Barzona Bulletin spring 2019

From Our Association Secretary

By Alecia Havens, Golden H Farms I think we can all agree it has been one long, nasty winter. Thank goodness it is almost over. Turning over a new leaf this spring, the Barzona Breeders Association of America (BBAA) is doing a big membership and participation drive! Keep in mind, for anyone and everyone, cattle or no cattle, an Associate Membership is only $20. This is of great importance to the as- sociation, not only to help with funding and maintaining a con- tact list, but also to help keep track of where Barzona cattle are active, even crossbreds. Our numbers have steadily decreased over the last 20 years, with herds being dispersed and no new breeders stepping in to help fill the gaps. Don’t forget that with the Breed Up Program,

F1 crosses are registerable! If you have Barzonas but they have never been registered with the BBAA, we will accept a DNA test for parent verification and be able to grant papers to those with- out pedigrees and build back our registry! With regard to DNA testing and genetic evaluation, Neogen GeneSeek® is able to give scores on your cattle that are similar to expected progeny differences (EPDs), but more standardized across all herds and breeds. This is a great benefit to those of you selling seedstock to customers and when choosing replace- ments for yourselves. The Havens family has been using Igeni- ty® Beef results for customer use and comparing them to other breeds. Bard Cattle Co., has been using Igenity’s Parentage Ver- ification to help identify calves in MRS herds. Breeding season will be here before you know it, and to those of you in the market for bulls, there are yearling and breed- ing-age bulls available in Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Or- egon, Texas, Iowa and Alabama. Several of those have semen available, including Golden H Farms and Bard Cattle Co. (please see their ads in this issue on pages 3 and 4). If anyone is looking for replacement females, they’re available in Arizona, Iowa and Alabama. There may be more, so don’t be afraid to call your breeders! Please don’t hesitate to call me with sale animals, questions or for membership information. You’re welcome to shoot an email if that is more convenient. I am here to help our members and customers! BB

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