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ByHeatherHoelscher hhoelscher@redbluffdaily- news.com @DN_Heather on Twitter RED BLUFF The 76th An- nual Red Bluff Bull & Geld- ing Sale sifting and grad- ing event began Tuesday with more than 200 range ready bulls examined and judged to determine if they are ready for the bull sale, set for 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the Tehama District Fair- ground in the Don Smith Pavilion. The range ready bulls were examined by judges who looked at the bulls' structure and soundness, said John Owens, the sale's chairman. The judges will first look for lameness or an abnormal stance and other abnormalities and flaws the bulls may have that would be undesirable for the sale. Unsound bulls and bulls grading lower than 87 will be sifted and cannot par- ticipate in the sale Satur- day. All halter bulls and show bulls will go through the sifting and grading process Wednesday. The bull sifting commit- tee includes Button Daugh- erty of Vina, Owens of Red Bluff, Brett "Mac" McGiffin of Red Bluff and O. W. Hoo- ton of Red Bluff, DVM and sale veterinarian. The judg- ing and grading commit- tee includes John Venable of Corning, Elden Krebs of Gordon, Nebraska and Troy Thomas of Harrold, South Dakota. "This is the hardest sift in the whole country," Ow- ens said. "The bulls must walk around the pen and the judges will look to see if there is anything wrong with the bulls." This year there are 318 bulls participating in the events, which will be re- duced by those sifted dur- ing the first two days. After the sifting process those who were not sifted are weighed and graded in the Don Smith Pavilion sale ring. Here the bulls will be placed in the order in which they will be sold Saturday. Jeannette Chaves, of Pa- icines, said she has been coming to the Bull Sale for seven years now and enjoys this big event. "(The Bull & Gelding Sale) is a great event and is a nice way to get the bulls out there and meet good people," Chaves said. Chaves and her husband, who is a ranch manager for Charron Ranch in Paicines, come to the event each year with his boss' Black Angus bulls. She said she hopes to make it through the sift- ing process and get a good grade, so the bulls receive the best price they can dur- ing the sale. While at the sale Chaves will be looking for Red An- gus Bulls to purchase for her family's ranch. The auctioneers for the 76th annual sale are Rich Machado of Arroyo Grande, Max Olvera of Galt and Trent Stewart of Madras, Oregon. BULL SALE Si ingandgradingbullsgetsunderway By Julie Zeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter RED BLUFF Dr. Liz Cox, DVM, with Merck Animal Health, spoke Tuesday at the Red Bluff Bull & Geld- ing Sale Kickoff Breakfast about the latest govern- ment legislation, includ- ing Veterinary Feed Direc- tive and California SB-27, which deal with the use of antibiotics in animals that will be consumed by hu- mans. "This is something that applies to all of us in beef or dairy," Cox said. "It's a law that has already passed and it's been and going to be a challenge for our industry." The move for restau- rants to use "clean-eating," grass fed or antibiotic free meat is something that is driven by the consumers, many of whom are far re- moved from agriculture and don't know what steps are already taken to try to protect the consumer while keeping cattle healthy, Cox said. One of the concerns is the 23,000 deaths a year and 2 million illnesses caused by drug resistant bacteria, which grows more resistant with ev- ery generation of the bac- teria. It has brought forth the concern over whether too many antibiotics have been used. "Antibiotic resistance is a concern for our own ani- mals," Cox said. "Pneumo- nia is still the No. 1 disease in our industry. We need to drive the message to the consumer that we do care and we are being respon- sible." The Veterinary Feed Di- rective went into effect Jan. 1 and basically states that all antibiotics fed to ani- mals need a directive and oversight from a veterinar- ian. In California, the rules are set to require a walk through of an operation ev- ery six months by the veter- inarian, Cox said. Any anti- biotic placed in water will need a prescription from a veterinarian. Both of these will require a written pre- scription before being dis- tributed. There is a need to follow the instructions on the la- bel, meaning if you had been using it to treat some- thing that was not specif- ically listed on the label, you can no longer do so. This makes it difficult to treat ailments such as pink eye that aren't on any spe- cific labels. "Basically at the center of this is the need for a rela- tionship with a veterinarian whoknowsandunderstands your operation," Cox said. SB-27 goes into effect Jan. 1, 2018 and removes the over the counter option for antibiotics used in food agriculture. It will require a prescription for any anti- biotic used. "It's the most aggressive antibiotic law in the United States," Cox said. The California Cattle- men's Association has put together a one-page synop- sis of SB 27 that is available on the group's website and information is available on togetherabx.com. Questions can be sent to the Food and Drug Admin- istration by writing to ask- cvm@fda.hhs.gov. BULL SALE PHOTOSBYHEATHERHOELSCHER-DAILYNEWS All range ready bulls were examined Tuesday by experienced judges to determined if the bull is in good condition and is ready for sale in the 76th Annual Red Bluff Bull and Gelding Sale at the Tehama District Fairground. PHOTOS BY JULIE ZEEB – DAILY NEWS Manager Adam Owens welcomes the audience to the Red Bluff Bull & Gelding Sale Kickoff Breakfast Tuesday at the Tehama District Fairground. 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