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Seedstock breeders can obtain a copy of the Rules and Regulations and Nomination Form for the 2012 IPT Bull Sale on the Web at www.IPTBullSale.com

The IPT Bull Sale will be the lead off event for the Illinois Beef Expo that will be held from Thursday, February 23 through Sunday, February 26. The Bull Sale is scheduled for Thursday, February 23 at the Illinois State Fairgrounds Livestock Center in Springfield. The sale accepts older as well as yearling bulls, with the birth date range from January 1, 2010 through March 2011.

The 2012 sale will maintain the same six trait power score with equal emphasis on EPDs for birth weight, weaning weight, yearling weight, maternal milk, percent intramuscular fat and ribeye area.

The age divisions will be the same with the fall December 2010 bulls being included with the yearlings. Also, the remaining Junior Division (July through November 2010) and Senior Division (January through June 2010) will be combined and sell together. Also, the Senior Division WDA will remain the same (2.3 WDA) while the Junior Division WDA will be 2.6 for the July through September 2010 and 2.8 WDA for the October and November Juniors. However, the WDA for the yearling December 2010 bulls will be 2.9 while all the January through March yearlings will need to meet the WDA of 3.0.

All bulls will be tested for Bovine Viral Diarrhea (BVD) using the Persistently Infected (PI) ear notch screening system. Also, all Breeding Soundness Evaluation (BSE) performed on all 2010 and January 2011 bulls must be conducted by a veterinarian.

Breeders are eligible sell up to six bulls in the sale as long as they have a Power Score of 55 or below. Those same breeders can nominate more than six bulls and these will be cataloged as long as they Power Score in the top 50% of the bulls in the Pre-Sale Catalog. Also, consignors not selling bulls in 2010 or 2011 sales are still limited to nominating two bulls.

There are two options for Angus breeders to secure carcass data on their bulls. One is to use a certified field technician and the other is the use of DNA Markers or Analysis for the carcass traits of marbling and ribeye through Igenity or Pfizer

Nomination deadline and fees are three tiered with the following dates and costs: November 15, $75; December 1, $100; and December 15, $125. Besides the www.IPTBullSale.com web site a copy of the Rules and Regulations and Nomination Form can also be obtained by writing to Dave Seibert at 300 North Street, Washington, Illinois 61571. Contact can also be made by calling either the Cell at 309-339-3694 or Home phone at 309-444-9355. Another contact method includes the email of seibertd@comcast.net.

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SOURCE: Dave Seibert, Manager IPT Bull Sale

Contact Dave Seibert with any IPT Bull Sale Questions.

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