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American-International Charolais Association11700 NW Plaza CircleKansas City, MO 64153
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Eric, Angie, Haley & Brayden Dennis170 Rock Bluff RoadSaint Jo, TX 76265
(940) 995-2161(940) 841-2792 CELL
www.dennischarolais.com
Dennis Charolais Farm
PURE GOLD and POLLED GOLD after having great success in the showring have gone on to produce as Donors: show heifers, future donors, and herd sires much like Polled Gold’s first calf in the picture below as champion cow-calf pair. Bull calf went on to have a successful career and become a herd sire in Oklahoma for Cody White of Rush Springs. Pure Gold was the 40th Reserve National Champion Female and 41st National Champion Female.
Pictured just before weaning.
A five-month-old Relentless daughter.
DCF Relentless 8577 P M756210 CE BW WW YW Milk MCE MTNL 5.5 0.5 43 72 5 4.0 27Perfect Wind X a daughter of Budsmydad and full sister to Field Rep’s motherPictured as two-year- old.
Semen For Sale:
FIELD REP 2158 P ET $18/straw; $25/signing.
PURE GOLD
POLLED GOLD
Bull Sale January 26,
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LT Bridger 9191 PldEasy Blend x Grid Maker
Top 2% WW, 1% YWEPDs: CE: 4.6 BW: 1.6 WW: 44 YW: 84 Milk: 6 MCE: 3.6 TM: 28 SC: 0.9 CW: 40 REA: 0.35 Fat: 0.017 MB: 0.09
Eatons Crossfire 10365 PldStacks Proven Eatons Cow FamiliesTop 3% MarblingEPDs: CE: -2.7 BW: 1.0 WW: 35 YW: 68 Milk: 11 MCE: -1.0 TM: 29 SC: 1.1 CW: 17 REA: 0.04 Fat: 0.014 MB: 0.22
LT Journeyman 0123 PldStagecoach x Wisdom x 9108Time Tested Cow FamiliesEPDs: CE: 4.4 BW: -1.0 WW: 21 YW: 50 Milk: 7 MCE: 3.2 TM: 18 SC: 1.0 CE: 22 REA: 0.47 Fat: 0.029 MB: 0.03
Semen Available on all 3 Bulls —LT Bridger: $20/Straw; $35 Signing
LT Journeyman: $20/Straw; $35 Signing Eatons Crossfire: $25/Straw; $35 Signing
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Second Annual Bull & Female Sale
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Volume 12, No. 1Fall 2012
Reference Information
Letter of Introduction..............................................7
Advertiser Listings by State................................... 17-19
Advertiser Locator Map..........................................20-21
Executive Vice President J. Neil Orth ext. 101
Director of Activities David Hobbs ext. 200
Director of Junior ActivitiesKaitlyn Lewis ext. 201
Recording Secretary Marilou Wegner ext. 400
Director of Breed Improvement & Foreign Marketing
Robert Williams ext. [email protected]
ASSOCIATION STAFF
FIELD STAFFCentral/Northeast Representative
Call the AICA office for Information.(816) 464-5977
North Central Representative Colt Keffer
1316 N 110th Plaza, Apt. 1522Omaha, NE 68154cell (765) 376-8784
Southeast RepresentativeFloyd Wampler
207 Sparger Rd.Bristol, TN 37620-8846
cell (423) 612-2144 [email protected]
Southwest RepresentativeWes Chism
3700 W 19th Ave, Apt. D6Stilwater, OK 74074 cell (281) 761-5952
Western Region AssociateAdvertising Sales & Commercial
MarketingDennis Metzger
cell (816) 519-8208
Assistant Manager Molly Schoen ext. 104
The Cattleman’s Source is published by:
11700 N.W. PLAZA CIRCLE, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, 64153
(816) 464-5977 • FAX (816) 464-5759 WWW.CHAROLAISUSA.COM
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Feature Story
Genetic Evaluation By Robert Williams, Ph.D.......................12
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805 N. 25th • Perry, OK 73077
Kevin Wiley, Ranch Manager(580) 572-2555 Barn or Office(580) 370-1483 [email protected]
Proven, Predictable GeneticsBulls available at private treaty out of
these breed leading sires.
DR Stealth 574
M&M Raptor 8122 Pld
EPDs: BW: 1.3 WW: 36 YW: 50 M: 4 TM: 22 SC: 1.4
EPDs: CE: 8.4 BW: -4.2 WW: 19 YW: 32 M: 10 MCE: 1.3 TM: 19
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P.O. Box 186, Liverpool, Texas 77577Larry Ludeke (832) 439-4666Stan Cross (713) 859-1950Daryl Renfrow (832) 444-5241E-mail: [email protected]
Full French & Purebred Genetics
Daniel Hammond 15300 Co. Rd. 2 • Florence, AL 35633
(256) [email protected]
Blending Proven Full French and Purebred Genetics
It all starts with a powerful, balanced and sound bull!
With an emphasis on fertility, calving ease and heavy weaning weights, we’re meeting the demands of our commercial bull customers.
We’re your source for proven true outcross genetics! Visit our websites, give us a call or stop by for a visit.
Visit us at www.mogocharolais.com or www.barjcharolaisfarm.com
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Ever think about the challenge automakers face every single year? An automaker may design and build a vehicle that outperforms all competitors, wins awards, is a financial success and an instant hit with consumers. If you are on the engineering or design teams, your challenge is to do it again—only better—next year. In fact, your challenge is to do it better every year!
The beef industry makes progress. Thankfully, however, we aren’t expected to retool and rebuild every single year. Significant and lasting progress being made in the beef industry relates to the increasing volume of genetic information being collected on beef cattle. Expected Progeny Differences were revolutionary in the early 1980s. Because of EPDs, beef producers have been able to make extraordinary genetic progress and the end product is, without question, better.
More than 15 years ago, under the direction of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, the industry used as much science and research available at the time to assess serious issues costing the industry billions of dollars. The Beef Quality Assurance program was the resulting initiative. BQA has provided a foundation to improve virtually every segment of the beef production system.
The next generation of retooling taking place in the beef industry is genomic information resulting from the development of DNA technology. The proverbial “keys to the kingdom” in the beef industry was realized with the sequencing of the bovine genome. Initial DNA technology enabled producers to select for homozygous traits such as polled or color preference. DNA parent verification is now the norm.
AICA Director of Breed Improvement and Foreign Marketing, Robert Williams, wrote in the May issue of the Charolais Journal, “An EPD is a prediction of how future progeny of a sire or dam are expected to perform in a particular trait relative to other animals. The key word is “difference” as the EPD itself does not imply “good” or “bad” performance. But rather, the EPD gives a prediction of the average difference to expect in the performance of an animal’s progeny relative to other animals in the same analysis.”
For as important as EPDs have been to breed improvement, genomic information is providing unprecedented information about even lowly heritable, economically relevant traits previously impossible to quantify. The potential to use genomics in conjunction with expected progeny differences give producers incredibly reliable information to make better management decisions.
AICA has begun an aggressive initiative to significantly increase the volume of genomic information in our database. The Legacy Project is a voluntary program designed to utilize 50K genotypes on as many as 200 AI sires and dams. Funds will be budgeted to cover the cost of testing. Owners of Legacy animals will be asked to complete a 50K genotype at an AICA approved lab.
There are many benefits to a successful Legacy Project. Legacy sires and dams can be defined as high accuracy and will be broadly represented in the AICA performance database. As more data is collected, the potential to collect genomic information on younger bulls, thus accelerating the “proving” process becomes a reality.
As Robert Williams reminds us, the data isn’t “good” or “bad”. Data is objective and provides the producer, the stocker operator, feedyard owner or packer one more tool to use when making economic decisions relevant to a specific need or environment.
The more genomic information we collect on Charolais cattle, the more we control our own destiny by defining the breed. Massive amounts of DNA are being collected and analyzed across all major beef breeds. Genomic information is the new tool. Unlike the automaker, beef producers can’t possibly retool every year. We strive to make every calf crop better than the last, survive and flourish in almost every environment and give the next producer up the food chain a chance to make a profit. Rather than retool every year, the beef industry must use rigorous research to develop new tools to enhance old tools. It’s definitely our tool time!
Bruce Rastetter, Owner10640 Cty Hwy D20 • Alden, IA 50006
Farm Office: (515) 854-9820Roy Miller, Charolais Herdsman
[email protected] • (641) 373-6031
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Walden Farms Sale BarnBrantley, AL
200+
Charolais and Angus Bulls
PO Box 539 • Woodbury, GA 30293706-553-5455 Office • 706-553-5456 Fax
Dan Beckham, Owner Roland Starnes, Managing Partner
706-601-0800James Stice, Customer Service 863-899-4869
P.O. Box 24 Brantley, AL 36009334.527.3021 office 334.527.8774 fax
Walden FarmsW FALDEN ARMS
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NIPP CHAROLAISCurtiss & Brenda Nipp
25140 Oswalt Rd. Overbrook, OK 73453
(580) 668-3332 • (580) 513-3555 [email protected]
www.nippcharolais.com
NIPP CHAROLAISWhere proven pedigrees and performance yield
customer satisfaction in an efficient manner
Join us for the 4th Annual Nipp Charolais Bull Sale.
Saturday, March 16, 2013 • 1 p.m. Red River Livestock, Ardmore, Okla.
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Seedstock producers look to use genetic variation to make directional changes in their herds for economically important traits. When selection decisions are made there are expectations of a response to those selections. The importation of beef genetics, establishment of research, education and extension programs, the beef cattle performance revolution and the printing of the first sire summaries have all had a profound impact on the U.S. beef population increasing value and production.
While current beef cow inventories have returned to levels of the 1950s, beef production has more than doubled over the same period of time.
While much of the improvements in productivity can be traced to improvements in nutrition, management and improved health it has been the last 30 to 40 years that our increased focus on performance programs has been responsible for significant gains as well.
With the introduction of the Expected Progeny Differences (EPD) in the early 1980s accuracy of selection was greatly increased, not only for seedstock producers but for commercial beef
production as well. No longer did we have to rely simply on what we could see along with the influences of the environment in our selection, we now had a tool that allowed us to more accurately separate environment from genetics to make more informed decisions within and across herds.
Genetic evaluations have played a significant role in much of the improvement with the first sire summary published in 1971 and closely followed by every major beef breed in the United States. Genetic trend tables published by the Meat Animal Research Center, Clay Center, Nebraska, have shown as much as 60 pounds or more increase in the genetics for yearling weight alone since the early 1970s. Additionally, over this same period of time the combination of genetics, management, nutrition and health has seen average dressed carcass weights for steers increase by 150 pounds.
Since 1980 we have continued to make improvements in genetic selection tools that have increased the accuracy of selection. As technology and research continue to advance we will continue to
Genetic Evaluation Evolves With Genomic Data
by Robert Williams, Director of Breed Improvement& Foreign Marketing
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see improvements regarding accuracy of selection.
We have benefited greatly from the research and development from USDA ARS and land grant universities among others. However, development of new technology often takes a building-block approach where new discoveries are based on earlier discoveries and increased knowledge. We are a witness to this today as genomic technology continues to improve and the optimism that it will play a larger role in the genetic characterization of our cattle. The question whether to use genomic information has been replaced by how to use it efficiently and effectively.
The cornerstone for our success in regards to genetic selection has been the collection of quality phenotypic data which has allowed producers to capitalize on research/technology transfer programs for genetic improvement. This will continue to be important or research into genomic markers may have little if any impact. The old adage “genetic evaluations are only as good as our data” will continue to be true and will be important information as the expansion of genomic data will require large volumes of phenotypic data and will
be required to update existing marker effects.
As has been mentioned, the greatest benefit regarding genomics when included in future evaluations will be the increased accuracy on young non-parent animals when compared to conventional or current evaluations. Accuracy of genomic enhanced EPD however will be reliant on the accuracy of performance data bases. The more accurate the performance database the greater the opportunity to improve and sustain accuracy through genomic enhanced EPD.
Regardless of including genomics into genetic evaluations we can nevertheless improve accuracy today through existing programs. Increases in artificial insemination (A.I.) to widely used high accuracy sires between herds and contemporary groups both within and across years improves connectedness. An increase in the use of A.I. can result in increased accuracy.
More timely and complete reporting of data to be included in genetic evaluations will result in increased accuracy of selection. Getting calves included in a genetic evaluation as soon as possible
increases the accuracy of selection before calves have been sold and/or exposed or before selection and/or breeding decisions have been made.
“The old adage ‘genetic evaluations are only as good as our data’ will continue to be true...”
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165 BREEDING-AGE REGISTERED CHAROLAIS BULLS OFFERED
Report more yearling weights and associated yearling measurements, such as ultrasound data. While many calves are sold from the herd shortly after weaning there remains a significant number of yearling weights that could be reported and thereby increasing the accuracy of weaning and associated traits. When yearling weights are collected there are opportunities to collect measurements of scrotal circumference and ultrasound measurements for ribeye area, rib fat thickness, rump fat and IMF scores which are used in the calculation of carcass EPD.
And finally, accurate and complete reproductive and breeding information through whole herd reporting programs will not only help breeders identify the most productive cows in their breeding herds it will also help lead to the identification of genomic markers in the future for important reproductive traits; again increasing accuracy of selection.
Including genomic data into genetic evaluations
Until recently the cost of genomic technology was prohibitive in many cases even for most research programs. To put this into perspective, in 2001 the cost of a whole genome sequence came at a cost of $100 million. This same whole
genome sequence in 2011 was at a cost of less than $10,000 and perhaps closer to $3,000 today.
But we don’t need a whole genome sequence in most cases. Although because of its lower cost we will see broader use in research leading to additional and more powerful discoveries. 50K genotypes and smaller though are proving to be effective for use to develop genetic selection tools and they come at a much more manageable cost of $100 or less.
Last spring the American-International Charolais Association Breed Improvement Committee and Board of Directors took a progressive approach to building a database of 50K Genotypes. This will allow AICA to begin the process of enhancing our genetic evaluations as technology and genetic models continue to evolve to improve accuracy of selection, especially in younger animals.
This will help place the beef industry in a better position over time to respond to increased demand for beef products.
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“...the American-International Charolais Association Breed
Improvement Committee and Board of Directors took a progressive
approach to building a database of 50K Genotypes.”
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For more information on the sale or a catalog, please contact us at:[email protected] • www.thomascharolais.com
Mitch Thomas 956-535-0936Tonnyre Thomas Joe 956-535-0942
SINCE 1936 charolais, inc.
11th Annual
THOMASBULL SALE at the ranch
Raymondville, Texas
Wednesday, October 17, 201212:00 Noon
7th Annual Spring Sale • March 27, 2013
165 BREEDING-AGE REGISTERED CHAROLAIS BULLS OFFEREDFree Delivery. On purchases totalling $10,000 or more per buyer to a central location.Videos of the bulls available on our website by October 1st.Bid over the phone. visit www.superiorlivestock.com or call (817) 378-3380 to “Register for a Buyer Number”Click-To-Bid. visit www.superiorclicktobid.com to sign up.Viewing the Auction. Broadcast via satellite on RFD-TV, Dish Network channel 231 and DirecTV channel 345.
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Larry & Krista Dybdal 88361 575th Ave • Newcastle, NE 68757
Home: 402-692-3704 • Cell: 402-841-9784email: [email protected]
Dybdal Charolais
Watch for our Consignments
at the Nebraska Cattlemen’s Classic and Sioux Empire Farm Show
Bull Sale - April 10, 2013Laurel Sale Barn, Laurel, Neb.
50 Yearling Charolais Bulls
Easy Calving u Growth u Eye Pleasing u Muscle u Highly Marketable
Herd Sires You Can Count OnFC Turbo 756 P
Top 1% WW • 9% YW • 10% REAThis powerful outcross will add muscle and rib shape. 60 sons record an avg. WW/R: 700/102. Semen $25; Signing $25. Contact Bovine Elite.
WR Polled Rex U606 PTop 6% CE, BW • 1% Milk • 15% MB
Sired by the Multiple Trait Leader Duke 9003 and out of an Easy Pro daughter.
Semen $18; Signing $35. Contact: Accelerated Genetics.
CCR Fortunate Son 48PTop 30% CE • 20% WW • 15% YW
The lead bull from the 2012 Denver Reserve Pen of 3! He had moderate 83 lb. birth weight
recording an AWW/R: 892 lbs./103.
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ALABAMA
1 – Meadows Creek Farm4421 Co. Rd. 33 N. • Columbia, AL 36319Glenn MeadowsRichard Meadows(334) 797-4870www.meadowscreekfarm.com(see page 31)
2 – MOGO Full French CharolaisDaniel Hammond15300 Co. Rd. 2 • Florence, AL 35633(256) 766-6354E-mail: [email protected](see page 6)
3 – Walden FarmsTony WaldenP.O. Box 24 • Brantley, AL 36009Office (334) 527-3021 • Fax (334) 527-8774E-mail: [email protected](see page 10)
ARKANSAS
4 – Satterfield Charolais & AngusP.O. Box 331 • Norfork, AR 72658Mark & Nancy(870) 499-5379 • (507) 944-9274 cellLoyd & Joanne(870) 499-7151E-mail: satterfieldcharolais@centurytel.netwww.satterfieldcharolais-angus.com(see page 3)
GEORGIA
5 – Kensington Cattle CompanyP.O. Box 539 • Woodbury, GA 30293Office (706) 553-5455 • Fax (706) 553-5456Roland Starnes (706) 601-0800James Stice (863) 899-4869(see page 10)
ILLINOIS
6 – Black Gold Ranch & FeedlotAndrew & Rebecca Foglesong10830 N. Camp Ellis Road • Ipava, IL 61441102 Bowers Road • Leesburg, GA 31763(309) 221-1439(see page 31)
7 – MDL FarmsMatt Lafever916 170th Ave. • Joy, IL 61260(309) 537-3677 • (563) 260-8193 [email protected](see page 22)
IOWA
8 – Summit Farms Bruce Rastetter, Owner10640 Cty. Hwy. D20• Alden, IA 50006 Farm Office (515) 854-9820 Roy Miller, Charolais Herdsman(641) 373-6031E-mail: [email protected](see page 8)
KANSAS
9 – Bar S Ranch Ken & Pat Stielow5302 182nd St.• Paradise, KS 67658 (785) 998-4335 David & Stephanie Dickerson18344 Fairport Rd.• Paradise, KS 67658(785) 998-4386 E-mail: [email protected] (see page 24)
10 – Fink Beef Genetics Galen, Lori and Megan Fink15523 Tuttle Creek Blvd.• Randolph, KS 66554 (785) 293-5106 • Galen (785) 532-9936Barrett Broadie (620) 635-6128Gene Barrett (785) 224-8509E-mail: [email protected] www.finkbeefgenetics.com (see page 1)
LOUISIANA
11 – JVS Cattle Company5593 Choupique Road • Sulphur, LA 70665Evelyn Gay Duhon(337) 583-2242 • (337) 764-1040 cellE-mail: [email protected] Rod Smith (337) 274-0552 cell E-mail: [email protected](see page 35)
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MINNESOTA
12 – Wakefield FarmsLarry, Kyle & Dan Wakefield20701 150th Street • New Richland, MN 56072Larry (507) 317-3086 • Dan (507) 475-1749 Kyle (507) 402-4640 E-mail: [email protected]/wakefieldfarms.com(see page 36)
MISSOURI
13 – Baney CharolaisDr. Larry Baney2978 Hwy MM • Mtn. Grove, MO 65711(417) 926-3471 • (417) 259-6161 cellE-mail: [email protected](see page 38)
14 – Mead Angus Farm21658 Quarry Land • Barnett, MO 65011Office (573) 302-7011 • Fax (573) 348-8325Alan Mead (573) 216-0210Bub Raithel (573) 253-1664E-mail: [email protected](see page 32)
15 – Peterson Farms CharolaisSteve & Sandy Peterson8767 Outer Road • Mtn. Grove, MO 65711(417) 926-5336 • (417) 746-4410www.PetersonFarmsCharolais.com (see page 34)
16 – Windy Hill CharolaisStan & Mary Bonacker & Family7095 Burgess Ford Road • Cedar Hill, MO 63016(636) 285-8825 • (636) 285-6073 faxStan (314) 550-2554 • David (314) 974-5230E-mail: [email protected](see page 30)
MONTANA
17 – Brevig CharolaisClark & Gail Brevig676 Quarry View Lane • Lewistown, MT 59457(406) 538-5579 Email: [email protected]
NEBRASKA
18 – Dybdal CharolaisLarry & Krista Dybdal88361 575th Ave. • Newcastle, NE 68757(402) 692-3704 • (402) 841-9784 cellEmail: [email protected](see page 16)
19 – Hebbert CharolaisDavid Hebbert 62075 Hebbert Lane • Hyannis, NE 69350 (308) 458-2540Mose HebbertBox 292 • Hyannis, NE 69350www.hebbertranch.com (see page 9)
20 – Sonderup Charolais Ranch, Inc.Tom Sonderup 19488 Valley Road • Fullerton, NE 68638 (308) 536-2050 • (308) 550-0254 cellE-mail: [email protected] (see page 30)
NEW MEXICO
21 – King HerefordsP.O. Box 564 • Stanley, NM 87056 Bill King (505) 220-9909Tom & Becky Spindle(505) 321-8808 • (505) 832-0926 (see page 33)
NORTH DAKOTA
22 – Effertz Key RanchGerald & Loretta Effertz & FamilyP.O. Box 640• Velva, ND 58790-0640 Kevin (701) 338-2980 • Roger (701) 728-6459 Neil (701) 223-5202 • Bryan Dean (701) 624-5104E-mail: [email protected] www.effertzkeyranch.com(see Inside Front Cover)
OKLAHOMA
23 – M&M CharolaisKevin Wiley, Ranch Manager805 N. 25th• Perry, OK 73077(580) 572-2555 Barn/Office(580) 370-1483 CellE-mail: [email protected](see page 5)
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24 – Nipp CharolaisCurtiss & Brenda Nipp25140 Oswalt Rd. • Overbrook, OK 73453(580) 668-3332 • (580) 513-3555 cellE-mail: [email protected](see page 11)
OREGON
25 – Romans Ranches CharolaisBill Romans Family2200 6th Ave. West • Vale, OR 97918Jeff (541) 212-2223 • Bill (541) 212-1514 E-Mail: [email protected] (see page 38)
SOUTH DAKOTA
26– Steffensen CharolaisTravis & Deb Steffensen 21269 US Highway 81 • Arlington, SD 57212(605) 983-5497 • (605) 203-0551 cell(see page 36)
27– Stewart’s CharolaisJeff & Linda Stewart44399 207th Street • Lake Preston, SD 57249(605) 847-4836(see page 36)
28 – Thomas RanchTroy, VeaBea & Cally Thomas18441 Capri Place• Harrold, SD 57536(605) 973-2448E-mail: [email protected](see page 29)
29– Vedvei Charolais RanchAlan & Deb Vedvei 44213 204th St. • Lake Preston, SD 57249(605) 847-4529 • Fax (605) 847-4810E-mail: [email protected](see Back Cover)
30 – Wienk Charolais Ranch44210 205th St. • Lake Preston, SD 57249 Arnold Wienk (605) 860-1111 • [email protected] Jeff Eschenbaum(605) 860-0505 • [email protected] Eschenbaum(605) 203-0137 • [email protected](see Inside Back Cover)
TEXAS
31 – Bar J CharolaisP.O. Box 186 • Liverpool, TX 77577Larry Ludeke (832) 439-4666Stan Cross (713) 859-1950Daryl Renfrow (832) 444-5241E-mail: [email protected](see page 6)
32 – Dennis Charolais FarmEric, Angie, Haley & Brayden170 Rock Bluff Rd. • Saint Jo, TX 76265(940) 995-2161 • (940) 841-2792 cellwww.dennischarolais.com(see page 2)
33 – Rio RanchRafael Ortega, Owner39606 FM 1736 West • Hempstead, TX 77445Bill Pendergrass, Manager(979) 203-6800 • [email protected](see page 37)
34 – Thomas Charolais, Inc.PO Box 595 • Raymondville, TX 78580Mitch Thomas (956) 535-0936Tonnyre Thomas Joe (956) 535-0942E-mail: [email protected](see page 15)
WYOMING
35– Silver Spur RanchP.O. Box 714 • Encampment, WY 82325 Office (307) 327-5550Marketing (979) 777-9419www.silverspurranches.com(see page 40)
State Associations
Missouri Charolais Breeders Associationwww.missouricharolais.com(see page 23)
Services
Western Video Marketwww.wvmcattle.com E-mail: [email protected] Metzger, General Manager(530) 347-3793(see page 39)
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A discussion on accuracyResearch at the University of Georgia
has shown that EPD can be as much as 9 times more accurate than a with-in herd ratio or weight. Increasing accuracy of selection will result in corresponding improvement in genetic trend.
An EPD is a prediction of how future progeny of an animal are expected to perform in a particular trait relative to other animals in the analysis. The key word is “difference”. The EPD itself does not imply “good” or “bad” performance. But rather, the EPD gives a prediction of the average difference to expect in the performance of an animal’s progeny to other animals in the same analysis.
Expected Progeny Differences are accompanied with an Accuracy (ACC) value. Accuracy values give an indication of how close our estimates are to an animal’s true genetic value. Accuracy values are extremely useful to breeders in determining the reliability of an EPD. Accuracy values can be represented by a bell curve (see Figure 1) and can range in value from 0.0 to 1.0, depending on the amount of information that is known
about an animal for any one of the reported traits. As the amount of information included in the analysis of a trait for an individual animal increases, the accuracy value for that trait increases accordingly. Large ACC values indicate greater accuracy and more certainty that the EPD will show little change as additional progeny information is obtained, as represented by the narrower bell curve.
The point to remember is that the expected change of an EPD with a high ACC is correspondingly less than those of an EPD with a lower ACC value.
One mistake that many producers make is to assume that low accuracy
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Figure 1. Two bulls with the same EPD but different accuracy values.
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have little reliability as compared to actual performance data. We must remember that an EPD utilizes all available information; therefore, a low accuracy EPD incorporates the available performance and pedigree information. Recent research has shown that an EPD is the most accurate tool available to make genetic progress for a given trait. Even for non-parents, an EPD can be as much as 9 times more accurate than a with-in herd ratio or weight.
The accuracy of a given EPD can help determine the amount of risk a breeder is willing to take in his breeding decisions. Let us compare the bulls in figure 1 again. Which bull is more desirable for your breeding program? The bull with the higher accuracy value is more predictable, but the amount of genetic change that can be made is correspondingly limited as well. Both bulls have the same EPD (represented by the mean of the bell curve), but the true genetic value for the bull with the lower accuracy value is beyond that of the bull with the higher accuracy value. Therefore the bull with the lower accuracy value could possibly increase the amount of genetic progress made, but he is also more of a risk because his true genetic value falls within a wider range.
In the previous example we discussed two bulls with the same EPD but different levels of accuracy. But what if we have two bulls with different EPD but the same level of accuracy as represented in figure 2. Again we must recognize that the animal’s
true genetic merit is within the range of the bell curve and as accuracy value increases we more accurately identify the true genetic merit of an individual or population of animals.
If each bell curve in Figure 2 represents two different bulls, imagine if you will that these two bulls had the exact same EPD and accuracy as yearling bulls which would have been represented by the exact same bell curve. As information was reported to the breed association the EPD for the two bulls began to separate with corresponding increases in accuracy, represented now by the two different bell curves we see in Figure 2.
We continue however to see some overlap between the two bell curves. This tells us that with more progeny information reported there is still some chance the two bulls have the same EPD for the trait or might actually re-rank. However, with increased accuracy the probability of this happening is correspondingly lower.
Exciting advancements have been made in the utilization of genomics in the last few years as we continue to build research populations and increase our knowledge of genomics through continued research. Along with performance data, the use of genomics promises to improve our understanding of an animal’s genetic merit.
“The accuracy of a given EPD can help determine the amount of risk a breeder is willing to take in his
breeding decisions. “
Figure 2. Two bulls with different EPD but the same level of accuracy.
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Moderate at birth, Charolais-influenced calves translate to 86 more pounds ofgrowth at weaning and another 127 poundsheavier finish weights.* Unlike most otherbreeds, color consistency make Charolaiseasy to identify. Get the facts beforemaking your next herd sire purchase.
*Charolais Advantage Evident in CSU Research Study,Colorado State University, Eastern Colorado ResearchCenter (ECRC), Akron, CO
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41st Annual
Thomas Ranch Bull Sale
Tues., April 9, 2013
At the Ranch
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THOMAS RANCHTroy & VeaBea Thomas
605-973-244818441 Capri PlaceHarrold, SD 57536
41st Annual
Thomas Ranch Bull Sale
Tues., April 9, 2013
At the Ranch
Selling: 75 Yearling Charolais Bulls
100 Yearling Angus Bulls
50 Yearling Red Angus Bulls
Groups of Charolais and Angus females For sale at the ranch, private treaty
Thomas Ranch Fall
Bull Sale
Tues., December 18, 2012
At Philip Livestock
30 Fall Yearling Charolais Bulls
30 Fall Yearling Angus Bulls
15 Fall Yearling Red Angus Bulls
Selling:
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Tom Sonderup19488 Valley Rd., Fullerton, NE 68638(308) 536-2050 (308) 550-0254 cell
Sale managed by: Hubert Cattle Sales
(785) 672-3195
December 15, 2012Buffalo County Fairgrounds, Kearney, NE
SELLING: 60 HeadHeifer calves, bred heifers and bred cows
FEATURING Get & service of SCR Bronco 9026, SCR Tuffy 0119, and other leading
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Registered Charolais BreedersSteve & Sandy Peterson • Jeremiah, Andrew & Joey
8767 Outer Road • Mtn. Grove, MO 65711 (417) 926-5336 • (417) 746-4410
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5593 Choupique Road • Sulphur, LA
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Larry & Dan Wakefield20701 150th St. • New Richland, MN 56072
(507) 317-3086 • (507) 475-1749Kyle & Emily Wakefield • (507) 402-4640
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A name you can trust for Performance Tested Charolais Bulls Since 1962
Our 50th year raising Charolais. Thanks to our bull customers! WF bulls are bred to calve easily; have powerful growth and carcass traits; quiet dispostions and are backed by a highly
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LT Distance x WhitehotBW: 90 lbs. AWW/R: 826 lbs./121 AYW:/R: 1,432 lbs./115EPDs: BW: 2.0 WW: 24 YW: 50 M: 12 TM: 24 SC: 0.6 REA: 0.43 MB: 0.04
RC Distance 3154 PldSilver Distance x Cigar x YL06 EPDs: BW: -0.6 WW: 32 YW: 43 M: 9 TM: 25 SC: 1.3 REA: 0.17
LT Council 0150 Pld
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Phone or fax: (605) 847-4836
Stewart & Steffensen Bull Sale March 9, 2013
Madison Sale Barn, Madison, S.D.
6th ANNUAL
One Penny Blanco Flash 6424 Sired of the high-selling group at the past Stewart and Steffenson sale at $5,200.
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Steffensen Charolais
traviS & deb SteffenSen21269 US Highway 81 • arlington, Sd 57212
605-983-5497 • (605) 203-0551 cell
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Stewart & Steffensen Bull Sale March 9, 2013
Madison Sale Barn, Madison, S.D.
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At the Ranch • Lake Preston, SD
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