Official Publication of the Saskatchewan Angus Association
Summer 2024
Publications Mail Agreement # 40019886
Saskatchewan’s Newest Reproductive Facility Time is money; and in the world of genetics and marketing, lead time is money. Producers are anxious to propagate their genetics as quickly as possible, leading to newer, exciting and hopefully better progeny. With an aggressive approach to lead time, breeders are always excited to work with service providers who are like minded. Highly motivated for success, a keen eye for important details and desire for constant improvement and growth: this is an extremely fitting description of the folks at BoviGen near Moose Jaw.
The team at BoviGen: Tyson and Ashley Buyer along with their skilled and knowledgeable staff of 12 that includes Garner Deobald; have a dedication to customer service, a high degree of attention to animal comfort and care while providing industry leading results for embryo production and implanting as well as semen collection. One trip through the facility, and you can see the details that have went into the construction of the pens and handling designs as well as the fore-thought into livestock flow and low stress movement. These are not a lucky coincidence; Dr Buyer is a “real world” cowman. Growing up near Carbon, Alberta and relocating to Carnduff, Saskatchewan with his family, he gained vital experience at a young age working with stock on his family’s operation. It was in Carnduff that he started his large animal practice and bovine reproduction
center under the name Ranchland Veterinary Services. This was shortly after graduating from the Western College of Veterinary Medicine where Dr. Buyer was awarded both the Amstutz Scholarship as well as the Merek Student of the Year for most outstanding large animal student in North America.
The Buyer family made the move to Moose Jaw in 2021, to realize on a boyhood dream of Tyson’s, to open a full-service bovine reproductive center. The facility that we see today broke ground in 2023 and they were proud of the milestone of having their first donors enter the donor barn in August of the same year. In the early months of 2024, the semen collection side opened.
The semen collection entity is capable of collecting owner’s use along with domestic sale or international export qualified semen. It is also a well-designed and thought out barn with the ability to offer clean, dry and well protected shelter for your
by Darren Ippolito
Tyson, Ashley, Brynlee & Jayla Buyer
valuable bulls regardless of the harsh climate. The team at BoviGen is aware of the value that these animals carry and are dutiful in their care and well-being. The ration as well as
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