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LBR HERD HEALTH A comprehensive vaccination program includes: At Birth: Multi Min, Alpha 7, & Endovac Beef At Branding: Vision 8 & Bovilis Nasalgen 3PMH August 2, 2024: Pyramid 5+ Presponse, 8-way & Somnus August 28, 2024: Weaned, wormed, 8-way/somnus, Multi Min, Nasalgen 3PMH, & Pyramid 5 Presponse October 2, 2024: Clean Up pour on for lice December 5, 2024: Clean Up LBR GENOMIC ENHANCED EPDs All bulls have been Genomic Enhance with 100K testing. Bulls are all homo polled and homo black except Lot 13 is Hetero Black and Lot 26 is Red. Bulls are free from any defective genes. LBR RETAINED SEMEN INTEREST & SCROTAL We would like to reserve the right to collect 100 units of semen for in herd use at seller’s expense and buyer’s convenience on any LBR bull. Scrotal measurements were taken on December 9, 2024. An added adjustment of .033 for every day short of 1 year old, which is right at 1 cm for 30 days. The fall bulls were measured on the same day with no age adjustment. LBR FIRST BREEDING SEASON GUARANTEE All bulls returning to the ranch will be fertility tested and guaranteed to be ready for breeding before delivery. Little Bitterroot Ranch and Laird Simmentals will cover 50% of any bull injured during their first breeding season of 90 days after first turn out. 50% of injured bulls value will be credited on a bull in future sales or a replacement bull if available. We do guarantee our cattle to be healthy sale day and until delivered in April. LBR FEEDING AND DELIVERY A $200 credit will be given for bulls taken home sale day. Bulls will be fed free of charge until delivery date of around April 1, 2025. There will be a $3.00 per day per head charge for late delivery. Bulls will be delivered free of charge up to 500 miles from the ranch. The summer was very dry, and we ran out of grass early so bulls were weaned and put on feed. Even though it was dry, we do not creep feed our animals and interfere with their true weaning weight potential. They were worked up to 10# Bull Developer 14.5 protein plus fee choice grass alfalfa hay per day. The expected daily gain was projected to be around 3.50/day. The yearling bulls were well above that at 4.08/day and the 2-age advantage fall bulls gained 4.76/ day. For the first 81 days on feed. Some of the extra gain very likely could be some compensatory growth. We believe the extra power genetics to perform are real. We plan to keep the bulls on that 10# developer ration until Feb. 1st. After the sale we will feed them 5# concentrate plus hay. In preparation to properly manage yearling bulls, we will gradually reduce the amount of concentrate. Three weeks prior to delivery in April the bulls will be on straight hay. The 2 fall bulls are ET calves and were raised by a cooperator herd recipient cows. The bulls had a rough environmental challenging start. They were weaned on April 24, 2024 and remained in our care after that. They were fed hay until May 30th then put on grass until August 28th.
LAIRD HERD HEALTH Calving: First Defence III Branding: Ultra-Vac 8 Weaning: Pyramid 5 + Presponse SC Ultra-Vac 8 Dectomax pour-on
LAIRD GENOMIC ENHANCED EPDs All bulls and females have been DNA tested and carry 100K genomically enhanced EPDs with parentage conformation. Most are homo polled and homo black with a few exceptions listed on their lot info.
LAIRD SEMEN INTEREST AND FRAME/SCROTAL MEASUREMENTS
We would like to reserve the right to collect 100 units of semen for in herd use at sellers’ expense and buyers’ convenience on any Laird bull. Adjusted frame scores, scrotal measurements, and yearling weights will be provided on a supplement sheet on DVA and at the sale.
LAIRD FIRST BREEDING SEASON GUARANTEE
LAIRD FEEDING & DELIVERY A $200 credit will be given for bulls taken home sale day. Bulls will be fed free of charge until delivery date of April 1, 2025. There will be a $3.00 per day per head charge for late delivery. Bulls will be delivered free of charge up to 500 miles from the ranch. We do not creep feed our animals and interfere with their true weaning weight potential. Our bulls were weaned on 10/23/24 (except ET calves at Whittier Ranch) and were worked up to 8# concentrate plus free choice alfalfa/grass ration and are gaining well. All bulls returning to the ranch will be fertility tested and guaranteed to be ready for breeding before delivery to the buyer. Laird Simmentals will cover 50% of any bull injured during their first breeding season of 90 days after first turn out. 50% of injured bulls value will be credited on a bull in future sales or a replacement bull if available. We recommend buying mortality insurance on purchased cattle to cover any death loss for 1 year after the sale.We will have insurance forms available sale day contact Jeff Thomas (406) 581-8859 for details. We do guarantee our cattle to be healthy sale day and until delivered in April.
Little Bitterroot Ranch and Laird Simmental Joint Production Sale
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