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Welcome
Welcome!
We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in our program and for taking the time to look at this catalog.
We welcome you to view the information that we have assembled through this catalog as well as additional material on our web-
site such as videos of the bulls and carcass ultrasound information. The additional information was not available at the time that
this catalog was printed so we are attempting to get that information to you as easy as possible. We want to make any information
that will help you in your selection of genetics available to you in the easiest possible way.
What a difference a year can make from 2011 being abundant in hay and grass, to 2012 being very little hay and the grass from
2011 carrying us through the summer and fall of 2012. On a normal year hay aftermath provides some extra kick nutritionally, this
year there was none available and weaning weights reflect that. We find that the cattle that “weather” challenges from the environ-
ment like this past summer are meeting the demands that we have placed upon them. They produce a calf from birth to weaning,
breed back and require very low inputs to produce profitable outputs.
The 2013 offering of bulls continue to offer a consistent pattern with width of base, thickness over the top line, along with struc-
tural correctness to provide longevity to the new owner. There are numerous bulls in the offering that are able to be used on
heifers with confidence. New to the offering this year is a group of SimAngus™ bulls. We selected two of our top proven cows and
flushed them to two top proven Simmental bulls. Through this endeavor we are offering customers that want to crossbreed an
alternative.
As you look through the catalog and EPDs, you will notice some changes within the EPDs. The Red Angus Association in coopera-
tion with the Simmental Association have produced multi-breed EPDs that allow you the producer to compare Red Angus cattle to
the Simmental cattle and the Gelbvieh cattle on a level playing field. As these changes were implemented the breed averages have
changed, but the percentile rank with the breed has not. EXAMPLE: A “Proven” sire that previously had a 62 YW EPD now has an
83 YW EPD…but he is still only average. Obviously, he’s the same bull, so he’s still an average bull…his 21-lb. increase in YW
EPD mirrors RAAA’s 21- lb. increase in the YW EPD base (reference from American Red Angus Magazine January 2013, or page 8
of this catalog). If you have any questions in regards to this change please feel free to give us a call.
We look forward to this time of year as it gives us an opportunity to meet many new people as well as visit with old friends about
their challenges and goals in their cattle operations. We are blessed to be able to share common interests in this cattle industry
with so many good people.
God Bless You!
Milk Creek Reds
Bruce, Tena, Cele & Jaclyn Ketchum
As servants of the Lord,
we are striving to be
stewards of the land and
cattle that He created and
allowed us to manage so
that we may glorify Him.
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