Irish Farm Centre, Bluebell, Dublin 12. Telephone: 01 4198050 Email: charola@iol.ie

IRISH CHAROLAIS HOME PAGE A DAY TO BE PROUD (28 Aug 2010) The 2010 National show proved once again to be a highly successful event for the Charolais breed. With entries from 20 counties the 2010 National Charolais show attracted Charolais breeders and enthusiasts from as far away as Australia and Argentina plus a large contingent of French Breeders, plus a number of breeders from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. An outstanding numerical entry of over 300 was matched by a great depth of quality. Both judges who were from Scotland, Andrew Horna... more info CHAROLAIS – GENOMICS SELECTION (20 Jul 2010) The Charolais Society is anxious to be the leading beef breed in the use of genomic information to improve the speed of genetic progress and the accuracy of genetic evaluations. The term “Genomics” is used to describe the study of the whole hereditary information that is encoded in the DNA (including genes and non coding sequences). Learning what variations in DNA underlie particular traits requires comparisons across individuals (a training population). For this reason we are anxious to create ... more info CHAROLAIS AT BEEF EXPO 2010 (19 Jul 2010) SUNDAY, 10TH OCTOBER - KILKENNY CHAROLAIS CLASSES - CLOSING DATE: FRIDAY 20TH AUGUST. CLASS 1 - Female born on/after 16th January 2010. CLASS 2 - Female born 1st Dec. 2009 – 15th January 2010 CLASS 3 - Female born 16th Oct. 2009 – 30th November 2009 CLASS 4 - Female born 1st Sept. 2009 – 15th October 2009 CLASS 5 - Female born 1st April 2009 – 31st August 2009 CLASS 6 - Female born 1st Jan. 2009 – 31st March 2009 CLASS 7 - Female born 1st Sept. 2008 – 31st Decemb ... more info

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Registered Office: Irish Charolais Cattle Society, Irish Farm Centre, Bluebell, Dublin 12. Registered Dublin, Ireland. Registration Number 2932, Industrial and Provident Societies Acts, 1893 to 1978. Telephone: 01 419 8050 Fax: 01 408 0640 Email: charola@iol.ie