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Virginia BCIA Update
Livestock Update, December 2001
Scott Greiner, Extension Animal Scientist, Beef, VA Tech
Culpeper Junior Bull Test Begins
2001-02 Virginia BCIA Bull Tests, Culpeper Junior, Glenmary Farm - Rapidan, Virginia
Test Station Manager: Tom Nixon, (540) 672-7396
Culpeper Test and Sale Committee: Dennis Pearson (Chair), Bob Anderson, Tommy Clark, Steve Hopkins, Roger Morris, Tom Nixon, Sidney Rogers, Charles Rossen, Carl Stafford, Tom Templeton, and Jim Wylie
101 Junior test bulls (89 Angus, 8 Charolais, and 7 Hereford) were delivered to Glenmary Farm on November 6, 2001. These bulls were weighed and vaccinated for IBR, PI3, BVD, BRSV, 7-way Clostridial, Haemophilus Somnus, and were dewormed. Bulls were allocated to two pens. After a two-week adjustment period, bulls will be weighed on test. They will be weighed and measured for frame size according to the following schedule:
| Junior | |
|---|---|
| On Test | November 19 & 20, 2001 |
| 56-day Weight | January 15, 2002 |
| 84-day Weight | February 12, 2002 |
| Off Test | March 18 & 19, 2002 |
At the completion on the 119-day test bulls will be evaluated for reproductive and structural soundness. Ultrasonic evaluation of carcass traits will be conducted during the test. Eligible bulls will be sold on April 5, 2002.