BIG
SENSATION FOR LIMOUSIN IN INTERBREED AT THE MILA SHOW 2005!
BOTH INTERBREED FEMALE AND MALE
Foto: Limousin judge, Benoit CAYREL
BEST IN SHOW MALE and TOTALY
399 UNIC av Hasselbacken T 111
Bred by Nils-Harald Johansson
Owned by Carina o Rolf Hansson, Oderup
BEST IN SHOW FEMALE
87 V SIBYLLA av Oderup
Bred and owned by Carina o Rolf Hansson, Oderup
The first
Limousin cattle arrived to Sweden from France 1970 and consisted
34 heifers and
6 bulls. During the years have more animals been imported,
which most of them
having their origin from
French Limousin. Some polled
bulls from Canada have
also been imported. Today in Sweden,
we have an
extensive health program for our
animals. Animals that are tested and free
from
Leucosis, BVD and Paratubeculosis
(Jones disease) is a must for all
trade with livestock in
Sweden. Since we are
principally alone in the world
with these health programs, we today only
can
import semen and embryos.
Approximately 1 200
active
Limousin cows are registered in the
Swedish
Limousin Herd-Book, which consists of
Full French, Swedish (Full French
crossed with
another race in Sweden) and Canadian (Polled) bloodlines.
Most demanded
in Sweden are Full French and Polled pedigree for breeding.
In 2002, there were 123
bulls
and 243
heifers registered in our Herd
Limousin is still only the fourth largest breed in Sweden. This is in
spite of the
fact that in all tests
of carcass qualities comparisons between the
different
beef breeds in Sweden, the results show
that Limousin is the best of
beef breed.
Limousin also has the largest growth per kilo of feed.
The
Limousins in Sweden are a well-muscled, mixed type. In crossbreeding
with
diary breeds,
there is no other beef
breed that can come close to the carcass
qualities that Limousin produce
in this
combination. This is confirmed data from
the Abattoir (slaughterhouse)
Associations in Sweden. Today,
the Swedish Limousin
Association sells their
members´ Limousin beef directly to the stores, which gives
our members 3
- 4 SEK.
more in payment per kilo beef. This is the only way for us to
get Limousin beef
marked ”Limousin beef” in the stores. This is very estimated by
the consumers.
Every
year, we put approximately 15 top bulls, born in January to April, in Station
to
test their growth qualities
and present characteristics of the breed. The polled
bulls that have been tested have shown that they don’t
compare with the horned
bulls good beef quality. 2001 year's 13 bulls have, on average, posted weight of
322 kilo at 200 days and 569 kilo at one year of age. The best bull will be
selected
to be used for insemination
Most of the semen is used on dairy
cattles
to test the ease for calving.
The number of members in the Swedish Limousin
Association: 134
The number of cows: 1255