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Welcome to Beef Shorthorns |
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The Beef Shorthorn has a history tracing back nearly 300 years. The breed has played a dominant role in the development of the beef industry in Australia from the early days of settlement. The origins of the breed can be traced to the Tees River Valley in northern England, where the Teeswater breed evolved from a cross with a Dutch dairy type. Teeswaters were big framed, heavy horned and attained great weight at five to six years. They were highly valued as beef cattle. |
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The Tasmanian Committee of the Beef Shorthorn Society of Australia invites young people interested in exhibiting beef cattle to attend The 2009 Beef Shorthorn Youth Muster. This will be second Youth Muster, and is the only such beef cattle workshop conducted in Tasmania. The dates are 25 and 26 July 2009. The aim of the muster is to provide participants with skills and knowledge that may assist them in the beef industry, as well as developing confidence in exhibiting cattle. The Muster will also help to forge career paths in the many areas associated with the agricultural and beef industries. Participants need not have had any previous experience as they will be placed into either novice or experienced groupings based on their previous level of involvement with the showing of cattle. Any interested young person between the ages of 10 and 25 are most welcome to participate in the Youth Muster. Beef Shorthorn heifers will be provided by members of the Society for all participants. The entry fee includes meals, mid-morning and afternoon snacks from midday Saturday to midday Sunday along with information packs related to the weekend. Contact in the first instance: John Lehman, (03) 6438 1177 or 0427 381 107 |
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World Shorthorn Conference |
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A draft itinerary for the 2010 Shorthorn World Conference is now available to view at the website www.shorthorn.co.uk. Tour dates are 23 June to 11 July 2010. |
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Sydney Royal Easter Show 2009 |
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Judging of Beef Shorthorns took place on Saturday 18 April 2009. Breeders from New South Wales (RT&YE Falls & Sons) and Victoria (W&M Harwood, Spencer Famiy) presented 14 exhibits before judge Chris Thompson of the Bayview Shorthorn Stud, Yorktown, South Australia.
He selected cattle that displayed the most complete package of muscle, performance and structural correctness without sacrificing profile and pattern. He commented on the strength from top to bottom and praised the exhibitors for breeding sound, functional cattle for the industry. Although the total numbers were down from the previous year, the show as usual was very competitive. A tremendous set of young sire prospects were exhibited and all possessed a remarkable amount of muscle, bone and overall performance. |
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National Beef Bendigo 2009 |
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National Beef (now in its 4th year) continues to grow with great support from sponsors and exhibitors. It is the perfect opportunity to see a broad cross section of breeds in the one place at the same time; it affords a remarkable spectacle and promotion for stud beef cattle. Beef Shorthorn and Australian Shorthorns were judged on Friday, 22 May by Mrs Leanne Nielson.
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From Australian Shorthorns to Beef Shorthorns |
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The Council of the Society resolved to set up the Australian Shorthorn Herd Book in September 1972. The first volume of the Herd Book was published in 1974, together with Volume 25 of the Beef Shorthorn Herd Book. The regulations pertaining to the new herd book were published at that time. They were very simple, and were heavily weighted towards giving breeders an opportunity to register inspected cattle of suitable shorthorn type. There was no provision for "breeding up" through the new herd book into the Beef Shorthorn Herd Book. There was only one way of doing that - through the appendix register in the Beef Shorthorn Herd Book.
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The Australian Shorthorn Herd Book, established by the Beef Shorthorn Society in 1974 to enable the broadening of the gene pool of registered Shorthorn cattle in Australia, to facilitate flexibility in breeding programs, and to enable reliable tracing of cattle previously excluded from Shorthorn herd books, was the first herd book dedicated to Australian Shorthorns. Today, it remains the only herd book so dedicated. |
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