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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Times Advocate, 2005-06-29, Page 23Wednesday, June 29 , 2005 Itall startsonthe culture 23 TIMES -ADVOCATE Digestion, rumination discussed Farmers wanted as "pot busters" By Christine O'Reilly EXETER — The 4-H Beef -A -Rama met at the Brock family farm for their third meeting. Madison and Jessica Brock showed the club their calves, Snickers and Cyclone. As an added bonus, Jessica also introduced her colt Dakota to the group. The topic for the meeting was food and nutrition, so president Robin McKnight opened the meeting with the role call question: Can you name one type of food that a ruminant animal, such as a cow, can digest? Leader Andrea Hern then brought out samples of differ- ent types of feed. Members had to work together to iden- tify them and state whether the food was a grain, forage, protein supplement, or byproduct feed. Hern brought out a matching game where members had to place the function of the digestive organ with its name. A cow has a different digestive system than people do. Cattle have four stom- achs: the rumen, reticulum, omasum and abomasum. The reticulum, the second stomach, acts as a sieve. Some foods need to be digested more before they can pass through the reticulum, so the cow brings it back up to her mouth and chews it again. This is what is known as "chewing her cud." The fourth stom- ach, called the abomasum, acts much like our stomach by using acids to digest food. After all the talk about food, the club members were very hungry. A heartfelt thanks goes out to the Brock family for hosting the meeting and pro- viding the delicious snack of fresh fruit and marshmallow dip. Members are reminded of the meeting on July 11 at Robin and Ashley McKnight's. Trading steady in Denfield DENFIELD — The market at Denfield traded fully steady on a light offering of fed cattle. Cows sold steady. Holstein bull calves sold strong. Morley Hodgins, Parkhill sold 12 st. average weight 1335, average price 85.25. Albert Borgyiak, St. Marys sold five Holstein bull calves average price 215. Wayne Campbell, Strathroy sold a Hol bull calf 280. Bylea Farms, Ilderton sold five Hol bull calves average price 205. Choice steers: 90-92; Good steers: 83- 87; Choice heifers: 89-90; Bulls: 25-35; Good Holstein bull calves: 175-290. Lambs selling on strong, active trade Brussels Livestock Market report for the week ending June 24. Total receipts 1,955 head of cattle, 783 lambs and goats. Summary Tuesday: The fed steers and heifers sold on a steady active trade. Choice steers and heifers sold 89 to 93 sales to 109.50, second -cut steers and heifers sold 83 to 87. The cows sold on a steady market. Thursday: The veal sold on a good active trade on a strong demand with prices $2 to $5 higher. The lambs sold on a strong active trade on a higher demand. Friday: The calves and yearlings sold on a steady market. Steers There were 763 steers on offer. Dave Baker, Brussels con- signed one blonde steer weighing 1310 lbs which sold for 109.50. His overall offer- ing of three steers averaged 1267 lbs selling for an aver- age price of 102.55. Fifteen steers consigned by Amos B. Frey, Wallenstein averaged 1418 lbs which sold for an average price of 98.60 with his top eight limo steers averaging 1425 lbs selling for 100. Maynard B. Martin, Drayton consigned two limo steers averaging 1350 lbs which sold to Norwich Packers for 96.25. His overall offering of four steers aver- aged 1396 lbs selling for an average price of 90.57. Heifers There were 236 heifers on offer. Lewington Farms, Brussels consigned one limo heifer weighing 1215 lbs which sold for 97.75. Their overall con- signment of 13 heifers aver- aged 1230 lbs selling for an average price of 89.51. Ten limo heifers consigned by Lyle Kinsmen, Kippen averaged 1037 lbs selling for an average price of 90.41 with sales to 97.75. Andy VanderVeen, Blyth consigned three red heifers averaging 1338 lbs which sold for 95.75. His overall offering of six heifers aver- aged 1296 lbs selling for an average price of 92.36. Cows There were 145 cows on offer. D1 & D2: 30-35.50; D3: 20-30; D4: 15-20. Joe Hendricks, Lucknow consigned one sim cow weighing 1040 lbs which sold for 35.50. One char cow consigned by R. J. Wilson, Walkerton weighed 1555 lbs selling for 35. Allan Sherk, Wellesley con- signed one char cow weigh- ing 1445 lbs which sold for 35. Bulls There were 14 bulls on offer selling 16.50 to 38 sales to 42.50. Rolling Acres, Clifford con- signed one limo bull weighing 2030 lbs which sold for 38. One char bull consigned by Paul Miller, Wiarton weighed 2205 lbs which sold for 30. Veal There were 154 head of veal on offer Beef: 110-115.00 sales to 124; Good Holstein: 87-93 with sales to 98.50; Medium Holstein: 70 to 80; Plain & Heavy Holstein: 50-60. George Ducharme, Dashwood consigned one limo veal heifer weighing 735 lbs which sold to New Market Meat Packers for 124. One limo veal heifer con- signed by John Martin, Lucknow weighed 700 lbs which sold to Holly Park Meat Packers for 120. A.J.K. Waechter, Walkerton consigned one gold veal heifer weighing 725 lbs which sold to New Market Meat Packers for 119. Lambs under 50 lbs: 138-152; 50- 65 lbs: 141-164; 65-80 lbs: 145-167; 80-95 lbs: 142-156; 95-110 lbs: 130-145; 110 lbs and over: 140. Sheep 35-72 Goats $20-$90 Top Quality Stocker Steers under 400 lbs: 86-126; 400- 500 lbs: 80-150.50; 500-600: 94-124; 600-700: 96-114; 700-800: 80-113; 800-900: 86-102.25; 900-1000: 89.50- 102; over 1000: 84-95.50. Top Quality Stocker Heifers under 300 lbs: n/a; 300- 400: n/a; 400-500: 72-115; 500-600: 78-113; 600-700: 70-104.50; 700-800: 87- 106.50; 800-900: 88-109; Over 900 lbs: 85.50-101. 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Police say keep an eye out for foot- prints along the edges of your crops as well as unattended parked vehicles in the early morning or evening. You may also find discarded seed trays, fertilizer bags and hidden maintenance tools. If you are suspicious about activity, do not approach anyone who may be involved. Let the experts do their job. Call police or Crimestoppers at (1-800- 222-8477). Funding for cattle tracking devices By Stephanie Mandziuk TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF OTTAWA — The federal government has commit- ted $1.8 million to the Canadian Radio Frequency Identification (CRFID) Reader Program. This will improve the tracking and tracing of cattle beyond the farm gate, using radio frequen- cy identification (RFID) reader technology. The goal is to ensure industry stakeholders have the necessary equip- ment to fully participate in Canada's cattle tracking and tracing initiatives. 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