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SALE INFORMATION

SALE TERMS:

• Animals are unconditionally guaranteed to be sound • A $50 credit will be given to purchasers who pick up

breeders for the first breeding season. We do not their bulls by April 15th.
guarantee against injury or illness. • A $50 credit will be given to purchasers of multiple
• Each animal will be at the buyer’s risk as soon as sold, bulls.
but will be cared for by the seller for a reasonable time • We will be retaining a 1/2 interest in bulls we designate
after the sale. Animals need to be picked up by April or wish to collect and use in our herd. They will be
15th. noted in this catalog. Semen collection is at buyer’s
• The bulls will have passed a Breeding Soundness exam convenience. Buyer has full possession & full salvage
before sale day. value.
• Free delivery of bulls within Colorado, or within 500 • Registration papers will be transferred to the buyer
miles, beyond will be at cost. $20,000 or more in which provides eligibility for RAAA FCCP.

purchases qualifies for free delivery in the continental • Announcements from sale block take precedence
US. Deliveries will be scheduled as soon after the sale over printed catalog.
as possible.

PAP SCORES:

For the last four years we have been working with Dr. that we offer not only for our high-country producers,
Holt to provide PAP scores on all the bulls. Below is a but to make a positive impact on the beef industry
risk assessment chart that Dr. Holt has put together to to lower incidence of brisket disease in the feedyards
help relay the risk level of the bulls offered depending that your calves will continue on to. We feel that it is
on what elevation they are going to be used. In this our responsibility, as genetic providers, that we look
effort we have taken the extreme risk bulls, according beyond just the traditional traits that impact the overall

to Dr. Holt, and culled them from the sale group. These profitability of the beef production system. If you have
bulls do not go on to sire calves anywhere. This is one any questions about this please contact us or Dr. Holt,
of the efforts that we make to improve the genetics he is always happy to help in this effort.
Dr. Timothy N. Holt, DVM

2020 Location of PAP Test: Briggsdale, Colorado
Croissant Red Angus: Elevation 4,986 feet

PAP Risk* Factor –Moderate Elevation Test Chart
PAP test conducted at elevation 4000-5500 ft.
(70% Repeatable, Predictive Value)

*Risk = likelihood of developing pulmonary hypertension or genetic predisposition for disease
PAP – Pulmonary Arterial Pressure is not an EPD. It is a phenotypic measurement that expresses the pressure in mm of
mercury at the pulmonary artery.
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