LOWJOURNAL OF THE AUSTRALIAN LOWLINELINE CATTLE ASSOCIATION ISSUE 25 | FEBRUARY 2013 MODERATING FRAME SIZE FOR PROFIT GAIN THE TRUNGLEY STORY TWINNING IN CATTLE SHOW TIME BEEF MATTERS IN FOCUS WRAP-UP OF 2012 SNAPSHOTS YOUTH ACTIVITIES issue 25, Feb 2013 | Journal of the Australian Lowline Cattle Association | www.lowlinecattleassoc.com.au HOME OF CHAMPIONS IN THE SHOW RING AND ON THE HOOK Supreme ROTHERWOOD GLAMOUR GIRL Lowline Exhibit 14 MONTHS OF AGE Royal Melbourne Show 2012 ◆ SUPREME AUSTRALIAN LOWLINE EXHIBIT ◆ GRAND CHAMPION AUSTRALIAN LOWLINE FEMALE ◆ JUNIOR CHAMPION AUSTRALIAN LOWLINE HEIFER ◆ SMALL BREEDS INTERBREED JUNIOR CHAMPION HEIFER Grand Champion LANDRA ARK ANDANGO (AI) E P F Lowline Bull 2 YEARS OF AGE Royal Melbourne Show 2012 ◆ GRAND CHAMPION AUSTRALIAN LOWLINE BULL ◆ SENIOR CHAMPION AUSTRALIAN LOWLINE BULL ◆ SMALL BREEDS INTERBREED RESERVE SENIOR CHAMPION BULL **1ST PRIZE: BEST HEAD OF THREE** **MOST SUCCESSFUL AUSTRALIAN LOWLINE EXHIBITOR** SALE OF BULLS AND FEMALES | ON FARM COLLECTED SEMEN AVAILABLE Contact Vicki and Philip Gilbert Phone: (03) 5158 6575 or Mobile: 0424 146 968 55 Hadfield Road, Email: [email protected] Cann River, Victoria 3890 Website: www.rotherwoodstud.com.au issue 25, Feb 2013 | Journal of the Australian Lowline Cattle Association | www.lowlinecattleassoc.com.au ARDROSSAN LOWLINES. PHOTOGRAPHY WaYNE JENKINS contentsissue 25 association viewpoints show champions stud profiles 04 From the president 16 Royal Adelaide Show 08 Windsor Park Farewell Cheryl Woolstone Park NZ 05 18 Royal Brisbane Show 10 Our new Executive Officer Brockhurst Lowlines 05 20 Royal Canberra Show 12 Promotion group round up 40 22 Royal Melbourne Show vet talk ALCA council members Twinning in cattle 46 24 Royal Sydney Show 14 features 26 Royal Sydney Show 2011 06 Moderating frame size Royal Perth Show for profit gain 27 27 Royal New Zealand Show 07 Half blood Lowline cow is diamond in the rough 28 Beef 2012 Rockhampton Canterbury Show NZ 32 The Trungley story 29 Royal Geelong Show 34 Youth activities 29 Mt Gambier Show 36 Oldies but goodies 30 2013 tattoo Pittsworth Show 38 Beef matters 31 J prefix letter 43 What's in a name 31 Toowoomba Show Publisher COVER » The Australian Lowline Cattle Association Mackenzie Grundy leading Splityard Flo at BEEF 2012 [email protected] - www.lowlinecattleassoc.com.au Rockhampton. Mackenzie owns Little Miss Lowlines in conjunction Editor with her younger sister Olivia and her older sister Sophie. Lynda Senger - [email protected] Cover photo supplied by LongYard Photography. Graphic Design Heather Frazier, Squish Creative - [email protected] The contents of the 2013 Australian Lowline Journal are copyright and reproduction without permission of the publisher Photographic contributors is forbidden. The views expressed by contributors and claims made LongYard Photography, Wayne Jenkins. by advertisers are not necessarily endorsed by the editors and Editorial submissions publishers of this Journal. Neither the editors nor the Australian We encourage readers to submit suitable work for consideration. Lowline Cattle Association takes any responsibility of the All correspondence should be sent to the Editor, Lynda Senger - [email protected] accuracy of the information contained within this periodical Advertise in the Australian Lowline Journal nor for the outcome of any action taken by readers or others Contact The Australian Lowline Cattle Association - [email protected] based on the information contained therein. Printed by LithoArt. issue 25, Feb 2013 | Journal of the Australian Lowline Cattle Association | www.lowlinecattleassoc.com.au 4 association PRESIDENT'S REPORT From the president 2012 was a challenging year for all of bred Lowlines and some with Lowline us and our thanks and congratulations crosses - supplying Lowline beef at are due to all those members who farmer’s markets, mail order, direct to stepped up when they were needed. clients including restaurants and through ALCA President, Bill Belton. Our appreciation particularly to Darren butchers. Customer reaction to Lowline Watkins, Lana Kuipers and Michele Molloy beef has been extremely positive. supply, to increase the value of our who continued operation of the Council Substantial numbers into the abattoirs investment in the Lowline Breed. And and through it, continued our Association. also result from Lowline bulls joining to support the members who showcase Our thanks to Michael Noel, Roy Wheatley, beef and dairy first calving heifers and the Lowline breed at shows, carcase Bronwyn Grantham, Bill Belton and Steve Lowlines are sold into the New Zealand competitions and other events. Quinn, who volunteered onto Council in Angus beef programme. early 2012, reflecting the enthusiasm and The Commercial Beef Committee is drawing We already have the organisational commitment to the Australian Lowline on the experience of these members to basis and considerable experience for Breed evident within our membership. introduce this year facilitated marketing collaborative promotion, in the form of The ALCA members who joined the and to explore other means to assist those the regionally based Promotion Groups Council’s Constitutional Committee: Judy breeders not yet big enough to be regular in New Zealand and Australia. Council Sainsbury, Denis Hickey and Alan Yates meat suppliers to this niche market. More intends to work more closely with the put in a huge effort towards modernising and more consumers want to know where Promotion Groups. With new Promotion the Association Constitution and other their meat is coming from, more consumers Groups formed to enable most members regulatory and guidance documents in want smaller cuts and they want to build to more easily participate and collaborate line with changed legislation and for the relationships with the producers. and with increased facilitation by Council, growth of the Breed. the potential growth outcome will be It is a most opportune time for achieved by the advocacy, passion and The 2012/13 Council term got off to a Lowline beef producers. endeavours of Association members. good start with enough nominations that Expansion of commercial Lowline we needed an election. Members from As all our leadership and almost all beef operations is likely to provide the three Australian states and New Zealand’s management of the Association are rationale for new participants in our North and South Island form the Council - voluntary, there are many opportunities Breed, for existing Lowline breeders to Michael Noel, Tanya Falkenhagen, Gordon for members to contribute their expertise expand their herds and for cooperation Guthrie, Michele Molloy, Julie Knight, and energy to the benefit of all the between the smaller breeders. Lynda Senger, Maurice Butler and Bill members of the Association. Opportunities Belton. This Council has taken a most Overall, there is potential to substantially exist in the Promotion Groups, in Council positive attitude to the work load, meeting increase the quantity of Lowline beef Committees and in Council. monthly, and in between electronically and to consumers – this will significantly A measure of the health of an Association by forming committees to spread the load, contribute to enhancing the Lowline Breed. such as ours is the proportion of members achieving more towards our objectives - contributing, ensuring that the Association Communications, Promotions, Commercial Potential of our membership represents what the members want it to be. Beef and Constitutional Committees Our Association founded in August 1992 supported by the Executive Committee. by those who purchased Lowline cattle New members from the NSW Department of Agriculture We welcome those who joined our Advancing the Lowline Breed – has grown to over 300 members. With Association through 2012 and we will Commercial Beef their enthusiasm for the Lowline Breed welcome those who join during this The number of medium and large breeders our 300 plus members have the potential year. We are pleased that you have in both Australia and New Zealand who to grow the Breed even more. been impressed with our Breed, with its have successfully established direct In 2013 we will work together to increase unique, controlled cattle characteristics to customer meat supply operations breeder numbers, to increase the Lowline to provide you certainty in whatever is surprisingly large, some with pure population, to increase Lowline meat beef focus of operations you pursue. » issue 25, Feb 2013 | Journal of the Australian Lowline Cattle Association | www.lowlinecattleassoc.com.au association 5 EXECUTIVE OFFICER Please use the experience of longer standing members in your location, in Farewell your local Promotion Group, from the ALCA website and from our Council and Committees. Please do consider Cheryl contributing your skills for the growth and management of our Association. TIME FOR A CHANGE Appreciation “I never did Throughout our lives we are Our Association Executive Officer of confronted with many changes the last two years retires in March. a day’s work possibly none bigger than retirement. Cheryl Green brought to our Association in my life, it her considerable experience in service After 26 years at ABRI including two as to breed societies. Her period with us Lowline Executive Officer I have made was all fun” the decision to embrace the coming has been challenging and she has been Thomas A Edison a contributor to stability. We thank you of age and retire from full time work. Cheryl for your service to members My plan is to spend more time with my and to Councils. We wish you enjoyable cattle and do some travelling, the Outgoing Executive Officer, Cheryl Green. years ahead. families overseas are expanding. ALCA Council appreciates that the I have been fortunate to have worked with many breeds including obviously Lowlines success of the Lowline Breed is due during my time at ABRI as well as having several different positions. Technology way to the members of our Association: in back then is not what it is today, I now have a PC on my desk, fast speed internet, a showing Lowlines at Royal, regional and state of the art database and access to a top of the range photocopier.