This has been an exciting week for our team. If you’ve stumbled across our website in the past couple days, you may have noticed a couple little changes.
Ok, more than a couple little changes. You may have noticed an entirely re-designed, re-written, re-navigated www.CABpartners.com.
You would have also noticed a theme… “Focus on Cattlemen.” I hope that you notice that theme in more places than just where we plainly wrote it on the homepage. I hope you notice that the focus is on you, your cattle, your profitability and your business decisions at every click of your mouse.
We’ve pooled all our experts, resources and ideas to share the highlights we think are most important to know about the management, genetics, nutrition, health and marketing of high-quality, Angus-type cattle.
Check it out. Browse around. Ask questions. Or,you can answer my questions to win a couple awesome prizes.
As we worked on creating the new website (www.CABpartners.com, in case you forgot), we asked some of our fellow CAB’ers to take a little quiz, testing how easy it was to navigate and how useful the information was.
So today, because I was so happy for our new site to launch and so thankful for their feedback, we have a pan of these rolls warming in our employee kitchen right now. It’s my way of saying ”thank you” to them for helping us make the website perfect for you. We hope they gave us feedback you will enjoy.
I’d like to say thank you in advance for visiting the new website (www.CABpartners.com). Unfortunately, I can’t send cinnamon rolls to you in the mail. I really would love to; it just doesn’t seem logical.
But I can mail grilling kits. And steak knives. And coffee mugs.
If you answer these five simple questions, you could find those items in your mailbox soon. Head on over to www.CABpartners.com to find the answers. Leave the answers and the link you found the answer at in your comment.
- What are CAB’s EPD recommendations for marbling?
- What is one CAB-licensed feedyard in Oklahoma?
- How do I certify my cow herd as “CAB”?
- How can I contact a CAB beef cattle specialist, and which one is in my region?
- What are the five key points to keep in mind when implanting calves to avoid damaging quality grade?
Anyone who answers all five questions correctly by Monday, Oct. 31 at 5 p.m. EST will win a new set of steak knifes. The first five will also get a stainless steel coffee mug. One lucky commenter will win this professional grilling set.
So get to clicking and commenting! If you’re stumped and need a navigation hint, send me an email at lnelson@certifiedangusbeef.com. Enjoy!
-Laura
1.Marbling, Ribeye, thickness of backfat, and carcass index- Found in Genetics
2. Panhandle Feeders, Gage OK- found in Marketing
3.It is not possible to certify a cow herd. It is a beef trademark that must meet the following: Live specifications= 51% black hided or AngusSource enrolled as well as USDA verification of 10 carcass specifications. Found in FAQ’s
4. Gary Fike- gfike@certifiedangusbeef.com- found in About us
5. a. Delay implanting until they’re full of feed
b. Pay attention to doseage
c. Match implants to nutrition
d. Consider cattle type
e. Don’t overdo it
Found in health
Answers to the quiz are already coming in, and prizes are already going out!
We won””t post the comments publicly until Monday so everyone has a chance to find the correct answers on their own. So leave a comment, and I””ll reply with an email to confirm it””s been recieved. Thank you!
-Laura
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1.What are CAB’s EPD recommendations for marbling?
For Angus/English base, CAB recommends marbling EPD””s in the top 40%, or +.32 or higher
For Continental/Highly Crossbred, CAB recommends marbling EPD””s in the top 25%, or 0.43 or higher
http://www.cabpartners.com/genetics/selections.php
2.What is one CAB-licensed feedyard in Oklahoma?
Panhandle Feeders, Gage, OK
http://www.cabpartners.com/marketing/FindFeedlot.aspx
3.How do I certify my cow herd as “CAB”?
No herds or live animals are certified.
http://www.cabpartners.com/about/faqs.php
4.How can I contact a CAB beef cattle specialist, and which one is in my region?
Contact a CAB beef cattle specialist through email from the “Contact Us” page at http://www.cabpartners.com. Gary Fike is the specialist in my region, as he serves Minnesota (where I””m from!) to Louisiana, and New Mexico to the east coast.
http://www.cabpartners.com/about/contact.php
5.What are the five key points to keep in mind when implanting calves to avoid damaging quality grade?
1) Delay implanting until they’re on full feed
2) Pay attention to dosage
3) Match implants to nutrition
4) Consider cattle type
5) Don’t overdo it!
http://www.cabpartners.com/health/implants.php
What are CAB’s EPD recommendations for marbling?
For english or angus base, need 0.32 or higher
For continental/highly crossbred medium or large frame need 0.43
http://www.cabpartners.com/genetics/selections.php
What is one CAB-licensed feedyard in Oklahoma?
Buffalo Feeders, LLC
http://www.cabpartners.com/marketing/FindFeedlot.aspx
How do I certify my cow herd as “CAB”?
No herds or live animals are actually certified.
http://www.cabpartners.com/about/faqs.php
How can I contact a CAB beef cattle specialist, and which one is in my region?
Gary Fike, through his email on the Contact page
http://www.cabpartners.com/about/contact.php
What are the five key points to keep in mind when implanting calves to avoid damaging quality grade?
Delay implanting until on full feed, pay attention to dosage, match implants to nutrition,
consider cattle type, and don””t over do it! (don””t over-implant).
http://www.cabpartners.com/health/implants.php
1.What are CAB’s EPD recommendations for marbling?
+0.32 or higher (http://www.cabpartners.com/genetics/selections.php)
2.What is one CAB-licensed feedyard in Oklahoma?
Buffalo Feeders, LLC (http://www.cabpartners.com/marketing/FindFeedlot.aspx)
3.How do I certify my cow herd as “CAB”?
No herds or live animals are actually certified (http://www.cabpartners.com/about/faqs.php)
4.How can I contact a CAB beef cattle specialist, and which one is in my region?
Gary Fike is in my region and can be contacted by email at gfike@certifiedangusbeef.com (http://www.cabpartners.com/about/contact.php)
5.What are the five key points to keep in mind when implanting calves to avoid damaging quality grade?
Delay implanting until they’re on full feed, pay attention to dosage, match implants to nutrition, consider cattle type, and don’t overdo it! (http://www.cabpartners.com/health/implants.php)
Thanks!
What are CAB’s EPD recommendations for marbling?
CAB recommends marbling EPD””s in the top 40%, or +.32 or higher
For Continental/Highly Crossbred, CAB recommends marbling EPD””s in the top 25%, or 0.43 or higher
http://www.cabpartners.com/genetics/selections.php
What is one CAB-licensed feedyard in Oklahoma?
Buffalo Feeders, LLC Buffalo OK
http://www.cabpartners.com/marketing/FindFeedlot.aspx
How do I certify my cow herd as “CAB”?
Herds and live animals cannot be certified CAB
http://www.cabpartners.com/about/faqs.php
How can I contact a CAB beef cattle specialist, and which one is in my region?
“Contact Us” page at http://www.cabpartners.com. Gary Fike is the beef cattle specialist in my region, Minnesota.
http://www.cabpartners.com/about/contact.php
5.What are the five key points to keep in mind when implanting calves to avoid damaging quality grade?
1) Delay implanting until they’re on full feed
2) Pay attention to dosage
3) Match implants to nutrition
4) Consider cattle type
5) Don’t overdo it!
http://www.cabpartners.com/health/implants.php
1. For English or Angus cattle, CAB suggest marbling EPD in top 40% or +.32 or higher
Continental cattle or highly crossbred, suggested EPD of top 25%, or .43 and up.
Http://www.cabpartners.com/genetics/selections/php
2. Panhandle Feeders, Gage OK
http://www.cabpartners.com/marketing/FindFeedlot.aspx
3. They are not certified (no live animals or herds)
Http://www.cabpartners.com/about/faqs.php
4. You can contact a specialist by email, look under “contact us” page at www. Cabpartners.com. In my region, Minnesota, ours is Gary Fike.
http://www.cabpartners.com/about/contact.php
5. 1. Delay implanting until cattle are on full feed
2. Match implants to nutrition
3. Pay attention to dosage rates
4. Don’t over do it
5. Consider your type of cattle.
http://www.cabpartners.com/health/implants.php