South East Limousin Breeders Club 2013 Report

The spring saw a busy start to the South East region’s year, launching our new website www.southeastcattleclub.co.uk which is linked to our Facebook page ‘south east limousin cattle club’. During the summer, our members exhibited at the local county shows promoting the Limousin qualities to commercial farmers within our region which continued into the round of fatstock shows.

September saw our Herd Competition presentation and BBQ kindly hosted by Burden Bros on the Isle of Sheppey. There was a good turnout of pedigree and crossbred breeders all of whom were amazed by the sheer scale of the layout. There are 820 beef cows sired predominately by Limousin bulls running on 3,500 acres of conservation ground with the intention of increasing to 1,000 cows which will all calve outside in corals as they do at present with an additional 25 ‘mothering pens’ in case of any problems .There are 3 men who look after the herd during the year but at calving extra staff are employed. The livestock forms part of the Burden Bros enterprise with the John Deere dealership, combine spares and Burdon Bros Agri.

On behalf of all our members in the south east I would like to take the opportunity to pay tribute to Guido Delis who sadly passed away at home on 12^th September 2013. He was widely known in the agricultural community predominately for his world class pigs but recently he owned a small team of Limousin crosses exhibited by Nichola Osgood.  At Hailsham, the small team of one steer and two heifers achieved; 1st and male champion, 4th and 2nd with the heifers, reserve champion heifer and overall reserve and sold for 4.10kg, 2.80kg and 2.45kg.

Results 2013 SELCC Commercial Herd Competition

Judges : John & Mary Reynolds

Small Herd

1^st  Mandy Woolgar

2^nd Mr & Mrs Clutterbuck

3^rd John & Mu Lampshire

Large Herd

1^st Tim Piper

2^nd Stratton Farms

3^rd Burdon Bros

Overall champion herd Tim Piper  Reserve Mandy Woogar

Steers

1^st Andrew Holt 038

2^nd Tim Piper 2778

3^rd clutterbuck 500165

Heifers

1^st Tim Piper  2700

2^nd lampshire 610

3^rd Woolgar  671

Results 2013 SELCC Pedigree Herd Competition

Judge; Dorinda Dixon

Small herd; 1^st Stratton farms

Medium herd; 1^st Gotham, 2^nd Wealden 3^rd Thorndean

Large herd; 1^st Castlethorpe, 2^nd Applesham

Best working stock bull; 1^st Stratton Ronick Duty, 2^nd Thorndean Rosecroft Dazzler, 3^rd Applesham Gotham Governer.

Best bull calf; 1 st Strattons Indigo, 2^nd Castlethorpe Ian, 3^rd Gothamm Ideal.

Best yearling bull; 1^st Gotham Harbinger, 2^nd Strattons Hales, 3^rd Wealden Hugh.

Best cow and calf; 1^st Gotham Buttercup and Gotham Inspiration, 2^nd Strattons Verona and Stratton Indigo, 3^rd Wealden Fancy and Wealden Izzy.

Heifer 2 yrs; 1^st  Gotham Goddess, 2^nd Strattons Ghost and 3^rd Castlethorpe Gilly.

Yearling heifer; 1^st Wealden Highness, 2^nd Gotham Harmony, 3^rd Strattons Hambo.

Overall champion; Gotham

Reserve champion; Stratton