Former president of the Aberdeen-Angus Cattle Society, Alan Cheney
January 1 of this year marked the establishment of a bespoke Aberdeen Angus herd book for the Republic of Ireland. In addition, the Irish Aberdeen Angus Association (IAAA) will now have responsibility for pedigree calf registrations throughout the EU.
IAAA general manager Felicity McGrath explained:
“The association in Ireland currently has a membership in excess of 530, which is steadily increasing.
“In addition to these members, the herd book will also be registering cattle for 18 other EU member states.
“Due to the steady increase in membership in both Ireland and Europe, the association is running ahead of its projected registrations for 2021.”
Super trade for Angus cattle continues in Cashel
farmersjournal.ie - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from farmersjournal.ie Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Irish Aberdeen Angus Association appoints new general manager
agriland.ie - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from agriland.ie Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Ardagh Girl Guides witness and welcome Aberdeen Angus bull Baden to the world
Reporter: );
);
Ardagh Girl Guides had a World Thinking Day that they will forget as they witnessed the birth of an Aberdeen Angus bull over Zoom and named him Baden, after Robert Baden-Powell, founder of the Girl Guides movement whose birthday is also celebrated on Thinking Day.
February 22 is a very important day in the Girl Guiding calendar, World Thinking Day.
In normal circumstances there would be a ceremony and girls from all units would get together to celebrate together.
Celebrated since 1926, World Thinking Day is a day of international friendship. It is an opportunity to speak out on issues that affect young women and fundraise for 10 million Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 150 countries all members of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts.
A new EU herdbook forAberdeen-Angus breeders in Ireland and Europe has been established, allowing members of the Aberdeen Angus Cattle Society outwith the mainland, to register and import or export cattle. As one of the UK s most popular breeds to be exported, up to 2000 pedigree heifers are regularly exported to the continent through various outlets every year. There is also a large trade in semen and embryos, which without approval as a society in a third country could have been lost, if steps had not been taken to address the situation. Following the UK s split from the EU on January 1, 2021, under EU zootechnical rules, no animal that is not resident in an EU member state can be registered in a herd book outside the EU.