2014 Pathfinders

[gizmom]

I Went to the mail box today and found a big envelope from the Angus association. My first thought was some registration papers, but when I opened it I found Pathfinder certificates. We were real excited three years ago when we received our first Pathfinder notification. We had two cows make it that year, one was consigned to the Southeast Classic sale the other was our Gizmo Pride 525 065 0125 registration # 15394906 cow. We received another certificate on 525 last year and yep you guessed it she made it again this year. 525 has now produced 7 calves with a weaning ratio of 105. She has a heifer calf on her side right now out of SAV Resource 1441 that is a good rip. Another cow that made Pathfinder for the second year in a row was Gizmo Pride 811 525 430 registration # 16358620 a daughter of the 525 cow this was her 4th calf with a ratio of 105. In addition to 525 and 811 we have two new pathfinders Gizmo Evergreen 907 528 8005 registration # 16701396 and Gizmo Princess 713 E33 4132 registration # 16029562.

Feeling tickled!



525 with her SAV Resource 1441 heifer calf back in early January.
Gizmom

 

[Jabes0623]

Congratulations! Your hard work is clearly paying off.

 

[branguscowgirl]

Very nice! Congratulations :clap:

 

[gizmom]

Thanks yall, I hope I never get so old that I cant get excited about a good cow. It just makes me want to do a happy dance :banana: :banana:
gizmom

 

[Named'em Tamed'em]

Sweet , Gizmom!

We're anxiously awaiting our first Boyds New Day calf. You have a nice program going. :tiphat: :tiphat:

 

[wbvs58]

Sounds like congratulations are in order, it obviously is some recognition for your dedication to breeding gooduns Gizmo but can you elaborate a bit and tell us how the awards are determined.
Thanks,
Ken

 

[gizmom]

wbvs58

I think most breeds associations have some formula for identifying superior producing cows and bulls. We were at the Alabama Cattlemen's convention last week and watched as they presented awards to farms for their Gold Star Cows. These were commercial cows the requirements are:
1. Must be a commercial cow.
2. Must have 2 or more calves on the BCIA program.
3. Must have calved and weaned a calf every year on the program, weighed between 160 to 250 days of age.
4. Must have a calving interval of 370 days or less.
5. Her calves adjusted 205 day weight ratio must be 105 with a minimum adjusted weaning weight meeting or exceeding the state adjusted weaning weight.

I bring this up because I think it show how important for all producers to measure their cows production. They had three commercial farms receiving awards for having cows that earned 11 star Cow now that is something.

The Pathfinder program has been adopted by the Angus Association.

1. To qualify initially, a cow must have produced at least three calves with an average weaning ratio of 105 and these calves must have been evaluated with at least nine other herd mates.


2. Beginning with her first calf, all calves must have been recorded in AHIR. No irregular weanings or calves by commercial sires are used in this analysis.


3. A weaning weight must have been processed on a calf born after June 30, of the production year.


4. A cow must have had her first calf at an age equal to or less than the average age of the herd at first calving, plus 30 days. (In our herd the average age of a heifer being bred for the first time is 15 months)


5. To qualify for subsequent listings in the report, she must maintain a regular calving interval, which is determined as follows:


30 (number of calving intervals) + 365 = Maximum Calving Interval

Like I said each bred association has it's own formula and name but all are looking to identify cows or bulls that meet high production standards.

gizmom

 

[talltimber]

Congratulations!

 

[wbvs58]

Very interesting thanks Gizmon, we don't have any such recognition here but all that information would be readily available in our breedplan system.
Ken

 

[jscunn]

Congratulations gizmom. A pathfinder is something that I would love to raise one day. We have a 2008 model with 4@107 and a 370 calving interval but contemporary group on her first calf was too small (4 head)

 

[cow pollinater]

Congratulations.

 

[torogmc81]

Congrats!!