Ontario Multi-Breed Bull Test Centre at Bar 5

Bar 5 Weigh Links
Dec. 7, 2006 > 28Day   Official 28 Day Weigh Sheet from the B5BTS
Jan. 4, 2007 > 56 Day   Official 56 Day Weigh Sheet from the B5BTS
Jan. 31, 2007 > 84 Day Official 84 Day Weigh Sheet from the B5BTS
Feb. 27, 2007 > “EOT” 112 Day Official Weigh Sheet from the B5BTS 
Feb. 28, 2007 > Bar 5, Circle 3 & COB Sire Summary of Across Breed - Comparative EPDs – BIOAR 5/ CIRCLE 3 SIRE SUMMARY

BIO Report Links
Click here for the Bar 5 Test Group BIO Report
Click here for the BIO Bull Test Reports

May 28, 2007 >> A group from Columbia visits Bar 5 to see the Test centre, the Simmental/Fleckvieh program, the Angus program and to discuss the Circle 3 Genetics Ltd. Exportation options for them.

The group was shown Bar 5 by Greg Nolan as they had an opportunity to see many bulls listed in Circle 3 and the Semex Beef Spanish catalogue; SA bulls - Expert, Prafekt, Pfidelity, Gong, Branded Beef (AR) and Prime Design (AN).

he group made the comment that the market is expanding for Simmental/Fleckvieh genetics in this Tropical country; and the “pele zero” SA cattle are meeting the demands of the environment; as well as the SA half bulls on Angus. The group showed great interest in discussing the SA Genetics based Simbrah, FleckAngus, FleckBrah, & FleckNelore Breeding Program here.

Of course, they are on the Evolution bull (http://www.bar5.com/animals/bulls/evolution418s.htm ) !!! Semen to be released soon !!!! Contact Semex Beef at www.semexbeef.com 

" Expert wows the Columbian crowd who would not leave the pen, as Expert is just simply awesome in the hide right now !!! View him Live at Bar 5 !!! We have him on loan from Semex Beef, and we promise to send him to stud !!!! Soon, Ahh, after he runs with some SA cows !!! Expert is here http://www.bar5.com/showevents/agribition2003.htm "	" Columbian group getting a tour of the ET lab of Gencor ET Vet, Dr Everett Hall. Yellow Bar 5 caps all around !!! "
" Brian & Linda man the BBQ as we q up some Bar 5 6 oz. premium burgers & wash them down with some cold beer. "	" Andreas relaxes after a day sorting cows to the pastures, as Dr Hall gives a tech talk to some interested ET tech from Columbia; perhaps a trip to Columbia for the blonde one is in order. "

May 15, 2007 >>  Bar 5 test groups are set and scheduled for Fall 2007. The group is weaned and organized into the Test Centre; and BIO will be posting the groups soon !!  Watch here for the latest postings !!!!

Group 1 is a made up of Angus coming off test July 15 in time for cataloguing for the Gold Bar Red Angus Sale on August 25, the Autumn Colours on August 26 in Listowel, & Legend Lane Angus Sale on Sept. 22, 2007.

Group 2 is the SA, AR, AN & Stabilizer bulls come off test September 5, 2007 in time for cataloguing in the Oct. 14, 2007 Bar 5 Extravaganza III !!!!!

Group 3 is a the younger calves of Stabilizer, SA and late AN & AR; whom will be catalogued and sold in Bar 5’s December 8 Bull & Commercial Sale, featuring bulls for all producers and Cross Heifer Calves & Bred Heifers !!!

May 2007 >> the fall groups go on test !!!

April 10, 2007 >> Bar 5 posts new Sire Summary for the month of April 2007. We have included many Semex Beef bulls, as well as some heavly used AI bulls as well for Producers to use as benchmarks to the listed bulls. The Breeds include: Fleckvieh, Fullblood Simmental, Red Angus, Angus, Polled Simmental and the Stabilizer bulls of these breed make ups.

Click here for the Bar 5 GE Sire Summary page.

Circle 3 will release a newly printed 2007 Version II Sire Guide/Semen Catalogue and the first copies will be given out at the SS XXXIV sale this Friday in the Bar 5 Sale Barn.

Click here for the Circle 3 2007 VII Catalogue. 

March 11, 2007 >> Bar 5 Bull Test Station has a successful Open House & Field Day
The weather was wonderful; we can only hope that sale day will be so pleasant. People came from near and far, guests from Rocklyn to Russia were in attendance. There was a great interest in all the breeds represented as was visible by the note taking, request for consignor information and questions asked of consignors on hand throughout the afternoon.  Brian Pogue from BIO gave an informative presentation on “How to Select a Bull”.  Refreshments were served and it was a great to walk amongst the bulls and heifers and make some sale day plans. Thank you to everyone for participating in our Open House & Field Day and we look forward to seeing you on April 14th at the Spring Spectacular XXXlV.

Feb. 1, 2007 >> Bar 5 announces the development with BIO Beef Services, the most advanced and frequent Sire Evaluation Summary in the world !!!

Click here for the link to the News Express http://www.terrastock.com.br/point/bar5/summary.htm

Jan. 31, 2007 >> Weigh day at the Bar 5 Bull Test Station !!! Click here for the Bar 5 Bull Test Station page. http://www.bar5.com/b5teststation.htm

The EOT is set for Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2007; and the weights and links to the BIO reports will be posted here on March 1, 2007.

March 11, 2007 is the Open House and BBQ at Bar 5 !!!!

Jan. 27, 2007 >> Uraguay group tours the Bar 5 Bull Test Station. A technology based group from Uruguay spent the day with us and walked to bull group in an effort to understand how they can take advantage of such technologies.

Jan. 25, 2007 >> Dr. Steve Miller, Director of the CGLI, U of G http://cgil.uoguelph.ca/ and the man who writes the programs for BIO pays us his first vist and tours the Bar 5 Bull Test Station.

Dr. Steve Miller in the Bar 5 Bull Test Station sorting the bulls and reviewing the overall group.	Dr. Miller & Andreas find a SA Fleck calf born back in the silo unassisted and cold !! We dragged the calf an threw it on the scale, as we weigh 100% of our calves within 24 hours of being born !!
Dr. Steve Miller, U of G & Andreas discuss the ET, and Bull Test Programs at Bar 5.

> Jan. 4, 2007 – The 56 Weigh Day, and mid point of the 112 day test,  at the Bar 5 Test Centre !!  The Bulls are looking good !!!!

Andreas Buschbeck, Bar 5 Bull Test Station Manager & Luc
Buschbeck, Cowherd Coordinator, scan the RFID tages on the bulls and get
auto read outs of the bulls and automatic ADG calculations from the last
weigh in the Weigh House at Bar 5

> Dec. 20, 2006 – Martin Guillar, VP of Sales, Semex Alliance, and Myles Immerkar, Manager of International Beef Sales, Semex Beef visit the Bar 5 Bull Test Station, and the tour the entire Bar 5 Program.
1. They tour the Bull Test Station, and admire the Expert sons & Few $ More sons, heaviest bull on test is a Full SA by Expert out of Harrach’s dam, 409M with a ADG on Test of 5.33 and a WPDA of 4.30 !!!!   Yes, he is polled, and yes, he sells on April 14 !!!

Karen Gillan, Bar 5 Customer Service; Martin Guillet, VP Sales for Semex; Myles Immerkar, International Beef Program Manager, Semex & Linda Lupton, Bar 5 Cattle Records in the office.	The Boys from Semex combing the Bulls!! Myles & Martin, going thru the 80 bulls on test..... Expert sons, and other Semex sires are represented in the group; Soder Canyon & more !!! Highest WPDA so far ? An Expert son !!!
	Bar 5 SA 418R - Polled SA Fleck >> Expert out of 409M ; the dam of Harrach!! Harrach is the current reigning Reserve World Cahmpion and Champion Fleckvieh. .....and 418R is currently the highest WPDA in the Bar 5 Test Station wth a 4.21 and he gained 5.33 lb.s a day since entering the test !!! Polled, power, performance !!! He sells April 14, 2007 !!!

Dec. 7, 2006 – Weigh day at the Bar 5 Bull Test Station…….. click here for the official HOME PAGE of the B5BT.  (http://www.bar5.com/b5teststation.htm  ) 

Brian Pogue of BIO attends the weigh off for the 28 Day point of the test, and Andreas & Greg give Brian the entire Bar 5 tour.  Photos show the Test centre, and some breeding groups as the Bulls are running at Bar 5 !!!   We thank our Producer Partners for the consigned bulls and we are planning the April 14, 2007 Spring Spectacular XXXIV  !!!  

The Bar 5 Multi-Breed Bull Test Station is a concept we have been building up to for a few years now. Although, not new in the context of a group of bulls owned by many producers are put into a controlled Test group; and the top candidates are selected & sold all via public auction has been happening for many years across North America, specifically the Midland Test Station in Montana  >> this is a new format for Bar 5 & its customers and in Ontario !!!!!  

We invited a list of good friends and customers to build a group of “Across Breed Bulls” for BIO Evaluation and the generation of ABC Comparative EPDs in order to identify the Top 50 in the group; we gathered up a group that will be “one of the top groups” of Bulls available for sale anywhere in Eastern Canada, and maybe all of Canada !!!!!

Bar 5 invites all cattlemen to stop in and review the Bulls and go thru the Information, the group is fully listed in this PDF link on the BIO website for the Test Groups.

March 4, 2007 – Bar 5 Bull Test Station Open House

April 14, 2007 -- is the Bar 5 Spring Spectacular XXXIV Bull & Female Production Sale !!

The Top 50 candidates from the Bar 5 Multi-Breed Test Station will sell !!! 

> Oct. 10, 2006 – The “Bar 5 Invitational Multi-Breed Bull Test Station” delivery date receives the Fall Test Group, who will run the 112 day test with a Start of test (SOT) from November 7, 2006 to End of Test ( EOT ) of Feb. 27, 2007 when they will scanned, weighed, testes measured and frame scored by an independent veterinarian from BIO – Beef Improvement Services Inc. www.biobeef.com   

The Test group consists of the Maternal Breeds ( Fleckvieh, Red Angus, Angus, & Simmental ) and Hybrids and Composites of these breeds; FleckAngus, SimmAngus and some GelbAngus. Bar 5 consigns 15 bulls and we invited 56 bulls for a Test Group of 71 !!!    We will try to sort the Bulls after to EOT and the top 50 will sell on April 14, 2007 in the Bar 5 Spring Spectacular 34 Spring Production Sale !!!!

The Delivery & ALL data on the bulls will be posted on the BIO site after the SOT of November 7 !!   Heaviest bull was a March 1 Angus bull from Bar 5 weighing  1000 lbs. !!  He is a Few Dollars More son !!!   www.biobeef.com for the Bull Listings !!!    

We are anticipating that we will invite guests for the Fall Groups that we will set of this coming Spring !!!!  Delivery date will be around May 1, 2007 with the End of Test scheduled for around Sept. 1, 2007.  Please contact Andreas Buschbeck with any possible entries.

We encourage producers to contact us to get our recommendations of breeding assignments for bulls that we are recommending, or would like to source for our Bull Sales !!! 

Fall 2006 EOT – Bar 5 has pulled 112 animals off test this last couple months, with EOT of the three groups on Aug. 23; Sept. 19 & Oct. 24.  The bull candidates will be selling Dec. 2 in Fleckvieh Select in Red Deer, AB; and the remaining Fleck bulls selling with the Angus, Red Angus, Red Hybrid & Black Hybrid bulls selling on December 9, 2006 !!!!!