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Calgary, AB T2E 7C4
Tel: 1 (866) 860-6051
Tel: (403) 250-7979
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Simmental Country
  
General Manager
Bruce Holmquist
(639) 314-4613

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(403) 540-5949 

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(403) 793-0409
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Garth Rancier
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Blair McRae
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Canadian Simmental Association Enewsletter
July 2018
In This Issue
REGISTRY

CSA Embryo Registrations 

The CSA Registry staff would like to remind our members that if you purchase embryos, you must remember to have the owner of the Donor Dam at the time of the flush complete & sign an Embryo Transfer of Ownership form.  You then forward the signed form to the Registry Department when you are contacting them for the parentage verification kits.  
This will ensure that all forms are present at the CSA office when the lab results arrive for the embryo(s).  Being pro-active means that your embryo registrations are not unnecessarily delayed.
 
For your convenience, you may click here to be directed to the Embryo Transfer of Ownership form.
BREED IMPROVEMENT

BOLT Evaluation Update
 
Pre-production testing of the BOLT evaluation system begins this July with the target being an early August release date.  The testing process will involve CSA sending weekly data updates including genomic information and receiving genetic evaluations back on a weekly basis.  The testing represents the next steps in adding additional breeds//breed information into the BOLT evaluation at IGS.
 
NEW - THE Compliance Report
 
THE Compliance reports are designed to help remind you in one easy to access report of animals in your herd that may be missing some data.
An example report is shown here...


The report shows only those females in the cow herd with missing data.  This means you do not have to sort through your entire group of cows to identify those that may have missed some key information.  In this example, ABC 123D does not have a calf reported.  We do not know if she lost the calf, never conceived or the calf just came on a busy day and was not reported.  THE Compliance reports provides an easy, one stop reminder to identify missing information and ensure that full reporting is done without having to sort through the entire cow herd.
Reports can be accessed/printed from the online system at any time.  Paper only clients should receive reporting in their fall packages, post-weaning.
FOOTHILLS FORAGE & GRAZING/GENTEC FIELD DAYS


  
2018 AWARD OF EXCELLENCE QUALIFYING SHOWS
                                                                                                                                              
For a complete list of rules and regulations, visit www.simmental.com

For 2018 Qualifying Show Animals are not required to have Canadian Simmental CCIA Approved back button RFID Tags.

STAND OUT & BE IDENTIFIED

 
A special thank you to Jannalee Beutler of Scissors Creek Cattle Company for submitting this picture of her son Ryder, leading his 4-H heifer Fancy with her Simmental RFID tag in action.

Continue to send your pictures of the tags in action to rerickson@simmental.com for your chance to have them included in upcoming advertisements of our RFID tag program.
SIMMENTAL COUNTRY NEWS
 
Simmental Country Online
To view Simmental Country and Commercial Country issues online visit www.simmentalcountry.com
 
 
The deadline to enter the Canadian Simmental Country Photo Contest Is August 15th 
 
FRIENDS OF CANADIAN SIMMENTAL FOUNDATION 

Friends of Canadian Simmental Foundation Fundraising Auction 
Saturday August 11th, 7:30pm MST, Olds Alberta 

In conjunction  with the CSA AGM Banquet 


Watch your mailbox for the Sale Catalog in early July 
www.simmentalfoundation.com
YOUNG CANADIAN SIMMENTAL ASSOCIATION

Don't Miss Out On Your Provincial YCSA Shows!

A complete list of locations and dates can be found at http://www.simmental.com/ycsa.html

National Classic
 
The 2018 National YCSA Classic will be proudly hosted in Olds, AB August 9-12, 20 18. If you are interested in being a sponsor of the National Classic, please email kmanske@simmental.com
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A Special Thank you to Our Sponsors 

CSA OFFICE HOLIDAY SCHEDULE
  
Office Holiday Schedule

The Canadian Simmental Association's office will be closed for the following 2018 holidays.
  
Civic Holiday - Monday, August 6th
Labour Day - Monday, September 3rd
Thanksgiving - Monday, October 8th
Christmas - Tuesday, December 25th & Wednesday, December 26th