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GenexCooperative, Inc.A Subsidiary of Cooperative Resources International

BULL PhotosNEW

1hP00834 Mr hErEford

1AN01217 IN sUrE

1AN01214 WALkEr

1AN01224 CEdAr rIdgE

1AN01181 rIto 9M25

1AN01234 IdENtIty

CoNtENts

4 fINdINg thE rIght PIECE

to thE gENEtIC PUzzLE

6 thE A.I. AdvANtAgE

9 hIgh QUALIty sEMEN

10 sPrINg BEEf sPECIALs

13 NEW sIrEs

20 IN thE NEWs…

22 CoNsIdEr thE IMPACt of

EstrUs syNChroNIzAtIoN

oN CALvINg dIstrIBUtIoN

the cow/calf industry is enjoying record prices. Bull sales are at record highs, and it’s common to see sale averages over $5,000. the outstanding genetic bulls are being sought after and are well paid for in today’s market. the seedstock industry is enjoying the rewards for their labor of high genetic inputs and years of artificial insemination (A.I.) to build their herds.

Long debated has been the cost of commercial beef A.I. and its advantages over natural service (the bull). In this current time, when bulls are selling for record prices, never before has an A.I. program been so cost effective. turn to Page 6 to analyze the cost of A.I. vs. the Bull.

BEEf horIzoNs Published bi-annually for beef producers in the United states.

Address correspondence to: genex Cooperative, Inc.

100 MBC drive, P.o. Box 469 shawano, WI 54166tEL: 888.333.1783 fAX: 715.526.3219

E-MAIL: [email protected] WEBsItE: www.crinet.com

spring 2012 vol. 16/No. 1

BEEf horIzoNs stAff Lindsay Johnson, Editor

Brenda sisung, Assistant Editor Amy seefeldt, graphic designer

CovEr Photo sorting heifers for the genex “chute-side” service A.I. project at ratcliff ranch, vinita, okla. Photo by todd

Moede, Audio visual Coordinator, CrI.

genex Cooperative, Inc.BoArd of dIrECtors

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MIssIoN stAtEMENtProvide products and services as effectively as possible to maximize the profitability of members and customers worldwide while

maintaining a strong cooperative.

A.I. vs. thE BULL Willie Altenburg, AVP, Beef Marketing

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fINdINg thE

rIght PIECE to thE gENEtIC PUzzLEEach farm or ranch offers a unique situation – different breed compositions, body types, pedigrees, levels of precipitation and herd genetic goals all have a big influence on which sires are “best” to incorporate via artificial insemination (A.I.). While the most popular A.I. sires become popular by proving they can work work well in a wide range of breeding programs, the best fit for your cows may not be the bull that everyone else is using. the following sires deserve consideration; you may find the perfect fit for your herd’s genetic puzzle.

1AN01183 FRONT RANGE is an ideal mating for daughters of 1AN01064 traveler 004, 1AN01116 Upward and 1AN01044 final Answer. his calves’ moderate birth weights and growth

to weaning have made him a recent favorite of many cattlemen. Also take advantage of his genChoice™ sexed semen availability, both male- and female-sorted semen is available at a very reasonable price.

1AN01180 GRASS MASTER progeny are deep-bodied, sound made cattle with a very maternal look. he is an ideal sire for use during the rebuilding phase of the U.s. cowherd

to make long-lived, profitable females. grass Master is a highly consistent sire because of his well designed maternal pedigree.

1AN01164 ARMOR combines two of the breed’s all time most popular sires, In focus and 1AN01000 New

day. Armor progeny are born easily, have outstanding vigor and perform well. Expect the daughters to be no-nonsense cows that bring in healthy and hefty calves year in and year out. Armor’s EPds are very solid as he continues to gain accuracy.

1AN01165 SUBSTANCE is the outcross sire the breed has been seeking. substance is a good mating for 1AN01064 traveler 004, 1AN01044 final Answer and 1AN01170 Chisum daughters. he offers moderate birth weights with outstanding growth and carcass balance. this overlooked sire is gaining

traction as more and more breeders find his well balanced EPd profile, useful pedigree and very favorable progeny reports.

1AN01145 JACKSON is a big performance sire with high-end marbling genetics that work in the real world. Jackson is an outcross to objective, Predestined and In focus that won’t sacrifice marbling. the first Jackson daughters in production have a 105 nursing ratio.

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1AR00928 HALFMANN R588 is one of the breed’s best CEd, low BW sires. Calves have excelled in the halfmann red Angus

program in texas. his daughters are hard working, fertile cows and sons are easily saleable as calving ease sires with good muscling.

1AR00923 BIG TIME sires docile progeny with good depth of heel and an ideal leg set. he works well on moderate to small cows that need more performance and frame. Big time is ideal for producers who feed their own cattle and want to retain heifers that will become productive, well mannered cows.

1SM00114 TUITION is proving to be an outstanding combination of Angus marbling, fleshing ability and cow power with simmental meat yield, visual muscle and fertility. Many producers are looking to simAngus A.I. sires as an easy way to maintain reasonable levels of heterosis in a planned crossbreeding system. tuition is the choice of many due to his

excellent balance across almost all traits. this homozygous black, homozygous polled sire is in the top five percent of the breed for API and top one percent for tI.

1HP00831 WORLDWIDE is proving to make light birth weight calves ideal for first calf heifers. he is seeing use in registered hereford operations as well as commercial herds looking to make highly valuable baldy replacement females. his progeny are often well pigmented and very attractive.

oNE sIzE fIts ALL? No WAy.rIght PIECE to thE gENEtIC PUzzLE

Brad Johnson, Beef Programs Administration Manager

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thE A.I. AdvANtAgELong debated has been the cost of commercial beef artificial insemination (A.I.) and its advantages over natural service (the bull). In this current time, when bulls are selling for record prices, never before has an A.I. program been so cost effective.

the first step is analyzing the cost of a natural service bull. What is the cost of the average bull today?

sometimes cow/calf producers don’t breakdown the costs of a bull on a per calf basis, however the costs are real. It’s surprising to find it costs $84.06 per calf on a $5,000 bull. Use the calculations to the right as a guide and input your own figures.

$5,000 Bull cost

$500 10% Lifetime risk (death, injury, loss of use)

-$1800 Salvage value (2000 pounds x $0.90 per pound)

$3700 Gross cost of bull

$150 Pasture cost/year

$300 Winter feed/year

$100 Other costs (fencing, corrals)

$150 Veterinary (semen tesing, vaccine, trich testing)

$700 Total cost/year

25 - Annual number of cows per bull

23 - Number of pregnancies per year

3 - Average number of years of bull use

69 - Number of calves born per lifetime per bull

$3700 Gross cost of bull

$2100 Annual cost per year ($700) x 3 years

$5800 Total bull cost

$5800 ÷ 69 = $84.06 Cost per calf

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A.I. can be a good economic alternative. Understand, you’ll need a sound genetic clean up bull to follow up a good A.I. program. But an A.I. program, combined with a good heat synchronization program can get 60 percent of your heifers and cows pregnant on the first day of the breeding season.

genex offers the industry’s best “chute-side” service, with excellent technician service and the manpower to get the job done, genex is here to assist with your A.I. project. Let’s analyze the cost of an A.I. project and use the example of A.I. breeding 100 females.

Synchronization System – 7-Day CO-Synch + CIDR®

$17.00 ($10 CIDR + $2.50 Prostaglandin + $2.25 x 2 GnRH)$8.00 Insemination fee$17.00 Semen cost

$42.00 Total cost

100 females 60% conception rate60 calves

$42.00 ÷ .60 = $70.00 Total cost per A.I. pregnancy

the cost per A.I. pregnancy is less than the cost of the average bull today. other factors to take into consideration are the superior genetics obtained through A.I., the option to use calving ease sires on heifers or to A.I. your cows to outstanding growth or maternal genetics. keep in mind earlier calving equals extra pounds in the fall. the A.I. Advantage!

A.I. vs. thE BULL thE A.I. AdvANtAgEWillie Altenburg, AVP Beef Marketing

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Cooperative ResourcesInternational

Genex 888/333-1783 • AgSource 608/845-1900www.crinet.com

Know as early as 29 days post breeding with the use of DG29™ blood pregnancy test. the complete kit includes all required materials from blood tubes to needles and the shipping container.

test one cow or a whole herd and have results emailed within days.

Every Day Countswhen it comes to finding open cows.

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for more detailed information, visit the genex web site: http://genex.crinet.com and click on the dg29 box on the right side of the screen. to purchase dg29 test kits in the U.s., contact your local genex representative, call customer service at 888-333-1783, or order online at profitshop.crinet.com.

“I would recommend DG29 to producers because of the accuracy, the ability to see if an animal is pregnant and timing which allows you to test as early as 29 days of breeding A.I.”Joe stephens, stephens Angus farm, kenton, tenn.

“the DG29 blood pregnancy test is nice because it allows us to pregnancy check on our own time. We can pull blood when it’s convenient for us on as few or as many cows as we want and don’t have to worry about scheduling a veterinarian.”rick hubbell, hubbell ranch, Quemado, N.M.

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INdEPENdENt thIrd PArty dAtA ProvEs thAt gENEX sEMEN Is thE hIghEst QUALIty IN thE INdUstry.

ENhANCEs thE ABILIty to gEt hEIfErs ANd CoWs PrEgNANt

BAsEd oN sUPErIor, tIME-tEstEd, ProvEN INdUstry rEsULts

hIgh QUALIty sEMEN

While these comparisons are based on dairy inseminations, genex uses the exact same semen processing protocols for both beef and dairy semen. therefore, the stud comparisons are relevant to beef producers.

the numbers in the chart reflect the increase or decrease from average for a sire’s conception rate. for example, in 2011, genex sires averaged a 1.5% greater conception rate than the industry’s average bull.

*2002-2006 data represents ErCr evaluations. 2009 to present represents sCr evaluations. source: UsdA-AIPL and drMs/raleigh, N.C. As of 2010, stud B chose not to disclose sCr evaluations.

Average Annual Sire Fertility Rating by A.I. Stud*

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Genex 1.3 1.3 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.5 2.0 1.9 1.5Stud A 0.3 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 1.0 1.2 1.1 0.9Stud B 0.3 0.1 -0.2 -0.1 0.3 0.3 1.2 2.2 NA NAStud C 0.8 0.0 -0.5 -0.4 -0.8 -0.8 -0.5 -0.4 0.2 0.4Stud D 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.7 1.1 0.5 0.5Stud E -1.4 -0.4 0.2 0.8 0.7 0.9 1.3 1.5 0.7 0.6

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Special prices can be combined with Volume Special. Utilize with the John Deere Financial beef deferral program offering 180 days with no interest and no payments. Contact

your Genex representative or visit profitshop.crinet.com for current availability.

1AN01018 BANDO 9074 $18 Now $14reg# 13448453

1AN01202 LONG DISTANCE $18 Now $15reg# 16455862

1AN01224 CEDAR RIDGE $20 Now $17reg# 16134394

1AN01222 PRIORITy $20 Now $17reg# 15688351

1AN01116 UPWARD $40 Now $30reg# 14963730

1AN01181 RITO 9M25 $20 Now $17reg# 16340278

Code Short Name CED BW WW yW RADG SCR DOC HPG CEM MILK MKH MW MH $EN CW MARB RE FATCarc H/P

Ult H/P $W $F $G $B

1AN01224 CEDAR RIDGE

13 -1.5 43 81 0.07 0.93 24 10 19 -55 -0.6 10.65 14 0.35 0.36 0.036 12 36.07 23.83 24.03 46.51.62 .80 .72 .59 .42 .39 .24 .14 .20 .19 .12 .15 .27 .26 .24 56

1AN01222 PRIORITy 7 0.1 77 121 0.12 0.36 27 9 29 1 35 0.2 -15.54 42 0.22 0.53 0.007 8 50.31 53.64 18.93 66.14.50 .67 .56 .53 .47 .48 .38 .22 .27 3 .37 .29 .32 .41 .37 .36 25

1AN01116 UPWARD 6 2.4 71 137 0.14 1.41 9 10.4 10 41 107 73 0.7 -32.38 62 0.42 0.70 0.000 7 1352 40.15 76.36 25.93 81.31.87 .97 .96 .94 .77 .94 .88 .65 .70 .79 496 .63 .59 .57 .62 .62 .59 21 4976

1AN01018 BANDO 9074

6 0.2 47 89 0.13 1.15 16 4.9 11 25 390 45 0.5 -1.72 15 0.96 -0.06 0.069 10 578 33.67 30.62 27.85 51.80.90 .96 .93 .91 .54 .88 .78 .27 .79 .88 1049 .75 .73 .50 .57 .57 .56 17 1316

1AN01181 RITO 9M25

11 1.0 64 109 0.06 1.05 7 12 28 59 0.6 -14.37 40 1.10 0.99 0.010 13 38.55 45.51 48.33 93.45.53 .68 .57 .50 .39 .60 .32 .21 .24 .35 .29 .31 .40 .39 .41 38

1AN01202 LONG DISTANCE

16 -2.2 47 87 0.09 0.26 29 11 29 50 0.5 -9.14 14 0.53 0.27 0.030 2 34.04 28.49 29.84 52.61.37 .44 .36 .36 .33 .46 .28 .17 .23 .30 .20 .26 .37 .32 .31 5

1AN01148 DAKOTA GOLD

15 -1.8 49 93 0.13 1.68 7 14 23 35 0.3 -2.17 22 0.44 0.27 0.023 12 34.25 34.11 26.03 57.14.56 .78 .69 .58 .42 .46 .29 .20 .24 .37 .29 .26 .34 .32 .33 20

EPds as of 2/17/12

1AN01148 DAKOTA GOLD $18 Now $15reg# 15828386

Spring Specials

2012

Special ends May 31, 2012.

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1SM00123 IDEAL $30 Now $20reg# 2563890

1CH00959 FIRE WATER $20 Now $17reg# M704588

1SM00124 GW PREMIUM BEEF $20 Now $17reg# 2370545

1AR00934 ANTICIPATION $20 Now $16reg# 1361141

1AR00907 BIG SKy $20 Now $17reg# 1025891

1HP00831 WORLDWIDE $20 Now $17reg# P42982024

Code Short Name CED BW WW yW MILK TM ME HPG CETM STAy MARB yG CW REA FAT1AR00907 BIG SKy 10 -3.5 35 58 30 47 4 19 -7 8 0.37 -0.14 30 -0.04 -0.050

.90 .93 .91 .91 .89 .61 .56 .89 .25 .82 .59 .60 .82 .851AR00934 ANTICIPATION 2 -1.0 43 81 18 39 13 9 13 6 0.58 0.05 47 0.08 0.010

.28 .28 .28 .28 .28 .11 .22 .28 .25 .32 .27 .23 .31 .40

Code Short Name CED BW WW yW MCE MM MWW CW yG MB BF REA SHR STAy API TI1SM00123 IDEAL 1.7 2.2 50.2 99.2 13.3 3.0 28.1 25.1 -0.19 -0.13 -0.030 0.70 -0.42 20.6 96.3 64.8

.34 .35 .33 .35 .25 .24 .26 .29 .27 .28 .38 .27 .08 .081SM00124 GW PREMIUM

BEEF19.2 -3.7 21.8 66.7 15.8 6.0 16.9 -1.9 -0.04 0.71 0.050 0.45 -0.71 168.5 75.9.88 .91 .87 .87 .79 .78 .78 .60 .56 .74 .72 .73 .16

Code Short Name CED BW WW yW MILK M & G CETM SC FAT REA IMF $BMI $CEZ $BII $CHB1HP00831 WORLDWIDE 6.8 -1.5 45 71 23 45 5.6 1.3 -0.007 0.36 0.25 28 24 24 27

.20 .61 .47 .39 .18 .15 .18 .18 .20 .17

Code Short Name CE BW WW yW MILK TM SCR CW REA FAT MARB1CH00959 FIRE WATER -5 2.2 32 50 6 22 1.70 20 0.65 0.018 -0.08

.56 .89 .82 .74 .45 .61 .35 .33 .30 .28

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CED BW WW yW RADG SCR DOC CEM MILK MW MH $EN CW MARB RE FAT $W $F $G $BEPDS 10 .8 59 110 .20 .67 12 11 21 34 .6 -4.45 24 .52 0.46 .008 34.99 48.90 32.58 67.32

ACC .48 .65 .53 .38 .19 .46 .19 .18 .22 .22 .19 .23 .30 .27 .25RANK 15% 10% 5% 15% 10% 25% 20% 10% 5% 25% 15%

ePDs as of 2/24/12

CED BW WW yW RADG SCR DOC CEM MILK MW MH $EN CW MARB RE FAT $W $F $G $BEPDS 5 2.3 71 127 .11 .70 12 8 24 45 .5 -11.16 44 .57 0.66 -.027 39.69 63.72 36.42 85.60

ACC .27 .35 .31 .32 .33 .36 .24 .08 .13 .29 .19 .25 .35 .28 .29RANK 1% 1% 2% 25% 10% 10% 2% 1% 15% 1%

ePDs as of 2/24/12

1An01233 FLAG CROSS COUNTRY 90052

reg.# 16349775 Born: 1/12/2009Birth Wt.: 83 lbs. 205 days: 817 lbs.365 days: 1510 lbs. scrotal: 38.46 cm. @ 12 mos.owned by: tC ranch, NE; Mohnen Angus, sd; varilek Angus, sd; tNt Angus, Nd; rice ranches, Mt; flag ranch, NE; Carter family Angus, Wy; Musgrave Angus, IL; randy stabler, Md; genex, WI

✦ Cross Country is a partially proven son of Cross over by a special Addition dam who has BWr 4 at 96, yWr 4 at 103, U%IMf 4 at 109 and UrEA 4 at 101 while stemming back to a third generation Pathfinder® dam, s A Queen Idelette 1646.

✦ he is an outstanding individual with tremendous phenotype that will continue to add performance and carcass merit to his offspring.

1An01232 EXAR SIGNIFICANT 1769B

reg.# 16884386 Born: 3/8/2011Birth Wt.: 87 lbs. 205 days: 763 lbs.owned by: Express ranches, ok; significant ownership group; genex, WI

✦ study the EPd profile on this young sire in combination with his remarkable phenotype and find him to be near perfection.

✦ his dam, a full sister to Upward, has been proclaimed by many top cattlemen to be one of the top five cows ever produced in the sitz Angus program.

C A future direction 5321 BT Crossover 758N Bt royal Pride 237g triple E special Addition SCR Queen Idelette 50596 sCr Queen Idelette 702

Connealy ConsensusConnealy Consensus 7229 Blue Lilly of Conanga 16 Connealy onward Sitz Henrietta Pride 643T sitz henrietta Pride 81M

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Carter’s Cross Country y219, son

Connealy Consensus 7229, sire

1AN01233 Cross CoUNtry

sitz henrietta Pride 643t, dam

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CED BW WW yW RADG SCR DOC CEM MILK MW MH $EN CW MARB RE FAT $W $F $G $BEPDS 8 .1 62 111 .17 1.45 25 8 46 42 .7 -35.63 26 .50 0.37 .020 39.13 48.71 29.02 65.36

ACC .32 .39 .32 .35 .30 .42 .37 .14 .19 .30 .27 .19 .29 .26 .27RANK 25% 20% 10% 5% 20% 5% 3% 1% 15% 2% 5% 20%

ePDs as of 2/24/12

1An01235 HOOVER EMPERORreg.# 16924687 Born: 8/17/2010Birth Wt.: 59 lbs. 205 days: 869 lbs.365 days: 1352 lbs. scrotal: 42.3 cm. @ 18 mos.owned by: hoover Angus, IA; genex, WI

✦ Emperor was acquired because of his rare combination of exceptional “genex phenotype” and fabulous EPds.

✦ this CC&7 son out of a tC friction x tC gridiron compiles a set of data that is not easy to find.

✦ he is phenotypically deep, thick, attractive, sound and by far the best CC&7 son we have ever evaluated.

1An01234 ELLINGSON IDENTITY 9104

reg.# 16413257 Born: 2/19/2009Birth Wt.: 76 lbs. 205 days: 872 lbs.365 days: 1349 lbs. Mature Wt.: 2000 lbs.scrotal: 41.0 cm. yrlg. frame: 5.9 Mature frame: 5.8owned by: Carstens farms, IA; Maher ranches, sd; Ellingson Angus, Nd

✦ Identity has been used on both registered and commercial heifers with great success for calving ease and calf vigor.

✦ his daughters are big ribbed, capacious females with fleshing ability coming from the cow side of the pedigree.

s A f Connection SydGen C C & 7 sydgen forever Lady 4087 tC friction 5130 Blkcp Empress Ellston G403 Blkcp Empress Ellston d515

C r A Bextor 872 5205 608 TC Aberdeen 759 tC Blackbird 4034 Wulffs Ext 6106 EA Queen Dolly 7813 EA Queen dolly 5029

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Ellingson Identity 1106, son

EA Blackbird 1203, daughter

CED BW WW yW RADG SCR DOC CEM MILK MW MH $EN CW MARB RE FAT $W $F $G $BEPDS 11 .4 62 112 .14 .50 20 12 40 34 .5 -28.17 31 .48 0.68 .024 39.10 49.88 31.09 71.21

ACC .41 .58 .46 .42 .30 .53 .26 .14 .19 .24 .17 .19 .29 .27 .27RANK 10% 25% 10% 4% 10% 4% 1% 20% 5% 2% 4% 10%

ePDs as of 2/24/12

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CED BW WW yW RADG SCR DOC CEM MILK MW MH $EN CW MARB RE FAT $W $F $G $BEPDS I+6 2.7 77 127 I+.10 1.18 17 I+11 28 I+55 I+.8 -23.62 39 .46 0.19 .043 36.49 60.87 18.15 64.55

ACC .05 .39 .32 .31 .05 .40 .35 .05 .16 .05 .05 .15 .21 .23 .18RANK 1% 1% 15% 20% 10% 15% 20% 10% 5% 5% 1% 25%

ePDs as of 2/24/12

CED BW WW yW SCR DOC CEM MILK $EN CW MARB RE FAT $W $F $G $BEPDS 12 -1.6 60 109 .64 11 11 31 -21.87 28 .42 0.43 .016 34.39 47.29 27.07 65.69

ACC .30 .37 .29 .29 .36 .32 .19 .22 .20 .24 .26 .22RANK 4% 4% 10% 10% 10% 5% 25% 25% 10% 10% 20%

ePDs as of 2/24/12

1An01237 S A V ANGUS VALLEY 1867

reg.# 17016630 Born: 1/5/2011Birth Wt.: 85 lbs. 205 days: 957 lbs.365 days: 1449 lbs. scrotal: 40.8 cm. @ 12 mos.owned by: Pender Bros, fL; ridge view ranch, IL; david Cox, IL; schaff Angus valley, Nd; genex, WI

✦ Angus valley represents everything we look for in an ideal breeding bull, both phenotypically and on paper.

✦ Look for him to be the next generation sire that will fill in the shoes of breed greats like Bismarck and final Answer.

1An01236 MOHNEN CLEAR IMAGE 11

reg.# 17032775 Born: 12/20/2010Birth Wt.: 69 lbs. 205 days: 825 lbs.365 days: 1591 lbs. scrotal: 38.4 cm. @ 12 mos.owned by: Lindskov-thiel ranch, sd; Mohnen Angus, sd; genex, WI

✦ A unique combination of “bet the ranch” calving ease and high carcass merit.

✦ he is backed by multiple generations of cow families that are proven light birth weight and excellent growth and maternal.

tC gridiron 258 S A V Iron Mountain 8066 s A v Madame Pride 3249 s A f 598 Bando 5175 S A V May 2397 s A v May 7238

hero 6267 of r r 2418 H A Image Maker 0415 h A rito Blackcap 9038 L t 598 Bando 9074 Mohnen Blueblood Lady 35 Mohnen Blueblood Lady 493

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s A v May 2397, dam

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CED BW WW yW CEM MILK $EN CW MARB RE FAT $W $F $G $BEPDS 10 1.3 65 112 13 25 -16.06 I+25 I+.43 I+.33 I+.033 33.30 48.53 24.61 60.33

ACC .31 .36 .28 .23 .10 .12 .05 .05 .05 .05RANK 15% 3% 4% 2% 15% 5%

ePDs as of 2/24/12

CED BW WW yW RADG SCR DOC CEM MILK MW MH $EN CW MARB RE FAT $W $F $G $BEPDS I+4 3.2 68 116 I+.16 1.21 20 I+4 27 I+32 I+.3 -17.04 37 .16 0.32 .039 33.25 51.85 9.81 54.24

ACC .05 .38 .30 .29 .05 .39 .34 .05 .18 .05 .05 .14 .20 .21 .17RANK 2% 3% 25% 10% 10% 20% 10% 15% 3%

ePDs as of 2/24/12

1An01239 S A V CINCH 1248

reg.# 17016501 Born: 3/17/2011Birth Wt.: 70 lbs. 205 days: 923 lbs.365 days: 1381 lbs. scrotal: 35.4 cm. @ 12 mos.owned by: fortune Angus, sd; Cinch Associates, sd; schaff Angus valley, Nd; genex, WI

✦ he has that calving ease look with his smooth shoulder and joints, small head and perfect breed characteristics.

✦ With his phenotype and pedigree he stands a great chance of calculating over a .50 rEA especially with future support from the Pfizer hd 50k test, and the fact all sires in his pedigree combine light BW and high rEA.

1An01238 S A V RESOURCE 1441

reg.# 17016597 Born: 1/7/2011Birth Wt.: 83 lbs. 205 days: 920 lbs.365 days: 1367 lbs. scrotal: 39.9 cm. @ 12 mos.owned by: schaff Angus valley, Nd; genex, WI; resource group

✦ resource is thick and deep, yet structurally perfect in his feet and legs all while maintaining a modest 5.5 frame package.

✦ An ideal phenotypic mating choice for Mytty In focus, New design 878 and New design 1407 daughters.

tC gridiron 258 S A V Iron Mountain 8066 s A v Madame Pride 3249 s A v Bismarck 5682 S A V Emblynette 9044 s A v Emblynette 5573

r r rito 707 Rito 707 of Ideal 3407 7075 Ideal 3407 of 1418 076 s A v 8180 traveler 004 S A V Blackcap May 4136 s A v May 2397

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s A v Blackcap May 4136, dam

s A v Bismarck 5682, Maternal grandsire

s A v 8180 traveler 004, Maternal grandsire

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CED BW WW yW MCE MM MWW CW yG MB BF REA STAy API TIEPDS 6.6 1.9 42.2 56.8 8.5 4.6 25.7 -2.0 -0.04 0.01 0.000 0.12 21.0 101 62

ACC .18 .34 .30 .34 .10 .11 .13 .28 .15 .14 .15 .13 .03RANK 10% 15% 25%

CED BW WW yW RADG SCR DOC CEM MILK MW MH $EN CW MARB RE FAT $W $F $G $BEPDS 11 -1.2 57 108 .18 1.21 15 10 30 4 0 -9.63 32 .34 0.54 .045 42.48 47.48 21.26 61.84

ACC .33 .38 .32 .35 .33 .42 .28 .16 .20 .27 .22 .17 .27 .26 .25RANK 10% 10% 15% 10% 20% 10% 25% 20% 10% 15% 15% 1% 10%

ePDs as of 2/24/12

1SM00127 HART THE FACTOR 673Y

reg.# 2610160 Born: 4/19/2011Birth Wt.: 90 lbs. 205 days: 890 lbs.365 days: 1310 lbs. scrotal: 41.0 cm. @ 12 mos.yrlg. frame: 6.3 owned by: hart farms, sd; falck stock farm, IA; genex, WI

✦ the factor is a homozygous polled, heterozygous black outcross simmental sire that was the feature and top selling simmental bull in the hart farms production sale.

✦ he is sired by Canadian hart herd sire, WLB roughneck, and out of a tremendous Lrs open range daughter with a production record of: BWr: 4 at 104, WWr 4 at 103, yWr 2 at 101.

1An01240 SCHIEFELBEIN EFFECTIVE 61

reg.# 17065105 Born: 2/7/2011owned by: Choctaw County Land & Cattle, ok; tuell Cattle Co., Co; genex, WI

✦ Effective is a deep, wide based individual with massive muscle, great hip, hind leg and tremendous fleshing ability and maternal merit.

✦ his EPds rank him among the most elite of curve benders with double digit CE EPd, negative BW and over 100 yW with excellent carcass merit.

✦ his Pfizer hd 50k analysis supports his prospects as a calving ease, light BW bull with extra performance and ribeye area.

WLB oil Patch 132N 366rWLB Roughneck 366R 377W MJ Black Ellie May 30r Lrs open range 9NHart Open Range Lady S31 hart Lady Magnum P158

k C f Bennett Efficient CAR Efficient 534 CAr Miss susie 308 s A v final Answer 0035 Frosty Answer 3979 frosty Elba Lizzy 1106

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s A v final Answer 0035, Maternal grandsire

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CED BW WW yW MILK M & G CETM SC FAT REA IMF $BMI $CEZ $BII $CHBEPDS 2.0 0.6 43 72 12 33 2.3 0.6 0.020 0.25 0.20 19 17 17 22

ACC P P P P P P P P P PRANK 10% 15% 25% 20%

CED BW WW yW MILK M & G CETM SC FAT REA IMF $BMI $CEZ $BII $CHBEPDS 1.9 3.3 49 76 18 43 1.4 0.8 -0.025 0.42 0.11 18 16 20 26

ACC P .19 .17 .17 .09 P .12 .12 .13 .12RANK 15% 25% 15% 20%

1HP00836 TH 22R 16S LAMBEAU 17Y

reg.# P43171190 Born: 1/24/2011Birth Wt.: 76 lbs. 205 days: 705 lbs.owned by: topp herefords, Nd; genex, WI; Lambeau Associates

✦ Lambeau was the high selling bull in the topp herefords’ 2012 bull sale and a unique young calving ease, spread prospect.

✦ his remarkable dam has 5 at 94 BWr and the entire pedigree is comprised of calving ease sires.

✦ With perfect pigmentation and a body type that is stout, thick, wide based and powerful he will be as popular as 1hP00834 Mr hereford was last season.

1HP00835 DEP GOOD & PLENTY ET

reg.# P43182832 Born: 1/6/2011Birth Wt.: 85 lbs. 205 days: 675 lbs.owned by: deppe farms, IA; hoffman herefords, NE

✦ good & Plenty was the reserve grand Champion Bull at the 2011 American royal and one of the most popular bulls on display in denver.

✦ he will be a good phenotype, performance bull that will sire show cattle and performance sons and daughters.

✦ good & Plenty offers an abundance of eye appeal along with exceptional base width, muscle and rib.

th JWr soP 16g 57g tundra 63N TH 121L 63N Tundra 16S kB 17f Cassandra 121L s&s rock solid 3L TH 62N 3L Kelsey 22R th 605f 57g kelsey 62N

thM durango 4037 CRR About Time 743 Crr d03 Cassie 206 sLdk Poseidon r09 Et SLDK Miss Poseidon T16 ET shf Lady 512 g10 Et

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CE BW WW yW MILK TMEPDS 1.7 0.9 34 62 5 22

ACC BK BK BK BK BK RANK 20% 20%

CE BW WW yW MILK TM SCR CW REA FAT MARBEPDS 12.9 -2.3 42 71 10 31 0.7 16 0.13 0.004 0.06

ACC .39 .51 .42 .30 .16 Pe BK BK BK BKRANK 3% 10% 5% 7% 8%

1CH00962 KEYS ALL STATE 149X

reg.# M792787 Born: 4/2/2010Birth Wt.: 82 lbs. 205 days: 816 lbs.365 days: 1445 lbs. owned by: Nathan suttles, IL; Effertz key ranch, Nd

✦ All state is a powerhouse of a Charolais sire with an outcross pedigree that can be used on any Charolais cow in North America.

✦ Physically All state is wide based, big ended, thick topped, sound made with excellent feet and legs - his picture tells the whole story.

✦ he has a 109 WWr and 104 yWr and writes a balanced set of EPds.

1CH00961 WR WRANGLER W601

reg.# M779102 Born: 2/8/2009Birth Wt.: 76 lbs. 205 days: 649 lbs.365 days: 1347 lbs. owned by: Polzin Cattle, MN; thomas ranch, sd; Mill Iron Lazy 5 Cattle Company, MN; Wagonhammer ranches, NE

✦ Wrangler was brought in to solidify the Charolais lineup and to complement 1Ch00959 fire Water.

✦ Wrangler has proven to be an excellent cross on fire Water daughters at thomas Charolais and Polzin Charolais.

✦ this light birth weight, spread sire is phenotypically flawless with a tremendous set of feet and legs, big scrotal circumference and an unmatched EPd profile.

keys ten-Acious 166s Keys Specialist 18U Miss key kristen 63k keys Chumley 8r Miss Key Meg 2T Miss key Meg 4r

Baldridge fasttrack 82f CMF 192 Wrangler 256 CMf 138 of d040 192 oakdale duke 9003P WR Miss Princess T629 Wr Ease 4412

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CrI ANNUAL MEEtINg

gENEX “ChUtE-sIdE” sErvICE vIdEo

IN thE NEWsgENEX shoWs CAttLE ProdUCErs EAsE of UsE of A.I. ANd BrEEdINg BArNAt the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association convention and trade show in Nashville, tenn., the National Association of Animal Breeders beef committee and genex demonstrated artificial insemination (A.I.) techniques, cattle handling and use of the A.I. breeding barn. during the trade show, six demonstrations were performed over three days with more than 300 people in attendance. In addition, genex representatives shared their knowledge with another 140 cattlemen from across the U.s. who attended the Pfizer-sponsored Cattlemen’s College. Attendees of the Cattlemen’s College were able to participate in the semen handling, EAzI-BrEEdtM CIdr® and live cow demonstrations using the A.I. breeding barn.

delegates, who were elected by the membership, will gather in Bloomington, Minn. March 20 and 21 for the CrI Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, delegates will attend education sessions, learn about the cooperative’s performance and gather as a region to elect their board member.

Beef and dairy producers from all 48 continental U.s. states have the opportunity to become genex members, delegates and directors. Becoming a member allows you to have a grassroots input in the governance of your cooperative! to become a member, simply: purchase $200 of semen, products and/or services in a 12-month period, complete a membership form and have your social security number or tax identification number on file at genex.

genex provides beef producers with the industry’s best “chute-side” service. Learn how this operation has worked with genex on a successful A.I. breeding project.

view the chute-side video at http://genex.crinet.com/Beef

to contact a local genex representative near you call 888.333.1783.

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EstrUs syNChroNIzAtIoN

Economic considerations related to use of estrus synchronization and choice of the various protocols to use in beef heifers and cows was reviewed by Johnson and Jones (2004). hughes (2005) reported that opportunities to increase profits for cow/calf operations lie in managing females from the later calving intervals forward toward the first and second 21-day calving intervals. hughes (2005) reports that added pounds are the economic reward to tightening up the calving interval. the Cow herd Appraisal Performance software (ChAPs) benchmark

values utilize IrM-sPA guidelines for operating high production herds. these guidelines suggest that 61 percent of the calves within a herd should be born by day 21 of the calving period, 85 percent by day 42, and 94 percent by day 63. hughes (2005) goes on to say that today’s high market prices are generating big economic rewards to intensified management, but more specifically “management as usual” may be what is amiss for many cow calf producers.

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Reprinted with permission from: Proceedings Applied Reproductive Strategies in Beef Cattle. August 31-September 1, 2011. Joplin, Mo.

figure 10 illustrates the combined calving data for three of four locations in the study reported by schafer (2005). data from the fourth location was not included in the summary since cows that failed to conceive to artificial insemination (A.I.) were sold prior to the calving period. It is interesting to note that in comparison to the recommendation by hughes (2005), 64 percent of the cows in this study had calved by day 15, 70 percent by day 21, 77 percent by day 30, and 91 percent by day 42. the economic reward for improvements in calf weaning weight that result from an increase in calf age at weaning, in many cases may offset the cost of implementing estrus synchronization in beef herds.

finally, figure 11 illustrates the calving profile for cows at the University of Missouri forage systems research Center in Linneus, Mo., over a two year period. this herd maintains a 45-day breeding season, and until the spring of 2004, estrus synchronization and A.I. were not utilized. figure 11 illustrates the calving profile of cows that calved during the spring of 2004 as a result of natural service during the 2003 breeding season. figure 11 also illustrates the calving profile for cows that calved during the spring of 2005 as a result of fixed-time A.I. performed during the 2004 breeding season (schafer, 2005; Patterson et al., 2006). this herd has been intensively managed over the years to breed successfully in a 45-day period with natural service. Notice, however, the increased percentage of cows that calved early in the calving period as a result of fixed-time A.I. performed during the previous year’s breeding season. Estrus synchronization at this location in one year resulted in an increase of seven days postpartum among cows at the start of the breeding period, which translates into an increase in calf age at weaning of seven calf days. these figures (figures 10, 11) collectively demonstrate that estrus synchronization can be used effectively to influence calving distribution patterns during the subsequent calving period, which in turn impacts the economics of herds at weaning time.

Figure 10. Calving distributions combined for three of the four locations in the study by schafer, 2005).

Figure 11. Calving profiles for cows at the University of Missouri forage systems research Center in Linneus, Mo., over a two-year period. this herd maintains a 45-day breeding season and until the spring of 2004 estrus synchronization and A.I. had not been utilized. the figure illustrates the calving profiles of cows that calved during the spring of 2004 as a result of natural service during the 2003 breeding season, and calving profiles for cows that calved during the spring of 2005 as a result of fixed time A.I. performed during the 2004 breeding season (schafer, 2005).

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