Batho Farms ~ Oak Lake, MB

2009 Sale Date: April 14, 2009

OFF TEST WEIGHTS TAKEN MARCH 16, 2009

The 2009 Sale will be held on April 14, 2009 at Batho Farms. Please join us for lunch on sale day and pie sold by the MB Junior Hereford and Junior Angus Associations. Bring your trailer and received $25 off per bull; or $35 per bull delivered 150 miles (maximum $70). All bulls will be ultrasounded, semen tested and BVD negative.

The Southwest Bull Development Centre was first established in 1994 by a group of four eager Red Angus Breeders from Southwestern Manitoba - hence the name Southwest

The bulls are fed a ration consisting of 50% roughage, 45% oats and 5% supplement at Batho Farms Ltd., located at Oak Lake, MB. The bulls are fed to gain 3 pounds a day and given an 8 acre paddock the entire time they are being developed at the center.

The first three years the station consisted of Red Angus bulls. The Hereford bulls joined in 1997 and the Black Angus followed in 2000. In 2001, the three breeders amalgamated to run under one executive.

The goal of the Southwest Bull Development Centre is to attempt to grow bulls out into better breeding bulls, rather than fatten them to test solely for maximum gain.

Test Station Manager: Ron Batho • (204) 855-2404