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Calf Value Discovery Program providesneeded feedback to cattle producers

BROOKINGS — If a cat-tle producer sells theircalves at weaning, mostoften they lose track of howthose calves perform in thefeedlot and on the rail.SDSU Extension Calf ValueDiscovery Program allowscommercial cow/calf oper-ators to glean valuablefeedback to help themimprove their herd’s genet-ics, said Julie Walker, Asso-ciate Professor and BeefSpecialist.

“One disadvantage ofselling calves at weaning istoo often there is very littlefeedback as to the calves’feedlot performance andcarcass characteristics,”Walker said. “As systemsare put into place in thefeedlot and packing sectors,it is becoming easier for thenext customer in the chain(feedlots) to track andbenchmark the prior his-tory of a ranch’s calves. Inthat case the advantagegoes to the party with themost information. Thequestion becomes, can acow/calf producer afford toknow less about theircalves than a buyer does?”

Walker explained thatwhen cattle producersenroll their calves in theCalf Value Discovery pro-gram they are able to gainknowledge about their calfcrop.

“Understanding howyour cattle perform canprovide you with moremanagement options upon

weaning with changing condi-tions,” she said.

No matter when you sellyour calves, Walker said it’simportant to understand howthey perform post-weaning.

“It affects your bottomline.Cattle buyers bid according tohow they believe the cattlewill perform. The CVD pro-gram allows producers toenroll a minimum of 5 headinto the program with anenrollment fee of $20/hd.You will be provided feedlotperformance and carcasscharacteristic at harvest. The2013 enrollment deadline isOctober 15, 2013. Detailsabout the program can befound at http://bit.ly/o6euuI.Calves will be delivered tothe feedlot on November 6thor 7th.

Calf Value Discovery Datafrom last two years

A realistic scenario,Walker explained that feedcosts and weather conditionsinfluence the profitability ofcalves enrolled in the CalfValue Discovery program.Table 1 shows the averagesfor the pen performance(feedlot and carcass) for thelast two years. The differencebetween the most and leastprofitable animals was$635.59 and $774.60 in years2011/2012 and 2012/2013,respectively. Average dailygains and carcass characteris-tics were similar between thetwo years.

“Feed efficiencies anddressing percentages were

better in 2011/2012 com-pared to the year before.That’s not surprising consid-ering that weather conditions

during the spring of 2013were much less favorablethan the in 2012,” Walker

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More informationProducers from South

Dakota and Minnesota con-signed a total of 244 calves in2011/2012 and 184 calves in2012/2013. The number ofanimals consigned by produc-ers ranged from five to 73head. In-dates were Nov. 8and 9, 2011 and Oct. 23 and24, 2012.

Cattle were fed a finishingdiet based on high moistureground ear corn, modifiedwet distillers grains, and cornsilage as a group in a singlepen. Cattle were visuallyevaluated for degree of finishand sold in semi-load lotswhen deemed to haveapproximately 0.4 inches ofbackfat.

Slaughter dates were May11, June 1 and 15, 2012 (184,205, and 219 days on feed,respectively) and May 3,June 17 and 29, 2013 (190,

204, and 217 days on feed,respectively). Animals weresold on a quality/yield grid atTyson Fresh Meats, (DakotaCity, Neb.).

To estimate what factorswere associated with feedingperformance or profit andquality grade for calves thatfinished the CVD program,calves were divided intothirds based on profit. Profitequals carcass value minusbeginning calf value and feed-lot costs. Table 2 contains thedata from 2011/2012 CVDand Table 3 has 2012/2013information.

Other than feed efficiency,Walker said the performanceof the cattle was similarbetween the two years (Table1).

“What are differencesbetween profit groups? Thehigh profit group had heavierout weights, heavier hot car-cass weight, and more choiceor higher carcasses. The cat-tle that made money gainedfaster and produced heavier

carcasses that avoided dis-counts. You may be askingwhy the differences betweenyears in profitability. Thesimple answer is higher feedcosts; average total feedlotcosts were $565.31 in 2011/2012 and $671.11 in 2012/

2013,” Walker said.For more information

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Managing respiratory disease starts with veterinarianFrom Zoetis

FLORHAM PARK, N.J.,— Most in the beef industryknow there is no “typical”case of bovine respiratorydisease (BRD). And with thenumber of variables that canimpact cattle health —weather, stress and geneticsamong them — it’s veryimportant for producers towork with their veterinarianto develop a BRD manage-ment program that can helpbring consistency to theiroperation.

“Any feedyard or rancherneeds to have a completeBRD management program,”said Craig Iwanski, DVM, co-owner of Central VeterinaryServices, Stockton, Kan. “Ithas to be nutrition, it has tobe genetics, it has to be envi-ronment and it has to be thehealth programs. One thingcannot work without the oth-er.”

Dr. Iwanski consults withmany beef producers acrossKansas, and his clients’ BRDprotocols vary depending oneach operation’s unique situa-tion.

“We try to look at thewhole system,” Dr. Iwanskisaid. “Certain situationsalways come up, so you haveto be prepared. There are alot of things that can affectthe overall outcome.”

And down in the heart ofstocker-cattle country nearWanette, Okla., Brock andShelia Karges purchasenearly 100% high-risk salebarn calves for their TripleHeart Ranch. They work withtheir local veterinarian andthe Zoetis technical-servicesteam to develop a whole-systems approach that mini-mizes BRD outbreaks.

“There are many (BRD)tools, but it’s all about pick-ing the tool that fits your

operation,” Brock Kargessaid. “Calves come in fromdifferent places, feed, employ-ees, climates — all thingsthat will impact your opera-tion.”

Shelia Karges added, “Thegreatest vaccine in the worldand the greatest antimicro-bial won’t help if you don’thave the right plan and nutri-tion.”

Their BRD managementprogram — which includesDRAXXIN (tulathromycin)Injectable Solution adminis-tered to high-risk cattle onarrival for extended BRDtherapy — helps reduce timespent pulling and treatingsick cattle.

“It’s definitely a laborsaver because in those first10 days (on the ranch), thecalves just need feed andwater and rest,” BrockKarges explained.

And it’s changed how the

Karges family spends theirtime on and off the ranch.

“How do you quantify hav-ing peace of mind to take avacation for a week or leavework early to go watch a bas-ketball game?” Shelia Kargessaid. “You can’t quantifythat.”

Watch how the Kargesfamily manages BRD on theiroperation and how Dr. Iwan-ski works with his clients todevelop BRD managementprograms in the followingtwo videos.

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BROOKINGS - In SouthDakota hay is the most com-mon winter livestock feedoption, because it is less riskythan the other availableoptions explained, Karla Her-nandez, SDSU Extension For-ages Field Specialist.

While it does require lessplanning, Hernandez said itcan also be the most expen-sive method of preservation.Which is why she provideslivestock producers with stor-age tips to consider whilethey are preparing for winter.

Storage OptionsThe best way to store hay

is inside out of the weather.However, since this is notalways possible, Hernandezsaid it is important to do thebest job of storing it to pre-vent hay losses.

“Uncovered hay balesstored outside on the groundcan result in high hay drymatter (DM) losses thatcould range from 5-20 per-cent,” she said. “In most cas-es, it is recommended to ele-vate bales using gravel whichcan reduce DM losses to 3-15percent. The best option forstorage is covering hay baleswith tarps, which will help toprevent losses on hay storedoutside.”

Rectangular Bale StorageRectangular bales are usu-

ally protected by being storedinside, especially in wetregions with high rainfall andsnowfall potential. Commonstorage structures includepole barns with no walls orsheds enclosed on one to threesides.

“Good ventilation is neededduring the first 1 to 3 weeksafter baling to eliminate mois-ture quickly as it exits thestack,” she said.

In low rainfall regions, rect-angular bales may be stackedoutside but Hernandez saidthese stacks should be coveredto help shed water.

Round Bale StorageRound bale storage losses Her-nandez said can range from 5to 40 percent DM dependingon climate and on the degreeof protection from weathering.

“Round bales are usuallystored outside in contact withthe ground and unprotectedfrom the weather. Outsidestorage losses are small in dryregions or in areas where win-ter precipitation is mainlysnow,” she said. “Weatheringwill decrease DM digestibilityand usually increases fiber lev-els. Interestingly, hay that liesbeneath weathered materialon outside stored bales has

similar forage quality to haystored in the shed.”

Proper BalingIn general, moisture will

tend to penetrate a loosely-packed bale causing signifi-cant loss. A good method Her-nandez suggested, is to checkfor moisture on newly formedbales is to press on the outerlayer with the palm of thehand.

“If your palm goes in morethan about half-inch, signifi-cant losses should be expect-ed,” she said.

Some considerations forfeeding hay

1.Cattle can waste up to 50percent of hay fed. “Since haystored outside usually hasmore spoilage during storageand lower palatability thanhay stored inside, producersshould feed that hay first,” shesaid.

2. No matter what type ofstorage and feeding methods

are used, Hernandez saidsome loss is always possible.However by following recom-mended storage methods, andthrough careful handling,losses can be minimized sav-ing livestock producers’ timeand money.

Other Considerations1. Select an open area away

from trees to hasten dryingfollowing wet periods.

2. Arrange bales in a singlelayer with 3 to 4 ft of spacebetween rows. This willimprove air circulationaround the bales.

3. Bales should not bestacked if they are not cov-ered, because water shedfrom upper layers will pene-trate directly into lower lay-ers, causing severe damage.

4. Select an elevated areaso water can drain away fromthe bales.

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What is the value of a beef femalein the beef operation vs. market?

BROOKINGS — Whenconsidering selling bredfemales, producers shouldexamine the value of keep-ing the female versus sellingher on the market, said LisaElliott, SDSU ExtensionCommodity Marketing Spe-cialist.

Elliott said one way to dothis is to find the net presentvalue of the female. Revenuefrom the female wouldinclude her calves and herown residual value.

“This factor represents aproductivity index thataccounts for lower andhigher productivity through-out a female’s life,” she saidof the net cash flow esti-mates which were obtainedfrom the 2013 Food andAgricultural Policy Research

Institute (FAPRI) BriefingBook (February release).“The net cash flows are calcu-lated from the expectedannual calf value and thevalue of the cull cow.”

“She explained that theadjusted time value of moneyshows that a five-calf heifer is

worth $1,335, referred tofrom here on as the netpresent value, which shouldbe compared to the potentialselling price of the femaleunder the current marketassumptions.”

“If the female could sell formore than $1,335 today, then

one should consider sellingher. However, if the producercouldn’t sell the female formore than $1,335, he shouldkeep her in the herd,” shesaid. “However, the age ofdam adjustment could bemodified if the producer



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Other variables to considerAs the net present value tables

show, there are several componentsthat can be changed, said Elliott.

“The first component that canchange is the discount factor wheninterest rates change. When the dis-count factor increases with everythingelse remaining constant, the netpresent value will decrease,” she said.

Also, Elliott added, if the marketassumptions change, such as, cullcows prices are expected to increase,with everything else remaining con-stant, this would raise the net presentvalue. And, if prices for weaned calvesincrease, with everything else remain-ing constant, Elliott said this wouldalso increase the net present value. Inaddition, she said producers who havea lower cost structure would see ahigher net present value.

By having a better developedfemale, we can increase the age of damadjustment to reflect a female thatraises higher productive calves, Elliottsaid (changes from Table 1 to Table2).

“The net present value increased by$61 to $1,396. By changing the num-ber of calves expected from five to sev-en, the net present value actuallydecreases by $72 to $1,327 (changesfrom Table 2 to Table 3). This is duepartly to net cash flows decreasingsubstantially past the fifth year, as wellas to the expectation that projected

prices of cull cowswould decrease overthat time,” she said.

As exhibited inFigure 1, Elliott saidif producers projectthat the current netpresent value of abred heifer is higherthan the current mar-ket price, then oneshould retain thefemale in the herd.

“However, if oneprojects that the net

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Source: Collins and Owens, 2002.Figure 1: Typical storage temperature profiles in dry andmoist hay. A brief elevation in temperature could occurduring the first couple of days in hay at 20% moisture. Haywith higher moisture level will reach higher temperaturesand heating might be prolonged.

Advantages of using forage preservativesBy Karla HernandezForage Field SpecialistSDSU Extension.˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙

The efforts to improve themanagement of forage stor-age will result in a goodreturn to producer’s invest-ment. Hay, haylage, or silagepreservatives will reduce stor-age losses from molds,bacteria, and fungi especiallywhen the forage is harvestedat higher moisture levels. Limited microbial growthoccurs in dry hay, generates asmall amount of heat, andusually raises temperaturesvery slightly (Figure 1).

Excessive microbialgrowth can raise tempera-tures to 130 to 150oF,increasing dry matter lossand producing Maillard reac-tions that reduce dry matterand crude protein digestibil-ity (Collins and Owens,2002). Effective preserva-tives to inhibit microbialgrowth or artificial drying toremove excess moisture helpto avoid quality and yield lossin moist hay (Collins andOwens, 2002). Effective haypreservatives include (1)organic acids, (2) bufferedacids, (3) ammonia sources(i.e. anhydrous ammonia orurea), (4) inoculants, and (5)enzymes.

1. Organic acids (propi-onic and acetic acids): willinhibit mold growth and willhelp to reduce heating anddustiness in hay. Their effec-tiveness in hay depends onthe application rate of activeingredients and moisturecontent. Application ratesnear 10 lb/ton are needed forhay with 20-25% moisture,while 20 lb/ton are neededfor wetter hay with 25-30%moisture. Some issues withthe use of organic acids arerelated to late season moldgrowth. Mold inhibition ofacid products tends todecrease after long periods ofhay storage. The acid even-tually dissipates during stor-age while the moistureremains in the hay.

2.Buffered acids (Ammo-nium propionate and propi-onic acid; Figure 2): are effec-tive in control heating inmoist hay but corrosiveness,high acidity, and difficultworking conditions has lim-ited their use.

3. Ammonia sources (An-hydrous ammonia or urea):effective reducing microbialgrowth in moist hay and canimprove fiber digestibility byacting on lignin-carbohydratebond in cell walls. However,it is important to recommendammoniating low quality

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forage can cause toxic com-pounds to be formed. Interms of livestock compo-nent, ammonia increasesnon-protein N, which canhelp to meet the proteinneeds for a dairy or beef cat-tle. Anhydrous ammonia isan effective preservative forhay containing less than 30%moisture. As for urea, it issafer to handle than anhy-drous ammonia and has simi-lar benefits for storage andfiber digestibility. Relativelylarge amounts (5-7% of esti-mated bale weight) of ureaapplied during baling can beeffective up to 30% moisture. However, treated hay mustbe covered or processed witha bale wrapper.

4. Inoculants: bacterialinoculants (i.e. lactic acid)are being promoted as analternative to chemicals forimproving hay preservation. How does it work? Bacteriais added to water andsprayed on hay as it is baled. The bacteria multiply andgrow during the early stagesof forage preservation (afterbaling) and help to preservethe hay. These products canbe used in hay with moisturecontent of 25% moisture. Interestingly, not a lot ofresearch has been done inorder to examine theireffects in large rectangularbales over a range of mois-ture contents. Research sug-gests that lower moisturecontent may be necessary to

be effective for safe storage. 5. Enzymes (cellulose,

amylose, and lactobacillus):These enzymes promoteplant cell breakdown and ren-der the cellulose and starchmore accessible to desirableacid-producing bacteria.

Pros and Cons of usingforage preservativesOrganic acids:1. More expensive than inocu-lants2. Non-corrosive, buffered prod-ucts are readily available3. Higher application rates givesbetter results4. May be stored and used at willNon-protein Nitrogen:1. Best for corn and cereal cropsonly2. Not recommended for hay3. Will inhibit mold development4. May improve crude proteinslightlyBacterial Inoculants:1. Less expensive2. Easy to handle3. Not recommended for rained-on hay4. Not recommended for late sea-son hay5. Require uniform applicationfor consistent results6. Must be applied immediatelyafter mixingEnzymes:1. Less expensive2. Easy to handle3. Reduces fiber content4. Not recommended for rained-on hay5. Not recommended for late-season hay6. Does not directly ferment orprevent mold development7. Require uniform applicationfor consistent results8. Must be applied immediatelyafter mixing

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Do feeding budgets work at record feeder cattle prices?BROOKINGS - A large

corn crop and falling cornprices this fall have resultedin record or near record highfeeder steer prices, said Dar-rell R. Mark, Adjunct Profes-sor of Economics at SouthDakota State University.

Prices for 700-799 poundyearling steers in SouthDakota posted an all-timerecord high of $172.64 perhundredweight during theweek ending Oct. 18, 2013,which Mark explained wasthe first week of reportingafter the government shut-down ended.

“In the weeks since then,those yearling steer priceshave settled back to $169 to$170 per hundredweight;still, that’s fully $30 per hun-dredweight higher than dur-ing late May 2013,” he said.

Lighter weight steercalves weighing between 500and 599 pounds have aver-aged $190-191 per hundred-weight for the last month,which Mark said is onlyabout $8 per hundredweightlower than the all-time highestablished in June 2012 forthis weight of feeder steers.

He explained in hisiGrow.org article that theprice increases in the feedercattle market are resultingfrom both supply anddemand factors.

“Historically small cowherds have restricted calfcrop supplies for several con-secutive years. Now, as someherd rebuilding begins,fewer heifers are availablefor feeding as more are heldfor breeding replacement,”he said. “On the demandside, ample feeding capacityand much lower corn pricesthis fall have spurred inter-est in placing feeder cattleamongst commercial feed-yards and farmer-feeders.”

Mark said it’s likely thatthese supply and demandfundamentals won’t changefor a year or more, whichcould drive feeder cattleprices to new highs in theyear ahead. In the meantime,

examining the economics offeeding programs at currentprice levels is important.

At $4.10 per bushel forcorn, $59 per ton for wet dis-tillers grain, and $60 per tonfor ground corn stalks, a feedration can cost about $172 perton on a dry matter basis,Mark explained.

“When adding in othercosts like yardage, death loss,veterinary and health, andinterest on the feeder steerand half of the variable feedexpenses, total cost of gain isabout $82 per hundredweight,assuming average cattle per-formance,” he said. “Withhedging opportunities around$136 per hundredweight forApril 2014 fed cattle, there is

about $82 per head profit inplacing these yearling steersnow.”

Mark also projected thefeeding costs for placinglighter weight calves on feedat today’s prices. Doing so is abreakeven proposition, hesaid, because the finished dateis later in the summer duringthe seasonal low in the fed cat-tle market.

He noted that it might bepossible to avoid marketingthe calf-feds during this timeperiod by lengthening thefeeding period and targetingthem for slaughter after pricesseasonally rebound from thesummer lows in September orOctober.

“Doing so would likely

require different feedstuffs asthe feeding period wouldneed more of a pronouncedbackgrounding/growingphase,” he said.

As always, Mark saidcosts, cattle performance,and other assumptions willdiffer amongst feeders. “But,based on these averages, itwould appear that there is aprofit opportunity to feedingcattle - even at today’s nearrecord feeder cattle prices.And, that’s something that’sbeen hard to come by for sev-eral years,” he said.

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Farm Forum Photos by Connie Sieh GroopIn 2011, John Moes decided to expand his feedlot near Florence. There are some of the calves that John has raisedfrom his herd of 250 cows.

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Hundreds of black andwhite calves line the pens ata ranch near Florence.Although many are Hol-steins, typically thought of asmilk cows, they are in thefeedlot to put on weightbefore the steers are sold asbeef.

With their son Bryan andhis family planning to moveback in 2014, John andDonita Moes expanded theiroperation from feeding 600calves to 2,000 in 2011. Thefacility is permitted by theEnvironmental ProtectionAgency as a ConcentratedAnimal Feeding Operation(CAFO).

Walking through the 60’ x60’ working facility that hasall in-floor heat, Moes, 56,said, “This building makes aworld of difference. It staysabout 50 degrees in here andmakes handling animalsmuch easier on them as wellas on those who are workingthe animals.” For Moes, it’sall about keeping the animalscomfortable.

Moes noted that water isthe most important part of afeedlot operation. They havea 9,000 gallon water tank,plus two wells and are con-nected to the rural water sys-tem.

“We got the last batch ofcalves in about a month ago,they came in at 200 lbs. asbackground feeder calvesfrom Minnesota and the state

of Washington,” Moes said.“We own about one-third ofthe feedlot cattle and customfeed the other two-thirds.There are a couple of localguys who keep us supplied.”

The decision to expandwas a tough one. Land costsand availability of land in thearea limited farmland expan-sion. With Bryan coming backto run the feedlot, it madesense to the family to takewhat they had and put it touse by expanding.

The costs to expand addup. With 2,000 yards of con-crete at $200 a yard, thatcomes to $400,000. Thenthere was $100,000 for dirtwork and $600,000 for thebuilding. And those costsdon’t include the feed or cat-tle.

“We made that invest-ment because if we didn’twe’d get lost in the shuffle,” Moes said. John andDonita started from scratchin 1987 with 20 cows andhave experienced sometough times. As things gotbetter, they added pastureand got up to 250 animals.In 2007, they expanded tocustom feed 600 animals.

Why did they choose tofinish cattle? John said theycan’t make money until ani-mals reach 500 or 600 lbs.Labor is needed to watchand care for the animals.It’s a matter of getting toknow the animals and howto treat them and what toexpect from them.”I reallyenjoy cattle, if you treatthem with respect, they’ll



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Farm Forum Photos by Connie Sieh GroopThese are the new heifer calves that recently arrived at the Moes feedlot. They weighabout 200 lbs. At right, John Moes believes in keeping a close eye on his animals.


do good for you.”The Moes operation has

an 80’ by 360’ monoslopebarn that holds 900 animals;a 60’ by 210’ barn plus out-side lots holds another 500animals. In the barns andlots, they use an 8-inch curbsystem of feeding. It doesn’tmatter if they have 200 lb.animals or 1400 lb. animals,they are able to reach thefeed without worrying aboutneckrails or feed bunks. Thatmakes it easier to switch ani-mals from barn to barn whenneeded. Cattle comfort isemphasized. That way youdon’t have to treat sick ani-mals. The animals are bed-ded with straw or cornstalks.

Pulling out his calculator,Moes figures that comesdown to 50 square feet peranimal in the lots, whichgives the cattle plenty ofroom: 900 head in the 80 by360 yard. A 60-foot additionis being added to one of thebarns.

The animals are fed distill-ers, rolled corn, stover, asupplement and a lot ofstraw for roughage. The mix-ture depends on the age ofthe animals.

“We feed on the curb inthe morning,” Moes said. “Asthey eat, they push the feedout in the aisle. We comeback in with a blade at night

and push that back up. Thatkeeps the feed from beingwasted.”

The animals appeared tobe happy with that type offeed as there was little beller-ing as Moes walked amongthe animals. By being in closecontact with the animals,Moes believes he and hiscrew can keep an eye out forany potential problems.

Attention to detail isimportant in keeping the ani-mal healthy and gaining at aconstant rate, Moes said.That includes getting watertanks cleaned out twice aweek. Last year, he was laidup for a few weeks and someof the calves got sick. Heasked his crew about cleaning

the tanks and found out thatwas one of the things thathadn’t gotten done. Once thecleaning started again, therewasn’t a problem with sickcalves.

The animals are finishedaround 1450 lbs. They yield60 to 61 percent and gradeover 70 percent choice car-casses.

Finishing Holsteins is aniche market and one that hasbeen good for the Moes fami-ly. Growing up on a dairyfarm with 150 head, Moeslikes the temperament of theanimals and is glad to be ableto successfully feed these ani-mals.

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stock is labor intensive. Twofull time workers help himalong with some studentsfrom Lake Area VoTechSchool. The cows have to be

fed no matter what else ifgoing on.

Part of the growing painsis learning that a lot of man-agement goes on behind thescenes. “That’s somethingthat others don’t realize.Work is 24/7. There is not aday that you don’t do some-thing with the cattle. Whenyou work 10 to 12 hour days,it’s hard to get enough help,especially in the spring and inthe fall. There is alwayssomething to do, you neverget done with it,” Moes said.He praised Lee, his hiredman. “What I don’t think of,he does. He has a passion andhe takes care of it. I can’tthank him enough.”

Part of the work involvesultra sounding heifers in Sep-tember. Moes has worked onsome research projects withGeorge Perry of South DakotaState University for sevenyears on artificial insemina-tion protocols, DNA testingand ultrasounding for backfat

and rib eye size at 60 and 90days before marketing.

John’s wife Donita is alegal assistant in Watertown.Their daughter AmberGaikowski lives in Watertownand handles the books for theoperation.

Bryan, 27, is living inTuscon, Ariz., with his wifeSarah and their two childrenCarl and Layne. After theymove back next summer,Bryan will manage the feed-lot. Both John and Donita arelooking forward to having thefamily back in the state.

John will continues to helpwith the day-to-day work ofthe feedlot. Farming is a side-line to the cattle. They have1,000 acres of cropland so hewill be putting in corn, wheatand beans.. They put up strawfrom their neighbor’s wheatfields. “I’m always planningahead and multi tasking,” hesaid. “When I’m sitting in atractor I think of things thatneed to get done before theweather changes.”

The crew do custom AI forabout 250 heifers each spring.

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And in addition to the feed-lot, Moes has 250 head ofAngus cattle that he owns.He feels they have developedsome good genetics.

Moes said, “It’s a way oflife, and I get a lot of enjoy-ment from it. We try to doeverything to keep the opera-tion as clean as we can; Irespect the neighbors andhave a good relationshipwith them.”

When you feed 3,000bushels of corn a week, andcorn is $7, that came to $1million a year ago. Priceschange but they are lookingto get the premium priceswhenever they can. Theprice for equipment, feedand animals have all goneup.

“We have to be efficient,”John said. “When you wantto add 2.8 lbs. a day to a calf,

you try whatever you can tomake it work.”

The calves are in the outside pens with the monoslopebuilding in the background.

John Moes checks the con-dition of the cattle as hewalks through the barns.You can see the feed fednext to the 8-inch curb.

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Impacting the beef business with selection indexesby Dr. Jim GibbAmerican Gelbvieh Associationexecutive director

Just over one year ago, theAmerican Gelbvieh Associa-tion Board of Directors tar-geted development of amaternal index as the num-ber one priority in the AGA’sImpacting the Beef Businesslong-range strategic plan.This decision was indisput-able given that from day one,the Gelbvieh breed has dem-onstrated its superior mater-nal characteristics both atresearch institutions like theU.S. Meat Animal ResearchCenter and across the beefindustry. Providing Gelbviehand Balancer breeders andtheir commercial customerswith the best possible tool formaternal selection makesgreat sense.

Why indexes?Can’t we just continue

using individual EPDs andmix and match traits to suite

our needs? Certainly, but thepower of indexes is that theyinclude multiple traits,weighted by their economicimportance. In other words,there is a lot of informationand science behind an indexthat simplifies selection andprovides greater assurance ofmaking accurate, long-termselection decisions. Yes, pro-ducers could continue to esti-mate what traits to include intheir own selection schemesand speculate on how muchemphasis to place on eachtrait. However, today we havethe science and know-how todo much better.

Indexes aren’t new. Earlyindexes were proposed bytwo renowned scientists, Drs.Hazel and Lush, nearly 70years ago and have been usedin the poultry and swineindustries for the last 20 plusyears.Different indexes can havedifferent end-points such ascarcass, feeder calf value, feed

efficiency and maternal.Indexes may include any-where from two to as many asa dozen traits and are usuallyexpressed in dollars per head.

The Gelbvieh and Balancermaternal index

Soon after the Board’s deci-sion, the AGA contractedwith Dr. Michael MacNeil ofDelta Genomics to develop amaternal index. Dr. MacNeilis a geneticist and biometri-cian with 30 plus years expe-rience at the USDA Livestockand Range Research Stationnear Miles City, Montana.

The first step was to ana-lyze the AGA database andcreate EPDs for key compo-nents of the index not alreadyin existence. New researchEPDs were developed forheifer pregnancy, 30-monthpregnancy and mature size.These EPDs were combinedwith several others includingdirect and maternal calvingease, weaning weight, milk,

stayability and average dailygain to create the prototypematernal index.

The next stepsAssociation staff is work-

ing with Dr. MacNeil and anindustry oversight committeeto predict the long-termimpact of selection using thematernal index. It is antici-pated that the new maternalindex will make its officialdebut in the January 2014AGA Sire Summary. Twoadditional indexes will alsobe reviewed by the AGAIndustry Oversight andBreed Improvement commit-tees for potential inclusion inthe 2014 Sire Summary.

These new indexes, com-bined with the power ofgenomic-enhanced EPDs, willprovide Gelbvieh and Bal-ancer breeders with world-class selection tools. It’sanother example of doing allwe can to positively impactour commercial customersand the entire beef business.


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A It’s because of the par-ticular way light bounces

off the surface of the delimeat, a phenomenon knownas “diffraction.” A piece ofmeat is composed of strandsof fibers that are tightlypacked together in parallelbundles. After meat is sliced,the cut ends of the fibersform a series of grooves, likethe top of a picket fence.White light is composed of aspectrum of different colors,and each one of those colorshas a specific wavelength.When white light hits thegrooves on the surface of adeli meat slice, some of thelight is absorbed and some ofit is reflected. Each compo-nent color wave of thereflected light bends at a dif-ferent angle depending on itsparticular frequency. Theresult of this spread of colorwaves is a kaleidoscope or iri-descent effect, similar to thecolors we see in soap bub-bles, CDs and fish scales.

Diffraction depends on thegrooves being structurally

intact and perfectly aligned.This is why you’re muchmore likely to see this rain-bow effect on processed delimeat that’s cooked and/orcured than on raw meat. Theformer has a firmer, toughertexture and the picket fencestructure keeps its shape wellwhen deli meats are sliced.Raw meat, on the other hand,is softer and more delicate,and the ends of the meatfibers are easily damagedwhen the meat is cut, whichmeans that light is reflectedin a haphazard way thatdoesn’t result in rainbows.

So why do some deli meatsshimmer while others remaindull? The color of the meatmatters. Dark cooked meatlike roast beef and brightcured meat like ham are morelikely to show iridescencebecause the background col-ors provide a starker contrastto the pearly greens andorangey reds that you’re mostlikely to see coming off ofshiny meats. Turkey andchicken are too pale to show-case such sparkle. It also mat-ters whether the deli productcontains ground or “restruc-tured” meat (in whichchopped meat is moldedtogether) or is composed of asingle piece of muscle. In theformer case, the jumbled upmeat fibers are no longeraligned correctly to diffractlight.

The way a joint of meat is

sliced at the deli counter orbefore being pre-packaged isalso paramount. Only cutsthat are sliced against thegrain, or perpendicular to thedirection of the meat fibers,show iridescence, since theprotruding severed ends ofthe fibers produce the finegrooves. (For beef, these cutsare brisket, which is used forcorned beef, and top round,used for pastrami, and navel,used for roast beef.) Thesharpness of the blade withwhich the meat is slicedmakes a difference, too. Thesharper the slicing instru-ment, the cleaner the cut, thesmoother the surface, and themore intense the display ofrainbow hues. Blunt knivesproduce rough surfaces; thepicket fence grooves will betoo disrupted to produce iri-descence.

The commercial curingprocess can cause sliced delimeats to have an especiallysmooth surface, which is whyyou sometimes see dazzlingrainbows on cured hams.Cured meats are first injectedwith a brine or marinade andthen tumbled in revolvingmetal drums to allow thebrine to penetrate evenlythroughout the meat. Thisprocess causes proteins toseep out from cells and fillgaps between muscle fibers,creating an even, consistenttexture that’s more likely todiffract light when sliced.

Fat content also has animpact on the light-reflectingproperties of meat: A particu-larly fatty cut of meat isunlikely to diffract light. Aslice of roast beef that’s richlyand evenly marbled with fatwon’t shine. Fat is either liq-uid (at room temperature) orsemi-crystalline (whenchilled), and neither of thesestates possess the rightgrooved structure to create arainbow sheen.

Since diffraction is a purelyphysical phenomenon and hasnothing to do with microbialgrowth, iridescent deli meatposes absolutely no safetyrisk, nor does it have anyeffect on taste. But this mightnot always be the case withraw meat, which can occa-sionally exhibit iridescence.Raw meats are more prone tobacterial contamination, anda colorful glow could becaused by light reflecting off asurface film of liquid pro-duced by microbes. To deter-mine whether your iridescentraw meat is unsafe, lightlywipe the surface of the meatwith a paper towel. If thesheen disappears, then themeat is likely harboringslime-producing microbes,and you should discard it.

Food Explainer thanksEdward Mills of Penn Stateand Andrew Milkowski of theUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison.

Explainer: Why is some deli meat iridescent?

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KANSAS CITY — OnNov. 3, Robert Alden ofHamilton, Mo., evaluated 86entries before selecting theGrand Champion Heifer inthe Junior Angus Show atthe American Royal.

The Grand ChampionHeifer and Champion JuniorHeifer honors went to EXAREnvious Blackbird 2611,exhibited by Sydney Schnoorof Chowchilla, Calif. She’s aJan. 5, 2012 daughter ofDameron First Class. TheReserve Champion Heifer,SLL Keymura Katy 2081,also came from the JuniorHeifer Division. Erin Steeleof Anita, Iowa, exhibited thisMarch 28, 2012 daughter ofPlainview Lutton E102.

The Champion JuniorHeifer Calf was EXAR Fron-tier Gal 3734 exhibited byCalli West of Paris, Texas.

She’s a Jan. 10, 2013 daughterof Dameron First Class. TylerColeman of Modesto, Calif.,exhibited the Reserve Cham-pion Junior Heifer Calf, EXAREnvious Blackbird 3866. She’ssired by EXAR Classen 1422Band was born March 22, 2013.

Emily Brooks of Prophet-stown, Ill., exhibited theChampion Senior Heifer Calf,EXAR Winnie 2900. She’s adaughter of Dameron FirstImpression and was born onOct. 9, 2012. The ReserveChampion Senior Heifer Calf,WB Forever Lady 212, wasborn on Sept. 12, 2012. Shewas shown by Carter Ward ofPlattsburg, Mo., and wassired by SAV Bismarck 5682.

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2013 winner ofZoetis CattleCall selected

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Rod-rigo Bicalho, DVM, PhD, assistantprofessor of dairy production medi-cine at Cornell University, is therecipient of the 2013 Cattle Callgrant from Zoetis.

With the $150,000 grant, Dr.Bicalho will evaluate ways to pre-vent retained placenta and ulti-mately improve overall uterinehealth in cattle. “It’s a widespreadissue across the industry,” he said.“Retained placenta has a link toimmune suppression, can cause asignificant amount of economic lossand is an animal welfare concern,too.”

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. —Dorian Garrick, Ames, Iowa,was inducted into the Here-ford Hall of Merit Nov. 1,2013, in Kansas City at theAmerican Hereford Associa-tion (AHA) Annual Meeting.Hall of Merit inductees aren’tnecessarily Hereford breed-ers but have, in their ownways, greatly influenced theHereford breed and cattleindustry.

Garrick is a professor ofanimal science at Iowa StateUniversity. In 1981 he earnedhis bachelor’s degree in agri-cultural science from MasseyUniversity in his home coun-try of New Zealand and thena doctorate from Cornell in1988. He was named to theJay Lush Endowed Chair inAnimal Breeding and Genet-ics at Iowa State in 2007. Heis also the executive directorof the National Beef CattleEvaluation Consortium.

Garrick’s current researchprojects are to improve the

accuracy of predicted geneticand phenotypic merit usinghigh-density genomic infor-mation. Generally his workfocuses on the portfolio ofendeavors that are involved inthe design, enhancement,implementation and monitor-ing of genetic improvementprograms. These includeaspects of genetics, econom-ics, statistics and biology.Attention is directed at vari-ance component estimation,prediction of breeding values,development of breedingobjectives, exploitation ofbreed/heterosis effects andbreeding industry structure,primarily in regard to theirapplication to the nationalimprovement of beef cattle,but other species are also con-sidered.

His Hereford connectioncomes from his research. Gar-rick has been instrumental indeveloping and implementinggenomic information into theHereford genetic evaluation.

His work has allowed Here-ford to be the first beef breedto develop and market itsown genomic-enhancedexpected progeny differences(GE-EPDs).

AHA Chief OperatingOfficer and Director of BreedImprovement and Jack Wardexplains Garrick’s influenceon the Hereford breed. “Thismay be the most importantgenetic improvement toolthat has ever been developedand with his leadership, theAHA has positioned itself toutilize this information tocontinue to identify geneticswithin the breed that will beuseful to the seedstock indus-try and ultimately continue tocreate demand for Herefordgenetics within the commer-cial industry. Dorian is rec-ognized worldwide for hisexpertise in the area ofgenomics and the AHA hasbeen fortunate to work sideby side with him.”

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2013, Zoetis asked researchersto submit proposals to addressways to improve cattle repro-duction or develop models formanaging cattle pain.

The Cattle Call grant pro-gram has been an effectivemechanism to establish collab-orative research partnershipsaimed at addressing key issuesfacing the cattle industry,explained Michelle Haven,DVM, PhD, senior vice presi-dent of corporate development.In addition to Dr. Bicalho’s pro-posal, Cattle Call also gener-ated new research leads to eval-uate pain management incattle.

“The program gives Zoetis aunique opportunity to continueour commitment of workingtogether with top researchersand veterinarians to discoverinnovative solutions for the cat-tle industry,” Dr. Haven said.

“Industry support allows usto tackle real problems andgives us a chance to developtechnologies that can be usefulfor producers,” Dr. Bicalhosaid.


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MOSCOW, Idaho — Driveby a dairy and take a goodwhiff. Anyone in the industrywill say “that’s the smell ofmoney.”

Idaho is home to morethan a million dairy cows,and each cow produces 100to 150 pounds of wet manureevery day.

“That’s a lot of manure,”said Erik Coats, University ofIdaho associate professor ofcivil engineering.

Coats and his researchgroup at the university havedeveloped a way to generatea significant economic returnfrom the dairy industry’swaste stream by convertingmanure into a biodegradableplastic.

“Our process uses theunique capabilities of natu-rally occurring bacteria toferment manure and thenconvert the fermentationproducts to a plastic,” hesaid.

The process, which resultsin the compound polyhydrox-yalkanoate, or PHA, is sim-pler than it sounds.

The various bacterialstrains Coats uses is ordinarystuff found in the soil. Hegets his biomass in bulk fromwastewater treatment plants.

Coats ferments dairymanure in tanks, creating aslurry of organic acids similarto vinegar that he feeds to abacteria.The organisms feast on thefermented slurry, bondingcarbon molecules inside theircells in the process.

“If we eat too much foodon a regular basis, our bodiesstore the extra as fat,” Coatssaid. “If we feed bacteria toomuch, they store the extrainside their cells as carbonpolymers.”

After the millions of bacte-

ria bulk up up on the fer-mented slurry, Coats killsthem with chlorine. The driedbiomass results in “a semi-crystallized, natural, biologi-cal, biodegradable plastic.”

The process, he said, is nei-ther labor-intensive noroverly technical. On a typicaldairy, two people could runthe operation and monitordissolved-oxygen levels andtemperature.

Coats said there are manyuses for biodegradable plas-tics today.

“We’re talking aboutsingle-use plastic that wethrow away each day,” he said— planting pots for the nurs-ery industry, plastic bottles,garbage bags and packingmaterials, for instance.Hopefully, much of this“biorenewable” plastic won’tever hit the landfill.

“On garbage day, it can beput in a recycling station —feed it to the bacteria againand make more plastic,”Coats said.Coats has been using a scalemodel to study his project atthe university’s smallresearch dairy in Moscow.The mobile laboratory — setin a covered cargo trailer —can process 10 gallons of wetmanure each day, producingtwo to five pounds of plastic.

“That’s a pretty decentresult,” he said.

“With PHA selling at a pre-mium, significant economic

return could be generatedfrom dairy manure. . .”

Bob Naerebout, executivedirector of the Idaho Dairy-men’s Association, agrees.Naerebout’s group has finan-cially supported Coats’ workfor several years.

The research is “reallyexciting for society as awhole,” he said. “It’s a greatuse of a natural resource.”

The concept could be used

in other industries, Coatssaid, but he chose the dairyindustry “because it’s a largeindustry in Idaho, and has awaste stream with a lot ofcarbon that we can capture.”

The concept could also bea solution to the Greekyogurt industry’s acid wheydisposal problem that cameup recently in Twin FallsCounty.

Coats is so far encouragedby the project’s results. Heexpects to move his researchto a working dairy — possi-bly in the Magic Valley — in2014. The technology couldbe implemented full scale ina few years.

Depending on the size ofthe dairy, the tanks wouldhold up to 2 million gallonsof slurry.

“Dairy manure is a greatuntapped biomass resourcein Idaho,” Coats said.

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When the owner-managerof McPherson County Feed-ers, near Marquette, Kan.,signed on with the CertifiedAngus Beef (CAB) brandnearly 15 years ago, he beganto see how everybody canwin with grid premiums forbetter cattle. But he didn’tstop at becoming a CAB part-ner. That wasn’t just a goalon a list to check as complet-ed. Sents was just gettingstarted.

Accumulated closeout dataspanning those years verifiesthe McPherson crew has beenhard at work. A 30.06 Pro-gram honor roll has been not-ing all harvest groups achiev-ing at least 30% CAB orUSDA Prime, with no morethan 6% outliers for being toofat, heavy or light.

The 10,000-head-capacitylot recently attained 30.06Gold Level, only the thirdCAB partner yard across theU.S. to do so. It took sevenyears to achieve the 500-headBronze Level; then in fourmore years came the 1,000-head Silver in 2010. Doublingthat level of on-target feedingin just three years, therecords show McPhersonCounty Feeders had enrolledand harvested more than2,000 of the 30.06 cattle byearly 2013.

Of the 1,950 CAB-eligiblecattle in those groups, 45.9%qualified for CAB and USDAPrime, with 83.8% reachingUSDA Choice or better.

“It’s been an inspiration towatch the transformation,”says Gary Fike, beef cattlespecialist for CAB. He hasworked closely with the feed-yard for a decade and notesthat 10 years ago, the first

19,716 cattle enrolled madealmost 19% CAB and Prime.Fast forward to the past fiveyears: Sents and cattle man-ager Landon Shaw workedwith Angus customers to feed18,048 enrolled cattle, qualify-ing more than 34% CAB andPrime.

With virtually the same760-pound carcass weightthen and now, there has onlybeen a slight increase in YieldGrade 4s, and Fike says thatis understandable becausegrid allowances moved up. Allnumbers point to the qualityincrease in cattle coming outof the yard.

Longtime partners of thebrand in many ways, Sentsand his wife Deanna havebeen feeding cattle since1981. Their commitment toquality grew over time asranching customersresponded to feedback andmarket signals.

Positioning those cattle torealize their genetic potentialand achieve top premiumsrequires sorting for qualityand uniformity as theyapproach their final weight.

“We try to optimize theend point on marketing thecattle, to get them sold whenthey have the best opportu-nity to grade Choice andhopefully make CertifiedAngus Beef but not have toomany over-fats in them,” thefeeder says.

While feeding 20,000 headper year, the couple managesby working with eight full-time employees and a fewpart-timers. Together, theyare constantly looking forways to gain an edge in themarketplace and take pride inoffering their customers rea-sonable feed prices.

“We value our locationhere being far enough westthat we have a more temper-ate climate, desirable for feed-ing cattle, and yet far enougheast that we have enoughrainfall to grow some good

dryland crops,” Sents says.“So we have access to fairlyabundant, reasonably pricedforages to use in the ration.”

Not one to claim credit,Sents points out that feedingis a partnership with produc-ers and stockers who wereworking toward their goalslong before he handled thecattle. Regardless of whoowns them on feed, he is will-ing to share data with theidea of increasing the qualityof cattle overall.

“We just value workingwith the smaller producers,”he says. “When they have aninterest in following the cat-tle, we try to respond andshare information.”

Fike presented theMcPherson team with aHenry Golden Boy trophyrifle in custom walnut displaycase at an October customerevent, echoing those ideas:

strong partnerships createsuccess.

He commented, “Persis-tence, developing a solid cus-tomer base of producers whoare committed to producingcattle that meet our brandspecifications, and attentionto detail. Those are whatearned Allan and his teamthis unique reward.”

Twice recognized as theCAB Small Feedlot Partner ofthe Year (2005 and 2010), therecent honor is one for thebooks. As the 30.06 Programtransitions to a new Target-ing the Brand Honor Roll thisfall, McPherson County Feed-ers will be the last recipientof the prestigious award.

Still, their record foretellsSents and his team will notrest on their laurels. Achieve-ments in quality are not theend of the road, but simply away of life here.

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“We are fortunate to seethe rapid adoption of thistechnology by our Angusbreeders to drive thegenomic-enhanced EPDs (GE-EPDs), thanks to researchcollaboration, improvedgenomic technology andincreased test volume,” saysBill Bowman, AGI presidentand Association chief operat-ing officer.

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BROOKINGS — FarmCredit Services of Americahas made a $50,000 donationto help with the constructionof the Cow-Calf Educationand Research Facility plannedat South Dakota State Univer-sity.

Earlier this year, FarmCredit Services of America(FCSAmerica) donated$50,000 to the Swine Educa-tion and Research Facility.The university hopes to moveahead with construction ofboth projects in 2014, if pri-vate fundraising goals aremet.

The cow-calf facility will belocated north of campus. Theproject requires $3 million inprivate funding. WithFCSAmerica’s gift, $1.4 mil-lion has now been committed.

The request had been initi-ated by Bob Schmidt, seniorvice president of FCSAmeri-ca, in Pierre, as part of itscommunity involvement pro-gram. Funding decisionshinge on programs that willimpact well into the future.

“We are very fortunate tohave great partnerships likethat one that exists withFarm Credit Services ofAmerica, which understandsour need for new, modernfacilities,” said Dean BarryDunn of the College of Agri-culture and Biological Sci-ences at SDSU. “Our collegeis grateful for the leadershiprole that Farm Credit Ser-vices of America has takenwith both of these projects.”

Schmidt said “The live-stock industry is an important

contributor to our state andregional economies. We wantto help ensure that futuregenerations of producers haveaccess to the best possibleeducation to remain competi-tive in cow-calf operations.”

The classroom and animalhandling building will includeareas where teaching can bedone in an environment thatis protected from the ele-ments. It will include a budbox system, calving pens anda laboratory, as well as officespace. The classroom will beutilized not only by SDSU stu-dents, but also by the publicand industry groups throughExtension and outreachopportunities.

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Austin, Texas — LifeTechnologies Corporationassembled a cross-section ofindustry stakeholder expertsto discuss with state veteri-narians the need for consen-sus on standardization of reg-ulations and diagnosticlaboratory testing methodol-ogy for trichomoniasis (trich)at the 2013 USAHA AnnualMeeting in San Diego.

Trichomoniasis is a sexu-ally transmitted disease incattle with significant eco-nomic consequences to beefproducers resulting frominfertility and embryonic lossin cows and heifers. Bulls arethe carrier of this disease butshow no outward signs ofinfection. There’s no treat-ment for infected bulls, sodiagnostic testing of bullsbefore exposure to femalesplays a crucial role in manag-ing trich.

To control trich withinand across state lines, stateshave regulations to help pro-ducers and veterinarianscomply with health require-ments. Unfortunately, there’swide variation in thesedefined regulations and test-ing procedures among states,which causes confusion, addi-tional handling of animals,and varying diagnostic testresults, according to Jeff Bax-ter, Senior Product Manager,Life Technologies.

“Finding common groundon the harmonization of trichregulations and testing pro-cedures would help beef pro-ducers economically by elimi-nating repeated orunnecessary testing andreducing the danger to ani-mals and handlers,” said Bax-ter. “The primary goal of ourconversations with state vet-erinarians is to buildconfidence with all stake-holders that the best diagnos-tic testing technology isbeing used to accurately

identify trich-positive bulls.Defining the need for regula-tion harmonization and test-ing is the first point of clarityin this conversation accom-plished in hosting this event.The next step is to find com-mon ground with those statesopen to building consensuson points of agreement.Working closely with stateveterinarians, cattlemen’sassociations, and their respec-tive state diagnostic labs canhelp us arrive at solutionsbased on sound science thateconomically benefit beef pro-ducers.”

NCBA advocating for regu-lation harmonization

Kathy Simmons, DVM,chief veterinarian of NationalCattlemen’s Beef Association(NCBA), said the associa-tion’s membership hasdirected the leadership tohelp facilitate the harmoniza-tion of trich regulationsbetween states. She saidNCBA recently compiledinformation on the variousstate trich regulations deter-mining 50 percent (25 states)have regulations.

Simmons said these vary-ing and ever-changing rulesbetween states make compli-ance difficult for veterinariansand producers, who oftenplan cattle testing and move-ment in advance.

“Harmonized state trichregulations for the interstatemovement of cattle wouldfacilitate cattle movement atthe speed of commerce,” Dr.Simmons said. “Well-defined,thoughtful and mutuallyaccepted testing proceduresfor trich between adjoiningstates could eliminate redun-dant testing procedures andreduce the danger to animalsand handlers from repeatedor unnecessary testing.”

According to Baxter, indi-vidual state trich regulations

often define which testingprocedures are accepted.Most states accept culture orpolymerase chain reaction(PCR) test results. Typicallytesting is done either by col-lecting up to three culturesduring a three-week period orby providing a single culturefor real-time PCR testing.

“Certainly, conducting onereal-time PCR test as opposedto collecting three cultures iseasier, less invasive and lessdangerous for the animal andhandler,” added Baxter. All 25states with trich regulationshave validated the use of PCRas an officially accepted diag-nostic test. Because of bettertechnology improvements inthe overall laboratory work-flow, some states have takenthe next step in defining PCRas the only official testallowed for compliance.

New Kansas trich regula-tions require PCR testing

Bill Brown, DVM, KansasAnimal Health Commission-er, spoke about the state’srecent enactment of new,more comprehensive trichregulations for the intrastatechange of ownership andinterstate movement anddiagnostic testing of cattle.Dr. Brown appointed a trichworking group comprised offour veterinarians and fourbeef producers to spearheadthe evaluation in improvingthe management of trich inthe state of Kansas. Thegroup, charged with develop-ing science-based regulations,has gathered information andopinions from more than2,200 livestock producers andindustry professionals attend-ing 30 meetings throughout




the state.Some of the most notable

changes require veterinari-ans to be certified to test fortrich, require 14 days of sex-ual rest for bulls, require allpositive bulls to be slaugh-tered, and recognize real-time PCR as the only officialdiagnostic test accepted inthe state.

“There was a lot of talkabout cultures versus PCRtesting,” said Dr. Brown.“Our working group won-dered why producers andveterinarians were gettingbulls in once a week forthree weeks, when one PCRtest will take care of it. Atthe end of the day, everyonewas on board with doing asingle PCR test, which mostproducers in Kansas arecomfortable with.”

For more informationabout the new Kansas trichregulations, please visit theKansas Department of Agri-

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Practicing veterinariancalls for testing standard-ization

From a hands-on perspec-tive, practicing veterinarian

Jeremy VanBoening, DVM,Republican Valley AnimalCenter in Alma, Neb., sharedhis insight being on the frontline of dealing with varyingstate trich regulations,accepted testing procedures,and a wide array of recom-mended sample-handling pro-cedures for trich. Beginningin 2008, trich cases inNebraska noticeablyincreased for about twoyears, prompting theNebraska Cattlemen Associa-tion to discuss how best toprotect its members’ herds,resulting in the implementa-tion of state regulations fortrich.

VanBoening has discov-ered great variability in rec-ommended sample-handlingprotocols among state diag-nostic laboratories. Labsvaried on whether or notsamples needed to be incu-bated, whether or not to puton ice, how the samples areshipped and the labs’ pre-ferred collection media. Van-Boening says standardizinglab recommendations forsample collection and han-dling would greatly improvethe quality of samples submit-ted for testing.

“States also need to cometo agreement on adoptingonly the best diagnostic test-ing technology available,which I believe is quantitativePCR using chemical lysis andinternal controls,” said Dr.VanBoening. “We need ourdiagnostic labs to use theseworkflow procedures toensure we’re getting back thevery best tests results possi-ble. And most importantly,we need to keep increasingveterinarian and producerawareness about the eco-nomic impact of trich withthe goal of keeping everyonevigilant in managing this dis-ease.”

Baxter said Life Technolo-gies is excited to collaboratewith all stakeholders in thebeef industry to open the dia-log on the need for harmoni-zation of trich regulations.

“It’s clear from these con-versations there is a move-ment to find common groundfor developing consistenttrich regulations, sample han-dling and testing proceduresacross states with the goal ofbuilding confidence in thetesting process among veteri-narians and producers,” con-cluded Baxter.


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“The U.S. feed industryhas a long history of provid-ing safe ingredients and ani-mal feed for use domestically

and abroad. Ingredient reviewprocesses that function effi-ciently are extremely impor-tant for the industry,” thegroups stated in their com-ments.

Both AFIA and NGFAapplaud FDA for providingthe draft guidance document,which has been in develop-ment, with feed industrybacking, for several years.

“The American Feed Indus-try Association along with theNational Grain and FeedAssociation find the draftguidance to be an overallhelpful document for theindustry,” said Leah Wilkin-son, AFIA director of ingredi-ents, pet food and stateaffairs. “We drafted com-ments to FDA as a request forclarification in order to helpmake the review processes toapprove new animal foodingredients function more

efficiently for the industry asa whole.”

In the comments, AFIAand NGFA noted FDA’s lackof clarity on terms such asmixture, components andmaterial balance and askedthose terms be defined. Thegroups commented on FDA’srequest in the FAP for compa-nies to submit an unrealisticlevel of manufacturing infor-mation, particularly since amanufacturing process is nota regulatory requirementwhen manufacturing foodadditives that meet existingfood additive regulations andingredient specifications.Additional guidance was alsorequested in areas where FDAhad specific recommenda-tions but did not provide sup-porting information in theFAP, including areas such astypes of studies for homoge-neity, stability and intended

effects. “FDA’s guidance document

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AFIA and NGFA believethat due to the nature of theapproval process and theinvestments made by a com-pany to approve a product, afinal guidance documentshould be issued by FDA assoon as possible. The comple-tion of an expedited docu-ment will greatly assist theindustry in the developmentof their submissions for FDAreview.


Protecting cattle against bacterial diseases

ARS photoVeterinary medical officers Ray Waters (left) and Mitch Palmer prepare to collectblood to be used in developing improved tests for tuberculosis in cattle. The USDAbovine tuberculosis eradication campaign began in 1917 and continues today. Tubercu-lin skin testing of cattle has been effective in reducing the incidence of tuberculosis inU.S. cattle, but more tools are needed for complete eradication.

Research BriefsWeaning Calves Early.

Cattle producers can getsome relief during droughtconditions by weaning calvesearly.

The Pick of Sheep. Scien-tists evaluate lamb survival,growth, body composition,efficiency and carcass meritand value of four majorsheep breeds.

Animals’ Feeding Habits.A new system that monitorslivestock feeding behaviormay eventually helpresearchers identify sick ani-mals.

New Test for OPP. Thediscovery of a gene thataffects sheep susceptibility toovine progressive pneumonia(OPP) virus has led to thedevelopment of a new testfor the disease.

Two of the most conta-gious and costly diseases ofcattle—bovine tuberculosis(TB) and Johne’s disease—have something in common:Both are caused by mycobac-teria.

Some species of mycobac-teria can cause serious illnessand sometimes death in ani-mals as well as humans. Thepathogen responsible forJohne’s disease is M. aviumsubspecies paratuberculosis(MAP), and the cause ofbovine TB is M. bovis.

At the AgriculturalResearch Service (ARS)National Animal DiseaseCenter (NADC) in Ames,Iowa, scientists are drawingup new battle plans to helpcontrol bovine TB andJohne’s disease by develop-ing and improving diagnostictests, vaccines and othertechnology to detect and pre-vent the spread of disease.

New Tests for Bovine TBGreat progress has been

made to eradicate bovine TBin U.S. cattle, and infectionrates are low. However, M.bovis still persists in wildlife,

which can transmit it to cat-tle. In addition, more reliabletests are needed to detect TB-positive cattle from Mexicobefore they are imported intothe United States.

“While the diagnostictuberculin skin test for cattleis helpful in slowing thespread of bovine TB, it is notsensitive enough, andrequires a 72-hour waitingperiod for results,” saysNADC veterinary medicalofficer Mitch Palmer.

Also, the skin test may notbe able to detect all TB-positive animals in a largeherd, he says. When an ani-mal is infected with TB, theentire herd is euthanized inmost cases.

Veterinary medical officersRay Waters (left) and MitchPalmer prepare to collectblood to be used in develop-ing improved tests for tuber-

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are working to develop a bet-ter test which will allow pro-ducers to identify and removeinfected cattle and keep TB-free animals. They are investi-gating antigens, which arecomponents of foreign bacte-ria or viruses within the bodythat cause the immune sys-tem to produce a response.

Their research is alreadypaying off. A new serum TBdiagnostic test was recentlydeveloped by IDEXX Labora-tories, Inc., in Westbrook,Maine, based on NADC scien-tists’ findings that an antigencalled MPB83 is useful inbovine TB antibody-basedtests.

“This was a team effort,”says NADC veterinary medi-cal officer Ray Waters.“IDEXX used samples fromour experimental infection

trials, and we helped thecompany validate and opti-mize the test and assistedwith worldwide field analyseswith colleagues in the UnitedKingdom, New Zealand andIreland to verify the test’ssensitivity and specificity.”

The test is more conve-nient and could potentially beused in combination withother tests to identify unde-tected TB-infected animals,Waters says.

Another type of test, basedon polymerase chain reaction(PCR) analysis of DNA, hasbeen developed by NADCmicrobiologist Tyler Thack-er. The PCR detects M. bovisin fresh tissues.

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“What’s most important isthe specificity of the new PCRassay,” he adds. “The fact thatit’s faster than a traditionalPCR assay is an added bene-fit.”

In studies, the specificityfor detecting M. bovis was100 percent, and it wasdetected 67 percent of thetime in samples from infectedanimals.

Reducing TB in DeerTwo of about 60 deer at

the ARS National Animal Dis-ease Center in Ames, Iowa.The unique research herd isused to study vaccines forprevention of tuberculosis inwhite-tailed deer.

A century-old vaccine,

Bacillus Calmette-Guerin(BCG), is being tested in deerand may provide a missingpiece of the puzzle in eradi-cating bovine TB.

“We’re looking at the vac-cine’s effectiveness,” Palmersays. “Does it protect deer,are there any undesirable sideeffects, and is it safe to use indeer that often become foodfor hunters?”

In some countries, BCG isstill used to vaccinate humanswhere TB persists, but it isnot used in the United States.The main reason is becausepeople who are vaccinatedwith BCG might test positivewhen given a TB skin test,even if they don’t have thedisease.

In experiments, captivedeer were fed a BCG oral baitvaccine, developed by NewZealand collaborators for thebrushtail possum, at a stan-dard dose and 10 times thestandard dose. Deer fed stan-dard doses showed no tracesof the vaccine after one to 12

months. However, the vac-cine was found in deer thatreceived the higher doses.

“Importantly, the vaccinewas never found in cuts ofdeer meat or tissues com-monly used for food byhumans, regardless ofwhether it was given orallyor by subcutaneous vaccina-tion, in any of our safetyexperiments,” Palmer says.“It seems to be safe in deer.”

Detecting Johne’s DiseaseFor scientists in NADC’s

Infectious Bacterial DiseasesResearch Unit, Johne’s dis-ease is a priority. The dis-ease can cause diarrhea,reduced feed intake, weightloss, and sometimes deathin infected animals. Yearlyestimates in losses to theU.S. dairy industry aloneexceed $220 million.

In the past, anyantibody—a protein pro-duced by the immune sys-tem to fight infections andforeign substances—used to

detect the pathogen, MAP,that causes Johne’s diseasealso reacted to other envi-ronmental mycobacteria,including the pathogenresponsible for bovine TB.

At the National AnimalDisease Center, in Ames,Iowa, microbiologists JohnBannantine and Judy Stabelreview results of a westernblot experiment using theMAP specific monoclonalantibody.

Microbiologist John Ban-nantine has discovered anantibody that’s 100 percentspecific in detecting MAP.“This is the first time any-one has been able to findsuch a specific antibody thatbinds only to MAP strains,”Bannantine says.

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The Bremmer family hasraised cattle and grown cropsin northwestern Illinois formore than a century. Overtime, they’ve found ways toimprove their operation —the latest improvement is theuse of cover crops.

Brothers Ross and ChadBremmer, fourth-generationfarmers, are already seeingthe benefits of cover crops —healthy food for their cattle,less erosion and an increasein the soil’s water-storagecapacity.

The brothers worked withUSDA’s Natural ResourcesConservation Service to findthe best cover crops for theirland. They were looking for acover crop that helped thesoil while providing goodsustenance for their cattle.

“Cover crops are not anew conservation practice byany means,” said Jim Ritter-busch, Stephenson CountyNRCS District Conservation-ist. “They’ve been used formany generations. But, we’rejust starting to understand allthe soil health benefits wecan get from cover crops.And we’re seeing a renewed

interest in them, which isexciting.”

The Bremmers chosecereal ryegrass and winterwheat as cover crops. Theirlocal NRCS office providedhelpful information, jobsheets and guidance. TheBremmers chose cereal ryebecause it’s a northern grassthat germinates and growsbest in cooler conditions.“We were looking for ways tocheapen our feed cost for ourcattle and reduce soil erosionand improve quality,” RossBremmer said.

Using their conservationplan as a guide, they startedplanting cover crops in Sep-tember, putting living rootsand new organic matter intothe soil.

Ross Bremmer said henoticed soybean yields werebetter in the area where theyhad grown cereal rye. Plus,the cover crops held soil inplace, even with heavy springrains.

Bottom line: Just after twoyears, the Bremmers havealready seen positive resultson their farm due to covercrops, and cover crops arethere to stay.


Balancing Vaccination andTests

While vaccines reduce theseverity of Johne’s disease, itis important that they do notcross-react with tests forother cattle diseases.

“Producers were con-cerned that if they vacci-nated against Johne’s, theywould not be able to tellwhether their herd hadbovine TB or Johne’s dis-ease,” says microbiologistJudy Stabel.

To test for cross-reactivityof Johne’s vaccines and TBtests, calves were vaccinatedwith a commercial vaccineagainst Johne’s disease, andblood samples were taken

for more than a year. Novelserologic TB tests, which willsoon be commercially avail-able, were used to measureanimals’ responses.

“No reactivity was foundusing the TB tests with vacci-nated calves, which is good,”Stabel says. “This means thatthese tests will not wronglyidentify cattle with Johne’sdisease as being positive forbovine TB.”

Scientists also found simi-lar results using skin tests inother experiments.

For more informationabout animal diseaseresearch, contact Cyril Gay orEileen Thacker, co-leaders ofthe ARS National Program#103, Animal Health.


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Herd expansion? Utilize available resourcesBy Glynn T. TonsorAssociate Professor, Departmentof Agricultural Economics, Kan-sas State University

As the meat complexadjusts to lower feed costsand increases interest inexpanding production, it isimportant to step-back andtake note of resources avail-able to guide correspondingdecisions. A valuableresource to utilize is theuser-friendly spreadsheet Dr.Kevin Dhuyvetter has cre-ated for assessing the eco-nomic situation presented bypurchasing replacementfemales. The spreadsheet isdesigned to easily beadjusted for a given produc-er’s situation regarding costsand production along withexpectations of cattle pricesover upcoming years and tar-geted rates of return.

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MADISON, Wis. — Everystep a cow takes and everymouthful she eats at SaxonHomestead Farm is recordedby an electronic device on acollar around her neck. Sincecows in heat move more anddigest less, farmers can usethe data to determine whento breed them.

Karl Klessig, whose familyhas a dairy farm and cheese-making business in easternWisconsin, describes it as akind of natural family plan-ning system for bovines.

Activity tracking systemshave been available fordecades, but interest in themhas grown as the technologybecomes more accurate andeasier to use. The collarsdon’t eliminate the use ofhormones because somecows, like some people, havedifficulty getting pregnant,but farmers said the systemsreduce drug use, help cutlabor costs and provide anadded benefit — early warn-ings of illness.

The collars are designedfor and almost exclusivelyused by dairy farmers whomust keep cows pregnant tokeep the milk flowing. If theanimals don’t give birthabout once a year, their milkwill dry up, similar to awoman who stops breastfeed-ing. Cows then cost more tofeed than they earn, andeventually, they’re sold forslaughter.

Klessig’s family wasamong the first in the U.S. toinvest three years ago in asystem sold by Israel-basedSCR. Their collars carrymotion detectors and micro-phones that pick up thesound of chewing, whichreflects digestion. Cows leav-ing the milking parlor gothrough a gate where theelectronic boxes on their col-lars are scanned. The gatesends cows in heat in one

direction and the rest inanother. A vet comes to thefarm each morning to breedthe animals that are ready.

‘‘For us, with our cheesefactory, we want to be aswholesome and natural as wecan be,’’ said Klessig, whosefamily milks 550 cows inCleveland, Wis.

Successful breeding usu-ally involves artificial insemi-nation within a matter ofhours after cows ovulate.Some farms use a combina-tion of hormones to induceovulation so the cows can bebred at the right moment.Others have workers watchcows for signs of heat; moni-toring systems are a labor-saving alternative.

Stephen LeBlanc, an asso-ciate professor at the OntarioVeterinary College, said dur-ing the recent World DairyExpo in Madison that theattraction of a monitoring sys-tem is that farms that don’twant to use hormones don’tneed as many workers towatch the cows.

‘‘There’s really no publichealth threat at all from thehormones that are used incows for managing reproduc-tion,’’ LeBlanc said.‘‘Nevertheless, it’s absolutelyappealing to producers to notneed to employ that tool. It’smore pleasant for them; it’smore pleasant for the cows.’’

There are no totals for howmany dairy farms use activitymonitoring because mostcompanies don’t release sales.But Tom Breunig, SCR’s gen-eral manager in the U.S., said2 million cows worldwidewore his company’s collars atthe end of last year, and thatnumber was expected to dou-ble in two years.

Activity monitoringdoesn’t work on all cowsbecause some don’t showsigns of heat, and others maynot ovulate at all without ahormonal boost. Klessig said

it has been effective with 95percent of his herd — wellabove the 70 percent thatPaul Fricke, a University ofWisconsin-Madison dairy sci-ence professor, said is typical.

Dejno Acres in Indepen-dence, Wis., has used activitymonitors for 15 years, but itbought a new system two anda half years ago that providesmore accurate, timely infor-mation and is easier to use,herd manager Monica Dejnosaid.

Older systems were essen-tially pedometers thatcounted cows’ steps. Newerones track three-dimensionalmotion, catching turns andother horizontal movementsthe earlier technology mayhave missed. Some collars,like the ones Dejno’s familybought from the Swedishcompany DeLaval, transmit-ting wireless data every hour,

and new software convertsthe data into easy-to-readgraphs.

Unbehaun Acres nearRichland Center switchedfrom a hormone program toactivity monitoring lastyear, paying $18,000 for asystem that covers 220cows.

Herd manager LucasUnbehaun said his farm hascut its drug costs andincreased its conceptionrate, but he’s been evenmore impressed by the sys-tem’s ability to flag a dropin activity, which is an earlysign of illness.

‘‘We would have eventu-ally have noticed that (thecow) was ill, but the systemshows you a lot faster,’’Unbehaun said, adding, ‘‘Ithink for us, it’s made a vastimprovement and will hope-fully continue to do so.’’


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Five cattle producers earn $1,000 to improve genetics FLORHAM PARK, N.J. —

Zoetis announces MicahRichert, of Fairfield, Mont.,and Jon Morrison, of Soddy-Daisy, Tenn., as the final twogrand-prize winners in theHD 50K and GeneMaxSweepstakes. As part of thissweepstakes, five producerswere randomly chosen towin $1,000 to use eithertoward a registered Angusanimal with genomic-enhanced expected progenydifferences (GE-EPDs) pow-ered by High-Density 50K(HD 50K) or GeneMax test-ing.

Micah Richert, owner atOpen Gate Ranch, is choos-ing to apply her grand prize

toward GeneMax testing.GeneMax is a simple, afford-able DNA test that helps aidin the selection, marketingand management decisionsfor high-percentage Angusheifers and feeder calves siredby registered Angus bulls.Richert and her four siblingsrun the family’s seedstockoperation along with theirparents. She’s grateful for theopportunity to expand thedatabase of information ontheir herd.

“This grand prize is thebest option for our operationbecause we are always look-ing at our genetics, ways toimprove and to make surewe’re heading in the right

direction to produce thehighest-quality beef,” Richertsaid. “Our goal is to keep ourcustomers going in the rightdirection.”

Jon Morrison, owner of JMFarms, chose to use his prizewinnings toward the purchaseof an HD 50K-tested bull. GE-EPDs powered by HD 50Khelp provide a more depend-able option for selectingyoung Angus bulls.

Morrison purchased a bullfrom Arrowhead Ranch inErin, Tenn., which he foundlisted ongenomeXchange.com. He saidhe looks forward to improv-ing his herd with HD 50K.

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better our genetics,” Morri-son said. “I think we’re goingto be able to tell what bulls tokeep at an earlier age. It wasreally exciting to see atArrowhead Ranch thatthere’s already data availableon bulls at only 5 months ofage, before they’ve ever evenhad calves on the ground.”

Previously announced win-ners in the HD 50K and Gen-eMax Sweepstakes includeHeath Zuellner of ZuellnerFarms, Campbell, Neb.; KirkMcKinney of Autauga Farm-ing Company in Autaugaville,Ala.; and Bob Seaton ofSeaton Farm in Cohutta, Ga.McKinney and Seaton plan touse their grand prizes towardHD 50K bull purchases laterthis year.

Zuellner already has usedhis grand prize toward thepurchase of an HD 50K-testedbull from TC Ranch in Frank-lin, Neb.

“Everything went off with-out a hitch. My bull wasdelivered a few weeks aftertheir sale, and I can’t wait tosee what kind of calves he’sgoing to produce,” Zuellnersaid. “Overall, my experiencehas been a great one, andhopefully in the years tocome we’ll keep purchasingHD 50K-tested bulls andmaybe move into testingsome of our own heifers andmatching up bulls better aswell.”

All cattle producers canfeel like winners as they max-imize Black Angus cattle effi-ciency with HD 50K and Gen-eMax, said Michael Amos,associate director, marketing,Zoetis Genetics.

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What is USDA doing to protect our nation’slivestock from foreign animal disease threats?Provided by Sandra AvantPublic Affairs Specialist, USDA,Agricultural Research Service˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙

On an island off the north-eastern tip of Long Island,N.Y., U.S. Department ofAgriculture (USDA) scien-tists are doing their part tosafeguard the U.S. food sup-ply.

At the Plum Island AnimalDisease Center, a USDAresearch team works toensure that we’re preparedto protect ourselves againstexotic animal diseases thatthreaten livestock produc-tion in the United States andaround the world. The cen-ter, now operated by theDepartment of HomelandSecurity, offers a safe andsecure site for developingvaccines, diagnostic testsand other technology to helpprevent animal disease out-

breaks, and to respond to out-breaks that might occur.

USDA AgriculturalResearch Service (ARS) sci-entists at Plum Island investi-gate infectious diseases suchas classical swine fever andfoot-and-mouth disease(FMD). Recently, theyrenewed efforts to help com-bat African swine fever, adeadly pig disease that’sinvading other countries.

When research began onPlum Island nearly 60 yearsago, the main focus was todetect and prevent FMD,which only affects cloven (ordivided) hoofed animals suchas cattle, swine, goats andsheep. Considered the mosteconomically devastating live-stock disease in the world,FMD was eradicated from theUnited States in 1929, but itremains in other countries

and is spreading. While FMDis a serious animal disease, itis not a food safety or publichealth threat. And eventhough FMD is not a publichealth threat or a food safetyconcern, USDA remainsfocused on ensuring the dis-ease does not reach ourshores so that our Nation con-tinues to provide consumersworldwide with an affordableand steady meat and milksupply.

Great progress has beenmade in understanding howFMD and other virusesfunction—how they infectlivestock and how the ani-mal’s immune systemresponds against infections.ARS scientists were the firstto identify the primary site —certain cells in the back of thecow’s throat — where theFMD virus infection begins in

cattle.They also have developed

different vaccine deliverytechniques — one for pigsand one for cattle — that pro-tect animals from FMD virusuntil their vaccinations takeeffect. In addition, a noveltechnology that allows safeproduction of FMD vaccine inthe United States is underdevelopment by a privatecompany.

These are just a few exam-ples the important researchbeing undertaken by ARS sci-entists at Plum Island. ARSscientists are making impor-tant discoveries, while work-ing with their counterparts inindustry, international andU.S. government agencies, tohelp prepare for an emer-gency that could result from aforeign animal disease out-break. http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/AR/.


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Protecting water near feedlotsIntensive management

practices used on cattle feed-lot sites can produce largeconcentrations of manurewith excess nutrients, antibi-otics, and microorganisms.The contaminants may endup in surface and groundwaters, and minimizing suchdamage is important to feed-lot operators. This is partic-ularly challenging in Ken-tucky, where the limestoneand “karst” terrain offerscontaminants subterraneanpassage into undergroundcaves, springs, and sink-holes. Cleaning up thesesites is costly, and the bigquestion is how to applyresources to the right areas.Spatial sampling and map-ping is one of the best toolsavailable to identify themost intensively contami-nated areas, find out howcontaminants have spread,and decide which areas needthe most attention. The ulti-mate goal is to help produc-ers develop managementstrategies that minimize con-taminant loads.

Kim Cook and KaramatSistani, at the AgriculturalResearch Service’s AnimalWaste ManagementResearch Unit, in BowlingGreen, Kentucky, along withcollaborators at WesternKentucky University inBowling Green and at ARSin Beltsville, Maryland, areusing GIS (geographic infor-mation system) technologiesto map the distribution ofcontaminants across feedlotsites. Their approach isunique in its use of the tech-nology to determine not justhow nutrients flow throughthe soil, but also the fate ofbacteria and pharmaceuti-cals given to cattle to pro-tect their health.

The team measured thelevels of contaminants in soilsamples collected from a 5-acre feedlot used to growout weaned calves for finish-

ing. The site lies on a 4-degree slope with a feedingand watering area at the high-est elevation, a grassy grazingarea in the middle, and a shal-low retention basin and sink-hole at the bottom. Most rain-water percolates into the soil,but heavy rain can causeflooding that fills the basinwith water from the grazingarea.

The researchers analyzedthe soil for nutrients, includ-ing nitrogen and phosphorus;antibiotics used to treat dis-eases and enhance growth;and for microorganisms com-monly used to indicate fecalcontamination in waterwaysand soils—Escherichia coli,Bacteroides, and Enterococ-cus. The study was one of thefirst to simultaneously mea-sure all three types ofcontaminants—nutrients,antibiotics, and indicatormicroorganisms—and to useGIS technology to map pat-terns of contaminant distribu-tion.

The results, published inthe Journal of EnvironmentalQuality (2013), showed thatnutrients, microorganisms,and antibiotics all largelystayed in the feeding area atthe top of the slope.

“Analysis of contaminants,particularly antibiotics andmicroorganisms, on this scaleis not very common. Incorpo-rating the GIS mapping

allowed us to visualize thedistribution of all three con-taminants in new ways. Wewere surprised to find that allwere distributed in a similarmanner and there was no dis-tinct flow pattern downhillfrom the barn,” Cook says.The findings suggest thatcleaning up the site may bemore manageable than previ-

ously thought, with effortsfocused on soil remediation inthe feeding and nearby graz-ing areas where contaminantsare concentrated.

To reduce nutrient loads,forage grasses that take upnutrients are now beingraised on part of the site. Theresearchers are also evaluat-ing soil treatments (alum,biochar, and gypsum) in themost contaminated areas tosee if they will bind with thenutrients, antibiotics, andmicroorganisms and givethem time to decompose inthe soil.—By Dennis O’Brien,Agricultural Research ServiceInformation Staff.This research is part of ClimateChange, Soils, and Emissions (#212)and Agricultural and IndustrialByproducts (#214), two ARS nationalprograms described atwww.nps.ars.usda.gov. Kim Cook is in the USDA-ARS Ani-mal Waste Management ResearchUnit, 230 Bennett Ln., Bowling Green,KY 42104; (270) 781-2579 ext. 232.


Courtesy PhotoThe SouthDakota contin-gent includedfrom left, cattleproduers CraigBieber fromLeola, BrandonPeterson ofAlcester and TyEschenbaumwith SD Dept.of Ag. They areshown at Mos-cow’s RedSquare in frontof St. Basil’sCathedral.

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Traveling to Russia inOctober gave some SouthDakotans a chance to learnwhy that country is lookingto purchase beef from theUnited States. And it gavethe producers a chance toshare knowledge about thebeef industry.

As a follow-up to an Octo-ber 2012 trip, the SouthDakota Department of Agri-culture partnered with theMontana and Kansas Depart-ments of Agriculture to senda delegation focusing onbeef genetics to the RussianFederation on Oct. 23– Nov.2. The South Dakota contin-gent included Ty Eschen-baum with SDDA, and pro-ducers Craig Bieber fromLeola and Brandon Petersonof Alcester.

The ten-day trade missionincluded stops in Moscowand Novosibirsk, Russia’sthird largest city located inthe Siberian region, about800 miles east ofMoscow. The group partici-pated in meetings with theU.S. Embassy and USDAForeign Ag Service Profes-sionals as well as local gov-ernment leaders, Russiancattle producers and poten-tial buyers of U.S. beefgenetics. Sharing information

In the Siberian region, thegroup represented U.S. beefproducers at the “AgroExpoSiberia” agriculture exhibi-tion and toured a local dairyand beef operation. At thetrade show, “We had ques-tions about exporting dairyanimals and sexed semen,”Bieber said. “Dairy herds are

using artificial insemination.For the beef herd, it waslargely natural service withthe bull out among the herdall of the time.”

At the trade show most ofthe questions were about rais-ing beef, and the breeds thatthrive in the Novosibirskregion. Most were interestedin Red Angus and Angus;some asked about Charolaisand Simmental, some aboutHerefords. There were ques-tions about calving practicesand management systems.The South Dakotans talked toa variety of people from farmmanagers to small farm own-ers.

The group met with theU.S. embassy people, Christo-pher Riker, Ag Attaché,Embassy of the USA andHolly Higgins, Minister-Counselor of Ag Affairs,Embassy of the USA and

Mikhail Maximenko, ag spe-cialist, Foreign Ag Service,Russia.

“In the Novosibirsk region,we visited Ekoniva Kohnba,”Bieber said. “Sergey Lyakhowis the executive director ofthat dairy and beef operation.They have about 2,000 dairycows, and plan to build thatto 2,500 the following yearplus they have 250 Herefordbeef cows in that operation.

“We talked about beef cat-tle and production and howcattle operations are run inthe United States,” Biebersaid. “The area in Siberia haslots of meadows mixed withforest. It is park-like so thereis lots of grazing groundamong the trees. Calving forthis area used to be yearround; now they are lookingto calve within a 60 to 90 dayperiod. They are producingstraight-bred Hereford. Most

were not interested in cross-breeding as they worriedabout losing government sub-sidies.”

“I think they have a tre-mendous opportunity, withgreat natural resources, laborsource and their governmentcommitment to agriculture,”Peterson said. “The biggestchallenge will be finding peo-ple who want to do the work.They are going to need peo-ple with training. Not every-one is going to make it.”

Bieber said the Russianssell their animals around 2 to3 years of age, instead of at 1to 2 years of age as done inthe United States. Part of thatis the management practices,which does not work asintensely to get the cattle tofinish weights. They areworking on that. Still in someplaces, the village cattle have


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halters and are tetheredamong the trees for the day.

Peterson noted that theirlack of tradition makes itharder to raise cattle. “Theydon’t know what they haveto do. My boys, ages 10 and12, could provide prettygood care to our cattle if Ihad to be gone. In Russia,the people didn’t grow upwith that training and sodon’t know what to do.”

Meeting investorIn Moscow, the delegation

was able to meet with a Rus-sian investor who previouslypurchased some cattle fromBieber Red Angus in SouthDakota.

Bieber explained the pro-cess, “We had a group ofheifers for sale. The U.S. rep-resentative for the investorvisited our place and selectedanimals from that group. Wenegotiated price and those20 animals were exposed nat-urally to our bull. The heiferswere sent to a staging area inOhio. Additional money waspaid if they were bred whenthey left here. Of those ani-mals, 57 percent bred andthe bulls went with them.Once 240 females of differentbreeds were gatheredtogether in the staging areain Ohio, they went intoexport isolation before beingloaded onto the ship. On topof the purchase price, it costs$2,500 per animals to go byocean ship; $4,000 by air,paid by the investor.”

The animals were toarrive in Russia on Nov. 10. Bieber Red Angus hasshipped animals overseasbefore. Back in the 1980s,they sent some Red Angus toSouth Africa and morerecently sent some animalsto Argentina and Mexico.

Why should South Dako-tans visit Russia?

“I wanted to get a feel forwhat was happening in beefproduction in Russia,” Biebersaid. “We met with KoloncinKirill, Vice Governor of the

Government of theNovosibirsk Region whoreally seemed to know a lotabout the beef industry. Theyhave plans to build their herdup to 200,000 head in thenext year. They indicated thatwanted to import animalsfrom Canada, U.S., and Aus-tralia. They also plan to buildthree 5,000-head feed yards.

“My sense is that definite-ly, as the middle class isgrowing, the government ismore interested in buyingbeef, to help create the econ-omy with the creation of jobsfrom building livestock equip-ment to manufacturing feed.There are whole job sectorsto be created within their cul-ture. They need managementhelp and genetics. And theyneed cows from the U.S.”

The Russian governmentneeds to provide the subsi-dies to inducethe investorsto get the cat-tle into thecountry, Peter-son said. Thebreeding ani-mals areimportant, butit costs doubleto bring theanimal overthere. Angusand Herefordbreeds are themost popular.They are buy-ing a prettydecent geneticbase so their

cow herd should be prettystrong. They are focused ontight requirements so itshould be pretty competi-tive.”

There are millions of hect-ares of grassland that arelargely uninhabited, unusedacres. Only a few people areliving in the rural areas. Asthe land isn’t used for otherproduction, it’s more condu-cive to raise beef than any-thing else. Bieber said it willtake people who can accessthe capital to make it work.They may decide to buy cattlewith the management exper-tise coming with the animals.

More than cowsThose in the area also have

a big interest in export ofsemen and embryos as theydon’t have as much expense

involved in transport. Theydefinitely need the knowhowand management to carrythrough.

“The initiative Russia’sgovernment has in place torebuild their beef industry isan ambitious one and theopportunity to tour farms andmeet with high level govern-ment officials was extremelyinteresting,” Bieber said.“South Dakota’s cattle indus-try has a huge opportunity tosupply them with breedingfemales, semen and embryosthrough 2020 and beyond.”

“This trip was a collabora-tive effort to not only con-tinue demonstrating that theU.S., especially the NorthernPlains, is a top producer ofhigh-quality beef genetics,but to help build the knowl-edge and relationships neces-sary for willing South Dakotaproducers to capitalize onthis emerging market,”Eschenbaum said.

“We look forward to keep-ing up the contacts,” Eschen-baum said. “We’re here toanswer questions from pro-ducers. We’ll continue tomake trips to Russia, as overthe long term, and in thecoming months and years, itwill pay off in South Dakotaand the U.S. Having the pro-ducers at the trade show wasa huge benefit as they couldshare information about


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Russian government supports rebuilding cattle sectorReport from USDA Foreign Agricul-tural Services, June 17, 2013

Russia’s live animal importshave soared in recent years, asthe Federal Government hassupported the rebuilding of thebeef and cattle sector in Russia.This sector had been in contin-ual decline since the break-up ofthe Soviet Union, but imports ofbreeding stock have resulted ina number of modern ranches.

The Russian Federal and oblastgovernments offer a series ofsupport programs meant to stim-ulate livestock development inthe Russian Federation over thenext seven years which arefunded at hundreds of billions ofRussian rubles (almost $10 bil-lion). These programs areexpected to lead to a recovery ofthe cattle industry. Monies havebeen allocated for both new con-

struction and modernization ofold livestock farms, purchase ofdomestic and imported of highquality breeding dairy and beefcattle, semen and embryos; all ofwhich should have a direct andfavorable impact on livestockgenetic exports to Russiathrough 2020.

In 2012, Russian imports oflive cattle rose by almost 50 per-cent in volume and value, to137,000 head worth nearly half abillion dollars. Of this amount,the United States had the largestshare, at over 54 percent of totalimports, and Russia was the larg-est market in the world for U.S.cattle exports in 2012. Most ofthese exports are of bred heifersof beef breeds, but exports ofdairy breeds have also shownvery strong growth. Most ofimported cattle were destined forBryansk, Voronezh and Kalinin-grad oblasts (mostly beef cattle),and Tumen oblast, the Republicof Tatarstan, Volgograd, Penzaoblast and Vladimir oblast(mostly dairy cattle)

The pace of imports so far in2013 has slowed, both from theUnited States as well as totalimports, as many large buyershave reached credit limits whichconstrains future herd expansionthrough imports. However, it isexpected that with continuedgovernment support, new buyerswill enter the market.

In addition, even if live animalsales decline, Russia remains avery strong growth market forbovine semen. Imports in thefirst 4 months of 2013 have beenup 70 percent from last year. Rel-ative to Russia’s herd size, thereis room for considerable expan-sion in sales. Sexed semen hasbecome highly sought after to

accelerate herd development.The United States currently hasabout 45 percent market shareof the semen trade. Bovineembryos is also a market thatcould see considerable growth.

While total numbers contin-ued to decline, the large scaleimportation of cattle has led to astrong increase in cattle num-bers in select oblasts. Bryanskoblast (home to the cattle opera-tion Bryansk Beef Company ofMiratorg) and Voronezh oblast(home to the cattle operations ofStevenson-Sputnik, Zarechnoe,and Ekoniva) had the largestincreases in cattle in agriculturalestablishments (i.e. large-scalefarms) of any oblasts in 2012, at23 percent and 15 percentgrowth respectively.

The Federal governmentexplains in the 2013-2020 StateProgram that it also expectsoblast-level governments to con-tribute an additional 274.87 bil-lion rubles (approximately $9billion) to improve production,processing, and marketing ofproducts of animal origin, and41.55 billion rubles (approxi-mately $1.5 billion) for thedevelopment of the beef cattleindustry over the course of theseven year program.

For 2013, the Ministry ofAgriculture has announced thatit will allocate 3.5 billion rubles(approximately $110 million) forlivestock breeding activitieswithin the Livestock Develop-ment sub-program in (this isexcluding subsidies under thebeef production sub-program.

Russian Imports of Bovine Semen in $million

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climate and cattle.”According to the USDA

Foreign Agricultural Service(FAS), “In 2012, Russianimports of live cattle rose byalmost 50 percent in volumeand value to 137,000 head,worth nearly half a billiondollars. Of this amount, theU.S. had the largest share, atover 54 percent of totalimports. Russia was the larg-est market in the world forU.S. cattle exports in 2012.”

Funding for thefocused trade mission toRussia is provided byU.S. Livestock GeneticsExport (USLGE), a non-profit international tradeorganization thatincludes SDDA as a mem-ber. USLGE has coopera-tor status with the FAS ofthe USDA and uses Mar-ket Access Programfunds to help developinternational markets forU.S. livestock.


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Farm Forum Photo by Connie Sieh GroopCow boss Craig Howard stands with some of herd at Bieber Red Angus Ranch.

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A trip to Russia was aneye-opening experience forthe cow boss of Bieber RedAngus.

“It was a really neatopportunity and not a chanceeveryone would get,” CraigHoward said. “I saw howadvanced we are comparedto other places. The Rus-sians will get there, they arebuying the right cattle, ask-ing the right people the rightquestions, and they havesome very good cattle.”

Through the friend of afriend, Craig Howard ofLeola traveled to the Bry-ansk region located rightalong the Ukraine border inAugust. He saw a lot offemales in the 14 days hewas in the country. Femalecattle that is.

A private company in Rus-sia asked to hire some peo-ple experienced in artificialinsemination of heifers.Howard didn’t realize thegroup of 14 people, mostlyfrom the United States,would complete the processon 33,000 heifers.

“We bred the animals justlike we would here,” Howardsaid. “They heifers were syn-chronized so a certain num-ber could be bred in a fewhours, basically like in theU.S. There were six peopleon my team. We didn’t wasteany time.”

Howard said the facilitieswere excellent, with mostequipment manufactured inU.S. The cattle mostly wereblack with some Red Angus.Most of the animals hadbeen shipped over from theU.S. and Australia.

The Russians are just get-ting started in building theircattle industry; there werejust a couple of otherranches that had started inthe last year in the area. The

area down the road had justbeen built and stocked. Work-ers were building fences, and4,000 heifers were calved outon grasses. Rebuilding thecattle herd is important tothis country, as the beef herdhad been eaten during moredifficult times.

The Russian governmentwants producers to utilize themixture of forest and openmeadows to give the animalsgrazing areas, much like inthe United States. Animalswill be fed hay supplementedwith corn and millet silage.The area is too far north toraise corn for grain.

Howard said the Russiancompanies bring in peoplelike him to help. While there,many of the Russian workerswere not familiar with how tohandle cattle. “They broughtcattle to us and gave shots,but they will continue to havepeople from the U.S. helpwith AI’ing for a while. All ofthe straws with semen were



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More subsidies are avail-able for straight bred cattle.Many in Russia, as in muchof Europe, are not interestedin using any growth promot-ants or hormones. Subsidiesare about 5,500 rubles percow, $175 dollars a year, forthose animals in production.

“The government is reallyworking hard to build thebeef industry,” Howard said.“They have interest-freeloans for equipment andcows. With the emergingmiddle class, there is moredemand for beef from thegovernment. As their econ-omy grows, there is stillplenty of room for all of us;we’ll still be a quality meatsupplier in the world.”

Howard noted that in theUnited States, those in thecattle business grew upwatching and learning fromtheir grandfathers andfathers. In Russia, workershave been removed fromfarms and ranches, so theydon’t have the instinct toknow what to do. “They havea long way to go to catch upwith the United States,”Howard said. He said as theyarrived each morning, each ofthe crew from the U.S. had toshake 30 hands before theRussians would begin sad-dling horses to round up thecattle.

There will be moredemand for expert help in thefuture as the government ini-tiative through 2020 will keepthe money flowing. The majorarea where they need help iswith management.

This was Howard’s firsttrip out of the United Statesexcept for a trip to Canada,and he won’t soon forget it.

Champions at NAILE EasternNational Gelbvieh Show

The 2013 Eastern NationalGelbvieh and Balancer Showwas held at the North Ameri-can International LivestockExposition on Tuesday,November 19, in Louisville,Ky. A total of 83 animalswere exhibited by breedersfrom across the country.Judge Jack Ward, KansasCity, Mo., evaluated the 42Gelbvieh females, 17 Gelb-vieh bulls, 16 Balancerfemales and 8 Balancer bulls.

The grand champion Gelb-vieh female was exhibited byJW LeDoux, Agenda, Kan.MDR Princess 200Z is anApril 3, 2012 daughter ofBCFG Butlers Red Oak908W. This champion femalefirst claimed the junior heiferdivision.

Coming out of the samejunior heifer division is thereserve champion Gelbviehfemale. Pleasant MeadowsFarm, Glasgow, Ky., showedCIRS PMFG Eye Candy2101Z, a January 21, 2012daughter of CRAN BuddyBoy T729.

Overmiller Gelbvieh andEmily Griffiths of Smith Cen-ter, Kan., own the grandchampion Gelbvieh bull.GGGE 3G Zip Line 266Z isan April 18, 2012 son ofGGGE 3G Excellence 063X.This bull was first namedchampion junior bull.

Emily Griffiths, Ken-dallville, Ind., showed thereserve champion Gelbviehbull. GGGE 3G Aristotle320A ET is a January 13,2012 son of GGGE 3G TimeMachine 758T ET, who firstclaimed the winter bull calfdivision.

In the Balancer show,grand champion Balancerfemale went to BCFG ButlersMs Oak Leaf 534. Exhibitedby Bradley Piles, she is aDecember 5, 2011 daughterof BCFG Butlers Red Oak908W and was first named

champion senior heifer.The reserve champion Bal-

ancer female was exhibitedby Garrett Teeter, Mt. Ulla.,N.C. PLA Miss Zelda 20Z is aFebruary 12, 2012 daughterof S A V Pioneer 7301 whowas first named championjunior heifer.

The grand champion Bal-ancer bull was GGGE 3GAgustus 317A exhibited byEmily Griffiths. This January12, 2013 calf sired by S A VBismark 5682 came out ofthe winter bull calf division.

Butler Creek Farms of Mil-ton, Tenn., showed thereserve champion Balancerbull. BCFG Butlers BlackOak is a November 8, 2012son of BCFG Butlers RedOak 908W. He first claimedthe senior bull calf division.

The premier breeder andpremier exhibitor awardsboth went to Emily Griffiths.Cody Moore of FountainRun, Ky., was named the pre-mier herdsman.

The 2013 NAILE JuniorGelbvieh Show was held onSunday, November 17. Atotal of 14 Gelbvieh heiferswere evaluated by Jake Scott,Gordon, Neb.

The grand champion Gelb-vieh heifer was exhibited byColton Kitley, Flora, Ill. KITGrace Z63 is an October 26,2012 daughter of DCSF PostRock Granite 200P2.

The reserve champion Gel-bvieh heifer went to Eliza-beth Beer, Milford, Ind.BAKR All Spice 301A ET is aJanuary 2, 2013 daughter ofSLC Freedom 178F ET.

Austin Teeter, Mt. Ulla,N.C., exhibited the grandchampion bred and ownedGelbvieh heifer. AMT Vir-ginia 27Z is a November 1,2012 daughter of GHGF MrTemptation 43U.

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The American AngusAssociation announced newmembers and officers for itsBoard of Directors during the130th Annual Meeting of Del-egates in Louisville, Ky.Those serving the Associa-tion for three-year terms are:Thomas Burke, Smithville,Mo.; John Elbert Harrell,Opelika, Ala.; Leo McDon-nell, Billings, Mont.; JohnPfeiffer, Mulhall, Okla.; andKevin Yon, Ride Spring, S.C.Harrell, McDonnell, Pfeifferand Yon are serving their sec-ond term on the Board.

Gordon Stucky, Kingman,Kan., was elected as the newAssociation president andBoard of Directors chairman.He succeeds Phil Trow-bridge, Ghent, N.Y. CathyWatkins, Middletown, Ind.,was chosen by delegates toserve as Association vicepresident and Board of Direc-tors vice chairman. Jim Sitz,Dillon, Mont., will serve asthe 2013-2014 treasurer.

A total of 311 elected dele-gates from 42 states and Can-ada represented Associationmembers during the AnnualMeeting of Delegates, held atthe Kentucky Fair and Expo-sition Center (KFEC) in con-junction with the NorthAmerican International Live-stock Exposition (NAILE)Super-Point Roll of Victory(ROV) Angus Show.

2013-2014 American AngusAssociation Officers

As the Association’s newlyelected president and chair-man, Gordon Stucky willhelp guide the course for thebusiness breed and its morethan 25,000 members acrossthe United States and Cana-da. Most recently, Stuckyserved as vice president andvice chairman of the board.

He and his family own StuckyRanch, west of Wichita, Kan.

Stucky’s roots in KingmanCounty trace back to 1937,when his parents establisheda diversified crop and live-stock operation. Stuckybegan the transition to a reg-istered Angus cattle herd in1976. After graduating fromKansas State University withan animal science degree, hereturned to the ranch to fulfillhis lifelong commitment tothe Angus breed.

Stucky has four children:Jesse, Jacob, Elizabeth andJonas.

Cathy Watkins, the incom-ing Association vice presidentand Board of Directors vicechairman, has been a dedi-cated leader for the Angusbreed for several years,including serving as Associa-tion treasurer in 2012-2013.

Watkins and her husband,Bob, raise Angus cattle atBeaver Ridge Farm in eastcentral Indiana. They alsowork with Schaff Angus Val-ley in St. Anthony, N.D.,which is one of the oldest on-going Angus herds in NorthAmerica. Watkins divides hertime between both operationsin Indiana and North Dakota.

A graduate from MichiganState University, she has adegree in animal science.While there, she was a mem-ber of the meat judging teamand the livestock judgingteam. Off the farm, Watkinsworked for the Internal Reve-nue Service for 33 years,retiring in 2007.

Jim Sitz, who manages andoperates Sitz Angus Ranch inDillon, Mont., will serve asthe next Association boardtreasurer. The Sitz AngusRanch was started in 1928 byWill and Frieda Sitz, Jim’s



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become known as one of thetop sources of Angus geneticsin the country. A graduatefrom Brigham YoungUniversity-Rexburg in Idaho,Sitz holds a degree in busi-ness and agricultural manage-ment. He has served on theMontana Angus Associationand the Montana Beef Coun-cil for the Montana Stock-growers Association.

Sitz, and his wife, Tammihave four children: Amber,Ashley, Tyler and Tucker.

2013-2014 American AngusAssoc. Board Members

Thomas Burke, Smithville,Mo., is a fourth-generationcattleman who has conductedregistered Angus sales acrossthe United States, Canadaand the Caribbean throughhis work at the AmericanAngus Hall of Fame. He ownsthe Burke Farm, home-steaded 125 years ago insoutheastern Minnesota.

Burke has served on boardsof the Missouri Angus Associ-ation (MAA) and AtlanticNational as well as chairmanof the All-American AngusBreeders’.

John Elbert Harrell, Opeli-ka, Ala., has 44 years experi-ence breeding and marketingAngus cattle. He and his part-ner, Mitch Lazenby, own andoperate Highlander Ranch,where they raise 100-plusregistered-Angus females anddevelop 150 bulls each year.

Harrell is a director andpast president of the AlabamaAngus Association, and he andhis wife, Ann, are strong sup-porters of junior Angus mem-bers. They have two children.

Leo McDonnell, Billings,Mont., is a fourth-generationrancher, raised around bothfeedlot and cow-calf opera-tions. He and his wife, Sam,live near Columbus, Mont.,and have four children (Steve,Darcey, Kelsey and Buffy) and10 grandchildren.

McDonnell has beeninvolved in several industry

groups, being a past chair ofthe Montana Cattle Feeders; adelegate in the mid-1990s forMontana on the NCBA Inter-national Trade Committeeand the Research and Educa-tion Committee; a co-founderfor the Ranchers-CattlemenAction Legal Fund, UnitedStockgrowers of America; andcurrently a director of the U.S.Cattlemen’s Association andCattlemen’s Beef Board.

John Pfeiffer, Mulhall,Okla., and his wife, Gaye, havebeen married 32 years andhave two sons. The familyoperates a diversified farmingoperation consisting of 2,200acres of crops and pasture.Much of the wheat, alfalfa andcorn go directly toward the140 registered- and 75commercial-Angus cows.

Pfeiffer has been presidentof the Oklahoma Angus Asso-ciation, a member of the first

Oklahoma Ag Leadership Pro-gram, a director for the Okla-homa Cattlemen’s Associa-tion, and president of theLogan County Cattlemen’sAssociation.

Kevin Yon, Ridge Spring,S.C., and his wife, Lydia,established Yon Family Farmsin 1996, and the operation isnow home to 700 head ofAngus brood cows and 300commercial cows.

Yon has served as presidentof the South Carolina AngusAssociation, and as chairmanof the South Carolina FarmBureau Beef Advisory Com-mittee, among other positions.

He and Lydia have threechildren: Sally, Drake andCorbin, who are active in theNJAA.

Board member biographiesare courtesy of the AngusJournal. www.ANGUS.org.


Kennebec cattle producer supportshands-on research and learning

Courtesy photoMiles & Kim DeJong raise a registered Maine-Anjou cow/calf herd near Kennebec.They are pictured here with their four grandchildren.

By Lura Rotifor SDSU College of Agricultureand Biological Sciences

Learning is a process thatcow/calf producer, MilesDeJong said it doesn’t end atgraduation.

“It’s lifelong and doesn’tmatter what level of educa-tion you have - my dad onlyhad an eighth-grade educa-tion but he never stoppedlearning,” said the Kennebecrancher of the strong founda-tion his dad, Buddy anduncle, Leo, established witha focus on wise managementof herd genetics and theland’s resources.

DeJong and his wife, Kim,followed in Buddy’s foot-steps, always looking foropportunities to improvetheir operation. They wereearly adopters of AI technol-ogy to improve their regis-tered cow/calf herd’s genet-ics and have become knownfor the quality Maine-Anjougenetics they offer commer-cial cattle producers, hostingan annual bull sale each Feb-ruary.

“We all need to use ourGod-given talents to promotegood agriculture and one ofthe best ways to do that isthrough education,” saidDeJong, a 1976 Animal Sci-ence graduate of SDSU.

During his time at SDSU,DeJong said he gained anappreciation for hands-onimplementation of conceptsdiscussed in the classroom.And, like all Animal Sciencestudents, he spent timedoing just that at the Cow/Calf Unit.

“The cattle industry needsto be able to implement ideasin a hands-on research situa-tion to learn if what isresearched in a lab and dis-cussed in textbooks will beeffective on a working cattle

operation,” said DeJong, whois participating in the Send aCow to College Campaign.

Funds generated throughthis campaign will be utilizedto construct a new state-of-the-art Cow-Calf Educationand Research Facility atSDSU. The Facility has anestimated cost of $4.1 million.A little over half of that totalhas been raised at this point,some coming from the gener-osity of individuals, financialinstitutions, businesses andorganizations that havealready made substantial con-tributions to the Facility.However, the funding effort isfar from complete.

Building for the FutureThe current SDSU Cow/

Calf Unit was constructed inthe 1950's and a little over ayear ago, about half of it wasdestroyed by fire. Enrollment

of students pursuing degreesin Animal Science has dou-bled in the past few years -and continues to increase.

By participating in theSend a Cow to College cam-paign, South Dakotans whosupport agriculture can assistSDSU in providing AnimalScience students with thefacilities that will preparethem to be competitive in theever evolving cattle industry.

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ket owners understand theprogram and are willing toprovide the opportunity forcattle producers to participatein the Send a Cow to Collegecampaign.

The process is simple, cat-tlemen like DeJong who arewilling to support this causecan complete a Deed of Giftform that is available at their

auction market of choice.This transfers ownership ofthe cow or cows to the SDSUFoundation and relieves cat-tlemen of any tax conse-quences for the value of theanimals donated to the cam-paign.

If cattle producers prefer,they can donate calvesinstead of cows. For those notinvolved in the cattle busi-ness, but would like to sup-port the construction of thiscenter, monetary donationsor tax free gifts of grain arealso accepted.

For more information, con-tact Jim Krantz, SDSU Exten-sion Cow/Calf Field Special-ist at 605-480-1056. To learnmore about DeJong and othercattle producers who are con-tributing to the Send a Cowto College Campaign visitiGrow.org.


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TERRY, Mont. -- SteveTibbetts is a happy man atBeefland Inc., although itsheritage name only begins todescribe the scope of theranch and farm.

At age 71, Tibbetts and hiswife, Sue, run a diversifiedoperation that starts withbeef, but also includes wheat,corn and, increasingly, sugarbeets. At their sides -- andoften stepping ahead of them-- are three sons in their 30s.

“They’re the best thingswe’ve ever produced,” Stevesays.

The oldest son is Todd,39, who went to MontanaState University at Bozemanfor mechanized agriculture.

He went on for a master’sdegree at the University ofNebraska-Lincoln. He worked

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Cody, 36, went to Harvardand then Harvard LawSchool. After practicing trans-actional law for about 10years in Boston, he returnedto the farm in 2010. His wife,Abbey, a Massachusettsnative, teaches English.

Brock, 32, has been homewith the ranch since about2005. Brock’s father andbrothers credit him with peo-ple skills in dealing with cus-tomers in the custom workand hauling cattle, his fathersays. “He and his helpers havea good time,” Steve says.

Steve -- who had a serioustangle with a Stage 4 bloodcancer in 2012 -- seems grate-ful for all of it. He starts hisday, shaking the dice for cof-

fee in the local C-Store. “Andthen go on the rest of the dayand get something done,” hesays.

The patriarch seems to rel-ish living in an era that hasexpanded crop choices andsuccess in his region. He’sparticularly grateful and opti-mistic about crops that areengineered to thrive indrought conditions. “Makesure you remind people thatin America we’re good at pro-ducing food -- good food, andpure food.”

A storied historyRanching here dates to the

1880s and the original housewas built in those years.

It was the famous “freerange” country. The originalranchers -- Kemptons -- ranthousands of horses and cat-tle, up on “the bench,” or pla-teau, overlooking the Yellow-stone River Valley. TheNorthern Pacific Railroadowned a checkerboard of landnext to the rails.

The Tibbetts’ ancestorshave been in the area since1907. Steve’s grandfatherbought a John Deere in 1928and they’ve been “running theGreen Line ever since.” Stevewas the oldest of four Tib-betts siblings and began farm-ing full time in 1962.

In 1972, Steve’s father,Roland, and brother, Wes,bought and ran the livestockauction yards in Miles City,Mont. Steve and his youngerbrother, Ron, stayed in Terryto manage the ranches.

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Tibbetts’ land is used forgrazing. They have some dry-land farming south of theriver and then the irrigatedland in the river valley.

They farm mostly no-till ontheir nonirrigated land. Theyraise some spring wheat --harvesting it with a Shel-

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The distinctive blue head-ers save energy by runningless material through themachine and leave more stub-ble to catch snow. They typi-cally ship grain 150 miles to aterminal near the famousPompeys Pillar NationalMonument.

On their nonirrigated land,the Tibbetts have been mov-ing into continuous cropping.Most people in the area havesummer fallow rotation onnonirrigated land.

The Tibbetts family hasbeen irrigating for half a cen-tury. Today, their irrigatedland primarily involves about1,000 acres of corn and about500 acres of beets. They havetwo full-circle pivots and thenother odds and ends with par-tial pivots. One pivot systemcovers 350 acres, but somefields are as few as 10 acres.

They are somewhatunusual in that they get irri-gation water from severalsources.

The largest source is fromthe Buffalo Rapids IrrigationDistrict, which is a Bureau ofReclamation project thatdates to the 1930s. It drawsfrom the Yellowstone River.Beefland pays taxes of $40 anacre just for the water, irriga-tion to pivots, which was pos-sible because of better single-phase power technology.

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the Tibbetts have grownbeets under irrigation forSidney Sugars Inc., a subsid-iary factory owned by Ameri-can Crystal Sugar Co. inMoorhead, Minn. Cody, thereturning lawyer, says theirbeet expansion was madepossible by the advent ofRoundup Ready beets. Steveand Cody also credit theirneighbor and landlord Ray-mond Strashiem, for teach-ing them to raise the crop.

Cody says the familyshoots for 30-tons-per-acrebeet yields, with 18.5 per-cent sugar. Of course that’snot always possible. Theydeliver to a receiving stationseven miles away that accu-mulates about 2,000 acres ofbeets in the area. The beetsthen are hauled 90 miles toSidney -- about 50 miles ofthat on a two-lane road thathas heavy oil patch traffic.

The Tibbetts family cutback on beets this year, grow-ing about 550 acres becausethe price of corn was a bithigher, Cody says.

“We were planning to putmore beets in but cut backlast spring, based on prices,”Cody says. “Beets are good,and we want to stay into it,but we figured why push yourland into too-close rotations ifbeets are down some.”

In rotation, good silagecorn would be 30 tons peracre. They strive for 200-bushel-per-acre grain corn,but sometimes have to behappy with 175, Steve says.

Balancing beet, beefThe Tibbetts’ ranch has

always been diversified, butthat’s become even moreimportant. The balance isn’talways easy.

“When the guys in the RedRiver Valley get to thinkabout beets all of the time, wedon’t have that luxury at all,”

Cody says. “We’ve got to beshipping yearlings whilewe’re trying to plant beets.We’ve got to be brandingwhen maybe we should beirrigating. The cows are greatdiversification, but they domake it a challenge that oth-ers may not have to dealwith.”

For a decade, the Tibbettsfamily has been adding forageharvesting to its repertoire,traveling 400 to 500 miles forsome customers.

“A lot of places probablyhave a lot more work to doclose, but here it’s morespread out,” Cody says.

Their main machine is aJohn Deere corn silage har-vester. Steve’s father andgrandfather chopped andensiled nonirrigated corn in1945 and 1946, “with a JohnDeere D and a one-row.”

Last year, corn prices werehigh and the Tibbetts familysold it easily. This year,they’ll sell the corn to the

feeder that custom-finishestheir steers.

Cody says his transitionback to small town life hasbeen good. His wife, Abbiegrew up in Massachusetts butwent to college in Missoula,Mont. “I told her Terry waspretty much like Missoula,”he says, joking, adding thatTerry has been “very welcom-ing” and that there’s plenty ofyoung people and plenty todo.

“You know everybody, andeverybody expects you to beinvolved in doing something;you’re not anonymous,” saysCody, who sits on the localFarmers Union board. Hesays farming and ranching isstressful, but 10 years in a bigcity law practice made himsee the profession differently.

“In a lot of other profes-sions, you’re not producingsomething, something sort oftangible,” he says. “It’s prettyrewarding. Ultimately you’reyour own boss.”


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Recently the U.S. Depart-ment of Agriculture (USDA)Animal and Plant HealthInspection Service (APHIS)announced its plans to radi-cally relax U.S. importrestrictions for countrieswhere bovine spongiformencephalopathy (BSE or madcow disease) continues topersist.

“Despite the fact that BSEpersists in the EuropeanUnion (EU), which reportedfour new BSE cases in 2013,the new USDA rule opens thedoor to allow U.S. meatpack-ers to begin supplementingtight U.S. beef supplies withbeef of questionable safetyfrom Europe,” said R-CALFUSA CEO Bill Bullard.

Bullard continued: “USDA

cannot explain why BSE per-sists in Europe despite thefact that all scientific mea-sures that are believed to beeffective at breaking the BSEcycle have been rigorouslyenforced in Europe for nearlytwo decades.

“If you believe what USDAis telling the public - that BSEis no longer a concern inEuropean livestock becauseall steps necessary to controlBSE are already in place, thenit is impossible for Europe tobe continually detecting newBSE cases. But this is exactlywhat Europe continues to doas it has detected 83 newcases of BSE just since 2010.

“This irresponsible actionby USDA underscores theneed for country of originlabeling (COOL), which ispresently under attack by

meatpackers and the NationalCattlemen’s Beef Association(NCBA) in the federal courtsystem, by members of Con-gress in the 2013 Farm Bill,and by foreign countries atthe World Trade Organiza-tion (WTO).”

According to Bullard,COOL would provide con-sumers the opportunity tobetter safeguard their familiesby enabling them to avoidmeat products from countriesthat have not controlled BSEand that cannot explain whythey continue to detect thepernicious disease in theirlivestock.

Bullard said the new BSErule represents the abroga-tion of USDA’s responsibilityto protect U.S. consumersand the U.S. cattle herd fromthe introduction of foreign

animal disease and it exem-plifies how USDA is acquiesc-ing to the unelected and un-appointed officials at theWTO who have no loyaltieswhatsoever to U.S. livestockproducers or to U.S. consum-ers.

“USDA is working closelywith the multinational meat-packers to open new importplatforms so they can breakthe U.S. cattle market thathas only recently reachedprofitable levels after beingseverely depressed for morethan a decade. Cargill’srecent announcement that ithas partnered with an Austra-lian exporter to import grain-fed and grass-fed beef in theU.S. will now be followed byannouncements to furtherincrease price-depressingimports from Europe, thanksto USDA,” Bullard concluded.

Elanco expands presence with Titanium, Master Guard purchasefrom Elanco

Greenfield, Ind. — Elanco,the animal health division of

Eli Lilly and Company,recently announced the com-pany will purchase the Tita-

nium and Master Guardbrands from AgriLabs. Thesewell-known cattle vaccinebrands will complement Elan-co’s growing vaccine portfo-lio, including the recentlyapproved Viralign 6, the onlymodified-live combinationvaccine to protect againstbovine viral diarrhea (BVD)virus 1b, which is now themost predominant BVD virusstrain in the United States.

Elanco will continue todeliver these highly respectedbrands in the same mannerproducers have come toexpect and will work closelywith AgriLabs to ensure aseamless transition. Elancowill support all 2013 pro-grams and pricing, and cus-tomers should continue toplace orders through existingchannels.

“At Elanco, we are commit-ted to providing innovativesolutions to enhance food pro-duction and companion ani-mal care. We are pleased ourgrowing vaccine portfolio and

pipeline will offer Elanco cus-tomers a broader array ofoptions to better meet theirspecific needs for disease pre-vention,” said Jeff Simmons,president, Elanco. “This isanother example of our effortto provide Elanco customerswith greater value.”

In the next few decades,global population is expectedto exceed 9 billion, and 3 bil-lion will move into the mid-dle class, the fastest middleclass growth in our history.With the growing affluence,will come a 60 percentincrease in demand for meat,milk and eggs, according tothe U.N. Food and Agricul-ture Organization.

“With beef stocks at all-time lows and demand out-pacing dairy supply globally,we must continue to provideinnovative solutions that willhelp producers increase theaffordability and availabilityof animal protein,” said RobAukerman, president U.S.operations at Elanco.


Akaushi cattle: Premium price Farm Forum Photo by Connie Sieh Groop

Jim Nickeson checks on the pen that has some of the Akaushi calves on his ranch near Veblen.

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Years of experience in lifeand the cattle business havetaught a Veblen man a lot oflessons in his search for a bet-ter steak.

Back when he was on themeat judging team at SouthDakota State University in1966, Jim Nickeson, now 67,only saw one prime beef car-cass. Through the years he’sremembered that and soughtto raise beef that would pro-duce more prime carcassesper herd.

Nickeson has tried a num-ber of different cattle ven-tures. He said that in 1976, hesuccessfully bred 11 of thefirst 13 polled purebred Sim-

mental bulls in the UnitedStates all via Embryo Trans-plants.

About three years ago, anarticle in a magazine aboutthe Akaushi breed of cattlepiqued his interest. The edi-tor claimed that these werethe best steaks he’d eaten.

“At the time, we had RedAngus and Red Lowline cat-tle,” Nickeson said. “I figuredwe should check intoAkaushi. The more I did, themore excited I got.” Nickesonpurchased 7 of the 8 availablepolled DNA certified 3/4females in the United States.He’s done extensive embryotransplants since then.

Since the Akaushi bulls arehorned, Nickeson figured he’dfollow the same breedingtechniques to achieve polled

Akaushi cattle. He is proud tosay this has been successful.

“The driving impetus forme, is ‘Can the commercialcattlemen make that muchmore money with thisAkaushi breed?’ ” Nickesonsaid. “Cattlemen around hereprefer polled bulls, so thatdrove me to do same thing Idid with the Simmental in1976.”

At this point, pending DNAtesting, he has a potentialtwenty 7/8 polled Akaushiheifer calves that when bredto fullblood bulls will produce15/16 percent and half polledAkaushi calves. These wouldbe the first in the nation, ifnot possibly the world,according to Nickeson. Noone else knows of any at thistime. Full blood Akaushi ani-

mals are in pretty highdemand. There are nowbetween 5,000 and 6,000 inthe United States. There is ademand for higher qualitybeef.

Every calf in the Akaushibreed must be DNA tested,whether they go into the herdregistry or even the feedlot.

HeartBrand Beef, Inc. ofTexas buys all Nickeson’ssteer calves, paying a 20 centpremium per pound on top ofthe upper end of market. Theanimals must be DNA testedand certified to the sirebefore their meat is sold towhite tablecloth restaurantsand other markets. Heart-Brand Beef pays for all DNAtests for every producer onevery calf they purchase.Samples of DNA are taken,



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If the calves prove to havea higher percentage, testing3/4 or 7/8 or full blood, thenthe premium can be above 35cents, or even 45 cents apound.

Akaushi cattle producemeat that has a high amountof intramuscular fat - com-monly known as marbling orthe monounsaturated fat. It ishealthier due to its uniquefatty acid composition whencompared to other domesticbeef. The meat is expensive,steaks online list for $45 for a6 oz. tenderloin filet. A 12 oz.ribeye lists at $65. But appar-ently customers think it iswell worth it. (See http://www.heartbrandbeef.com/)

History of the breedThe name Wagyu means

Japanese cattle. Those withred hides are known asAkaushi. In 1994, a loopholein the import- export lawallowed four heart doctors inTexas to bring in 8 cows and3 bulls from Japan. Theywere interested in importing

the Akaushi cattle for healthbenefits as the marbling inthe animals have a very highratio of monounsaturatedfats.

In Japan, the Akaushi arean honored breed. The breedbegan in the late 1800s,crossed with Devon and Sim-mental in the early 1900s. In1944 all out crossing wasstopped, Japan stopped anyexport of the Akaushi breed.The herd was owned com-pletely by the Japanese gov-ernment. The animals areconsidered a natural treasurein Japan.

In the United States,Nickeson says grading of beefis on a scale of select, choiceand prime; in Japan thegrades are 1-12.

“Our average choice certi-fied Angus beef would grade a2,” Nickeson said. “Full bloodAkaushi, would grade 8, or 9,or 10.”

The calves from the Nicke-sons are taken to Texas,where all of the HeartBrandanimals are finished. Of thearound 3,000 F1 crosses fin-ished so far, red and blackAngus with Akaushi, between60 and 80 percent gradeprime. Nickeson said that inCertified Angus Beef, about 8


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percent grade prime. In thenational cow herd, onlyabout 2 percent grade prime.

Many times the pricespread is 50 cents betweengrading high select andprime. Nickeson said on a1,200 lb. steer, that’s about$600 more money if theygrade prime.

“It’s a money-makingaffair for commercial cattle-men, who sell calves and fol-low the market,” Nickesonsaid.

On a field day at theNickeson Ranch, Jim served86 prime F1 steaks. He saidpeople said they were someof the best steaks they’d had,if not the best. And theywere able to use plasticknives to cut the meat, that’show tender the steaks were.

Adaptable to this areaThe three main standout

qualities that Nickesonappreciates are:

1. The carcass, as dis-cussed above.

2. The udders of the cows.As the animals live long

lives, the udders for the cowsstay in good shape, and thecows are able to feed calveslonger than the upper average12 to 14 years of otherbreeds.

3. The longevity of the ani-mals. In Texas, there are fivecows and two bulls that are24 years old from the originalimport.

Nickeson said that the ani-mals have adapted to life inSouth Dakota as this is theirthird winter. They have agood coat and do well in thelots. “They have a thickerhide,” he said, with a chuckle.“How do we know? When youget the donor cows goingthrough the chute, you knowthey have a thicker hide whenyou have to change needlesmore often.”

The animals have a gooddisposition since the care pro-vides a lot of interaction withthe animals. Jim’s wife Cam-ille claims that Jim is a “cattlewhisperer” as he rewards theanimals and they do what hewants. Camille says Jimspoils the animals when hegives them a treat after they

go through the chute. “Theyturn around and look at him

and beller, almost like they’re(Continued on Next Page)

Farm Forum Photo by Connie Sieh GroopHere’s a closeup of some of the calves. The Akaushi are in the Red Low-line and Red Angus calves. Eartags provideinformation about the sire and dam.


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saying ‘I did what you want-ed, where’s my reward?’ ”

“We’re breeding up to apurebred typical animal,”Nickeson said. “The full-bloods aren’t as thick assome of our typical beef phe-notype. The gain ratio andconversion are average, butthe premiums are far aboveaverage. The average full-blood cows weigh about1,150 lbs.; bulls 1,800 to1,900 lbs. Our newborncalves are in the range of 70to 85 lbs. Through Heart-Brand beef, we can keepcalves for breeding. Theywant first chance to buy ourcalves when we sell them.”

The Nickeson’s son Leeand his wife Sharla areintensely involved in theoperation along with herds-man Phil MacConnell andhis wife Lisa.

“Lee didn’t get the cattlebug growing up,” Nickesonsaid. “He’s the technologyguy. We have cameras in thecalving barn, heated floors inthe calving barn and use aheating system using wasteoil - he’s done all of that. Lee’s gotten the bug to finishthe cattle, so we hope tohave 1,000 head on feed inthe future years.” Heart-brand on the other-hand hasa goal of 100,000 head onfeed in five years

Sharla has a degree inmicrobiology and works withthe embryo transplants.-technology of a different

kind for her.

Not a surpriseFor Camille Nickeson,

Jim’s quest for new ideas isn’tsurprising. “We’ve had goatsto take care of leafy spurge,we’ve raised elk for velvetand meat. Anything that’sunique sparks Jim’s interest.”

As the couple has beenmarried for 47 years, Camillesays, “When I see that gleamin his eye, there’s no stoppinghim. We’ve met so manyinteresting people throughthe years. We can’t help butget caught up in the excite-ment of it. That’s why Jim isalways being asked to be onboards.”

“If something is going tohelp people, whether it’sfinancially or to make themhappy, then it’s exciting,”Nickeson says. “If we sellcorn, we get the same priceas the other guy. But withrunning the corn through cat-tle and garnering a premium,then that’s rewarding andunique, I want to go there.”

And Camille says she’shappy as long as Jim’s happy.“Whatever gets him up in themorning - sometimes peopleat Jim’s age retire and slowdown; he’s not done yet andhe’s enjoying the experience.”

Nickeson aims to see cattleproducers rewarded by rais-ing an animal that providesthe best steak available. Oth-ers have shown a keen inter-est in the Akaushi breed, andit usually comes from thosewho have eaten a steak.

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This is a good time for beefproducers to assess their pas-tures and facilities and takecare of some routine tasks toprepare their cattle opera-tions for winter, a PurdueExtension beef specialistsays.

Cattle are healthier, havemore successful pregnanciesand have better rates of gainwhen they have access toquality nutrition and facilitiesduring the cold wintermonths.

One of the first recommen-dations from Ron Lemenageris to assess pastures and hayfields and have forages ana-lyzed as soon as possible.Once producers know whatthey have in terms of forage,they can start to plan theirsupplemental feeding strate-gies based on animal proteinand energy needs.

Common supplementsinclude corn and grainbyproducts, such as soybeanhulls, corn gluten feed anddistiller’s grains.

“The market’s somewhatlower now, and it’s a goodtime to start checking supple-ment prices,” Lemenagersaid.

While corn might be aneconomical energy supple-ment this year, Lemenagersaid producers need to com-pare prices and evaluateenergy requirements for theirherds before deciding.“Beef producers shouldensure there are adequateminerals and vitamins in thediet by providing a high qual-ity vitamin-mineral mix,” hesaid. “Minerals are especiallyimportant to immune func-tion and reproduction.”

Fall-calving herds areapproaching breeding season,which means producersshould have their bulls exam-ined for reproductive sound-ness. Those exams should beconducted as early as possi-ble so bulls that fail have time

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If producers plan to syn-chronize estrus cycles in theircows and heifers, it’s alsotime to get those programsstarted.

Prostaglandin plusMelengestrol Acetate (MGA),a progestin product, is usuallythe cheapest and easiest forheifers, Lemenager said. Thecombination use of GnRH,CIDR and prostaglandinworks well on cows. Produc-ers should check their artifi-cial insemination supplies sothey have time to stock up ifneeded.

“Spring calving isn’t thatfar away either,” Lemenagersaid. “It’s a good idea tocheck calving pens and sup-plies of pharmaceuticals andcommercial colostrumreplacements.”

For spring calving herds,now is a good time to weancalves. Producers with fallcalving herds might considerearly weaning to reduce theamount of supplementneeded for lactating cows.

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Facilities should be on pro-ducers’ minds as well. Now isthe time to start double-checking fences and barns,especially if producers will bemoving their herds closer tothe headquarters or to a drylot for the winter.

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Regular Cattle Sales Thursday800-894-8684 • 605-892-2655

Fieldmen:Brett Louglin - 605-210-0615Bill Johnson - 605-866-4813

Bob Anderson - 605-641-1042Ray Pepin - 605-210-0617

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Mike Greenough - 307-620-2597KP Stevens - 406-784-2459

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Fieldmen:Billy Markwed: 605-567-3385

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Power tool for finishing cattle has deep effect By Tyler MelroeHubbard Feed˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙

Everyone talks about theirhypothetical toolbox. Whether we are discussingagronomic technologies orthe opportunities we havewith genetic selection, every-one refers to these advancesas “tools.” One of the mostrecent, and as of this sum-mer - controversial - hasbeen the use of beta-agonistsin finishing cattle. Beta-agonists are a tool used topower up feedlot cattle dur-ing the period in which theytypically lag to the finishline.

What is a Beta-AgonistThe beta-agonists

approved for use in finishingcattle are zilpaterol hydro-chloride (Zilmax) and rac-topamine hydrochloride(Optaflexx). An agonist isby definition a substance

that when combined with areceptor results in a physio-logic response. In this case itcombines with the beta-adrenergic receptor, or areceptor that is stimulated byepinephrine and norepineph-rine. Zilpaterol andractopamine act as syntheticbeta-adrenergic agonists toinitiate a physiologicresponse.

Beta-agonists have beenfed to cattle in other parts ofthe globe and researched forover 30 years. However, theywere first approved here inthe United States in 2007.

What is the ResponseThe term often affiliated

with these additives is “repar-titioning agent.” Though themechanism is complex, theidea behind how they work isquite straightforward. Any-one who has fed livestock to amarket endpoint, or main-tained the same high calorie

diet they enjoyed in collegewell into maturity hasobserved — at a certain point(physical maturity) we see agreater shift toward the pro-duction of body fat.

In the case of market live-stock the period in whichthey begin to gain fat at afaster rate coincides withreduced feed efficiency andreduced muscle development. With an equal nutrient sup-ply during this time period areduced average daily gainalso results. Thus as we shiftthe nutrients back to muscleproduction, a greater effi-ciency is the result.

While beta-agonists havebeen approved for severalspecies, it has been observedthat a greater response to thecompound occurs in animalsthat have not been asintensely selected for growthrate. While poultry and swinecan make genetic change veryrapidly, cattle take a greater

amount of time to turn gener-ations. Consequently,because they are theoreti-cally further away from theirmaximum biological growthrate, a greater response tobeta-agonists is observed.

Why the FussAt this summer’s National

Cattlemen’s Beef Association(NCBA) meeting it wasbrought to light that packershad observed having greaterdifficulty moving cattle out oftheir holding pens. Laterthat same day Tyson sus-pended the purchase cattlebeing fed Zilmax.

Similar observations havebeen made not only in beefanimals but other species aswell. Some theorize that thischange in compositionresults in a greater musclefatigue, particularly whenexposed to the stresses oftransportation and heat.

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that these are primarily justthat — observations. Thewebsite for Zilmax states, “Af-ter evaluating the results ofnumerous animal safety andwell-being studies, the FDAand other international scien-tific authorities approved Zil-max as a safe and effectivefeed supplement for cattle.” Acombination of proper animalhandling and dosing may pro-vide some relief to theseobservations made at thepacking plant.

What does this mean forfeeders and consumers

For any production prac-tice to have long-term viabili-ty, it is fair to say that it willlikely have to accomplishdecreasing the cost per unit ofproduction, reduce the use ofvaluable resources, and bedone with the well-being ofboth man and beast in mind. So the question we mustanswer is do beta-agonists dothis?

First, without questionbeta-agonists have a positive

economic return on beef pro-duction. By my nearest esti-mate, when fed at that appro-priate dose and time periodreturns over cost can bebetween $10 and $40 per head(depending on product, sex,type, and dose) over the lastfew weeks of the finishingperiod to the feeder. From aconsumer standpoint, thatshould lower the price of beefbecause of an increased supply. Also, making several assump-tions this increased value tothe feeder may add over $2/cwt to the value of a 500 poundfeeder calf.

Next, the greatest exampleof positively using theresources provided to us is theobservation of beef productionin relation to the size of thecowherd. While our nationalcattle inventories have steadilydeclined, the amount of beefwe produce continues toincrease. Beta-agonists areanother technology that allowsthis trend to continue. In fact,if we assume the average car-cass weighs 806 pounds and70% of 25,800,000 cattle (2/3

steers and 1/3 heifers) beingfed an even split of Optaflexxand Zilmax - it could be pro-jected that with an averageincrease in carcass weight of16#, an additional 525,000head of cattle would need tobe harvested annually to pro-duce the same pounds of beef.

Last, while their fitness asan additive has been demon-strated by their approval bythe Food and Drug Adminis-tration (FDA), the decision bymost packing plants to stoppurchasing cattle being fedZilmax leaves our last objec-tive in question. While itappears most research doesnot quantify the issues thathave been observed at packing

plants, we still know our ownobservation often outweighsstatistical significance.

The genuine care and con-cern by the vast majority ofour industry will ensure thatthis issue is resolved. Because it is demanded of allof us by the consumers,including our own families,we will continue to producemore beef on fewer resourceswithout detriment to an ani-mal’s well-being and our ownhealth. As we learn moreabout them, it seems likelythat beta-agonists are part ofthe solution, not part of theproblem.


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Angus Foundation wraps up 2013 Donor recognition The Angus Foundation

would like to thank all whoattended its 2013 Donor Rec-ognition Event. Themed,“Rooted in the Future,” theevent honored all AngusFoundation supporters whohave contributed $250 ormore during the past fiscalyear. The event was hostedNov. 16 at the Crowne PlazaHotel in Louisville, Ky., inconjunction with the NorthAmerican International Live-stock Exposition (NAILE).

“It’s our pleasure to offerthis wonderful event thatenables us to convey ourheartfelt gratitude to our gen-erous financial supporters,”says Milford Jenkins, AngusFoundation president.“Through their charitablegifts, these benefactors andhundreds of others, are mak-ing an immeasurable differ-ence in the lives of Angusbreeders and our youthacross the country. We

believe this year’s theme,“Rooted in the Future,”appropriately captures thespirit of our organization’stireless efforts to help ourmembers advance theirAngus herds, the Angusbreed, and the beef cattleindustry that is our liveli-hood!”

Nearly 300 attendees lis-tened to emcees Jacy Alsup,Gravette, Ark., chairman ofthe National Junior AngusAssociation (NJAA) Board ofDirectors; Lucas Nord, Wol-verton, Minn., foundationdirector of the NJAA Board ofDirectors; and Angus Founda-tion Board of Directors Chair-man John Elbert Harrell ofOpelika, Ala.

Highlights of the eventincluded recognizing Camron“Cam” Cooper of The TalonRanch, Twin Bridges, Mont.;Jerry and Sharon Connealy ofConnealy Angus, Whitman,Neb.; Charles and Judy Herb-

ster of Herbster Angus Farms,Falls City, Neb.; and the 2012National Junior Angus Show(NJAS). These honorees areconsidered “Angus Builder”donors with contributions ofcash, gifts-in-kind, etc., total-ing more than $100,000 dur-ing the fiscal year. Other highlights included a specialpresentation to NJAS SteerCarcass Contest winners andrecognition of Harrell for hisservice and leadership on theAngus Foundation Board ofDirectors during the pastyear.

In addition, the AngusFoundation announced a newfiscal year total revenuerecord of $2,316,079!

Jenkins also announced theThomas and Catherine Cham-bers Estate of Ontario, Ore., gift of more than $700,000 tothe Angus Foundation in sup-port of Angus youth activitiesand scholarships through theThomas and Catherine Cham-

bers Endowment Fund.A new feature of this year’s

event was the introduction ofthe Angus Foundation’s Life-time Giving Recognition Pro-gram recognizing supporterswith accumulative giving of$25,000 or more in outrightcash gifts, sale proceeds ofgift-in-kind and planned giv-ing commitments since theorganization’s inception in1980. A complete list of thesespecial VIP supporters can befound atwww.angusfoundation.org.

To conclude the event, theAngus Foundation auctionedthe “Building an Angus Lega-cy” Limited Edition No. 3granite planter. Purchased for$19,500 by Bob and CathyWatkins of Watertown, Ind.,the exquisite engravedplanter will be placed at theentrance of the AmericanAngus Association headquar-ters building at St. Joseph,Mo.


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Grussing Red Angus Mark & Paula Grussing 35331 264Th St Platte, Sd 57369605-778-6666

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Mitchell Red Angus Brandon and Belinda Mitchell23950 South Creek RoadKadoka, SD 57543605-837-2794

Lazy J Bar Ranch Red AngusJohn & Stephanie Jung Family36813 131 St. • Mina, Sd 57462605-228-1743

Gordon Ludens 28716 459th AvenueViborg, SD 57070605-661-6470

M&M AcresMark & Mary Kay Lacek3580 County Road105 Canby, Mn 56220 507-223-7867

Homestake Ranch, IncKeith & Amanda Larsen3833 Us Hwy 14 Wolsey, Sd 57384 605-350-5517

S Bar U RanchCal E & Tracy Swanson 26233 Main St Hamill, Sd 57534 605-842-3876

Leddy Red AngusGene & Wade Leddy 47296 153Rd Street Twin Brooks , Sd 57269605-432-5182 Or 432-9054

Shady Hill FarmDustin Martin 10252 480Th Avenue Blue Earth, Mn 56103712-229-2410

Shaggy Meadows Red AngusJared Dick27634 443rd AveMarion, SD 57403605-261-6143

Namken Red Angus Jared, Lacey & Paisley Namken 45536 189Th Street Lake Norden, Sd 57248 605-881-3845

Odden And SonsDean Odden 20280 Green Valley RoadRee Heights, Sd 57371605-943-5601

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January 23 - 8:00 AM Charolais Show, 12:30 PM

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February 12 - 9:00 AM Charolais Show, 12:30 PM

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Eggleston’s CharolaisDennis & Marilyn Eggleston37964 213th St.Wessington, SD 57381

Eggleston’s Charolais RanchJamie Eggleston21130 379nd AveWessington, SD 57381605/[email protected]

Geyer Cattle CompanySam, Connie and Doug522 Hwy 25 SDe Smet, SD 57231605/854-3400605/860-2081

Hansen FarmsBJ & Harley Hansen39804 163rd St.Turton, SD 57477605/635-6346

Crow Timber CharolaisMarvin, Anita & Paul Hanson17053 482nd AveRevillo, SD 57259-5207605/623-4257

Vedvei Charolais RanchDJ and Corrie Holt20436 442nd AveLake Preston, SD 57249605-860-0110

Jensen Charolais Scott & Kim Jensen20379 441st AveLake Preston, SD 57249605/[email protected]

Johnson CharolaisShane & Angela Johnson20570 466th Ave.Bruce, SD 57220605/627-5239

Johnson CharolaisTroy Johnson5015 Western Ave.Brookings, SD 57006605/693-3388

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Steve Keppen405 Samara Ave.Volga, SD 57071605/627-5229

Leddy CattleDonnie & Krecia Leddy15635 472nd AveStockholm, SD 57264-6107605/676-2592

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Odden Charolais RanchBrian, Janna, Adam, Ethanie & Andrew Odden32358 301st StColome, SD 57528605/842-1185

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Plucker CharolaisJoseph Plucker45678 275th St.Parker, SD 57053Joseph 605/750-0478Kay 605/750-0235

Prairie Valley Farm Inc.Clarence E. Mason Family36324 SD Hwy 44Platte, SD 57369605/337-3545

RBM LivestockMike, Barb, Ryan or Kim Bergh44115 - 115th StFlorence, SD 57235

Reich RanchTim & Ree Reich1007 KingsburyBelle Fourche, SD 57717605/892-4366

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Sandmeier CharolaisCalvin Sandmeier13123 322nd Ave. Bowdle, SD 57428605/285-6179

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