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MARK GARDINER GARDINER ANGUS RANCH

Ashland, Kansas U.S.A.

GARDINER ANGUS RANCH

1898 2000

GARDINER ANGUS RANCH

The Ranch 48,000 acres

• Avg. annual rainfall 18” •Native range 42,000 acres •Wheat 5,000 acres •Alfalfa 1,000 acres

Cattle - Gardiner Angus Ranch •1600 commercial cows •600 registered cows

Cattle - Cooperator herds •4 contract recipient herds (1500 calves /yr) •12 GAR Allied Producers (1000 calves/yr)

GARDINER ANGUS RANCH GARDINER ANGUS RANCH

Business Philosophy – produce the “right” product . . . . to help our customers reach THEIR goals.


• ranches consist of 130,000+ acres and over 2500 cows • survived harsh environment for over 125 years • Means' have purchased over 1000 bulls from GAR in the past 20 years

Means Ranch Co. and the Means Brothers Ranch

Jon Bodie Craig & Alf Means

•Maternal ability

•Reproductive efficiency •Early growth •End-product merit

The “right ” package


Gardiner AI Center Total AI + ET breeding program

= 100% AI and ET

MAXIMUM GENETIC IMPROVEMENT

(since 1964)


Breeding & Selection Philosophy TOTAL AI breeding program

• Average birth weight = +.1

• Average weaning weight = +3

• Average yearling weight = +9

• Average maternal breeding value = 99.5

HINDSIGHT When the first AAA

sire summary came out what were the EPDs ??



Year

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Sire Selection TOTAL AI + ET breeding program

1964 began artificial insemination (AI) 1964 - 1980 NO PROGRESS !!!!!!

sire selection based on genetic merit for economically-important traits

1980 American Angus Assoc. Sire Summary

EPDs


Sire Selection Total AI + ET breeding program

Angus Sire Summary – we study it !



Year

Wei

ght


Dad’s rule has always been to only include “proven” AI sires when we chart matings. This disciplined sire selection has been the “key” to our success.

Sire Selection

CED WW YW YH Milk $EN MW MH SC + 16 (.87)

+ 61 (.92)

+ 114 (.89)

+ .9 (.93)

+ 24 (.79) -18.74 +105

(.67) + 1.2 (.70)

+.50 (.91)

MARB RE FAT

+.63 (.74) + 1.24 (.73) - 0.20 (.72)

$Values $Wean $Feedlot $Grid $Beef

+34.44 +61.69 +47.44 +96.65 as of 1/10/2014

AAR New Trend

Boyd New Day 8005

SVF Forever Lady 57D

SAF Focus of ER

MCC Miss Focus 134 MCC Miss Chief 519


.Dad’s rules have been great, but it has also caused us not to use some talented young sires. Especially some of our own.

Sire Selection


The use of genomics enhances the accuracy associated with the EPDs of young sires.

Even though we still live by Dad’s rules, the use of genomics has allowed me to use some of our young sires earlier than we could have in the past without taking an undue risk.

Sire Selection

Leased to Select Sires

161 Test ADG

5.67 Gain Ratio

104

Rump Fat Ratio

.71

Adj. Rump Fat

156 Rib Fat Ratio

.50 Adj. Rib Fat

112 RE Ratio

17.2 Adj. RE

119 % IMF Ratio

6.31 Adj %IMF

51.4 Yrlg Hip Ht.

37.23 Yrlg Scrotal

ET YWR 1556

Adj. YW ET

WWR 769

Adj. WW 1

Calv. Ease 78

BW

2-95 2-102 2-105 2-82 YWR WWR BWR Act. BW

Dam’s Production Record

104-102 99-102 99-102 101-102 RUMP FAT RE %IMF

Dam’s Ultrasound Production Record

CED WW YW YH Milk $EN MW MH SC + 12 (.74)

+ 79 (.81)

+ 135 (.74)

+ .5 (.82)

+ 35 (.35) -31.14 +36

(.46) + .4 (.35)

+.15 (.78)

MARB RE FAT

+1.67 (.66) +.74 (.63) +0.48 (.62)

$Values $Wean $Feedlot $Grid $Beef

+56.88 +82.12 +60.14 +116.03 as of 1/10/2014

B A R Ext Traveler 205 C R A Bextor 872 5205 608

CRA Lady Jay 608 498 S Easy

S S Objective T510 0T26 G A R Objective 1885

G A R 1407 New Design 2232


70% of the bulls in our

production sales are the result of

Embryo Transfer.

= 100% AI and ET

MAXIMUM GENETIC IMPROVEMENT

“Our bull marketing

program begins with selection of

our BULL MOTHERS”

Female Selection


DONOR SELECTION

927 Yearling Heifers

360 Elite Bred Heifers

70 Donors

Pedigree information

Performance data

EPDs

Genomic - enhanced EPDs – powered by

HD 50K

Female Selection



Use of HD 50K: - equal to 21 progeny calving ease records - equal to 11 progeny birth weight records



Use of HD 50K: - equal to 16 progeny marbling score records - equal to 9 progeny ribeye size measurements




70% of the bulls in our

production sales are the result of

Embryo Transfer.

“Our bull marketing

program begins with selection of

our BULL MOTHERS”

Female Selection


The CATTLE

are only half of it !



•GENETICS Data interpretation - EPDs •BREEDING GUARANTEE •MARKETING ASSISTANCE Special/Video Sales Feedlot Partners US Premium Beef •INFORMATION – EDUCATION GAR website Ranch tours AI – Ultrasound programs •Gardiner G3 tag rebate program •FREE DELIVERY •REPEAT BUYER DISCOUNT – 5%


•We guarantee that all breeding cattle sold by Gardiner Angus Ranch are fertile to the best of our knowledge.

•If a bull is injured at any time in the 12 months following the sale as so to make them functionally infertile, we will provide a satisfactory replacement or issue a credit in any future GAR sale.

•If a female is determined to be a non-breeder, then we would offer the difference of her purchase price minus the salvage value as a credit in any future GAR sale.

GARDINER BREEDING GUARANTEE


BREEDING GUARANTEE

• We replace approximately 150 bulls (7.5%) per year

• We granted over $253,682 in credit at last year’s sales

• This is some of the BEST money we ever “spend”

www.uspremiumbeef.com


U.S. Premium Beef

• Founded in 1996

• Producer-owned marketing cooperative - Pooling capital -Pooling cattle

• Shares tied to delivery rights (obligation)

• Delivery rights can be leased/ transferred

• Cattle sold on best value-based grid in industry

GAR and U.S. Premium Beef

USPB

$$ + Premiums

Purchased shares

CUSTOMERS


$4,920,800

From 1998 to 2013 GAR customers marketed 60,000 head through

U.S. Premium Beef, receiving premiums totaling…

Above cash market. Above cash market.


www.gardinerangus.com


•ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION Estrus synchronization

•ULTRASOUND TECHNOLOGY Reproductive Carcass

•EMBRYO TRANSFER Embryo splitting

•MARKER-ASSISTED GENETIC SELECTION

•SOUTHERN CARCASS IMPROVE- MENT PROJECT


CalvingCalving BreedingBreeding

Aug 15 Oct 1 Nov 10 Dec 25 May 15 July 10

Native / Sudan Dry lot Wheat pasture Native range

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(no clean-up bulls)(no clean-up bulls)

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2156 is donor quality. This high powered 1I1 daughter ranks in the upper percentiles for the important traits. 9/27/09 heifer calf, tattoo 2929 by GAR Selective, BW 74. Sells bred 12/2/09 to GAR Predestined. Embryo sexed as a heifer.


• Verify AI date • Verify heartbeat • Sex embryo


Embryo Transfer Technology EMBRYO TRANSFER PROGRAM

7 days

Superovulated

FSH

AI


EMBRYO TRANSFER PROGRAM

Superovulated Transfer

Embryo Transfer Technology


EMBRYO TRANSFER PROGRAM


Superovulated Transfer

Transfer

Transfer

SPLIT


EMBRYO TRANSFER PROGRAM on ranch 2006-11


Fresh embryos

No. embryos 3033

% Pregnant 62.5

Frozen embryos

No. embryos 1658

% Pregnant 58.0

Split

No. embryos 645

% Pregnant 54.7 X 2 = 109% !!!!

embryos

ET Cooperators

Southern Carcass Improvement Project Results


Research funded by:


Southern Carcass Improvement Project

Ordinary Southern cow… (Bos indicus cross)



Plus an ordinary Southern bull…. (Bos indicus influence)



= Typical ‘Straight’ Southern Calf



They end up in America’s feedlots in droves.



…with almost no marbling in their genetic makeup.

5 million cattle sold annually out of pens that grade below 50% Choice.



Does it have to be this way?



“A unique breeding project to determine the carcass improvement that can be made in one generation, using high carcass value Angus bulls on typical cows found in the southern U.S.”

Southern cow

Angus

Southern

X

Beefmaster Red Brangus Simbrah Braford Santa Gertrudis



USDA Yield Grade Ribeye area Backfat KPH % Calculated yield grade Carcass defects Total grid value Premiums/discounts DNA marker profiles

Birth weight Weaning Weight Feedlot ADG Cost of gain Morbidity/mortality Hot carcass weight USDA Quality Grade Marbling score Bone maturity score

ENDPOINTS



Birth weight Weaning Weight Feedlot ADG Cost of gain Morbidity/mortality Hot carcass weight Angus-sired +47 lbs USDA Quality Grade Bone maturity score

ENDPOINTS



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50%

60%

Standard Low Select High Select Low Choice Mid-Chocie

SCIP Quality Grade Distribution

Angus Sired

Soutnern Sired



CHOICE 25% SELECT 73% STANDARD 2%

CHOICE 77% SELECT 23%

USDA Yield Grade Ribeye area Backfat KPH % Calculated yield grade Carcass defects Total grid value Premiums/discounts DNA marker profiles

ENDPOINTS



+$73/hd Angus-sired



Sire: Angus (Predestined)

Carcass wt: 966 lbs.

Mid Choice YG3

REA 15.2 sq. inches

Total Value $1,737

Sire: Brahman

Carcass wt: 857 lbs.

Mid Select YG1

REA 16.0 sq. inches

Total Value $1,473



Tom Brink, Five Rivers Cattle Feeding Gardiner Angus Ranch Crew Sam Hands, Triangle-H Grain & Cattle Dave Notter, Virginia Tech Brian Bertelsen, USPB Jim Gibb, Igenity®

Special Thanks Special Thanks

MARK GARDINER GARDINER ANGUS RANCH

Ashland, Kansas U.S.A.

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