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Cattlemen and Cattlewomen,
The goal of our program has always been to provide our
customers with the most progressive Red Angus genetics
possible. Genetics that excel in the economically important
traits of efficient beef production. To us that means growth,
Fertility, calving ease, maternal and carcass traits along with
convenience traits. These traits should come in a functional,
sound, easy fleshing package. We have always relied on
EPD’s, visual appraisal and individual performance to guide us
in the selection process.
Our AI program along with our extensive ET program
expand the impact of the elite bulls and females on our
program. Our commitment to reaching our genetic goals
included ongoing investment in elite genetics through semen
from outstanding sires and selection of high potential young
sires.
The goals of our program depend highly on customer
satisfaction. Repeat customers, long standing relationships
and real genetic value are what we strive to produce.
Our priority has always been our personal alliance with you,
our customer, and that has always been at the top of our list.
Feel free to give us a call and discuss you needs any time.
Thanks for taking the time to review our program.
Craig & Peggy Bieber
A Word About Genomics
”I read a lot of catalog every year and I saw this in the WoodHill Farms Catalog written by my friend
Brian McCulloch and his partner Dan Borgen. I felt like it is one of the best things I had seen written
about genomics. I am passing it on here. The products he talks about are Angus but essentially they are
the as the ones we use but specifically for Red Angus cattle. I hope you enjoy this tidbit of information
as much as I did.
Information versus Data: making sense of what genomics provide us
“I am not buying my kid an encyclopedia. He can walk to school like I did.” Lawrence “Yogi” Berra
It is a natural impulse for us to throw up our hand in frustration when challenged to make sense of waves
of new information. There is no one equal to Yogi in the ability to express a kernel of wisdom in his
malapropisms. I our particular world what he said would sound something like, “I’m going to pick the
bulls that look the part to me and the hell with all the number!” Besides, it seems to be easy for a lot of
people in our business to believe the numbers are a crock, a contrivance of an in-group to manipulate the
process to their advantage. Our view is that the “numbers”, the EPDs have been invaluable, will continue
to be so, and that is not all that complicated.
The HD50K produces data that verifies parentage and predicts the breeding value of an individual bull for
19 different traits. Angus Genetic, Inc. (AGI) then processes that genomic data and puts it into a usable
information format by updating and reporting genomically-enhanced EPDs (GE-EPDs) weekly.
The value of the genomic information is in improving the accuracy of the EPDs. The improve accuracy,
according to the statisticians, of GE-EPDs can be expressed in the number of progeny records that would
be required to produce equally valid phenotypically derived EPD values. Zoetis says the value of CED,
for example, can change by as much as plus or minus 3 in a GE-EPD and that genomic data contributes
an equivalent amount of information about unassisted deliveries as would be derived from 21 offspring of
a given bull.
To sum up, let us revisit the data versus information idea. Investigation of the genome and accumulation
of data to predict outcome will continue across the entire spectrum of biology. No one can stop it. There
is nothing fundamentally wrong or threatening with the process. At the same time, we believe that the
interpretation of such data in our business is less than ideal, its impact sometimes exaggerated. In other
works, the translation of data to usable information, actionable intelligence, in a work in progress. We
believe that process will evolve and improve, particularly as more data accumulates.
Nothing in this world is perfect, including the tools we have to predict outcomes in the vast, magnificent
world of biology. But EPDs are still, and will remain, the selection tools to use in choosing bulls to buy.
They account for all sources of information on the individual, including pedigree, with collateral relatives’
performance, individual performance, and genomic testing. They are the best tools we have and most
definitely have worked for us.
Dan Borgen and Brian McCulloh
WELCOME TO THE SALE!
Sale Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Sale Bulls Lot 1 thru 385. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-88
Red Angus Reference Sires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88-92
Terms and Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
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