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2024 MELBOURNE ROYAL LIVE STREAM

Judging of Shorthorns will take place on Friday 4 October commencing at 8.30am.  Mr Tom Baker, Director of Woonallee Simmentals, Millicent, SA has been appointed as judge.  Tom has spent his life in the cattle industry after first becoming formally involved in the family business in 1992.   Tom has judged extensively throughout the country and is no stranger to the Melbourne Royal Show judging ring both as judge and exhibitor.   Judging at almost all Royal Shows including Brisbane Ekka, Perth and Sydney Royal, Tom has also facilitated the SA Junior Heifer Expo, National Beef Expo Show (NZ), Simmental National Show National Junior Simmental Heifer Show as well as various country shows including Edenhope, Lucindale and Mundulla.  To watch the Livestream of all events each day, click the link below. http://stockandland.com.au/melbourne-royal-show

2024-09-25T10:27:19+10:00September 25th, 2024|News|

Shorthorns – Carcass Merit

Australian Shorthorns in collaboration with Shorthorn Beef recently participated in a special lift-out published by The Land newspaper (attached).   The lift-out also appeared in affiliate newspapers (Stock & Land, Victoria), Queensland Country Life (Qld) and the Stock Journal (SA). We all appreciate that Shorthorn cattle are known for their carcass merit traits of marbling, tenderness, and high quality beef.  Australian Shorthorns will continue to participate in programs which highlight the quality attributes of the Shorthorn.

2024-07-23T19:27:35+10:00July 23rd, 2024|News|

Dubbo National Shorthorn Show & Sale 2024

Australian Shorthorns was proud to sponsor the Senior Champion Bull category at the recently concluded National Shorthorn Show & Sale. Pictured, from left to right is Mrs Jillian Leeds, Mr Peter Falls (on behalf of Australian Shorthorns), Lot 72 Leeds Loyds T51, Mrs Sophie Morgan and judge Mr Spencer Morgan.

2024-07-06T18:04:09+10:00July 6th, 2024|News|

Results : 2024 National Shorthorn Show & Sale

It is with great pleasure that we report the top priced bull at the recently concluded National Shorthorn Show & Sale held at Dubbo was Meadow Vale Ultimate (Australian Shorthorns) bred by Bev & Robyn Harris of the Meadow Vale stud, Clarkefield (first time vendor). A son of Polldale Neat N38 (himself a Division champion at the 2019 sale and purchased by the Malton stud, Finley) Ultimate was purchased for $28,000 by the Williams family (Dubbo) and Calmara Shorthorns (Toongi NSW). A per entry requirements Ultimate satisfied the genotyping sequences for PV (parent verification, myostatin, Poll/Horn, and Bovine Versa 50K) conducted by Weatherbys Scientific Australia. Other Australian Shorthorns members to present bulls for sale at Dubbo this year were Roly Park (Scott Bruton), North Eastern Shorthorns, Tasmania (Carolynn Evans), Tipperary Shorthorns (J&Q Schneider) and Spencer Family (D&M Spencer). Bulls sold to six states and two major volume buyers purchased 25 bulls between them.  77/109 bulls were sold and averaged $8766;  [...]

2024-06-13T17:35:54+10:00June 13th, 2024|News|

2025 World Shorthorn Congress

For those of you who like to really “plan in advance”, please note that the (International) World Shorthorn Congress, which is held every 3rd year, will be hosted by Canada next year (2025) in July, in conjunction with Calgary Stampede activities.   Dates are Jul 03, 2025, 9:00 a.m. – Jul 20, 2025, 5:00 p.m.  As more information comes to hand details will be posted to all members.

2024-04-29T18:45:39+10:00April 29th, 2024|News|

Roly Park Sydney Royal Carcase Success

Scott Bruton of Roly Park Australian Shorthorns has advised his "highest achievement to date at the Sydney Royal Carcase competition with 3 steer carcases all receiving Silver Medals for their carcase scores, and all receiving 20/20 for their individual market specifications.  We were 2nd out of 40 in the Light weight class 5  with a score of 87.61;  another steer in the same class scored 86.04.  The third steer placed 2nd (missing out by .05 of a point) in securing the win scoring 85.60. The 3 carcasses also went on to take out 1st place in the Breeders Carcase Group class with a total score of 259.25. One of the steers was selected in the Shorthorn Stan Hill team of 3 that were placed 2nd overall with a score of 254.96."

2024-04-14T19:11:10+10:00April 4th, 2024|News, Uncategorised|

President’s Letter to Members regarding JBS Thousand Guineas Program

13 March 2024 JBS has recently advised Australian Shorthorns that, as from 30 April, it will not be continuing with the Thousand Guineas program.  Whilst I am confident that JBS will continue to buy shorthorns it is a disappointing decision. Members have enthusiastically supported the program by supplying JBS with top class cattle suitable for the branded product, and Australian Shorthorns itself has done much to promote sales to JBS.   It is the discontinuance of the branded product which is disappointing. The upshot is that, from 30 April, any member who wishes to sell cattle to JBS will not require Thousand Guineas certification. The Thousand Guineas program, useful though it was in lifting the profile of shorthorns, was far from being the be all and end all of Australian Shorthorns’ constant steps to adapt, develop and innovate in the Australian beef industry.  You can be sure that Australian Shorthorns will continue to enhance breeders’ [...]

2024-03-14T10:21:59+11:00March 14th, 2024|News|

President’s Letter to Members 10 January 2024

Mr Peter Falls, President has made the following announcement to members via the following correspondence with regard to the new trading name. 10  January 2024 Dear For over 100 years, the Beef Shorthorn Society of Australia has been the country’s preeminent Shorthorn breed organisation. We are proud to represent a breed that has benefited from centuries of development, innovation and adaptation.  As a Society, we too must develop, innovate and adapt in order to best represent you – our breeders – and continue to improve the breed into the future. As such, from January 22 onwards, the Society will operate under its registered business name Australian Shorthorns. Much of what you expect from us will not change. We remain the official administrator of the Australian and Beef Shorthorn herd books.  And we will keep being the most cost-effective path to Thousand Guineas Certification. We will continue to help you access innovative technology and [...]

2024-01-19T21:55:25+11:00January 17th, 2024|News|

GENOMIC SERVICES : SOCIETY CONTRACTS WITH WEATHERBYS SCIENTIFIC AUSTRALIA

Following an exhaustive investigation of available options, the Society has entered into a contract with Weatherbys Scientific Australia for the provision of genotyping solutions to Society members. Since 1770, Weatherbys has had a continuous and major role in the administration of the bloodstock industry of the UK and Ireland. It is the keeper of the General Stud book, which is the ‘mother stud book’ to which all other registers of Thoroughbred breeding across the world trace their ancestry and format. It is also the owner of Weatherbys Bank, one of only two family-owned private banks in the UK. Then, more than 20 years ago, it expanded its genomic services to bovine and other animal species. It uses Illumina technology to provide services including parentage verification, SNP verification, single gene testing, pedigree searching, species identification and forensic testing. Over the past three years, it has analysed more than 2.3 million samples worldwide. For 10 years [...]

2024-01-19T12:30:48+11:00October 9th, 2023|News|
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