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Reference Sires


                                                                • TOUR OF DUTY is a very long bodied, wide based, attractive patterned bull
                                                                 from a proven high impact cow family with a big time curve bender EPD
                                                                 profi le
                                                                • TOUR OF DUTY is one of the top volume semen sellers at the ABS Bull
                                                                 stud where he is known for his outstanding docility and sound feet and leg
                                                                 structure

                                                                • TOUR OF DUTY is a moderate birth weight bull that ranks in the top 5% of
                                                                 the breed for WW, YW, RADG, Milk $F and $B plus the top 10% for $W and
                                                                 Rib Eye
        A A        RB TOUR OF DUTY 177                          • Use TOUR OF DUTY sons to add exceptional body length and muscle mass,
                           Reg. 16984170
                   BD: 1/24/11
                                                                 improve feet and leg structure plus increase weaning and yearling weights
                             #:
         CED  BW  WW  MILK  YW  MARB  RIB  $W  $F  $G  $B
          6  2.4  67  29  120  0.46  0.95  63.65 92.36 36.18  166.79
                                                                • BLACK GRANITE is a sure-fi re calving ease sire that adds more length, frame
                                                                 size and yearling weight then you would expect in a low birth weight sire
                                                                • BLACK GRANITE was a $80,000 feature in the 2012 Connealy sale and his
                                                                 sons have topped numerous sales across the west this past spring
                                                                • BLACK GRANITE started out with a 69 lb birth weight, recorded a 822 lb 205
                                                                 day weight, a 1470 lb yearling weight and ranks in the top 1% of the breed
                                                                 for rib eye EPD
                                                                • Use BLACK GRANITE to lower birth weight, add body length, increase rib eye
        B B        CONNEALY BLACK GRANITE                        size and improve dispositions
                           Reg. 17028963
                   BD: 1/13/11
                             #:
         CED  BW  WW  MILK  YW  MARB  RIB  $W  $F  $G  $B
          14  0   58  25  98  0.57 1.33 71.9  61.88  39.49  140.73
                                                                • Absolute is a highly sought after, short supply bull from the ABS Bull Stud.
                                                                 His fi rst sons topped sales all across the country the past two years
                                                                • ABSOLUTE ranks in the top 1% for Feed Effi ciency and the top 10% for Total
                                                                 Profi t through the Angus Sire Alliance Test
                                                                • ABSOLUTE ranks in the top 5% of the breed for Yearling Weight, $W, $F and
                                                                 $B plus the top 10% for Weaning Weight, Marbling and Rib Eye
                                                                • Use ABSOLUTE Sons to lower birth weights, moderate frame size,
                                                                 strengthen maternal traits and increase feed effi ciency genetics
        C C        KCF BENNETT ABSOLUTE
                   BD: 3/8/09
                           Reg. 16430795
                             #:
         CED  BW  WW  MILK  YW  MARB  RIB  $W  $F  $G  $B
          11  -0.6  62  20  114  0.92   1  80.91 84.48 30.07  163.06


                                                                         CALVING-EASE GUIDE
                                                       In order to more accurately describe the calving ease of various bulls,
                                                       we have instituted the following rating system based on actual birth
                                                       weight, CED and BW EPDs and DNA information.


                                                       ★★★  Recommended for heifers
                                                       ★★     Recommended for larger-framed heifers and cows
                                                       ★      Recommended for cows



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