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1 SUSSEX CATTLE SOCIETY NEWSLETTER SPRING 2017 Issue 301 NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of Members will be held on Friday, 7th April 2017 at 1.00 p.m. in the Amos Room, Ashford Market (following the Show & Sale) Light Refreshments at 1.00 p.m. We look forward to seeing you there SPRING SHOW & SALE Friday 7th April at Ashford Market Catalogues will be sent out soon The AGM will follow at either 1pm or after the Sussex sale end whichever is the later time. The AGM will not start before 1pm. Please let Sue at the Office know which bulls are going to be led in the show classes. Also as the two heifer classes are being judged as individuals this year please let Sue know if you do not want a heifer judged. SOUTH OF ENGLAND SHOW Celebrating 50 years Has anyone got photographs or other memorabilia from 1967 Sussex Breed Champion was Mr. J. Bowthorpe's St. Bart's Sylph 8th SOUTH OF ENGLAND SHOW We are very pleased to welcome Mr. Arno Cronje from the Huntersvlei Herd in South Africa as our Judge this year. Council asks that you put a large a entry of Sussex before him at the premier event of the year for our breed. If you want to show but do not have the time to attend all three days please give the Office a ring as we are able to supply help. There will be a reception on the Society stand after judging hosted by our President, Mr. Don Wells and the Exhibitors

2 MEMBERSHIP SUBSCRIPTION Subscription payments were due in January. Please make sure you have paid. CAPITATION FEES Capitation Fees are due for payment by 31st March. If you do not have a form or need any help please contact the Office. BIRTH RETURNS Please make sure you have sent in all your 2016 Birth Returns. All calves male and female should be listed. BREEDERS DIRECTORY 2017 GET YOUR HERD NOTICED It is a fact that potential breeders and those looking to purchase cattle contact advertisers before looking at the list of breeders. Adverts should be sent to the Office by 31st March. If you want help with the design of your advert we are happy to help. BEV PEARSON Aylesford Herd Very sadly Bev passed away earlier this year and we send our condolences to his family. THE ASHFORD CATTLE SHOW The 146 th Ashford Cattle Show was held on 28 th /29 th November Only two exhibitors supported the Sussex Cattle Classes, a poor turnout if we are to boast as a major beef breed. Surely this is the place to promote the breed in the South East. The judge was John Giffin of Petworth. Class 2 for steers sired by a Sussex bull was sponsored by Goldstone Butchers of Ash (Chandler & Dunn). 1 st Chandler & Dunn - born March 2015, p nd Chandler & Dunn - born March 2015, p rd L. Stevens & Sons - born March 2015, 196p th L. Stevens & Sons - born April 2015, p Class 4 for heifers sired by a native bull. 5 entered. Only 2 forward. 1 st Chandler & Dunn - September 2014 born. 200p nd L. Stevens & Sons - March 2015 born. 215p Chandler & Dunn s first prize steer went on to win Best Native Breed in the Show. L. Stevens & Sons 3 rd prize steer and 2 nd prize heifer were twins born on 15 th March When born the steer weighed 30kg and the heifer 34 kg, both recorded on the day. Then butcher, John Howe of St. Michael s, Tenterden, purchased most of the Sussex cattle. One of the highlights of the Show was the Christmas cake competition, the cakes being auctioned afterwards for the President s charity. Sussex members were well represented with the Hickman family winning a strong Traditionally-decorated class and Clare Stevens coming third. Gussy Harmer won a card in the Novelty Decorated cake Class. The twelve cakes were sold in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support and raised over Sussex members, Don Masters and Ralph Shepherd were among the spirited bidders for this welldeserving cause.

3 CHRISTMAS STOCK SHOWS Please let me know how you did, also the gross price you gained at auction for any animal sired by a Sussex bull. I need to know this to award the Peter Szechenyi Trophy. The leader at present is Mr. Bob Isted selling his Sussex Steer at Hailsham Stock Show for The steer weighed 640kg and sold at 225pkg POLLED? GENETIC TESTING FOR THE POLLED GENE We are now able to offer genetic testing for the polled gene. Do you need or want to know if an animal is homozygous polled? JOIN SIGNET BEEFBREEDER Make a difference to your herd and the breed Breeders who subscribe to Signet Beefbreeder will receive a retrospective discount on their Capitation Fees. 20% for Weight Recording and a further 20% for Scanning. Discount claims made in 2014 will receive a Credit Note to be applied to their 2015 Capitation Fees. A maximum discount of 500 per annum will be allowed. For more information Contact: Samuel Boon, AHDB, Signet Breeding Services, Stoneleigh Park, Kenilworth, Warwickshire, CV8 2TL Tel: Fax: Samuel.Boon@eblex.ahdb.org.uk Diary st January Annual Membership Due {forms sent out in January} 1st February Book Advert Space in Breeders Directory {forms sent out in January} 31st March Capitation Fees Due {forms sent out in January} 7th April Society Show & Sale 7th April Society AGM 18th May Beef Expo, Stoneleigh 27th May Heathfield Show 29th May Surrey Show 8-10th June South of England Show {Reception on Society Stand after judging} 28-29th June Royal Norfolk Show 2nd July Cranleigh Show 7-9th July Kent Show August Edenbridge Show

4 Using Abattoir Data to Create EBVs New EBVs for Beef Cattle Beef producers in the UK aim to produce high quality meat as efficiently as possible but ultimately, payments for cattle relate to their carcase weight, conformation and fatness with producers aiming for an R4L carcase or better on the EUROP grid. To provide commercial producers with better tools to aid bull selection, AHDB Beef & Lamb, AHDB Dairy and HCC funded a research project at SRUC to generate EBVs for carcase traits using actual abattoir generated carcase data. This means that breeders can more accurately tailor their breeding to market demands and goals. Currently, we indirectly select for carcase traits through growth measurements and ultrasound scanning on live cattle to measure fat and muscle depth. However, this project aims to help producer s select breeding stock based on EBVs produced directly from abattoir derived carcase data. The project merges abattoir data with other national databases to produce beef genetic evaluations on actual carcase weight, conformation and fat class for breeds with sufficient numbers of records including Holstein cattle. This project is nearing completion and has collected 4.8 million carcase records from a wide range of abattoirs that have been matched with national databases, including BCMS, to create a super-pedigree for each individual animal. Analysis of these abattoir records for carcase weight in relation to age, carcase conformation and carcase fat classification has shown heritability values ranging from 0.4 to over 0.6. This indicates eventual selection based on carcase EBVs will be successful and result in increased genetic gain which is an exciting prospect for the beef industry. Currently, nearly three million UK beef and dairy animals have had preliminary EBVs produced for the new traits. The table below shows the number of sires involved separated by breed. These EBVs will increase in reliability and accuracy as more cattle are included in the dataset. When the sire is known, BCMS data can be used to create genetic links across the bovine population providing huge potential for the cattle industry to move forward as one to create as many target cattle as possible in the R4L range. However in the time being, the increased recording of sires would enhance the number of animals that could be included that will feedback for breed improvement. Beef Carcase Traits Project The Breeds Involved Aberdeen Angus (12822 Sires), Aubrac (7 Sires), Ayrshire (343 Sires), Bazadaise (157 Sires), Beef Shorthorn (1853 Sires), Belted Welsh Black (1 Sires), Blonde D Aquitaine (1984 Sires), Blue Albion (8 Sires), British blue (1853 Sires), British White (134 Sires), Brown Swiss (79 Sires), Charolais (7618 Sires), Dairy Shorthorn (131 Sires), Danish Red (2 Sires), Devon (589 Sires), Dexter (61 Sires), Fleckvieh (1 Sires), Friesian (742 Sires), Galloway (516 Sires), Gasconne (5 Sires), Gelbvieh (86 Sires), Gloucester (40 Sires), Groninger Blaarkop (1 Sires), Guernsey (141 Sires), Hereford (4719 Sires), Highland (560 Sires), Holstein (11403 Sires), Irish Moiled (13 Sires), Jersey (268 Sires), Limousin (15411 Sires), Lincoln Red (257 Sires), Longhorn (300 Sires), Luing (462 Sires), Maine Anjou (4 Sires), Marchigiana (12 Sires), Meuse Rhine Issel (113 Sires), Montbeliarde (115 Sires), Murray Grey (47 Sires), Normande (10 Sires), Parthenais (38 Sires), Piemontese (68 Sires), Pinzgauer (1 Sires), Red Poll (178 Sires), Romagnola (8 Sires), Salers (927 Sires), Shetland (19 Sires), Simmental (7056 Sires), South Devon (1794 Sires), Speckle Park (4 Sires), Stabiliser (735 Sires), Sussex (369 Sires), Swedish Red & White (12 Sires), Tyrone Black (2 Sires), Wagyu (1 Sires), Water Buffalo (1 Sires), Welsh Black (878 Sires), Welsh White (3 Sires), White Park (60 Sires).

5 SUSSEX CATTLE FOR SALE MAYFIELD POLL JUPITER 2ND S-P-A b. 15th April 2013 Sire: Hawkley Red Javelin (Red Aberdeen Angus) Dam: Mayfield Poll Bluebell 1st S-P-B Fertility tested and calves can be seen. Will be entered in the Spring Show & Sale. Contact: David Spanton / BUCKHURST PLAYBOY 4 th b. 2 nd May 2015 Sire: Spenmoss Playboy 1 st * Dam: Buckhurst Darkey 8 th BUCKHURST PLAYBOY 3 rd b. 19 th April 2015 Sire: Spenmoss Playboy 1 st * Dam: Buckhurst Careless 1 st The above are organically reared and blood tested, the Buckhurst Herd won the Traditional Herds Competition in SAXONHURST GENERAL 1st (Bruno) D.O.B. 10/3/2015 Sire: Rugmer Hill General 4th Dam: Saxonhurst Lock Heedless 2nd. This is a lovely traditional type bull from the Goldstone line of Generals rather than the Petworth line. He has been reared to organic standards has a lovely temperament and colour, Blood tested and ready to work! Viewing recommended we are located in East Sussex, for more information please telephone Nicky Bish on (Evenings). SPRATSBOURNE GLOW-WORM 9TH E B. 16th March 2015 Sire: Trottenden Glow-worm 1st D Dam: Elizabeth 18th of Teryle 90450E SPRATSBOURNE GLOW-WORM 10TH Z-B B. 25th March 2015 Sire: Trottenden Glow-worm 1st D Dam: Spratsbourne Cinnia 1st Z.91163A Members of the Premium Cattle Health Scheme and these animals are certified clear of BVD, IBR, Lepto and Johnes.

6 ELBRIDGE BULLS FOR SALE We have three, two year old registered bulls for sale. The Elbridge Herd is Signet recorded and FABBL accredited, regularly blood tested and is free from IBR, BVD and Lepto and is in a TB Low area. All bulls are fertility tested. In 2016 the Herd won the breed society large herd competition and best new registered bull. ELBRIDGE CAPTAIN 4 th DOB 06/03/2015 Sire: Mayfield poll captain 7 th Dam: Elbridge Snowdrop 1000 th Top 1% of breed on EBV s for 200 day weight, 400 day weight, muscle depth and beef value. 200 day weight 333kg, 400 day weight 605kg ELBRIDGE POLL CAPTAIN 3 rd DOB 10/03/2015 Sire: Mayfield poll captain 7 th Dam: Elbridge Ridge Heedless 19th Top 10% of breed on EBV s for 200 day weight, 400 day weight and muscle depth. 200 day weight 311kg, 400 day weight 571kg ELBRIDGE MONARCH 23 rd DOB 09/03/2015 Sire: Trottenden Monarch 2nd Dam: Elbridge Snowdrop 905th EBV s consistently above breed average. 200 day weight 321kg, 400 day weight 592kg Please call Verity or Martin SPENMOSS MONARCH 2ND * B. 26th January 2012 Sire: Quarles Monarch 4th 15640* Dam: Spenmoss Heedless 5th * Contact: Mr. J. How / SPROUTES WELLINGTON 5TH D DOB. 23rd March 2015 Sire: Holm Place Wellington 3rd D Dam: Trottenden Terpsichore 112th D His sire, Holm Place Wellington 3 rd, is both sire and grandsire to two champion bulls. He is also grandsire to Sproutes Wellington 4 th who was awarded the best young bull registered in Tony mob: Home: PETWORTH DUKE 6TH DoB: 2nd April 2008 Sire: Poplars Duke 4th Dam: Petworth Carnation 105th Contact: / / michelemoorhead57@gmail.com BOXTED POLL DUKE 2ND P-D B. 21st March 2015 Sire: Piper Poll Duke 1st P-D Dam: Boxted Lock Heedless 78th D This bull is quiet and halter trained. The Boxted Herd has won the Sussex Cattle Society s Intermediate Herds Competition for the past several years. The herd is FABBL and Signet Recorded. The herd has Elite status in the Biobest Herd Health Scheme. Contact Les or David Stevens

7 TROTTENDEN WELLINGTON 17TH Dob: 18th March 2015 Sire: Wellington 3rd of Goldstone P-C Dam: Trottenden Terpsichore 91st 91121C TROTTENDEN CALIF 1st Sire: Hesmonds Calif 14882* Dam: Trottenden Knelle 58th C TROTTENDEN STARGAZER 3RD D b. 4th April 2015 Sire: Littleton Farm Stargazer 1st E, Dam: Trottenden Prebble 54th C Other bulls of different breeding lines and heifers also available. Member of the Biobest Health Scheme, FABBL and Signet Recorded. Contact / HURMANSWELL GLOW-WORM 2ND D B. 28th July 2011 Sire: Hurmanswell Glow-worm 1st D Dam: Downs View Bluebell 9th 90528C Contact Robert Mann / FRITHS SENATOR 4TH D.O.B. 14th February 2014 Sire: Friths Senator 3rd Dam: Friths Daisy 3rd Member of Biobest HiHealth Scheme Accredited Herd. He has had a recent health checked and semen tested. Tel: PETWORTH GENERAL 45TH E DOB: 19th September 2012 Sire: Mayfield General 3rd Dam: Petworth Poll Stonesdown 2nd P-D Contact: Mr. W. Biddell THE ELBRIDGE HERD - Winner of the large Herd competition We currently have a good selection of Pedigree Sussex breeding heifers for sale from several different male and female blood lines. They are months old, very well grown and ready to go to the bull. Please call or office@holdstocks.eclipse.co.uk for more information. WANTED Total of 30 in calf heifers or cows under 6 years old Willing to purchase from several locations Contact: Ralph