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BLONDE BULLET
2010
Published by the Alberta Blonde d’Aquitaine Association
Welcome from the President
2009 had it’s challenges, but we are
already looking forward to 2010. Alberta Blondes have started the largest
bull test that we have had in a few
years, and we are hosting the National Convention in November. It has been a few years since
Alberta has had a Blonde show, or hosted the National. We are treating this event as a way to
showcase our cattle to the industry as well as fellow Blonde breeders. I encourage all of our members to participate in this event, and to tell a lot of
people about it; everyone is welcome. More information can be found throughout this publication.
I didn’t get around to many Breeders herds this
year. Another little one in the family, and without
our French exchange student (Damien) things
were a little busier this summer. However, my wife
Michelle and I did manage to make a trip to the
East this fall. We attended the Cream of the Crop
sale in Ontario and the National Convention in
Quebec. October is a beautiful time of year in the
East, and we had a great time visiting several
good herds of cattle, and meeting some great
people. It was nice to put some faces to names
and see some people that I hadn’t seen in a few
years. Hopefully we’ll see some of you here in
November 2010 so we can return the hospitality.
Reed Rigney
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Annual General Meeting
The Alberta Blonde Association held it’s annual meeting on Saturday, November 28th in Leduc, Alberta. The major topics of discussion were promotion and marketing as well as the 2010 Canadian
National Show, Sale and Meeting which Alberta is hosting. There were three openings on the Board;
thank you to Sharon Breitkreuz and Ken Mackenzie for returning to the Board, and welcome to Art
Breitkreuz our newest Board member. Reed Rigney will continue in his role as President and Association contact, Ken Mackenzie continues as Vice-President and Dave Kamelchuk continues as
Treasurer. A complete listing of the directors, and their contact information can be found on the back
page of this publication.
How to effectively market ourselves was discussed at length. Print advertising is very expensive, and
has to be put in front of prospective buyers on a consistent basis. It was decided that until our finances are stronger we will focus our promotions on bull congresses. We will be attending the Camrose and Westlock bull congresses, and possibly one in Olds if the event is held. We will be doing
some print advertising as well, however it will be timed more closely with the National Convention in
November of 2010.
The National is an excellent opportunity for us to showcase the breed and our individual operations.
As mentioned earlier we will be increasing our advertising to attract as many cattleman that are interested in Blondes (cattle) as possible. We will also be doing some fundraising to pay for that extra
advertising and to strengthen our back account for upcoming years. Art & Sharon Breitkreuz have
donated a polled Fullblood heifer to the association as a fundraising project, and we thank them immensely for that donation.
Steve & Shirley Jackson
RR#1 Westerose, Alberta T0C 2V0
Phone: (780) 586-2800
Email: hootch@telus.net
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“I am for sale and am
a double polled full
blood bull”
Art & Sharon Breitkreuz
Box 11
Carnwood , AB
T0C 0W0
Ph; 780-542-2378
Cell; 780-514-6651
Email; arsha1@telus.net
“I am for sale and also
a double polled full
blood bull”
David & Janet Kamelchuk
Ellscott, Alberta
780 675-1227
jkarland@telusplanet.net
Fullblood and Purebred
Polled and Horned
Little Creek Ustis 1U – Polled Fullblood
Yearling bulls for sale - currently on
test at Cattleland, Strathmore
Bred heifers for sale fall 2010 - watch
for us at the 2010 National Show and
Sale in Olds
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Alberta Hosts National Blonde Convention
The 2010 National Blonde Convention will be held in Olds, Alberta at the Cow Palace from November
19-21. The event will have a show, sale and the Annual General Meeting of the Canadian Blonde
d’Aquitaine Association. We are expecting cattle and breeders from across Canada., and all other cattlemen and women are invited to check out the Blonde breed as well.
Thursday and Friday will be move-in and set-up days. Cattle must be stabled in the barn by Friday at
noon. A clipping crew will be on site both days to assist exhibitors in making their animals more presentable for the event. For those exhibitors with long haul cattle we can also arrange for them to be cared for
prior to and at the show. If you would like to use any of these services please let us know when making
your entries.
Saturday is the big day. The show starts in the morning followed by the sale in the afternoon. We will be
auctioning off chances to win a polled Fullblood heifer donated by Arsha Blondes at the sale. Lunch will
be provided during the show, and snacks & beverages prior to the sale. As stated before we encourage
the general cattle public to attend this day to learn more about the breed, and meet the breeders of
Blonde cattle. Following the sale, and after a quick clean-up, there will be a banquet hosted at an off site
location still to be determined.
Sunday will focus on the Canadian Blonde Association AGM. Financials and policy will be discussed as
well as new or retuning members welcomed to the Board of Directors. Following the meeting cattle and
exhibitors will be dismissed from the barns (sale cattle may leave following the sale on Saturday night).
Of course it takes a lot of time, effort and money to run an event of this magnitude. If anyone would like
to volunteer their time to help, or sponsor part of the event it would be greatly appreciated.
Continued on the next page…..
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National continued …..
For those of you coming from out of town there are many things to see and do very close by. The Rocky
Mountains and world class skiing are close by. There are several Blonde breeders within easy driving
distance and there should be bulls on test at Cattleland Feedyards north of Strathmore (NE of Calgary).
For those looking for something more urban, Calgary is a short drive to the south.
If you would like more information on exhibiting at, attending or sponsoring the event please contact the
Alberta Blonde Association, or Reed Rigney.
The schedule of events is as follows:
Friday November 19
8 a.m. – Noon
Arrival & Stalling of cattle (cattle start arriving on Thursday)
7 p.m. – 10 p.m. Hospitality Suite at the Olds Best Western
Saturday November 20
10 a.m. – Noon
National Blonde d’Aquitaine Show; Female Section
Noon – 1 p.m.
Lunch
1 p.m. – 2 p.m.
National Blonde d’Aquitaine Show; Male Section
2 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Pre-Sale Hospitality
4 p.m. – 6 p.m.
National Blonde d’Aquitaine Sale
7 p.m. - Midnight Banquet
Sunday November 21
10 a.m. – Noon
National Blonde d’Aquitaine Annual General Meeting
Noon – 1 p.m.
Lunch
1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
National Blonde d’Aquitaine Annual General Meeting continued
4 p.m.
Release of cattle (following AGM)
Your Blonde Semen Source
“Blackwater Ainsley” New genetics from England.
We also have an extensive selection of semen and embryos from the 70’s, 80’s & 90’s for sale.
Please contact us for more information, or download the
colour catalogue available on our website.
Yearling bulls available for summer 2010, and Two year old bulls available for 2011 breeding season.
We also have a group a Polled Purebred females for sale in 2010.
Reed & Michelle Rigney and Family
Westlock, Alberta
Ph: (780) 348-5308
Cell: (780) 307-2702
Email: rigney@clearwave.ca
Web: www.wsscattle.ca
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Alberta Blonde Bulls on Test at Strathmore
Blonde bulls are back in force at the Alberta Blonde Association bull test at Cattleland Feedyards
near Strathmore, Alberta. Six Blonde breeders contributed 27 bulls for the test. Thank You to Harry
Nauenburg for doing the leg work to get the test up and running, and to all those that contributed
The bulls have been divided into two groups to be indexed separately because of their age difference. There are Fullblood, Purebred and Percentage bulls in the test, both polled and horned. They
were delivered in mid-November for a warm-up period to let them adjust to new surroundings, new
feed and to help even out some of the environmental weight differences of the bulls before the test
started. The official test started December 18th, 2009 and will conclude approximately April 10th,
2010. We have included the 28 day results on the next page along with contact information for each
of the contributors. It is apparent from the 28 day results that some of the bulls are still experiencing
some compensatory gain following a hard summer (drought). The bulls are being fed for 3.5 lbs of
gain/day and averaged 4.19 (Test #1) and 3.71 (Test #2), with some bulls gaining over 5 lbs/day.
We will be posting updated results after each weigh day, as well as posting some pictures of the
bulls later in the test period on our website. If you would like to have the results sent directly to you,
please contact Reed Rigney. Bulls will be available for purchase by private treaty, so if you are interested in any of the bulls on test contact the contributor, the Alberta Blonde Association or William
Torres at Cattleland Feedyards.
.
Alberta Blonde Association
780-222-5535
aba@clearwave.ca
www.albertablondecattle.com
Reed Rigney
780-348-5308
rigney@clearwave.ca
Cattleland Feedyards
William Torres
403-934-4030
www.cattlelandfeedyards.com
HARCON STOCK FARM
Blonde d'Aquitaine cattle since 1988
Breeding and selecting for quality in Fullblood, Purebred, horned and polled Blondes
Heartwoods
EyeCatcher
10E - R12531
semen for
sale
Yearling and
Two Year old
bulls for Sale
HCN Nitro 16N a 2003 son of Eye Catcher
Harry, Connie and Ryan Nauenburg
RR # 2 Strome, Alberta T0B 4H0
Phone: 780-376-2184
Email: harconsf@equityinternet.ca
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2009-2010 Alberta Blonde d’Aquitaine Bull Test
28 day Report - January 15, 2010
Cattleland Feedyards - Strathmore, Alberta
Pen Number: C44
Number of Bulls: 27
Test Start: December 18, 2009
TAG
#
TATTOO
BIRTH
DATE
HORN
% TYPE
ADJ ADG
BIRTH DAM 205 BIRTH- START 28 DAY TEST TEST WPDA WPDA
WGT AGE WGT SOT
WGT WGT ADG INDEX ADG INDEX
SIRE
JANUARY-FEBRUARY BULLS (Test #1)
Arsha Blondes - Art & Sharon Breitkreuz - Carnwood, AB - (780) 542-2378 (WHITE TAGS)
87
BSA 119W
Jan-08 FB
P
RHEO Lancaster 113L
105
6 725
3.02
1109 1251 5.07
121
3.36
111
88
BSA 248W
Feb-02 FB
89
BSA 167W
Feb-02 FB
P
Arsha Lava 103L
91
3 733
3.13
995 1104 3.89
93
3.18
105
P
Rosepark Titan 2T
82
3 605
2.55
808
885 2.75
66
2.55
84
987 5.07
121
3.02
100
1002 1119 4.18
100
2.99
99
112
3.44
117
Little Creek Blondes - Dave & Janet Kamelchuk - Ellscott, AB - (780) 675-1227 (BROWN TAGS)
100
LCB 105W
Feb-22 75
P
Harmonieux
100
10 628
2.65
845
Spruce Vale Blondes - Steve & Shirley Jackson - Westerose, AB - (780) 586-2800 (PURPLE TAGS)
254
SSJ 29W
Jan-06 PB
P
West Winds Reno 13R
95
10 652
2.72
MARCH-APRIL-MAY BULLS (Test #2)
Harcon Stock Farm - Harry & Connie Nauenburg - Strome , AB - (780) 376-2184 (YELLOW TAGS)
39
HCN 5W
Mar-24 PB
P
Arsha's Polled Pasture Boss
100
6 741
3.13
904 1021 4.18
40
HCN 163W Mar-31 PB
P
Arsha's Polled Pasture Boss
105
9 664
2.73
787
890 3.68
99
3.07
104
41
HCN 123W
P
HCN Nitro 16N
79
11 528
2.19
616
661 1.61
43
2.32
79
791
940 5.32
144
2.97
101
Apr-05 94
Arsha Blondes - Art & Sharon Breitkreuz - Carnwood, AB - (780) 542-2378 (WHITE TAGS)
90
BSA 02W
Mar-04 FB
P
Arsha Lava 103L
90
5 609
2.53
Little Creek Blondes - Dave & Janet Kamelchuk - Ellscott, AB - (780) 675-1227 (BROWN TAGS)
98
LCB 101W
Mar-21 FB
H
Arsha's Sloan 65R
98
7 599
2.46
734
857 4.39
119
2.88
97
99
LCB 201W
Mar-13 FB
P
Arsha's Sloan 65R
99
3 641
2.65
758
3.68 3.68
99
2.80
95
Willow Springs Stock Farm - Reed & Michelle Rigney - Westlock, AB - (780) 348-5308 (ORANGE TAGS)
169
WSS 21W
Apr-30 FB
H
Triple C Evader 57R
ET
ET 721
3.03
766
867 3.61
97
3.33
113
170
WSS 27W
May-02 FB
H
WSS Mighty
ET
ET 682
2.97
721
828 3.82
103
3.21
109
171
WSS 28W
May-03 FB
H
Triple C Evader 57R
ET
ET 684
2.91
719
839 4.29
116
3.26
111
172
WSS 30W
May-03 FB
H
Triple C Evader 57R
ET
ET 669
2.85
703
809 3.79
102
3.15
107
173
WSS 39W
May-07 FB
H
WSS Mighty
ET
ET 633
2.62
654
738 3.00
81
2.92
99
174
WSS 45W
May-11 FB
H
WSS Mighty
ET
ET 720
2.96
732
823 3.25
88
3.31
112
175
WSS 57W
May-16 FB
H
Triple C Evader 57R
ET
ET 663
2.67
660
736 2.71
73
3.02
102
Shambani Blondes - Colin & Felicity Manuel - Rocky Mountain House, AB - (403) 845-4914 (BLUE TAGS)
246
SHAM 55W Mar-28 PB
P
Chevland Trombone 51T
92
6 666
2.80
801
944 5.11
138
3.22
109
247
SHAM 13W May-02 PB
P
Chevland Trombone 51T
98
12 665
2.77
701
831 4.64
125
3.22
109
248 SHAM 221W Apr-12 PB
P
Shambani Rufus 14R
90
9 579
2.39
658
773 4.11
111
2.78
94
249
SHAM 5W
Apr-08 PB
P
Shambani Rufus 14R
84
9 614
2.59
710
785 2.68
72
2.76
94
250
SHAM 6W
May-03 PB
H
Chevland Touchdown 312T
106
6 681
2.81
715
829 4.07
110
3.23
109
Spruce Vale Blondes - Steve & Shirley Jackson - Westerose, AB - (780) 586-2800 (PURPLE TAGS)
255
SSJ 35W
Mar-26 PB
P
West Winds Reno 13R
89
10 474
1.88
568
670 3.64
98
2.27
77
256
SSJ 39W
Apr-01 PB
P
West Winds Superb 155S
87
13 542
2.22
640
741 3.61
97
2.56
87
257
SSJ 31W
Apr-04 PB
P
West Winds Reno 13R
90
9 537
2.18
626
728 3.64
98
2.55
86
258
SSJ 36W
Mar-31 PB
P
West Winds Reno 13R
91
10 572
2.35
678
752 2.64
71
2.59
88
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Blonde Breeders of Alberta & B.C.
ALBERTA
Art & Sharon Breitkreuz
Arsha Blondes
Carnwood, AB
780-542-2378
Email: arsha1@telus.net
Steve & Shirley Jackson
Spruce Vale Blondes
Westerose, AB
780-586-2800
Email: hootch@telus.net
David & Janet Kamelchuk
Ellscott, AB
780-675-1227
Email: jkarland@telusplanet.net
Colin & Felicity Manuel
Shambani Farms
Rocky Mountain House, AB
403-845-4914
Email: colinmanuel@hotmail.com
Harry & Connie Nauenburg
Harcon Stock Farm
Strome, AB
780-376-2184
Email: harconsf@equityinternet.ca
Reed & Michelle Rigney
Willow Springs Stock Farm
Westlock, AB
780-348-5308
Email: rigney@clearwave.ca
Web: www.wsscattle.ca
Stan & Sarah Konschuh
Westlane Farms
Didsbury, AB
403-335-4368
Email: konschuh@westlanefarms.com
Web: www.westlanefarms.com
Cathy Srayko
True North Ranch
Fairview, AB
780-835-4964
Email: csrayko@nait.ca
Ken Mackenzie
Mackenzie's Ag. Enterprises
Drayton Valley, AB
780-542-2268
Email: kenkb@telus.net
Dennis & Lyndon Szott
Denlyn Farms
Daysland, AB
780-373-2164
Email: lyndon@telusplanet.net
Shirley Bilton & Myrna Flesch
West Wind Blondes
Stavely, AB
403-549-2371
Email: westwind@telusplanet.net
Web: www.telusplanet.net/public/
westwind
Wayne Worthington
Bowden, AB
403-224-5482
Email: wdw1965@msn.com
Dororthy Young - Markwood Farm
Cochrane, AB
403-932-2419
BRITISH COLUMBIA
Jo-Lyn Ranch
Greenwood, BC
250-445-6401
Karl & Ann Musgrove
Kam Blondes
Charlie Lake, BC
250-262-3278
ALBERTA BLONDE d’AQUITAINE ASSOCIATION
Box 5959
Westlock, Alberta, Canada
T7P 2P7
(780) 222-5535
Email: aba@clearwave.ca
Web: www.albertablondecattle.com
Board of Directors
President/Office Contact - Reed Rigney
Vice President - Ken Mackenzie
Art
Sharon
Shirley
David
Ken
Harry
Reed
Breitkreuz
Breitkreuz
Jackson
Kamelchuk
Mackenzie
Nauenburg
Rigney
Treasurer - Dave Kamelchuk
Recording Secretary - Shirley Jackson
780-542-2378
780-542-2378
780-586-2800
780-675-1227
780-542-2268
780-376-2184
780-348-5308
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arsha1@telus.net
arsha1@telus.net
hootch@telus.net
jkarland@telusplanet.net
kenkb@telus.net
harconsf@equityinternet.ca
rigney@clearwave.ca