The British Charolais Cattle Society

Charolais Youth International Congress 2020

Would you like a chance to win a trip America is 2020?
Do you own or are affiliated with a British Charolais herd?
Will you be aged between 18 & 22 in July 2020?
If the answer to these questions is yes, then why not enter the qualifier process

The British Charolais Cattle Society and the International Charolais Society will organise and fund the trip ensuring that all costs for flights, international transfers, accommodation and meals are paid for.

There are two stages in the selection process, the first of which is to complete an application form. Then applicants chosen to go forward will be required to attend an interview in person at Stirling or via Skype on either Sunday 16th or Monday 17th February 2020, where they will be interviewed by a panel of three senior Charolais Society members.

Click International Trip Application Form to download your application or call the Society Office on 02476 697222

 

We need your help please

Since we have changed our DNA testing to SNP testing, we have had to re-test a lot of the old bulls that were previously tested on MS.

Unfortunately, lots of the samples that were on hold were not suitable to be re-tested and therefore there are still lots of bull which don’t have a SNP profile.

This is a problem because it means that we have to test their progeny on both the old and new technologies (SNP & MS) if we need to sire verify them.

Therefore we are appealing to you our members to help us out.

Please could you have a look in your semen storage to see if you can spare us a straw or two.

Please visit Semen Samples Required for DNA Testing to look at the list of samples we require.

If you can donate a straw of semen for one or more bulls on the list, we would be very grateful. Please contact us at the office to let us know.

 

Why Myostatin?
Knowing the myostatin status of your animals, will help you to select bulls with the most appropriate myostatin traits for your breeding program. This will lead to better calving ease and help with the ever-present trend to improve carcass confirmation and quality.

There are both advantages and disadvantages of breeding with animals carrying the myostatin gene, which is why it is imperative that you know the carrier status of your breeding animals.

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Charolais Youth

Charolais Youth Year

This year’s regional qualifiers began with the Welsh & Midlands qualifier, which was once again held at Welshpool livestock market with the help of Welshpool livestock sales, on the night proceeding the April Charolais sale.

The market, which was redeveloped and opened on its new and existing site in 2009, is capable of holding in excess of 1200 cattle and 15,000 sheep, and holds weekly sales of prime sheep and cattle as well as fortnightly sales of dairy and store cattle, selling in excess of 500,000 sheep and 10,000 cattle annually. In addition to the livestock market, WSL also offer other specialist services, including land valuations and surveys, farm and livestock sales and a range of grant and government subsidy services. Read more…

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