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British Limousin Cattle Society Ltd (Farming (Livestock))
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British Limousin is the largest numerical beef breed in the United Kingdom accounting for 35% of the 1.9 million cattle registered with the British Cattle Movement Service. Each year approximately 700,000 Limousin sired cattle are registered representing an annual industry value of around 400 million. In the ten years since BCMS was established, more than 6 million calves, sired by Limousin bulls, have been registered.Visit us at www.limousin.co.uk or www.semenstore.co.uk
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First imported into the United Kingdom from France in 1971, the Limousin breed has built its reputation on being 'The Carcase Breed', a breed able to produce quality beef with a low proportion of bone and fat. Its influence on British Beef production has been borne through its advantages in calving ease, growth, milk, fertility, feed efficiency, killing-out percentage and meat yield.
The Limousin breed enjoyed a momentous 2006. Some facts from the year included pedigree Limousin sales breaking through the 4.5 million barrier within which livestock history was made on Saturday 18th February at Borderway Mart, Carlisle when the Limousin bull Haltcliffe Vermount rewrote the cattle record books in selling for the sensational sum of 100,000gns (105,000). The 21-month-old bull raced past the previous Limousin record mark of 55,000gns before smashing the magical six figure barrier. It was a landmark moment for the British pedigree livestock sector as the 100,000gns price set an all breeds World, European and British record at auction. Breeders of the new world record bull were Messrs Ridley in the shape of father and son Matt and Craig from Haltcliffe, Hesket New Market, Wigton, Cumbria. Haltcliffe Vermount was purchased for the pedigree herd of Procters Farm Ltd, Woodhouse Lane, Slaidburn, Clitheroe, Lancashire.
