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> John Wood-Roberts book "SHORTHORNS IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY" forward by HRH The Princess Royal, is available from the office for £20.00 plus postage and packing. Click here to email a request for your copy.

A pictorial review of the 13th World Shorthorn Conference in days - click here.

World Shorthorn Conference Reception at St James's Palace - click here to view and order photos

Native Breeds Championships, Portadown

Brand new event set to take the agricultural world by storm this autumn.

Details have just been released for the Inaugural Native Breeds Championships scheduled to take place in Portadown on Saturday 18th September 2010. This is a totally unique event and will be staged during the highly successful "Country Comes To Town" festival which attracts in excess of 60,000 visitors each year.

The Native Breeds Championships is designed to be a show case for Aberdeen Angus, Beef Shorthorn and Hereford cattle and will feature a full range of judging classes in each section. The setting is the picturesque People's Park in Portadown by kind permission of Craigavon Borough Council. >>more

Carlisle Beef Shorthorns command strong trade to 3,700gns

Beef Shorthorns met a strong demand at the society’s special spring sale at Carlisle’s Borderway Mart on Friday 21 May, where prices followed the prizes.

The Supreme Champion Bull, Annanwater Blair, topped the trade at 3,700gns while the leading priced female and Reserve Supreme was Lowther Magic 190, which made 2,500gns.

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IMPLEMENTATION OF FOOD CHAIN INFORMATION FOR CATTLE SHEEP AND GOATS

From the 1st of January 2010, all cattle moving to slaughter, either directly or through a livestock market, must move with a farmer signed declaration, declaring the animals are free from disease and residues from veterinary medicines that may have been administered to them, as part of the implementation of the Food Chain Information regulations.

The declaration forms can be downloaded from the FSA website and should be filled in and accompany all animals destined for slaughter Click here for form

It is most important you fill in and sign the declarations every time you send animals to a fat stock market or to an abattoir. If the animals arrive without the signed declaration, they will not be accepted by the Meat Hygiene Inspectors and you will not be paid for the animals.

http://www.food.gov.uk/foodindustry/guidancenotes/meatregsguid/fciguidance

Breedplan Tip Sheets

EBV’s are not always easy to understand so Breedplan have produced a whole range of tip sheets to help to explain performance recording and EBV’s in particular. Some of the information is only relevant to Australia but much of the information is relevant to all Countries which use EBV’s as a means of genetic evaluation. Click here to view

Health Testing for Society Sales

Biobest have produced a leaflet explaining the Society’s requirements for Society sales. Click here to view

TH Testing

We are pleased to announce that Pfizer Animal Genetics have now obtained a licence to do the TH testing and they are able to extract the DNA from a hair sample. We have arranged with Pfizer that all future TH tests required by the Society will be collected and submitted by the Society. The results will be returned directly to the Society and we will notify members of the test results. The cost of the test is £20 plus VAT and the Society will invoice the member. Hair sample collectors, submission forms and instructions will be sent out by the Society. This new arrangement with Pfizer Animal Genetics should make the TH testing simpler and cheaper. As this service is administered by the Society free of any administration charge it will only be available to members of either the Beef Shorthorn Society or the Shorthorn Society. If you have any questions please contact the office.

* IMPORTANT NOTICE *

Compulsory Health Testing for Society Sales

From January 1st 2009 all animals entered for society sales must be individually blood tested no more than 3 months prior to the sale for BVD, Leptospirosis and IBR unless coming from a herd which has accredited status for the relevant disease. Accredited herds need not be tested for the diseases for which they are accredited. Animals testing antigen positive (PI) for BVD will not be accepted for sale. The results of the blood tests must be displayed at the sale on a health pen card supplied by a Checs accredited health scheme. No other health information will be allowed to be displayed. It is the responsibility of the vendor to ensure that the health pen cards are available for the sale. If you have any questions about these requirements please contact the office.

ANIMALS ARRIVING AT A SALE WITHOUT A COMPLETED HEALTH PEN CARD WILL NOT BE ALLOWED IN THE SALE

Perth Bull Sales February 2010

Record Average For Shorthorn Bulls

The Beef Shorthorn bulls achieved a record average sale price of £4560 for the 39 bulls sold.

The Supreme Champion: Chapelton Braveheart – sold for 13,000gns

The Top Price was 14,000 gns for the Junior Champion: Podehole Beefeater from Harry Horrell.