Pedigree LM breeding heifer sale Sat 6 Sept Roscre

Pedigree Limousin breeding Heifer Sale, Roscrea Mart, Sat Sept 6th and On-line at Martbids.ie Viewing from 12.00 – Sale 1.30 pm. 34 elite pedigree Limousin breeding heifers (some in calf) by 25 TOP AI sires, including some of the top Terminal and Replacement sires in use. Catalogues available on www.irishlimousin.com in upcoming events section, scroll down and its on the left hand side of the screen. Dams of all heifers and heifers over 24 months are tested free of Johnes. Many of the heifers are from herds participating in a herd health program. This catalogue contains one of the best group of heifers offered for sale for many years. If you are a new breeder, the heifers offers you the opportunity to purchase your foundation female. There are heifers suitable for all enterprises including the show ring, breeding the best pedigrees or commercials. Some of these heifers were class and prize winners at Tullamore show. 25 AI sires are represented in the catalogue, providing a huge genetic selection. Many of these sires are in the top 1% for indexes such as Replacement, Terminal, Daughter's Milk and Gestation with the majority in the top 10% for different traits. From a Replacement perspective many heifers are at the upper end of the scale with 2 in the top 1% and 2 in the top 5%. From a Terminal perspective, again many heifers are at the upper end of the scale with 7 in the top 5% and a further 3 in the top 10%. The same quality is visible across other indexes: 21 of the heifers are below the breed average for “Calving Ease” 28 are above the breed average for “Daughter Milk” There will be heifers available for everyone, across all price ranges, that suit all pockets