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HALTCLIFFE BRAVEHEART LEADS SALE AT 25,000GNS
The prolific Haltcliffe herd of Messrs Ridley, Haltcliffe, Hesket New Market, provided the outstanding highlight of a buoyant 25th Annual Society Sale at Carlisle on Saturday, 3rd May.

BUYERS’ SURVEY OF OVER 1000 BULLS
Through October and November of this year, the British Limousin Cattle Society is undertaking an extensive customer survey of the performance of over 1000 Limousin bulls sold through Official Society sales.

STOCKJUDGING AT THE IRISH PLOUGHING MATCH
Three Young Limousin Breeders teams went head-to-head to head amidst a great spirit of cooperation at the very first Anglo-Irish Stockjudging Championship held on Tuesday 25th September 2007.

YLBC CALF SHOW 2007
Due to current industry circumstances, it has been decided to reschedule this event next year and combine it with the Red Ladies & Weaned Calves Shows in November 2008.

2007 SIRE & DAM SUMMARY
The British Limousin Sire and Dam Summary for 2007 is a summary of the latest British Limousin national genetic evaluation.

HERD HEALTH DECLARATIONS AT CARLISLE MAY SALE
In an extension of Herd Health policy, the British Limousin Cattle Society is set to introduce the standardisation of herd health declarations and information at Collective Society Sales commencing with the 2007 May Sale at Carlisle on 5th May.

WORLD LIMOUSIN PRESIDENT VISITS THE UK
Giuseppe Pantaleoni was in the United Kingdom to see the British Limousin section judging and to promote next year’s International Limousin Congress which is due to be held in Italy in May 2008.

ROYAL SHOW 2007 - STOCKJUDGING
Sunday 1st July 2007 saw the traditional Royal Show Young Limousin Breeders’ Stockjudging Championship. Competitors battled it out in great spirit amid boggy conditions when judging one bull and two heifer classes.

SOCIETY REPORTS RECORD YEAR OF ACHIEVEMENT 29/05/2007
The British Limousin Cattle Society’s Annual published Report & Accounts to members for 2006 reflects upon a highly successful year of business and progress for the breed in the United Kingdom.

RECORD CENTRE PRICE AT BRECON 12/05/2007
A new centre record price for a Limousin bull at 8000gns, and a 97% clearance of bulls forward were the highlights of a cracking day’s trade at the Society’s Sale at Brecon Market on Saturday 12th May.

PERTH MULTIBREED SALE 07/05/2007
Lowabbey Antonio from Mr & Mrs TW & J Hunter, Upper Brydekirk, Annan made 3,400gns and topped the Limousin section of the May Multibreed Sale at Perth on Monday May 7th.

CRACKING CRAIGATOKE BULL AT 30,000GNS 05/05/2007
A tremendous demand from commercial beef producers from all corners of the United Kingdom, and Southern Ireland, resulted in another fantastic day’s trading at the British Limousin Cattle Society’s May Sale at Carlisle on Saturday, 5th May.

HERD HEALTH DECLARATIONS AT CARLISLE MAY SALE 23/04/2007
In an extension of Herd Health policy, the British Limousin Cattle Society is set to introduce the standardisation of herd health declarations and information at Collective Society Sales commencing with the 2007 May Sale at Carlisle on 5th May.

HERD HEALTH INITIATIVE RETURNS £7400 TO MEMBERS 21/04/2007
Breeders’ participation in The British Limousin Cattle Society’s Herd Health Initiative has continued to grow with 106 herds, representing 3,722 pedigree Limousin calves, having registered for the financially incentivised initiative.

FIELDSON ALFY SELECTED FOR YBPS SCHEME 17/04/2007
Limousin bull Fieldson Alfy, owned by David Kelly, Nether Hall Farm Ltd, Monsergh, Kirkby Lonsdale, Carnforth, Lancashire has been selected for inclusion in the MLC/ Signet sponsored Young Bull Promotion Scheme.

LIMOUSIN BULLS PEAK AT 3,200GNS AT DUNGANNON 14/04/2007
The Annual BLCS April Sale of Limousin Bulls organised by the NI Limousin Club was held on 13th April 2007 at Dungannon Livestock Mart with two bulls topping the day’s trade at 3,200gns.

NORTHERN IRELAND LIMOUSIN CARCASE COMPETITION 23/03/2007
The Annual Limousin Carcase competition, held this year at Linden Foods at Dungannon, was well supported with entries from right across Northern Ireland.

ALED EDWARDS IS EUROPEAN LIMOUSIN PRESIDENT 19/03/2007
The standing of the British pedigree industry in Europe has again been recognised with the election of BLCS Chairman, Aled Edwards, to the position of European Limousin President.

LIMOUSIN IS UK’S LARGEST NUMERICAL BREED 09/03/2007
For the eleventh consecutive year, BCMS figures have confirmed British Limousin as the leading beef breed sire in Britain as well as the largest numerical cattle breed – beef or dairy.

SIMA 08/03/2007
Northern Ireland Limousin breeders the Crawford Brothers celebrated on Monday 6th March 2007 when their five-year old bull Sauvignon took the Male Championship title at the SIMA/SIMAGENA Show held in Paris.

SEXED LIMOUSIN SEMEN – A WORLD FIRST! 09/02/2007
Limousin has become the first beef breed in the world to take advantage of sexed semen technology. This new technology has already met with significant interest in developing export markets.

EXPORT SALES REGISTER15/11/2006
As you may be aware, following the easing of livestock export restrictions, the Society has had a significant number of enquiries for pedigree Limousin cattle for export to both EU member countries and accession states.

LIMOUSIN ‘GENETIC PACKAGE’ HEADS FOR POLAND15/09/2006
Maintaining the growing momentum of Limousin export interest from the UK national herd, a further thirty-three Limousin heifers from the north of England have been sold and exported to a Polish client.

LIMOUSIN BULL SAYS OLÉ TO MEXICO!07/08/2006
Powerfully built Limousin bull, Ronick Member, has caught the eye of pedigree breeders in Mexico, so much so that 500 straws of semen have now been exported with a repeat order in the autumn in the offing.

WHINFELLPARK EXPORTS 01/08/2006
Bound for pastures new, a consignment of 20 in-calf pedigree Limousin heifers from Mr Allan Jenkinson set out from Whinfell Park, Penrith, Cumbria on Friday 28th July 2006 en route for Poland.

BULL SCHEME21/07/2006
The British Limousin Cattle Society has announced that two Limousin bulls have been selected for inclusion in the MLC / Signet sponsored Young Bull Promotion Scheme.

NEW PRESIDENT02/06/2006
Cumbrian breeder William Cowx, Hudscales, Hesket New Market, Wigton has been elected the 8th President of the British Limousin Cattle Society in its 35 year history in the United Kingdom.

CHAIRMANS REPORT24/04/2006
"The British Limousin Cattle Society and its members can reflect on another year of very satisfactory performance for the breed and Society.” That’s the confident message from BLCS Chairman.

BCMS 2005 FIGURES 13/04/2006
For the tenth consecutive year, BCMS figures have confirmed British Limousin as the leading beef breed sire in Britain. The recently released figures show that 709,122 Limousin sired cattle were issued with passports in 2005.

LIMOUSIN HERD HEALTH INITIATIVE 06/04/2006
Eighty two herds representing 2605 calves claimed financial support through the first year of the British Limousin Cattle Society’s Herd Health Initiative.

LIMOUSIN PERFORMANCE 11/03/2006
The Limousin breed continues to show ongoing improvement in the economically relevant traits of growth and muscle. That’s the clear message from the latest genetic trends for the breed produced by MLC Signet Breeding Services.

SOCIETY INTRODUCES DOCILITY SCORING 09/03/2006
In what is an industry first for the UK, the British Limousin Cattle Society has announced its intention to introduce a temperament scoring system that will, in time, provide an Estimated Breeding Value for Docility in pedigree Limousin cattle in the UK.

LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION! 17/02/2006
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