BIEBER RED ANGUS SPRING CATALOG 2016
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Wednesday, March 2nd
All Day Inspection of Cattle Offering—Visitors welcome
Refreshments served
Thursday, March 3rd
8 A.M. Inspect Cattle Offering
9 A.M. - Coffee & Rolls - 11 A.M. - Lunch Served
1:00 P.M. Sale of 400 bulls
Hampton Inn
(Aberdeen) 605-262-2600
Ramkota
(Aberdeen) 605-229-4040
Super 8 Motel North
(Aberdeen) 605-226-2288
Holiday Inn Express
(Aberdeen) 605-725-4000
Hospitality Hotel
(Ipswich) 605-426-6483
Northern Kross Lodge Bed and Breakfast
(Eureka)
605-577-6250 Located 14 miles from the Ranch, in the country.
Tipsy Cow
(Long Lake) 605-577-6242
ACCOMMODATIONS
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
DELIVERY POLICY:
Free delivery to surrounding state on all purchases over $3500, to central
points. Volume purchases by one buyer of 5 head over $3500 delivered free to
central point in the US. All bulls under $3500 will be delivered at cost. Central
point for delivery will include auction barns, vet clinics and ranches that offer to
serve as a delivery point. We simply ask for your cooperation in arranging the
delivery of your cattle. This will keep the cattle from being on the truck longer than
necessary and help to get the cattle to you with the least possible stress and in the
best possible condition.
HEALTH:
Ashley Vet Clinic, 701-
288-3234, will be available
on sale day. All cattle are
on a complete vaccination
program
supervised
by
Ashley Vet Clinic.
In the past bulls have
been tested for persistent
BVD carriers and all tests
were negative for a number
of years. We have chosen not
to test the bulls this year since
no positives have been found in over 10 years. We do test our replacement heifers
for BVD in since 2014 as a part of our surveillance program and found no positives
BVD carriers. Bieber Red Angus participates in the Beef Quality Assurance (BQA)
program. Heifer calves have been Bangs vaccinated. We participated in a Johnes
testing program for 10 years with no confirmed positive. We no longer test for
Johnes disease but continue to diligently watch for any suspicious cases and test as
necessary.
GENETIC DEFECTS:
Every animal in the Bieber Red Angus production sale is guaranteed
negative for the recessive gene associated with Osteopetrosis(OS), Arthrogryposis
Multiplex(AM) (Curly Calf Syndrome), and Neuropathic Hydrocephalus (NH).
With this guarantee, we provide our customers the opportunity to purchase their
choice of cattle with very little risk. DNA samples have been collected on every
animal in the sale with any known carrier in the first three generations and tested
negative unless otherwise noted.
RETAINED INTEREST:
We are retaining 1/2 interest in all bulls in the sale. We are selling the
remaining 1/2 interest, full possession, and full salvage value on these bulls.
This option gives Bieber Red Angus Ranch the option to collect, use and market
semen from the bull and does not restrict the purchaser from doing the same. This
collection, unless agreed otherwise, would be done at the expense of Bieber Red
Angus Ranch, at the buyers convenience. Also at the time of purchase, the highest
bidder on a retained interest bull may elect to purchase exclusive semen rights for
100% of the purchase price in addition to the purchased price on retained bulls. If a
buyer elects to purchase exclusive semen rights, Bieber Red Angus Ranch interest
then becomes in herd use only, but Bieber Red Angus Ranch retains all rights to
use the bull within their herd.
BIRTH WEIGHTS/CALVING EASE:
We scored for calving ease with our three star (*) scoring system. Three
stars (***) indicates that a particular bull can be used on heifers under standard
conditions with little or no calving difficulty. Two stars (**) indicates that a particular
bull should be used on growthy heifers or cows under standard conditions with
little or no difficulty. One star (*) indicates that a particular bull be used on cows.
These bulls will produce little difficulty when used on cows. This recommendation
is a system we use to help our customer with calving ease selections.
Birth weights are highly affected by environmental factors. Research indi-
cated that the inclusion of corn in cow diets will increase BW. Also contributing
to higher BW were cold temperatures in the winter of 2002/2003. The University
of Nebraska conducted a three-year-study to research and evaluate effects of
high and low temperatures during winter months on calves out of 384 two-year-
old heifers. Average BW increased by 11 lbs. when temperatures were colder.
The results agree with other studies that show calves born in the southern U.S.
compared with calves born in the northern U.S. Weather plays an important role
in BW and calving difficulty. We have adjusted the calving ease scores accord-
ingly, taking into consideration what the calf ratioed on BW, pedigree and CE
EPD, BW EPD and Genomic data.
FEEDING:
Feeding arrangements are available on all yearing lots will be fed at a charge
of $3.50 per day. We will feed your purchases from sale day until you are ready to
pick them up, or we will deliver them.
BREEDING SOUNDNESS EVALUATION:
Breeding Soundess screenings will be performed in February before the sale.
We fully guarantee that these bulls will pass the Breeding Soundness Evaluation
before the breeding season in 2015 if the bulls aremanaged properly. We recomend
that all bulls tested in this sale be tested 4 to 6 weeks prior to your breeding season.
We ask for your understanding if a bull does not pass. Sometimes bulls that have
passed do not pass later for various reason. We will do our best to make sure you
are satisfied. If you have any questions regarding Breeding Soundness Evaluation,
feel free to call Craig or Dr. Dean Christensen at the Ashley Vet Clinic.
WEIGHTS:
Birth weights, weaning weights, yearling weights, and all other measurements
are taken at appropriate times to produce sound and accurate comparisons within
contemporary groups. We contemporary group our Red Angus calves based
on the age of our cows. Calves out of two-year-old dams, three-year-old dams,
and the main cowherd are all separate management groups and therefore are
separate contemporary groups. Embryos transplant calves are contemporaried in
the groups they are weaned with.
WEANING WEIGHTS:
All naturally born calves born at Bieber Red Angus Ranch are raised without
creep. We feel that this helps us select and breed for dams that have milking
ability and sound udders. ET calves are on creep feed to express their full genetic
potential.
INSURANCE:
Livestock insurance will be available on sale day. Please see information in
catalog.
