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GOLDIES TERENCE LIMOUSIN SEMEN EXPORTED TO NORWAY, FINLAND & AUSTRALIA
21/09/2009
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Semen from the prolific British Limousin bull, Goldies Terence, has been sold by breeder Bruce Goldie, Townfoot, Mouswald, Dumfries for export to Norway. This latest export follows hard on the heels of further semen sales of Terence to Finland and two consignments to Australia.
The Norwegian importer is pedigree Limousin breeder, Ola-Jorn Tilrem from Broennoeysund on the central west coast of the country, situated approximately 100 miles south of the Arctic Circle.
Mr. Tilrem made his enquiry and order through
the online e-commerce site, Semenstore.co.uk,
and picked out Goldies
Terence for the combination of pedigree bloodlines
and performance
figures. Goldies
Terence is a 2002 born bull sired by the noted Ideal
23 and out of the French
bred dam, Emue. At the point of sale, Goldies Terence has sired Supreme
Champions at both
Perth and Carlisle respectively and, to date, sons have sold up to 20,000gns
at auction, twice, with
a further son having sold for £26,000 in a private deal. Excellent
performance figures across the
traits, maternal and terminal, sees Goldies
Terence have a Beef Value
of LM+42 putting him firmly
in the top 1% of performance recorded Limousin animals. Commenting, Mr.
Tilrem said,
“Semen
from 4-5 new bulls is imported by the Norwegian Limousin Association
each year with individuals
making private imports of semen and embryos in addition. Limousin cattle
were firmly established
in Norway between 1992 and 1996 and since then more numbers and new bloodlines
have been
introduced through frozen embryos and semen. This has been due to the
high health status of
herds in Norway and restrictions on live cattle imports. I am very confident
that Goldies Terence
will fit in among several other imports of similar type animals that
have influenced our herd in the
last decade.”
In a separate transaction, a further 105 straws of Goldies Terence have
been exported to Finland
where a spokesman from the Finnish Breeders’ Association said they
were looking for a bull with a
proven breeding record and a high positive for every trait in the Limousin
recording system with
Terence fitting that bill perfectly. Two consignments of Goldies Terence
semen have now also
been exported to Australia through Keystone Genetics whose owner Tim
Keys has reported that
his customers have been delighted with the Terence progeny already on
the ground.
“They excel
in three essential criteria for our industry - ease of birth, structural
soundness and temperament,”
he said.
Welcoming the semen exports, Semenstore Director Iain Kerr said,
“These
exports are indicative
of the interest there is in British Limousin cattle and semen and the
quality of animals that we are
able to supply. At present we have further strong enquiries, through
the Semenstore, from
Germany, USA and South Africa that we are working to fulfil.”