s time with Simmentals has been rewarding and one she would not have wanted to miss. When asked about her favorite Simmental memory, “There are so many,” Barb replied. “The people are like a family, Simmentals are about people and cattle. The people that we have met over the years have touched our hearts in so many ways. The Ottawa Valley Simmental Club is a very strong club with wonderful dedicated people. They hold a very special place in my heart. They organized a 45th wedding anniversary for Bennie and I and always made sure we were able to travel to different sales and events across the country. We have made so many wonderful friendships,” says Barb. “Having come from times when people were more involved and connected with people on a one to one basis, I worry thatsomething is missing in our technical age. Nothing can replace the warmth of people interacting.” Barb continues to be involved with her local Simmental clubs, the Carp Fair committee, the Ottawa Valley Seed Growers and Farm Show committees, “there is always something on my to-do list,” says Barb. She comments that her herd is small however she will keep loaning calves to 4-H members, will continue to show a bit and will continue to work to organize classes for people to bring their animals to the 150th Annual Carp Fair in the Ottawa Valley. “Dylan, along with his Father David help me BIG TIME,” says Barb. “Life in our barn is interesting and I hope in some small way I am keeping Bennie’s dream alive by giving a hand up to youth – our future.” The Simmental Country would like to thank Barb Vance for her and her family’s contributions to the Simmental Breed. Thank you for all your years of involvement and dedication to not only the Simmental breed but to the agriculture industry.

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Breed Improvement

The Taxing Job of Selection

By Sean McGrath

As I write this it is tax time and I am trying to sort through one of my least favourite jobs of the year. The fi rst question that probably comes to mind is what does this have to do with beef cattle

in general and Simmental genetics in particular. Well, tax time is one time of the year where we are forced to refl ect on our balance sheet including income and expenses. In the context of beef cattle genetics this balance sheet concept is pretty important. No matter what the production system, one of the goals is usually to have to top number be larger than the bottom, thus creating a positive end result. There are a lot of different ways to accomplish this. One way is to push performance and productivity. This has the effect of raising the top or income number. It also generally comes with some added expense. Performance is not usually achieved on a diet of dust and tumbleweeds. At the opposite end of the spectrum is the option to drive expenses into the ground. This generally comes at the expense of performance or income. If we choose not to feed or supplement calves we are unlikely to achieve rapid gains and may even suffer unacceptable losses. Most of us choose to try a balancing act that lands somewhere in the middle of these two approaches. The variation in approaches is huge and is, or should be, largely resource dependent. For a simple example, consider that a mixed farm may have more feed resources available than a straight cattle operation. Even distance from sources of non-conventional feeds such as distillers’ grain or screening pellets can make a big difference in paying business structures. In order to fi t cattle into these various scenarios that are likely to be profi table, or at least have a chance of success, we need to describe the genetic potential of the cattle. We often focus on the actual performance of seedstock, such as their own weaning weight or scrotal number or even their appearance without realizing that what we are really interested in is what they will pass on to their offspring. The whole reason behind EPD development and now genomics is to describe this portion that we don’t readily see, but that actually impacts profi tability in offspring. We are getting very good at measuring and describing growth and carcass traits with EPD. These traits are easily seen and are best at describing the top line of our Income & Expense Statement. More performance (bigger numbers) results in generally higher gross income. In areas with lots of resources available you can see this naturally occurring just by driving down the backroads and looking at the cowherds which will tend to have larger cows and higher production levels than areas with fewer resources available. Faster growing cattle also make a big difference in the feedlot, allowing

them to turn over more cash fl ow in a quicker time frame. We are less fantastic at measuring and describing the bottom half of our balance sheet. This is in part because there are a lot of expenses that we have a hard time measuring and also because we have a nearly infi nite variety of ways to run a cow herd, and thus an equal number of cost structures. For example on the income side a pound of weaning weight that sells for $1.50 is worth $1.50 on the income side regardless of how it was produced, but the expenses to produce that pound may range from less than $0.50 to well over $2. One of the fi rst ways we try to deal with this expense issue is to trim back a bit on the overall performance of the cattle. For example, selection of bulls with average milk EPD, rather than numbers in the top 5% of the breed. By giving up production the idea is that the requirements to support the daughter of that bull will also decline. Other approaches include reviewing sires used in the past that were successful and targeting similar bloodlines or DNA profi les in sire purchases. Another approach that is extremely effective is planned cross-breeding. Longer term approaches to address evaluating the expense part of the equation include Total Herd Reporting, where fertility and longevity can be objectively assessed, genomics and feed effi ciency research to target feed costs and adapting production systems at the ground level to reduce costs. This process takes time as it requires data collection, evaluation and development of effective selection tools. Further it requires education and a desire among breeders to adopt the technologies. Most cattle operations are run by folks who are used to multi-tasking to the extreme. They regularly consider a multitude of factors in making decisions about complex interactive systems on the go. Because of the complexity involved, and the variation between operations it is likely that the evolution of selection indexes will also play a part moving forward, in order to encompass the variety of factors involved and provide useable evaluations for differing management scenarios. This industry complexity stands the Simmental breed on good ground. The vast diversity within the breed allows for selection of cattle that can fi t a variety of systems and environments. The investment in research and development also provides background to tackle the harder side of expenses. The often hotly contested debates about selection direction and what is “right” indicate that there are differing opinions on what the “best” looks like and this is important as the best varies depending on the customer. Selection is a taxing job, but matching the right cattle to the customer is the recipe for long term success.

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Amelioration de la Race

Les impôts et le travail de sélection!

Par Sean McGrath

J’écris cet article durant la période de déclaration annuelle des impôts et je tente de me dépêtrer avec ce qui est probablement ma pire tâche de l’année. Je me demande vraiment qu’est-ce que cela peut avoir affaire avec les

bovins de boucherie en général, et la génétique Simmental de manière plus spécifi que. Et bien, lors de la période des impôts, on doit se pencher sur nos états fi nanciers de la dernière année, tant au niveau des revenus que des dépenses. Le concept d’état des résultats est très important en parallèle avec le contexte de la génétique des bovins de boucherie. En effet, peu importe le système de production considéré, notre objectif est de toujours faire en sorte que le chiffre du haut soit plus gros que celui du bas, ce qui nous laisse alors avec un résultat positif. Il y a plusieurs façons différentes d’arriver à ce résultat. L’une de celles-là est de viser la performance et la productivité. Ceci viendra augmenter le chiffre du haut ou les revenus. Une hausse des dépenses vient généralement avec cela. On n’atteint pas souvent de hautes performances avec une ration composée de poussières et de mauvaises herbes. À l’autre extrémité du spectre, on a également la possibilité de diminuer les dépenses jusqu’à la limite. Toutefois, cela se ferait au détriment des performances ou des revenus. En choisissant de ne pas alimenter ou de ne pas offrir de suppléments aux veaux, on s’expose à ne pas atteindre une croissance très rapide et même à enregistrer des pertes inacceptables. La plupart d’entre nous optons pour un équilibre qui nous positionne entre ces deux extrémités. Il existe en effet une multitude d’approches, et celles-là sont ou devraient être grandement dépendantes des ressources disponibles. À titre d’exemple, on peut présumer qu’une ferme faisant de l’élevage et des céréales devrait disposer de ressources alimentaires plus abondantes qu’une ferme consacrée uniquement à l’élevage des bovins. Également, la distance nous séparant de sources d’approvisionnement en aliments non conventionnels telles que les drèches de distillerie ou les criblures de grains peut faire une bonne différence au niveau du paiement de nos coûts d’opération. Si on veut s’assurer que nos animaux puissent bien produire selon les conditions favorables de ces divers scénarios, ou au moins espérer connaître un certain niveau de réussite, on doit d’abord obtenir une description du potentiel génétique de nos animaux. On se préoccupe souvent des performances brutes des animaux, telles que leur poids au sevrage, la circonférence scrotale ou encore leur apparence phénotypique, sans vraiment réaliser qu’on est davantage intéressé à savoir ce qu’ils transmettent à leur descendance. La raison fondamentale justifi ant le développement des EPD et maintenant de la génomique consiste à pouvoir mieux décrire la portion qu’on ne voit pas tout de suite, mais qui a en fait

une grande infl uence sur la rentabilité de la descendance. On est devenu très bon pour mesurer et bien documenter avec des EPD les caractères liés à la croissance et aux qualités de carcasse. L’infl uence de ces mêmes caractères est facile à voir et ils nous permettent d’expliquer la première ligne des états des revenus et dépenses. De meilleures performances (de plus gros chiffres) nous amènent habituellement des revenus bruts supérieurs. Cette tendance peut être observée dans les régions possédant plus de ressources alimentaires disponibles, si on se promène sur les routes secondaires et qu’on jette un coup d’oeil aux divers troupeaux, lesquels auront naturellement tendance à être composés de vaches plus grosses qui démontrent une production supérieure à celles se trouvant dans les régions moins favorisées par rapport aux ressources fourragères. De tels bovins avec une croissance plus élevée peuvent aussi faire une bonne différence dans les parcs d’engraissement, en leur permettant de générer plus d’entrées de fonds dans une période plus courte. On n’est pas très génial pour mesurer et caractériser la section du bas de notre état des revenus et dépenses. Cela est en partie dû au fait qu’il y a plusieurs dépenses diffi cile à mesurer et également parce que nous utilisons une variété importante de manières de gérer notre troupeau ce qui, par le fait même, nous donne un nombre équivalent de structures spécifi ques de coûts. Par exemple, au niveau des revenus, une livre de poids au sevrage vendue pour 1,50 $ vaut en fait 1,50 $, peu importe de quelle façon elle a été produite. Par contre, la dépense effectuée afi n de produire cette livre de poids de veau pourrait avoir coûté de 0,50 $ à plus de 2,00 $. Par rapport à cette même dépense, l’une des premières façons qu’on semble adopter consiste souvent à sacrifi er un certain niveau de performance globalement chez nos animaux. Par exemple, on sélectionnera des taureaux possédant un EPD moyen pour l’aptitude laitière, au lieu d’y aller pour des individus se situant dans le premier 5 % de la race. En laissant de côté une telle production, on applique un principe visant à ce que les exigences demandées par les fi lles d’un tel taureau soient également diminuées. D’autres approches peuvent inclure l’analyse des taureaux utilisés par le passé et avec lesquels on a eu du succès, puis on vise à acheter des taureaux possédant des lignées similaires ou encore des profi ls d’ADN comparables. Un programme de croisement bien planifi é représente également une approche extrêmement effi cace. Des approches à plus long terme existent si on souhaite mieux évaluer la partie de l’équation correspondante aux dépenses, qu’on pense au programme de l’Enregistrement du troupeau complet, lequel nous permet d’évaluer objectivement le niveau de fertilité et de longévité. On peut aussi compter sur la génomique et les recherches touchant l’effi cacité alimentaire

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Every calving season veterinarians are called on to examine calves with a multitude of problems. Some are herd related but many are individual problems of no concern to the rest of the herd. Most cases

fall into a few broad categories. Each category has a much different treatment regime. This article will break out these different categories and hopefully make it easier to determine the course of treatment. With calves clinically we need to differentiate between whether the condition involves the lungs (pneumonia), intestines (scours), navel (Omphalophlebitis) or involves a multitude of miscellaneous conditions. The two main diseases, scours and pneumonia, often are treated much differently and may not be as easy to tell apart as one thinks. Scours may initially present as a very dopey, heavy breathing calf. The calf may be quite acidotic and is attempting to blow off the acid through an increased respiratory rate fooling you that he has pneumonia. A calf born selenium deficient may have heart issues if the heart muscle is affected. The lungs will start to fill with fluid because of the heart failure and again respiratory rate will be increased. While specific antibiotics have been developed for pneumonia they often are not the same ones we use to treat scours. Also, the best initial treatment for scours is to give replacement fluids as the dehydration is what kills the calf. Many causes of scours are viral in nature against which antibiotics don’t work. You can see making the distinction between which organ system is involved can be a difficult one and one your veterinarian may even struggle with at times. As mentioned numerous other times before, we can never stress enough the importance of good quality colostrum in giving calves a head start in life. Their ability to fight off disease challenges is much greater. Many cases of pneumonia, scours and septicemias (blood born infections) can be attributed to not receiving adequate colostrum so try and insure the colostrum is received in the first six hours of life. The navel area is another area to pay close attention to as it is a common source for entry of infectious organisms into the body. Again we need adequate colostral uptake. Watch the area for signs of swelling and an arched back and tucked up calf. If you palpate the navel area and it is painful that is a telltale sign infection is present. Backwards calves or those derived by c-section have their navels rip off short and are much more susceptible to navel infection. At our clinic any calves born by c-section we purposely separate the navel by hand further down the cord so the calf has a decently long navel cord when it is born. Some producers if they have a problem will even

give metaphylactic antibiotics at birth under the supervision of their veterinarian to counteract navel ill. If the navel spreads internally it has a good chance of landing in the joints and a severe arthritis ensues. Make sure and differentiate between navel infection and a simple hernia which may require surgery. Lame calves are another common condition with young calves. Again, you need to differentiate whether it is arthritis from a navel infection, trauma causing a sprain strain or trauma causing a broken leg. Each condition requires different treatment. The navel infection must be treated with drugs, which will get into the joints, the sprains are just left to convalesce and the broken legs need immediate attending by your veterinarian. If breaks are caught soon enough and are lower on the legs the prognosis and chances for recovery are very good. The lower the break the better. Young calves that are growing heal fast and put down bone very quickly so in three to four weeks we often have a complete recovery. Calves commonly will get stepped on by cows in heat so having creep areas where they can separate themselves from the cow herd will pay dividends in fewer calf injuries. Creep areas are also very good at getting calves started on creep feed so preventatives for coccidiosis such as deccox can be added to the feed. Calves are naturally inquisitive so products such as diatomaceous earth give calves something to lick on rather than dirt, roughage and stagnant water where their odds of picking up something harmful is much greater. Cryptosporidiosis, another diarrhea disease of calves, spreads very similar to coocidiosis so management changes to prevent one may help in prevention of the other. Older calves become stronger and more resistant to picking up the common calf hood diseases such as scours or pneumonia. The four to eight week age is where the intestinal accidents and stomach ulcers develop. These conditions were gone into detail in a previous article but suffice it to say they are generally individual fluke type cases. It is probably most important to have a postmortem done on sudden deaths to rule out infectious causes which could spread to other herd mates. Otherwise you can rest assured if it was one of these fluke intestinal conditions you really have no control over. This spring try and differentiate these different categories of problems with young calves. You will then be treating the right problem and your success rate will improve and if contagious possible steps can be made for prevention of further cases. Always check with your veterinarian to make sure you are diagnosing things properly and this will keep you abreast of new treatments and/or management practices.

Vet’s Advice

Common Young Calf Problems

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Sale ResultsTNT Simmentals 28th Annual Bull Sale

Almont, NDFebruary 8, 2013

High Selling Lots Lot 65- Z268 $69,000.00S: DCR Mr Moon Shine X102DS: TNT GunnerBuyer: Trade Wind Ranch, Jeff and Elly Moe, Tioga, ND

Lot 64- Z266 $42,500.00S: DCR Mr Moon Shine X102DS: TNT Top GunBuyer: Lazy S Simmentals, Stewart Ainsworth,Mayerthorpe, AB

Lot 54- Z203 $26,000.00S: DCR Mr Moon Shine X102DS: TNT GunnerBuyer: Lazy S Simmentals, Stewart Ainsworth,Mayerthorpe, AB

Sale Summary Lots Gross AveragePurebred Black Bulls 13 $9,173.003/4 Black Simm 1/4 Angus 16 $8,469.001/2 Black Simm 1/2 Angus 18 $7,528.001/4 Black Simm 3/4 Angus 5 $6,800.00Purebred Red Simmental 17 $15,574.003/4 Simm 1/4 Red Angus 6 $7,708.001/2 Simm 1/2 Red Angus 2 $8,000.001/4 Simm 3/4 Red Angus 4 $4,813.00Purebred Red Angus 9 $6,583.00Total Sale 90 $829,750.00 $9,219.00

Rendezvous Farms 9th Annual Simmental Bull & Female Sale

Ste. Rose du Lac, MBFebruary 11, 2013

Auctioneer: Chris PoleySale Management: Transcon Livestock Corp.

High Selling LotsLot 48- Rendezvous 618Z $10,750.00S: CMS Red Polled Icon 16PDS: MFI Jahari 505Buyer: Glen Aldentaler, Britton, SD

Lot 45- Rendezvous 542Z $10,500.00S: CMS Red Polled Icon 16PDS: MFI Supreme 4037Buyer: Zdan Farms, Alonsa, MB

Lot 77- Rendezvous 565Z $10,000.00S: IPU 680S Shamrock 176XDS: LFE Bombshell 508NBuyer: Gene & Pat Brown, Ross, ND

Lot 43- Rendezvous 416Z $9,500.00S: CMS Red Polled Icon 16PDS: Virginia’s Mania 960MBuyer: David Remmick, Robinson, ND

Lot 28- Rendezvous 469Z $7,600.00S: Double Bar D Legend 705XDS: MFI Supreme 4037Buyer: Tyler Farms, Cut Knife, SK

Lot 10- Rendezvous 71Z $ 7,500.00S: IPU Nero 274XDS: Tryon MainzBuyer: Jarret Bieber, Wolseley, SK

Sale Summary Lots Gross AverageSimmental Bulls 78 $4,144.00Simmental Heifers 23 $2,141.00Sale Total 101 $372,500.00 $3,688.12

M & J Farms Simmental & Angus Bull SaleRussell, MB

February 9, 2013Auctioneer: Ward Cutler

Sale Consultant: Bohrson Marketing Services

High Selling Simmental BullsLot 1- MMJB Red Loadliner 4Y $10,500.00S: Scissors Wide Load 16WDS: LFE Mark Enforcer 811NBuyer: Lawrence & Janette Shorey, Boissevain, MB

Lot 3- MJ Loadliner 7Y $6,750.00S: Scissors Wide Load 16WDS: BH Black Express 019KBuyer: Smolinski Farms, Arborg, MB

High Selling Simmental/Angus Bulls Lot 33- MJ Red Sting 41Y $4,600.00S: BLCC Mr Sting 298WDS: IPU Red Medallion 57KBuyer: A & C Huberdeau, St Lazare, MB

Lot 35- MJ Black Loadliner $4,200.00S: Scissors Wideload 16WDS: MJ Black Arapahoe 55LBuyer: Boris Procyk, Montmartre, SK

High Selling Angus BullLot 47- MJ Pionerr 10Y $5,800.00S: S A V Pioneer 7301DS: MVF Widespread 273PBuyer: Mark Strutynski, Wroxton, SK

Sale Summary Lots Gross Average2 Year Old Simmental Bulls 20 $3,965.00Two Year Old Simm/Angus 9 $3,622.00Two Year Old Angus Bulls 14 $4,142.00Two Year Old Bulls 43 $3,950.00Bred Commercial Heifers 15 $1,523.00

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Sale ResultsJanzen Ranches 20th Annual Red Simmental &

Red Angus Bull SaleRosemary, AB

February 14, 2013Auctioneer: Don Oberg

Sale Management: Transcon Livestock Corp.

High Selling LotsLot 11- AEDJ Fire 42Z $7,800.00S: Great Dame Red FireDS: Bar 15 Copper 21MBuyer: McCormack Family Ranch, Grenfell, SK

Lot 31- AEDJ Fire 117Z $6,600.00S: Great Dane Red FireDS: Bar 15 Copper 21MBuyer: Trevor Liboiron, Jenner, AB

Lot 1- JJJS Specialist 10Z $6,000.00S: Remington Specialist 32WDS: JJJS Red Label 9TBuyer: Trevor Liboiron, Jenner, AB

Lot 12- AEDJ Label 43Z $5,900.00S: JJJS Red Label 9TDS: Beech Bros Shenanigan 11SBuyer: R & V White Ranches, Jenner, AB

Lot 20- AEDJ R Label 68Z $5,900.00S: Remington Red Label 137WDS: LBR Red Beacon L405Buyer: Cronkhite Cattle Co. Ltd., Warner, AB

Lot 16- AEDJ Border Patrol 59Z $ 5,700.00S: Sun Star Border PatrolDS: Bar 15 Copper 21MBuyer: Hillview Colony, Rosebud, AB

Sale Summary Lots Gross AverageSale Total 49 $198,793.00 $4,057.00

Kopp Farms Simmentals 9th Annual Bull & Female Sale

Amaranth, MBFebruary 18, 2013

Auctioneer: Don ObergSale Management: Transcon Livestock Corp.

High Selling LotsLot 40- KOP Walkerson 136Z $21,000.00S: Twin-Chief Walker 21WDS: R Plus 2169MBuyer: SKOR Simmentals, Sedgewick, AB

Lot 4- KOP Crosbyson 57Z $18,000.00S: KOP Crosby 137WDS: IPU Red Touchdown 32SBuyer: Beechinor Bros, Bentley, AB

Lot 99- KOP Trackerson 190Z $15,500.00S: CG Tracker 45TDS: Wheatland Bull 655SBuyer: Parview Stock Farms, High River, AB& Pioneer Simmentals, Nanton, AB

Lot 57- KOP Best Westernson 111Z $10,500.00S: WTW Best Western 5XDS: IPU Red Touchdown 32SBuyer: GB Farms, Lacombe, AB

Lot 93- KOP Trackerson 92ZS: CG Tracker 45TDS: Muirhead Like A Rock 1RBuyer: Twin Brae Simmentals, Inglis, MB

Sale Summary Lots Gross AverageYearling Bulls 77 $5,881.00Two Year Old Bulls 7 $4,078.00Open Heifers 46 $2,718.00Sale Total 130 $606,450.00 $4,665.00

Double Bar D Farms 13th Annual Bull & Female Sale with Guest Consignor Swan Lake Farms

Grenfell, SKFebruary 16, 2013

Auctioneer: Don Oberg & Dan SkeelsSale Management: Transcon Livestock Corp.

High Selling LotsLot 1- Double Bar D Boom 307Y $17,000.00S: LFS POL Balboa 40UDS: LS Legacy M565Consignor: Double Bar D FarmsBuyer: Butch Haugland, Ambrose, ND

Lot 33- Double Bar D Baxter 606Z $16,000.00S: LFS POL Balboa 40UDS: Shawacres Jahari 50LConsignor: Double Bar D FarmsBuyer: Sunset Simmentals, Edgerton, AB

Lot 54- Double Bar D Fabio 2Z $12,100.00S: MFI Foundation 7094DS: Double Bar D Adonis 603NConsignor: Double Bar D FarmsBuyer: Jeff McKerr, Boissevain, MB

Lot 187- Double Bar D BB 471Z $12,000.00S: TNT Tanker U236DS: Double Bar D Driftwood 83Consignor: Double Bar D FarmsBuyer: Hannah Simmentals, Didsbury, AB


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Sale ResultsCrossroad Farms

7th Annual Bull & Female SaleShell Lake, SK

February 20, 2013Auctioneer: Jerry Kanewischer

Sale Consultant: Bouchard Livestock International

High Selling LotsLot 31- Crossroad Nascar 45Z $24,500.00S: IPU Newsmaker 102WDS: WS Beef Maker R13Buyer: Wapiti Consulting, Turtleford, SK

Lot 62- Crossroad Vintage 125Z $18,500.00S: Solway AdonisDS: Bar 5 SA Evan 440LBuyer: Wolf’s Fleckvieh & Clearwater Simmentals,Sundre, AB

Lot 60- Crossroad Investment 33Z $15,500.00S: MF Mr. Evan 14PDS: Shawacres Jahari 50LBuyer: Hairy Hill Cattle Co., Hairy Hill, AB

Lot 1- Crossroad Warden 36Z $14,500.00S: LFE BS Lewis 322UDS: Peltons PowercatBuyer: Spring Lake Simmentals, Daysland, AB

Lot 45- Crossroad Chevalier 163Z $10,500.00S: KOP Crosby 137WDS: BH Right Time 520EBuyer: Tri K, Beaver Lodge, AB

Sale Summary Lots Gross AverageBulls 88 $6,616.00Heifers 22 $2,839.00Total Sale 110 $644,650.00 $5,860.45

Robb & Hoegl 8th Annual Simmental Bull SaleLloydminster, SK

February 21, 2013Auctioneer: Steve Dorran

Sale Management: Bohrson Marketing Services

High Selling LotsLot 1- LRX The Godfather 141Z $40,000.00S: Harvie JDF Wallbanger 111XDS: Wheatland Red Ace 747TConsignor: Robb Farms Ltd.Buyers: Mader Ranches, Carstairs, AB; Pioneer Simmentals, Nanton, AB and Canadiansires.com

Lot 7- LRX Blaze 55Z $25,000.00S: Harvie JDF Wallbanger 111XDS: Erixon Red RustlerConsignor: Robb Farms Ltd.Buyer: Currie Farms

Lot 26- LRX Wallbanger 73Z $25,000.00S: Harvie JDF Wallbanger 111XDS: SGCC Red Stabilizer 9SConsignor: Robb Farms Ltd.Buyer: Westgold Farms, Minburn, AB

Lot 67- NGDB New Sensation 11Z $25,000.00S: Wheatland Bull 914WDS: TNT Dynamite Black L137Consignor: Hoegl Livestock Ltd.Buyer: Westgold Farms, Minburn, AB

Sale Summary Lots Gross AverageYearling Bulls 67 $7,180.00Sale Total 67 $481,050.00 $7,180.00

Genetic Edge Simmental Bull SaleRimbey, AB

February 8, 2013Auctioneer: Don Raffan

Sale Consultant: Bohrson Marketing Services & Bouchard Livestock International

High Selling LotsLot 45- Anchor D Churro 21Z $22,000.00S: Anchor D Venom 111WDS: Bar 5 Stride 413PBuyer: XRC Simmentals, Meadow Lake, SK

Lot 36- Anchor D True Grit 520Y $21,500.00S: Anchor D Venom 111WDS: Anchor D Remington 154JBuyer: Blushrose Simmentals, Unity, SK

Lot 20- Anchor D Mr. Gibbs 20Z $14,000.00S: Bar 5 Stride 413PDS: South Seven Razzmatazz 7RBuyer: Tony Sanderson and Anchor D Ranch

Lot 71- Anchor D Eucher 343Z $7,900.00S: KS Bravado DS: PRL Terminator 237T Buyer: 4D Simmentals, Glasyln, SK

Lot 56- Anchor D Capone 243Z $7,500.00S: Shawacres Jahari 50LDS: Dora Lee JakeBuyer: Bear Canyon Colony, Cherry Point, AB

Lot 43- Anchor D Zambuca 61Z $7,400.00S: FCAF Barbossa 707XDS: Richmond RegisBuyer: Dwayne Patterson


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Sale Results

Rust Mountain View Ranch2nd Annual Production Sale

Turtle Lake, NDFebruary 25, 2013

Auctioneer: Jared ShipmanSale Management: Allied Genetic Rsources

High Selling Simmental BullsLot 21- Rust Zane 56Z $8,500.00S: MR MLC Complete X0080DS: TNT Knock Out R206Buyer: Stangeland Simmentals, Glenfi eld, ND

Lot 5- Rust Bull 32Z $7,500.00S: R Plus Red Ribeye 1134LDS: TNT Impact H21Buyer: Dustin Klimpel, Velva, ND

Lot 9- Rust Bull 79Z $6,500.00S: R Plus Ribeye 1134LDS: TNT Impact H21Buyer: Kaelberer Ranch, Bismarck, ND

High Selling Red Angus Bulls Lot 65- Rust Zodiac 1Z $6,500.00S: Soo Line Power Eye 161XDS: 5L Tradition 203-6145Buyer: Wiersch Farm, Drake, ND

Lot 53- Rust Zip Line 6Z $6,500.00S: FCC Rambo 502DS: Brown Vacation H7106Buyer: Lodoen Cattle L83 Ranch, Westhope, ND

Lot 55- Rust Bull 7Z $6,500.00S: Badlands Net Worth 23UDS: Brown Vacation H7106Buyer: Darwin Chesrown, Turtle Lake, ND


Lewis Farms 28th Annual Bull SaleSpruce Grove, ABFebruary 23, 2013

Auctioneers: Dan Skeels & Brent CareySale Consultants: Bohrson Marketing Services & Bouchard Livestock International

High Selling Simmental LotsLot 1- LFE BS Lewis 811Y $29,000.00S: LFE BISS Black Advance 423UDS: LFE Mr Lewis 462PBuyer: Anchor Lazy U Cattle Co., Killam, AB

Lot 214- LFE RS Lewis 813Y $20,000.00S: LFE Stubby 322UDS: Wheatland Red AceBuyer: Boundary Ranch, Robsart, SK

Lot 404- LFE FS Lewis 552Z $17,000.00S: LFE Justifi ed 7328XDS: Anchor D Samurai 87PBuyer: Westman Farms, Vermilion, AB

Lot 134- LFE BS Lewis 3150Y $11,000.00S: LFE Entourage 337UDS: LFE Mr Lewis 514NBuyer: Double F Farms, Kirriemuir, AB

Lot 300- LFE RS Lewis 3079Y $11,000.00S: LFE Stubby 322UDS: TNT Top Gun R244Buyer: Anchor D Ranch, Rimbey, AB

Sale Summary Lots Gross AverageBlack Simmental Yearlings 45 $5,607.00Red Simmental Yearlings 49 $5,239.00Full Blood Simm. Yearlings 47 $5,788.00Extra Age Bulls 111 $5,372.00Black Angus Bulls 23 $4,697.00Red Angus Bulls 16 $4,009.00Sale Total 291 $1,562,379.00 $5,369.00

Lone Stone Farms Simmental & Red Angus Bull SaleWestlock, AB



High Selling LotsLot 11- Lone Stone Bravo 73Y $6,600.00S: LFE Prime RealEstate 850UDS: Lonestone Morely 13MBuyer: Pibroch Colony

Lot 12- Lone Stone Bravo 64Y $6,000.00S: LFE Prime RealEstate 850UDS: Kuntz Point Blank 3PBuyer: Don Petryshan

Lot 4- Lone Stone Limo 68Y $5,000.00S: Champs LimoDS: Jack Pine Cujo 96HBuyer: Sunrise Farms Corp.

Lot 8- Lone Stone Hugo 6Y $5,000.00S: Prostock Hugo 7052TDS: Wells’PLD Stampeder 19SBuyer: Gerig Farms

Lot 6- Lone Stone Hugo 40Y $4,900.00S: Prostock Hugo 7052TDS: Riverbend Pacifi c 10PBuyer: Bernard Chamberland

Lot 2- Lone Stone Evan 37Y $4,800.00S: Wolfes Titan FF 51TDS: Lonestone Eisenherz 6MBuyer: Robert Garnier

Sale Summary Lots Gross AverageYearling Bulls 12 $3,758.33Two Year Old Bulls 14 $4,407.14Sale Total 26 $106,799.94 $4,107.69

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Sale Results

18th Herd Master Bull SaleCamrose, AB

February 27, 2013Auctioneer: Steve Dorran

Sale Consultant: Bohrson Marketing Services

High Selling LotsLot 45- NUG General 269Z $12,000.00S: SVS Scout 25XDS: SLE Mr Red Select 106PConsignor: Maxwell SimmentalsBuyer: Don Kathol, Rockyford, AB

Lot 70- RF Nitro 219Z $12,000.00S: JF/AJE Rendition 738TDS: Kenco/MF Powerline 204LConsignor: Rancier FarmsBuyer: Wilcox Simmentals, Therherne, MB

Lot 12- NUG Starbuck 270Z $11,000.00S: NUG Toby 219UDS: Anchor “T” Metro 4EConsignor: Maxwell SimmentalsBuyer: DaleRay Stock Farms, Minburn, AB

Lot 68- RF Blitz 213Z $10,250.00S: Wheatland Stout 930WDS: Kenco/MF Powerline 204LConsignor: Rancier FarmsBuyer: Mappin Simmentals, Btemoor, AB


11th Annual Muirhead Cattle Co.Simmental Bull Sale

Shellbrook, SKFebruary 25, 2013

Auctioneer: Steve DorranSale Management: Bohrson Marketing Services

High Selling LotsLot 16- Muirheads Timeout 13Z $11,500.00S: HTP SVF In Dew TimeDS:Bar 15 Cabello 123LBuyer: Wannabe Ranch

Lot 14- Muirheads Odin 46Z $9,000.00S: OLF Odin U5DS: ACCI Hustler 2NBuyer: Jaydawn Farms

Lot 9- Muirheads Thriller 102Z $10,000.00S: Wheatland Bull 680SDS:TNT Top Gun R244Buyer: Leask Colony

Lot 37- Muirheads Red Bull 6Z $7,500.00S: KNK/CRSR Red Bull 53TDS: NUG Red Dog 7JBuyer: Lost River Farming Co.

Lot 64- Muirheads Kosmo 208Y $8,250.00S: Muirheads Kosmo 27NDS: LCHMN BodybuilderBuyer: Leo Cadrain FFP

Lot 60- Muirheads Kosmo 214Y $8,200.00S: Muirheads Kosmo 27NDS: TNT Gunner N208Buyer: Lost River Farming Co.


Simmental Summit Bull & Female SaleBentley, AB



High Selling BullsLot 1- BEE Octance 3Z $10,000.00S: Anchor D Viper 103WDS: Anchor “T” Legend 7HConsignor: Beechinor Bros.Buyer: Triple K Simmentals, Vegreville, AB

Lot 23- BEE Revolt 65Z $10,000.00S: IPU Revolution 172UDS: LRS Red Reality 33JConsignor: Beechinor Bros.Buyer: Willow Creek Simmentals, Crooked Creek, AB

Lot 24- BEE Rebel 96Z $9,000.00S: IPU Revolution 172UDS: LRS Red Reality 33JConsignor: Beechinor Bros.Buyer: T-F Simmentals, Sundre, AB

High Selling Female Lot 47- Bee Angel Eyes 201Y $17,000.00S: Anchor D Viper 103WDS: BHR Three Sixes SAConsignor: Beechinor Bros.Buyer: Starwest Simmentals, Chilliwack, BC


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Sale Results

Cutting Edge Bull SaleRimbey, AB

March 2, 2013Auctioneer: Dan Skeels

High Selling Lots Lot 1- LHVS Johnny Be Good 18Z $10,500.00S: Harvie JDF Wallbanger 111XDS: LHVS Mr. Lockhart 16LConsignor: Lockhart Valley SimmentalsBuyer: Leedale Colony, AB

Lot 2- LHVS Low Ryder 26Z $9,700.00S: Harvie JDF Wallbanger 111XDS: MTV Broadway 2ndConsignor: Lockhart Valley SimmentalsBuyer: Leedale Colony, AB

Lot 27- Little Valley 683 Rito 28Z $8,000.00S: S A V 707 Rito 9969DS: Stevenson Bruno 561GConsignor: Bar 17 Little Valley AngusBuyer: MWC Investments, AB

Lot 6- LHVS Super Freak 21Z $7,900.00S: LBR CrocketDS: Anchor T Legend 7HConsignor: Lockhart Valley Simmentals Buyer: Sargeant Farms,

Sale Summary Lots Gross AverageSimmental Yearling Bulls 23 $5,048.00Simmental 2 Year Old Bull 1 $5,100.00Angus Yearling Bulls 34 $4,266.00Angus 2 Year Old Bulls 6 $4,633.00 Total Sale 64 $294,050.00 $4,594.53

LaBatte Simmentals 33rd Annual Bull & Female Sale

Moose Jaw, SKMarch 1, 2013

Auctioneer: Jerry KanewischerSale Management: Transcon Livestock Corp.

High Selling BullsLot 6- IPU Hot Iron 60Z $22,000.00S: LFE Hot Iron 182WDS: IPU Red Touchdown 32SBuyer: South Seven Farms, Vegreville, AB

Lot 44- IPU Advance 144Z $14,000.00S: LFE BISS Black Advance 426UDS: Golden OpportunityHR R851Buyer: Brian McCarthy, Moosomin, SK

Lot 64- IPU Wally 88Z $12,000.00S: Champs WallaceDS: Anchor “T” Legend 7H Buyer: Steve Graveley, Helmville, MT

High Selling HeifersLot 74- IPU Ms. Radium 44Z $18,000.00S: Crossroad Radium 789UDS: Champs RomanoBuyer: Steve Graveley, Helmville, MT

Lot 82- IPU Ms. Vivian 137Z $12,100.00S: Anchor D Viper 103WDS: CEN Laredo 519LBuyer: Bar M Simmentals, Gillette, WY

Lot 75- IPU Ms. Franchesca 47Z $10,000.00S: Anchor D Viper 103WDS: PRL Houston 005HBuyer: Clearwater Simmentals, Olds, AB

Sale Summary Lots Gross AverageBulls 69 $5,967.00Open Heifers 40 $5,276.00Total Sale 109 $622,750.00 $5,713.00

Erixon Simmentals Bull & Female SaleSaskatoon, SK


Sale Management: Transcon Livestock

High Selling LotsLot 22- Erixon Pit Boss 21Z $35,000.00S: Harvie JDF Wallbanger 111XDS: COTT-GFI Fullback 0038NBuyer: LaBatte Simmentals, Gladmar, SK; Circle 7, Shaunavon, SK, and Semex

Lot 2- Erixon Game On 42Z $15,500.00S: LFE BS Lewis 322UDS: LFE Red Northern 376TBuyer: Lake Bottom Cattle Co., Smoky Lake, AB

Lot 24- Erixon Dealer 63Z $15,000.00S: Harvie JDF Wallbanger 111XDS: CNS Dream On L186Buyer: Bonchuk Farms, Solsgirth, MB

Lot 19- Erixon High Society 101Z $11,500.00S: KOP Crosby 137WDS: LBR Crocket R81Buyer: Scott & Ann Clements, Wellwood, MB

Lot 13- Erixon Top Card 86Z $9,500.00S: KNK/CRSR Red Bull 53TDS: LCHMN Bodybuilder 7303FBuyer: R & F Livestock, Warman, SK

Sale Summary Lots Gross AverageYearling Bulls 48 $6,095.00Open Heifers 14 $2,286.00Sale Total 62 $324,570.00 $5,235.00

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Sale ResultsWestgold’s 5th Annual Bull Sale

Vermilion, ABMarch 2, 2013

Auctioneer: Les Trach

High Selling LotsLot 46 - Westgold Standout 42Z $47,500.00S: KHG Gold Nugget 132XDS: KHG Montana 6TConsignor: Westgold FarmsBuyer: Tyler Farms, Cut Knife, SK

Lot 54- Westgold Wyatt 113Z $15,000.00S: DESS Sahara 73SDS: MFI Supreme 4037Consignor: Westgold FarmsBuyer: Triple K Simmentals, Vegreville, AB

Lot 7- Westgold Ranger 43Z $9,500.00S: NGDB Wet Dream 6WDS: NCB Right On 8LConsignor: Westgold FarmsBuyer : Shaun & Ryan McLaughlin

Lot 24- Westgold Denver 131Z $8,200.00S: NGDB Wet Dream 6WDS: NCB Right On 8LConsigned by: Westgold FarmsBuyer: Dean Smigeski, Oyen, AB

Lot 16- KHG Hellraiser 77Z $8,000.00S: NGDB Wet Dream 6WDS: LFE Three Acres 564PConsigner: Westgold FarmsBuyer: Howard & Blair Jackson, Mannville, AB

Sale Summary AverageSale Total $4,938.00

94th Annual Pride of the Prairies Bull Show & Sale

Lloydminster, SKMarch 4, 2013

Auctioneer: Dan Skeels

High Selling LotsLot 13- SAJ Frigid 5Z $11,250.00S: SHS Enticer P1BDS:SSS-SCF Chuckwagon 008JConsignor: SAJ SimmentalsBuyer: Westgold Farms, Minburn, AB

Lot 21- TFL 13Z $8,500.00S: Remington Red Label HRDS:WS Beefmaker R13Consignor: Tyler FarmsBuyer: Bar Crossroad Ranch, Edam, SK

Sale Summary Lots Gross AverageCharolais 19 $3,374.00Black Angus 23 $3,039.00Red Angus 4 $2,575.00Limousin 6 $3,033.00Polled Hereford 6 $3,617.00Horned Hereford 1 $5,400.00Simmental 40 $4,433.00Sale Total 99 $368,350.00 $3,720.71

Ashworth Farm & Ranch & Guests 10th Annual Bull Sale

Oungre, SKMarch 4, 2013

Auctioneer: Jerry KanewischerSale Management: Bouchard Livestock International

High Selling LotsLot 1- KWA FLYF Red Mountain 16Z $75,000.00S: IPU Red WesternDS: KWA Red Rock 6TConsignor: Ashworth Farm & RanchBuyer: Tessier Simmentals, Gladmar, SK

Lot 3- KWA Rock 78Z $10,500.00S: KWA Red Rock 5TDS: SAS/ASF All StarConsignor: Ashworth Farm & RanchBuyer: Rainalta Simmental, Rainier, AB

Lot 46- Tess Miller 18Z $10,000.00S: Tess Black Rampage 71WDS: Wheatland Red Ace 747TConsignor: Tessier SimmentalsBuyer: Tableland Cattle Co., Estevan, SK

Lot 53- Tess Black Titan $9,500.00S: Wheatland Bull 786TDS: PVF-CW Rapid Fire 0195KConsignor: Tessier SimmentalsBuyer: Crossroad Farms, Shell Lake, SK

Sale Summary Lots Gross AverageLive Lots 62 $5,773.39Sale Total 66 $357,950.00 $5,423.48

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Sunny Valley Simmentals 23rd Annual Bull & Female Sale

Saskatoon, SKMarch 6, 2013

Auctioneer: Brent CareySale Management: Bohrson Marketing Services

High Selling BullsLot 1- SVS Captain Morgan 11Z $190,000.00S: Harvie JDF Wallbanger 111XDS: RLA Redstream 152SBuyer: Double Bar D Farms, Grenfell, Sk

Lot 11- Sunny Valley Dakota 9Z $10,000.00S: Anchor D Viper 103WDS: Eagle-Ridge Universal 31UBuyer: 5 Corner Cattle, Miami, MB

Lot 19- SVS Nashville 17Z $9,200.00S: ACS Everready 970WDS: LBR Crocket R81Buyer: EDN Simmentals, Maple Creek, SK

Lot 6- Sunny Valley Patriot 60Z $9,000.00S: Wheatland Bull 680SDS: RLA Redstream 152SBuyer: Graham Kathol, Drayton Valley, AB

Lot 10- Sunny Valley Radium 34Z $9,000.00S: Crossroad Radium 789UDS: Crossroad Benchmark 150MBuyer: Cliff Barnett

High Selling Female Lot 43- SVS BLK Refl ection 44Z $4,000.00S: Harvie JDF Wallbanger 111XDS: Springcreek Tank 60SBuyer: Maple Lake Stock Farms, Hartney, MB

Sale Summary Lots Gross AverageBulls 36 $10,268.00Heifers 10 $2,930.00Sale Total 46 $398,948.00 $8,672.78

Mar Mac Farms & Guests9th Annual Bull Sale

Brandon, MBMarch 6, 2013

Auctioneer: Jerry Kanewischer

High Selling Simmental LotsLot 62- Perks Zeus 1421Z $10,600.00S: Wheatland Bull 680SDS: HC Power Drive 88HConsignor: Perkin Land and Cattle Co.Buyer: Dana & Megan Johns, Kenton, MB

Lot 66- Perks Kid Rock 61Z $6,000.00S: R Plus Hard Rock DS: Remington On Target 2SConsignor: Perkin Land and Cattle Co.Buyer: Ellingson Simmental, Dahlen, ND

Lot 73- Perks Chisel Rock 115Z $4,900.00S: R Plus Hard RockDS: WLB Mr. Nugget 132N 355RConsignor: Perkin Land and Cattle Co.Buyer: Northern Paradise Ranch, Portage, MB

Sale Summary Lots Gross AverageRed Angus Bulls $4,178.00Black Angus Bulls $3,462.00Simmental Bulls $3,430.00Sale Total 64 $237,000.00 $3,703.00

Bull Spectrum Simmental SaleInnisfail, AB

March 5, 2013Auctioneer: Brent Carey


High Selling LotsLot 1- CMS/BMD Paparazzi 205Z $43,000.00S: Virginia Red TexasDS: ER Red Deck 639DConsignor: Czech Mate LivestockBuyer: Crossroad Farms, Shell Lake, SK

Lot 41- Virginia Radison 5Z $26,000.00S: Crossroad Radium 789UDS: Smithbilt Molson 21MConsignor: Virginia RanchBuyer: Kopp Farms, Amaranth, MB

Lot 25- Virginia Rangeland 180Z $25,000.00S: Champs RomanoDS: Little Guns EricConsignor: Virginia RanchBuyer: Robb Farms, Maidstone, SK

Lot 20- CMS Dougary 221Z $21,000.00S: Erixon Wllington 133WDS: TNT Top Gun R244Consignor: Czech Mate LivestockBuyer: Westgold Farms, Minburn, AB

Lot 3- CMS Simmer 217Z $13,500.00S: LBR Crocket R81DS: THSF Freedom 300NConsignor: Czech Mate LivestockBuyer: Homestead-T Simmentals, Notre Dame De Lourde, MB


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Sale ResultsSkor Simmentals Red & Black Bull Sale

Camrose, ABMarch 6, 2013


High Selling LotsLot 12- Skors Red Enticer 48Z $42,000.00S: SHS Enticer 91BDS: TNT Top Gun R244Buyer: Kopp Farms, Amaranth, MB

Lot 78- Skors Black Crocket 234Z $15,000.00S: LBR Crocket R81DS: PVF-BF BF26 Black JokerBuyer: Bonchuk Farms, Solsgirth, MB

Lot 13- Skors Crocket 57Z $14,000.00S: LBR Crocket R81DS: CNS Dream On L186Buyer: Rendezvous Farms, Ste Rose Du Lac, MB

Lot 37- Skors King Ranch 287Z $11,500.00S: YR King Ranch 13SDS: LBR Crocket R81Buyer: Bar CL Farms, Sundre, AB

Lot 44- Skors Enticer 171Z $11,500.00S: SHS Enticer P18DS: CNS Dream On L186Buyer: Circle G Simmentals, Lacombe, ABand Ter-Ron Farms, Forestburg, AB

Lot 69- Skors Powerline 179Z $11,000.00S: Kenco/MF Powerline 204LDS: GFI Magnum K52Buyer: Boynecrest Stock Farm, Stephensfi eld, MB


Westway Farms & Deeg Simmentals Bull & Female Sale

Olds, ABMarch 7, 2013

Auctioneer: Ryan DorranSale Management: Bohrson Marketing Services

High Selling BullsLot 1- WFL Mr. Westway 79Z $21,250.00S: R Plus Regde 8018UDS: Dusty’s Dirty Harry 42PConsignor: Westway FarmsBuyer: Pheasantdale Cattle, Co, Balcarres, SK

Lot 8- WFL Mr. Westway 10Z $15,000.00S: LFE Tomcat 38XDS: R Plus Redge 8018UConsignor: Westway FarmsBuyer: Mappin Simmentals, Byemoor, AB

Lot 2- WFL Mr. Westway 70Z $9,750.00S: R Plus Redge 8018UDS: LFE Mr Lewis 327KConsignor: Westway FarmsBuyer: Mandan Lake Simmentals, Wade Staigle, Center, ND

High Selling HeiferLot 41- WFL 2041Z $3,000.00S: R Plus Redge 8018UDS: Wheatland Bull 440PConsignor: Deeg SimmentalsBuyer: Mader Ranching, Carstairs, AB

Sale Summary Lots Gross AverageBulls 62 $5,634.00Heifers 13 $2,300.00Sale Total 75 $379,208.00 $5,056.00

In Pursuit of Perfection Bull Sale

Moosomin, SKMarch 4, 2013

Auctioneer: Steve Dorran

High Selling Simmental LotsLot 1- Springcreek Anchorman 82Z $47,500.00S:Harvie JDF Wallbanger 111XDS:Lazy S Red Sky 50TBuyer: Deeg Simmental, Strathmore, AB and Muirhead Simmental, Shellbrook, SK

Lot 6- Springcreek Wallbanger 115Z $16,000.00S: Harvie JDF Wallbanger 111XDS: RCC/TCF Line Drive M181Buyer: Clear Water Simmentals, Milan, IN

Lot 4- Blacksand Mind Games 27Z $14,500.00S: Harvie JDF Wallbanger 111XDS: Springcreek Liner 104SBuyer: Ja-Lynn Farms Ltd., McAuley, MB

Lot 65- Springcreek Crosby 2Z $14,000.00S: KOP Crosby 137WDS: Springcreek Tank 63PBuyer: Traxinger Simmental, Claremont, SD

Lot 12- Blacksand IBull 49Z $11,500.00S: Harvie JDF Wallbanger 111XDS: MSR Kansas Tank 235MBuyer: M & J Farms, Russell, MB

Sale Summary Lots Gross AverageSimmental Bulls $5991.00Bestbeef Bulls $3972.00Black Angus Bulls $5071.00Red Angus Bulls $5868.00Sale Total 101 $573,175.00 $5675.00

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Rebels of the WestVirden, MB

March 10, 2013Auctioneer: Steve Dorran

Sale Management: Bouchard Livestock International

High Selling LotsLot 27- TSN Predator 45Z $10,000.00S: Wheatland Predator 922WDS: STF Starquest N114Consignor: TSN LivestockBuyer: Stoughton Farms

Lot 1- ACS Justice 235Z $6,600.00S: Wheatland Headline 872UDS: PVF-CW Rapidfi re 0195KConsignor: Arrow Creek SimmentalsBuyer: Fairlane Farms

Lot 63- Roendas Red Answer 50Y $5,000.00S: MRL Red Force 12UDS: LCHMN Bodybuilder 7303FConsignor: Roenda Stock FarmsBuyer: Margaret Donohoe

Lot 28- TSN Predator 77Z $5,000.00S: Wheatland Predator 922WDS: Remington Red Lable HRConsignor: TSN LivestockBuyer: Ken Huxley

Sale Summary Lots Gross AverageYearling Bulls 58 $3,389.47Open Heifers 8 $1,562.50Sale Total 66 $141,300.00 $3,071.74

Vente de Taureaux Synergie Bull SaleSainte-Sophie-de-Levrard, QC

March 9, 2013Auctioneer: Rene Houde

High Selling LotsLot 19- Sibelle Harry 25Z $20,500.00S: Virginia Walker 97WDS: PRL Houston 005HConsignor: Ferme Sibelle FlackBuyer: Prospect Hills Simmental, Granton, ON

Lot 20- Sibelle Pol Stark 5Z $9,700.00S: Dayton’s Pol NewmannDS: PRL Houston 005HConsognor: Ferme Sibelle FlackBuyer: Ranch Leblanc Simmental, Becancour, QC

Lot 21- Sibelle Trooper 36Y $6,700.00S: Virginia Walker 97WDS: Bar 5 SA Stimulation 415PConsignor: Ferme Sibelle FleckBuyer: Normand Therrien, Saint-Andre Avellin, QC

Lot 14- FSMB Legend 1Z $6,300.00S: Anchor “T” Legend 7HDS: BEL Western Union 5ZConsignor: Boisvert SimmentalBuyer: Norwood Family Farm, Wesport, ON

Sale Summary Lots Gross AverageSimmental Bulls $4,237.93Angus Bulls $3.261.54Charolais Bulls $2,784.62Sale Total 55 $201,500.00 $3,663.64

Genetic Destination 3rd Annual Bull SaleGrenfell, SK

March 8, 2013Auctioneer: Chris Poley

High Selling Lots:Lot 1- MFR Power Up 36Z $13,250.00S: DMF 9136WDS: Kenco/MF Powerline 2014LBuyer: Rendezvous Farms, Ste. Rose du Lac, MB

Lot 28- MFR Cyclone 76Z $12,750.00S: RLA Eye of the Storm 721TDS: HRC Red Power 40MBuyer: Flying F Ranch

Lot 31- MFR Powerhouse 57Z $12,500.00S: RDD Mr Black 1XDS: Branded Beef LCC L397LBuyer: Terry Young

Lot 42- LSCC Toro Gordo $7,000.00S: WLC CigarDS: Donaro Mr. Business 420SBuyer: Chad Fenske

Sale Summary Lots Gross AverageSimmental Yearling Bulls 30 $4,208.00Maine-Anjou Yearling Bulls 5 $3,200.00Open Heifers 4 $2,766.00Sale Total - Bulls 35 $141,400.00 $4,040.00

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Sale ResultsGenetic Source Simmental Bull Sale

Brandon, MBMarch 11, 2013


High Selling LotsLot 45- Oakview Zahari 203Z $17,250.00S: Crossroad Brigade 210XDS: Grinalta’s Superb DP106RConsignor: Oakview SimmentalsBuyer: Mark Land & Cattle, Irma, AB and Borderline Contracting, Provost, AB

Lot 42- Oakview Zetterberg 19Z $16,000.00S: TTU CanyonDS: Champs RomanoConsignor: Oakview SimmentalsBuyer: Grinalta Farms, Holden, AB

Lot 65- Tri-R Montana 28Z $9,600.00S: R Plus BlackoutDS: KWD Mr Nophalt 4MConsignor: Triple R SimmentalsBuyer: Skor Simmentals, Sedgewick, AB

Lot 53- Oakview Zinger 73Z $8,250.00S: Crossroad Solution 446XDS: Remington Red Label HRConsignor: Oakview SimmentalsBuyer: Sunny Valley Simmentals, Hanley, SK


Premium Beef Bull SaleNeepawa, MB

March 13, 2013Auctioneer: Don Oberg


High Selling LotsLot 47- NAC Mr Trustin 14Z $13,200.00S: 3D Trustin 47TDS: LCHMN Bodybuilder 7303FConsignor: Northern Light SimmentalsBuyer: North Hill Simmentals, Bruderheim, AB

Lot 45- NAC Mr Rashad 5Z $12,000.00S: Springcreek Rashad 12WDS: ACS Outlaw 430PConsignor: Northern Light SimmentalsBuyer: Lazy Rainbow River Ranch, Minnedosa, MB

Lot 41- Foxy Manford $7,200.00S: MRL Red Force 12UDS: LFE March Enforcer 811NConsignor: Foxy Lady Cattle Co.Buyer: Russell Crockatt, Argyle, MB

Lot 6- SBSF Senator 74Z $7,000.00S: IPU Romano 90XDS: DDD Broadway G534Consignor: Schweitzer SimmentalsBuyer: Creekside Cattle Co., Eden, MB

Lot 31- CDP Milhouse 128Y $6,750.00S: LFE Bring Down the HouseDS: Anchor T Refl ection 60HConsignor: Pizzey SimmentalsBuyer: Yellow Rose Cattle Co., Didsbury, AB


Kuntz Simmental Farm/Stoughton Farms/McIntosh Livestock

14th Annual Bull SaleLloydminster, SKMarch 12, 2013

Auctioneer: Chris PoleySale Management: T Bar C Cattle Co. Ltd.

High Selling Fullblood Yearling BullsLot 58- Kuntz Impression 7Z $10,7500.00S: Anchor “T” Impact 2HDS: LRX Justice 33UConsignor: Kuntz Simmental FarmBuyer: Jeff Sorenson, Garretstown, SD

Lot 54- Kuntz Whistler 2Z $7,200.00S: Kuntz Whistler 11WDS: Bar 5 SA Stride 413PConsignor: Kuntz Simmental FarmBuyer: Paul Murray Farms, Provost, AB

High Selling Purebred Yearling Bulls Lot 9- McIntosh Cash 29Z $8,500.00S: Wheatland Red Hummer 608SDS: Sunny Valley Porter 8PConsignor: McIntosh LivestockBuyer: Ash Berwest Farms, Bittern Lake, AB

Lot 1- McIntosh Titanium 18Z $7,500.00S: NCB Red Suspect 30SDS: SF What A DreamConsignor: McIntosh LivestockBuyer: Kulyk Simmentals and Diamond J Simmentals, North Battleford, SK

Sale Summary Lots Gross AverageFullblood Yearlings 7 $5,850.00Purebred Yearlings 39 $3,866.67Sale Total 46 $191,750.00 $4,168.48

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Family Tradition Charolais & SimmentalBull Sale

Dropmore, MBMarch 15, 2013

Auctioneer: Ward CutlerSale Management: Transcon Livestock Corp.

High Selling Simmental LotsLot 34- EGC Black Jack 18Z $7,000.00S:Harvie JDF Wallbanger 111XDS: STF Much More K300Consignor: EGC SimmentalsBuyer: Johnson Stock Farms, Windthorst, SK

Lot 35- EGC Record Breaker 35Z $5,500.00S: Harvie JDF Wallbanger 111XDS: STF Much More K300Consignor: EGC SimmentalsBuyer: Rocky Ridge Farms, Langenburg, SK

Lot 37- EGC Blackstone 22Z $4,500.00S: Harvie JDF Wallbanger 111XDS: TNT Dynamite Black L137Consignor: EGC SimmentalsBuyer: 3 K Holdings

Lot 40- EGC General Lee 25Z $4,400.00S: Remington Generallee 106TDS: STF Much More K300Consignor: EGC SimmentalsBuyer: Christopher Schwartz

Sale Summary Lots Gross AverageSimmental Bulls 8 $4,400.00Sale Total 33 $137,049.00 $4,153.00

Northern Alliance Bull SaleSpiritwood, SKMarch 15, 2013


High Selling Simmental LotsLot 49- Bar KR Copenhagen 16Z $7,500.00S: Destiny BuckeyeDS: HS Alta’s Topline K57Consignor: Aumack SimmentalsBuyer: Leask Colony, Leask, SK

Lot 39- Bar KR Wrangler 42Z $6,500.00S: Bar 5 Harrach 801PDS: Shawacres Jahari 50LConsignor: Aumack SimmentalsBuyer: Leask Colony, Leask, SK

Lot 63- Bar KR Grizzly 65Z $5,500.00S: Wheatland Red Ace 747TDS: SRN Bold Arnold 1XConsignor: Aumack SimmentalsBuyer: Kendall Gaboury, Spiritwood, SK

Lot 62- Bar KR Ace 47Z $4,600.00S: Wheatland Red Ace 747TDS: Muirheads Red Dog 122RConsignor: Aumack SimmentalsBuyer: Cleveland Farms, Canwood, SK

Sale Summary Lots Gross AverageSimmental Yearling Bulls 36 $3,346.00Charolais Yearling Bulls 32 $4,167.00Sale Total 68 $253,800.00 $3,732.00

Rocky Mountain Bull SaleOlds, AB



High Selling LotsLot 3- MRC Broker 6Z $9,250.00S: MR Hoc BrokerDS: PVF-BF BF26 Black JokerConsignor: M & R Cattle Co.Buyer: City View Simmentals, Moose Jaw, SK

Lot 44- WCC Zeke 10Z $9,100.00S: PHS X-PansionDS: Bel Hadrian 2ndConsignor: Well’s CrossingBuyer: Granum Colony, Granum, AB

Lot 32- Chub’s Bull 3Z $8,000.00S: 3C Macho M45DS: WFT Mr Westway 200MConsignor: Lundago LivestockBuyer: Starland Farming Co.

Lot 1- MRC Broker 183Z $7,250.00S: MR Hoc BrokerDS: LFE Mr Lewis 462PConsignor: M & R Cattle Co.Buyer: M & R Cattle Co., Wimborne, AB

Sale Summary Lots Gross Average Sale Total 41 $167,650.00 $4,089.00

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13th Annual On Target Bull SaleBarrhead, AB


Sale Management: Optimal Bovines Inc.

High Selling LotsLot 92- BLI Red Addiction 224Z $15,750.00S: R Plus 20XDS: LFE Dreaming RedConsignor: SIBL SimmentalsBuyer: Jayshaw Simmentals, Two Hills, AB

Sale Summary Lots Gross AverageYearling Bulls 88 $3,523.00 Sale Total 88 $310,050.00 $3,523.00

City View Simmentals & Ivanhoe Angus & Guests 3rd Anuual Bull Sale

Moose Jaw, SKMarch 19, 2013

High Selling Simmental LotsLot 12- City View Universal 44Z $7,500.00S: CMS Universe 838UDS: TH Red Limit Up 47MBuyer: Meyers Simmentals, Minton, SK

Lot 1- City View General 20Z $5,100.00S: Remington General LeeDS: LCHMN Bodybuilder 7303FBuyer: Horse Creek Ranch, McCord, SK

Lot 16- City View Universal 17Z $5,100.00S: CMS Universe 838UDS: LFE Bombshell 508NBuyer: Cactus Hill Farms, Moose Jaw, SK

Lot 17- City View Universal 41Z $4,600.00S: CMS Universe 838UDS: Grintalta’s Pol KlyberBuyer: Glen and Janice Ritter, Silton, SK

Sale Summary Lots Gross AverageSimmental Bulls 22 $4,109.00Two Year Old Angus Bulls 5 $3,380.00Yearling Angus Bulls 21 $3,071.00Hereford Bulls 12 $3,354.00Sale Total 60 $212,037.00 $3,533.95

Red Deer Simmental Bull SaleRed Deer, AB

March 18, 2013Auctioneer: Don Oberg


High Selling LotsLot 45- APLX Axel 5Z $11,200.00S: Gidsco Appollo 3FDS: PRL Porterhouse RegentConsignor: Applecross CattleBuyer: MI Simmentals, Okotoks, AB

Lot 28- Champs Richlar $7,100.00S: LRX Jiro 5TDS: JB CDN Hennessy 5005Consignor: Champ SimmentalBuyer: Big Sky Simmentals, Treherne, MB

Lot 17- JT Intrigue 53Z $6,750.00S: MR NLC Upgrade U8676 DS: HTP SVF In Dew TimeConsignor: JT LivestockBuyer: Alberta Dreams Ranch, Innisfail, AB

Lot 41- Starwest POL Gravity 172Z $6,000.00S: JNR GravityDS: DFM Marcus 14MConsignor: Starwest FarmsBuyer: Clearwater Simmentals, Olds, AB

Lot 9- OH Kay Zeus 31Z $5,800.00S: KOP Crosby 137WDS: Wild-West Trail-BreakerConsignor: OH Kay FarmsBuyer: Dart Simmentals, Glendon, AB


Early Sunset Bull & Female SaleEdam, SK

February 22, 2013Auctioneer: Don Raffan

Sale Management: Optimal Bovines Inc.

High Selling BullLot 7- Early Sunset First Class 64Z $7,000.00S: S A V Net Worth 4200DS: Southland Free Ride 68RBuyer: Lock Farms, Macklin, SK

High Selling FemaleLot 52- Early Sunset Erelite 81Z $3,200.00S: S A V Net Worth 4200DS: HF Supreme 37TBuyer: Nordal Angus, Simpson, SK

Sale Summary Lots Gross AverageAngus & Simmental Bulls 33 $3,933.00Angus & Simmental Heifers 18 $2,167.00Total Sale 51 $168,800.00 $3,376.00

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Mountain View

The Advantage Simmental & Red Angus Bull Sale

Saskatoon, SKMarch 20, 2013


High Selling LotsLot 28- W2 Mr Ya-Man 108Y $12,000.00S:Springcreek Red Tank 55SDS: Double Bar D Bolt 13PConsignor: W2 SimmentalsBuyer: Bonchuk Farms, Solsgirth, MB

Lot 16- Double G Zepplin 21Z $11,700.00S: Springcreek Ted 41UDS: LCHMN Bodybuilder 7303FConsignor: Double G SimmentalsBuyer: Mitchell Cattle Co. Inc., Barriere, BC

Lot 21- Double G Zest 36Z $10,000.00S: Beech Bros X-Factor 910XDS: Springcreek Ted 41UConsignor: Double G SimmentalsBuyer: Rolling JN Farms, Alix, AB

Lot 14- Double G Zeus 13Z $6,200.00S: Springcreek Ted 41UDS: Mr Ishee Precision RedConsignor: Double G SimmentalsBuyer: Murray B. Dyck, Borden, SK

Lot 18- Double G Zap 26Z $6,100.00S: Springcreek Ted 41UDS: Mr Ishee Red 600UniqueConsignor: Double G SimmentalsBuyer: William Hosegood, Radisson, SK


Adair Ranch Bull & Heifer SaleProvost, AB

March 20, 2013Auctioneer: Jerry Hewson

High Selling LotsLot 4- BJA Mr Yip 846Y $8,700.00S: D Bar C Whoop-Up 90WDS: TNT Top GunBuyer: Five O Feeders

Lot 3- BJA Mr Yogi 838Y $7,200.00S: D Bar C Whoop-Up 90WDS: TNT Top GunBuyer: Stacey Fuller

Lot 11- BJA Mr Yardman 457Y $7,100.00S: Red Beckton Hustler S426DS: Shawacres Keir 23KBuyer: Morlock Farms

Lot 26- BJA Yieldmaster 607Y $7,000.00S: TNT Tanker U263DS: GFI Magnum K52Buyer: Five O Feeders

Lot 18- BJA Mr Zeb 734Z $6,600.00S: MRL Red Force 12UDS: TNT Top GunBuyer: Keith and Lynn Barnes

Sale Summary Lots Gross AverageYearling Bulls 5 $5,100.00Two Year Old Bulls 41 $4,699.00Open Heifers 119 $937.00 Bred Cows 21 $1,563.00Sale Total 186 $362,485.00 $1,948.84

Spruce Grove Annual Bull SaleTisdale, SK


Sale Management: T Bar C Cattle Co. Ltd.

High Selling Two Year Old BullLot 1- SGCC Red Ace 7Y $3,600.00S: Wheatland Red Ace 747TDS: Parkhill 38SBuyer: 3L Cattle, Naicam, SK

High Selling Yearling Bulls Lot 3- SGCC Red Peterbuilt 3Z $5,600.00S: Erixon Xplosive 19XDS: SGCC BLK Hard Drive 24NBuyer: Wally LaClare, Melfort, SK

Lot 8- SGCC Screamin’ Black 13Z $5,400.00S: Kappes Trailblazer S516DS: MRL Tap Out 39UBuyer: Calvin Wilkinson, Tisdale, SK

High Selling Heifers Lot 39- SGCC BLK Della 21Z $3,000.00S: Erixon X-Caliber 74XDS: SGCC BLK Powerline 43TBuyer: X-T Livestock Ltd., Greg Kornfeld, Val Marie, SK

Lot 42 - SGCC BLK Serena 46Z $2,300.00S: Erixon X-Caliber 74XDS: SRS J914 Preferred BeefBuyer: X-T Livestock Ltd., Greg Kornfeld, Val Marie, SK

Sale Summary Lots Gross Average2 Year Old Simmental Bull 1 $3,600.00Yearling Bulls 18 $3,463.88Heifers 12 $1,966.66Sale Total 31 $89,550.00 $2,888.71

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Sale ResultsMountainview Angus, Charolais & Simmental

Bull SaleInnisfail, AB

March 23, 2013Sale Management: Transcon Livestock Corp.

High Selling LotsLot 76- Gerrard Pastor 35Z $75,000.00S: Gerrard Preacher 31UDS: RPJ Impressed 121LConsignor: Gerrard Cattle Co. Inc.Buyer: McLeod Charolais, Balzac, AB

Lot 112- CML Aces Wild 1Z $25,000.00S: KCM Prowler 2XDS: Sparrows SanchezConsignor: McLeod LivestockBuyer: Hutterian Brethren Church of Whitelake, Barons, AB

Lot 63- BMD Mr. BLK Milehigh $16,000.00S: JF Milestone 999WDS:Triplec EL Pondersoso ReyConsignor: Outlaw Cattle Co.Buyer: Leedale Colony and Lockhart Valley Simmentals,Rimbey, AB

Lot 80- Gerrard Monzonite 34Z $14,000.00S: Gerrard Montezuma 6TDS: SVY Bedrock PLD 816HConsignor: Gerrard Cattle CoBuyer: Rainalta Cattle Co., Rainier, AB

Lot 62- BMD/RF Magnafl ow 16Z $10,750.00S: Wheatland Bull 680SDS: TNT Top Gun R244Consignor: Outlaw Cattle Co.Buyer: R Plus Simmentals, Estevan, SK


Best of The Breeds 9th Annual Bull SaleLeross, SK


Sale Management: T Bar C Cattle Co. Ltd.

High Selling Simmental Fullblood YearlingLot 43- Fairview Zeus 57Z $12,000.00S: Double Bar D Legend 87WDS: DFM Marcus 14MConsignor: Forden Fairview FarmBuyer: Oak View Simmentals, Darlingford, MB

High Selling Simmental Purebred YearlingLot 47- Fairview Redwater 80Z $5,750.00S: SVS Redstream 60XDS: Lazy S Red 236PConsignor: Forden Fairview FarmBuyer: Barry Martenson, Nokomis, SK

Sale Summary Lots Gross AverageRed Angus 2 Year Old 1 $6,600.00Red Angus Yearlings 9 $2,644.44Black Angus 2 Year Olds 3 $4,800.00Black Angus Yearlings 9 $3,433.33Charolais Yearlings 17 $3,332.35Simmental Yearlings 14 $4,825.00Gelbvieh Yearlings 8.5 $3,935.00Sale Total 61.5 $233,350.00 $3,794.00

Source for Success V Bull & Female SaleIndian River, ONMarch 23, 2013

Auctioneer: Carl Wright

High Selling LotsLot 1- IRCC Zephyr 222Z $10,500.00S: SVF/NJC Built Right N48DS: GWS Ebonys Trademark 6NConsignor: Indian River Cattle Co.Buyer: (1/2 interest) Genesource, TXOattes Show Cattle, ON and Moorefi eld Simmentals, ON

Lot 2- IRCC Zorro 217Z $7,250.00S: CMS Nickleback 922WDS: CNS Dream On L186Consignor: Indian River Cattle Co.Buyer: Bristolview Farms, PQ

Lot 3- IRCC Yardboss 150Y $4,750.00S: Remington Red Label HRDS: Hook’s Red Quorum 55HConsignor: Indian River Cattle Co.Buyer: Brandlee Simmentals, ON

Lot 4- Blackriver Odin $4,500.00S: OLF Odin U5DS: IPU Black Label 156SConsignor: Black River FarmsBuyer: Ian Howes, ON

Sale Summary Lots Gross AverageYearling Bulls 18.5 $4,102.00Open Heifers 6 $2,866.00Sale Total 24.5 $93,100.00 $3,800.00

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Sale Results

Bonchuk Farms Female Production SaleVirden, MB

December 18, 2012Auctioneer: Steve Dorran


High Selling LotsLot 35- BLCC Miss Porsche 172Y $8,500.00S: Virginia’s Porsche 64PDS: ExodusBuyer: Wells Crossing, Calgary, AB

Lot 73- BLCC Miss Red Rock 351Y $8,400.00S: KWA Red Rock 5TDS: TNT Sting M377Buyer: Swan Lake Farms, Stoughton, SK

Lot 7- BLCC Miss Red Rock 29Y $8,250.00S: KWA Red Rock 5TDS: Lazy S Black 823PBuyer: Wells Crossing, Calgary, AB

Lot 89- BLCC Miss Red Rock 126Y $7,500.00S: KWA Red Rock 5TDS: Remington Red Label HRBuyer: Wells Crossing, Calgary, AB

Sale Summary Lots Gross AverageBred Heifers 83 $2,892.77Semen 1 $6,000.00Sale Total 84 $246,400.00 $2,929.76

Harvie Ranching 4th Annual Bull SaleAlameda, SK

March 25, 2013Auctioneer: Ryan Dorran

High Selling Simmental LotsLot 28- Harvie Wallbanger 32Z $13,000.00S: Harvie JDF Wallbanger 111XDS: TNT Top Gun R244Buyer: Kopp Farms, Amaranth, MB

Lot 29- Harvie Sweet Talker 6Z $10,500.00S: Harvie JDF Wallbanger 111XDS: R Plus BlackedgeBuyer: Ian Mitchell, Barriere, BC

Lot 30- Harvie Bullseye 2Z $7,750.00S: Destiny BuckeyeDS: Remington On Target 2SBuyer: RPS Livestock, Hussar, AB

Lot 27- Harvie Mile Marker 25Z $7,400.00S: SHS Enticier P1BDS: Remington On Target 2SBuyer: L Jewell, York, PEI

Lot 33- Harvie Prime 34Z $5,100.00S: Erixon Wellington 133WDS: TNT Top Gun R244Buyer: TJ Kubinec Farms, Three Hills, AB

Sale Summary Lots Gross AverageSimmental Yearling Bulls 17 $5,079.00Hereford Yearling Bulls 23 $4,457.00Charolais Yearling Bulls 32 $4,113.00Charolais 2 Year Old Bulls 4 $4,950.00Charolais Semen 1 $1,000.00Sale Total (Live Lots) 76 $340,240.00 $4,477.00

13th Annual Cattleman’s ClassicMulti-Breed Bull Sale

Virden, MBMarch 24, 2013

Auctioneer: Brent Carey

Lot 93- Mores Zeke 203Z $6,250.00S: Wheatland Red Ace 747TDS:KBSR Easy Money R3Consignor: More Bros. SimmentalsBuyer: Routledge Stock Farms, Lenore, MB

Lot 68- Downey 204Z $5,200.00S: Wheatland Predator 922WDS: Remington On Target 2SConsignor: Downey FarmsBuyer: Gary McCannell, Pierson, MB

Sale Summary Lots Gross AverageCharolais 20 $4,077.00Simmental 14 $4,050.00Hereford 10 $3,125.00Black Angus 4 $2,438.00Sale Total 48 $179,250.00 $3,734.00High Selling Simmental LotsLot 91- Mores Young 115Y $7,000.00S: TNT Dynamite Black L137DS: PVF-BF BF26Consignor: More Bros. SimmentalsBuyer: Twin Brae Simmentals, Inglis, MB

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Sale ResultsRainalta Simmental & Charolais Bull Sale

Brooks, ABFebruary 26, 2013

Auctioneer: Jerry Kanewicsher

High Selling LotsLot 26- Rainalta Stubby $7,000.00S: LFE BS Lewis 322UDS: LFE Dreaming Red 503SBuyer: Turin Colony

Lot 14- Rainlata Identity 84Z $5,900.00S: WFL Identity 23XDS: Raintalta Scout 52SBuyer: Bone Creek Angus Ranch

Lot 43- Rainalta Online 100Y $5,600.00S: JIL OnlineDS: SCR Mr Magic 640Buyer: Ron Schmidt


ANL Polled Herefords/Wheatland Cattle Co.Focus on the Future 9th Annual Bull Sale

Alameda, SKMarch 28, 2013

Auctioneer: Chris PoleySale Management: T Bar C Cattle Co. Ltd.

High Selling Simmental Yearling Bulls Lot 22- Wheatland Bull 202Z $102,000.00S: Wheatland Predator 922WDS: 3C Macho M450 BZConsignor: Wheatland Cattle Co.Buyer: Diamond M Simmentals and The 202 Breeders, Estevan, SK

Lot 29- Wheatland Bull 215Z $30,000.00S: Wheatland Nitro 64XDS: Wheatland Bull 680SConsignor: Wheatland Cattle Co.Buyer: Trevor Walls and Terry Wood, Alameda, SK

High Selling Polled Hereford Yearling BullLot 5- ANL DM 719T Victor 76S ET 47Z $6,250.00S: TH 122 71I Victor 719TDS: HF 4L Beyond 36NConsignor: ANL Polled HerefordsBuyer: Doug Troop Hereford Farm, Brandon, MB

High Selling Synergy Yearling Bull Lot 46- Wheatland Bull 2051Z $7,500.00S: Wheatland Bull 680SDS: Dwajo Dutch 65PConsignor: Wheatland Cattle Co.Buyer: Dwayne MacKenzie, Estevan, SK

Sale Summary Lots Gross AveragePolled Herefords Yearlings 11.25 $4,071.11Simmental Yearling Bulls 22 $13,670.45Synergy Yearling Bulls 6 $5,150.00Semen Units 6 $725.00Open Simm. Infl uence Heifers 24 $1,206.25Sale Total 69.25 $410,750.00 $4,816.00

WLB Livestock 9th Annual Bull Sale

Douglas, MBMarch 26, 2013


High Selling LotsLot 33- WLB Winchester Anser 90X 10Z $13,000.00S: WLB Lego 83T 90XDS: Harvie Traveler 69TBuyer: Larry Crane, Mitchell, SD

Lot 34- WLB Easy Street 90X 100Z $11,750.00S: WLB Lego 83T 90XDS: WLB Quaker 10H 21TBuyer: Glenrose Polled Herefords, Camrose, AB and Crone Herefords, Hardisty, AB

Lot 38- WLB Bull 980 88Z $10,750.00S: CRR Helton 980DS: WLB Global 72M 50SBuyer: Malone Hereford Farm, Emporia, KS and McMillen’s Toothacre Ranch, Walnut Grove, MO

Lot 31- Hi-Cliffe WLB Sammy 13X $8,000.00S: DTHF Tank 64TDS: Hi-Cliffe 20X Jasper 5JBuyer: (possession only)Topps Herefords, Grace City, ND and Abrakadabra Cattle Company, Columbia, MO

Lot 35- WLB Bull 90X 15Z $7,500.00S: WLB Lego 83T 90XDS: Remitall Nation Wide ET 93NBuyer: Erwin and Marc Lehman, Lashburn, SK

Sale Summary Lots Gross AverageMature Hereford Bulls 2 $6,400.00Hereford Yearling Bulls 18 $5,145.00Simmental Yearling Bulls 18 $4,100.00Sale Total 38 $183,008.00 $4,816.00

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McMillen Ranching 19th Annual Bull SaleCarievale, SKMarch 2, 2013


High Selling Simmental LotsLot 51- MRL 52Z $61,000.00S: Wheatland Predator 922WDS: MRL Blackbear 79SBuyer: LaBatte Simmentals, Gladmar, SK and Oberle Bros., Shaunavon, SK

Lot 4- MRL 70Z $38,000.00S: LFE BS Lewis 322UDS: KOP Stockman 134SBuyer: Come As U R Simmentals, Storthoaks, SKand Curtis Simmental, Bethune,SK

Lot 24- MRL 112Z $20,500.00S: IPU Red Western 49XDS: LCHMN Bodybuilder 7303FBuyer: Bata Bros., Adams, ND

Lot 38- MRL 17Z $20,000.00S: Wheatland Predator 922WDS: TH Black Edition 8RBuyer: X-T Simmentals, Eastend, SK

Lot 64- MRL 121Z $17,500.00S: MRL Hammer 125XDS: ACS Black Jack 758TBuyer: Lewis Farms, Spruce Grove, AB

Sale Summary Lots Gross AverageSimmental Bulls 96 $6,796.00Angus Bulls 33 $5,970.00Open Heifers 16 $3,809.00Sale Total 129 $849,450.00 $6,585.00

Southwest Simmental ShowcaseSwift Current, SK

April 1, 2013Auctioneer: Don Peacock


High Selling LotsLot 7- X-T Red Turbo 99Z $9,500.00S: Twin-Chief Turbo 41TDS: D Bar C Lottery 54LConsignor: X-T SimmentalsBuyer: Spring Creek Cattle, Walsh, ABLot 23- Boundary Odin 103Z $9,250.00S: OLF Odin U5DS: Remington Storm 70XConsignor: Boundary RanchBuyer: Jaydawn Farms

Lot 48- EDN Force 63Z $8,750.00S: MRL Red Force 12UDS: TNT Top Gun R244Consignor: EDN SimmentalsBuyer: Chris Schneider

Lot 29- Boundary Upgrade 72Z $8,750.00S: MR NLC Upgrade U8676DS: TCF/RCC Temptation GJ640Consignor: Boundary RanchBuyer: DGR Cattle Co.

Lot 25- Boundary Temptation 96Z $7,500.00S: TCF/RCC Temptation GJ640DS: WFL Black Buddy 931KConsignor: Boundary RanchBuyer: Prairie Wind Farms, Estevan, SK

Sale Summary Lots Gross AverageYearling Bulls 55 $4,360.00Sale Total 54 $160,062.00 $2,964.11

Proudly Western Bull SaleWhitewood, SKMarch 30, 2013


High Selling LotsLot 61- KBR Black Bull 231Z $11,750.00S: Wheatland Predator 922WDS: NAC Master 24MConsignor: KBR Kattle KompanyBuyer: Lewis Farms, Spruce Grove, AB

Lot 65- KBR Black Bull 239Z $10,250.00S: Wheatland Predator 922WDS: BH Black Express 019KConsignor: KBR Kattle KompanyBuyer: Blaine Molstad, Estevan, SK

Lot 10- JHSN Wide Load 136Y $7,800.00S: Hooks Shear Force 38KDS: BISS Toby 818PConsignor: Johnson Stock FarmsBuyer: R Plus Simmentals, Estevan, SK

Lot 67- TCCO Mr Tableland 221Z $7,800.00S: Wheatland Predator 922WDS: TCCO Herner 327NConsignor: KBR Kattle KompanyBuyer: 4B Ranching and M & S Cattle Co., Lloydminster, SK

Sale Summary Lots Gross AverageYearling Bulls 49 $4,158.00Open Heifers 10 $2,450.00 Sale Total 59 $228,212.00 $3,868.00

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BARRY & BRENDA LABATTE

Box 72 Gladmar, Sask.

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Ph: (306)969-4820Cell: (306) 815-7900 Ph: (306)969-4820 Ph: (306)969-4820Cell: (306) 815-7900

www.labattesimmentals.com [email protected]

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Member Survey

In the summer of 2012 the Canadian Simmental Association (CSA) circulated a survey to all its members designed to gather feedback on operations and programming of the CSA. We

would like to share with our members a summary of the information gathered from this survey. The strengths of the Association are numerous with CSA registration, transfers and customer service coming in at the top of the list. CSA Total Herd Enrollment and Breed Improvement programming were also mentioned as strengths from a large number of respondents, many of who are enrolled in the THE program and have a good understanding of EPDs and their usage. Respondents reported that the CSA is strong in the area of promotion of Simmental genetics as well as in its support of the Young Canadian Simmental Association program. The online animal search website was also listed as a strength. It was suggested by some that the CSA needs to continue to do member education on our EPDs and how these can be better used in our herds. It was evident that with the advancement of technology the CSA needs to provide continued education and updates to our membership. The respondents of the survey were aware that there are challenges facing the CSA and the agriculture sector as a whole. Members indicated that they have limited funds to increase support of various initiatives on their own and challenge the CSA to direct funding to areas that will best benefit the breed. With the advances

of technology, online magazines and alternative ways to advertise, the CSA will need to continue to work hard to provide value to its membership and other clients who support our programs and magazine. The CSA has made great strides in the advancement and promotion of the Simmental breed and there continues to be opportunities to strengthen our programming and services to the membership. The financial investments that the CSA has made in research will provide valuable material for promotional and marketing campaigns; continued member and commercial producer education along with support through our YCSA program will create the environment to grow our membership. The CSA does and will continue to build on its relationships with other industry partners as well as its members to promote the Simmental breed and its many strengths. Thank you to all of the members who took the time to share their thoughts and feedback on our programs and services. The CSA appreciates the feedback we received and welcome additional comments from our members which provides great value in the strategic planning of the Association.

2012 Membership Survey Summary

#13, 4101 19th St. N.E., Calgary, Alberta T2E 7C4

P: (403) 250-7979 • F: (403) 250-5121www.simmental.com • E: [email protected]

CSA ExecutivePresidentRon NolanMarkdale, ONP: (519) 986-2450C: (905) [email protected]

First Vice-PresidentFraser RedpathMather, MBP/F: (204) 529-2560C: (204) [email protected]

Second Vice-President Randy MaderCarstairs, ABP/F: (403) 337-2928C: (403) [email protected]

CSA DirectorsJohn SullivanKazabazua, PQP/F: (819) [email protected]

Wes MackEstevan, SK P: (306) 634-4410 C:) 306) 421-1853 [email protected]

Lacey FisherAmherst, NSP: (902) 661-0766C: (506) [email protected]

Kara EnrightTweed, ONP: (613) 478-3404F: (613) [email protected]

Deanne YoungBreton, ABP/F: (780) 696-3643C: (780) [email protected]

Kelly AshworthOungre, SKP: (306) 456-2749C: (306) [email protected]

Provincial AccosiationsBritish ColumbiaPresident Lorne WebsterAbbotsford, BCP/F: (604) 823-6797 Secretary: Jan WisseP: (604) 794-3684

AlbertaPresidentMaureen Mappin-SmithByemoor, AB P: (403) [email protected] ContactHeather SaucierAirdrie, AB P: (403) 861-6352F: (403) [email protected] / FieldpersonChuck Groeneveld High River, ABP: (403) [email protected]

SaskatchewanPresident Dave ErixonClavet, SK P: (306) 270-2893Secretary: Carolyn McCormackP: (306) [email protected]

MaritimesPresident Peter GaunceNew Scotland, [email protected]: Ralph TaylorP/F: (902) 895-2117

Ontario President Keitha Harris DonovanP: (613) [email protected]

QuebecPrésident Philippe BellavanceFerme Sibelle Fleck SENCSt-Sophie-de-Levard, QCP: (819) 288-5005Secretaire: Sandra BerthiaumeSaint-Garmain, QCP/F (819) [email protected]

ManitobaPresident Darryl PerkinElgin, MBP/Fax: (204) [email protected]: Donalee Jones P: (204) 529-2444Email: [email protected]

CSA Staff General ManagerBruce HolmquistC: (403) [email protected]

Office ManagerBarb JuddP: (403) [email protected]

Breed ImprovementSean McGrathP: (780) 853-9673and Dr. Bob Kemp

Marketing Co-ordinatorMargo CartwrightTel: (403) [email protected]

YCSA CoordinatorEmily GreyP: (819) [email protected]

Processing DepartmentPerry [email protected] [email protected]

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3D Simmentals ........................................................60ABC Cattle Co. ........................................................60Adair Ranch .............................................................54Afri-Can Simmentals ................................................57Alameda Genetics Ltd. ............................................64Alliance Simmental Farms .......................................58Alta Genetics ...........................................................64Anchor D Ranch Simmentals ..................................54Applecross ...............................................................54Ashworth Farm & Ranch Ltd. ............................13, 60Aumack Simmentals ................................................60Bar 5 Farms .........................................................3, 58Beagle Simmentals ..................................................54Beechinor Bros. Simmentals ...................................54Big Rock Simmentals .............................................57Black River Farms ...................................................58Black Sand Cattle Company ....................................57Blushrose Simmental Farm .....................................60Bohrson Marketing Services ....................................64Boisvert Simmental ..................................................33Bonchuk Farms .......................................................57Bouchard Livestock International ............................64Bow Valley Genetics Ltd. .........................................64Boynecrest Stock Farm ...........................................57BS Ranch ................................................................54Canadian Bull Congress ..........................................63Canadian Cattlemen ................................................63Canadian Farm Insurance Corp. .............................64Carey, Brent .............................................................63Car-Laur Simmentals ...............................................58CC Simmental Ranch ..............................................54Circle 3 Genetics .....................................................58Circle G Simmentals & Angus .................................54City View Simmentals ..............................................60Crawford, Jane ..................................................60, 64Crimson Tide Fleckvieh ...........................................58Crossroad Farms .....................................................60Czech-Mate Livestock .............................................15Davis-Rairdan Embryo Transplant Ltd. ....................64Deeg Simmental ......................................................54Delta Rho Farms .....................................................58Destiny Simmentals .................................................59Diamond T Simmentals ...........................................54Diana’s Monogramming ...........................................62Don Heggie Simmentals ..........................................54Donovandale Farms ..........................................16, 59Dora Lee Genetics ...................................................59Dorran, Ryan ...........................................................63Dorran, Steve ..........................................................63Double Bar D Farms ........................................IFC, 60Double G Simmentals ..............................................60Downey Farms ........................................................57DP Sales Management ............................................64Dunc’s Cattle Co. .....................................................59Dwayann Simmentals ..............................................59Eagle Ridge Simmentals .........................................54East Poplar Simmentals ..........................................61Edge, Dean ..............................................................63EDN Simmentals .....................................................61Elm Tree Farms .......................................................59Erixon Simmentals ...................................................61Fallen Timber Farms................................................57Ferme BMS .............................................................33

Ferme Gagnon ........................................................60Ferme Saro ..............................................................60Ferme Sibelle ..........................................................33Flying N Cattle and Feed .........................................63Genex Cooperative Inc. ...........................................64Get-A-Long Stock Farm ...........................................63GJR Simmentals ......................................................61Grant Rolston Photography .....................................64Gravandale Simmentals ..........................................59Grinalta Farms .........................................................54H.S. Knill Company Limited .....................................63Hairy Hill Cattle Co. .................................................54Hallridge Simmentals ...............................................59Hannah Simmentals ................................................54Harvie Ranching ......................................................54High Bluff Stock Farm ..............................................57High Country Cattle Services ..............................7, 54Highway 5 Simmentals ............................................61Hi-Tech Farms .........................................................59Hoegl Farms ............................................................61Indian River Cattle Co. ............................................59Janzen Brogan Embryo Services Ltd. .....................64Janzen Ranches ......................................................55Jetstream Livestock .................................................59JNR Farms ..............................................................55Jo-Dreen Farm ........................................................58Keato Meadow Simmentals .....................................55Kelara Farms ...........................................................61Kin Kin Cattle Co. ....................................................55Kopp Farms .............................................................57Kuntz Simmental Farms ..........................................61LaBatte Simmentals ................................................61Lazy Bar-B Simmentals ...........................................61Lazy S Ranch Inc. ...................................................55Lewis Farms Ltd. ..............................................BC, 55Little Willow Creek Ranch ........................................61Lobster Point Farms ................................................58Lone Stone Farms ...................................................55M & J Farms ............................................................58MacKenzie Cattle Co. ..............................................55Mader Ranches .......................................................55Maple Key Farm ......................................................59Mappin Simmentals .................................................55Mar Mac Farms .......................................................57Masterfeeds .......................................................12, 62Maxwell Land & Livestock .......................................10Maxwell Simmentals ................................................55McCormack Family Ranch ......................................61McIntosh Livestock ..................................................61McMillen Ranching Ltd. ...........................................61MI Simmentals .........................................................55Mitchell Cattle Co. ...................................................57Muellers Nossa Terra ...............................................60Muirhead Cattle Co. .................................................61New Holland Agriculture ............................................1North Hill Simmentals ..............................................55O Double E Simmentals ..........................................55O’Grady, Linden .......................................................62Okotoks Fleckvieh Embryo Group ...........................55Oslanski Simmental Farms ......................................55Parkhill Ranches ..................................................6, 55Parview Stockfarms .................................................55Pearson Simmentals ...............................................56

Pheasantdale Simmentals .......................................61Philips Farms Simmentals .......................................62Poley, Chris .............................................................63Porter Ranches ........................................................56Prospect Hill Simmentals .........................................59Rainalta Simmentals & Charolais ............................56Rancier Farms .........................................................56Rattray Livestock .....................................................56Redpath Simmentals ...............................................58Rendezvous Farms .................................................58Rimac Simmental Fleckvieh ....................................60River Point Cattle Co. ..............................................59Riverbank Farm .......................................................58Robb Farms .............................................................61Robson Acres ..........................................................59SAJ Simmentals ......................................................62Saugeen Acres ........................................................56Schatz Simmentals ..................................................56Simmeron Fleckvieh Simmentals ............................56Skeels, Dan .............................................................63Skor Simmentals .....................................................56Snider, Darryl ...............................................61, 62 ,63Southpaw Cattle Company ......................................56Spring Creek Simmentals ........................................62Spring Lake Simmentals ..........................................56Spruce Grove Cattle Co. .........................................62Starwest Farms .......................................................57Steen Agencies ........................................................64Stewart Simmentals .................................................59Stock, Mark ..............................................................63Stockmens Insurance ..............................................64Stone Simmentals ...................................................56Stoughton Farms .....................................................62Sullivan Simmentals ................................................60Sun Star Simmentals ...............................................56Sunny Valley Simmentals ....................................5, 62Sunrise Simmentals .................................................62Swan Lake Farms ....................................................62Swantewitt Simmentals ...........................................56T Bar Invitational ......................................................68TD Simmentals ........................................................62The Register ............................................................62Timberland Auctions ................................................63Transcon Livestock Corp. ................................IBC, 64Trevor’s Cowpix .......................................................64Tryon Simmentals ....................................................58TSN Livestock .........................................................58Twin Brae Simmentals .............................................58Twin Butte Simmentals ............................................56Tymarc Livestock .....................................................56Virginia Ranch .........................................................56W2 Farms ................................................................62Weldehaven Farms .................................................60Wells’ Crossing ........................................................56Westway Farms Ltd. ................................................57Wild Oak Farms .......................................................59Windy Knoll Farm ....................................................58WJ Simmentals ........................................................57Wolfe Farms ............................................................57Wolfe’s Fleckvieh .....................................................57Xcel Livestock ..........................................................59Yankee Creek Ranch ...............................................62

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la réduction des coûts d’alimentation, et de pouvoir à la base mieux adapter et réduire les coûts de nos systèmes de production. Tout ce processus exige du temps, car il faut effectuer la cueillette de données, les analyser et ensuite développer des outils de sélection effi caces. De plus, cela nécessite un travail d’éducation et une volonté des éleveurs d’adopter ces nouvelles technologies. La plupart des entreprises bovines sont gérées par des individus habitués à s’occuper de plusieurs tâches en même temps. Ainsi, dans le feu de l’action, ils vont régulièrement considérer une multitude de facteurs et ils prendront des décisions concernant des systèmes plutôt complexes et inter-reliés. En raison de cette complexité et des différences existant entre les divers élevages, on peut s’attendre dans le futur à ce que les indices de sélection jouent un rôle important, en particulier afi n de pouvoir tenir compte de la multitude de facteurs en jeu et aussi pour offrir des

évaluations utiles pour tous les divers types de styles de gestion. La complexité de l’industrie fait en sorte que la race Simmental demeure tout de même en bonne posture. La vaste diversité présente au sein de la race nous permet de sélectionner des bovins qui rencontrent les besoins d’une multitude de systèmes et de conditions d’environnement. Les investissements réalisés en recherche et développement nous fourniront les bases requises pour continuer de s’attaquer à la réduction des dépenses. Avec tout ce chaud débat souvent contesté touchant l’orientation de la sélection et de ce qui est “vrai”, cela nous indique bien qu’il existe des divergences d’opinions quant à ce que le “meilleur” doit être. En fait, le meilleur devrait varier selon le client considéré. La sélection représente un travail semblable à votre déclaration d’impôts, toutefois la recette gagnante à long terme demeure pour vous de bien associer les bons animaux avec les besoins de votre client.

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What’s HappeningJuneJune 7-8Livestock Markets Association of Canada Competition and Annual Meeting, Calgary ABJune 8Agriculture Youth Engagement Foundation; Agricultura-Count It, Farm Education Workshop, www.youthengagement.net, Red Deer, ABJune 15Queens of the Pasture Photo Contest DeadlineJune 25-266th Annual T Bar Invitational Golf Tournament, www.tbarinvitational.com, Saskatoon, SK

JulyJuly 5-7Quebec Junior Beef Show, Brome, PQJuly 10Beef 2013; International Livestock Congress, www.ilccalgary.com, Calgary, ABJuly 15-16Beef Innovations 2013, www.simmentalinnovations.comCalgary, AB

July 16CSA Banquet and Garth Sweet Simmental Foundation Auction, Calgary, ABJuly 17CSA Annual General Meeting, www.simmental.com, Calgary, ABJuly 16-18Young Canadian Simmental Association National Classic, Okotoks, ABJuly 16-18Alberta YCSA Wildrose Classic (in conjunction with the National Classic), Okotoks, ABJuly 29 - August 1American Junior Simmental Association Summit Leadership Conference, Stillwater, OKJuly 30 - August 1Saskatchewan YCSA Tiger Lily Classic, Prince Albert, SK

AugustAugust 2-4Manitoba Youth Beef Round Up, Neepawa, MB

August 3-4Guelph Beef Innovations 2013 Field Day, Guelph, ONAugust 16Anchor D Ranch Simmental Pasture Treasures Female Sale,Rimbey, ABAugust 22-24Maritimes YCSA Classic, Truro, NSAugust 237th Annual Salt Water Classic Elite Sale,Truro, NSAugust 24Nova Scotia’s Provincial Exhibition Simmental Show,Truro, NS

OctoberOctober 1Dr. Allan A. Dixon & Trevor Vance Memorial Scholarship DeadlineOctober 5Bar 5 Extravaganza Sale,Markdale, ON

ContentsGatepost..........................................................................4Project Partners................................................................8Profi l de nos partenaires..................................................9Ontario News..................................................................10Appuye sur le poteau de cloture......................................14Annual General Meeting Notice.....................................17 Proxy................................................................................18YCSA Newsletter............................................................20Garth Sweet Simmental Foundation Auction..................21Alberta News...................................................................22Saskatchewan News........................................................23Manitoba News...............................................................24Maritime News................................................................25

Women in the Simmental Country...................................26Breed Improvement.........................................................28International Livestock Congress....................................29 Breed Improvement (French)..........................................30Queens of the Pasture Photo Contest...............................31Vet’s Advice.....................................................................32Sale Reports.....................................................................34Down the Road with Darryl............................................44Membership Survey.........................................................65Canadian Simmental Association Contacts.................... 65Advertiser’s Index...........................................................66What’s Happening...........................................................67

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