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By TANG LOR DN Staff Writer Bull cosigners from all over have brought their bulls to the Red Bluff Bull & Gelding Sale hoping to make some big bucks, but before any bulls can be sold they must be sifted and graded. The process of sifting and grading is important because it monitors the quality of the animals, said Maurice O'Keeffe. Sifting and grading of calving-ease and range- ready bulls was done Tues- day. This serves as a formal sifting, but the sift contin- ues up until the bull is sold. Bulls who pass the initial sift can get into a fight or still have something hap- pen to them, O'Keeffe said. "We don't want to sell them if there's anything wrong with them," O'Ke- effe said. Bulls were brought into the pen one at a time to be inspected by the sifting committee. The committee members looked for the conformation of the bull, including the gait, which they inspected by making the bull run around. After passing the sift, bulls moved on to being graded. Bulls are graded on their conformation, muscle, body dimension and eye appeal to some extent, said Caroline Carson of Oroville. Carson brought six bulls to sell. All five that were graded passed. The last bull, a halter, will be graded today. "After you've done it a few times you kind of know what to expect and you almost always know what you'll get," she said. "It sort of loses the anxiety factor." Bulls that don't make the grade will be sent home with their owners. A bull must score an 87 or higher to be sold. The highest grade possible is 92. Nancy Condron, of Ore- gon, said a good bull has to have overall good confor- mation combined with a good disposition. Condron sells most her bulls from her ranch but she likes to bring a few to the Red Bluff sale each year, she said. "We bring them here because they do a good job looking through them. They might see something you never saw," she said. 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The forum, presented by Geoff Gates and Technical Ser- vices Veterinarian Dr. Eric Moore of Intervet Schering- Plough Animal Health, was on the latest innovations in Bovine Respiratory Disease. Gates and Moore spoke about Inter- vet's two newest drugs for treating the disease, including Nuflor Gold and Resflor Gold. "We all want to see the calves get bet- ter," Gate said. "It's pretty powerful stuff and you can see the difference one dose makes (from watch- ing the video)." Moore said antibi- otics alone are not enough cure the dis- ease. "In essence, we're controlling the inflammation (with Resflor Gold)," Moore said. "It's a non-steroidal anti- inflammatory like Advil or Ibuprofen combined with an antibiotic to dampen the effect of the disease." Cattlemen face a costly battle with the disease, which costs the industry about $1 billion a year in losses and is the No. 1 cattle disease the nation, Moore said. Merlin Peets of Orland has already sold his bulls this year, but he still came to the beef forum. "It was pretty good and very informative, but they're usually one of the better ones," Peets said. Peets said he likes how presenters introduce new medi- cines without tearing down the reputation of other products. "It's like cars," Peets said. "They keep working on them to improve them. I'm really concerned about results as much as anything else and what are the differences (between varieties)." Nick Cozzitor works with several ranchers, including CB Westside Angus out of Gustine and Triangle T in Chowchilla. "Nuflor is a good drug," Cozzitor said. "They've just made it easier to use. In the long run that makes it better. When you're doctoring you want to be able to do it and get it done." Gary Ford of Sunbright Angus Ranch of Red Bluff did- n't attend the workshop as he has attended several on the topic before, but he said it was beneficial for the consignors and others involved in the cattle business. "There are so many outside influences affecting the cat- tle industry," Ford said. "Anytime you can pick up extra knowledge on information for the health of your animals, you should. You want to be well-informed on any animal you raise." Ford and his wife Patsy brought six range ready and one halter ready bull to the sale. The Fords said they hope to have a repeat of last year, when they won the Champion Range Ready Bull. Frank Lima of Stardust Farms out of Oak Run said he found the forum to be helpful and informative. "Anytime you get knowledge it's great," Lima said. "As seed stock growers, it's our responsibility to know more than the commercial cattlemen because they're relying on us to provide tomorrow's genetics today to stay competitive in the market." More information is available at the Intervet booth at the Trade Show. Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb Geoff Gates of Intervet Schering-Plough Animal Health speaks to a crowd at the Red Bluff Bull & Gelding Sale Beef Forum following the Kick-off Breakfast Tuesday morning in the Don Smith Pavilion. Daily News photo by Tang Lor Frank Lima, far left, waits for the grade on his brangus as the grading committee takes a closer look. A sifting committee member runs a range-ready bull around the pen for a better perspective of the bull's conformation.