The British Charolais Cattle Society
Supporting Europe’s No. 1 Beef Breed
Stirling 21/22 October 2019
Charolais CATALOGUE
Sunday 20 – 10.30am Bull inspections
Monday 21 – 10am Show of bulls
Tuesday 22 – 10.30am Sale of Charolais bulls (120), followed by females (22 + 15 calves)
United Auctions Ltd,Stirling Agricultural Centre, Stirling FK9 4RN
Tel: 01786 473055
Email: mowens-smith@uagroup.co.uk Web: https://www.uagroup.co.uk/
Advertising in the Charolais publications 2020
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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Stirling 21/22 October 2019
Sunday 20 – 10.30am Bull inspections
Monday 21 – 10am Show of bulls
Tuesday 22 – 10.30am Sale of Charolais bulls (120), followed by females (22 + 15 calves)
United Auctions Ltd,Stirling Agricultural Centre, Stirling FK9 4RN
Tel: 01786 473055
Email: mowens-smith@uagroup.co.uk Web: https://www.uagroup.co.uk/
Dungannon 1 November 2019
Dungannon Farms Mart, 90 Granville, Road, Dungannon, Co Tyrone, N Ireland, BT70 1NJ
Tel: 02887 722727
Email: dungannon@auctionmarts.com Web: http://www.dfm-ni.co.uk/
Welshpool 7 November 2019 including the Dispersal of the Hackleton Herd on behalf of Hackleton Farms Ltd
Welshpool Livestock Sales, Buttington Cross, Buttington, Welshpool, Powys, SY21 8SR
Tel: 01938 553438 Fax: 01938 554607
Email: abbey@welshpoolsmithfield.co.uk Web: http://www.welshpoolsmithfield.co.uk/
Carlisle 22 November 2019
Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Borderway Mart, Rosehill, Carlisle, CA1 2RS
Tel: 01228 406230 Fax: 01228 640921
Email: info@borderway.com Web: https://harrisonandhetherington.co.uk/
For all sales and show dates please click on the calendar below
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…