Central Bull Test Stations
Note: The following list contains contact information for central bull tests known to the Angus Journal staff. If the test is located at a different city than its contact person, the location is noted in parentheses after the test name. The dates for collecting on-test weights and off-test weights for the next scheduled test(s), as well as the date of the test sale, are noted below the contact information. As not all tests had set a schedule for their next test, and as schedules invariably change due to unforeseen circumstances, please contact the station to confirm dates and for more details. To update a listing, click here.
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North Alabama Bull Evaluation Center
(Donaldson Farm, Cullman)
Gerry Thompson, superintendent and regional Extension educator, PO Box 159, Belle Mina, AL 35615; phone: 256-353-8702, ext. 25, or 256-508-2020 (cell); fax: 256-353-8883; or Michelle Elmore, Extension animal scientist; phone: 205-646-0115;
www.albcia.com
Test Birth Dates On Test Off Test Sale Dates Next* Aug. 15-Nov. 15, 2010 Aug. 9, 2011 Nov. 1, 2011 Dec. 10, 2011 The test is an 84-day test. Delivery of bulls is scheduled for July 12.
Bulls must be registered or recorded in a recognized breed association.
To qualify for the sale, bulls must be structurally sound, meet or exceed all entrance requirements and pass a breeding soundness exam. SC must be 32 cm at the end of the test. Sale order is determined by the rank of performance (WDA = 1/3 and ADG = 1/3) and the rank of EPDs within each breed (birth, weaning, yearling and milk = 1/3).
Updated: June 24, 2011.
Wiregrass Forage-Based BCIA Bull Evaluation (Elba)
Rickey Hudson, regional Extension agent–animal science/forages, PO Box 217, Headland, AL 36345; Wiregrass Regional Research & Extension Center, 334-693-2010; or Michelle Elmore, Extension animal scientist, phone: 205-646-0115; www.albcia.org
Test Birth Dates On Test Off Test Sale Dates 2011-2012 Dec. 2011 April 2012 Oct. 27, 2012 The Wiregrass Forage-based BCIA Bull Evaluation has been reorganized. Nominations are due Sept. 1, 2011, with delivery of bulls scheduled for Nov. 16, 2011.
The sale is scheduled for Oct. 27, 2012, at noon at the evaluation site.
Updated: June 24, 2011.
Cal Poly Bull Test
Mike Hall, beef cattle specialist, Department of Animal Science, Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407; phone: 805-756-2685; fax: 805-756-5069; http://bulltest.calpoly.edu
Test Birth Dates On Test Off Test Sale Dates 55th Annual Aug. 1-Oct. 31, 2010 May 27-28, 2011 Sept. 2-3, 2011 Oct. 2, 2011 This is a 100-day test. Bulls are fed a high-roughage diet for a targeted gain of 3 lb. per day.
Bulls must be registered. Potential carriers of AM, NH or any other genetic defect by ancestors must be tested prior to the sale. Carrier animals won't be eligible for the sale. Interim weights will be collected June 18, July 16 and Aug. 6, with final weights collected Sept. 2-3.
To qualify for the sale, bulls must have a Cal Poly performance index of 100 or more based on yearling weight ratio and ADG ratio, have a 365-day adj. SC of 32 cm, have no reproductive or soundness problems, and be free of any structural unsoundness.
Updated: June 24, 2011.
Southeast Colorado Bull Test - CANCELLED FOR 2010-2011
Bruce Fickenscher, Extension educator, PO Box 97, Eads, CO 81036; phone: 719-438-5321; fax: 719-438-5314; Travis Taylor, president, 29858 CR T, Karval, CO 80825; 719-446-5235; http://kiowacounty.colostate.edu (bull test information is listed under "Agriculture Programs")
Test Birth Dates On Test Off Test Sale Dates Cancelled Jan. 1-April 30, 2010 Nov. 18, 2010 March 10, 2011 Nominations for the 2010-2011 Southeast Colorado Bull Test were due Oct. 13, 2010. The Text was Cancelled for lack of participation.
Previous tests have been conducted at the Southeast Colorado Research Center, Lamar, Colo. The was a 112-day test usting a high-quality ration for medium gains. Bulls went on test in November and were weighed of test in March for an April sale.
Updated: Oct. 21, 2010.
University of Florida Bull Test
Cliff Lamb, bull test coordinator, University of Florida-NFREC, 3925 Hwy. 71, Marianna, FL 32446; phone: 850-394-9124, ext. 106; fax: 850-482-9917; http://nfrec.ifas.ufl.edu/fl_bull_test/index.shtml
Test Birth Dates On Test Off Test Sale Dates Fall 2011 Sept. 1-Dec. 31, 2010 Aug. 16-17, 2011 Dec. 6-7, 2011 Jan. 14, 2012 This is a 112-day test. Bulls will be fed forage and grain for a targeted gain of 4 lb. per day.
Purebred animals must be registered and composites must be out of registered parents. All Angus and Angus derivatives must be tested for AM status, or a must be accompanyied by a letter from the breed association to indicate they are not a carrier.
Nominations for the Fall 2011 Florida Bull Test were due June 15, 2011, with delivery accepted July 26. Interim weights will be collected Sept. 14, Oct. 12 and Nov. 9.
Updated: June 24, 2011.
Calhoun Bull Evaluation Center
Ted Dyer or Phil Worley,
PO Box 640, Calhoun, GA 30703; phone: 706-624-1403 or 706-624-1398; fax: 706-624-1400; www.caes.uga.edu/commodities/
animals/beef/stations/index.html
Test Birth Dates On Test Off Test Sale Dates Current Sept. 1-Nov. 30, 2010 July 26, 2011 Nov. 14-15, 2011 Dec. 9, 2011 This is a 112-day test conducted at the Northwest Georgia Research and Evaluation Center at Calhoun, Ga.
Entries were due June 6, with delivery scheduled for July 5-6. Interim weights will be collected Aug. 23, Sept. 20 and Oct. 18. Final weights will be collected Nov. 14-15.
Bulls must be clean of all known genetic defects to be eligible to sell.
Updated: June 24, 2011.
Tifton Bull Evaluation Program
Ronnie Silcox, 2360 Rainwater Rd., Tifton, GA 31793-3683; phone: 706-542-9102; or Patsie Cannon; phone: 229-386-3683; www.caes.uga.edu/commodities/animals/
beef/stations/index.html
Test Birth Dates On Test Off Test Sale Dates Current Dec. 1, 2010-Feb. 28, 2011 Oct. 24-25, 2011 Feb. 13-14, 2012 March 7, 2012 The test is 112-day test conducted at the Tifton Bull Evaluation Center, Tifton, Ga. Bulls are scheduled to be weighed Nov. 22, Dec. 20 and Jan. 17, with final weights collected Feb. 13-14. A Beef Cattle Short Course will be hosted March 6, the day before the sale.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2011.
Southern Illinois University (SIU) Performance Bull Test
Rebecca Atkinson, director, Dept. of Animal Science, Food and Nutrition, Mail Code 4417, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, 1205 Lincoln Dr., Carbondale, IL 62901; phone: 618-453-5000; fax: 618-453-5231; or George Weidlocher at 618-201-6838; http://bulltest.siuc.edu/.
Test Birth Dates On Test Off Test Sale Dates Senior test Sept. 1-Dec. 17, 2010 Oct. 25, 2011 Jan. 17, 2012 March 9, 2012 Junior test Dec. 18, 2010-March 17, 2011 Oct. 25, 2011 Feb. 14, 2012 March 9, 2012 This test has junior and senior divisions.
Nominations were due Sept. 1, 2011, with delivery Sept. 29-30. Senior bulls will be tested for 84 days, while junior bulls will complete a 112-day test.
Interim weights are scheduled to be taken Nov. 22, Dec. 20 and Jan 17, with final weights for the junior test scheduled for Feb. 14.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2011.
Western Illinois University Performance Bull Test
Ken Nimrick, associate professor and manager, and Bruce Engnell, manager; 145 Knoblauch Hall, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL 61455; Nimrick phone: 309-298-1288 or 309-337-4352 (cell); Engnell phone: 309-255-2055; test station phone: 309-298-2233; ag department phone: 309-298-1080; fax: 309-298-2280; www.wiu.edu/bulltest.
Test Birth Dates On Test Off Test Sale Dates 40th WIU Bull Test Jan. 1-April 15, 2011 Oct. 26, 2011 Feb. 14, 2012 March 16, 2012 The test is 112-day test. Bulls were delivered Oct. 3-4 to go on test Oct. 26, 2011. Interim weights will be collected every 28 days and are scheduled Nov. 22, Dec. 20 and Jan. 17, with off-test weights collected Feb. 13-14. The test index this year will be 70% ADG ratio + 15% Marb + 15% REA.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2011.
Indiana Beef Evaluation Program Bull Test
Richard Huntrods, station manager, 923 SR 458, Bedford, IN 47421; phone: 812-279-8554; fax: 812-279-4390; Terry Stewart, secretary-treasurer, Indiana Beef Evaluation Program, Purdue University, Lilly Hall – Dept. of Animal Sciences, 915 W. State St., West Lafayette, IN 47907; phone: 765-494-0138; fax: 765-494-9346; or Donna Lofgren, performance records and website www.ansc.purdue.edu/ibep.
Test Birth Dates On Test Off Test Sale Dates 2011 Summer Test May-1-Oct. 31, 2010 May 24, 2011
Sept. 26, 2011 Oct. 22, 2011 2012 Winter Test Jan. 1-April 30, 2011* Nov. 2011*
March 2012* April 2012* The test is a 125-day test. Bulls are fed a total mixed ration that is approximately 55% corn silage, 22% corn grain, 20% DDGS and 3% Balancer (dry-matter basis). The test index is 60% ADG ratio and 40% WDA ratio.
Interim weights are scheduled to be taken June 21, July 26 and Aug. 23, with the off-test weights scheduled for Sept. 26.
*Winter test dates are estimates based on the 2011 test.
Updated: June 24, 2011.
Iowa Angus Bull Test (at the Brad & William Schermer Farm, Latimer)
Tricia and Colby Holmes, coordinators, 1424 220th St., Benton, IA 50835; phone: 641-785-2315; fax: 641-785-2220; www.iowaangus.org
Test Birth Dates On Test Off Test Sale Dates 15th Annual Oct. 24, 2011 Feb. 6, 2012 March 21, 2012 46 bulls were delivered Oct. 3 to begin the 105-day test Oct. 24.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2011.
Iowa Cattlemen’s Ass’n Bull Tests (Amana, Guthrie Center)
Kellie Carolan, Iowa Cattlemen's Ass'n, PO Box 1490, Ames, IA 50014; ICA phone: 515-296-2266; Kellie's cell: 641-751-0737; fax: 515-296-2261; www.iacattlemen.org
Test Birth Dates On Test Off Test Sale Dates Bloomfield Spring Bull Test Jan. 1-March 31, 2011 Nov. 1, 2011 Feb. 20, 2012 March 19, 2012 Bloomfield Fall Bull Test Aug. 15-Dec. 31, 2010 Nov. 1, 2011 Feb. 16, 2012 March 19, 2011 Dunlap Bull Test Jan. 15-April 15, 2011 Nov. 1, 2011 Feb. 20, 2012 March 30, 2012 Tama Test* March 1-May 15, 2011 Nov. 29, 2011 April 2, 2012 May 4, 2012 • The Bloomfield Spring Bull Test is at Van Meeter Feedyard, Guthrie Center. It is a 112-day test. Bulls were delivered Oct. 10. Interim weights will be collected Dec. 26. The sale begins at 6:30 p.m. March 19, 2012.
• The Bloomfield Fall Bull Test is at Kirkwood Community College. It is a 112-day test. Bulls were delivered Oct. 6. Interim weights will be collected Dec. 22. The sale begins at 6:30 p.m. March 19, 2012.
• The Dulap Bull Test is at Van Meter Feedyard, Guthrie Center, IA. It is a 112-day test. Bulls were delivered Oct. 10. Interim weights will be collected Dec. 26, 2011. The sale begins at 6:30 p.m. March 30, 2012.
• The Tama Bull Test is at Van Meter Feedyard, Guthrie Center, IA. It is a 126-day test. Bulls are to be delivered Nov. 7. Interim weights will be collected Jan. 30, 2012. The sale will start immediately following the heifer sale, which starts at 6 p.m. May 4.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2011.
Kansas Bull Test
Doug & Lori Schmitt, managers, H.M. Schmitt Inc., 784 Hwy. 181, Tipton, KS 67485; phone: 785-373-4824; home: 785-373-5025; cell: 785-545-8939; www.kansasbulltest.com
Test Birth Dates On Test Off Test Sale Dates 70 Jan. 1-April 15, 2010 Nov. 9, 2010 March 1, 2011 April 6, 2011 This is 112-day test and features a low-birth-weight category. The top 50% of the bulls within each breed are eligible to sell in the test sale.
Updated: Oct. 21, 2010.
Dean Lee Research Station Bull Test
Sid DeRouen, Livestock Testing Station, Dean Lee Research Station, 8105 Tom Bowman Dr., Alexandria, LA 71302; phone: 318-473-6589 (office) or 318-548-5140 (mobile); fax: 318-473-6535; LSU Ag Center Bull Test website.
Test Birth Dates On Test Off Test Sale Dates 107 Dec. 2010-March 2011 Nov. 9, 2011 Feb. 29, 2012 Nominations due: Oct. 1, 2011 • Delivery: Oct. 24-25, 2011
The test is a 112-day test. Interim weights will be taken at 28-day intervals, with weighings scheduled Dec. 7, Jan. 4 and Feb. 1. Bulls will be weighed off test Feb. 29.
Updated: Dec. 12, 2011.
Michigan Cattlemen’s Ass’n/Michigan State University
(MCA/MSU) Performance Bull Test
Dan Buskirk, Extension beef specialist; 2265 Anthony Hall, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824; 517-432-0400; Brian Plank, manager, 325 Mount Hope Rd., Crystal, MI 48818; phone: 989-235-6253 (office) or 989-506-2061 (mobile); Michigan Cattlemen’s Ass’n, 2145 University Park Dr., Ste. 300, Okemos, MI 48864; phone: 517-347-8117; http://beef.msu.edu/MSUPrograms/BullTest/tabid/622/Default.aspx
Test Birth Dates On Test Off Test Sale Dates Next Oct. 27-28, 2011 Feb. 16-17, 2012
March 17, 2012 Nominations due: Sept. 1, 2011 • Delivery: Oct. 14-15, 2011
This is a 112-day test. Bulls are fed to gain approximately 3 lb. per day.
The test index is based on the average percentile ranking of a bull for six expected progeny differences (EPDs), plus ADG and WDA. Thus, a lower index is more desirable.
Updated: June 24, 2011.
Minnesota Beef Cattle Improvement Ass’n Bull Test
Ron Holty, manager, 21685 Southview Rd., Spring Grove, MN 55974; phone/fax: 507-498-5839
Test Birth Dates On Test Off Test Sale Dates Next Jan. 1-May 15, 2010 Nov. 12-13, 2010 March 24, 2011
April 1, 2011 Nominations were due Oct. 1, with delivery to Foundation Feeders, Spring Grove, Minn., Oct. 30. This is a 133-day test. Bulls will be fed a ration of corn silage, alfalfa haylage, corn, distillers' grains, minerals and vitamins as a total mixed ration.
Bulls indexing in the top 75%-80% of the entire Jackson group (all breeds) will be eligible for the MBCIA Bull Test Sale in Jackson, Minn. The test index is 50% Test ADG ratio + 50% WDA ratio.
Foundation Feeders also offers private bull tests.
Updated: Oct. 29, 2010.
Hinds Bull Test
Kenneth Banes, manager, Hinds Community College, Raymond Campus, PO Box 1100, Raymond, MS 39154; phone: 601-857-3601; fax: 601-857-3633; or Lisa Whatley; www.hindscc.edu/Departments/agriculture/Bull_Test_Station.aspx.
Test Birth Dates On Test Off Test Sale Dates 2011-12 Aug. 15, 2010-Feb. 28, 2011 Oct. 18, 2011 Feb. 7, 2012 March 1, 2012* Delivery: Oct. 4, 2011.
Interim weights will be collected Nov. 14, Dec. 13 and Jan. 10.
The Hinds Community College Bull Test is a 112-day feed-based gain performance test conducted annually at the HCC Bull Test Station in Raymond, Miss. Cattlemen in Mississippi and surrounding states consign bulls to the test to gather pertinent information. The facility consists of eight pens, which combined can accommodate approximately 100 bulls. *The HCC Bull Test Sale is hosted in conjunction with the Mississippi BCIA Spring Bull Sale.
Updated: June 24, 2011.
South Mississippi Gain-On-Forage Bull Test
Richard Hay, Amite County Extension Director, PO Box 373, Liberty, MS 39645; HHH Farms Test Station phone: 601-876-5204.
http://msucares.com/livestock/beef/mbcia/southmisstest.html
Test Birth Dates On Test Off Test Sale Dates 2010-11 Sept. 1, 2009-March 31, 2010 Dec. 1-2, 2010 May 1, 2011* TBD Nominations were due Oct. 1, 2010, with delivery of bulls scheduled for Nov. 1, 2010. The test is at HHH Farms, Tylertown, Miss. Bulls will be placed on cool-season pasture Nov. 19.
*Or when adequate grazing is no longer available. The test will be at least a 140-day test.
Updated: Oct. 28, 2010.
Green Springs Bull Test Station
Kent Abele, owner/manager, Rt. 2 Box 293, Nevada, MO 64772; phone/fax: 417-465-2240; cell phone: 417-448-7416; www.greenspringsbulltest.com
Test Birth Dates On Test Off Test Sale Dates Summer Test August-October 2010 Received June 1-5, 2011 Fall Test Jan.-March 2011 Receive Sept. 20-25 The performance test offered is a standard 112-day performance test with bulls grouped by breed and size, as much as possible, offering an optimum growth environment. Bulls go on test after a 14-day warm-up period. An individual feed efficiency test is also available. Four tests are conducted each year and begin in June, July, October and December. Bulls are fed a high-quality ration formulated by a qualified nutritionist and adequate for a targeted ADG of 3.5 lb.
Updated: June 24, 2011.
Midland Bull Test
Steve & Lindsey Williams; 1640 Hwy. 10, Columbus, MT 59019; phone: 406-322-5597; fax: 406-322-5210; www.midlandbulltest.com
Test Birth Dates On Test Off Test Sale Dates First efficiency group April 6, 2012 Second efficiency group April 6, 2012 Delivery Group 1: Sept. 14-24 • Delivery Group 2: Oct. 12-22.
This is a 120-day gain test with a 70-day efficiency test. Bulls are fed a 44 mCal diet that is high in roughage for targeted gains of about 3 lb. per day.
Updated: June 24, 2011.
South Montana Bull Test (Manhattan)
Halane Van Dyken, secretary, 83 Lone Mountain Rd., Toston, MT 59643; phone:
406-266-3975; blkcttle@aol.com
Info for next test not available.
Milk River Angus Ass’n Bull Test (Malta)
Ede Breitmeier, secretary, PO Box 368, Harlem, MT 59526; phone: 406-357-3491; e7angus@ttc-cmc.net
Info for next test not available.
Treasure Bull Test
Russ and Barb Pepper, PO Box 217, Simms, MT 59477; phone: 406-264-5694; fax: 406-264-5968; www.treasurebulltest.com
Test Birth Dates On Test Off Test Sale Dates Spring Division Dec. 15, 2010-April 15, 2011 Nov. 4, 2011 March 3, 2012 April 9, 2012 Fall Division Aug. 1-Dec. 14, 2010 Nov. 4, 2011 March 3, 2012 April 9, 2012 Delivery: Oct. 19-29, 2911
This is a 120-day test, with divisions for spring bulls and fall bulls, as well as a single-shot Jackpot division. Bulls are fed to gain approx. 3.2 lb. per day. The test is conducted at Broken O Ranch Feedlot, west of Simms, Mont. The test index is calculated by using the weaning ratio with a limit of 110, gain index and yearling index divided by 3. The Jackpot index is 25% weaning ratio, 50% gain and 25% yearling ratio. The sale will be at the Western Livestock Auction, Great Falls, Mont.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2011.
Nebraska Bull Evaluation Station (Broken Bow)
Mick Philips, manager, 205 Phillips Dr., Arthur, NE 69121; phone: 308-764-2378; fax: 308-764-2216
Test Birth Dates On Test Off Test Sale Dates Current Jan. 1-April 1, 2011 Oct. 20, 2011 Feb. 18, 2012 March 28, 2012 This is 120-day test being conducted at the Rohde Farms located on Hwy. 2 east of Ansley and west of Mason City. Nominations were due Sept. 26, 2011, with delivery scheduled Oct. 10. Bulls were weighed on test Oct. 19-20 and are being fed to gain a targeted 3.5 lb. per day. Interim weights will be collected Dec. 20 and Jan. 19, with final weights scheduled for Feb. 17-18. Qualifying bulls will sell Wednesday, March 28, 2012.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2011.
Tucumcari Bull Test (Tucumcari)
Manny Encinias, coordinator, Extension Animal Resources Department, 15 NMSU Lane, Clayton, NM 88418; phone: 505-374-2566; fax: 505-374-2568;
http://aces.nmsu.edu/ces/beef/
Test Birth Dates On Test Off Test Sale Dates Next* Aug. 15-Nov. 15 2010 Nov. 2010 March 2011 March 2011 This is 112-day test.
Updated: April 10, 2010.
Butner Bull Test
Gary Gregory, supervisor, PO Box 7621, Raleigh, NC 27695; phone: 919-515-4027; fax: 919-515-6884; Dean Askew, station manager, Butner Beef Cattle Field Lab, 8800 Cassam Rd., Bahama, NC 27803; phone: 919-471-6872;
www.cals.ncsu.edu/an_sci/extension/animal/bcip/Ahbcip.html
Test Birth Dates On Test Off Test Sale Dates Current Aug. 15-Nov. 15, 2010 July 25-26, 2011 Nov. 14-15, 2011
Dec. 16, 2011 Nominations due June 22, 2011 • Delivery: July 13, 2011
This is a 112-day silage-based test.
Interim weights are tentatively scheduled Sept. 20 and Oct. 18, with the final weights collected Nov. 14-15.
Updated: June 24, 2011.
Waynesville Bull Test
Gary Gregory, supervisor, PO Box 7621, Raleigh, NC 27695; phone: 919-515-4027; fax: 919-515-6884; Danny Hyatt, station manager, Mountain Research Station, 265 Test Farm Rd., Waynesville, NC 28786; phone: 828-456-3943; www.cals.ncsu.edu/an_sci/extension/animal/bcip/Ahbcip.html
Test Birth Dates On Test Off Test Sale Dates Current Aug. 15, 2010-Nov. 30, 2010 Aug. 8-9, 2011 Nov. 28-29, 2011
Jan. 7, 2012 Nominations due: July 6 • Delivery: July 27
This is a 112-day silage-based test.
Interim weights are scheduled Oct. 4 and Nov. 1, with final weights to be collected Nov. 28-29.
Updated: June 24, 2011.
North Dakota Angus Ass’n Bull Test (Dickinson)
L.J. and Janet Dohrmann, 9721 31st St. SW, Taylor, ND 58656; phone: 701-974-2187 or 701-260-2650
Test Birth Dates On Test Off Test Sale Dates Current Jan. 1-April 15, 2010 Nov. 24 , 2010 March 16, 2011 April 25, 2011 This is a 112-day test.
Interim weights will be collected January 19, 2011.
Updated: Oct. 29, 2011.
Connors State College All Breeds Bull Test Station
M. Blake Nelson, bull test director, Connors State College, Rt. 1 Box 1000, Warner, OK 74469; phone: 918-463-6279; fax: 918-463-6336;
www.connors.cc.ok.us/agriculture
Info for next test not available.
Oklahoma Beef Inc. (OBI)
Tim Stidham, Station Manager, 10908 W. Hwy. 51, Stillwater, OK 74074; station phone/fax: 405-624-1181; or Bob Kropp, OBI Executive Secretary, 201 Animal Science, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078; OBI office phone: 405-744-9287; fax: 405-744-7390; e-mail for information; http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/outreach-extension/beef/oklahoma-beef-inc/bull-testing-1
Test Birth Dates On Test Off Test Sale Dates 201 Aug.-Nov. 2010 June 18, 2011 Oct. 8, 2011 202 Dec. 2010-March 2011 Oct. 29, 2011 Feb. 18, 2012 203 April-July 2011 Feb. 3, 2012 May 25, 2012 201 delivery: June 3-4, 2011. Interim weights: Aug. 13, Sept. 10.
202 delivery: Oct. 14-15, 2011. Interim weights: Dec. 24, Jan. 21.
203 delivery: Jan. 20-21, 2012. Interim weights: March 30, April 27.
The tests are 112-day tests. Interim weights are taken at 56 and 84 days.
Bulls are fed twice daily in fenceline bunks or self-feeders.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2011.
OPSU Beef Bull Performance Test
Jerry and Gwen Martin, Oklahoma Panhandle State University, PO Box 430, Goodwell, OK 73939; phone: 580-349-1500 (Gwen) or 580-349-1512 (Jerry); fax: 580-349-1501.
Test Birth Dates On Test Off Test Sale Dates 60th Annual Jan.-March 2010 Oct. 8, 2011 Jan. 28, 2011 Feb. 20, 2012 The test is 112-day test. Weights will be collected at 28-day intervals.
Bulls are fed to express maximum gain. The test index is 50% ADG, 50% WDA. Qualifying bulls will sell in the 60th Annual Performance Tested Bull Sale set for Feb. 20, 2012.
Updated Nov. 8, 2011.
Performance Angus Breeders of Central Oregon Bull Test
C.B. Foss, PABCO president, PO Box 395, Terrebonne, OR 97760; phone: 541-548-7606 or 541-548-3513; or Edie Maley, secretary, phone: 541-548-7371
Info for next test not available.
Pennsylvania Performance Bull Test
Greg Hubbard, assistant director, PA Livestock Evaluation Center, 1494 W. Pine Grove Rd., Pennsylvania Furnace, PA 16865; phone: 814-238-2527; fax: 814-238-1785; www.livestockevaluationcenter.com/BullTesting.aspx
Test Birth Dates On Test Off Test Sale Dates 2010 test Jan. 1-April 15, 2010 Oct. 26, 2010 Feb. 15, 2011 March 25, 2011 Nominations were accepted Aug. 1-20, 2010, with delivery scheduled Oct. 5. This is a 112-day test during which bulls are fed a corn-silage-based total mixed ration for a targeted gain of 3.5 lb. per day.
Updated: Aug. 29, 2010.
Clemson Bull Test (Pendleton)
Larry Olson, Extension animal scientist/Clemson Bull Testing Program coordinator, 64 Research Rd., Blackville, SC 29817; phone: 803-284-3343, ext. 231; fax: 803-284-3684; www.clemson.edu/extension/livestock/livestock/beef/bull_tests/
Test Birth Dates On Test Off Test Sale Dates 2011 Sr. Test Sept. 1-Oct. 31, 2008 Sept. 6-7, 2010 Dec. 28-29, 2010 Feb. 5, 2011 2011 Jr. Test
Nov. 1- Dec. 31, 2009 Sept. 6-7, 2010 Dec. 28-29, 2010 Feb. 5, 2011 Nominations for the current test were due Aug. 1, 2010, with delivery Aug. 24. The 2011 tests will be 113-day tests. Bulls are fed commodity byproducts to gain a targeted 4 lb. per day. Interim weigh dates are scheduled every 28 days — Oct. 5, Nov. 2 and Nov. 30.
Updated Oct. 29, 2010.
Edisto Forage Bull Test
Larry Olson, Extension animal scientist/Clemson Bull Testing Program coordinator, 64 Research Rd., Blackville, SC 29817; phone: 803-284-3343, ext. 231; fax: 803-284-3684; www.clemson.edu/extension/livestock/livestock/beef/bull_tests/
Test Birth Dates On Test Off Test Sale Dates 2011 Sr. Test Dec. 2009-Jan. 2010 Nov. 15-16, 2010 May 2-3, 2011 Oct. 8, 2011 2011 Jr. Test Feb.-March 2010 Nov. 15-16, 2010 May 2-3, 2011 Oct. 8, 2011 Nominations were due Oct. 15, 2010, with delivery accepted Nov. 15. Interim weigh dates will be Dec. 14, 2010; and Jan. 11, Feb. 8, March 8 and April 5, 2011.
The test is a 168-day forage test. Bulls are limit-fed commodity byproducts and winter-grazed to gain approx. 2.75 lb. per day. Winter grazing + test ration limited to 1% of body weight per bull per day.
Updated: Oct. 29, 2010.
University of Tennessee Bull Test (Spring Hill)
F. David Kirkpatrick, professor of animal science, University of Tennessee, Animal Science Department, 2640 Morgan Circle, B012 McCord, Knoxville, TN 37996; phone: 865-974-7294; fax: 865-974-0429; Kevin Thompson, station manager, Box 160, Spring Hill, TN 37174; 931-486-2129; fax: 931-486-0141; http://animalscience.ag.utk.edu/Beef/BullTestingProgram.html
Test Birth Dates On Test Off Test Sale Dates 2011-2012 Sr. Test Sept. 1-Dec. 15, 2010 Sept. 5-6, 2011 Nov. 28-29, 2011 Jan. 19, 2012 2011-2012 Jr. Test Dec. 16, 2010-March 15, 2011 Nov.7-8, 2011 Jan. 30-31, 2012 March 10, 2012 Bulls are tested at the Middle Tennessee Experiment Station in Spring Hill.
Sr. test: Nominations due July 20, 2011 • Delivery: Aug. 23, 2011
Jr. test: Nominations due Sept. 20, 2011 • Delivery: Oct. 25, 2011
Interim weights for the 84-day tests are taken at 28-day intervals (sr. test: Oct. 4 and Nov. 1; jr. test: Dec. 6 and Jan. 3).
Updated: June 24, 2011.
Info for next test not available.
Utah Beef Improvement Association (UBIA) Bull Test
C. Kim Chapman, Extension animal scientist, Utah State University Extension, 250 N. Main, Richfield, UT 84701; phone: 435-892-0474; fax: 435-893-0493; or Dale Kenison, manager; phone: 435-250-0090; www.ubiabulls.com
Test Birth Dates On Test Off Test Sale Dates Jr. Bull Test Jan.-March 15, 2011 Oct. 25, 2011 Feb. 14, 2012 March 17, 2012 Sr. Bull Test Sept.-Dec. 2010 Oct. 25, 2011 Feb. 14, 2012 March 17, 2012 This is a 112-day test with divisions for senior and junior bulls. There will be two divisions within the junior Angus breed test — a traditional growth division and a low-birth weight division.
Interim weights are scheduled for Dec. 19 and Jan. 16.
The test is conducted at the Kenison Feedlot in Levan, Utah.
Updated: Dec. 12, 2011.
Virginia Beef Cattle Improvement Association (BCIA) Culpeper Bull Test
Scott Greiner, Extension beef specialist, 366 Litton-Reaves Hall, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061; phone: 540-231-9159; fax: 540-231-3713; Tom & Kim Nixon, owner/manager, Glenmary Farm, 21496 River Rd., Rapidan, VA 22723; 540-672-7396; fax: 540-672-3579; http://bcia.apsc.vt.edu
Test Birth Dates On Test Off Test Sale Dates Culpeper Sr. Test Aug. 15-Nov. 30, 2010 July 12, 2011 Nov. 1, 2011 Dec. 10, 2011 This is a 112-day test conducted at Glenmary Farm, Rapidan, Va.
Nominations due: June 3, 2011 • Delivery: June 28, 2011.
Interim weights will be collected Sept. 6 and Oct. 4.
Updated: June 24, 2011.
Virginia Beef Cattle Improvement Association (BCIA) Southwest Bull Test
Scott Greiner, Extension beef specialist, 366 Litton-Reaves Hall, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061; phone: 540-231-9159; fax: 540-231-3713; Tim Sutphin, owner/manager, Hillwinds Farm, 5660 Thornspring Church Rd., Dublin, VA 24084; 540-980-5848; http://bcia.apsc.vt.edu
Test Birth Dates On Test Off Test Sale Dates SW Sr. Test Sept. 15-Dec. 31, 2010 Oct. 17-18, 2011 Feb. 6-7, 2012 March 24, 2012 SW Jr. Test Jan. 1-March 31, 2011 Oct. 17-18, 2011 Feb. 6-7, 2012 March 24, 2012 Both divisions are 112-day tests conducted simultaneously at Hillwinds Farm, Dublin, Va.
Nominations due: Sept. 9, 2011 • Delivery: Oct. 17-18, 2011.
Interim weights will be collected Dec. 13 and Jan. 10, 2012.
Updated: June 24, 2011.
Washington Cattlemen’s Ass’n (WCA) Bull Test
Gary Kendall, sale manager, 1040 Kendall Rd., Potlatch, ID 83855; phone: 208-858-2163; fax: 208-828-2158; Jack Field, WCA executive vice president, PO Box 96, Ellensburg, WA 98926, phone: 509-925-9871, fax: 509-925-3004; www.washingtoncattlemen.org
Test Birth Dates On Test Off Test Sale Dates Current Nov. 8-9, 2011 March 5-6, 2012 March 28, 2012 156 bulls, including 96 Angus, consigned by 48 breeders were weighed on test Nov. 8-9, beginning a 120-day test for the 19th Annual Washington All-Breed Bull Test. The test is located at the Bonina Feed Facility at Eltopia, Wash. The sale will be March 28, 2012, at the Bonina Sale Facility, Eltopia.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2011.
Wardensville Bull Evaluation Center (Wardensville)
Wayne Wagner, Extension livestock specialist, West Virginia University, PO Box 6108, Morgantown, WV 26506; phone: 304-293-6131, ext. 4205; fax: 304-293-6954;
www.wvbeef.org/wbt/wbt.html
Test Birth Dates On Test Off Test Sale Dates Current Jan. 20-March 28, 2010 Nov. 18-19, 2010 Feb. 21-22, 2011 March 24, 2011 Bulls were delivered Oct. 20. 131 Angus bulls went on test Nov. 18-19, many with birth weight EPDs under 1 lb.
There are no single consignments to this bull program, and producers often enter 10 or more head. The test measures individual feed efficiency expressed as residual feed intake (RFI), which is the difference between actual and expected feed intake.
The bulls are being fed a ration (NEm=0.68, NEg=0.41) that includes 20% ground mixed hay, 24% wheat midds, 23% soybean hulls, 8% distillers' grains, 4% cottonseed hulls, 4% corn, 10% hominy feed, and 7% miscellaneous ingredients.
Southern West Virginia Bull and Replacement Heifer Test
Rodney Wallbrown, Mason County WVU Extension Service, 525 Viand St., Point Pleasant, WV 25550; phone: 304-675-0888; fax: 304-674-6154; www.wvbeef.org/bulltest
Test Birth Dates On Test Off Test Sale Dates Current Dec. 1, 2008-March 15, 2009 March 27, 2010 The test utilizes a forage-based ration and bulls are fed to achieve a target ADG of approx. 3.25 lb.
The test is located at Point Pleasant, W.Va.
St. Croix Valley Bull Test
Phil Ketterhagen, publicity director; phone: 262-763-9323; or Sandy Drinkman.
Test Birth Dates On Test Off Test Sale Dates Current Jan. 1-May 1, 2010 Oct. 30, 2010 March 19, 2011 April 16, 2011 The test is located at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls Mann Valley Farm. It is 140-day test. The bulls are fed a high-roughage ration of corn silage, haylage, shell corn, protein, mineral to provide a targeted ADG of 3 lb.
The top two-thirds of the bulls will sell based on an index that is 75% ADG ratio + 25% WDA ratio. All sale bulls will be ultrasounded for carcass traits and fertility tested. The sale is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. Progress reports are available by e-mail.
Wisconsin BIA Central Test
John Freitag, Wisconsin BIA executive director, PO Box 955, New Glarus, WI 53574; phone: 608-527-5747; fax: 608-527-3010; www.wisconsinbeef.com
Test Birth Dates On Test Off Test Sale Dates Current Jan. 1-April 15, 2010 Nov. 29-30, 2010 March 9-10, 2011 April 2, 2011 The test is conducted at the UW Platteville Pioneer Prairie Farm.
Nominations were due Sept. 24, with delivery to the station Nov. 1, 2010. It is a 100-day test. Interim weights will be collected at 35 and 65 days.
Updated: Oct. 29, 2010.
Wyoming Beef Cattle Improvement Associaton (BCIA) Bull Test
Robert Pingetzer, manager, 11882 Hwy. 789, Shoshoni, WY 82649; phone/fax: 307-856-4401; Steve Paisley, executive secretary; office: 307-837-2000 or cell: 307-760-1561; or Jill Klein, undersecretary; phone: 307-322-5517; info@wbcia.org; www.wbcia.org
Test Birth Dates On Test Off Test Sale Dates Current Jan. 1-April 1, 2009 Nov. 3, 2009 March 3, 2010 April 3, 2010 This is 120-day test. Bulls are fed a high-roughage ration with a targeted gain of 3.25 lb.
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