April 7th ILC
Final Dinner at Waterview
Please rally and make this “ A
NIGHT to REMEMBER” Waterview is a
charming venue overlooking the Lake in Bi-Centennial Park, not five minutes
from the Showground. A gourmet three
course dinner (with options) has been arranged to farewell our overseas
delegates, all drinks included. Come
and enjoy the camaraderie in a wonderful atmosphere. It is seldom that we have so many Limousin breeders in the one
place at the one time.
We have the added privilege of
“The Sydney Children’s Choir” to entertain us.
They will be fresh from singing at the Opening of The Commonwealth
Games! You will all remember the TV
presentation of the Opening of The Sydney Olympic Games, one and the same,
approximately 40 voices! Just for us!
The coach will do a pick up from
the city as well as The Novotel at 7.05 pm and will return approximately 10.15
pm to 10.30pm depending what you want, well before 11 pm sheds lights out.
PLEASE BOOK NOW as we have to
finalize numbers in the next week.
It will be a most memorable
occasion.. Please contact Penny Menzies at ANF Agritours ph 02 6772 9066 fax 02 67729899 or pmenzies@anf.com.au.
Breed Registrations for
2005
The statistics
for 2005 herd book registrations for Australian beef breeds were released
recently. Overall registrations were up
by 9.9% to 141,432 which is the highest
since 1996.
British breed registrations were up by 8% with the dominant breed,
Angus registrations up by 5.4%. Topical
breed registrations were up by 12% with Droughtmasters showing the biggest
increase of 17.8% and the leading tropical breed Brahman up by 12.6%. European breeds were up by 9% with Limousins
up by 13.8% and Charolais up by 13.3%.
With 6,060 registrations Limousin currently rank tenth of the 39 beef
breeds. Complete statistics are
available on the website arcba.une.edu.au (do not use www).
White Lakes Complete
Clearance
White Lakes Limousins had a complete clearance of the 23 bulls offered
at Brunswick, WA to a top of $7,250 and an average of $3,859. The average was up by almost $1,000 on last
year's sale. Top priced lot was White
Lakes Zoom Zoom, a polled apricot son of White Lakes Sire Power out of White
Lakes Rising Mist.
WA Premier Limousin Tops
at $8,250
The WA Premier Limousin Bull Sale at Boyanup, WA topped at $8,250 and
averaged $4,015. While the average
price was up by $515 on last year only 16 of the 29 bulls offered were sold at
auction for a 55% clearance.
Top priced bull Shannalea Zodiac was a horned apricot French Pure bull
by Ionesco out of Wilco Miss Jyntee which sold to Yardarm Limousin Stud at
Gingin, WA. Volume vendor Lysgorran
Limousins sold all 10 bulls offered to a top of $6,000 and an average of
$4,125.
Donna Valley Tops at
$9,000
Donna Valley Limousins topped at $9,000 and averaged $4,354 for 72
bulls at Holbrook, NSW yesterday.
Top priced bull was Donna Valley Zambucca, a polled, apricot bull by
Donna Valley William of Orange out of Donna Valley Pretty Lady X902. He was purchased by the Meranook Partnership
at Barongarook, Vic. Second top price
of $8,000 was paid by Ballina Limousin Stud from Muswellbrook, NSW for Donna Valley
Polled Zippon a polled, apricot son of Donna Valley Vengence out of Donna
Valley Razzamataz.
Volume buyer Mansa Holdings from Casterton, Vic took home seven bulls
to a top of $5,250 (three times) and an average of $4,500. A total of 11 bulls went to Limousin studs
in a very solid sale.
Premier Mimi Y48 Triumphs
at Canberra
Thirty two month
old Premier Mimi Y48 was judged Supreme Interbreed Female and then went on to
be awarded Champion of Champions at the Canberra Royal Show. The black Premier Guardian V77 daughter was
paraded with a five month bull calf by Premier Birubi S35. This year's win followed Premier Mimi Y48's
Junior Interbreed Championship at Canberra last year.
Grand Champion Limousin Bull Lochton Y77 by Premier Birubi S35 was pipped
by an Angus bull for the Interbreed award.
Canberra Champions
Junior Champion Bull – Waterford Monster Magic exhibited by Hayley
Sheehan
Reserve Junior Champion
Bull – Waterford in Your
Dreams exhibited by Hayley Sheehan
Senior and Grand Champion
Bull – Premier Lochton Y77
exhibited by Lochton Pastoral
Reserve Senior Champion
Bull – Birubi Mr Vegemite
Y323 exhibited by A & M Tynan
Junior Champion Female – Birubi Rose Gold Z461 exhibited by A & M
Tynan
Reserve Junior Champion
Female – BWSC – Umina UHS
Ashlee exhibited by R & H Cole and Brisbane Water Secondary College.
Senior and Grand Champion
Female & Supreme Exhibit
– Premier Mimi Y48 exhibited by Premier Limousins.
Reserve Senior Champion
Female – Premier Vixen V13
exhibited by Premier.
Champion Carcase at
Canberra
A 14 month-old Limousin X Murray Grey steer bred by Cindie Ball of
Singleton and prepared and shown by St Johns College at Dubbo was the Grand
Champion Carcase in the Canberra Royal Show competition scoring 92 points the
steer had a 94 sq cm eye muscle area and a 67.3% dressing percentage which were
the highest in the competition.
The Reserve Champion Carcase was from a French Pure Limousin heifer
exhibited by John Van den Hende, Gem Crystal Limousin Stud at Windeyer, NSW and
Mark Ryan of Bathurst with 91 points.
St Johns College also showed the Reserve Champion on Hoof with a
Limousin X Shorthorn/Angus.
Muswellbrook Limousin
Feature
There will be a Limousin Feature Show at Muswellbrook in the Hunter
Valley on Saturday 1st April the week before the Sydney Royal
Feature.
Cattle will be able to remain at the showgrounds until they need to
leave for Sydney. Please contact Marion
Wilks on (02) 6547 9149 or 0413 053211 for entry forms.
BREEDPLAN Workshops at
Toowoomba and Roma
The next Back to Basics BREEDPLAN workshops will be held in Toowoomba
on Monday 13th March and Roma on Thursday 16th
March. Booking forms are available from
the ALBS office.
Neil and Wilma Robinson
Bow Out
Long-time Limousin breeders Neil and Wilma Robinson have recently sold
their Limway herd and will retire to Cundletown, NSW. To recognise their dedication and enthusiasm for Limousin the Mid
Coast Area Promotion Group have made Neil and Wilma honorary members of their
Group. We wish them well in their
retirement.
Yours in Limousin
Alex McDonald