The letter for 2011 is “Y”.

Please remember that Whole Herd

Enrolment is due by

January 15, 2011.

Over 100 CLA herds submitted their WHE early

and were awarded a credit!

We are pleased to announce that homozygous status for polled and/or black will be incorporated on to the Canadian Limousin reg-istration certificates. This is ground-breaking procedures as the CLA will be the first Beef Breed Herdbook to give this recognition in Canada. Computer system upgrade is under way to capture that in-formation and be displayed on the internet. This is a work in progress and a first step

towards the request that was brought up by the member-ship at the 2010 Annual Gen-eral Meeting. Effective immedi-ately, CLA members are wel-come to provide the office with DNA test results show-ing their animals have tested positive for homozygous polled and/or black. The re-sults will be documented and will appear on the animal web search page and regis-tration certificates can be re-

DNA results from all homozygous polled or black test providers are accepted• Eachanimalmusthaveitsowntestresultsshow-ing its homozygous status• Each member wishing to submit homozygoustest results must sign a waver• Progeny of two homozygous parents by test,must be parentage verified in order to get the homozy-gous recognition• AmericananimalsthatareindicatedTestedHo-mozygous polled and/or black as per their NALF regis-tration certificate or as per their information on NALF’s website (animal search pages), will be granted the same status by the CLA. • $5peranimalwillbecharged to themember’saccount for the service. The updated information will immediately appear on the internet and print on the registration certificate. Members are asked to indicate if they request a reprint of the registration certificate or not at the time of placing the service request. Old reg-istration papers must be remitted to the CLA office in order to receive new updated ones.

For further information about the

procedures, please contact the CLA office

printed as well if requested. The members re-questing that service will be asked to sign a waiver, ac-knowledging the test provid-ers disclaimer and releasing the CLA of all liability. The cost to include the informa-tionis$5peranimal,wheth-er a new certificate is printed or not.

CLA Board sets policies regarding homozygous status

Here is a summary of the policy:

New Fullblood Upgrade Fees

Effective January 1, 2011,

the fullblood upgrade fee will increase from $2 to $5. Parentage

verification by DNA not included and remains $30.

January 2011

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Dear CLA membersThe Board of Directors

met on December 6 and 7 in Calgary.

Their productive discus-sions led to some policy changes, some new poli-

cies and the launch of some exciting programs.

See details in this newsletter.

The Limousin Voice reminds you of the upcoming Winter Issue (Bull Issue). The dead-lines for the of the Limousin Voice are:

Ad bookings by Jan. 10thAd copy by Jan. 20th

Camera Ready Ads by Jan. 28th

A new Limousin ad was launched in the 2011 January Cattlemen Maga-zine, this time focusing on the merits of Limousin fe-males. If you are interest-ed in being part of the next advertising campaign, starting with the Septem-ber issue, please call Anne at the CLA office. For $400 you canhave your name and con-tact information in 5 is-sues of the Cattlemen or pick and choose your is-suesfor$100perissue.

5000 copies of the Bull Issue are printed

and widely distributed to the commercial sector.

Cattlemen Magazine Ad Campaign

The Elite Herd Program aims at identi-fying the herds that do total reporting of information for their animals and truly contribute to the advancement of the Limousin breed.

Elite Herd Awards:

1) 4 categories:

o Platinum: herds that submit their BW, CE, WW, Docility on every calf weaned, YW, SC , Ultra sound or carcass

o Gold: herds that submit their BW, CE, WW, YW and docility

o Silver: herds that submit BW, CE and WW

o Bronze: herd on Whole Herd Enrolment

2) Based on information submitted in 2011

3) Recognitions will be published in the February 2012 Limousin Voice, on the CLA website and newsletter.

Elite Limousin Dam:The Elite Dam award has been revamped

with input from the board, the Breed Im-provement Committee and our genetic consultant Sean McGrath. It was identi-fied that the traits of importance in terms of high producing cows were birth weight, weaning weight, milk production and docility. The ideal female is described as one that calves every year without assistance, weans a big calf thanks to her high milk production and possesses a temperament that makes her pleasant to work with. This is a first attempt at rewarding the Limousin cows that fit that profile under modern measurements such as EPD’s. We expect the program to evolve in the future with your feedback and input. However the starting criteria of the new revamped Elite Dam program are as follow:

• AllFullblood,Purebred,orpercentageregisteredLimousinfemaleson Whole Herd Enrolment are eligible.

• Musthaveraisedatleast4calvesinthelast6consecutiveyears

• MusthaveabovebreedaverageEPDforWeaningWeight,MilkandDocility

• MusthavebelowbreedaverageEPDforBirthWeight

New Programs Launched

Canadian Limousin herds and elite females will receive acknowledgement from now on. These programs aim at rewarding and recognizing herds that submit performance data and are supporters of the Whole Herd Enrolment.

Elite Herd Program

Congratulations owners of the 2010 Elite DamsAltabarr Farms (2)

Amaglen Limousin (1)Bar 3R Limousin (1)Blueberry Farms (2)

Eric Boon (2)

Campbell Limousin (1)Excell Raches (2)

Greenwood Limousin (1) Highland Stock Farms (2)

Hutton Land and Cattle (1)

Ivy Livestock (2)J. Yorga Farms (2)

R & R Acres (6)Rail Line Farms (1)

Top Meadow Farms (3)

Watch for the complete list in the Feb.

Limousin Voice or check www. limousin.com

CLA Member #: Please only provide us with new information that we do not currently have on file for your CLA membership. If your contact information as not changed, it is not necessary to return this form.

Farm / Ranch Name:

Owners / Contact:

Address:

Town:

Postal Code:

Main Tel.:

Secondary tel.or Cell.:Email:

Website:

Please return this form before March 1, 2011 by mail or fax or email aburgess@limousin.comCanadian Limousin Association: #13, 4101-19 Street NE Calgary, Alberta, T2E 7C4

Fax: 403-253-1704

The new breeders’ directory will be posted on the CLA website and updated on a regular basis to keep it as current as possible. You may download it and print it at your convenience.

However, if you do not have internet access and wish to receive a

hard copy of the breeders’ directory, please check this box

The last breeders’ directory published in 2008 was a fund raiser for the juniors. It was widely distributed in Canada and became an important hand out to our international visitors. We are now out of directories and need to address that void for 2011. While the juniors have opted out of repeating the project, the CLA will publish an in-house ver-sion including all active CLA members (membership and adminstration fees paid as of March 1, 2011). We will be using your contact information that we have on file such as your farm/ranch name, owners, address, main and secondary phone numbers, email and web-site. Do we have your cell phone numbers on file? Do we have your email? Is your website known by the CLA? If not, please return the form below or email us your

updated contact information.

Breeders Directory