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Irish Cattle Breeders Societies and Associations |
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Irish Angus Cattle Society | |||||||||||||
| The Irish
Angus Cattle Society was established in 1967, having as its primary
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Irish Aubrac Cattle Breed Society |
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| Aubrac Cattle are known for their grassfed greatness and superior forage efficiency. The development of the Aubrac breed started during the 17th century at the Benedictine Abbey of Aubrac, in the South of the central Massif in France. | ||||||||||||||||
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Irish Belgian Blue Cattle Society |
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| Belgian Blues were first imported into Ireland in 1979. The extraordinary success of Belgian Blue Sires in crossing in Ireland is primarily due to their ability to produce more quality meat than any other breed in both dairy and suckling herds. | ||||||||||||||||
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Irish Blonde D'Aquitaine Breed Society | |||||||||||||||
| The Irish Blonde D'Aquitaine Breed Society Cooperative was founded in 1974 and the first Blondes were imported in 1975. There are now approximately 150 members who own about 350 pedigree cows. | ||||||||||||||||
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Irish Holstein Friesian Association |
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| Holstein Friesians constitute 99% of the 1.3 million dairy cattle in Ireland. | ||||||||||||||||
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Irish Limousin Cattle Society |
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| The first Limousin cattle, eight 'F' series heifers, came to Ireland in 1972 via twelve weeks in the Spike Island quarantine station. | ||||||||||||||||
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Irish Parthenaise Society |
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| One of the oldest breeds in France, where they were used to produce the very rich milk from which the superb butter, famous in these regions is made, they are now exclusively a beef breed. | ||||||||||||||||
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Salers Cattle Society of Ireland |
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| This year the Salers celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the promotion of the breed in Ireland with a present membership of over 100 breeders. Salers are better known and understood as a Suckler cow breed. | ||||||||||||||||
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Irish Simmental Cattle Society |
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| Simmentals were originally in Ireland since 1971. The breed originated in the Simme Valley in Switzerland and in the last century spread throughout Europe. | ||||||||||||||||
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