student managed farm purebred beef team - final presentation april 2013

Purebred Team

Final Presentation

Herd Statistics

• AVG Cow Age-5.4 years• 25 mature females• 8 replacement heifers• 1 herd bull• 2 virgin yearling bulls

Series10

5

10

1511

142013 Calf Crop

heifers bulls

Record Keeping and Registrations

• Updated herd inventory with Canadian Angus Association

• Registered last years calves • Submitted 205 day weights (weaning)• Registered this years calves • Created a registration S.O.P. • Submitted 365 day weights (yearling)

SOP’s Createdin conjunction with the commercial team

Revised• Ear Tagging• Cold Weather and Ears• Calf Disease• Barn Chores• Calf Processing• Calving Protocol• Weighing Protocol• Beef Vaccination Protocol

New• Purebred birth weight• Purebred Culling• Cow and Replacement

Tagging• Sale Bull Selection• Replacement Heifer

Selection• Genetic Defect • Sale Bull and Replacement

Heifer Weighing Protocol

Marketing and Sales

• Sold six cull cows (Oct.)• Sold seven steers, retained five sale bulls (Dec.)• Sold one cow (Feb.)• Sold four open heifers to commercial SMF team,

retained eight replacement heifers (Mar.)• Sold one yearling bull at Pride of Prairies Bull

Sale (Mar.) • Culled one open heifer and two yearling bulls

(Apr.)

Agribition

• November 2012 • Regina, Saskatchewan • Exhibited two heifer

calves • Gained fellow breeders

awareness of the OAV cow herd

Pride of Prairies Bull Sale

March 2013 Lloydminster, Saskatchewan

A.I. KPI

A.I. Conception Rates

2011 25% Overall

2012 65% Overall -80% cows -20% heifers

Industry AverageSource: (CSU)

68 %*

Calving KPICalves per cow exposed

Live calf rate

Our herd 87% 100%

Industry BenchmarkSource: (cattlenetwork.com)

92% 96%

WW KPI

2012 Industry BenchmarkSource: (CAA)

679 lbs 660 lbs

BW KPIAvg. BW (lbs) Heifer (lbs) Bull Calves (lbs) AI Avg. (lbs) Natural Avg. (lbs)

2012 92.1 92.6 90.2 93.5 90.6

2013 89 84.2 92.7 87.3 90.7

Breed Avg.Source: (CAA)

85 - - - -

Calving Interval KPI

Cycle 1 Cycle 2 Cycle 3 Cycle 4 Cycle 50%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

Number of Cows Calved Each Cycle

Number of Cows CalvedIndustry Benchmark

Calving Assistance KPI

68%

32%

unassisted

Assisted

Identification

• Traditionally the purebred herd has been hot iron branded

• This practice has been revised and changed to freeze branding at weaning time

LCV

• Canadian Angus RFID green tagging program

Breeding

• 8 heifers- AI• Leasing a bull for cleanup on heifers – (in partnership with commercial SMF team)

• Breeding mature cows to DMM Roar 16X • Using 5 mature cows as recipient dams for

donated embryos

Artificial Insemination

AI Sire

SAV Bismarck 5682

AI protocol • Breed on natural heats up

to day 5• Day 5 receive prostaglandin

(estrumate)• Continue heat checking and

breeding • Finish A.I. program on day

12

Embryo Transplant• 5 embryos donated by JVP Angus (Jarret Pernarowski, Dauphin Manitoba)• SAV Iron Mountain X MVF Georgina 366S• Selected 5 mature females based on production records to utilize as

recipients• Industry Benchmark for embryo conception

– 50-60% Source: (Davis-Rairdan International)

DMM Roar 16X

Daughter of Roar

HF Tiger 5T DMM Blackcap Essence 23T

Division WinnerFarmfair International

2012

Birth Weight Adj. Weaning Weight

Roar 110 847

Male Progeny 88 744

Female Progeny 85 660

DMM Roar 16X

Genetic TestingCA (Contractural Arachnodactyly)

20123 cows tested• All carriers

3 calves tested• All clean

20133 calves need to be tested• Progeny of 1U, 12U, 13U

Genetic Testing

Leptin Testing• 2013 Sale Bulls tested

HD 50K• Tested 8 replacement

heifers

S.W.O.T

• Strengths– Health and nutrition of cow herd– Facilities and equipment – Complete Records and SOP’s

S.W.O.T

• Weaknesses– Inconsistent genetic base of cow herd– Limited customer base– Lack of successful local consignment sales

S.W.O.T

• Opportunities– Expansion of cow herd– Donation of embryos– Developing a vision for the purebred unit– Relationships with Industry Partners

S.W.O.T

• Threats– Market fluctuations– Industry trends and demands– Short term management of SMF

Income

$6,202.36

$7,429.12

$22,351.03

$4,200.00

Purebred Unit Livestock Sales 2012-2013

Cull cows Steer calves

Bulls-2012 Yearling heifers

Expenses

Previous Recommendations

• Improve conception rates for A.I. • Purchase bulls• Key Performance Indicators• Take pride in the herd

Maintain the current vision• Focus on a consistent marketing strategy• Select sale bulls according to marketing plan• Consider the return on your cost of showing• Diets for young cattle• SMF teams work together to create one

financial report for the farm

Thank You’s

• Miller Wilson Angus• Ralph Stredwick• JVP Angus (Jarret

Pernarowski)• Sharon Reiter• Tracy Quinton• Denise Martin• Kajal Devani & CAA• Rusty Stalwick • Jessica Cline• Josie Van Lent

• Bob Wilson• DRI• Pete Wilkinson• Robert Dixon• Larry Bingham• MJT Angus• Crystal Mullen• Geoff Brown• Farm Staff• Darrell Hickman• Tamara Martin