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ABERDEEN  SHOW RESULTS American Royal OCT. 22, 2017  KANSAS CITY, MO.

Supreme Champion and Grand Champion Fullblood Female EZ Hottie’s Girl 46D, shown by Dalton Bane, Wenona, Ill.

Reserve Grand Champion Fullblood Female TCS Be Patience 22D, shown by Tummons Cattle Co., Gallatin, Mo.

Grand Champion Fullblood Bull NSC Big Country 50D, shown by Canterbury Hybrid Genetics, Petersburg, Ill., and 4D Grain & Livestock, Pontiac, Ill.

Grand Champion Percentage Female TCS Erica PC 15D, shown by Tummons Cattle Co., Gallatin, Mo.

Reserve Grand Champion Percentage Female HSR Jacks Tenille 20D, shown by Heaven Sent Ranch, Fayetteville, Ark.

Reserve Grand Champion Fullblood Bull WWW Doogie 11D, shown by Cassie D. Wells, Dodge City, Kan.

REGIONAL NEWS Continued from page 14

erdeen Plus steers and Moderator/Aberdeen Plus heifers. We are trying to put together prizes for winners in each division. We will background the calves first to get them lined out to be put in the feedlot. Calves will be ultrasounded and all data points collected. They will then be fed and marketed, either live or on the grid, based on informa tion collected during the test. We haven’t set age limits because we are waiting to see how much interest we get. We believe this is an excellent opportunity to help show these cattle off. If you want to participate but can’t make it to Denver, call one of the WABA Board members and we will try to work out something to get your cattle there. The WABA members are also participating in the Mid land Bull Test in Columbus, Mont. This test is the largest performance test in the country. Forty-two Aberdeen bulls will be on the GrowSafe system to measure feed efficiency and performance. Bulls will be sold the first week of April – a great opportunity to purchase proven bulls. Visit our website www.westernaberdeenbreedersassociation.com for more information. WABA has just completed a very successful fall show season and is sending a great lineup to the NWSS in Den ver. Look for our breeders in Denver for all your quality seedstock needs. WABA is leading the way in marketing Aberdeen to the commercial cattlemen. Join us and be a part of this great association. TL

However, some will birth a live calf. The cow will get over the infection, but the immune system of the calf will not recognize the virus as an infection, and the calf will drop live virus everywhere it goes for as long as it lives. These calves usually perform poorly, but some survive to enter the breeding herd. This year I have decided to test all my calves to see if they may have contracted BVD in utero. I have already checked my adults. Eliminating PI animals from the breed ing herd is important for health and production reasons. My congratulations to the winners at the Tulsa State Fair. The results of that show can be found on page 32. Thanks to Wade Coffey for working with the show each year. Western Aberdeen Breeders Association BY DAVID SHOCKEY, PRESIDENT The year is winding down but the Western Aberdeen Breeders Association (WABA) is just getting started. Start ing in January, WABA will be putting on a feeder-calf test for both steers and heifers. Anyone coming to the National Western Stock Show can also bring their cattle to put in the test to help prove their genetics and show the world what the Aberdeen breed can do as it relates to quality beef production. We will be running four different divi sions – Fullblood steers, Fullblood heifers, Moderator/Ab

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