Bull Nostalgia: Tournant Sir James
Tournant Sir James (TSJ) was born on the 26th of February 1976. He was bred by Mr & Mrs Jim Norton and was champion at Limerick Show in 1984. He stood at Dovea AI Centre.
Tournant Sir James (TSJ) was born on the 26th of February 1976. He was bred by Mr & Mrs Jim Norton and was champion at Limerick Show in 1984. He stood at Dovea AI Centre.
Killanetic Nobel (KTN) was born on the 17th of January 1995, his semen was marketed by Munster AI.
Gageboro Loquacious (GLS) was born on the 17th of February 1976, his semen was marketed by Dovea AI Centre.
The latest Beef Gene Ireland Newsletter has been posted out to participating pedigree herds and is now available here to read online.…
Pictured above is a ‘JZJ’ (Cairnmor Jameson) calf in the herd of Patrick O’Regan, Ballinadee, Bandon, Co.Cork. He is out of a Simmental cow who was sired by ‘Steinadler’ and has an average calving interval of 342 days.
Patrick O’Regan, Ballinadee, Bandon, Co.Cork used Beef Gene Ireland Young Bull semen on his herd. Pictured above at the following link are some calves sired by the Gene Ireland Simmental Young Bull ‘Celtic Diceman’ (XDM).
And so it began! Hervin (FL1) was the first ever Limousin bull to receive an AI Code.Born on the 16th of March 1972, his semen was marketed by Munster AI (now NCBC).
Ballagan Kelly (BKY) was a Simmental, born on the 25th of October 1980, whose semen was marketed by Munster AI (now NCBC).
Pictured above is a heifer calf sired by the Limousin Gene Ireland Bull ‘OHT’ (Roundhill Hunter) that was born this Spring in the herd of William McNea, Gortfahy, Newport, Co.Mayo. Her Charolais dam is sired by ‘VGO’ and is out of a ‘PAM’ cow.