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Summer 2015
Volume 1 Number 2
American Pinzgauer Association
www.pinzgauers.org
Features:
2015 National Show
Results-4-5
The listing of results from the 2015
National Show at the MO State Fair.
Hall of Fame Winner-7
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John McNutt of Tennessee is the 2015
Hall of Fame Winner.
BRD Treatments in
Weaned Calves-9
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Bovine respiratory disease complex
(BRD) is one of the costliest syndromes
for all cattlemen and a large proportion of
cases happen around weaning.
Crossbreeding Pinzgauers11
Pinzgauer Cattle breeders have included
crossing their Pinzgauer in their herd and
found success.
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Welcome…
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To the Summer issue of THE
PINZGAUER JOURNAL. The
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On The Cover: The 2015
National Open Pinzgauer Show
at the Missouri State Fair.
Photo by Dale Huhnke.
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2015 National Open Show Results
Class 1: Spring Heifer Calf, born 1/31/15 & after
1st-Woodhaven-Jerry DeSmidt/Jake Hendzel-WI; 2nd-Lazy W Farms-Derek/Lisa
Wamsley-TX; 3rd-Cheyenne Cattle Company-The Hooks Family-TN; 4th-Iliana
Hunsberger-PA
Class 2: Junior Heifer Calf, born 12/1/14-1/31/15
1st-Cheyenne Cattle Company-The Hooks Family-TN; 2nd-Kelsey Hunsberger-PA; 3rdGloria Kesler-WI
Champion Heifer Calf: Class
2 Winner
Class 3: Late Senior Heifer Calf, born 10/1/14-11/30/14
1st-Kelsey Hunsberger-PA; 2nd-Illiana Hunsberger-PA; 3rd-Cheyenne Cattle CompanyThe Hooks Family-TN; 4th-Kelsey Hunsberger-PA; 5th Gloria Kesler-WI
Class 4: Early Senior Heifer Calf, born 8/1/14-9/30/14
1st-Cheyenne Cattle Company-The Hooks Family-TN; 2nd- Circle S Stock Farms-Kylee
Beckius-WI
Champion Heifer Calf: Class 2 Winner Cheyenne Cattle Company-The Hooks FamilyTN
Reserve Champion Heifer Calf: Class 1 Winner Woodhaven-Jerry DeSmidt/Jake
Hendzel-WI
Reserve Champion Heifer Calf:
Class 1 Winner
Class 7: Late Summer Yearling Heifer, born 6/1/14-7/31/14
1st-Circle S Stock Farms-Kylee Beckius-WI; 2nd- Gloria Kesler-WI
Class 8: Early Summer Yearling Heifer, born 4/1/14-5/31/14
1st- Woodhaven-Jerry DeSmidt/Jake Hendzel-WI
Class 9: Spring Yearling Heifer, born 2/1/14-3/31/14
1st- Woodhaven-Jerry DeSmidt/Jake Hendzel-WI; 2nd-Austin Brown-Cheyenne Cattle
Company-TN
Class 10: Junior Yearling Heifer, born 12/1/13-1/31/14
1st- Cheyenne Cattle Company-The Hooks Family-TN; 2nd Juston Roth-TX
Champion Junior Heifer: Class
9 Winner
Champion Junior Heifer: Class 9 Winner Woodhaven-Jerry DeSmidt/Jake Hendzel-WI
Reserve Champion Junior Heifer: Class 10 Winner Cheyenne Cattle Company-The
Hooks Family-TN
Class 13: Late Senior Heifer, born 9/1/13-11/20/13 safe in calf
1st- Lazy W Farms-Derek/Lisa Wamsley-TX; 2nd- Lauryn Hacker-WI; 3rd-John
McNutt/Austin Brown-TN
Class 15: Aged Cow, born before 6/1/13 and dry
1st-Shelby Ferguson-TX
Reserve Champion Junior
Heifer: Class 10 Winner
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Class 16: Cow/Calf, any age with natural calf at side
1st- Woodhaven-Jerry DeSmidt/Jake Hendzel-WI; 2nd- Cheyenne Cattle Company-The
Hooks Family-TN; 3rd- Lazy W Farms-Derek/Lisa Wamsley-TX; 4th- Cheyenne Cattle
Company-The Hooks Family-TN
Continued on Page 5—Open Show Results
2015 National Open Show Results
Champion Senior Cow: Class 16 Winner Woodhaven-Jerry DeSmidt/Jake Hendzel-WI
Reserve Champion Senior Cow: Class 16 2nd Place Cheyenne Cattle Company-The
Hooks Family-TN
Grand Champion Female: Champion Senior Cow Woodhaven-Jerry DeSmidt/Jake
Hendzel-WI
Reserve Grand Champion Female: Reserve Champion Senior Cow Cheyenne Cattle
Company-The Hooks Family-TN
Champion Senior Cow: Class 16
Winner and Champion Overall
Female
Class 21: Pair of Females, bred and owned by exhibitor
1st-Woodhaven-Jerry DeSmidt/Jake Hendzel-WI
Class 22: Spring Bull Calf, born 2/1/15 and after
1st- Woodhaven-Jerry DeSmidt/Jake Hendzel-WI; 2nd-Lazy W Farms-Jeremy/Lisa
Wamsley-TX; 3rd- Lazy W Farms-Derek/Lisa Wamsley-TX; 4th- Cheyenne Cattle
Company-The Hooks Family-TN; 5th- Woodhaven-Jerry DeSmidt/Jake Hendzel-WI
Class 24: Late Senior Bull Calf, born 10/1/14-11/30/14
1st- Cheyenne Cattle Company-The Hooks Family-TN
Reserve Champion Senior Cow:
Class 16 2nd Place and Reserve
Overall Female
Champion Bull Calf: Class 22 Winner Woodhaven-Jerry DeSmidt/Jake Hendzel-WI
Reserve Champion Bull Calf: Class 24 Winner Cheyenne Cattle Company-The Hooks
Family-TN
Class 37: Aged Bull, born 8/1/12-2/28/13
1st- Lazy W Farms-Derek/Lisa Wamsley-TX
Champion Senior Bull: Class 37 Winner Lazy W Farms-Derek/Lisa Wamsley-TX
Grand Champion Bull: Champion Bull Calf Woodhaven-Jerry DeSmidt/Jake HendzelWI
Reserve Grand Champion Bull: Champion Senior Bull Lazy W Farms-Derek/Lisa
Wamsley-TX
Champion Bull Calf Class 22
Winner and Grand Champion
Bull
Class 42: Pair of Bulls, bred and owned by exhibitor
1st- Lazy W Farms-Derek/Lisa Wamsley-TX
Class 43: Produce of Dame-2 animals same genetic dame-1 owned
1st- Woodhaven-Jerry DeSmidt/Jake Hendzel-WI
Class 44: Get of Sire 3 animals- 1 sire-both sexes rep.-2 owned
1st- Cheyenne Cattle Company-The Hooks Family-TN
Class 45: Breeders Herd-4 animals both sexes rep.-bred by exhibitor
1st- Woodhaven-Jerry DeSmidt/Jake Hendzel-WI
Champion Senior Bull and
Reserve Grand Champion Bull:
Class 37 Winner
Class 46: Crossbred-at least 1 percent of animal registered Pinzgauer
1st-Austin Brown-TN; 2nd-Austin Brown-TN; 3rd- Circle S Stock Farms-Kylee BeckiusWI. ◄
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2015 National Junior Show Results
Cheyenne Cattle
Company of
Tennessee
exhibited both
the Grand
Champion
Female (left) and
the Reserve
Grand Champion
(right) in the
Junior Show.
Class 1: Spring Heifer Calf, born 1/31/15 &
after
1st-Cheyenne Cattle Company-TN; 2nd Iliana Hunsberger-PA
Class 10: Junior Yearling Heifer, born
12/1/13-1/31/14
1st- Juston Roth-TX; 2nd-Cheyenne HooksTN
Class 2: Junior Heifer Calf, born 12/1/141/31/15
1st-Kelsey Hunsberger-PA; 2nd - Gloria
Kesler-WI; 3rd -Cheyenne Cattle CompanyTN
Champion Junior Heifer: Class 9 Winner
Austin Brown-TN
Reserve Champion Junior Heifer: Class 10
Winner Juston Roth-TX
Class 3: Late Senior Heifer Calf, born
10/1/14-11/30/14
1st-Kelsey Hunsberger-PA; 2nd-Illiana
Hunsberger-PA; 3rd-Cheyenne Cattle
Company-The Hooks Family-TN; 4thKelsey Hunsberger-PA; 5th Gloria KeslerWI
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Class 13: Late Senior Heifer, born 9/1/1311/30/13 safe in calf
1st- Lauryn Hacker-WI; 2nd-Austin BrownTN
Class 15: Aged Cow, born before 6/1/13 and
dry
1st-Shelby Ferguson-TX
Class 4: Early Senior Heifer Calf, born
8/1/14-9/30/14
1st-Cheyenne Cattle Company-TN; 2ndKylee Beckius-WI
Class 16: Cow/Calf, any age with natural
calf at side
1st- Cody Hooks -TN; 2nd Cheyenne HooksTN
Champion Heifer Calf: Class 4 Cheyenne
Cattle Company-TN
Reserve Champion Heifer Calf: Class 2
Winner Kelsey Hunsberger-PA
Champion Senior Cow: Class 16 Winner
Cody Hooks-TN
Reserve Champion Senior Cow: Class 16
2nd Place Cheyenne Hooks-TN
Class 7: Late Summer Yearling Heifer, born
6/1/14-7/31/14
1st-Kylee Beckius-WI; 2nd- Gloria KeslerWI
Grand Champion Female: Champion Heifer
Calf Cheyenne Cattle Company-TN
Reserve Grand Champion Female:
Champion Senior Cow Cody Hooks-TN
Class 9: Spring Yearling Heifer, born
2/1/14-3/31/14
1st- Austin Brown-TN
Class 21: Pair of Females, bred and owned
by exhibitor
1st-Cheyenne Hooks-TN ◄
2015 Junior Contest Winners
Junior Pinzgauer breeders not only exhibited
their entries but had a livestock judging
contest and a cattlemen’s contest. Winning
Junior herdsmen awards: Senior Division –
Cody Hooks (top left photo); Intermediate
Division – Austin Brown (top right photo);
Junior Division – Kylee Beckius (bottom left
photo). Livestock judging contest winners
were Senior-Gloria Kesler, IntermediateKelsey Hunsberger, and Junior Kylee
Beckius. The middle bottom photo is the
Junior Pinzgauer exhibitors who participated
at the 2015 Missouri State Fair. Bottom right
photo is the Junior Pinzgauer breeders who
participated in the livestock judging contest.
Buttercup Beef, Dave Kuehl and Barb
Schmoock of Kewaunee, WI sponsored the
junior contest awards. ◄
McNutt 2015 Hall of Fame Award Winner
By Derek Wamsley & Cheyenne Hooks
John McNutt of McNutt Pinzgauers
has been an owner and breeder of
Pinzgauer's since the breed came to the
United States in 1974. He began
showing Pinzgauers in 2000. He has
been an instrumental part of the
American Pinzgauer Association by
providing quality Pinzgauer genetics
all across the country. My first
impression when I met him in 2001
was what a great guy around the
juniors He was one of the few adults
at the time we joined who would spend
time talking to the kids as well as
helping them with their animals. There
were many times during a junior show
that Johnny would be found at the gate
holding 4 or 5 different heifers for 4 or
5 different kids. Johnny continues to
be a great role model for all of the
junior members when it comes to
selecting quality genetics to show and
own. Johnny has also been quick to
support the breed as well as the
National Shows. I think the only
National Show he's missed in the last
15 years is when he was having his
knees operated on. Not only has he
always brought quality cattle to these
shows but he's always hauled a few
juniors as well. Considering that the
future of our breed rests on our juniors
shoulders, I do not think that there is a
better candidate for the Hall of Fame
Award. ◄
John McNutt (right) receives his Hall of
Fame Award at the National Show Banquet
from Derek Wamsley (left).
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BRD Treatment in Weaned Calves
I love the season of fall. The
oppressive heat of summer is but a
memory. The smell of freshly
chopped corn fills the air and the
sound of recently weaned calves
bawling for mama makes the
neighbors think you are torturing
every animal in your herd. Well,
maybe we can do without the latter.
But what do you do to mitigate the
stress of weaning in your calves?
Bovine respiratory disease complex
(BRD) is one of the costliest
syndromes for the farmer in all of
agriculture and a large proportion
of cases happen around weaning.
The farmer incurs losses through
medicine and labor costs, shrink
and even death of the calf. Not all
cases of BRD can be avoided, but
many of them can. Like anything
else, many factors will determine
the severity of BRD in any given
situation.
The cause of BRD complex is
known to be infectious. By
infectious, I mean that there are
viruses and bacteria that are
contagious spread from calf to calf
that directly cause the disease.
BRD is never caused by a “draft”
or from the animal getting “cold.”
Most of the viruses and bacteria are
well known to veterinarians and
animal scientists and include
Bovine Respiratory Syncytial Virus
(BRSV), Bovine Viral Diarrhea
Virus (BVDV), Manheimia
hemolitica, Pasteurella multocida,
Mycoplasma bovis and several
others.
Many times, these viruses and
bacteria can exist in the calves
without causing harm but in times
of stress, the immune system
becomes compromised allowing
the infection to blow up. Imagine
the stress that a weaned calf
encounters. We take him away
By Dr. Bill Croushore
from mama and he thinks that
on the bottle instructs you to
mama doesn’t love him anymore.
administer subcutaneously in the
Then, we might castrate and dehorn
neck and you give the shot
him. We might also poke him in
intramuscularly in the rump, the
the neck with a needle containing a
vaccine is likely to be ineffective.
vaccine. We put him on a truck
If the label says to mix the vaccine
and comingle him at a sale barn
and use immediately, but you save
with other stressed calves from all
the rest of the bottle to give to the
over the region.
calves at the other farm tomorrow,
All of this stress serves to weaken
the vaccine will not work. Always
the calf’s immune system allowing
store the vaccine refrigerated until
the viruses and bacteria to get a
it is to be used.
foothold and cause disease.
This would be a good time to
Once sick, the calf’s immune
differentiate between killed
system wakes up and tries to put
vaccines and modified live
out the fire. Unfortunately, it only
vaccines. Killed vaccines, as their
has gasoline to work with. White
name implies, are dead. They may
blood cells in the lungs identify the
be killed bacteria or viruses. Killed
infection and try to blow it up. In
vaccines require a high antigen
the process, the immune system
load to mount an adequate immune
destroys healthy lung tissue at the
response. (The antigen is the
same time. Some of the bacteria
molecule that the immune system
also produce toxins that serve to
recognizes and produces protection
damage tissue or even kill the
against.) Killed vaccines typically
white blood cells which drop their
don’t need to be mixed but require
toxic bombs on the host instead of
larger volumes to inject.
the infection.
Modified live vaccines, also as the
Vaccination against BRD is one of
name implies, are living organisms.
the most powerful weapons a
While they have been modified
farmer has, assuming the vaccines
over many generations to not cause
are administered properly and at
disease, they do reproduce in the
the right time. These vaccines
animal and establish an infection.
directly target the infectious agents,
The infection causes the animal’s
both viral and bacterial, boosting
immune system to attack with all of
the calves’ defenses against getting
its might and the infection is
sick.
quickly eliminated. The immune
For vaccines to be effective, a few
system, however, now remembers
conditions must be met. First,
what it has seen and if exposed to
vaccinate during times of low
the real infection, it’s more than
stress. If you vaccinate a couple of
ready to destroy it.
weeks prior to weaning, the calves
Modified live vaccines generally
will respond much better than if
produce better immunity that lasts
they were vaccinated on the day of
longer than killed vaccines do.
weaning. Don’t ignore other
Often, only a single dose is
stresses such as heat stress,
necessary for a modified live
parasitism, castration and/or
vaccine while killed vaccines, with
dehorning.
rare exceptions, require a booster.
Second, the vaccine has to be
Most of the time, at least 2 weeks is
administered properly. If the label
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necessary from the time an animal
is vaccinated until it has developed
some protection against the disease.
Some of the modified live
intranasal vaccines, however, may
provide measurable protection
within as little as one day.
Modified live vaccines always
require mixing prior to
administration and once mixed, the
vaccine usually is dead and
ineffective within a few hours,
even if kept cold.
Third, make sure you have the right
vaccine for the job. Obviously, it
would do the calves no good to
vaccinate them against neonatal
diarrhea if you want to prevent
BRD. Target primarily the viruses
like BRSV, BVD and IBR.
Prevention of the virus infection
will often be enough to prevent the
bacterial infection. Consult your
veterinarian to decide what specific
infectious agents your cattle are at
highest risk for and design a
program to confer that protection.
Recognize that the goal of any
vaccination program is never to
eliminate all infections, but to
reduce them to a manageable level.
Some animals still may get sick,
but they will be easier to treat than
if they had not been vaccinated.
Also recognize that any level of
immunity may be overcome by an
ever increasing challenge of
infectious agents. In other words,
you can vaccinate the heck out of
your calves, but if they are put in a
poorly ventilated barn with a bunch
of other coughing calves, they
probably are going to still get sick.
Reduce exposure to the bugs that
cause disease and the vaccines will
work a lot better.
Fourth, time your booster shots
right. New evidence from the field
of immunology suggests that
booster shots should be given at
least a month following the initial
dose. The calf needs a good month
or so to process all of the
information and sort it out from the
first shot it got. But don’t wait too
long to give the booster. After
about 3 months, the immune
system’s memory begins to wane
and the booster effectiveness is
reduced.
Finally, make sure that there aren’t
underlying diseases that may
prevent the vaccines form working.
If you have a history of BVDV on
your farm, test all calves for
persistent infection. The presence
of a persistently infected calf will
wreck immunity faster than you
can say antibody. And beware of
parasites. Stomach worms and
coccidiosis both can rob the animal
of the ability to mount an effective
immune response.
Whether you’re selling weaned
calves or retaining ownership, early
fall is the ideal time to begin the
process of protecting them from the
pestilence that is bovine respiratory
disease complex. The approach is
multifaceted and sometimes
difficult, but this more than the
common cold you’re dealing with.
It’s likely a matter of life or death
to your calves. ◄
(Dr. Bill Croushore is a
veterinarian with White Oak
Veterinary Clinic, PC in Berlin,
PA. He can be reached at
[email protected]
The viewpoints expressed by Dr.
Croushore do not necessarily
reflect the opinions, beliefs and
viewpoints of the Pinzgauer
Journal or the American Pinzgauer
Association.)
Fund Raising At
The National Show
From ribbon pillows, hand-made quilt
and buckets with surprises in it,
Pinzgauer breeders were generous in
donating items to the annual auction to
raise money for awards and scholarships.
The auction was held during the
National Show banquet. The final tally
was $726.00 for scholarships; $1,558.00
for silent auction; and $1,045.00 was
raised in award donations. ◄
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Crossbreeding Pinzgauers with Success
From increasing sales in freezer
beef to faster growing calves,
Pinzgauer breeders from across the
country have found a niche in
successfully crossing Pinzgauer
with other cattle breeds.
For Bob and Lucy Kesler of
Menasha, Wisconsin they have
been crossing Pinzgauers for over
12 years. “We cross our Pinzgauers
with Angus and Hereford cattle
breeds,” said Bob Kesler. “We
wanted to get rid of the corn fat
from the carcasses and have a more
natural marbling in the carcasses.”
“We wanted to promote hybrid
vigor in the feedlot,” according to
Diana Beckius of Endeavor,
Wisconsin. Diana has been
crossing her Pinzgauers for over
six years. “We cross the Pinzgauers
with Murray Grey’s,” said Diana.
Diana markets her Pinzgauer
crossed calves to feedlots. “In the
Midwest our customers want the
cleaner fronts and sheaths, and
black colored feeders,” noted
Diana. “Last year the feedlot paid
$0.75 more per pound for the
crosses than the purebreds or full
blood.”
Austin Brown of McNutt
Pinzgauers of Blountville,
Tennessee his ranch has crossed his
Pinzgauer’s with Angus. “We were
having problems with cows having
big calves,” said Austin. “The
crossing of Pinzgauer and Angus
has produced smaller black calves
which eased our calving problems.
Our crossing has produced more
marbling, a higher yield grade of
carcasses, and we have had some
success in the show ring.”
Faster maturing and hybrid vigor
are key objectives in crossing
Pinzgauers for Barb Schmoock of
Buttercup Beef of Kewaunee,
Wisconsin. “We’ve had great
All five Pinzgauer
breeders have one
thing in common,
selling high quality
beef to their
customers. Each one
continues to get more
customers each year.
great success in crossing with
Hereford, Shorthorn and Black face
Cross,” said Barb. “We’ve also
noticed higher pregnancy rates
when we cross the Pinzgauers
with the other cattle breeds in our
herd.”
There are some concerns when
crossing Pinzgauers with other
cattle breeds. “We have had
concerns in bringing out the bad
traits of other breeds such has
hoof problems, pneumonia
problems or milk bag problems in
cows to our Pinzgauers,” noted
Bruce Buechner of Noname
Ranch of Wynnewood, Oklahoma.
But it depends on your marketing
objectives for your farm/ranch.
“We sell to 10 restaurants and to
over 300 private customers here in
Oklahoma,” said
Bruce. “We also have a good
relationship in selling beef to
Oklahoma and Oklahoma State
Universities.”
All five Pinzgauer breeders have
one thing in common, selling high
quality beef to their customers.
Each one continues to get more
customers each year. “We do no
advertising for our beef, its all
word of mouth,” said Kesler.
Over the past few years, the
American Pinzgauer Association
Registry is accepting crossbred
Pinzgauers. “The APA will accept
any entry for registration as long
as one parent is registered with the
APA,” said Harriet Thoms of the
registry office. “All the Pinzgauer
Cattle Breeders need to do is
simply fill out the application for
registration, it’s the same form for
all cattle regardless of what
percentage Pinzgauer they are.”
The registration papers for
crossbred Pinzgauers will look the
same but the only difference is it
will have a percentage of each
breed that particular animal is
listed in the percent Pinzgauer
section of the paper. ◄
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We Had a Good Day at the National Show!
“Liars Rogue”
Reserve National Grand
Champion Bull
“Rogues Scoundrell”
2nd Place Spring Bull
Calf Class
“Rogues Rake”
3rd Place Spring Bull
Calf Class
Lisa Wamsley • Phone: 936-443-9205 • Email: [email protected]
2015 National Junior Show
Grand Champion Female
2015 National Junior and Open Show
Reserve Grand Champion Female
Craig, Rhonda, Cheyenne, and Cody Hooks and
Thanks to the recent purchases of 3C
Nathan Denney
Cattle by Robert Lattimer, Missouri
Ashland City, TN
Phone: 615-852-1186 Email: [email protected] Meadows, and Damon Wilson!
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Minutes from August 21, 2015 APA Board of Director’s Meeting-Sedalia, MO
Unapproved
Present: President, Diana Beckius;
VP, Todd Andreshak; Secretary,
Kathy Haskell; Treasurer, Kim
Paul; Board Members, Bob Kesler,
Dan Hunsberger, Ruth Adams, Lisa
Wamsley; Absent board members,
Kathy Dombrowski, Dixie Berg,
Kyler Hyder, Jack Fairchild;
Members, Harriet Thoms, Darryl &
Janet Polzin, Ken Wamsley, Derek
Wamsley, Clayton Haskell, Robert
Latimer; Junior Members, Gloria
Kesler, Shelby Ferguson, Cody
Hooks; Guests, Vicky Iglesias;
Guest speakers, John Ford & John
Genho from the Santa Gertrudis
Breeders International. Note some
of the above were in attendance by
conference call.
President Diana Beckius called the
meeting to order at 1:35 CDT.
Lisa introduced the guests, John
Ford and John Genho from the
Santa Gertrudis Breeders
International. They were present to
discuss their proposal to do our
registry. The proposal was handed
out to the board members present at
the meeting. They said that the
Santa Gertrudis breeders saw a
20% increase in the amount of
registrations since using this
program. The registry is done
through a website, using standard
information without a lot of
customization. They would need to
see what ours is – do we do
something that is way out of
standards ie weights, ultrasound,
carcass data, EPDs. They don’t
currently use GeneStar® for
genetic evaluation, maybe at some
time. GeneStar® is not part of
EPDs. The commercial panels are
not breed specific, they use raw
genotype codes. In 2012 they saw
minimal data submitted, now they
have about 85% turning in.
Question was asked how many
members are we talking? 1000.
APA has about 200 members.
Other questions were about
percentage – they do 25/50/75. Our
EPDs were last done in 2007. We
currently don’t have enough ‘bits’
of information to run them. How
would they be able to do them?
Comments were made about the
cost. Other comments made were
about the gain in the market share
value. At this point John and John
left the meeting.
Lisa stated that they were just
looking at various options. They
also looked into the Canadian
registration – that was considered
too expensive. They would only
process registrations. Questions
was asked – could they do just the
EPDs – no, all or nothing.
Shelby Ferguson spoke
representing some of the APA
Junior members. They feel that the
Juniors don’t have a lot of
involvement. They would like to
have a Junior Board as they feel it
would help them have leadership
and responsibility. They would like
more than ‘showing’, to become
more involved as the Juniors are
the future. They were thinking a
typical FFA structure with 7 on the
board. They have not reached out
to other Junior members with their
ideas. It was mentioned that there
already is in place for a Junior
members to be a non-voting
member of the APA board. The
Junior show was today – what
changes or improvements would
they suggest – a later start time!
They were asked to work on a
proposal and present it at the next
board meeting.
Harriet Thoms did a demonstration
of how the current registry
program works. She showed how
some of the Canadian animals are
lacking information. This was not
saved so it didn’t transfer from
Karen (previous registry). She
showed the numerous reports that
can be generated from our registry
program.
Secretary’s Report: Kathy
Haskell, report was email/mailed.
Motion to accept as presented,
Lisa, Dan. Treasurer’s Report:
Kim Paul, July’s P/L showed a loss
of $332.58. Our current Assets are
$18,460.78. Balance in the
checking and savings accounts is
$17,464.88. Harriet said that she
recently received credit card
information from Josh (for semen
sold at last year’s silent auction)
and the card was declined. He does
not have the semen. Can we resell
it? Bob motioned to approve, Lisa
seconded. Approved.
Committee Reports Field rep:
Kim, nothing
Youth: Lisa, had a Judging contest
and a Cattlemens contest yesterday.
Results will be announced at the
banquet. They are having a good
time. Buttercup Beef donated the
prizes for these contests.
Scholarship: Lisa, Kathy, Received
a donation from Kyle Hyder. Jerry
DeSmidt made a quilt to be
auctioned for the scholarship fund;
also 2 pillows. Cheyenne Cattle co
is selling off some Pinzgauer
clothing with proceeds for the
scholarship fund. There were no
applications for the scholarship.
The deadline will be extended to
October 1, notice in the Journal of
this.
Finance: Kim, nothing to add
Grievance: Clayton, nothing
Continued on Page 14—Board Minutes
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Board MinutesContinued from Page 13
Import: Todd, had been contacted by
Kerry Treadwell from Australia
looking for polled semen. He has
been in contact with several
members.
National Show: Lisa, all awards have
been sponsored. The bells for
champions are paid by the
association. 51 head entered; 41 here.
One exhibitor couldn’t make it.
There are 11 Juniors. The 2016 show
will be here next year. There is a
block of rooms. The fair has made us
feel very welcomed and are
accommodating. Junior Show –
Grand Champion, Cody Hooks;
Reserve, Cheyenne Hooks. The
judge spent some time researching
the breed. Performance: Lisa,
nothing
Rules & Bylaws: Todd. There has
been a signed request submitted for a
proposed bylaw change. The
proposal is there be no direct
relationship between a board member
and an employee of the association.
This is not intended to be personal. It
was submitted by Jerry DeSmidt.
The written request was not turned in
at the
meeting as it got left in Bob’s show
box. This will be discussed at the
next meeting. It was pointed out that
Harriet is not an ‘employee’ but
contracted to provide a service. A
personal connection can be handled
easier by some people than others –
keeping personal separate from
business. Todd this is on your
shoulders.
DNA Bulls: Harriet has made a list
of 400 bulls that have been DNA’d.
There is a bull in question – Rhett
Butler, Paul’s sold it to Ken Black.
DNA was not done. There were 54
straws drawn. If someone has a
straw, it can be DNA’d. Should we
do a rule change not to require
DNA? Not enough board members
present to consider the request.
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Open & Junior Show rules: Lisa,
Dress code was discussed. Questions
raised about ‘blacks’ showing –
revised in May 2013 to allow,
Current rules are not on the website
to show this.
Website: Diana, Are we getting the
best for our investment? Currently
cost from EDGE is $655.00 per year.
Registration form on website is now
fill able. It would cost $2500.00 to
redo the website to fit on
smartphones.
Promotion: Dan/Kathy, some of the
Pinzgauer informational flyers are
now in PDF format so they can be
emailed to members to print and use.
The information on the APA display
is also in PDF format. Kathy looked
into advertising in some of the enewletters such as Beef Today- too
expensive.
Nominating Committee: it was
suggested that we add this
committee. Bylaws were read by Bob
about the process of nominating and
election of board members. Will
consider this. 29 members cast
ballots for the election of board
members. This was a big increase
over last year. There are 126 paid
members and 89 lifetime
members. Concerns were raised that
we didn’t follow the bylaws for
elections – ie emailed ballots, sent to
APA office. The past 2 years we
have bent the rules as we lost our
CPA without notice, changed the
Office, and are operating on a small
amount of money. At the time we
made those decisions it was done in
the best interest of the association.
Office Committee: Lisa. Some
people are not happy with the papers,
others are happy with them. What
can we do to make it better? Should
we have a 9 to 5 operation? EPDs
cost $4000.00 to have an outside
group do them. A member had
offered to pay half. This has gone by
the wayside as we can’t afford it.
This is a business, not a personal
attack on anyone. What does it take
to become a viable association? We
don’t have the numbers – EPDs,
Genomics, Lisa talked with the
Canadian registry. They charge by
the ‘bit’, a paper is 1 bit. Its $6.00 a
bit – they would only do registrations
– no office. EPDs would be at added
cost - $10,000, plus upfront fees.
Santa Gertrudis proposal is
$14,600.00 includes office and
genetic services. They wouldn’t
process without all information; on
line registrations. Are we in this for a
business or is this recreational, a
‘mom & pop operation’? Should we
change the rules to require birth
weights?
Old Business:
Journal: Diana, Dale will be at Show
and Meeting. The next Journal
deadline is Sept 1. This will be a
crossbred feature. Dale is donating 2
1/2 page ads for the auction.
Member Calls: Lisa, TX and WI still
waiting for their calls.
Hall of Fame: Todd, John McNutt is
the winner. Award will be presented
at the annual meeting.
New Business:
Election of board members: Harriet
gave Diana the sealed envelope with
the results. They have been
notarized. New members are Lance
Fletcher, Jack Fairchild, Ruth
Adams, and Jerry DeSmidt. Jack has
missed many meetings this past year.
In Feb Diana got a Facebook reply
about the absences. There is a
provision in the bylaws for excessive
absences. Lisa motioned to ‘remove
Jack from the board for excessive
unexcused absences. Todd seconded.
Roll call vote: Dan – Yes, Bob – yes,
Lisa – yes, Ruth – abstained, Todd –
yes, Kim – yes, Kathy H – abstained.
Jack will be removed from the board.
Robert
Latimer will be the new board
member. Diana opened the floor to
anyone that wanted to comment.
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Board MinutesContinued from Page 14
Clayton – is upset with the way the
board has behaved and the way they
have been operating.
Todd – we can complain, we aren’t
going to make all happy. Thanked
Diana for her time.
Diana – it (president) takes a lot of
time and commitment and ‘sucks the
life out of you’.
Lisa motioned to adjourn, Todd
seconded. Meeting adjourned.
Meeting was reconvened with the
addition of new board members for
the purpose of electing officers.
Board members present: Diana
Beckius, Lisa Wamsley, Todd
Andreshak, Dan Hunsberger, Kathy
Haskell, Kim Paul, Ruth Adams,
Jerry DeSmidt, Robert Latimer
President:
Lisa was nominated. Dan was
nominated, but declined. Being no
other nominations, Lisa is president.
Vice President:
Diana was nominated; Jerry was
nominated, but declined. Todd was
nominated, but declined, Dan was
nominated. Vote was taken, Diana
elected.
Secretary:
Kim was nominated. There were no
other nominations. Kim is secretary.
Treasurer:
Jerry was nominated. Dan was
nominated. Vote was taken, Dan
elected.
Next Meeting: December 12, 2015
12 noon CST.
Respectively submitted,
Kathy Haskell,
Secretary ◄
Sept 25-27
The Midwest’s largest cattle exposition will take place
September 25-27 at the Wisconsin State Fair Park in
West Allies. The 23rd annual event will include an
Open Pinzgauer Show on Saturday September 26 at 8
am. The Expo will include a tradeshow, educational
seminars, a junior show, and a cattle sale. ◄
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Minutes from August 22, 2015 Annual Member Meeting-Sedalia, MO
Unapproved
The meeting was called to order by
President Diana Beckius at 6:20 PM
CDT. The secretary read the report
from last year’s annual meeting.
Craig Hooks motioned to accept,
Jerry DeSmidt seconded. Passed.
There was no treasurer’s report as
Kim Paul was unable to attend.
Performance Report – Lisa. Harriet
Thoms, Registry Secretary,
demonstrated how the registry
program works. She showed the
process of registering a percentage
animal. The side of the
non-Pinzgauer animal is blank as the
program will not allow for this
information to be put in as it cannot
be manually typed in. The
percentages want to ‘round up’ so
that needs to be noted. The question
was asked is there a way to have this
non-Pinzgauer information included
if the member was willing to pay an
extra fee? Some of the older papers
from Karen’s time do have nonPinzgauer animals. Karen was
apparently able to override the
program to type this in; however, this
information was never saved.
Animals’ name is limited to 19
characters (letters and spaces). If the
name is longer it will run over in to
the print area for %Pinzgauer on the
paper. Jerry mentioned that with
tattoos, make sure that the tattoo is in
the ear the paper says it is. It does
matter for some shows. When you
stand at the ‘butt’ of an animal and
look at its head, their left is your left.
Some breeders tattoo all in one ear;
some both, herd prefix in one ear,
number is the other. That is the
breeder’s preference. Harriet also
showed all the various reports that
can be generated. She also showed
that some of the animals, particularly
the animals of Canadian background
are missing information. That is why
a breeder is asked to send a copy of
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papers of Canadian animals when
registering their offspring.
Pinzgauer Journal: Diana. Dale
Huhnke is here taking picture. The
next issue will be in September. This
will focus on Crossbred animals. The
Journal continues to be a ‘work in
progress’. Many are glad to have it
back. Dale donated 2 1/2 page ads
for the auction – one for the
Scholarship fund, other for the show.
The deadline for the next issue is
Sept. 1. Question was asked how to
get articles to the Journal – send
them to Diana then she will forward
to Dale. There will be a vet article.
National Show: Lisa. The 2016
show will be in Sedalia. Let Diana or
Lisa know of suggestions. This year
every award was sponsored. The
Champion and Reserve bells are paid
from the APA budget. Please thank
the sponsors. Premier Breeder –
Cheyenne Cattle Company; Premier
Sire – 3C Rebel owned by Cheyenne
Hooks; Premier Exhibitor –
Cheyenne Cattle Company
Junior Show: Lisa. The Juniors had
a livestock judging contest and a
Cattlemens contest. Livestock
Judging contest results: Senior
Division – Gloria Kesler;
Intermediate Division – Kelsey
Hunsberger; Junior Division – Kylee
Beckius. Cattlemens contest results:
Senior Division – Cody Hooks;
Intermediate Division – Austin
Brown; Junior Division – Kylee
Beckius.
Hall of Fame Award: Derek
Wamsley presented the award. He
talked about how this gentleman has
always helped, gone to National
Shows always helping and bringing
kids. He has been involved since the
‘70’s. The award is presented to Mr.
Johnny McNutt. Johnny said this
award means a lot to him as his mom
and dad got started in the breed.
They have had Pinzgauers since
1978 and he has been a member
since 1986.
New Board members and Officers:
Diana. The new board members are
Lance Fletcher, Jerry DeSmidt, Ruth
Adams, and Robert Latimer. Diana
thanked Bob Kelser and Kathy
Dombrowski for their service as their
terms are up. The new officers are:
President – Lisa Wamsley; VP –
Diana Beckius; Secretary – Kim
Paul; Treasurer – Dan Hunsberger.
Junior Herdsmen Awards: Senior
Division – Cody Hooks; Intermediate
Division – Austin Brown; Junior
Division – Kylee Beckius.
Scholarship: The deadline has been
extended to October 1, 2015. This is
a second semester scholarship. You
can apply until age 24; can only
receive it once, but can apply another
year if has not been received. The
Hook’s family sold vintage
Pinzgauer items with the proceeds
going to the scholarship fund.
Lisa presented Diana a cup for her
service as President.
Meeting adjourned. Silent auction
followed.
Respectively submitted,
Kathy Haskell,
Secretary ◄
Annual Membership Meeting at Sedalia,
MO. Photo by Dane Huhnke
2015-16 Standing Committees Announced
2015-16 Board President Lisa
Wamsley announces the 2015-16
standing committees chairmen and
members of the committee:
Finance: Dan Hunsberger-chair, Lisa
Wamsley, Barb Schmoock.
Grievance: Todd Andreshak-chair,
Lance Fletcher, Ken Wamsley.
National Show: Lisa Wamsleychair, Diana Beckius, Jerry DeSmidt,
Cheyenne Hooks, Bob Bartholomew.
Import/Export: Jerry DeSmidtchair.
Youth: Kim Paul-chair, Shelby
Ferguson.
Performance: Kyle Hyder-chair,
Robert Latimer.
Rules/Bylaws: Dixie Berg-chair,
Ruth Adams.
Promotion: Kathy Haskell-chair,
Stacy Ferguson.
Journal/Website: Diana Beckiuschair.
Office Committee: Diana Beckiuschair, Lisa Wamsley, Dan
Hunsberger.
Nominating: Ruth Adams-chair,
Kyle Hyder, Jerry DeSmidt.
Open/Junior Show Rules: Lisa
Wamsley-chair.
Hall of Fame: Ruth Adams-chair,
Todd Andreshak. ◄
Herd Summaries and Renewals Needed
The American Pinzgauer Association
Registry wants to remind all
Pinzgauer cattle breeders that they
will be accepting herd summaries
and renewals beginning October 1.
According to Harriet Thoms,
the registry office will be
sending out the notices to all
Pinzgauer cattle breeders at that
time. ◄
Scholarship Deadline
Extended for Juniors
The American Pinzgauer Association
is extending the application deadline
for college scholarship for Junior
members. The deadline has been
extended to October 1, 2015. This is
a second semester scholarship. Junior
members can apply up to the age 24.
Junior members can only receive it
once but can apply again in another
year if they did not win.◄
Membership Deadline
Due January 1
The American Pinzgauer Association
wants to remind all Pinzgauer cattle
breeders to get your membership dues
in on January 1. There is a
membership form on page 19 of this
issue for you to copy and send in with
your payment.◄
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American Pinzgauer Association Officers
September 2015
LISA WAMSLEY
DIANA BECKIUS
DAN HUNSBERGER
KIM PAUL
Directors
Term ends in 2016
DIXIE BERG
(360) 687-3885
25-27 World Beef Expo Milwaukee, WI
President
Vice President
Treasurer
Secretary
25307 NE 212 Ave
Battleground WA 98604
KATHRYN HASKELL
(207) 892-5396
[email protected]
KYLE HYDER
(423) 725-3736
9 Harriet Ave
Windham ME 04062
150 Escape Mountain Rd
Hampton TN 37658
KIM PAUL
(512) 446-4141
[email protected]
2586 County Rd 232
Rockdale TX 76567
Term ends in 2017
TODD ANDRESHAK
(715) 846-3713
[email protected]
4177 Cardinal Lane
Edgar WI 54426
DIANA BECKIUS
(608) 697-5968
[email protected]
DAN HUNSBERGER
(814) 248-3649
[email protected]
October 2015
1 Herd Summaries and Renewals Needed
1 Deadline for Scholarship
January 2016
1 Membership Renewal
Term ends in 2018
RUTH ADAMS
(360) 864-6661
[email protected]
330 Rogers Rd
Toledo WA 98591
JERRY DESMIDT
(920) 833-9772
[email protected]
LANCE FLETCHER
(307) 672-7289
[email protected]
N912 Hill Rd
Pulaski WI 54162
96 Rapid Creek Rd
Sheridan WY 82801
ROBERT LATIMER
(615) 273-2787
[email protected]
W5702 Grouse Dr
Endeavor WI 53930
224 Gilbert Hollow Rd
Hollsopple PA 15935
PO Box 6038
Milton TN 37118
The Pinzgauer Journal
Issue and Close Dates
Spring Issue—April 15
Preview National Show
Ad space and Article close date April 1
Fall Issue—September 10
LISA WAMSLEY
(936) 443-9205
[email protected]
1411 Hobo Lane
Madisonville TX 77864
National Show Results
Ad space and Article close date Sept. 1
Winter Issue—January 15
Classifieds
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[email protected].
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The APA would like to thank
these Pinzgauer Breeders Who
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