2015 National Show at the Missouri State Fair
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2015 National Show at the Missouri State Fair
Introducing “Starburst” National Champion Bull and “Apollo” Both Working in our Herd “Woodhaven Starburst” Fullblood 2013 and 2014 National Champion Bull Sired by “Sir AJPR “O” Mega” “CPP Apollo” American Fullblood Sired by “CPP Hercules” and out of “Diamond G-F’s Paulette” Semen from both of these bulls will be available later this spring/summer. Contact me for more information. B-Bar Stock Farm Bob Bartholomew 174 Dales Bridge Rd. Germantown, NY 12526 Phone: 518-755-1701 Email: [email protected] 2 April 2015 Volume 1 Number 1 American Pinzgauer Association www.pinzgauers.org Features: 2015 National Show Preview-4 The Missouri State Fair will be hosting the 2015 National Show. APA Scholarship Winner-5 4 Cody Hooks of Tennessee was the 2014 Scholarship winner. Updated Registration Rules-7 9 5 Before you begin registering your 2015 bulls and heifers, please review these updated rules. Calving Guidelines-9 Spring is here and so is calving. Take a look at these guidelines before trouble begins. Pinzgauer Palette-11 Try this Beef Breakfast Sausage recipe for your next meal and learn how to send in your own recipe. Welcome… 11 On The Cover: “I awoke to see twice as many cattle,” according to Alain Bellhumeur of Southern Florida Farms. The photo was taken the first morning after the arrival of cattle from the Polzin Pinzgauer Byre herd of WI. Photo by Alain Bellhumeur. To the April issue of THE PINZGAUER JOURNAL. The Pinzgauer Journal is a quarterly publication for the Pinzgauer cattle breeder. If you would like to contribute articles or advertise in the quarterly newsletter, we ask that you contact our editor, Dale Huhnke. If you submit a photo for the front cover and we use it, you will get a $25.00 Visa gift card courtesy of the Pinzgauer Journal. Editor… Dale Huhnke Advertising… Dale Huhnke Email: [email protected] 3 2015 National Show at the Missouri State Fair All roads are leading to the “Show Me State” as plans are underway for the 2015 National Pinzgauer Show at the Missouri State Fair. Not only the National Open Show will be at the Missouri State Fair but the Junior show also will be in Sedalia. Entry deadline for the state fair is July 1. Entries can be made online at www.mostatefair.com. Hotel rooms do fill quickly because of the few hotels in the area of Sedalia. A block of rooms have been reserved at the Best Western State Fair Inn. When making the reservations please ask for the APA rate. To help raise money for activities, there will be a silent auction. If you would like to donate an item, please contact either Lisa Wamsley at [email protected] or Diana Beckius at [email protected]. There is a banquet planned at the National Show and it will cost $10.00 per person to attend the banquet. Printed Design 1 pm APA Board Meeting August 22 8 am National Open Show 6 pm Membership Meeting 7 pm Banquet August 23 6 pm Release of Cattle ◄ 2015 National Show Merchandise Ordering Front 10.2” x 8.7” Back 11” x 5.5” Yellow is for visual only. Color of shirt will show thru. 4 Here is the tentative schedule for the National Show: July 1 Entry Deadline August 19 Barns and Tie Outs Open August 20 8 am Cattle must be in place August 21 8 am National Junior Show Hooks Wins 2014 APA Scholarship Award The APA Scholarship committee is pleased to announce the 2014 recipient is Cody Hooks. Cody lives in Ashland City, TN. He and his family have raised and shown Pinzgauer Cattle for a number of years. Cody has been a Junior Pinzgauer member for 11 years. He has also been active in 4-H and FFA. Cody is President of his local FFA Chapter at Sycamore High School. Cody and his family have shown Pinzgauer Cattle both locally and nationally. He is especially proud By Kathy Haskell of winning Grand Champion with his first heifer, Vision and more recently winning National Junior Champion in 2010 with his heifer Fancy Pants. Cody received the Senior Herdsman award at the 2014 Junior National Pinzgauer Show. Cody graduated with Honors from Sycamore High School in May 2014. He will be attending Austin Peay State University in Clarksville TN studying Agriculture and then he plans to attend veterinary school. ◄ Cody Hooks Hall of Fame Award is Coming Back in 2015 By Diana Beckius The APA is pleased to announce the awarding of the Hall of Fame Award during the National Show at the Missouri State Fair in August. The committee encourages all APA members to work together and nominate a deserving member. Please either mail or email to Todd Andreshak with your nominee information by July 1, 2015. The rules/guidelines for the Hall of Fame Award is that the nominee must be a breeder for 15 years or longer; can be active or retired; decision will be made by the committee for three nominees; final decision will be made by APA Board; nominees will be notified by July 15; the award will given at the National Show. Any questions please contact: Todd Andreshak; 4177 Cardinal Lane; Edgar, WI 54426; Phone: 715-846-3713; Email: [email protected]. ◄ 5 6 Update Rules on Registration Form Below are the updated registration rules that had the typos corrected on February 2015: ARTICLE I - American Pinzgauer Association Herdbook A. The American Pinzgauer Association (APA) will maintain a system for registering qualified pedigree Pinzgauer cattle. This will include receiving applications for registry and raw data pertaining to each animal; processing such data so the eligible applicant can have certification of such information; recording all data to enable storage and retrieval so animals may be transferred and data analyzed and summarized for the improvement of the breed. B. An efficient recordation system ensuring accuracy and integrity will be the APA’s primary aim to enable growth toward higher beef production standards. ARTICLE II - Pedigree and Performance Registry Options A. A breeder may elect to register his cattle with or without performance data. ARTICLE III - Registry Qualifications A. Eligibility-Any animals with Pinzgauer blood may be registered with the APA. B. Up-Breeding 1. Any breed of cattle either purebred or grade may be bred up to Pinzgauer purebred status. 2. Percentage of Offspring: Percentage will be assigned and printed on the certificate. .◄ Percentage of Bull Percentage of Cow Austrian Fullblood Austrian Fullblood Austrian Fullblood Austrian Fullblood Austrian Fullblood Austrian Fullblood Austrian Fullblood Austrian Fullblood Austrian Fullblood Austrian Fullblood American Fullblood 95%+ American Fullblood 95%+ Purebred Purebred 75% 87.5% 50% 75% 43.75% 75% 37.5% 75% 0 50% Austrian Fullblood American Fullblood Purebred Purebred 75% 75% 75% 50% Austrian Fullblood American Fullblood95%+ Purebred 75% 50% 43.75% 37.5% 0 American Fullblood 95%+ American Fullblood 95%+ Purebred 87.5% 75% 75% 75% 50% American Fullblood American Fullblood Purebred Purebred 75% 75% 75% 50% Purebred Purebred Purebred Purebred Purebred Purebred Purebred Purebred Austrian Fullblood American Fullblood 95%+ Purebred 75% 50% 43.75% 37.5% 0 93.75% American Fullblood 95%+ Purebred 81.25% 68.75% 65.62% 62.5% 43.75% Purebred Purebred Purebred 81.25% 68.75% 65.62% 62.5% 43.75% 75% Austrian Fullblood 87.5% Purebred 75% 75% 75% 75% 75% 75% 75% American Fullblood 95% Purebred 75% 50% 43.75% 37.5% 0 85% 81.25% 75% 62.5% 59.37% 56.25% 37.5% 85% 81.25% 75% 62.5% 59.37% 56.25% 37.5% 0 0 0 Austrian Fullblood American Fullblood 95% American Purebred 50% 47.5% 43.75% 50% 47.5% 43.75% American Fullblood 95%+ American Fullblood 95%+ American Fullblood 95%+ American Fullblood 95%+ American Fullblood 95%+ American Fullblood 95%+ American Fullblood 95%+ American Fullblood 95%+ Austrian Fullblood = 100% Purebred = 87.5% - 94.9% Percentage of Calf Categorization American Fullblood = 95% - 99.999…% Crossbred / Percentage = 87.4% and below % of dam + % of sire / 2 = % of calf 7 Twin Brooks Farm Barry or Charlotte Page • S 4429 CTY H • Hillsboro, WI 54634 • Phone: 608-528-4671 • [email protected] 8 Guidelines to Intervene During Calving By Dr. Bill Croushore As spring approaches, we anticipate the beginning of beef calving season. Calving season is always a busy time for both farmers and veterinarians as the calves have to be delivered and processed. Fortunately, the Good Lord has given the cow the instinct to deliver her calf unassisted most of the time. There are instances, however, when assistance is required. Many farmers have asked me how I was able to get the experience of delivering calves as part of my formal training in veterinary school. Well, there weren’t many opportunities for hands on training but instead some very useful guidelines on the right and wrong things to do when delivering a calf. It all starts with knowing when to intervene. Rule #1: Give cows 2 hours to proceed and heifers 4 hours to proceed after the water breaks. They really do need this time to dilate properly to prevent unnecessary trauma to both the cow and calf during delivery. There are exceptions to this rule, for example when the cow is in obvious distress, but in general, she needs time to dilate. Rule #2: Cleanliness is crucial. So, you’ve made the decision to intervene. Before you stick your arm in her, you’d better consider a couple of things. First, you don’t want to drag any infection into her uterus that will give her problems later. Always wash her back end clean from any manure before reaching in. Also, since you don’t want to get any infection from her, wear an OB sleeve over your arm. Now would be a good time to make sure you have a bag of them in the barn. And always use lots of OB lube. Rule #3: Know how the calf presents. Before taking any action, you have to diagnose the problem. How does the calf present itself? Is it head first, maybe it’s back feet first or maybe even a tail first? The calf should present to the birth canal with front feet and head first. Rear feet first is OK, but the calf has to be delivered quickly to prevent suffocation. If its position is different, correction must be made before delivery is attempted. For example, if you are presented Photo sent in by Dan Hunsberger with front feet and no head, delivery will be impossible until the position of the head is corrected. Many times I’ve been called to deliver a calf that’s upside down and backwards that actually turns out to be front feet with the head back. Know for sure what you are dealing with before attempting to pull. If you can’t figure it out, call a veterinarian. Rule #4: Correct the abnormal position. Space prevents me from going into too much detail about this rule, but since experience is the best teacher, don’t be afraid to try. Just make sure that your initial diagnosis is correct. The rule of thumb I use to decide if I’m making adequate progress is the 20 minute rule. If you don’t improve the situation after 20 minutes, try something else. Rule #5: Never use machinery to pull the calf. If a calf can’t be delivered by chains, handles and a rope, it shouldn’t be delivered vaginally. I don’t even carry a mechanical calf jack in my vet truck. Even a come a long, while convenient, could allow for the cow to lurch forward causing a fatal uterine tear. If the cow tries to lie down while using a calf jack, it becomes a weapon capable of breaking your knees. And, of course, tractors don’t even need to be mentioned in the same sentence as pulling a calf. Continued on Page 10—Calving Guidelines 9 Calving GuidelinesContinued from Page 9 Rule #6: Check for twins and tears. After delivering the calf, ALWAYS check for a tear in the uterus and a twin, even in a heifer. You’ll feel better knowing that she won’t be down and toxic in 3 days trying to deliver a rotten breech calf. Oh, and if you find a twin, deliver it and then check for a triplet. Rule #7: Tend the calf. Many seasoned farmers have grabbed the calf from me as soon as it’s out and tried to give it a centrifuge ride to remove the fluid from its lungs. This really isn’t necessary since the fluid that is expelled from the calf’s mouth in fact comes from its stomach. There is no fluid in the calf’s lungs after being delivered, although there may be some in its throat. It may be beneficial to hang the calf upside down for 5 seconds to stimulate a breath, but don’t concern yourself with the fluid in its lungs. If the calf is slow to breathe, stick a piece of straw deep inside its nostril or jab it between the nostrils with a needle. These will most certainly stimulate a The Fall 2014 and Spring 2015 calves are on the ground! We have heifers and young bulls for sale. Call or email for more information. Craig, Rhonda, Cheyenne, and Cody Hooks and Nathan Denney Phone: 615-852-1186 Email: [email protected] 10 breath in a viable calf. With the current feeder calf prices, it is even more important to minimize stillbirth and DOA’s. Attention to these thumb rules will hopefully get you more live calves and fewer problems for the cow. ◄ (Dr. Bill Croushore is a veterinarian with White Oak Veterinary Clinic, PC in Berlin, PA. He can be reached at [email protected]) Basic Country Beef Breakfast Sausage By Lisa Wamsley Stock Photo Send in your own Recipe Lisa Wamsley sent in her Sausage recipe for this issue. Thank you Lisa and your $5.00 is on the way. We are interested in your Pinzgauer recipe to share with the world. Send it in with a photo of the finished product and we’ll send you $5.00. Bon appetite! ◄ Ingredients: 1 lb. Ground Pinzgauer Beef 2 Teaspoons Chopped Fresh sage or 1/2 Teaspoon Rubbed Sage 1 Teaspoon Garlic Powder 1/2 Teaspoon Salt 1 Teaspoon Onion Powder 1/4 to 1/2 Teaspoon Crushed Red Pepper Combine 1 lb. ground beef, 2 teaspoons chopped fresh sage or 1/2 teaspoon rubbed sage, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon onion powder, 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper in a large bowl, mixing lightly but thoroughly. May be cooked upon mixing or frozen for future use. ◄ 11 Thanks for the Photos! Several of you sent in your photos and we like to thank you for letting us use them. Here’s just a sample of what’s happening in your herd. ◄ Thank You! Marlene & Alain Belhumeur’s Southern Florida Farms Janet & Darryl Polzin would like to say thanks to Marlene & Alain Belhumeur, Southern Florida Farms for their recent purchase of 100% Registered Austrian full blood Pinzgauers. Polzin Pinzgauer Byre Janet & Darryl Polzin 355 Skyline Blvd. Green Bay, WI 54302 Phone: 920-468-7915 12 We wish them the greatest of success in their endeavors to build an awesome Austrian Pinzgauer herd. Special Appreciation to our past & present customers. Check-Out "Our Story" on our web-site. Website: www.PolzinPinzgauerBeef.com Email: [email protected] Minutes from December 13, 2014 APA Board of Director’s Meeting Present: Diana Beckius, President; Todd Andreshek, VP; Kim Paul, Treasurer; Kathy Haskell, Secretary; Kathy Dombrowski, Ruth Adams, Dixie Berg, Bob Kesler, Kyle Hyder, Lisa Wamsley, Board Members; Harriet Thoms, APA Office Secretary. Absent Jack Fairchild, Dan Hunsberger The meeting was called to order by Diana at 12:07 PM CST. Harriet brought us up to date on the status of our LLC. The association has had a LLC since we were an association. The association was formed in Montana and the office was in Montana at the start. Lawrence Gibbs, a lifetime member, has been acting as the agent and has been paying the fees out of his own pocket. He has agreed to continue as the ‘registered agent’ as that person has to reside in MT. We have tried to move the LLC out of MT, however, they won’t let us. We also have an LLC in Oklahoma and the association office was in that state at one time. That LLC is all set; It is a ‘foreign, not for profit’. OK has sent the office the records they have on file. MT will not send the records. We are a 501c(5). The office committee and Harriet will continue to work on this. Harriet reported that there have been some new inquires and that she has found some members and lifetime members that have ‘fallen through the cracks’ meaning they haven’t been receiving mailings. The Genomics continues to be a work in progress. Harriet went over Lisa’s membership list and gave some updates – some as listed as ‘uncollectable’ meaning they owe money, some have ‘bad address’. Send Lisa the list of ‘owe money’. The International Pinzgauer Association has requested a copy of the newsletters. They also sent information on the upcoming meeting in Italy. Do we pay dues to them? How much are they? Thought to be $500. What is the benefit from belonging? Our bylaws say we are an affiliate. Harriet left them meeting at this point. Secretary’s Report: resent by email. Kathy D motioned, Todd 2nd. To accept. Treasurer’s Report: Kim had no update to the Financials sent out by Harriet. There were concerns of the cost of the newsletter. The Year –To-Date report shows a loss. Committee Reports: Breed Field Rep: Ken, nothing to report Youth: Kathy H, nothing to report Scholarship: Lisa, current balance $3566.00. We awarded a $1000.00 scholarship to Cody Hooks. He will be sending the information in to receive the money. Grievance: Kathy reported that Clayton has nothing to report, Quiet is good. Import: Todd, nothing to report National Show Committee: Lisa, Fryeburg ME would like to host the show. We are committed to MO in 2015. The committee polled the past 2 year’s participants on their feelings on staying in one place or moving about as in the past. The Juniors like a summer show. The committee voted to leave it in MO. The question was raised about the committee making the decision as shouldn’t it be a Board decision? There was discussion on saying in one place or moving. If it moves in 2016, the rotation should be the Northwest. Dixie said they have had no show activity and have lost the show in Puyallup. She will take it back to their board to see if there is interest in hosting in 2016. is $500. The committee is recommendation changing the award to a Pinzgauer Statue as the cost would be $400 and some feel that the bells are not well received. There was discussion on changing the award. Is there an entry fee paid to the APA? Not at this time. The bells have been our tradition and they are special with the history. They give us promotion and exposure. The auction helps cover some of the cost. The committee submitted a motion ‘to discontinue the bells as the grand and reserve award’. There was more discussion and confusion on how to vote with the current wording of the motion. The motion was revised ‘to continue the bells as the grand and reserve award for 2015’. There was still some confusion as to how to vote. It was decided to simply state ‘bell’ or ‘model’ in the roll call vote. Todd – model; Kathy D – model; Kathy H – bell; Kim – model; Lisa – model; Ruth – bell; Dixie – bell; Kyle – bell; Bob – bell. Model – 4; Bell – 5. There will be bells for 2015. Lisa is looking for help with the National Show. Performance: Kathy D, Zoetis public results page is not in place at the current time. Her contact is working on that. The MVP test can test for the polled gene and black gene. Zoetis does not do EPDs. Bylaws: Todd, there is a potential change for the wording of the International Pinzgauer affiliate. We need to find out more information. Kathy D will work on this. Show Rules: Lisa, nothing to report Website: Diana, EDJE wants one contact, that will be Harriet. They are a little slow at getting things posted. Continued on Page 14—Board Minutes 13 Board MinutesContinued from Page 13 Promotion: Kathy H, will be working on a display for the Nationals. Lisa requested the template for the business card for the APA. Kathy will send it out. Office Committee: Lisa, still working on cleaning up the registry, past, lifetime members. Lisa went through the old Breeder Directories back to 2000. They used to list the herd prefix in the listings. We need to work on membership retention and keeping the members informed. We should be in touch with a person that we sell cattle to three times within 90 days of selling the cattle. Lisa has divided up the phone list. We will not be calling people in our own region. We will be making these calls in January. Send the results to Harriet. Dixie – Alabama, Arkansas, California Kathy D – Colorado, Florida, Georgia Kim- Vermont, Virginia, Washington Ruth – Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana Diana – Maine, Mississippi, Kansas, New York, Missouri Kathy H – Nebraska, Youth Todd – New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, North Carolina Kyle – Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon Bob – Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Canada 14 Lisa – Kentucky, Tennessee, Michigan Jack – Texas, Montana Dan- Wisconsin, Wyoming There are 13 states with no members. Old Business EPDs: Update –Lisa, Harriet got the ‘key’ for the 2007 EPDs. Lisa talked with Jerry, the contact for our registry program and he wants $180.00 to attach the EPD information to our program. She feels that this is a ’have to’. We have currently 300 bits of information – this is not enough to run the EPDs. We do not have the information from 2008 – 2012. We need to recover this information – Birth weight, Yearling weight, hip height, etc. on the calves born during this time. We need to send this to Harriet. We need 1000 bits to do the EPD run. Comment Yearling weight is hard if the calf is sold. The new owner should send it in, but will they? Gene Star: no more updates. Journal: Diana emailed the latest offer yesterday; from The RegistryDale Huhnke. She had comments on the latest newsletter – not in color, the cost, and mailing cost. Suggested sending it by email, but some can’t open large attachments, email a link on the website to the newsletter. Some like a paper copy. Biggest complaints – want it in color and want the Journal back. Questions on this latest offer – who puts it together? If not enough ad money would the APA have to pay? Bob motioned ‘to accept this gentleman’s offer of 4 issues for one year’. Lisa seconded. There was further discussion. Diana has a commitment from Bob Bartholomew for a $200 ad in each issue. There was a roll call vote: Todd – yes; Kathy D- yes; Kathy H – abstained, not enough info to vote; Lisa – yes; Kim – yes; Ruth – yes; Dixie – yes; Bob - yes; Kyle – yes. The vote passes. Diana will do the ‘extra for the first year. New Business: Diana reported that Mike Foshee had a massive stroke. He is currently home recovering. The APA office needs past APA meeting minutes. No other new business. Next meeting – February 28, 2015 Noon CST. Meeting adjourned at 2:00 CST Respectively submitted, Kathy Haskell, Secretary American Pinzgauer Association Officers DIANA BECKIUS TODD ANDRESHAK KIM PAUL KATHRYN HASKELL Directors Term ends in 2015 RUTH ADAMS (360) 864-6661 [email protected] 1 Missouri State Fair Entry Deadline August 2015 19-23 National Pinzgauer Show Sedalia, MO 330 Rogers Rd Toledo WA 98591 KATHY DOMBROWSKI (916) 652-5204 [email protected] 4040 Ridge Dr Loomis CA 95650 HAROLD JACK FAIRCHILD JR (260) 609-0240 2030 N Johnson Rd [email protected] Columbia City IN 46725 ROBERT KESLER (920) 739-0871 [email protected] W 6265 Old Highway Rd Menasha WI 54952 Term ends in 2016 DIXIE BERG (360) 687-3885 25307 NE 212 Ave Battleground WA 98604 KATHRYN HASKELL (207) 892-5396 [email protected] KYLE HYDER (423) 725-3736 July 2015 President Vice President Treasurer Secretary Term ends in 2017 TODD ANDRESHAK (715) 846-3713 4177 Cardinal Lane [email protected] Edgar WI 54426 DIANA BECKIUS (608) 587-2234 W5702 Grouse Dr [email protected] Endeavor WI 53930 DAN HUNSBERGER (814) 248-3649 [email protected] 224 Gilbert Hollow Rd Hollsopple PA 15935 LISA WAMSLEY (936) 443-9205 [email protected] 1411 Hobo Lane Madisonville TX 77864 The Pinzgauer Journal 9 Harriet Ave Windham ME 04062 150 Escape Mountain Rd Hampton TN 37658 Issue and Close Dates Spring Issue—April 15 Preview National Show Ad space and Article close date April 1 Fall Issue—September 10 KIM PAUL (512) 446-4141 [email protected] 2586 County Rd 232 Rockdale TX 76567 Your Classified Ad could be right here. 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