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Myostatin Information
What is Myostatin? Myostatin is a gene that influences the production of proteins which control muscle development. When an animal is identified as having one of the mutations it means…
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Farm Visit 15 September
The British Charolais & Salers cattle societies are holding a farm visit on Saturday 15 September, kindly hosted by Alun and Anita at Thomas at Tyn hendre, Talybont, Bangor, Gwynedd,…
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Urgent need for beef farmers to safeguard their business from uncertainty
Despite huge uncertainty in the agricultural sector, beef farmers must start to make decisions now in order to protect their business in what is likely to be a more volatile…
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Mornity Nero heads over to Ireland for semen collection
Robert Young of the Mornity herd was delighted to inform us that he has sold the 15-month-old Mornity Nero, in a private deal to Elite Pedigree Genetics of Northern Ireland…
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Improvement in herds genetics across the UK are recognised by the Harman awards
The Harman awards were Presented by Society Vice-chairman and award founder Ben Harman at the Stirling sale on Tuesday 20th February, who commented “The Self Replacing Index (SRI) is one…
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Maerdy Morwr finds a new home in Aberdeenshire
Flintshire Vet and renowned Charolais breeder Esmor Evans is delighted to announce that he has recently sold the 18-month-old, Charolais bull Maerdy Morwr from the farm gate for the impressive…
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Charolais International Congress 2018
The British Charolais Cattle Society are pleased to announce the details of the 2018 International Charolais Congress, which will take place in Sweden from Saturday 29 June to Saturday 7…
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Faith in Charolais sees record breaking prices
The Sedgemoor ring was filled to bursting for the dispersal of the Balbithan Charolais cattle and emotional goodbye to one of the breeds most renowned herds, on Thursday 12 October.…
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New Zealand Charolais Tour
Charolais Breeders NZ are holding a 4WD tour in Southland, New Zealand from 5th-8th March 2018. Get a feel for the working high-country farms and in the south, see the…
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