Giefer Ranch

WaKeeney, Kansas

 

Bulls For Sale

All virgin bulls.

Coming 2-year-olds are all we sell!

Click on individual ID number to see complete pedigree and EPD’s.

Scroll down to see health history and our bull raising protocol.

Reference Sires:       Lonk JR H853       Lonk Discovery K122      PIE Mr Cheyenne 431     

BUF Creek Medallion S347       Beckton Nebula W616 J4            Buf Crk Orion W011                  

2012 Bulls for Sale!

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Our bull-raising philosophy is: Grow them slowly! We hope to extend their useful life and—as recent evidence indicates—perhaps increase overall lifetime fertility. Our intention is to raise bulls with excellent calving ease and the ability to produce growthy calves. But the best EPDs in the world are worthless if a bull outgrows his feet and legs. Additionally, studies have shown that bulls fattened as yearlings may deposit fat in the scrotum which—even if the bull is later lowered to a very thin body condition—remains and may decrease fertility.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Following their first winter, yearling bulls are sent to pasture where they continue to receive a light grain ration. The grain serves a couple of purposes. First, it helps extend the grass. And, equally importantly, it keeps the bulls coming up to the bunks for a daily dose of human contact. We’ve found that there’s nothing better for taming cattle than a five-gallon bucket.

We calve on green grass in May for several reasons. First, there is plenty of daylight for checking cattle. Secondly, the peak demand on any cow is approximately forty-five days post-calving. This is her period of heaviest lactation and also the time she resumes cycling. In our region, grass growth peaks around July 1. Why not feed her the best when she needs it the most?

N.P. Schroeder, DVM, MS

Nishi Giefer, DVM

One of our record-keepers at chute side.

Our gate help.

Giefer Ranch Aquatic Center

 

 

Our veterinary procedures for this lot of bulls has been as follows:

21 Nov 2010 Preconditioned calves with vaccinations to protect from clostridials (“blackleg”), virals (BVD, BRSV, IBR, PI3 + vibrio, lepto), branded.

18 Dec 2010 Separation from dams, boostered vaccinations, weighed, dewormed, applied tattoos.

09 May 2011 Yearling weights, dewormed.

Pending: obtain weights, booster clostridials, virals, pinkeye, and footrot, deworm, breeding soundness examination (semen check).

Our bulls spend their second winter on a ration of sorghum/sudangrass hay and the same custom grain mix.

The best headgate man in the West:

Bernie Giefer.

We fenceline wean to decrease stress on both dam and calf. Evidence (and our personal observations) indicates calves go on feed sooner when they can still touch noses with their momma and get a little loving. Calves are started on ad libitum oat hay and a custom grain ration high in fiber and containing a balanced protein. All cattle in our operation receive ad lib salt/mineral mix.

We are NOT all work and no play. . .

EPD Key: CED=Calving Ease Direct, BW=Birth Weight, WW=Weaning Weight, YW=Yearling Weight, MAT=Maternal, ME=Maintenance Energy, HPG=Heifer Pregnancy, CEM=Calving Ease Maternal, STAY=Stayability, MA=Marbling, RE=Ribeye, BF=Backfat

Champion Fisherwoman

It weighed just a little less than she does.

Puppies! Their breeding?

100% Dog

100% Cute

Back row: Cowboy Bob, Annie Oakley, Godzilla

Front row: Happy Dog

More of our cold-blooded livestock. . .

A little dirt construction work at the new house.