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David K. Danciger’s Tybar Angus Ranch Legacy Lives On!

On November 13, 2004 the Angus world lost one of the most progressive Angus breeders and Association supporters that we have seen in a long time. His dedication to the Angus business as well as agriculture started in 1952 when he became a lifetime member of the American Angus Association. He purchased his first Angus cattle and ranch right outside of Dallas, Texas. David was a pioneer in artificial insemination and computerized selective breeding, and worked with agricultural research studies with the University of New Mexico, Arizona, as well as Colorado State University. He has been a leader in the prevention of pulmonary hypertension, or high-altitude disease, in Angus cattle for the past 20 years. In 1979 David purchased Tybar Angus in Carbondale, Colorado and in 1993 purchased another ranch in Rifle, Colorado. He, along with his wife Emma and their Manager Mark Nieslanik began to develop a PAP-tested herd of Angus cattle on what is now known as Tybar Angus Ranches. David and Emma’s love of the land and cattle enabled them to also work extensively with the American Soil Conservation Service. Over the last 30 years they have created one of the most beautiful and productive groups of ranches in Colorado.

It was David’s dream to continue the progressive breeding and association work that Tybar Ranches have been involved with over the last 30 years. As a result of this dream Emma Danciger and family, along with Mark Nieslanik, Kevin Rubenthaler, Dan Lahti, and Jared Burtard will continue to carry on the Tybar Ranch legacy which David so carefully built.

David’s Tybar philosophy of excellence and absolute honesty will continue in every phase of the Tybar Ranching operation. The ranch will continue to be one of the premier PAP-tested seedstock providers in the Western States. Their work with CSU and Brisket Disease prevention will continue. In November of this past year Tybar Ranch began a new PAP CONSULTING VENTURE, and we know that David would have been very proud of the progress that will be made in Angus Genetics due to this new program.

We now have PAP EPDs available on all Tybar Genetics produced.

David always believed that Tybar Ranch’s goal was to support the commercial and registered producers by providing seedstock with “Genes That Fit” today’s market demand. Whether you are in the market for replacement females, semen from PAP-tested AI sires, or herd bulls, Tybar is working hard to provide you with the best.

Emma Danciger, family, and Mark Nieslanik, Kevin Rubenthaler as well as the entire staff at Tybar Ranch LLC are committed to carrying on David K. Danciger’s Tybar Ranch legacy and would like to thank all our friends for the business as well as personal support that they have provided us over the years. Please stop by or give us a call, we would love to show you what David, Emma and Mark have created. David & Emma Danciger started producing Angus cattle in the 1950s with the purchase of their first ranch south of Dallas, Texas. Their love of the land, Angus cattle, and agriculture prompted them to start Tybar Angus Ranch in 1980 with the purchase of 600 acres of very scenic, productive, irrigated land located at 6,500 feet above sea level, just four miles outside Carbondale, Colorado. This ranch is the headquarters for the Tybar operation.

The first 60 foundation females were purchased from Bill and Minnie Lou Bradley in 1980. Twenty-four years of effort, the use of AI, and increased PAP testing has resulted in producing 250 of the best PAP-tested, registered black Angus in the state of Colorado. David has always said, "Life, at least for me, is one long series of learning experiences."

Tybar Bonnie Design 93F

The first learning experience started when brisket disease showed up on their summer BLM (Bureau of Land Management) and forest permit land, which had been purchased with the Colorado Ranch. David and Emma were fortunate enough to learn from Dr. Teagarten of Colorado State University (CSU) that one way to combat brisket disease was to have the cow herd and calves PAP scored. This evaluation involves a heart-lung catheterization to test the Pulmonary Arterial Pressure (PAP), which provides a numerical score for the tendency of brisket disease.

The testing was started in April 1984. After a few years of trying to use these scores to make breeding decisions it became obvious that knowledgeable help was required, especially in evaluating sires. That help came from CSU Professor James Brinks. He assigned a graduate student to calculate EPDs for all participating animals -- cows, calves and AI sires -- that had PAP-scored calves. Mark Enns, now with an animal science doctorate, produced the EPDs. Thanks to this help, semen from several Tybar AI sires that are superior in their ability to reduce brisket disease is now available. New PAP scores are collected every year in November and are given to a graduate student to calculate new EPDs.

In 1993 Tybar Ranch expanded by purchasing a 700-acre ranch outside Rifle, Colorado. This ranch is also irrigated and is at 6,300 feet above sea level. In addition, a BLM permit on Anvil Points, which is near this ranch, was purchased. These additions gave Tybar a place to expand and develop yearling bulls and replacement females.

Cattle on the Range

Other Programs

About 18 years ago annual ultrasound measurements for carcass characteristics were instituted. In addition, AI sires with excellent Marbling EPDs were employed to improve the carcass characteristics of the herd. This has become an important part of our breeding plan. As a result, about 100% of our current calf crop will have interim carcass EPDs. About 70% of the cow herd will have positive interim carcass EPDs for Marbling. Several of our own home-raised sires have excellent interim carcass EPDs and are being used on an AI basis as well as in the pasture as cleanup sires.

A pen of Tybar calves was enrolled in the CSU Ranch to Rail Program hosted by Horten Feedyards. The result of our work really came together when these cattle were fed out and slaughtered. The Tybar steers had a 3.06 pound average daily gain (ADG), an average ribeye area of 12.4 square inches, with no feedlot deaths. For several years we have been hearing from feedlot operators that sudden feedlot death could be attributed to brisket disease or high PAP scores.

This database of knowledge provides Tybar with a big handle to reducing brisket disease problems or sudden feedlot death. Tybar Ranch is proud of the fact that every animal with the Tybar name has a PAP score and a PAP EPD.

Tybar's role is to support the commercial and registered producers by providing seedstock with "Genes That Fit" today's market demand. Whether you are in the market for replacement females, embryos from PAP tested dams, semen from PAP-tested AI sires, or herd bulls, Tybar is working to provide you with these products while supplying you with as much data on performance as possible. It is no secret that the Tybar philosophy is to go for excellence. You get a feeling for this just by visiting the ranches and walking through the facilities, as well as speaking with the staff. Tybar excels in the production of Angus cattle and also produces some of the best quality hay in the Roaring Fork Valley. A large number of the show horse stables purchase their hay from Tybar because of their reputation for excellent hay and honesty in dealing with customers.

Anyone will tell you that a business is only as good as their employees. Tybar is very fortunate in having an excellent group of employees. The hard work and dedication that Mark Nieslanik, Kevin Rubenthaler, Dan Lahti, and Jared Burtard put into the operation make it possible for Tybar Ranch to function and produce the quality their customers have come to expect.

So, the next time you need replacement females, a new herd sire, semen or embryos with the ability to reduce the tendency for brisket disease, or just a bale of hay for that special someone, just pick up the phone, or better yet come by and let the folks at Tybar Ranch help you with your every need.

All the time and effort Tybar Angus Ranch has put in the PAP program these last 30 years will be available to the general public at their eleventh production sale, November 5, 2011, when around 90 top-quality, registered, PAP-tested females will be sold.

What is next on the program?
Tybar is proud to announce:

Tybar PAP Consulting Solutions to Brisket Disease-Answers to the PAP PUZZLE.

We Now Have PAP EPDs

Tybar Ranch has embryos available on the following females:

# B/R New Design 036 [AMF-CAF-XF] # Bon View New Design 878 [AMF-CAF-XF] Bon View Gammer 85 [CAC]	# V D A R New Trend 315 [AMF-CAF-XF] B/R Blackcap Empress 76 # Bon View Bando 598 [CAC-AMF] Bon View Gammer 233
# N Bar Emulation EXT [AMF-CAF-XF] Fire Mountiain Eriskay X76 Fire Mountain Eriskay 839	# Emulation N Bar 5522 N Bar Primrose 2424 + M C A Drive Line 514D Fire Mountain Eriskay 36

PAP 39; PAP EPD -0.61

# A A R New Trend + Res New Trend 565 574 R E S Erica 127 1125 565	# V D A R Shoshone 548 Donna A A R 74 Equation of J O W Erica Rito 72 of R E S 127
Res Re Eurloch 389 41 R E S Lucy 160 41 593 Res Lucy 418 1354 160	Stone Gate Eurloch R E S Re Erica 127 113 389 # Q A S Traveler 23-4 [AMF-CAF-XF] Res Lucy 247 655

PAP 37; PAP EPD 0.37

# Finks 5522-6148 # Summitcrest Prime Cut 1G42 [AMF-CAF-XF] # Summitcrest Barbara 0B74	# Emulation N Bar 5522 Finks Proud Formera 614 # Hyline Nickel Summitcrest Barbara 0X60
# B/R New Design 036 [AMF-CAF-XF] # Tybar Pridemere Y2 [AMF] Tybar Pridemere S39	# V D A R New Trend 315 [AMF-CAF-XF] B/R Blackcap Empress 76 # Westwind Rito 8503 D J H 019 [AMF-CAF-XF] Tybar Pridemere H39

PAP 39; PAP EPD 1.06