Turner Bison Exchange Prairie Performance Bison Simulcast Auction

TURNER BISON EXCHANGE 

PRAIRIE PERFORMANCE SIMULCAST BISON AUCTION

SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 2023 • 6:00 PM MST

The Lodge at Deadwood, Deadwood, SD

OFFERING 40 HEIFERS AND 10 BREEDING BULLS FROM THE FOLLOWING RANCHES:

FAWN LAKE RANCH, Gordon, NE

John Halstead, Mgr. (308) 353-0108

(10) 2020 Born Two Year Old Bred Heifers

(2) 2020 Born Production Bulls

SPIKEBOX RANCH, Mullen, NE

Tim Goodnight, Mgr. (402) 389-0658

(20) 2020 Born Two Year Old Bred Heifers

(2) 2020 Born Production Bulls

VERMEJO PARK RANCH, Raton, NM

Robert E. Turner, Mgr. (575) 447-2813

(6) 2020 Born Two Year Old Castle Rock Conservation Bulls

Z BAR RANCH, Garden City, KS

Keith Yearout, Mgr. (620) 886-2110

(10) 2021 Born Yearling Heifers

HEALTH PROTOCOL:

• All auction animals have official RFID tags, were calf-hood vaccinated with a 7-way clostridial, and have been given a 4-way viral vaccine and multiple annual vaccinations for mycoplasma. Before the transfer of ownership, all animals will have been genetically tested and will not have cattle mitochondrial DNA.

• Yearling Heifers (2021 born) will be vaccinated against Mycoplasma bovis, IBR, BVD (I & II), PI3, and BRSV, and given a dewormer.  As calves, all heifers were officially calfhood vaccinated (OCV) with RB-51 and given a 7-way clostridial. Additional vaccinations and tests at buyer’s request, risk, and expense.

• Two-Year-Old Bred Heifers (2020 born) will be vaccinated against Mycoplasma bovis, IBR, BVD (I & II), PI3, BRSV, and given a dewormer.  As calves, all heifers were officially calfhood vaccinated (OCV) with RB-51 and given a 7-way clostridial. Guaranteed pregnant by palpation or ultrasound at the time of the auction. Additional vaccinations and tests at buyer’s request, risk, and expense.

• 2020 born Breeding Bulls (including Castle Rock, Spikebox Ranch, and Fawn Lake Ranch) were tested at the College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University confirmed to have bison MtDNA. All bulls will be vaccinated against Mycoplasma bovis, IBR, BVD (I & II), PI3, BRSV, and given a dewormer. As calves, all bulls were additionally given a 7-way clostridial. Additional vaccinations and tests at buyer’s request, risk, and expense. Information regarding Bull Fertility can be found in the TRPPA Breeding Bull Guarantee section.

• All Vermejo Park Castle Rock bulls will be selected from the herd and genetically tested at The College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University, and confirmed to have bison mtDNA. A full set of nuclear microsatellite markers used for DNA identification and parentage will be provided for each Castle Rock bull. The DNA information will be available by March 1, 2023.

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