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1 June 6, 2017 Cooperative Extension Service Henderson County 3341 Zion Road Henderson KY Fax: (270) Dear Beef Producer: The next CPH45 Cattle Sale will be Thursday, August 10, Enclosed you will find information specific to what is expected of cattle consigned for the Green River CHP45 Sale and health papers for the sale. As always, give us a call if you have specific questions, and to consign your calves. I have enclosed a registration to attend an all-day beef conference on August 31 at the Owensboro Convention Center. Make plans to attend Midwest Beef Summit, a unique event focused on adding profit to your beef herd. Please mail the form and payment to the Hancock County Extension Office by August 10. Kentuckiana Livestock marketing fee will be 2.25% commission of your total sale value. Call Danny Fulkerson at Kentuckiana Livestock Market at if you have questions. After the August sale, the next CPH45 Cattle Sale will be Thursday, December 7, Check out CPH45 in Kentucky at CPH45 Website or CHP45 Facebook Sincerely, Camille Lambert County Extension for Agriculture and Natural Resources enc

2 GREEN RIVER CPH45 SALE Earliest date to deworm June 12, 2017 Last date to wean June 27, 2017 Last date to consign calves July 12, 2017 Last day for initial vaccinations July 13, 2017 Last date for vaccination Booster, Pasturella & 7 Way July 28, 2017 Deadline to have Health Papers, Receipts and August 2, 2017 Mineral Analysis Tag to the Extension Office Sale date Heifers & Steers August 10, 2017 Health Management Program Mineral Supplement minimum content of 1400 ppm copper (no copper oxide), 26 ppm selenium, 3000 ppm zinc, 3000 ppm manganese, and a salt content of 18-25% Respiratory vaccine (IBR,BVD,BRSV,PI 3 ) First - Cattle Master - Pfizer or Bovishield Gold 5 - Pfizer Booster - Bovishield Gold 5 - Pfizer Pasturella and Clostridial vaccine (7 Way) One Shot Ultra 7 Dewormer Ivomec or Eprinex or Long Range - Merial

3 GREEN RIVER CPH45 CATTLE SALE Thursday, August 10, Heifers & Steers HERD OWNER Last First Initial Address Town County Zip Home Phone Work/Cell Phone Premise ID Number Your BQA Cert. number: MANAGEMENT INFORMATION Were cattle born on your farm? Yes No Were calves born in Kentucky? Yes No Do you have cows identified? Yes No Were calves sired by bull with EPDs Yes No Weaning Date: GREEN RIVER CPH45 REQUIREMENTS 1. Owned by seller a minimum of 60 days. 2. Weaned a minimum of 45 days. 3. Trained to eat feed from a bunk and drink water from a trough. (Do not overfeed; fleshy calves should be avoided, and are likely to be discounted.) 4. Dehorned and healed. Visible Horns or Scurs will be graded as outs. 5. Males castrated and healed (Knife castration is strongly recommended.) Late castrated calves may be graded as outs. 6. Treated for grubs and lice. 7. Dewormed with an endectocide - Eprinex or Ivomec or Long Range (Green River Sale requirement) no more than 60 days before the sale. 8. Vaccinated for Pasturella and Clostridia (7-way) - One Shot Ultra 7 - subcutaneously in the neck according to product label. 9. Vaccinated and boostered for IBR, PI 3, BVD, and BRSV - Cattle Master or Bovishield Gold 5 - (Booster injection for IBR, BVD, & PI 3 must be modified live vaccine, and BRSV may be killed or MLV.) 10. All vaccines must be administered no more than 90 days and no less than 14 days prior to sale date. All processing recorded on body map and chart on CPH certificate. 11. Identified with official Kentucky CPH tag. 12. Heifers are guaranteed open at time of sale and steers are guaranteed not to be bulls!! Seller agrees to reimburse buyer $ for pregnant heifers or intact bulls. All claims will be properly verified by a veterinarian within four (4) months of sale. 13. Mineral supplement must contain a minimum of 1400 ppm copper (no copper oxide), 26 ppm selenium, 3000 ppm zinc, 3000 ppm manganese, and a salt content of 18-25% % scale weight shrink is taken on all calves. 15. Kentuckiana Livestock marketing fee will be 2.25% commission of your total sale value. EXTENDED WEANING OPTIONS (Calves weaned a minimum of 90 days before sale) 1. Same requirements as above except that backgrounded cattle do not have to be revaccinated prior to sale, provided they were vaccinated and boostered according to label guideline time limits for the diseases listed above in item 9 and item Grub and lice treatment according to label recommendations for time of year. CERTIFYING STATEMENTS AND SIGNATURES I certify that the cattle represented on this certificate adhere to the above requirements and that this record is accurate. I certify that the cattle represented on this certificate were observed to be weaned, eating feed from a bunk and drinking water from a trough, have mineral available, or conform to the backgrounding requirements. I certify that the calves on this certificate meet the requirements of Merial Surehealth Calf Preconditioning Program. I understand that proof of compliance may be required. I hereby certify that the information provided on this form is true and accurate. Signature of Owner Signature of County Extension Agent Signature of Veterinarian PROCESSING MUST BE RECORDED ON REVERSE OF CERTIFICATE Receipts for vaccines, dewormer, and mineral supplement analysis tag MUST be attached to certification form and returned to Daviess County Extension Office by August 2, Date Date Date

4 TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT Heifers: Head Steers: Head Total Head: CPH45 Ear Tag Number(s) with Letter Code(s): VACCINATIONS REQUIRED: A. Four-Way Respiratory for IBR-BVD-PI 3 -BRSV First - Cattle Master - Pfizer or Bovishield Gold 5 - Pfizer Booster - Bovishield Gold 5 - Pfizer First Shot Date Serial Lot # Expiration Date Booster Shot Date Serial Lot # Expiration Date B. Pasturella and Clostridial 7 Way One Shot Ultra 7 - Pfizer Shot Date Serial Lot # Expiration Date C. Dewormer Ivomec or Eprinex or Long Range - Merial Date AdAdministered: D. Implant (Optional) Product Name: All injections should be given in the neck and subcutaneously when possible! *Trade products used were decided by the Green River CPH Sale Committee. No endorsement by the Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service is intended.

5 Hotel Information A block of rooms are available at a reduced rate. Hampton Inn $ tax 401 W 2nd Street Owensboro, KY Holiday Inn Express $ tax 701 W 1st Street Owensboro, KY This program is brought to you by: Grain Day Inc. For more information Please Contact State Extension Representative: University of Kentucky Evan Tate Phone: evan.tate@uky.edu University of Illinois Teresa Steckler Phone: tsteckle@illinois.edu Purdue University Hans Schmitz Phone: ext. 103 hschmitz@purdue.edu Building the Profitable Cow! An in-depth educational program designed to help beef producers manage and select cattle suited for long term production in today s challenging marketplace. August 31, 2017 Owensboro Convention Center 501 W 2nd St Owensboro, KY Green River Area Beef Improvement Group

6 Guest Speakers: Matt Spangler, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Animal Science/Extension Beef Genetics Specialist at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Matthew Claeys, Ph.D. Extension Beef Cattle Specialist for Animal Sciences at Purdue University Carl Dahlen, Ph.D. Beef Cattle Specialist North Dakota State University Les Anderson, Ph.D. Department of Animal and Food Sciences Extension Professor at the University of Kentucky Building the Profitable Cow 8:00-9:00am Registration 9:00am Genetic considerations for improving the cowherd Matt Spangler, Ph.D. University of Nebraska-Lincoln 10:20am Break 10:30am Fetal Programming Start off Right Carl Dahlen, Ph.D. South Dakota State University 12:00pm Eat BEEF! Lunch 12:45pm Beyond Convenience Traits Matt Claeys, Ph.D. Purdue University 2:00pm Break 2:10pm Cow Culling Priorities Les Anderson, Ph.D. University of Kentucky 3:30pm Adjourn Name County Address Phone Midwest Beef Summit Registration Form Cost: $25 / person Late registration or at the door: $35 Please make checks payable to: Grain Day Inc. Return form by August 10, 2017 Return to: Hancock County Cooperative Extension Attn: Evan Tate - Midwest Beef Summit 1605 US Hwy 60W Hawesville, KY Lunch is NOT guaranteed for late or day of registrations. If you have questions or need dietary or disability accommodations to participate in this program, please call by August 10, 2017.

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