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The 2009, 2010, 2011 Calf Crops (Beef Focus article)
Farmers Weekly/Harper Adams Beef Focus farmer Simon Frost has just hit one of his lifetimes targets for his suckler herd with a daily carcase gain (dcg) of his bull calves of 1.00kg from birth to...
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Charolais crosses averaging £200 a head more than other Continental crosses
Cumbrian beef producer, Mark Bowman is focused on maximising output per suckler cow and has found that he has been able to boost annual income by over £200 a head by simply swapping terminal sires for...
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Welshpool Charolais bulls peak at 7,200gns
Charolais bulls met a solid commercial trade selling to a top of 7,200gns in Welshpool on Thursday 18 April at the breed society’s official spring sale. Sale topper at 7,200gns was Gower Goldenboy TI...
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Charolais Champion tops Ballymena at 4,400gns
Charolais trade topped at 4,400gns at the Northern Ireland Charolais Club’s show and sale at Ballymena Livestock Mart on Friday 19 April. Kathryn Marshall exhibiting the champion Crosskeys Gomesy,...
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Holsworthy Charolais peak at 4,300gns
Charolais bulls sold to a top of 4,300gns in Holsworthy on Thursday 24 April at the South West Charolais Association`s annual spring sale. The judge Mike Yeandle is flanked by John Wylde and his...
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Charolais trade tops 6,500gns thrice in Stirling
British Charolais lead breed averages at £4,285 for 21 bulls sold at multi-breed fixture British Charolais trade peaked at 6,500gns three times at the society’s official show and sale at Stirling on...
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New Charolais centre breed record of 31,000gns at Carlisle
93 bulls sold to £5,116 average A new British Charolais centre record of 31,000gns was set at Carlisle at the society’s annual spring show and sale on Saturday 11 May, where a strong commercial demand...
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A small entry of Charolais bulls at the final official BCCS spring sale sold to a top of 6,200gns. Sale leader was the first prize winner Moelfre Galliano TI +47, SRI +37 from Kevin Thomas, Capel Iwan,...
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Beef Export pre-event 22 May
Jeremy Price Do you still think that you have to compromise on easy calving to produce cattle with exceptional growth rates? Visitors to Beef Expo pre-event farm tours on 22 May will find that the...
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Balmoral Show 2013
Click here for 2013 Balmoral Show results results Sportsmans Columbo, the Suoreme Charolais with Andy Patterson Gilbert Crawford and family celebrate their championship success Robert Adam, the...
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Poll British Charolais semen to Scandinavia
Shropshire-based pedigree poll Charolais breeders, David and Sadie Littlehales have completed a private export deal for a shipment of semen from Bromham Bullion to the Norwegian Charolais Organisation...
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Dungannon Charolais bulls to 4,400gns
British Charolais bulls met a ready commercial demand selling to 4,400gns at the Northern Ireland Charolais Club’s show and sale at Dungannon on Monday 27 May. Mountjoy Harlequin at 4,400gns Moorlough...
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Blelack Charolais matrons to go under the hammer
Blelack Catalogue Blelack Forester at 22,000gns The entire autumn calving portion of the Blelack Charolais herd will come under the hammer at its matron sale to be held at Stirling on Wednesday 19...
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Blelack Charolais cow and twin calf outfit peaks at £18,795
Charolais females met a strong demand from buyers from throughout the UK and Ireland, selling to a top of 17,900gns for a cow and her twin heifers when Neil and Graeme Massie, Dinnett, Aboyne offered...
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Charolais reign supreme at Royal Highland Show
Royal Highland Show Website Interbreed team and individual in the main ring Charolais judging in the main ring Charolais breeders enjoyed one of their most successful Royal Highland Shows ever; lifting...
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National Charolais Show 2013
Inaugural National Charolais Show a great success The first National Charolais Show attracted an attendance of 63 head of cattle at the Livestock Event at the NEC, Birmingham, with Rumsden Gamble TI...
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The National Charolais Youth Stockjudging Final 2013
The National Charolais Youth Stockjudging Final, sponsored by Weatherbys and held at the Livestock Event today was a great success. Fifty competitors turned out to compete from all over the country and...
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Bull calf finishing results by individual sire from the 2011 calf crop at...
Simon Marsh, Senior Lecturer – Beef Cattle Specialist, Harper Adams University, Newport, Shropshire, TF10 8NB Farmers Weekly/Harper Adams Beef Focus farmer Simon Frost at Hopping Farm in the...
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VACCINE FOR SCHMALLENBERG NOW AVAILABLE
A vaccine to control the impact of the Schmallenberg virus (SBV) in cattle and sheep is now available. The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) has granted MSD Animal Health a provisional market...
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