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No disrespect to all of the past Executive Secretaries of the ASA however you have a really good one sitting in that chair right now. Someone who is a master breeder and proven at all levels. He's not a college professor but he's been a winner in this industry his entire life. When he's raising...

We have consigned a very good shorthorn female to a top sale next month and she is "PHAF, THF and DSF". How many more genetic defect test results will I need to disclose and print in my catalog footnotes in the future? My point is, new breeders and investors with fresh money are vital to grow a...

Ensuring the accuracy of pedigrees and protecting the integrity of the breed is, or should be, the prime objective of all national breed associations. There's more to running a breed association than collecting fees to pay salaries and office expenses. At least I sure hope so. Every breed...

I recall when the issue of TH was first raised and acknowledged by both North American associations. We had some breeders who passionately believed that every carrier of a genetic defect should be sent to slaughter. And, we had more rational breeders who understood that defects like TH and PHA...

JIT....totally agree. It's been a life long wait for prices that are finally fair for the producer. Farming is the only business I know of where you buy all of your inputs at retail pricing and then sell the final product at wholesale pricing. It's the complete opposite to any other business in...

Here's the pic at 14 months of age. Her maternal sister was ASA show female of the year for Little Cedar in MI. We are transitioning into Simmental's and consequently dispersing our Shorts. This 3 year old outstanding donor prospect is due to calve in early 2015 and is for sale. If anyone is...

Totally agree!  Sometimes it's those full sibs that are off-age or maybe greener, younger or less appealing in colour. And never overlook the horned full sibs either.  I have attached a couple of pictures of a similar example. She is a direct daughter of RL Sonny's Charm and sired by SULL...

We may never fully understand the behaviours of animals and why some bulls are so inconsistent with respect to disposition. I am sure we all agree that taking calves away from their mothers at birth and raising them as veal calves in a confined and competitive environment with other calves and...

Thanks for the clarification and correction! Good luck!

White Clover is a coarse legume to feed and, it can potentially cause very serious toxic issues. White Clover contains coumarin which under certain conditions will convert to dicoumarin (dicoumarol). This is an anticoagulant that can cause non contagious bleeding in livestock. If you are...

I remember in the 70's when I was at U of G and we visited what was then United Breeders in Guelph. I can recall our host telling us the worst bulls they had to handle were the Jerseys. I recall this one little bugger in a pen and his eyes looked like they were going to pop out if his head; he...

I recall visiting Western Breeders in AB years ago and being told that any employee who set foot in a pen with a bull was automatically dismissed. Too many horror stories. And yes....dairy bulls are not fun; especially a jersey bull I was once told. Simmentals were used as triple purpose...

Husker!....I remember those old bulls!  I owned an Achilles Superstar and had to ship her for slaughter as a bred heifer. She was just crazy....dangerous actually. Maybe I just had a bad one. And what JIT relayed makes so much sense. Fences across Europe must have been run over and ruined in...

I've heard of Star Palm but don't recall seeing any progeny. Based on what JIT has shared with us I wouldn't be surprised if Ueli was also temperamental. It's hard to believe that the experience realized in the quarantine and A.I. facilities made them all so miserable and mean?? If I was a...

Okay.....just so I get this right......all those full French imported bulls they unloaded in Quebec when the ice broke up on the St Lawrence river and the quarantine was over.....the ones that went to the A.I. Collection facilities and were blood typed/parentage verified.....they somehow had...

Found online..... Introduction to the United States Soon after the First World War, a young Mexican industrialist of French name and ancestry, Jean Pugibet, brought some of the French cattle to his ranch in Mexico. He had seen the Charolais cattle during World War I while serving as a French...

I do believe the breeds that arrived first enjoyed an advantage with respect to gaining popularity and attracting investors. However, I firmly also believe that it was the tremendous cattlemen behind the Simmental and Charolais breeds back then that ensured future success for those breeds. I bet...

Good point Oakview. Charolais live cattle were introduced into the USA without authorization or government consent back in the 50's. They actually came up via Mexico. My understanding is that an entire herd(s) crossed the border and eventually were moved back into Mexico. Governments are...

It is interesting to speak with the people who were personally involved in the importation or, who were very close to the process. What I heard more than once was that it seemed the breeds that arrived first enjoyed the most popularity....Charolais and Simmental being the two most prominent I...

I would almost be certain it's the original Galant # 11 sire that is the MGS.  Gone West......great pictures and story!  Really brings back some memories. I should dig through some of the old show pics I have and post them. I owned a Beat daughter or two and didn't find anything remarkable...