BRJ Jul/Aug 2009

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The Official Publication of the International Brangus® Breeders AssociationThe Brangus Journal is an international news magazine serving the Brangus breed of beef cattle including Brangus crossbreds and Brahman and Angus stock necessary to produce Brangus cattle. Published six times a year by Brangus Publications, Inc., P.O. Box 696020, San Antonio, Texas 78269-6020. This publication is designed to promote and develop the Brangus breed and serve the best interests of the producers. Publication #ISSN0006-9132. Periodicals postage paid at San Antonio, Texas, and additional entries.

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BPI OffICeRS and BOaRd Of dIReCtORSChairman : Don Cox (281.395.3800)President : Dr. Joseph Massey (210.696.8321 x212)Secretary/Treasurer : David Vaughan (770.382.4374)Director : Dale Kirkham (620.583.5247)Director: Angelo Zottarelli (254.471.5675)

StaffCarolyn Kobos: Administrative Assistant to the Executive VP (x211, [email protected])Frances Miller: Controller (x203, [email protected])Duncan MacRae: Director of Communications (x215, [email protected])Grant Keenen; Director of Commercial Marketing Programs (x202; [email protected])Sara Calhoun: Journal Advertising Coordinator (x216, [email protected])Rosanne Sralla: Registry Specialist (x206, [email protected])Patti Teeler: Accounting (x205, [email protected])Jim Bulger: Information Technologies Manager (x207, [email protected])Emilio Silvas: Application Developer (x204, [email protected])Mary Douglass: Front Desk and Member Services Associate (x201, [email protected])

Mailing Address: P. O. Box 696020, San Antonio, Texas 78269-6020Physical Address: 5750 Epsilon, San Antonio, Texas 78249Tel.: 210.696.8231Fax: 210.696.8718Web site: www.GoBrangus.com

OffICeRSPresident: Dale Kirkham (620.583.5247)1st Vice President: Don Cox (281.395.1277)2nd Vice President: Angelo Zottarelli (254.471.5675)Secretary/Treasurer : David Vaughan (770.382.4374)Member At Large : Dr. Robert Vineyard (979.532.4243)Executive Vice President : Dr. Joseph Massey (210.696.8231)

2009-2012 IBBa BOaRd Of dIReCtORS

term expires 2010Bill Morrison, Clovis, New Mexico (505.683.5278)David Vaughan, Cartersville, Georgia (770.386.0390)Brad Church, Kiowa, Oklahoma (918.432.5448)Angelo Zottarelli, Austin, Texas (254.471.5675)Steve Densmore, Bryan, Texas (979.778.1055)

term expires 2011Don Cox, Katy, Texas (281.395.1277)Bill Davis, Concord, Arkansas (336.210.1222)Dale Kirkham, Eureka, Kansas (620.583.5247)Russell Thomas Taylor, Alachua, Florida (386.462.1011)

term expires 2012Bill Felton, Holly Springs, MS (662.252.1314)R. L. Robbs, Wilcox, AZ (520.384.2478)Doug Williams, Mocksville, NC (336.998.8125)Robert S. Vineyard, Wharton, TX (979.532.4243)

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8Don't Miss the Oklahoma City Brangus Summit

by Dr. Joseph M. Massey

18DNA-Based Technologies: What Are the Opportunites?

by Mark Enns, PhD

20Brangus Beef Feeding the Hungry World

by Dale Kirkham

252009 Fall Sire Summary

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12. News & Noteworthy22. IBA: Reflections & Revelations23. IJBBA: On the Horizon33. Show Results35. IBBA and BPI Meeting Minutes37. State Directory43. Services47. Calendar of Events47. Advertiser Index

HOtel dISCOunt fOR IBBa MeMBeRS

IBBA members, their families and friends can now receive specials rates* (12% discount) at over 650 La Quinta Hotels** nationwide for business or leisure travel. HOW tO MaKe ReSeRVatIOnS:

Go to: www.lq.com1. Select City, and Specific Hotel; Type in Promotional Code: IBBa Or2. *Call 1-800-753-3757 (1-800-SLEEPLQ). Toll Free Reservations; Request: “ International Brangus Breeders Association Rate” Or3. *Call Hotel’s Direct Number; Request: “International Brangus Breeders Association Rate”

*Not available at some locations during special events or holidays**Limited # of Hotels do not participate in “Texas State Rates”

Total Herd Reporting (THR) is rapidly becoming the industry standard for reporting beef seedstock perfor-mance information, and the IBBA is emerging as a leader in THR.

IBBA membership provides flexibility.

IBBA membership includes a subscription to the Brangus Journal, the official publication of the IBBA, and to the FRONTLINE Beef Producer, the IBBA's commercially-focused publication.

IBBA members receive a complimentary copy of the IBBA Breeder Handbook. Brangus®, Red Brangus, Ultrablack® or Ultrared, its your choice. You choose the genetics that best fit your custom-ers’ needs.IBBA membership is full featured, not complex. The Brangus Automated Registry Network (BARN) is the most advanced and user friendly registry system in the industry. In fact, for most breeders the BARN can eliminate the need for other herd management software.IBBA membership provides access. The IBBA is an active participant in the development of Multi-Breed EPD, and participates in the Beef Cattle Deci-sion Support web-based software developed by Colorado State University and the National Beef Cattle Evaluation Consortium. Sorting and selecting genetics based on real economics positions IBBA members and their customers for increased profitability.IBBA membership is global. IBBA is an active member of US Livestock Genetics Export, Inc., allowing members to leverage their ability to market IBBA genetics worldwide. IBBA currently provides services to breeders in Australia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, and Mexico.IBBA membership creates opportunity. The IBBA Business Plan adopted January 8, 2006 in-cludes the following purpose statement:

“Enable IBBA members to serve the commercial cattle industry.”

The beef seedstock business is becoming increasingly competitive, and today’s breeders need an associa-tion that is truly dedicated to the needs of its members’ customers.

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Paul D. PowellWateroak FarmEllisville MS

David & Diane FantaDouble D Bar LSugar Land TX

Trent D. WilsonNormangee TX

Scott & Julia BroadusPalo Pinto TX

HD CattleDavid KimichHouston TX

James M. Hall4 Mile Cattle CompanyWilsonville AL

Carrol LoyRoyal AR

Oscar E. RodriguezLaredo TX

Hoerster Cattle CompanySam & Jessica HoersterEdna TX

Circle F BrangusMickey FrazierPearland TX

Mark AlvarezLive Oak, FL

Hwy 14 CattleRobbie GaspardIowa LA

Barry LewisOkeechobee FL

G-Bar BrangusRandy, Gina & Larry Gill JrBeckville TX

Feuhs Cattle CompanyNormangee TX

C&L CattleCarroll & Lacy MorrisBeckville TX

Roger NunneleySaint Jo TX

Kenneth NixonCanton TX

Clint AgeeVinegar Bend AL

Murry FarmsMike MurryOvett MS

Circle G Ranch, Flatonia TexasJim & Cathy GrimsrudFriendswood TX

Three Rivers Ranch, LLCCarlos & James ReesNixa MO

Garrett BrangusTodd GarrettMidlothian TX

Dustin Rousey FarmsRoyston GA

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ATTENTION MEMBERSTotal Herd ReportingSeptember 1st Deadline Approaching

By now you should have received your Preliminary Inventory and No Progeny Report for your fall herd.

The Preliminary Inventory is a list of active animals that show to be in your fall herd at this time. Please take the time to look over this list. These are the animals you will be billed for if no changes are made by September 1st. If there are animals listed that are no longer in your herd you need to let us know before September 1st. You can enter the disposal codes yourself online or you can enter a disposal code next to the animals no longer active and mail the inventory sheet back to the IBBA office. To avoid being invoiced for a disposed animal, you must properly report the disposal code before the September 1st deadline. Once an animal is invoiced no credit will be issued.

The No Progeny Report is a list of the females (except young heifers) that are active in your fall herd that have not had a 2008 calf reported to IBBA. Under the THR rules, you must either report a calf (registered or not) on each cow every year or give a reason why they did not calve for that year. This must be done before September 1st. Any females that do not have a 2008 calf reported or a reason why they did not calve in 2008 will go inactive. In order to make these animals active again you will be charged a reactivation fee of $30 and all unpaid THR fees must be paid.

To report these calves you can enter them online or you can fill out the No Progeny Report or a registration application form and mail it to the IBBA office. You need to give all information on the calves whether or not they are to be registered. If there are calves that you do not wish to register just leave the name blank. Under the THR rules, you must enter weaning information on all calves also. This information can be provided at the same time. Call the IBBA office at 210-696-8231 if assistance is needed.

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Now is the time to make plans to attend the 2009 Brangus Sum-mit in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, September 24 to 26, 2009 in conjunction with the National Western Show. Current devel-

opments in DNA technologies will make our educational programs extremely timely; Friday sessions will include presentations by three of the companies providing DNA services to the cattle industry. Our Thursday session will be held at the El Reno, Oklahoma, USDA-ARS

Grazinglands Research Laboratory. Dr. Mike Brown and Dr. David Lal-man will present data on the trends of cattle in Oklahoma and the genetic traits that are relevant to cattlemen in 2009.

The Brangus Summit will be hosted by the Oklahoma Brangus Breeders Association and the IBBA. The Summit Committee has worked diligently to make the 2009 Summit programs not only rel-evant to the Brangus producer but equally important to the com-

mercial cattleman. I want to encourage our Brangus members to attend the Summit and to invite their customers to attend the Friday educational sessions. Developments in DNA technologies are advancing rapidly; you may never get a better chance to hear from three of the DNA companies at one time and to hear from industry leaders about the oppor-tunities in utilizing these technologies.

The Beef Industry is facing difficult times; the answers to developing sound practices to not only survive but to succeed in the future will take a complete understanding of the tools available to us to incorporate into our production strategies. Our Brangus Summit has been developed to inform our members and other cattlemen about the latest devel-opments in these cutting- edge tools. The details of this program can be found in this Journal, on the IBBA Web-site and E-Blasts by the association. Please don’t miss the op-portunity to attend. Hope to see you in Okla-homa City, Oklahoma.

don't miss the oklahoma city brangus summit! by DR. JOSEPH MaSSeY

about the authorDr. massey has served as executive Vice president of the ibba since 2004. in 2007, he started genetic performance solutions, llc, a breed registry services and performance analysis com-pany serving the cattle and breed association industry— a joint venture between the ibba and the red angus association of america. gps manages online registry pro-grams for breed associations and the data base manage-ment of performance data like multi-breed epDs.

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2009 IBBA SUMMIT: Schedule of EventsWednesday, September 23rd 2:00 pm IBBA Executive Committee Meeting 3:30 pm Brangus Publications Inc. Board Report

Thursday, September 24th7:30 – 11:30 am Committee Reports12:00 noon Bus departs for afternoon tour of USDA Research Facility in EL Reno, OK1:30 pm Dr. Mike Brown - Brangus Research at the USDA-ARS Grazinglands Research Laboratory Dr. David Lalman -Future Trends of Cattle in Oklahoma5:30 -6:30pm Social in Sponsorship Room

Friday, September 25th7:30 am Sponsorship room open for Coffee and pastries8:00 -8:30 am President’s Welcome and Special Presentation8:30 -9:15 am Dr. Mark Allen – Bringing Genomics to Practical Application in Beef Cattle9:15-10:00 am Dr. Milton Thomas – Genetic Markers: Understanding Concepts to Continue Breed Improvement10:00-10:30 am Coffee Break in Sponsorship room10:30 am – 12:00 noon Panel Presentation

Dr. Jim Gibb - Merial – IgenityTom Holm – MMIDr. Kent Andersen – Pfizer Animal Health

1:00 pm IBBA Board of Directors Meeting 6:00 pm IBBA Banquet at Oklahoma History Center

Saturday, September 26th9:00 am Western National Show

Sponsorship Options

• $250 for 2 promotional items inserted in registration bag• $500 for Tabletop Display includes 2 promotional items inserted in registration bag, ½ page ad and one attendee registration

2 promotional items inserted in registration bag, sign at event, full page ad in the meeting program, 2 attendee registrations for the sponsorships listed below:

$2000 for Coffee breaks and morning pastries$2000 for Social$2000 for boxed lunch/bus transportation to El Reno$4000 for Banquet (cost can be shared)

HotelThe 2009 IBBA Summit will take place in the Skirvin Hilton Hotel in downtown Oklahoma City. For over 95 years, the historic Skirvin Hotel has been synonymous with elegance and innovation hosting oil barons, dignitaries, political leaders and Presidents. The new Skirvin Hilton Oklahoma City hotel underwent a multi-million dollar renovation project to restore the original grandeur that made the Skirvin Hotel an Oklahoma City landmark. IBBA Group Rate is $159.00 per night. Reservations can be made by calling the reserva-tion number 888-490-6546 or the hotel directly at 405-272-3040. Use the 3 letter reservation code BBA.

Registration information will be coming mid-July.


neWs&noteWorthy

tbba calendar correction

good news: all IBBA members received a 2009 Calendar with the Decem-ber 2008 Issue, courtesy of the TBBA. Bad news: the October and November months were inadvertently printed in reverse order.

The month of October should have been accompanied by the advertisement for the doguet's diamond d Ranch an-nual Bull & female Sale, held in Poteet, Texas on October 17, 2009. Additionally, the sale listing on October 17 incorrectly lists the location as Aliceville, AL (only off target by 828 miles!). To clarify...the sale is held in Poteet, Texas.

Consequently, the Month of November should have been accompanied by the advertisement for the Camp Cooley an-nual Production Sale, held in Franklin, Texas, November 19-21, 2009.

Our sincere apologies for any confusion this created.


The Oklahoma Brangus Association held a field day May 20, 2009 at Vorel Farms in Luther, OK. A junior show judged by Jeff Mafi of Oklahoma State University started the day off. There were several entries with top quality cattle represented. A big

thanks to the juniors and of course, to the parents for hauling them to all of their functions.

An excellent slate of speakers followed the junior show. Brian Ge-neva from Igenity spoke about genetic testing, describing the tests and the new technology available to cow-calf producers as well as feeders to help increase efficiency and profitability. He went on to discuss the potential future impacts that new technology may play in the beef industry.

Next up was Jeff Mafi, manager of the OSU purebred cattle op-eration. He spoke about their purebred herd and management prac-tices. He pointed out that seedstock producers must identify their market and raise cattle to fit. “Breed your cows to match your market,” Mafi said. He also emphasized the importance of the Brangus female influence in the commercial beef industry.

Dr. Bob Levoey, an animal nutritionist from OSU focused his pre-sentation on the uses of feed by-products. Dr. Levoey highlighted the main commodities used by beef producers and showed samples and analysis of each. He related the best uses of each as well as the pros and cons of feed by-products.

I concluded the speaker session with a short introduction of my-self for those whom I had not had the pleasure of meeting. I spoke about the IBBA commercial programs: OptimaxX and Brangus Gold, describing the use of each and the positive image that enrollment will have on our Breed and our Association. I also gave a short synop-sis of what I had done my first two months as your Director of Com-mercial Marketing Programs and my future plans.

A big thank you is due to the Vorel family for hosting the field day and a sincere thanks to all of the speakers.

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Vorel Farms, Luther OK

by GRANT Keenen


Dr. Bart Carter and his wife, Vicki hosted the Southwest Brangus Breeders Association field day on June 30, 2009 in Thatcher, Arizona. Over 70 participants attended to hear national and state leaders make presentations on the cattle

industry in Arizona. Dr. Joseph Massey, IBBA executive vice president made a presentation on the state of the Brangus breed along with trends in the seed stock industry. There was also a demonstration on how to freeze brand cattle and a junior judging competition among the juniors from the surround area. Bill Morrison, an IBBA Director, donated a Brangus heifer to the high scoring junior who was Ben Menges of Safford Arizona.

The Southwest Brangus Breeders Association held an asso-ciation meeting and announced that their SWBBA Sale will be held in Marana, Arizona, on February 13, 2010. R. L. Robbs, an IBBA Director, who was also in attendance, reported to the SWB-BA that he was seeing previous Angus buyers now interested in Brangus cattle . He encouraged his fellow Brangus Breeders to contact potential customers who had bought Angus bulls in the past

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Bill Morrison presents Brangus heifer to Ben MengesofSafford,AZ.

Dr.CarterpresentingtrophiestoJuniorwinners. Dr.JosephMasseyaddressingtheFieldDay.

Carter Brangus, Thatcher AZ


The use of currently available DNA-based technologies and those being developed have the potential to revolutionize the way we select and manage beef cattle. Because the topic of DNA-

based technologies is so broad, I can’t discuss everything in a single column so starting in the last issue and for several more to come, I will be presenting opportunities for the use of these technologies

in your breeding program with the goal of greater profitability. In my mind there are four key areas where the use of this technol-ogy has the potential to greatly benefit beef cattle producers.

The first opportunity for the use of DNA-based technologies is to test for ge-netic defects controlled by a single gene or locus (location on the chromosome). These defects typically are never seen unless an animal carries two copies of the defect al-lele (form of a gene). As a result normal appearing animals can carry the allele that causes the defect. Unless that animal is bred to another carrier and produces an affected offspring or a DNA test is used, the breeder may never know an animal is a carrier. DNA-based tests can be used to identify those carrier individuals or to verify an animal is free of that defect allele. Those animals that are free of those recessive alleles will never produce an offspring with the defect. Tests for many of these defects are offered by a variety of companies and include tests for osteopetrosis (commonly called “marble bone disease”), arthrogryposis multiplex (“curly calf syndrome”), and tibial hemime-lia (TH) to name a few. Other more recently discovered defects are being investigated and DNA tests developed. The current tests are very accurate, widely used when appro-priate, and help identify animals that could pass on the genes causing these defects to their progeny versus those that are free of the allele. Remember that these tests are not reflected in an animal’s EPD and con-versely EPD cannot be used to identify these animals.

The second use of the DNA-based technologies is for parentage identification and/or verification. Many of you involved in seedstock breeding already use DNA-based technologies for these purposes. Increas-ingly, this form of the technology is being used to allow producers more flexibility to manage pastures and forage resources dur-ing breeding season. Historically in order to identify the sires of calves, we have used single-sire breeding pastures. With DNA-based technologies this no longer a neces-sity but rather cows can be managed as a

DNA-based Technologies:What are the Opportunities?

by MARK ennS, PhD

Continued on page 24


Food is a universal language. Yes, you have probably heard that music is THE universal language, but food is one of life’s essentials, along with water, air and shelter. All cities, large or small, where I have traveled offer eateries and cuisines from many cultures and parts of the world. And making ac-

quaintances with international guests is quite often centered around a meal. Every one eats and enjoys food, but not everyone sings, to which I am living proof. I contend that food is truly a universal lan-guage.

Beef producers, both seedstock and commercial cattlemen, are linked with the common purpose of supplying part of the dietary needs of a growing world population. While other foods can provide some of the same essentials, it has been well established that beef is a natural source of protein as well as many vitamins and minerals. Considerable progress has been made in feeding the world popula-tion in the last 50 years. However, the number of humans is still grow-ing rapidly and many suffer from hunger and malnutrition, even here in the United States.

Some argue that cereal grains and other crops are the answer to feeding the world. But in reality, the human digestive tract from the teeth to the lower gut is that of an omnivore, adapted to a diet of meat as well as plant materials. Conventional wisdom suggests that humans should consume both. And cattle and other grazers convert grasses and other plant materials, non-edible to humans, into nutri-ent dense meat that provides balance to the human diet.

Grazing animals with ruminant digestive systems have a long history of utilizing the forages native to the steppes of Eurasia, the savannas of Africa, the pampas of South America, the prairies of North America and beyond. As human cultures developed through the centuries, man has learned to manage the grazing animals and forages to increase the output of red meat and feed more people. Major advancements in livestock management, genetics, process-ing, and food distribution have made beef more readily available to

many people around the world. But the demand for beef continues to expand as standards of living improve in many countries and additional opportunities to make beef part of a healthy diet exist.

Why should Brangus play a major role in meeting the nutritional needs of the expanding world population? The Brangus breed is a natural fit for at least two reasons. First, Brangus cattle are particularly adapted to the heat, humid-ity and insects common in the tropical and subtropical zones of the earth, the same regions with the greatest con-centrations of humans in need of red meat to supplement their diet. And Brangus, whether black or red, is an excel-lent choice of breeds because the Angus influence results in very favorable beef carcasses while the Brahman or Zebu influence adds a strong maternal side with greater feed ef-ficiency to their environmental adaptation.

The Brangus breed as we know it today seems to have strong roots in the United States. However, it has become a truly international breed with breeders in Mexico, Australia, as well as countries in Central and South America, Africa, and Southeastern Asia. What do Brangus breeders around the globe have to share that can be beneficial to all? Here in the United States, breeders can offer a long history of Brangus development, including (but not limited to) exten-sive genetic records, documented performance in feedlots,

PerSon PerSon by DALE KIRKHaM, IBBA PRESIDENT

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OffICeRSPresident: Pamela doironP.O. Box 1029, Santa Ynez, California 93460 (805.688.8310)first Vice-President: Karen lucherk2278 CR 213, McCoy, Texas 78113 (830.484.0209)Second Vice-President : Marlene Schwerin 11897 Schwerin Lane, Gentry, Arkansas (409.790.2355)Secretary: tracee Buffaloe1219 Meadowridge Dr., Beaumont, Texas 77706 (281.748.2399)treasurer: Sharon McCrearyHC 34, Box 125, Evergreen, Alabama (251.578.4750)Historian: Jodi Jackson 3099 Horseshoe Bend Road, Waco, Texas 76708 (254.836.4320)

dIReCtORSMary Beth farris, TexasKay gibson, TexasKaren lucherk, TexasJoy Reznicek, AlabamaBarbara Watson, LouisianaSusan Vaughan, Georgia

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ibAreflections&reVelations

After all this time, the gratitude is still present. I’m Zac Vineyard, and can never remember a time without black Brangus cows.

I graduated from Lampasas High School where Dad was my Ag Science teacher. FFA and Jr. Brangus activities were the life of our family. My older brother Syd had been active in Brangus events so I contin-ued on.

The scholarship helped me go to Tex-as Tech University where I earned a BS in Animal Science. I have completed the class work and research for a Masters de-gree in Meat Science and Muscle Biology under Dr. Mark Miller at Tech. I worked for over a year with Cargill Meat Solutions in Friona, Texas. I am back at Texas Tech to write my thesis and help Dr. Miller with research.

My association with Brangus Cattle made it possible for me to start college. All the scholarships I received were the result of my supervised agriculture experi-

ence projects (SAEP) in FFA that always included Brangus heifers.

The friendships made with Brangus folks from all over the country are such a lasting memory, because in the world of agriculture, those of us with that common interest are continually drawn together. For example, while serving on the Meat Judg-ing Team at Tech in 2001, I was reunited with Brangus acquaintances from Kansas State and Texas A&M. Before my show-ing career ended, I participated with the Smith’s, Carrie and Amanda, whose grand-father was my Dad’s County Agent.

I always enjoy hearing about the “kids” I had such a nice time with, and I am sad-dened that some of the wonderful parents are with us only in pleasant memories.

Where Are They Now? Checking in with past IBA Scholarship winners.


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OffICeRSPresident: Ben fuller, Texas

ex-Officio: Christine Schwerin, Arkansas

BOaRd Of dIReCtORS:Kate farris, Texas

Chelsie Meyer, OklahomaHaley Weiss, Texas

daniel Watson, Louisianaalex Brull, Kansas

Justin Shrader, Texas

IBBa YOutH [email protected]

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texas Junior Brangus Breeders State Show2009-2010 Officers

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group with multiple bulls in the group and the sires of the calves still identified. The use of the technology for sire identification offers the breeder much more flexibility in managing their forage resource dur-ing breeding season, while still producing calves with known parent-age. This use of DNA-based technologies also opens a new opportu-nity for commercial cattle breeders who typically manage their cow herds in large groups with multiple sires. These commercial breeders can now use parent identification tests to identify the bulls in their herd producing the poorest calves. Once these bulls are identified, they can be culled and replaced with “hopefully” better performing bulls. If the commercial customer transfers this information to their bull suppliers in a productive relationship, those seedstock breeders can then also make selection decisions to better meet the needs of their customers.

The third opportunity for the use of these technologies is for the use of DNA markers to help select animals for economically relevant quantitative traits—the traits that we try to improve using EPDs. It is these traits where we have the potential to greatly improve accuracy of selection at much earlier ages and also to select for improvements in traits where there is little data outside of research such as feed ef-ficiency and tenderness. The fourth opportunity for the use of these technologies is to manage cattle using different feeding, marketing,

and health treatment regimes based on the results of DNA-tests. These later two opportunities offer tremendous potential to breed better, more profitable cattle and will be discussed in upcoming is-sues.

As always, if you have further questions on this topic, please do not hesitate to send those in to us at [email protected]

about the authorDr. Enns’ research focuses on methods to genetically evaluate and select animals that fit their production environment both biologi-cally and economically. These efforts include development of new methods for evaluating and improving cow and heifer fertility, cow maintenance requirements, time to finish in the feedlot; and devel-opment of methods to better use economic information in selection decisions for increased profitability of beef production.

carcass data, and a broad genetic base from which to select seed-stock. Because production models are different in other countries, producers have a good knowledge of grass-based genetics as well as expertise in intensive-forage management and livestock handling techniques. Sharing of these backgrounds is just one of the opportu-nities that will move Brangus and the beef industry forward.

Many beef producers will probably never experience travel in a foreign country and observe firsthand the role that Brangus cattle have in feeding the world. But I can tell you from personal experi-ence that the Houston “event” (IBBA convention and global roundup in conjunction with the livestock show and rodeo) was a great venue for meeting international guests and exchanging ideas. My sincere appreciation is extended to all who participated and I encourage more to consider this opportunity in the future.

Brangus producers don’t need to be directly involved in the sale of semen, embryos, or live animals to other countries to be a part of promoting Brangus on an international scale. The exchange of ex-periences, ideas and information also provides benefits to everyone associated with beef, from producer to consumer.

Meeting the need and demand for red meat by the world popula-tion is an international challenge, and an opportunity, to be met with communication and cooperation. No individual producer, breed,

or country can accomplish this task alone. We as Brangus breeders from around the world are truly part of the future of the global beef industry

about the authorDale was first elected to the ibba board of Directors in 2005 and served as chairman of the promotion committee for two years before being selected as 2nd Vice-president. During the past year, he has also been chairman of the bpi board. Dale is a member of the hoa and okla-homa regional brangus associations. he is a strong advocate of member participation and clear, effective communication at all levels.

dna-BaSed teCHnOlOgIeS: WHat aRe tHe OPPORtunItIeS?Continued from page 18.

BRanguS Beef feedIng tHe HungRY WORld?Continued from page 20.


BRANGUS FALL 2009 NATIONAL CATTLE EVALUATION: Active SiresBirth

WeightWeaningWeight

MilkYearlingWeight

TotalMaternal

ScrotalCirc.

USREA

USFat

US%IMF

EPD Average and Range

No. Sires 2,710 2,710 2,710 2,710 2,710 1,327 1,166 1,166 1,166

Average 0.5 21.6 7.1 39.1 17.9 0.54 0.33 -0.001 0.010

Low -6.8 -12.3 -43.4 -15.7 -38.5 -1.00 -0.49 -0.024 -0.370

High 7.9 67.3 36.8 99.2 52.0 2.30 1.07 0.027 0.500

Percentile Breakdown

Upper 1% -3.9 47.9 23.6 78.3 38.0 1.6 0.88 -0.017 0.32

2% -3.0 44.0 21.0 73.6 35.8 1.5 0.83 -0.015 0.25

3% -2.7 41.2 19.8 71.3 33.5 1.4 0.80 -0.013 0.24

4% -2.4 40.2 18.9 68.7 32.6 1.3 0.77 -0.012 0.21

5% -2.2 39.3 18.0 66.7 31.6 1.3 0.73 -0.011 0.20

10% -1.6 34.8 15.4 60.3 28.6 1.1 0.65 -0.009 0.15

15% -1.1 32.2 13.7 56.1 26.6 1.0 0.59 -0.008 0.12

20% -0.8 29.9 12.4 52.8 24.7 0.9 0.54 -0.007 0.09

25% -0.5 28.2 11.4 49.8 23.3 0.8 0.50 -0.005 0.07

30% -0.3 26.6 10.4 47.3 22.2 0.7 0.46 -0.004 0.05

35% 0.0 25.0 9.5 45.1 21.0 0.7 0.43 -0.004 0.04

40% 0.2 23.5 8.7 42.9 19.8 0.6 0.39 -0.003 0.03

45% 0.4 22.3 8.0 40.8 18.8 0.6 0.36 -0.002 0.01

50% 0.6 21.1 7.3 38.9 17.7 0.5 0.33 -0.001 0.00

55% 0.8 20.0 6.4 37.1 16.6 0.5 0.28 0.000 -0.01

60% 0.9 18.7 5.6 34.9 15.8 0.4 0.25 0.000 -0.02

65% 1.1 17.4 4.7 32.8 14.6 0.4 0.22 0.001 -0.03

70% 1.3 16.1 3.9 30.6 13.6 0.3 0.18 0.002 -0.04

75% 1.5 14.7 3.0 28.1 12.4 0.3 0.15 0.003 -0.06

80% 1.8 13.0 1.8 25.7 11.2 0.2 0.11 0.005 -0.07

85% 2.1 11.3 0.8 22.8 9.7 0.1 0.07 0.006 -0.09

90% 2.5 9.3 -0.8 18.8 7.7 0.0 0.01 0.008 -0.10

95% 3.2 5.7 -3.4 12.5 5.1 -0.1 -0.06 0.011 -0.15

2009 Fall Sire Summary


BRANGUS FALL 2009 NATIONAL CATTLE EVALUATION: Active DamsBirth

WeightWeaningWeight

MilkYearlingWeight

TotalMaternal

ScrotalCirc.

USREA

USFat

US%IMF


No. Dams 37,331 37,331 37,331 37,331 37,331 11,891 12,551 12,551 12,551

Average 0.6 18.5 7.1 33.4 16.3 0.44 0.22 -0.003 -0.006

Low -7.8 -16.5 -30.6 -19.9 -22.3 -0.90 -0.60 -0.026 -0.350

High 8.3 59.3 39.3 93.9 55.3 1.80 1.08 0.025 0.500


Upper 1% -2.8 39.9 24.6 66.3 37.5 1.3 0.76 -0.015 0.26

2% -2.3 37.2 22.2 62.2 34.8 1.2 0.70 -0.014 0.22

3% -2.0 35.4 20.6 59.5 33.0 1.2 0.66 -0.013 0.19

4% -1.8 34.1 19.5 57.7 31.7 1.1 0.63 -0.012 0.17

5% -1.7 33.0 18.6 56.2 30.7 1.1 0.60 -0.012 0.16

10% -1.2 29.4 15.8 50.9 27.1 0.9 0.52 -0.010 0.11

15% -0.8 27.1 13.9 47.5 24.8 0.8 0.45 -0.009 0.08

20% -0.6 25.3 12.4 44.7 23.0 0.7 0.41 -0.008 0.06

25% -0.3 23.9 11.3 42.3 21.5 0.7 0.36 -0.007 0.04

30% -0.1 22.6 10.3 40.3 20.2 0.6 0.32 -0.006 0.03

35% 0.1 21.4 9.4 38.4 19.0 0.6 0.29 -0.005 0.02

40% 0.2 20.2 8.5 36.6 18.0 0.5 0.26 -0.004 0.01

45% 0.4 19.2 7.6 34.9 16.9 0.5 0.23 -0.004 0.00

50% 0.6 18.1 6.9 33.2 15.9 0.4 0.20 -0.003 -0.01

55% 0.7 17.1 6.1 31.6 14.9 0.4 0.17 -0.002 -0.02

60% 0.9 16.1 5.3 29.9 14.0 0.3 0.15 -0.002 -0.03

65% 1.0 15.1 4.5 28.1 13.0 0.3 0.12 -0.001 -0.04

70% 1.2 14.0 3.7 26.3 11.9 0.2 0.09 0.000 -0.05

75% 1.4 12.7 2.7 24.2 10.8 0.2 0.06 0.001 -0.06

80% 1.6 11.4 1.6 21.9 9.5 0.2 0.03 0.002 -0.08

85% 1.9 9.9 0.4 19.2 8.1 0.1 0.00 0.003 -0.09

90% 2.3 8.0 -1.3 15.8 6.2 0.0 -0.04 0.005 -0.11

95% 2.8 5.3 -4.0 10.9 3.4 -0.1 -0.10 0.007 -0.14


BRANGUS FALL 2009 NATIONAL CATTLE EVALUATION: NonparentsBirth

WeightWeaningWeight

MilkYearlingWeight

TotalMaternal

ScrotalCirc.

USREA

USFat

US%IMF


No. Animals 44,390 44,390 44,390 44,390 44,390 7,698 7,122 7,122 7,122

Average 0.5 21.7 7.5 39.9 18.4 0.69 0.35 -0.001 0.026

Low -7.2 -16.2 -21.5 -22.9 -14.0 -0.50 -0.28 -0.025 -0.280

High 6.9 62.2 35.1 103.8 50.1 2.00 1.07 0.023 0.460


Upper 1% -3.1 43.9 20.6 73.7 35.4 1.6 0.81 -0.014 0.30

2% -2.6 41.1 18.8 69.3 33.2 1.5 0.76 -0.012 0.25

3% -2.3 39.1 17.8 66.7 31.8 1.4 0.73 -0.012 0.23

4% -2.1 37.7 17.0 64.9 30.9 1.4 0.70 -0.011 0.21

5% -1.9 36.6 16.3 63.2 30.1 1.3 0.68 -0.010 0.19

10% -1.3 32.9 14.1 58.0 27.2 1.2 0.61 -0.008 0.15

15% -0.9 30.6 12.7 54.3 25.4 1.1 0.56 -0.007 0.13

20% -0.6 28.8 11.6 51.5 24.0 1.0 0.52 -0.006 0.11

25% -0.4 27.2 10.7 48.9 22.8 1.0 0.48 -0.005 0.09

30% -0.2 25.8 9.9 46.8 21.7 0.9 0.46 -0.004 0.07

35% 0.0 24.6 9.3 44.7 20.8 0.8 0.43 -0.003 0.06

40% 0.2 23.4 8.6 42.8 19.9 0.8 0.40 -0.002 0.05

45% 0.4 22.3 8.0 41.0 19.0 0.7 0.38 -0.002 0.03

50% 0.5 21.2 7.3 39.2 18.2 0.7 0.35 -0.001 0.02

55% 0.7 20.2 6.7 37.6 17.3 0.6 0.33 0.000 0.01

60% 0.9 19.2 6.1 35.9 16.5 0.6 0.30 0.001 0.00

65% 1.0 18.1 5.5 34.2 15.6 0.5 0.28 0.001 -0.02

70% 1.2 17.0 4.8 32.4 14.7 0.5 0.25 0.002 -0.03

75% 1.4 15.8 4.2 30.5 13.7 0.4 0.22 0.003 -0.04

80% 1.6 14.6 3.4 28.4 12.6 0.3 0.19 0.004 -0.06

85% 1.9 13.1 2.5 26.1 11.4 0.3 0.15 0.006 -0.07

90% 2.2 11.2 1.2 23.0 9.8 0.2 0.11 0.007 -0.09

95% 2.8 8.4 -0.7 18.1 7.5 0.1 0.04 0.010 -0.13


Top 25 Bulls by Birth Weight EPD

Rank Reg # Name BW WW YW Milk TM SC REA IMF FAT

1. R689928 SS SIZZLER 76/4-671 -6.8 (0.72) -8 (0.72) -11 (0.3) -1 (0.39) -5

2. R9685720 NEWT OF BRINKS 302P16 -6.5 (0.81) 13 (0.79) 31 (0.69) 4 (0.3) 11 1.1 (0.6) 0.43 (0.71) -0.08 (0.66) 0 (0.69)

3. R10001405 CB-DJM TONIC 415R -5.8 (0.52) 11 (0.51) 28 (0.37) 4 (0.2) 9 0.5 (0.29) 0.13 (0.4) 0.16 (0.35) 0.002 (0.38)

4. R634094 GC IMP-700-CAR 433 -4.9 (0.62) 23 (0.62) 50 (0.29) 1 (0.34) 12 0.12 (0.17) -0.03 (0.1) -0.004 (0.11)

4. R10034231 BRINKS BEST BET 675S3 -4.9 (0.52) 22 (0.47) 48 (0.23) 9 (0.2) 20 1 (0.17) 0.19 (0.25) 0.11 (0.22) 0.004 (0.22)

6. R10016225 CCR SLEEP EASY 14P3 -4.8 (0.53) 15 (0.28) 26 (0.09) 4 (0.11) 12

7. R282060 EXACTO OF BRINKS -4 (0.96) 6 (0.96) 18 (0.94) 18 (0.95) 21 1 (0.89) -0.24 (0.89) -0.06 (0.81) -0.017 (0.88)

8. R9665999 SUHN'S BT 331N2 -3.9 (0.58) 10 (0.56) 33 (0.42) 7 (0.29) 12 0.1 (0.29) 0.46 (0.43) 0.14 (0.37) 0.001 (0.38)

8. R10003391 BRINKS LEAD GUN 488R -3.9 (0.51) 10 (0.49) 32 (0.29) 7 (0.23) 12 0.8 (0.25) 0.41 (0.31) 0.05 (0.26) -0.004 (0.28)

10. R485024 BIG EASY OF BRINKS 283Z -3.8 (0.91) 9 (0.9) 32 (0.85) 10 (0.85) 15 1.5 (0.78) 0.02 (0.81) 0.13 (0.74) -0.004 (0.79)

10. R10034825 GRIESE OF BRINKS 803R27 -3.8 (0.74) 23 (0.7) 36 (0.53) 7 (0.24) 18 1.1 (0.47) 0.39 (0.57) 0.2 (0.51) -0.016 (0.56)

12. R764124 MR HD KO 81J -3.7 (0.61) -6 (0.45) -4 (0.35) 9 (0.3) 6 0.6 (0.29) -0.28 (0.34) 0.15 (0.29) -0.017 (0.33)

13. R9685825 COLE OF BRINKS 14P3 -3.6 (0.7) 25 (0.66) 51 (0.52) 7 (0.24) 20 0.1 (0.42) 0.52 (0.55) 0.07 (0.49) -0.008 (0.53)

14. R10005137 KB LEAD GUN 209P -3.4 (0.5) 24 (0.4) 50 (0.3) 9 (0.23) 21 0.6 (0.21) 0.5 (0.31) 0.17 (0.28) -0.001 (0.29)

14. R666715 CASINO 44F -3.4 (0.66) 10 (0.63) 28 (0.47) 5 (0.54) 10 0.1 (0.33) 0.29 (0.48) -0.12 (0.42) 0.002 (0.44)

14. R772234 JAK CHALLENGER 392K -3.4 (0.57) 3 (0.49) 9 (0.33) 11 (0.31) 12 -0.2 (0.29) 0.16 (0.33) 0.23 (0.29) -0.007 (0.33)

17. R9680324 MC ALIAS 535P -3.2 (0.67) 12 (0.64) 29 (0.48) 22 (0.27) 28 0 (0.36) 0.17 (0.51) 0.06 (0.45) -0.006 (0.47)

18. RR603448 TK VALERO 101P6 -3 (0.58) 20 (0.5) 27 (0.25) 4 (0.18) 14 0.1 (0.16) 0.13 (0.28) 0.04 (0.22) -0.001 (0.25)

18. R628970 LECHE OF ROCKBROOK 535E -3 (0.8) 7 (0.79) 25 (0.67) 17 (0.53) 21 0.5 (0.59) 0.01 (0.65) -0.03 (0.59) -0.009 (0.63)

20. R556270 BRINKS CC NEWS DAY 661C2 -2.9 (0.91) 20 (0.9) 42 (0.85) 25 (0.85) 36 -0.3 (0.79) 0 (0.83) 0.01 (0.8) -0.006 (0.81)

20. R733651 PR DOUBLE TIME 55/9 -2.9 (0.72) 23 (0.69) 42 (0.49) 18 (0.54) 29 -0.1 (0.34) 0.37 (0.45) -0.03 (0.39) -0.013 (0.42)

20. R797275 MR J.S. DUKE 918L3 -2.9 (0.53) 30 (0.47) 55 (0.34) 13 (0.3) 28 1 (0.27) 0.41 (0.33) 0.07 (0.28) 0.005 (0.32)

23. R781823 BRINKS DATELINE 406K7 -2.8 (0.5) 13 (0.34) 15 (0.24) 9 (0.25) 16 -0.2 (0.18) -0.14 (0.25) 0.03 (0.21) 0.007 (0.23)

23. R9684239 KB PARDNER 201P -2.8 (0.66) 23 (0.6) 49 (0.43) 16 (0.28) 28 0.4 (0.33) 0.23 (0.46) 0.26 (0.4) 0.006 (0.44)

23. R785434 MR B3 BIG EASY 04L2 -2.8 (0.54) 6 (0.32) 11 (0.17) 13 (0.19) 16

Top 25 Bulls by Weaning Weight EPD


1. R10039796 MC LEAD GUN 101R11 -1 (0.57) 67 (0.5) 99 (0.4) -8 (0.24) 26 1.3 (0.35) 0.82 (0.39) 0.13 (0.34) -0.002 (0.38)

2. R654075 WR DUKE 228/F -2.6 (0.85) 56 (0.83) 92 (0.74) 5 (0.68) 33 2.3 (0.51) 0.25 (0.71) 0.03 (0.66) 0.003 (0.68)

3. R808651 MC COOL HAND 52M6 4.2 (0.75) 55 (0.72) 70 (0.6) 5 (0.45) 33 0.2 (0.5) 0.94 (0.63) -0.02 (0.57) 0 (0.6)

4. R9693984 BRINKS LEAD GUN 415P44 2.3 (0.59) 53 (0.5) 86 (0.35) -3 (0.24) 24 1.1 (0.21) 0.77 (0.37) 0.19 (0.33) 0.005 (0.35)

5. R791680 WLS PRIME TIME 15/1 1.9 (0.62) 53 (0.55) 69 (0.37) -5 (0.31) 22 1.2 (0.21) 0.33 (0.31) 0.01 (0.24) -0.005 (0.28)

6. R9679933 MR 4C 111N 2.4 (0.68) 52 (0.67) 81 (0.5) -3 (0.28) 23 1.4 (0.38) 0.59 (0.52) -0.01 (0.45) 0 (0.49)

7. R806670 SCC CADENCE 237L 3.6 (0.64) 51 (0.63) 85 (0.5) 4 (0.4) 29 0.6 (0.18) 0.54 (0.53) -0.07 (0.47) -0.005 (0.5)

8. R823787 MC NEW DIRECTION 000 M24 3.1 (0.83) 50 (0.82) 87 (0.74) 12 (0.54) 37 1.8 (0.63) 0.75 (0.76) -0.07 (0.72) 0.009 (0.74)

9. R823699 MC BRIGHT SIDE 2M11 1.4 (0.63) 50 (0.61) 89 (0.44) -1 (0.27) 24 0.6 (0.4) 0.79 (0.46) 0.05 (0.4) 0.021 (0.42)

10. R699691 CENTENIAL OF SALACOA 2.3 (0.81) 50 (0.78) 75 (0.7) 14 (0.6) 39 0.6 (0.25) 0.37 (0.71) -0.03 (0.67) 0 (0.7)

11. R796908 CCC NEWSMAKER 336L11 1.3 (0.64) 49 (0.61) 64 (0.45) 4 (0.38) 29 0.9 (0.37) 0.11 (0.45) -0.01 (0.39) -0.003 (0.41)

12. R10043023 CCC 1144 DUKE 683R7 3.1 (0.55) 49 (0.53) 71 (0.31) 13 (0.22) 37 0.6 (0.28) 0.46 (0.34) -0.24 (0.28) -0.015 (0.32)

13. R816154 SUHN'S TARGET 416M7 3.1 (0.76) 48 (0.66) 78 (0.5) 1 (0.35) 26 0.5 (0.35) 0.21 (0.5) -0.08 (0.45) -0.002 (0.44)

14. R9679417 MC JOHN WAYNE 165N3 5 (0.78) 48 (0.77) 76 (0.7) 4 (0.35) 28 1 (0.59) 0.75 (0.71) 0.2 (0.67) 0.007 (0.71)

15. R10009407 TCB CATAWBA WARRIOR R532 -0.2 (0.63) 48 (0.52) 85 (0.35) 18 (0.15) 42 0.9 (0.21) 0.72 (0.38) 0.02 (0.31) 0.002 (0.3)

16. R10038652 MC REAL DEAL 541R3 1.7 (0.71) 48 (0.7) 86 (0.58) 9 (0.24) 33 1 (0.48) 0.82 (0.6) -0.11 (0.55) 0.019 (0.58)

16. R758549 MR BAR C 15J25 0.5 (0.71) 48 (0.54) 80 (0.25) 4 (0.22) 28

18. R797239 TJM JOHN WAYNE 44L 4.8 (0.89) 47 (0.88) 72 (0.82) -4 (0.72) 19 1.5 (0.74) 0.68 (0.83) 0.11 (0.8) 0.004 (0.82)

19. R9676710 CCC BRAVEHEART 226N3 3.5 (0.72) 46 (0.68) 58 (0.5) 17 (0.27) 40 1.4 (0.39) 0.45 (0.53) 0.23 (0.47) 0.005 (0.46)

20. R702145 ECH CADENCE 793-H2 1.4 (0.73) 46 (0.7) 61 (0.61) 13 (0.52) 36 1 (0.53) 0.5 (0.6) -0.11 (0.54) -0.003 (0.58)

21. R10004209 CSONKA OF BRINKS 30R4 3.9 (0.85) 45 (0.83) 88 (0.76) 5 (0.25) 27 2 (0.69) 0.72 (0.78) 0.24 (0.74) -0.001 (0.76)

22. R823779 MC COOL HAND 100M 1.7 (0.67) 45 (0.66) 76 (0.41) 3 (0.28) 25 0.4 (0.38) 0.83 (0.43) 0.03 (0.36) -0.002 (0.4)

23. R9694045 ROWDY OF BRINKS 535P59 3.1 (0.62) 44 (0.52) 82 (0.34) 18 (0.25) 40 0.8 (0.28) 0.85 (0.34) 0.01 (0.29) 0.008 (0.32)

24. R9665890 MC GRID MAKER 889N14 1.2 (0.59) 43 (0.57) 63 (0.41) 10 (0.26) 31 0 (0.3) 0.58 (0.44) -0.06 (0.37) -0.005 (0.42)

25. R9677452 MC JOHN WAYNE 67P3 3.5 (0.63) 42 (0.61) 73 (0.45) -1 (0.29) 20 1.6 (0.34) 0.61 (0.34) -0.03 (0.28) 0.004 (0.32)


Top 25 Bulls by Yearling Weight EPD


1. R654075 WR DUKE 228/F -2.6 (0.85) 56 (0.83) 92 (0.74) 5 (0.68) 33 2.3 (0.51) 0.25 (0.71) 0.03 (0.66) 0.003 (0.68)



4. R10038652 MC REAL DEAL 541R3 1.7 (0.71) 48 (0.7) 86 (0.58) 9 (0.24) 33 1 (0.48) 0.82 (0.6) -0.11 (0.55) 0.019 (0.58)

5. R806670 SCC CADENCE 237L 3.6 (0.64) 51 (0.63) 85 (0.5) 4 (0.4) 29 0.6 (0.18) 0.54 (0.53) -0.07 (0.47) -0.005 (0.5)

6. R9661272 LANDRY OF BRINKS 209N4 -1.2 (0.74) 36 (0.73) 82 (0.55) 2 (0.37) 19 0.8 (0.47) 0.5 (0.58) 0.16 (0.52) 0.014 (0.54)

7. R9679933 MR 4C 111N 2.4 (0.68) 52 (0.67) 81 (0.5) -3 (0.28) 23 1.4 (0.38) 0.59 (0.52) -0.01 (0.45) 0 (0.49)

8. R824972 BLACKHAWK OF BRINKS 607M12 2.1 (0.88) 39 (0.87) 81 (0.81) 8 (0.63) 27 0.5 (0.74) 0.85 (0.82) -0.18 (0.79) 0.005 (0.81)

9. R816154 SUHN'S TARGET 416M7 3.1 (0.76) 48 (0.66) 78 (0.5) 1 (0.35) 26 0.5 (0.35) 0.21 (0.5) -0.08 (0.45) -0.002 (0.44)

10. R9686098 GARRETT OF BRINKS 789P -1.7 (0.85) 33 (0.83) 77 (0.74) 9 (0.24) 25 1.8 (0.64) 0.21 (0.76) 0.06 (0.71) -0.002 (0.74)

11. R9679417 MC JOHN WAYNE 165N3 5 (0.78) 48 (0.77) 76 (0.7) 4 (0.35) 28 1 (0.59) 0.75 (0.71) 0.2 (0.67) 0.007 (0.71)


13. R797239 TJM JOHN WAYNE 44L 4.8 (0.89) 47 (0.88) 72 (0.82) -4 (0.72) 19 1.5 (0.74) 0.68 (0.83) 0.11 (0.8) 0.004 (0.82)

14. R749247 WR SCC TRANSFORMER IV 416J6 2 (0.69) 42 (0.66) 71 (0.51) 1 (0.38) 22 0.5 (0.33) 0.69 (0.42) -0.07 (0.37) 0.003 (0.39)

15. R808651 MC COOL HAND 52M6 4.2 (0.75) 55 (0.72) 70 (0.6) 5 (0.45) 33 0.2 (0.5) 0.94 (0.63) -0.02 (0.57) 0 (0.6)

16. R623286 BRINKS EASY STREET 30D37 1.9 (0.77) 34 (0.76) 68 (0.68) -18 (0.57) -1 0.4 (0.58) 0.65 (0.63) 0.05 (0.57) 0.016 (0.58)

17. R617909 MR 304 (LUCKY) 118 2.3 (0.59) 32 (0.66) 67 (0.53) 2 (0.47) 18 0.4 (0.2) 0.37 (0.24) 0.05 (0.17) -0.002 (0.19)

18. R9662984 GRANT OF BRINKS 607N17 5.9 (0.78) 36 (0.77) 67 (0.69) -10 (0.39) 8 1.2 (0.63) 0.38 (0.71) 0.09 (0.67) 0.007 (0.68)

19. R9677104 SVF MR 535N32 1.6 (0.63) 35 (0.62) 67 (0.55) 1 (0.25) 19 0.4 (0.4) 0.58 (0.58) -0.17 (0.53) 0 (0.57)

20. R700597 BRIGHT SIDE OF BRINKS 789G5 2.5 (0.92) 34 (0.91) 65 (0.87) -7 (0.85) 10 0.7 (0.8) 0.83 (0.87) -0.02 (0.85) 0.014 (0.86)

21. R793316 LCF DUKE 537K 0.7 (0.73) 39 (0.67) 65 (0.53) 11 (0.37) 31 0.14 (0.55) 0.05 (0.51) -0.004 (0.54)

22. R9694111 LUKE OF BRINKS 784P14 2.2 (0.65) 33 (0.63) 64 (0.51) 8 (0.24) 24 0.5 (0.45) 0.64 (0.54) 0.11 (0.48) 0 (0.51)

23. R778561 LEAD GUN OF BRINKS 222K14 -1.5 (0.92) 33 (0.91) 64 (0.87) 8 (0.77) 24 0.8 (0.81) 0.85 (0.88) 0.18 (0.85) -0.006 (0.87)

24. R9665002 MR CR FRED 99/N26 3.9 (0.76) 40 (0.7) 64 (0.54) 15 (0.33) 35 0.2 (0.43) 0.59 (0.54) -0.16 (0.47) 0 (0.5)

25. R647046 SPECIAL ADDITION OF BRINKS 1.2 (0.89) 29 (0.88) 63 (0.83) 19 (0.81) 34 0.4 (0.74) 0.46 (0.82) -0.09 (0.79) -0.012 (0.78)

Top 25 Bulls by Milk EPD


1. R593769 CADENCE OF BRINKS -2.6 (0.93) 32 (0.92) 54 (0.88) 30 (0.88) 46 0.2 (0.83) 0.63 (0.87) 0.06 (0.85) -0.002 (0.86)

2. R728507 BEST BET OF BRINKS 535H38 -2.7 (0.85) 27 (0.82) 61 (0.72) 26 (0.67) 39 1.3 (0.63) 0.1 (0.73) 0.24 (0.68) 0.001 (0.7)


4. R670567 GERONIMO OF BRINKS 392F15 -1.4 (0.88) 13 (0.86) 30 (0.8) 21 (0.78) 28 0.3 (0.73) 0.18 (0.8) -0.04 (0.77) 0.007 (0.78)

4. R804378 NIMITZ OF BRINKS 75L12 -1.8 (0.86) 26 (0.85) 43 (0.78) 21 (0.67) 34 0 (0.72) 0.27 (0.8) 0.25 (0.76) -0.007 (0.78)

6. R754008 CEO OF BRINKS 99J44 2.3 (0.86) 32 (0.85) 62 (0.79) 20 (0.72) 36 0.5 (0.71) 0.25 (0.8) 0.5 (0.77) -0.008 (0.78)

7. R637707 ESCOBA DUKE -16E2 1.1 (0.78) 21 (0.75) 33 (0.47) 19 (0.51) 30 1 (0.19) 0.08 (0.44) -0.16 (0.37) -0.018 (0.41)


9. R714565 XS TRAILS END 307H 1.7 (0.75) 28 (0.7) 53 (0.46) 19 (0.53) 33 0.8 (0.23) 0.35 (0.44) -0.05 (0.36) -0.008 (0.4)


11. R733651 PR DOUBLE TIME 55/9 -2.9 (0.72) 23 (0.69) 42 (0.49) 18 (0.54) 29 -0.1 (0.34) 0.37 (0.45) -0.03 (0.39) -0.013 (0.42)


12. R698454 CCC NEWSMAKER 192G3 -2.4 (0.85) 6 (0.83) 14 (0.7) 17 (0.69) 20 0.2 (0.66) -0.18 (0.67) 0.32 (0.62) 0.012 (0.63)

14. R785291 MC WATASH 98L24 1.3 (0.83) 12 (0.81) 28 (0.73) 17 (0.64) 23 1 (0.63) -0.02 (0.74) -0.15 (0.7) 0.002 (0.73)

15. R719316 ACES TF WRANGLER 145/8 1.1 (0.78) 29 (0.75) 54 (0.65) 16 (0.59) 31 0.7 (0.56) 0.25 (0.67) 0.14 (0.62) 0.014 (0.65)

16. R725508 S.B. MR CADENCE 430H5 0.6 (0.83) 24 (0.82) 46 (0.66) 16 (0.67) 28 1.7 (0.62) -0.2 (0.67) -0.19 (0.62) -0.002 (0.64)

17. R194005 HCR CLOUD 193M 0.5 (0.61) 16 (0.66) 26 (0.42) 14 (0.54) 23 0.1 (0.18)


19. R702145 ECH CADENCE 793-H2 1.4 (0.73) 46 (0.7) 61 (0.61) 13 (0.52) 36 1 (0.53) 0.5 (0.6) -0.11 (0.54) -0.003 (0.58)

20. R762672 CCC NEWSMAKER 192J6 1.7 (0.78) 39 (0.76) 52 (0.58) 13 (0.51) 33 0.1 (0.52) -0.09 (0.61) 0.14 (0.55) 0 (0.56)

21. R557102 CCR UPDATE 314C -2 (0.93) 11 (0.92) 17 (0.86) 13 (0.87) 19 -0.2 (0.76) 0.01 (0.81) -0.03 (0.77) 0 (0.79)


23. R620910 KODIAK -1.2 (0.73) 14 (0.7) 23 (0.56) 12 (0.58) 19 0.3 (0.43) 0.29 (0.36) 0.15 (0.26) -0.001 (0.31)

24. R247275 PRIDE OF BRINKS -0.6 (0.88) 16 (0.89) 33 (0.81) 11 (0.84) 18 -0.5 (0.64)



Top 25 Bulls by M & G EPD


1. R593769 CADENCE OF BRINKS -2.6 (0.93) 32 (0.92) 54 (0.88) 30 (0.88) 46 0.2 (0.83) 0.63 (0.87) 0.06 (0.85) -0.002 (0.86)




5. R754008 CEO OF BRINKS 99J44 2.3 (0.86) 32 (0.85) 62 (0.79) 20 (0.72) 36 0.5 (0.71) 0.25 (0.8) 0.5 (0.77) -0.008 (0.78)

5. R702145 ECH CADENCE 793-H2 1.4 (0.73) 46 (0.7) 61 (0.61) 13 (0.52) 36 1 (0.53) 0.5 (0.6) -0.11 (0.54) -0.003 (0.58)




10. R654075 WR DUKE 228/F -2.6 (0.85) 56 (0.83) 92 (0.74) 5 (0.68) 33 2.3 (0.51) 0.25 (0.71) 0.03 (0.66) 0.003 (0.68)

11. R762672 CCC NEWSMAKER 192J6 1.7 (0.78) 39 (0.76) 52 (0.58) 13 (0.51) 33 0.1 (0.52) -0.09 (0.61) 0.14 (0.55) 0 (0.56)

12. R714565 XS TRAILS END 307H 1.7 (0.75) 28 (0.7) 53 (0.46) 19 (0.53) 33 0.8 (0.23) 0.35 (0.44) -0.05 (0.36) -0.008 (0.4)


14. R637707 ESCOBA DUKE -16E2 1.1 (0.78) 21 (0.75) 33 (0.47) 19 (0.51) 30 1 (0.19) 0.08 (0.44) -0.16 (0.37) -0.018 (0.41)

15. R733651 PR DOUBLE TIME 55/9 -2.9 (0.72) 23 (0.69) 42 (0.49) 18 (0.54) 29 -0.1 (0.34) 0.37 (0.45) -0.03 (0.39) -0.013 (0.42)

16. R670567 GERONIMO OF BRINKS 392F15 -1.4 (0.88) 13 (0.86) 30 (0.8) 21 (0.78) 28 0.3 (0.73) 0.18 (0.8) -0.04 (0.77) 0.007 (0.78)

17. R725508 S.B. MR CADENCE 430H5 0.6 (0.83) 24 (0.82) 46 (0.66) 16 (0.67) 28 1.7 (0.62) -0.2 (0.67) -0.19 (0.62) -0.002 (0.64)



20. R558604 FLC MR DUKE 1144/C1 1.5 (0.83) 30 (0.82) 45 (0.72) 9 (0.71) 24 0 (0.65) 0.36 (0.7) -0.3 (0.65) -0.009 (0.65)

21. R712154 MC NEWS MAN 81H13 2.2 (0.88) 35 (0.87) 60 (0.8) 7 (0.78) 24 1 (0.69) 0.3 (0.79) -0.08 (0.75) 0.005 (0.77)

22. R684970 CONFEDERATE -2.1 (0.83) 28 (0.76) 48 (0.61) 9 (0.63) 23 0.4 (0.43) 0.47 (0.54) -0.04 (0.47) -0.007 (0.49)

22. R785291 MC WATASH 98L24 1.3 (0.83) 12 (0.81) 28 (0.73) 17 (0.64) 23 1 (0.63) -0.02 (0.74) -0.15 (0.7) 0.002 (0.73)

24. R194005 HCR CLOUD 193M 0.5 (0.61) 16 (0.66) 26 (0.42) 14 (0.54) 23 0.1 (0.18)

25. R613376 WB TARGET 804D32 0.8 (0.91) 28 (0.89) 48 (0.82) 9 (0.83) 22 0.7 (0.75) 0.05 (0.75) -0.04 (0.71) 0.007 (0.73)

Top 25 Bulls by Scrotal Circumference EPD


1. R654075 WR DUKE 228/F -2.6 (0.85) 56 (0.83) 92 (0.74) 5 (0.68) 33 2.3 (0.51) 0.25 (0.71) 0.03 (0.66) 0.003 (0.68)

2. R753986 UPPERCUT OF BRINKS 14J8 -1.3 (0.85) 13 (0.82) 32 (0.74) -3 (0.65) 4 2 (0.65) 0.23 (0.74) 0.14 (0.7) -0.012 (0.72)


4. R738436 ALI OF BRINKS 209J2 -2.5 (0.85) 2 (0.83) 12 (0.76) 3 (0.71) 4 1.9 (0.69) -0.16 (0.77) 0.07 (0.73) 0.001 (0.75)

5. R9686098 GARRETT OF BRINKS 789P -1.7 (0.85) 33 (0.83) 77 (0.74) 9 (0.24) 25 1.8 (0.64) 0.21 (0.76) 0.06 (0.71) -0.002 (0.74)


7. R9678799 SUHN'S ALYDAR 416N3 -1.1 (0.81) 10 (0.79) 23 (0.67) 5 (0.33) 10 1.7 (0.6) 0.01 (0.68) -0.06 (0.63) -0.005 (0.67)

7. R725508 S.B. MR CADENCE 430H5 0.6 (0.83) 24 (0.82) 46 (0.66) 16 (0.67) 28 1.7 (0.62) -0.2 (0.67) -0.19 (0.62) -0.002 (0.64)

9. R797239 TJM JOHN WAYNE 44L 4.8 (0.89) 47 (0.88) 72 (0.82) -4 (0.72) 19 1.5 (0.74) 0.68 (0.83) 0.11 (0.8) 0.004 (0.82)

9. R10004011 SINGLETARY OF BRINKS 675R 1.3 (0.82) 30 (0.78) 61 (0.64) 8 (0.24) 23 1.5 (0.56) 0.55 (0.67) 0.24 (0.62) 0.007 (0.65)


12. R804495 SONAR OF BRINKS 607L18 -0.1 (0.84) 1 (0.83) 7 (0.77) 3 (0.66) 3 1.4 (0.68) -0.08 (0.79) 0.18 (0.75) 0.001 (0.77)


14. R754126 NEW ERA OF BRINKS 541J37 -2.2 (0.86) 5 (0.84) 19 (0.78) 3 (0.72) 6 1.2 (0.7) 0.56 (0.79) 0.19 (0.75) -0.005 (0.77)

14. R9662984 GRANT OF BRINKS 607N17 5.9 (0.78) 36 (0.77) 67 (0.69) -10 (0.39) 8 1.2 (0.63) 0.38 (0.71) 0.09 (0.67) 0.007 (0.68)

14. R9670079 DITKA OF BRINKS 535N37 2.1 (0.84) 14 (0.83) 17 (0.78) 17 (0.47) 24 1.2 (0.69) 0.27 (0.8) 0.04 (0.76) -0.009 (0.78)

17. R9685720 NEWT OF BRINKS 302P16 -6.5 (0.81) 13 (0.79) 31 (0.69) 4 (0.3) 11 1.1 (0.6) 0.43 (0.71) -0.08 (0.66) 0 (0.69)

17. R9677381 BEAR BRYANT OF BRINKS 1000N6 4.9 (0.8) 39 (0.79) 61 (0.72) 14 (0.44) 34 1.1 (0.62) 0.61 (0.74) -0.26 (0.7) -0.006 (0.73)

17. R9678800 SUHN'S AFFIRMED 416N4 1.4 (0.83) 31 (0.82) 57 (0.72) 3 (0.38) 19 1.1 (0.62) 0.23 (0.74) 0.03 (0.7) -0.003 (0.73)


20. R651026 SOUTH GATE'S MVP 157E22 1.3 (0.8) 34 (0.78) 62 (0.63) -3 (0.58) 15 1 (0.54) 0.1 (0.38) 0.02 (0.29) -0.001 (0.35)

20. R9679417 MC JOHN WAYNE 165N3 5 (0.78) 48 (0.77) 76 (0.7) 4 (0.35) 28 1 (0.59) 0.75 (0.71) 0.2 (0.67) 0.007 (0.71)

20. R712154 MC NEWS MAN 81H13 2.2 (0.88) 35 (0.87) 60 (0.8) 7 (0.78) 24 1 (0.69) 0.3 (0.79) -0.08 (0.75) 0.005 (0.77)

20. R785291 MC WATASH 98L24 1.3 (0.83) 12 (0.81) 28 (0.73) 17 (0.64) 23 1 (0.63) -0.02 (0.74) -0.15 (0.7) 0.002 (0.73)

20. R702145 ECH CADENCE 793-H2 1.4 (0.73) 46 (0.7) 61 (0.61) 13 (0.52) 36 1 (0.53) 0.5 (0.6) -0.11 (0.54) -0.003 (0.58)


Top 25 Bulls by Ribeye Area EPD


1. R808651 MC COOL HAND 52M6 4.2 (0.75) 55 (0.72) 70 (0.6) 5 (0.45) 33 0.2 (0.5) 0.94 (0.63) -0.02 (0.57) 0 (0.6)

2. R636795 TRANSFORMER OF BRINKS 0.3 (0.92) 21 (0.91) 52 (0.86) -3 (0.86) 8 0.6 (0.8) 0.93 (0.85) -0.06 (0.82) 0.003 (0.83)

3. R9694117 EARP OF BRINKS 795P40 -0.6 (0.54) 24 (0.52) 54 (0.44) 8 (0.26) 20 1 (0.37) 0.91 (0.47) -0.06 (0.42) -0.003 (0.45)

4. R9692850 WAT LEAD GUN 33P6 -2.6 (0.63) 40 (0.57) 65 (0.44) 1 (0.23) 21 1.1 (0.31) 0.9 (0.47) -0.07 (0.41) -0.01 (0.46)

4. R753285 SVF MR 793J41 0.9 (0.79) 27 (0.75) 59 (0.67) 23 (0.48) 37 0.6 (0.25) 0.9 (0.69) -0.14 (0.65) -0.012 (0.66)

6. R804487 YOEMAN OF BRINKS 589L10 -0.6 (0.53) 19 (0.66) 47 (0.49) 5 (0.37) 14 -0.2 (0.4) 0.88 (0.51) -0.15 (0.45) -0.004 (0.5)



9. R718941 SG TONTO 820H7 -0.4 (0.83) 35 (0.81) 57 (0.66) 0 (0.61) 18 -0.5 (0.58) 0.84 (0.52) -0.12 (0.45) -0.005 (0.5)

10. R9683154 TEX OF BRINKS 59N10 1.2 (0.62) 35 (0.59) 63 (0.46) 7 (0.28) 24 0.9 (0.38) 0.83 (0.48) 0.21 (0.42) -0.002 (0.44)

10. R823779 MC COOL HAND 100M 1.7 (0.67) 45 (0.66) 76 (0.41) 3 (0.28) 25 0.4 (0.38) 0.83 (0.43) 0.03 (0.36) -0.002 (0.4)


10. R808406 MR CR TERMINATOR 99/M26 0.2 (0.65) 20 (0.62) 53 (0.46) 5 (0.33) 16 0.6 (0.34) 0.83 (0.47) 0.21 (0.42) 0.01 (0.45)

14. R10038652 MC REAL DEAL 541R3 1.7 (0.71) 48 (0.7) 86 (0.58) 9 (0.24) 33 1 (0.48) 0.82 (0.6) -0.11 (0.55) 0.019 (0.58)

15. R10046089 ROBERTSON OF BRINKS 209S9 1.3 (0.59) 34 (0.56) 56 (0.41) -2 (0.22) 15 0.7 (0.34) 0.8 (0.44) 0.03 (0.38) 0.008 (0.42)

16. R823699 MC BRIGHT SIDE 2M11 1.4 (0.63) 50 (0.61) 89 (0.44) -1 (0.27) 24 0.6 (0.4) 0.79 (0.46) 0.05 (0.4) 0.021 (0.42)

16. R804489 SANDIA JACK 589L12 1.4 (0.63) 25 (0.6) 50 (0.42) 12 (0.4) 25 0.7 (0.28) 0.79 (0.43) -0.06 (0.37) 0.004 (0.4)

18. R9694176 MORGAN OF BRINKS 795P60 1.9 (0.69) 27 (0.67) 48 (0.58) 8 (0.27) 21 0.7 (0.49) 0.78 (0.61) 0.14 (0.56) 0.006 (0.57)

19. R679088 TYPESETTER OF BRINKS 535G7 -1.2 (0.82) 11 (0.8) 27 (0.71) -3 (0.71) 3 0.5 (0.63) 0.77 (0.7) 0.02 (0.66) 0.001 (0.67)


20. R9679417 MC JOHN WAYNE 165N3 5 (0.78) 48 (0.77) 76 (0.7) 4 (0.35) 28 1 (0.59) 0.75 (0.71) 0.2 (0.67) 0.007 (0.71)


23. R772231 HD FORMAT 39K6 -1.2 (0.66) 17 (0.62) 42 (0.5) 9 (0.37) 17 0.4 (0.18) 0.71 (0.53) 0.07 (0.47) 0.012 (0.49)

24. R824849 BRINKS FIRST CHOICE 99M54 2.4 (0.61) 24 (0.52) 62 (0.4) 15 (0.22) 27 1 (0.33) 0.7 (0.41) 0.01 (0.36) 0.001 (0.39)

25. R778657 TOP SIDE OF BRINKS 541K22 -0.3 (0.69) 28 (0.68) 52 (0.55) 1 (0.49) 15 1 (0.45) 0.69 (0.59) -0.02 (0.53) 0.013 (0.53)

Top 25 Bulls by Intramuscular Fat EPD


1. R754008 CEO OF BRINKS 99J44 2.3 (0.86) 32 (0.85) 62 (0.79) 20 (0.72) 36 0.5 (0.71) 0.25 (0.8) 0.5 (0.77) -0.008 (0.78)

2. R10004387 LAMBERT OF BRINKS 317R3 0.3 (0.76) 27 (0.74) 41 (0.64) 8 (0.24) 21 0.4 (0.53) 0.52 (0.67) 0.49 (0.62) 0 (0.64)

2. R824932 STRIKEEAGLE OF BRINKS 535M27 -1.5 (0.62) 18 (0.68) 44 (0.52) -12 (0.42) -3 0.6 (0.36) 0.31 (0.5) 0.49 (0.44) 0.001 (0.47)

4. R788480 STINGER OF BRINKS 99L8 -0.5 (0.75) -4 (0.73) 12 (0.65) 6 (0.54) 4 0.8 (0.55) 0.27 (0.68) 0.34 (0.63) 0.01 (0.66)

5. R698454 CCC NEWSMAKER 192G3 -2.4 (0.85) 6 (0.83) 14 (0.7) 17 (0.69) 20 0.2 (0.66) -0.18 (0.67) 0.32 (0.62) 0.012 (0.63)

6. R9684239 KB PARDNER 201P -2.8 (0.66) 23 (0.6) 49 (0.43) 16 (0.28) 28 0.4 (0.33) 0.23 (0.46) 0.26 (0.4) 0.006 (0.44)


7. R9679429 MC JOHN WAYNE 661N13 2.3 (0.73) 21 (0.72) 40 (0.62) 14 (0.36) 25 0.5 (0.51) 0.18 (0.63) 0.25 (0.58) 0.009 (0.62)


9. R10004011 SINGLETARY OF BRINKS 675R 1.3 (0.82) 30 (0.78) 61 (0.64) 8 (0.24) 23 1.5 (0.56) 0.55 (0.67) 0.24 (0.62) 0.007 (0.65)


12. R9676710 CCC BRAVEHEART 226N3 3.5 (0.72) 46 (0.68) 58 (0.5) 17 (0.27) 40 1.4 (0.39) 0.45 (0.53) 0.23 (0.47) 0.005 (0.46)

13. R9666004 SUHN'S NEW ERA 331N -2.1 (0.65) 13 (0.6) 27 (0.46) 5 (0.32) 11 1.1 (0.34) 0.46 (0.5) 0.22 (0.44) -0.002 (0.48)

14. R9683154 TEX OF BRINKS 59N10 1.2 (0.62) 35 (0.59) 63 (0.46) 7 (0.28) 24 0.9 (0.38) 0.83 (0.48) 0.21 (0.42) -0.002 (0.44)


14. R424771 MAVERICK OF BRINKS 1.3 (0.89) 31 (0.89) 53 (0.84) 2 (0.84) 17 0.2 (0.73) 0.31 (0.76) 0.21 (0.61) 0.01 (0.73)

17. R9679417 MC JOHN WAYNE 165N3 5 (0.78) 48 (0.77) 76 (0.7) 4 (0.35) 28 1 (0.59) 0.75 (0.71) 0.2 (0.67) 0.007 (0.71)

17. R9693971 JESSE OF BRINKS 392P105 -2.5 (0.79) 13 (0.77) 35 (0.61) 8 (0.26) 15 0.3 (0.48) 0.51 (0.63) 0.2 (0.58) 0.014 (0.61)


20. R754126 NEW ERA OF BRINKS 541J37 -2.2 (0.86) 5 (0.84) 19 (0.78) 3 (0.72) 6 1.2 (0.7) 0.56 (0.79) 0.19 (0.75) -0.005 (0.77)

20. R804529 PR ELIXIR 698L3 -0.7 (0.83) 39 (0.81) 62 (0.69) 5 (0.49) 25 0.4 (0.56) 0.26 (0.69) 0.19 (0.64) 0.016 (0.66)


22. R10001705 MC JOHN WAYNE 99P10 3.8 (0.72) 37 (0.68) 62 (0.54) 7 (0.28) 26 0.7 (0.45) 0.48 (0.58) 0.18 (0.52) 0.006 (0.56)

22. R10004318 UNITAS OF BRINKS 361R6 -0.8 (0.67) 32 (0.63) 68 (0.48) 14 (0.24) 30 0.9 (0.41) 0.67 (0.51) 0.18 (0.45) 0 (0.47)

22. R804495 SONAR OF BRINKS 607L18 -0.1 (0.84) 1 (0.83) 7 (0.77) 3 (0.66) 3 1.4 (0.68) -0.08 (0.79) 0.18 (0.75) 0.001 (0.77)


Top 25 Bulls by Minimum Fat Thickness EPD


1. R658601 CCR INTEGRITY F386F2 1.9 (0.81) 20 (0.76) 39 (0.58) 2 (0.63) 12 0.7 (0.22) -0.01 (0.55) -0.17 (0.48) -0.019 (0.53)

2. R637707 ESCOBA DUKE -16E2 1.1 (0.78) 21 (0.75) 33 (0.47) 19 (0.51) 30 1 (0.19) 0.08 (0.44) -0.16 (0.37) -0.018 (0.41)

3. R10005641 WPH BRIGHTSIDE 24P 1.8 (0.56) 31 (0.55) 43 (0.45) 8 (0.17) 24 0 (0.41) 0.21 (0.49) -0.01 (0.43) -0.017 (0.47)

3. R670795 PICASSO OF BRINKS 881F18 0.8 (0.85) 21 (0.84) 39 (0.78) 6 (0.74) 16 0.7 (0.69) 0.05 (0.78) -0.26 (0.74) -0.017 (0.76)

3. R778619 ANGELO OF BRINKS 489K4 1.3 (0.79) 30 (0.77) 56 (0.64) 5 (0.64) 20 1.6 (0.44) 0.18 (0.62) -0.16 (0.56) -0.017 (0.6)

3. R112799 DMA CHAMP 533 1.6 (0.93) 14 (0.93) 33 (0.88) 5 (0.9) 12 0.2 (0.82) 0.26 (0.76) -0.27 (0.61) -0.017 (0.73)



8. R785611 SUHN'S PICASSO 416K 0.5 (0.68) 39 (0.65) 57 (0.47) 3 (0.31) 22 0.8 (0.4) 0.33 (0.49) -0.17 (0.43) -0.016 (0.47)

10. R784551 HD SPECIAL AD 28K2 0 (0.58) 37 (0.57) 70 (0.44) 6 (0.26) 25 0.5 (0.39) 0.43 (0.45) -0.09 (0.39) -0.015 (0.42)

11. R9694028 IKE OF BRINKS 504P31 -2.1 (0.81) 15 (0.79) 40 (0.72) 20 (0.27) 28 0.6 (0.62) 0.04 (0.74) -0.02 (0.7) -0.014 (0.73)

12. R733651 PR DOUBLE TIME 55/9 -2.9 (0.72) 23 (0.69) 42 (0.49) 18 (0.54) 29 -0.1 (0.34) 0.37 (0.45) -0.03 (0.39) -0.013 (0.42)

13. R9683828 WPH CONTENDER 881P 4.3 (0.6) 30 (0.59) 44 (0.46) 0 (0.26) 15 -0.2 (0.4) 0.16 (0.49) -0.27 (0.42) -0.012 (0.46)

13. R670823 MC ROBERT E LEE 20F9 0.5 (0.66) 25 (0.62) 39 (0.47) 18 (0.47) 30 0.4 (0.38) 0.03 (0.49) -0.37 (0.43) -0.012 (0.46)

13. R460092 TYSON OF BRINKS 1.1 (0.92) 23 (0.91) 43 (0.87) 8 (0.88) 19 -0.1 (0.8) 0.09 (0.83) -0.02 (0.75) -0.012 (0.81)


13. R753285 SVF MR 793J41 0.9 (0.79) 27 (0.75) 59 (0.67) 23 (0.48) 37 0.6 (0.25) 0.9 (0.69) -0.14 (0.65) -0.012 (0.66)

13. R753986 UPPERCUT OF BRINKS 14J8 -1.3 (0.85) 13 (0.82) 32 (0.74) -3 (0.65) 4 2 (0.65) 0.23 (0.74) 0.14 (0.7) -0.012 (0.72)

19. R597952 RBF DOWNTOWN OF ATLAS 2.4 (0.77) 26 (0.73) 38 (0.55) -26 (0.58) -13 0.7 (0.37) 0.48 (0.55) -0.2 (0.51) -0.011 (0.53)

20. R527981 COWBOY OF BRINKS 0.8 (0.89) 11 (0.89) 27 (0.82) 8 (0.83) 14 -0.4 (0.74) 0.5 (0.8) -0.11 (0.75) -0.01 (0.77)

20. R9657174 HD OF SALACOA -2.6 (0.66) 6 (0.62) 31 (0.43) 10 (0.21) 13 1 (0.34) 0.1 (0.42) -0.09 (0.36) -0.01 (0.4)

20. R9692850 WAT LEAD GUN 33P6 -2.6 (0.63) 40 (0.57) 65 (0.44) 1 (0.23) 21 1.1 (0.31) 0.9 (0.47) -0.07 (0.41) -0.01 (0.46)


23. R558604 FLC MR DUKE 1144/C1 1.5 (0.83) 30 (0.82) 45 (0.72) 9 (0.71) 24 0 (0.65) 0.36 (0.7) -0.3 (0.65) -0.009 (0.65)

23. R9678817 SUHN'S BT 894N13 -2.7 (0.63) 15 (0.6) 35 (0.43) 20 (0.28) 28 0.4 (0.3) 0.14 (0.46) -0.15 (0.41) -0.009 (0.41)

23. R811197 TRACKER OF BRINKS 541M8 0.3 (0.72) 29 (0.69) 52 (0.59) -10 (0.44) 4 0.4 (0.47) 0.41 (0.61) -0.15 (0.56) -0.009 (0.6)

Top 25 Bulls by Maximum Fat Thickness EPD


1. R778555 DECADE OF BRINKS 209K26 0.6 (0.8) 27 (0.77) 52 (0.67) -15 (0.57) -2 0.6 (0.56) 0.35 (0.69) 0.12 (0.64) 0.027 (0.66)

2. R794591 MR CR JIM BOWIE 535/L25 1.2 (0.66) 30 (0.6) 57 (0.46) 2 (0.37) 17 0.4 (0.33) 0.09 (0.46) 0.02 (0.39) 0.022 (0.43)

3. R823699 MC BRIGHT SIDE 2M11 1.4 (0.63) 50 (0.61) 89 (0.44) -1 (0.27) 24 0.6 (0.4) 0.79 (0.46) 0.05 (0.4) 0.021 (0.42)

4. R9661310 BOWDEN OF BRINKS 504N2 4.4 (0.75) 24 (0.73) 42 (0.64) 10 (0.31) 23 0.8 (0.55) 0.21 (0.66) -0.09 (0.6) 0.02 (0.64)

4. R10038792 MC RIGHT DIRECTION 624R 0.2 (0.7) 28 (0.67) 61 (0.5) 15 (0.21) 29 1.2 (0.41) 0.36 (0.52) 0.08 (0.46) 0.02 (0.51)

6. R10038652 MC REAL DEAL 541R3 1.7 (0.71) 48 (0.7) 86 (0.58) 9 (0.24) 33 1 (0.48) 0.82 (0.6) -0.11 (0.55) 0.019 (0.58)

6. R670605 THE NATURAL OF BRINKS 535F15 -1.1 (0.8) 15 (0.78) 32 (0.67) 1 (0.69) 8 0 (0.59) 0.46 (0.68) 0.08 (0.64) 0.019 (0.64)

8. R804529 PR ELIXIR 698L3 -0.7 (0.83) 39 (0.81) 62 (0.69) 5 (0.49) 25 0.4 (0.56) 0.26 (0.69) 0.19 (0.64) 0.016 (0.66)

8. R623286 BRINKS EASY STREET 30D37 1.9 (0.77) 34 (0.76) 68 (0.68) -18 (0.57) -1 0.4 (0.58) 0.65 (0.63) 0.05 (0.57) 0.016 (0.58)

10. R9693971 JESSE OF BRINKS 392P105 -2.5 (0.79) 13 (0.77) 35 (0.61) 8 (0.26) 15 0.3 (0.48) 0.51 (0.63) 0.2 (0.58) 0.014 (0.61)



10. R9661272 LANDRY OF BRINKS 209N4 -1.2 (0.74) 36 (0.73) 82 (0.55) 2 (0.37) 19 0.8 (0.47) 0.5 (0.58) 0.16 (0.52) 0.014 (0.54)

10. R824817 LIGHTNING OF BRINKS 59M10 -0.4 (0.62) 6 (0.56) 25 (0.42) 6 (0.3) 9 -0.2 (0.28) 0.13 (0.45) 0.05 (0.39) 0.014 (0.43)

15. R778657 TOP SIDE OF BRINKS 541K22 -0.3 (0.69) 28 (0.68) 52 (0.55) 1 (0.49) 15 1 (0.45) 0.69 (0.59) -0.02 (0.53) 0.013 (0.53)

15. R10035037 LARGENT OF BRINKS 784R17 -1.9 (0.72) 16 (0.69) 44 (0.54) 5 (0.23) 13 -0.2 (0.45) 0.19 (0.57) 0.08 (0.51) 0.013 (0.52)

17. R9685703 KID OF BRINKS 392P68 3.4 (0.58) 33 (0.51) 55 (0.39) 8 (0.25) 24 0.6 (0.33) 0.34 (0.42) 0.13 (0.38) 0.012 (0.41)

17. R777965 MC NEWS MAN 2K4 0.9 (0.65) 41 (0.59) 68 (0.43) 9 (0.34) 29 0.6 (0.33) 0.48 (0.44) 0.01 (0.39) 0.012 (0.43)

17. R772231 HD FORMAT 39K6 -1.2 (0.66) 17 (0.62) 42 (0.5) 9 (0.37) 17 0.4 (0.18) 0.71 (0.53) 0.07 (0.47) 0.012 (0.49)

17. R698454 CCC NEWSMAKER 192G3 -2.4 (0.85) 6 (0.83) 14 (0.7) 17 (0.69) 20 0.2 (0.66) -0.18 (0.67) 0.32 (0.62) 0.012 (0.63)

21. R9662751 MC SONNY SIDE 165M 0.1 (0.61) 10 (0.56) 35 (0.43) 5 (0.29) 10 0.3 (0.4) 0.24 (0.45) 0.01 (0.4) 0.011 (0.42)

21. R715440 SUCCESS OF CAMP COOLEY 55H 1.5 (0.75) 25 (0.72) 50 (0.59) -1 (0.48) 12 0.5 (0.51) 0.68 (0.6) 0.12 (0.55) 0.011 (0.59)


23. R424771 MAVERICK OF BRINKS 1.3 (0.89) 31 (0.89) 53 (0.84) 2 (0.84) 17 0.2 (0.73) 0.31 (0.76) 0.21 (0.61) 0.01 (0.73)

23. R788480 STINGER OF BRINKS 99L8 -0.5 (0.75) -4 (0.73) 12 (0.65) 6 (0.54) 4 0.8 (0.55) 0.27 (0.68) 0.34 (0.63) 0.01 (0.66)


SHowresults

TJBBA State Show

Champion Bred & Owned femaleRad Miss Addie, Derek Johnston, Waxahachie, Texas.

Reserve Champion Bred & Owned femaleJCC Ms Shana 1252T ET, Luke Johnston, Waxahachie, Texas.

Champion Bred & Owned BullMr EJ Laredo, Emily Jackson, Waco, Texas.

Reserve Champion Bred & Owned BullMr Wellmann 10U, Michael Wellmann, Brenham, Texas.



SHowresults

TJBBA State Show

Champion femaleMiss JLS Bella 302T12, Savannah Scott, Angleton, Texas.

Reserve Champion femaleMs Firstl Lady Zoe. Kody Lucherk, McCoy, Texas.

Champion Cow/Calf PairWJ Miss Angel 622T, Whitney Jennings, Meridian, Texas.

Reserve Champion Cow/Calf PairJCC Miss Stacey 390T, Jake Johnston, Waxahachie, Texas.


Dale Kirkham asked if there were any items to add to the agenda for today’s meeting. None were offered so he proceeded with the agenda. He called for a motion to approve the Board of Director Meeting minutes of March 6, 2009.

dr Vineyard motioned to approve the Board of director Meeting min-utes of March 6, 2009.Second by tommy taylorMotion passed unanimously.

Dale Kirkham then called on Dr. Massey to discuss the March 2009 financial reports. Dr. Massey noted that the Budget showed $375,000 year to date versus $356, 000 for the budget period which is $19, 000 ahead of budget.

However, THR bookings are $24,540 less than budgeted. That is an area that we need to be concerned about. Invoices were sent out around March 15 when we returned from Houston. There will adjustments for the next month or next six weeks. We have received about $100,000 in THR rev-enue. We are down $15,500 on memberships. We might make up some of that but not all of it.

Revenues from the Convention are ahead by $14, 400 which offset some of the THR income loss.

As far as expense, we are ahead of budget by about $19,000. Dr. Massey had selected some categories to talk about:$10,000 ahead on salaries2,700 ahead on legal fees4,600 ahead on Convention expenses but not all have come inBoard travel – not all expenses have come in.

Although we were not considering the Journal, Dr. Massey related that journal advertising income was down because of the economy; the other source of concern was the decrease in THR revenue. Trends at other cattle associations are that seedstock cattle will continue to decrease. The IBBA is still in a good position so far, although we have lost members.

Dr. Massey then tried to reschedule the Strategic Planning Meeting. It was suggested that the meeting be held on weekdays instead of trying to schedule on a weekend. After consulting the members’ calendars, Dr. Massey is going to call Zane Akins to see if he could schedule a weekday meeting late in April.

Dale Kirkham moved to the next agenda item: Future direction of IBBA bylaw changes.

dr. Vineyard motioned that the IBBa attorney draw up a simple, sys-tematic set of bylaws that would allow the IBBa to conduct business without the need for constant bylaw revisions.Second by david Vaughan

There was discussion about the cost of the attorney’s fee for this service. There was also discussion that some things need to be policy which can

easily be changed by the Board; bylaws need to be simple to conduct the association business.

amendment was made to the motion by Bill davis that IBBa get an estimate of attorney’s fee to rewrite the bylaws and then that be pre-sented to the Board.

Amendment accepted by Dr. Vineyard and David Vaughan.amended Motion passed unanimously.

Final item on the agenda is the update from the Show Committee.

Bill Morrison motioned that the Board approve the change of judge for the futurity from tommy Schwertner to the first alternate.Second by david Vaughan

There was discussion of the reason for the judge change. Steve Densmore related that the show committee voted to remove Tommy Schwertner as a judge because there was a perception of impropriety.

Roll was called to record the vote.Motion passed with three “no” votes.

Bill Morrison motioned that Board accept the proposal for point change for the in the selection of show bull, heifer and sire of the year where members would get partial points for attending regional shows to give people from east Coast and West Coast the opportunity to par-ticipate. (Proposal for an Expanded Show Standing Recognition Points Program is attached to these minutes)Second by Steve densmore

The IBBA will not have to send personnel to the regional shows to check cattle in and run the show. We would not select the judges for the regional shows but they would select judges from our list. The IBBA would abide by the standings provided by the shows

Motion passed unanimously.

Respectfully submitted,Carolyn Kobos

These minutes have been read and approved by: Dale Kirkham

InteRnatIOnal BRanguS BReedeRS aSSOCIatIOnBOaRd Of dIReCtORSaPRIl 13, 2009telePHOne COnfeRenCe Calldale KIRKHaM, PReSIdent

PReSent: Bill Davis, Dale Kirkham, Brad Church, Don Cox, Dr. Robert Vineyard, Bill Morrison, David Vaughan, Tommy Taylor, Bill Felton, Steve Densmore, Doug Williams, R. L. Robbs

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