Heifer

Knox County Cattlemen’s Association.

Premium Bred Heifer Program (KCCAPBHP)

The Knox County Cattlemen’s Association is going to hold a Premium Bred Heifer Sale in the fall of 2008. One goal of the sale is to provide a consistent, reliable source of beef herd replacement females. The Association has been working this past year to develop the standards for the consigned heifers. The standards and protocol for the heifer development are to ensure are the animals are healthy, reproductively sound and would make good replacements in any commercial beef operation. Consignment is open to Knox and surrounding county cattle producers.

Nomination Form

Protocols

Pre Breeding Requirements

Sale Requirements

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Protocols

• All heifers must be calf hood vaccinated for brucellosis between 3 and 9 months or age.
• Heifers shall be vaccinated for (Bovi-Shield Gold FP 5 VL 5) [IBR, BVD, P13, BRSV, Leptospirosis], Hemophi somnus, 7 strain clostridial and have tested negative for BVD persistently infected.
• No growth promoting implants of any kinds are allowed.
• Heifers are treated for internal and external parasites.
• Heifers may receive an ionophore throughout the program.
• Estrus is not suppressed, except for synchronization.
• Health Program administration is veterinarian certified.
• Heifers must be on farm by February 1, whether purchased or home raised.
• Heifers must be nominated to the KCCAPBHP Committee by February 1 accompanied by a $25.00 non-refundable nominating fee (applying towards the final sale fee of $50.00) with an accompanying veterinary letter of certification.
• Heifers will be tagged with EID tag by the producer 2/1/08
• Heifers owned and managed under KCCAPBHP guidelines since 2/1/08.
• Heifers are all age and source verified.
• All consigners are to be BQA certified.

Pre-Breeding Requirements

All heifers are evaluated prior to breeding by veterinarian and screening committee to measure quantitative traits (target weight, pelvic area, reproductive tract score).

Measurements Requirements

• English Breeds 600 pounds

• English Cross 650 pounds

• Continental and Cross Breeds 700 pounds

• Pelvic Area Measurement 150 square cm.

• Reproductive Tract Score of 2 or greater

• Heifers shall be vaccinated for IBR, BVD, P13, BRSV, Vibriosis and Leptospirosis (Bovi-Shield Gold FP 5 VL5).

• Heifers are treated for internal and external parasites.

• Health program administration is veterinarian certified.

The following breeding protocols are to be used by all producers.

Producers are required to use semen from bull 6I6 from SelectSires or bull In Focus from ABS.

All bull service will be provided by bull 6I6 from SelectSires or bull In Focus from ABS. EPD’s for 6I6 are BW -.04 acc. 98% and CED +11, acc. 95%. EPD's for In Focus are -1.7, acc. 94%, and CED +11, acc. 85%. These have been approved by the KCCAPBHP selection and screening committee that includes a member of the Ohio State University Animal Science Department. Sires in the program have BW EPD of +1.5 or less with an 80% accuracy and a CED of 7 or greater.

Natural service sires EPD’s must be approved by the screening committee.

Heifers must be confirmed pregnant 50 days following the last AI service.

Sale Requirements

• Sale will be held November 1, 2008 at Muskingum Livestock in Zanesville, OH.
• Heifers have been examined and declared safe in calf.

• Heifers are bred to calve in the spring.

• Heifers have been treated with pour-on wormer and vaccinated with Bovi-Shield Gold 5 FP VL5 within 45 days of sale.

• Heifers have tested negative for BVD persistently infected.

• Heifers have been evaluated by a veterinary and KCCAPBHP committee for muscling, pinkeye, scars, horns, rat tails and disposition.

• Qualified heifers must be tagged with the KCCAPBHP ear tag.

• Heifers owned and managed under KCCAPBHP guidelines since 2/1/08.

• Heifers will be sold in uniform lots to calve within a 45 day period.

• Complete breeding data available on sale day.

• Some heifers are estrus synchronized and artificially bred.

• All heifers guaranteed pregnant 60 days post sale. Heifers may be palpated by a licensed veterinarian up to 60 days post sale and buyer be refunded $5.00/head for palpation. Veterinarian certification required.

• Approximately 100 head will be sold at auction in lots of 2-10 head

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