May 2021

REGISTRY THE HERD LETTER FOR 2021 IS "J "   DIRECTOR ELECTION & PROPOSED BYLAW CHANGE VOTING PACKAGES All active CSA and YCSA members 18 years of age and older were mailed a 2021 AGM notice and mail-in ballot envelope containing a ballot for director nominations, and a proposed by-law amendment ballot. Completed ballots must be mailed back to CSA office and postmarked no later than May 25th.  The valid ballots will be opened and counted with third party scrutiny on June 9th.   Be sure to exercise your right to vote! DNA TEST REQUEST PROCESS   Most Important Step the animal needs to be known in our system. Second most Important Step- Do not mail the hair samples into our office!  If you are a member that can access the online feature you can order your DNA online directly, there are step by step instructions on our website. You will find access to the direct link to the form. Click here for the LAB INSTRUCTIONS If you are not a member that can access the online feature. You can access the form to order your DNA requests at simmental.com proceed to the Registry tab choose Forms and then select DNA Form. You also find a direct link to the form for your convenience. Click here for the LAB/TEST/DNA Request Form Click here for the DNA Requirements Once you have access to the Lab Application from your online system or from the office you will attach the Application with your hair sample, mail or courier your Lab Application and sample directly to the lab to prevent any delays.   Your hair sample will need to be place in a hair card which the CSA has in stock they cost $0.50/card orders must be minimum 5 cards plus.  If you require additional assistance, we would be please to assist you either by email [email protected] or call us and we would be happy to assist.    NEW: LAB EXPORT & ONLINE LAB RESULTS OPTIONS    The CSA office is now able to forward electronic lab results in a digital (.csv file) format. This means that at a glance you can view parentage results, excluded parentage results & genetic condition results all in one convenient file. There is also a very useful option that has been added to the Online system. It can be found under – My Herd | My Lab | My Lab Test Results It allows the online user to Print the “Lab Result Summary” sheets for their records. *** Note: The CSA office no longer prints/mails them to our Online members. If by chance you do not have access to a printer, please contact one of the Registry staff and we will be happy to assist you. This new feature also allows you to view results as soon as they arrive electronically from the Lab and indicates the qualifying Sire (&/or Dam). The sort order can be changed by clicking on the desired column header. The most useful and convenient is sorting by the Received column. That way you see the results that arrived most recently.   Note: For your convenience, click here for the Genetic Test Results “key” for your reference.

BREED IMPROVEMENT

NEW EPD AVAILABLE ONLINE Members who are users of the online system, now have access to Docility, Post Weaning Gain and Yield Grade EPD on their cattle. Docility is calculated using breeder submitted docility scores and a higher EPD value indicates animals that are more likely to have offspring that score 1 or 2 (quiet) on the docility scoring scale. Post Weaning Gain EPD predicts the daily rate of growth of offspring post-weaning. A larger value indicates a higher average daily gain. Yield Grade EPD indicates the likelihood of offspring receiving a yield grade score of 1 or 2. Yield grade 1 and 2 are higher yielding carcasses. A lower EPD indicates cattle that are likely to have more yield or a lower yield grade score (more 1 and 2). Current Calves (n = 51845)                                      Avg       Min      Max     Std Dev DOC                    10.4      -16.9    24.4      2.97 PWG                   0.22      0.0        0.5        0.12 YG                       -0.48    -0.77    0.12      0.091

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YOUNG CANADIAN SIMMENTAL ASSOCIATION The CSA welcomes Crystal Fisk as the new YCSA Programs Coordinator. The YCSA boards are working hard at planning the National YCSA Classic and Provincial Classics around COVID guidelines and regulation. Watch the CSA website for updates on dates and locations. If you have any questions please email [email protected].

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HOW CAN YOU SUPPORT THE FOUNDATION AUCTION THIS YEAR?

Donate an item- Lots can be anything from genetics, to an art piece. All donators will receive a charitable tax receipt Purchase tickets on the lot 1 bred heifer or bid on any of the other items in this years sale. To donate an item please contact [email protected] or by phone 1.403.250.7979 or visit our website to contact any of our board of directors www.simmentalfoundation.com

MONTHLY COWBOY QUIRP

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CSA OFFICE HOLIDAY SCHEDULE Monday- May 24th- Victoria Day Thursday- July 1st- Canada Day Monday- August 2nd- Civic Holiday Monday- September 6th- Labour Day Monday- October 11th- Thanksgiving Thursday- November 11th- Remembrance Day