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January 8, 2015
Golden Valley News
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Golva students spread cheer
Golva students went to the Golden Valley Manor in Beach on
ols and interviewed some of the residents. (Courtesy Photos)
Dec. 18. They sang Christmas car-
By By Julie Garden-Robinson looking at blenders in a department more than five and a half years.
Food and Nutrition Specialist store the other day, I saw that the ap- How did they lose weight? About
NDSU Extension Service pliance came with a free slim-down 98 percent modified their food intake
I can tell a hew year has arrived, supplement to add to a smoothie, and 94 percent modified their physi-
Weight-loss advertisements have Obviously, diet products are big cal activity level.
been flowing at us from many direc- business, especially since two out of To sustain their weight loss, most
tions. Maybe you have noticed ads in three people are overweight accord- continue to follow a low-calorie diet
newspapers, magazines and on TV or ing to national studies. As we know, and they follow some key practices.
billboards. Ads on my Facebook being overweight is linked with About 78 percent eat breakfast on a
page have clamored for my attention, greater risks for chronic diseases daily basis and 75 percent weigh
too. such as diabetes and heart disease, themselves weekly so they are able
While at the grocery store, I no- Unfortunately, many weight-loss to nip weight gain as it occurs.
ticed a magazine cover showcasing success stories are short-lived if the Nine out of 10 maintain their
slim people holding their much-too- dieter has not made a lifestyle weight by exercising an hour a day.
large "old" pants in front of them: change. However, some people are The fact that they confine their TV
Ode night I was an insomniac and successful at losing weight and keep- viewing to just 10 hours per week
tumed on the TV. You guessed it. A ing it off without any special prod- probably helps with weight manage-
celebrity was talking about a diet ucts. ment, too.
product. I flipped the station and the The National Weight Control Fortunately, many free materials
next "infomercial" had more body- Registry has tracked successful and videos about weight manage-
slimming promises than the last. weight loss since the mid-1990s. On ment are available online, but be cau-
Sometimes the weight-loss prod- average, the registry members have tious of the source of the materials.
ucts catch me by surprise. While lost about 66 pounds and kept it off You will encounter as many, if not
¢ By Kris Ringwall
• ,, , . . Bee[ Specialist - ~
Extension .Service.
, - Each year, the. Dickinson Research
Extension Center reviews the bulls
from the previous year to cut back on
what bulls need to be over-wintered.
Because the bulls are bought based
on their ability to.transmit the.right
g~nes into the cow herd, their ex-
pected progeny difference (EPD) val-
ues already have stood the evaluation
, tests of when they were purchased.
• Throughout the fall season, the
primary reason for culling a bull is his
general thriftiness, condition and
well-being. Bulls do wear out, so
there .is no reason to feed older bulls,
that will not make another breeding
season.
Younger bulls sometimes have a~
difficult time staying where they are
supposed to, so those bulls also are
asked to leave.
The final point is temperament. As
bulls age, some settle down and be-
have while others do not. Those that
become more defiant, belligerent and
seek the top of the pecking order on a
regular basis are asked to leave.
That leaves those bulls that will be
used in the breeding pastures next
year, so the process begins of evalu-
ating the genetics of the "keeper
bulls" prior to bidding on new bulls
to determine what needs to be pur-
chased.
rl
The center maintains several score.
~vfireed~ 6~ bulls',~but'let's jUst look at I hope those of you reading this
='Abg~s,'Red ,A~lgas, and Simmental column are hanging in there with the
bulls, numbers because numbers can over-
As a reminder, I like to start with whelm the mind and even make one
the basic growth traits that are look cross-eyed. However, numbers
"touchy, feely" traits that connect tell a very important story.
what I see in the cattle to what the Embedding the right EPD values
data is.t~ing ~0 tell me. For simplic- for the chosen traits into the herd is
ity, the baseline EPD growth traits I critical for long-term genetic success.
look at are birth weight, weaning These numbers set the lower thresh-
weight and yearling weight, olds for the selection of the replace-
Last year, the center's Angus bulls ment bulls. The goal is to be
had average EPD values for birth constantly updating the bull averages
weight of 0.93 pound, weaning to reflect the current genetic desires
weight 53 pounds and yearling and to steer the genes that are going
weight 92 pounds. After culling the into the herd.
bulls, the "keeper" Angus bulls aver- Before I present the Red Angus
aged minus .9 pound for birth weight, and Simmental EPD values, let's re-
52 pounds for weaning weight and 92 visit a fundamental point. The EPD
pounds for yearling weight, values for a given bull represent our
After culling, the center's keeper best estimate of the bull's ability to
Angus bulls have less birth weight transmit the right genes into the cow
but similar weaning and yearling herd for the next calf crop. The aver-
weight as the previous year. Asnoted, age EPD values for the bulls that are
the 50 percentile of the Angus breed in the breeding line up need to be cal-
shows EPD values of 1.7 pounds for culated and averaged to better under-
birth weight, 50 pounds for weaning stand what genes are available.
weight and 88 pounds for yearling The assumption is that these bulls
weight, will all breed a similar number of
In addition, the keeper Angus bulls
have an average rib-eye area EPD of
1.09 and aifiarbling EPD of .5 I. Both
scores were well above the 50 per-
centile of theAngus breed. Those val-
ues are rib-eye area EPD of .43 and
marbling EPD of .39 unit of marbling
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more, "ads" and misinformation on-
line as you do anywhere.
What if you are not "techie" but
you would like to read some of this
free information? Chances are you
know someone who has Intemet ac-
cess, and most of the materials are
printable. Public libraries often have
technology available for community
members to explore, too.
For example, the Weight-control
Information Network at
http://win.niddk.nih.gov/has a wide
range of information about weight
management. The information at
http://www.Choosemyplate.gov in-
cludes an online food-tracking sys-
tem.
The NDSU Extension Service has
a variety of free food and nutrition
resources available. Visit
http://www.ndsu.edu/boomers to
sign up for a free monthly e-newslet-
tel The January materials feature
ways to nourish and exercise your
muscles.
For some, the "do-it-yourself' ap-
proach is challenging. Some may
prefer a weight-management group,
while others prefer individual diet
counseling.
If you decide to join a program,
heed this advice from the Weight In-
formation Network. Safe and effec-
tive weight-loss programs include 1)
a plan to keep the weight off, 2) pro-
vide guidance on how to develop
healthier eating and physical activity
habits, 3) provide ongoing feedback,
monitoring and support, and 4) set
slow and steady weight-loss goals of
0.5 to 2 pounds per week.
If you decide you want to see a
health professional about weight
loss, check his or her credentials. A
"nutritionist" does not necessarily
have training in nutritiqfi.~A regis-
tered dietitian has a degree in nutri-
tion, has completed hundreds of
internship hours, passed a national
registration examination and partici-
pates in continuing education. Some
have advanced certifications in
weight management.
Licensed nutritionists have ad-
vanced training in nutrition, and most
have a bachelor's degree in nutrition.
They also must complete continuing
education to maintain their license.
Extension agentshissistants are
employed in many communities
throughout North Dakota. All have
had training in nutrition. Some are
dietitians or licensed nutritionists,
and many offer classes in food prepa-
ration and nutrition.,
It's time to send in your
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cows, so the average EPD values are
what •will be'transmitted to•the next
calf crop. Realizing that some bulls
will breed more cows than other
bulls, we need to except that fact as
being a limitation we have no control
over.
Data, particularly averages, hold
, true through the years. If one bull
breeds less cows, the bull has less ge-
netic influence in next year's calf
crop. However, through time, similar
bulls will breed a similar number of
cows and the genetic trends will
move in the direction of the desired
outcomes. For those who struggle
with numbers, accept the fact that the
trends will work for individual traits.
Rather than move on to the Red
Angus and Simmental bull EPDs,
perhaps a good point to end with is on
the use of an index. An index is a
great tool for focusing on the selec-
tion of a desired genetic outcome
without bogging down on too many
numbers. An index for a defined trait
works and will guide the genes within
the population toward the end objec-
tive.
However, the first thing
one needs to do is set goals that are
kept. EPD values impact the per-
formance of the held, sb~we,/fl~iy~
want to improve on the numbers
using EPDs as the tool. More later.
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BEACH
St. John the Baptist Catholic
Church
Rev. Dan Berg
Mass: Saturday 4:00 p.m.
Sunday: 10:30 a.m.
Golden Valley Manor Chapel
Pastor Ron Hudson of Calvary
Chapel
Sundays: 6:30 p.m.
St. Paul's Lutheran Church,
LCMS
Rev. Scott Hojnacki
Sunday Worship: 10:15 a.m.
Sunday School: 11:15 a.m.
First Lutheran Church - ELCA
Sunday School: 8:10 a.m.
Sunday Worship: 9:30 a.m.
Beach Evangelical Church
Pastor Ben Baker
Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.
Sunday Worship: 10:45 a.m.
United Community Church
Pastor Warren Maxted
Sunday Worship: 8:30 a.m.
BELFIELD
St. Peter's Lutheran - LCMS
Rev. Scott Hojnacki
Worship Service: Sunday - 8 a.m.
St. Bernard's Catholic Church
Rev. Bill Reulle
Saturday: Confessions 3-3:45 p.m.
Mass: 4 p.m.
Sunday: Confessions 7:30-8:15 a.m.
Mass: 8:30 a.m.
St. John Ukrainian Catholic
Church
Rev. Taras Miles
Divine Liturgy:~S&m. on fast,
third and fifth Sundays,
10 a.m. on second and fourth Sun-
days
Belfield Lutheran - ELCA
Rev. Roger Dieterle
Sunday School (all ages): 11 a.m.
Sunday Worship: 10 a.m.
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(Located 25 miles southeast of
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Sunday Worship: 11:45 a.m. on f'n-st
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Belfield Baptist Church
Rev. Robert Hlibichul<
Sunday Worship: 9 a.m.
Sunday Bible Study: 10 a.m.
FAIRFIELD
St. Demetrius Ukrainian
Catholic Church
Rev. Taras Miles
Sunday Divine Liturgy: 8 a.m. on
sec0ndand fourth Sundays,
10 a.m. on first, third and fifth
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Rev. DanBerg
Mass: 8 a.m., Sunday
MEDORA
Medora Lutheran - ELCA
Rev. Roger Dierterle
Sunday Worship: 8:30 a.m.
Su~a~:~SO~: 3~30 p.m., Wed.
Congregational Church
R6V. ~ri Maxted
Sunday Worship: 11 a.m.
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Trinity Lutheran Church
Sunday Worship: 8 a.m.
SOUTH HEART
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Rev. Bill Reulle
Confessions before Mass
Saturday Mass: 4 p.m.
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United Methodist Church
Pastor Ruth McKenzie
Sunday Worship: 9 a.m.
Calvary Temple, Assembly of God
Pastor Reese Stephans
Sunday Worship: 10:45 a.m.
Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.
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