2nd year students in Lakeland College's animal science technology program take a Student Managed Farm class. Lakeland's Student Managed Farm - powered by New Holland has both livestock and crop sides. The livestock side is further broken down into commercial beef, dairy, purebred beef and sheep units. This is the final presentation of the 2012-13 purebred beef unit

1. Purebred Team
Final Presentation

2. Herd Statistics
• AVG Cow Age-5.4 years
• 25 mature females
• 8 replacement heifers
• 1 herd bull
• 2 virgin yearling bulls
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14
0
5
10
15
2013 Calf Crop
heifers
bulls

3. Record Keeping and Registrations
• Updated herd inventory with Canadian Angus
Association
• Registered last years calves
• Submitted 205 day weights (weaning)
• Registered this years calves
• Created a registration S.O.P.
• Submitted 365 day weights (yearling)

4. SOP’s Created
in conjunction with the commercial team
Revised
• Ear Tagging
• Cold Weather and Ears
• Calf Disease
• Barn Chores
• Calf Processing
• Calving Protocol
• Weighing Protocol
• Beef Vaccination Protocol
New
• Purebred birth weight
• Purebred Culling
• Cow and Replacement
Tagging
• Sale Bull Selection
• Replacement Heifer
Selection
• Genetic Defect
• Sale Bull and
Replacement Heifer
Weighing Protocol

5. Marketing and Sales
• Sold six cull cows (Oct.)
• Sold seven steers, retained five sale bulls (Dec.)
• Sold one cow (Feb.)
• Sold four open heifers to commercial SMF
team, retained eight replacement heifers (Mar.)
• Sold one yearling bull at Pride of Prairies Bull Sale
(Mar.)
• Culled one open heifer and two yearling bulls
(Apr.)

6. Agribition
• November 2012
• Regina, Saskatchewan
• Exhibited two heifer
calves
• Gained fellow breeders
awareness of the OAV
cow herd

7. Pride of Prairies Bull Sale
March 2013
Lloydminster, Saskatchewa
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8. A.I. KPI
A.I. Conception Rates
2011 25% Overall
2012 65% Overall
-80% cows
-20% heifers
Industry Average
Source: (CSU)
68 %*

9. Calving KPI
Calves per cow
exposed
Live calf rate
Our herd 87% 100%
Industry Benchmark
Source: (cattlenetwork.com)
92% 96%
WW KPI
2012 Industry Benchmark
Source: (CAA)
679 lbs 660 lbs

10. BW KPI
Avg. BW (lbs) Heifer (lbs) Bull Calves (lbs) AI Avg. (lbs) Natural Avg. (lbs)
2012 92.1 92.6 90.2 93.5 90.6
2013 89 84.2 92.7 87.3 90.7
Breed Avg.
Source: (CAA)
85 - - - -

11. Calving Interval KPI
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
Cycle 1 Cycle 2 Cycle 3 Cycle 4 Cycle 5
Number of Cows Calved Each Cycle
Number of Cows Calved
Industry Benchmark

12. Calving Assistance KPI
68%
32%
unassisted
Assisted

13. Identification
• Traditionally the
purebred herd has been
hot iron branded
• This practice has been
revised and changed to
freeze branding at
weaning time
LCV
• Canadian Angus RFID
green tagging program

14. Breeding
• 8 heifers- AI
• Leasing a bull for cleanup on heifers
– (in partnership with commercial SMF team)
• Breeding mature cows to DMM Roar 16X
• Using 5 mature cows as recipient dams for
donated embryos

15. Artificial Insemination
AI Sire
SAV Bismarck 5682
AI protocol
• Breed on natural heats up
to day 5
• Day 5 receive prostaglandin
(estrumate)
• Continue heat checking and
breeding
• Finish A.I. program on day
12

16. Embryo Transplant
• 5 embryos donated by JVP Angus (Jarret Pernarowski, Dauphin Manitoba)
• SAV Iron Mountain X MVF Georgina 366S
• Selected 5 mature females based on production records to utilize as
recipients
• Industry Benchmark for embryo conception
– 50-60%
Source: (Davis-Rairdan International)

17. DMM Roar 16X

18. Daughter of Roar
HF Tiger 5T DMM Blackcap Essence 23T
Division Winner
Farmfair International
2012

19. Birth Weight Adj. Weaning Weight
Roar 110 847
Male Progeny 88 744
Female Progeny 85 660
DMM Roar 16X

20. Genetic Testing
CA (Contractural Arachnodactyly)
2012
3 cows tested
• All carriers
3 calves tested
• All clean
2013
3 calves need to be tested
• Progeny of 1U, 12U, 13U

21. Genetic Testing
Leptin Testing
• 2013 Sale Bulls tested
HD 50K
• Tested 8 replacement
heifers

22. S.W.O.T
• Strengths
– Health and nutrition of cow herd
– Facilities and equipment
– Complete Records and SOP’s

23. S.W.O.T
• Weaknesses
– Inconsistent genetic base of cow herd
– Limited customer base
– Lack of successful local consignment sales

24. S.W.O.T
• Opportunities
– Expansion of cow herd
– Donation of embryos
– Developing a vision for the purebred unit
– Relationships with Industry Partners

25. S.W.O.T
• Threats
– Market fluctuations
– Industry trends and demands
– Short term management of SMF

26. Income
$6,202.36
$7,429.12
$22,351.03
$4,200.00
Purebred Unit Livestock Sales 2012-2013
Cull cows
Steer calves
Bulls-2012
Yearling heifers

27. Expenses

28. Previous Recommendations
• Improve conception rates for A.I.
• Purchase bulls
• Key Performance Indicators
• Take pride in the herd

29. Maintain the current vision
• Focus on a consistent marketing strategy
• Select sale bulls according to marketing plan
• Consider the return on your cost of showing
• Diets for young cattle
• SMF teams work together to create one
financial report for the farm

30. Thank You’s
• Miller Wilson Angus
• Ralph Stredwick
• JVP Angus (Jarret
Pernarowski)
• Sharon Reiter
• Tracy Quinton
• Denise Martin
• Kajal Devani & CAA
• Rusty Stalwick
• Jessica Cline
• Josie Van Lent
• Bob Wilson
• DRI
• Pete Wilkinson
• Robert Dixon
• Larry Bingham
• MJT Angus
• Crystal Mullen
• Geoff Brown
• Farm Staff
• Darrell Hickman
• Tamara Martin