Australian Belted Galloway Association Newsletters

May 2010 Australian Belted Galloway Association Newsletter
     - Crossbreeding success at Skibo Downs
     - New US study shows superiority of Beltie beef
     - Sydney Royal Belted Galloway Steers – Woolies pay their top price for New
       England Beltie steer
     - Studs on the stride – profiles on some of our newest breeders: Mukwonago,
       Sassafras & Temmygotcha & their activities in showing, direct-beef marketing and
       growing beef for the home freezer.
     - Crestwood High School successfully feeds first recorded Limousin x Beltie steer
     - New England Girls School successfully feeds Sydney Royal top-ten earner
     - New hair test to diagnose Pestivirus
     - What was a Belted Galloway worth in the early 1990s?

February 2010 Australian Belted Galloway Association Newsletter
     - Mochrum Huckleberry – a new Red Belted AI sire for Australia!
     - Who’s my Dad? – DNA testing for sure results
     - Grading up: understanding percentages – an overview of the grading up process
     - The Beltie – the beauty or the beast? – Paul Cullen’s views on herd book issues
     - Foundations of the Hawkshead Belted Galloway herd – how it all began

November 2009 Australian Belted Galloway Association Newsletter
     - Melbourne Royal Galloway Feature Show – a full report!
     - Beltie Heifer & Steer Carcass Wins – carcass performance at Melbourne &
       Cootamundra
     - Cumbria Belted Galloway Stud – profile on Australian pioneer Stan Robinson
     - Fitting Wins at the Cattle Hutt – profile on prominent cattle fitter John Hutt
     - Cattle Fitter Contacts – a list of cattle fitters around Australia
     - White Belted Welsh Cattle c.1907
     - Joining Beltie Heifers – an overview of current and historical breeders opinions
     - Pestivirus Information – the basics you need to know!
     - Targeting the Belt – on current classification of target belts
     - Genetic Criteria for showing at Royal Shows

August 2009 Australian Belted Galloway Association Newsletter
     - Belties Big in Carcase Traits – June 2009 feature in The Land
     - Dungog Film Festival – Peppercorn Belties do the Hollywood thing!
     - 702 Breakfast Show – Bekadan heifer a radio girl!
     - Take your Belties to School – Yarabilgong involvement with schools
     - Be Careful what you Wish for – Bekadan experience with freemartins
     - Writing a Media Release – marketing tool
     - Angus & Galloway Doddies of 1859

May 2009 Australian Belted Galloway Association Newsletter
     - Belties in Trial Breeding Programme with Preferred Angus Breeder
     - ABGA Steer awarded inaugural Beltie Carcase Champion Shield
     - Feeding the Beast – A beginners guide to carcass competitions
     - Belting the Opposition – A brief look at Peter Koppman’s carcass success

March 2009 Australian Belted Galloway Association Newsletter
     - Maitland Show – Chatting with the Judge: various issues
     - The Galloway – Extract from Agriculture – The Science & Practice of British
       Farming, 1924