BIEBER RED ANGUS SPRING CATALOG 2016
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Ratio
1 BIEBER ROUOVERLOAD B10-B646
Born: 2/4/2014
Reg: 1677499
AR 100% 1A
CED BW WW YW MILK ME HPG CEM STAY MARB REA FAT
EPD
%Rank
Wts.
Ratio
7 -1.6 81 130 29 -2 11 3 18V 0.9 0.2 0.05
22% 42% 2% 1% 2% 24% 33% 71% 1% 3% 30% 97%
87 750 1360
105 118 116
Herdbuilder
% Rank
Gridmaster
% Rank
200
1%
56
1%
PF50K
Lot 1 has been a standout since he was born. His dam is one of Gene Rouse’s, very
best cows, posting average progeny ratios of WW 110 and IMF 137. Lot 1 is in the
top 1% for both of the new indexes and posts some data that is really hard to match.
His sire has been making us take notice and we like what we see in his calves.
Overload is going to turn some heads on sale day.
3.81 117
3.69 116
37.5
***
G6
LSF TAKEOVER 9943W
BIEBER TAKE 2 Z216
BIEBER LAKOTA 103W
LCC NEWCHAPTER A705L
GHR LENA U47
AOD: 6
MPPA: 107.4
GMRA LENA 108
ADG
WDA
AScr.
CE
Grw.Sc.
HOW TO READ DATA/DEFINITIONS
1. Lot Number
-- This is the lot number of the animal.
Cattle will have a white tag that will correspond to that
number. Generally cattle will sell in Lot number order.
2. Name
-- This is the registered name of the animal.
Generally we name bulls after the sire and females
after the dam name.
3. Born
-- This is the birth date of the animal.
4. Reg
-- This is the Registration number of the animal.
All Red Angus animals can be looked up on the Red
Angus website at
and going to the
animal search page and using this registration number.
5. Breed
-- This area has the breed composition and
category as determined by the Red Angus Association
of America. Breed Codes are AR=Red Angus
SM=Simmental XX=Unknown. The Unknown cattle
are largely cattle that we couldn’t prove percentages
of parents on the Durheim herd. That unknown breed
is either Simmental or Red Angus in the Durheim
foundation cattle. .
• AR = RED ANGUS
• SM=SIMMENTAL
•UKN=UNKNOWM
6. Category
• 1A=100% Red Angus with no disqualifying features
• 1B=87% to 99.9% Red Angus with no disqualifying
features
• II Equal to or greater than 87% up to and including
100%Angus blood content having one or more
disqualifying characteristics. Disqualifying Features
include scurs or horns, ineligible white, black pigment,
progeny of multiple sire groups, and missing birth
date, or weaning weight and date
• III=Less than 87%Angus blood content
7. Sire
-- Sire of the animal
8. Paternal Grand Sire
-- Sire of the Sire
9. Paternal Grand Dam
-- Dam of the Sire
10. Dam
-- Dam of the animal
11. Maternal Grand Sire
-- Sire of the Dam
12. Maternal Grand Dam
-- Dam of the Dam
13. MPPA
- Most Probable Producing Ability -- An
estimate of a cow’s future productivity for a trait (such
as progeny weaning weight ratio) based on her past
productivity. For example, a cow’s MPPA for weaning
ratio is calculated from the cow’s average progeny
weaning ratio, the number of her progeny with
weaning record, and the repeatability of weaning
weight.
14. AoD
- Age of Dam at the time of weaning the
progeny identified.
15. ADG
- Average Daily Gain -- Measurement of daily
body weight change over a specified period of time of
an animal on a feed test.
16. ADG Ratio
- Average Daily Gain Ratio --The ratio
of the animal within its contemporary group. ET and
Twins will be marked with a TWand ET. These animals
have no contemporary group.
17. WDA - Weight Per Day of Age
-- Weight of an
individual divided by days of age
18. WDA Ratio - Weight Per Day of Age Ratio
-- Weight
of an individual divided by days of age. ET and Twins
will be marked with a TWand ET. These animals have
no contemporary group.
19. AScr. - Adjusted Scrotal Circumfence
-- Ameasure
of testes size obtained by measuring the distance
around the testicles in the scrotumwith a circular tape.
Related to semen-producing capacity and is adjusted
to Yearling age. Actual Scrotal Measurement are
provided on a supplement sheet 1 week prior to the sale
and at the sale.
20. CE - Calving Ease Score
-- This is our
recommendation for CE based upon the data and the
pedigree. *** = Use on heifers. Expect less calving
difficulty ** = Use on growthy heifers and cows. Expect
moderate calving difficulty on heifers and very little
difficulty on cows. * = Use on cows. Expect difficulty on
heifers and some to very little calving difficulty on cows.
21. Grw. Sc. - Growth Score
-- This is our
recommendation for growth based upon the data and
the pedigree. G 6 = maximum growth rating, G 5 = high
growth rating, G 4 = moderately high growth rating, G 3
= average growth rating. G 2 = below average growth
rating, G 1 = low growth rating.
22. DNA
test ran on this animal.
23. EPD - Expected Progeny Difference
-- The difference
in expected performance of future progeny of an
individual, compared with expected performance of
future progeny of an individual of average genetic
merit in the base time frame for the genetic evaluation.
EPDs are estimated from phenotypic merit of an
individual and all of its relatives and are estimates
of one-half the breeding values. EPDs are generally
reported in units of measurement for the trait (e.g., lb.,
in., etc.).
24. acc - Accuracy
-- Ameasure of the reliability of
an EPD. Accuracy values are reported as decimal
numbers between zero and one. Values closer to one
indicate larger amounts of available information and
greater certainty that a bull’s EPD will not change
significantly as more progeny information becomes
available. Bieber Red Angus reports the accuracy
values for sires since they have high accuracies. EPD
are a more reliable estimate of performance than
weight, ratios or other measurements. Understanding
ACCURACY. Red Angus EPDs are often presented
with a corresponding accuracy value, which measures
the strength of the relationship between the genetic
prediction (EPD) and true genetic value. Accuracies
are reported as a decimal number from zero to one. As
accuracy value approaches 1.0, the EPD is “accurately”
or closely estimating the true genetic merit of an animal
for a given trait. Although low-accuracy EPDs are
less reliable when compared to those of proven sires,
independent research demonstrates EPDs to be the
most meaningful indicator of animals’ true genetic
merit. While “perfect” accuracies of 1.0, are never
achieved, many heavily used Red Angus sires have
accuracies greater than 0.9 (some as high as .99).
25. %Rank
-- This is the percentage rank of the EPD
within the type of animal. Rank groups are Proven and
Opportunity Sires, Active Dams and Non Parent under
Two Years of Age.
26. Wts - Weight
--The weight for that trait in that column
adjusted to a constant days of age by Red Angus
Association and Beef Improvement standards.
27. Ratio - Ratio
-- The ratio for that trait in that column
within its contemporary group. ET and Twins will be
marked with a TWand ET a have no contemporary
group.
28. CED
-- Calving Ease Direct - predicts the probability
of calves being born unassisted out of 2-year-old heifers.
Producers want live calves - born unassisted. Selecting
on actual birth weight is flawed; it is influenced by
non-genetic factors such as nutrition and weather
(ambient temperature). While BWEPD removes these
non-genetic factors, Red Angus’ CED EPD is the best
predictor of calving ease. The CED EPD includes
variation in BWplus other influential genetic factors
such as gestation length, calf shape, etc.
29. BirthWeight EPD
-- predicts the difference, in
pounds, for birth weight, and is also used in the
calculation of Red Angus’ Calving Ease Direct (CED)
EPD.
BW - BirthWeight (BW)
-- The actual weight in pounds
at birth.
30. WeaningWeight EPD
- predicts the difference, in
pounds, for weaning weight (adjusted to age of dam
and a standard 205 days of age). This is an indicator of
growth from birth to weaning.
WW - WeaningWeight
-- The 205 adjusted weight. This
is an indicator of growth up to weaning.
31. YearlingWeight EPD
– predicts the expected
difference, in pounds, for yearling weight (adjusted to a
standard 365 days of age). This is an indicator of growth
from birth to yearling.
YW - YearlingWeight
--The 365 adjusted weight. This is
a measure of growth from birth to yearling.
32.MilkEPD
-- (MILK)predicts thedifference inmaternal
production of an individual animal’s daughters as
expressed by the weaning weight of their calves.
33. TM - Total Maternal EPD
-- predicts the rancher’s
actual observation of weaning weights of calves raised
by an animal’s daughters. TM includes the daughter’s
milk EPD plus half of her genetic contribution to her
calf’s weaning weight EPD. The formula for TM EPD is:
TM EPD = Milk EPD + 1/2 (WWEPD)
34. ME - Maintenance Energy
-- predicts differences in
daughters’ maintenance energy requirements and is
expressed in Mcal/Month. Recognizing that 70% of cow
herd feed costs are burned up in maintaining weight
and condition, Red Angus’ ME EPD allows for the
selection of bulls whose daughters will require less feed;
thus, reducing cowherd expenses. Include selection
pressure for ME EPD to ensure feed costs don’t get out
of line when selection is made for greater performance
and production. At Bieber Red Angus we collect cow
weight at weaning time to insure greater accuracy of
this EPD.
35. HPG - Heifer Pregnancy
-- predicts the probability
of heifers conceiving to calve at two years of age.
Many breeds offer genetic predictions of yearling bull
scrotal circumference as an indicator of age of puberty.
While puberty is a prerequisite, many factors influence
pregnancy rate. Red Angus’ HPG EPD offers a tool
which selects for what is economically relevant to
ranchers - pregnant heifers. At Bieber Red Angus we
submit all heifer breeding data to insure the accuracy
of this EPD.
36. CEM - Calving Ease Maternal (CEM)
-- predicts
the probability of a given animal’s daughters calving
unassisted at two years of age. Replacement heifers
should be able to calve on their own. Red Angus’
CEM EPD offers the industry’s most reliable prediction
to address that concern. It includes not only the
predisposition for a female to calve unassisted, but
also her contribution to her calf’s traits(birth weight,
calf shape, etc.) that make it more likely to be born
unassisted.
37. STAY - Stayability (STAY)
-- predicts the probability
of a bull’s daughters remaining productive until at
least six years of age. Why six? That’s how long it
takes a female to breakeven given all the expenses of
development.
38. MARB - Marbling Score
-- predicts differences for
carcass marbling score as expressed in marbling score
units. Higher marbling scores are positively correlated
with higher carcass quality grades.
39. REA - Rib Eye Area
-- predicts differences of carcass
Rib Eye Area between the 12th and 13th rib. Increased
Rib Eye Area has a beneficial effect on Yield Grade
which also includes Carcass Weight and Fat Thickness.
40. FAT - 12th Rib Fat Thickness
-- predicts differences
for carcass fat depth over the 12th rib, as expressed
in inches. Increases in fat thickness has a detrimental
effect on Yield Grade. Fat thickness measured in young
seedstock, maybe an indicator of fleshing ability.
41. HerdBuilder Index
-- As the name indicates,
implementation of the HerdBuilder Index will
assist producers in building profitable herds. The
HerdBuilder Index is built using the following
production scenario:
• Red Angus bulls mated to cows and heifers
(resulting progeny ¾ Red Angus, ¼ Simmental)
• Replacement heifers retained from within the herd
• All remaining progeny sold on a quality-based
carcass grid.
40. GridMaster Index
-- While Red Angus has
traditionally been known as a superior maternal
breed, those who have retained ownership in Red
Angus calves know of their potential to excel in the
feedyard and ultimately hang a premium carcass.
The GridMaster Index is built using the following
production scenario:
• Red Angus bulls mated to cows (resulting progeny
¾ Red Angus, ¼ Simmental)
• All progeny sold on a quality-based carcass grid.
42. Footnote
-- This is information we would like to point
out about the lot. It may contain breeding information
on bred cattle.
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