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March 2008 | Vol 2, Issue
3 |
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Notice: CLA-Sponsored Igenity
Testing |
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The CLA
Board announces that April 1st, 2008
marks the end of the CLA-sponsored
Igenity testing on Limousin herd sires
and sale bulls. All samples on
qualifying bulls must be received by the
lab prior to April 1st to participate in
the remainder of the program. Please
note that you must already have the tags
required in your possession to meet this
deadline. Breeders can continue with
their testing, but from April 1st
forward it will be at their own expense. |
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Canadian Limousin Breeders Directory
Reminder |
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The deadline
has arrived for the Canadian Limousin
Breeders Directory. If you have not
gotten your information into the Juniors
to be part of the directory, we'd ask
you to cut out the mailback form from
one of the previous Limousin Voice
magazines and send it with your payment
as soon as humanly possible!
Please send to:
CJLA
c/o Danny Hertz
Box 480
Duchess AB
T0J 0Z0
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Board Meeting and Youth National Show |
Please mark
your calendars with the following dates.
As more information and details become
available, we'll let you know.
- CLA
Board Meeting: July 26th in
Lloydminster
- CLA
AGM and Youth National Show: July
25-27 in Lloydminster
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T Bar
Invitational |
“The T Bar
Invitational” – a marketing seminar and
golf tournament designed to raise
awareness of young people in
agriculture, namely junior purebred
cattle breeders and their associations – will be held June
24th and 25th in Saskatoon,
Saskatchewan. Participants will have the
opportunity to golf Dakota Dunes, rated
by Golf Digest as the number one new
golf course in Canada in 2005.
The event will feature a social and
Calcutta auction on the evening of June
24th, followed the next morning with a
breakfast marketing seminar, the “Texas
Scramble” golf tournament starting at
noon and a wind-up awards banquet at the
adjacent Dakota Dunes Casino that
evening.
All funds generated from this event will
be appropriated to the breeds which have
a recognized national junior program and
association. Percentage of funds
allocated will be based on membership
numbers, and in addition, a portion of
funds will be appropriated to the
Canadian 4-H Council.
Sponsorship and participation is key to
the success of this event, with the goal
being the generation of funds for
Canada’s Junior Livestock programs.
Sponsorship opportunities and
registration information can be obtained
from co-chairs Dale Kelly at the
Saskatchewan Research Council (306) 220-5759
and
Bryan Kostiuk of Today's Publishing
Limited (306)934-9696, or Ted Serhienko (306) 933-4200. |
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Breed Improvement Update |
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The CLA
Breed Improvement Committee met March
17th to discuss the direction of the
CLA’s breed improvement programs.
There are several major initiatives
arising over the coming year including:
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Adoption of a new service provider
for genetic evaluation
While the evaluation will remain
largely unchanged, CLA in
partnership with NALF are working
with a new evaluation service
provider to provide a long term
solution for genetic evaluation.
Details will come in the months
ahead.
Member and staff educational
programs and extension efforts
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The LBIC has identified that
member and staff learning are
key to success in the industry.
There are various fact sheets
and other information available
at www.limousin.com
Incorporation of new DNA
technologies, such as SNP
testing into general use by the
membership
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DNA technology is one of the
most rapidly evolving areas of
livestock genetics. The LBIC
discussed and is working on
strategies to help members move
towards new technology that is
also proven and more cost
effective than the current
generation of DNA technologies.
DNA represents an area where the
pace of learning required to
maintain leadership will be
unprecedented.
As most members are aware the
CLA has taken an aggressive
approach to breed improvement.
Members are encouraged to
participate in total herd
reporting, the ultrasound and
carcass rebate programs, and
collection of heifer pregnancy
data either online or via the
enrolment forms.
Strong spring sales show the
value of quality, proven
Limousin genetics. Data
collection on such traits as
udder score, temperament and
frame are also strongly
encouraged.
Look for further updates as the
Limousin breed improvement
program continues to progress. |
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2008 Beef Beyond Borders Symposium |
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The Canadian
Beef Breeds Council will host the Beef
Improvement Federation Annual Research
Symposium and Annual Meeting in Calgary,
Alberta, Canada. June 30 - July 3, 2008.
Early Bird deadline for registration is
March 31st.
For more information
click here or visit
www.canadianbeefbreeds.com
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Notice re: E-mail Subject Line |
The CLA
office gets a great deal of “SPAM” and
your email may inadvertently be deleted.
To avoid your email being overlooked and
deleted, please provide specific
information in the subject line.
A great way to make sure that we address
your concerns in a timely fashion, is to
put pertinent information in the subject
line. This information should always
include your Membership Number. If your
inquiry is about a specific animal,
please include the tattoo and or
Registration number of the animal in the
subject line. If your inquiry is about
Whole Herd Enrollment (WHE) or a
registration question, etc., please say
so in the subject line.
The body of the email should go into
detail about your request.
Example of “Subject Line” information:
Mem# 98765 – Order DNA – XYZ 123S
(The body of the email would have more
detailed information stating whether
this is a Herd Sire etc.) |
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18th International Limousin Conference:
Italy May 20-28, 2008 |
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Information
on the 18th International Limousin
Conference is now available at
http://www.anacli.it/ |
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PROTO TESTING – Deadline is April 30,
2008 |
The next
scheduled PROTO TESTING will be
conducted at the end of APRIL 2008.
Please make your requests as soon as
possible – especially for animals that
do not have DNA already on file.
Proto Testing fee …. $55.00 per animal
Rush Proto fee …… $250.00 per animal
*GST not included
Please note: The next scheduled PROTO
TESTING will be conducted at the end of
SEPTEMBER 2008 |
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2008 Limousin Voice Deadlines |
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Mark these
in your calendars!
Spring (Female Issue) - May 1, 2008
Summer (Early Sale Issue) - July 20,
2008
Fall (Show Preview/Late Sale Issue) -
October 1, 2008
For more
information or to book space, please
contact:
Bryan
Kostiuk
Ph: 306-934-9696
Fax: 306-934-0744
E-mail:
bryan@tbarc.com
Design / Production
T Bar C Cattle Co. Ltd.
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Ph: 306-933-4200
E-mail:
info@tbarc.com |
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