• On April 28, 2010, 10 Lowline heifers were exported from Big Island Lowlines to a new Lowline breeder in the UK. After a 5 month process of becoming a certified Leukosis free herd and fulfilling the EU health certificate requirements, these heifers were the first live beef cattle to be exported from Canada to the UK in 15-20 years. These heifers are also the first live Lowline to be brought into England from any country. Click on pictures to view larger image.
  

• The Grading up proposal was approved May 2008, and the guidelines we need to follow are listed below.

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• Graded-up “1/2” to “purebred” (15/16 or greater) Lowline cattle will have a herd book separate from the Fullblood Lowline Registry called the “Purebred and Percentage Lowline Herd Book”.
• A fullblood bull must be used for all stages of grading-up.
• Purebred and Percentage Lowline Cattle shall include all those which have been bred up from purebred or commercial cattle of any breed.
• 4 grades of Purebred and Percentage Lowline Cattle shall exist:
  a. “1/2”
  b. “3/4”
  c. “7/8”
  d. “Purebred”
  
• All ½ and ¾ Percentage Lowline Cattle must be smooth polled.
• All 7/8 and higher Percentage Lowline Cattle must be smooth polled and solid colour. If not solid colour then the animal will be recorded as ¾.
• All Purebred (15/16 and higher) Lowline Cattle must conform to the Lowline breed characteristics as described in Article 23 of the CLCA By-laws. If not then the animal will be recorded as 7/8. Exception: - A red 15/16 or higher Percentage Lowline animal will be recorded as Purebred but must be identified as red on the certificate.
• Parent stock must be registered through each phase of grading-up and must be identified by a tattoo.
• Registration numbers of Percentage Cattle (1/2, 3/4, and 7/8) shall be preceded by the letter X. Registration numbers of Purebred Cattle (15/16 or greater) shall be preceded by the letter P. Both groups will be recorded in the
• Graded-up Lowline Cattle of at least 15/16 will be considered Purebred Lowline but progeny from purebred and percentage parents can never reach fullblood status. The grade of progeny of Purebred animals shall be calculated as an average of their actual parental percentage make-up.
• ½ progeny require the dam to be identified by breed or breed combination on the registration. If the dam is a purebred or fullblood of another breed her registered name and number and the name of the association shall be included on the registration certificate.
• Lowline shows will have two divisions: Fullblood Lowline, and Purebred and Percentage Lowline Fullblood cattle may only be shown in the Fullblood division. Purebred and Percentage cattle may only be shown in the Purebred and Percentage division.
• Imported Purebred and Percentage Lowline Cattle previously registered in a recognized foreign registry and presenting with evidence of parental identification can be recorded in the CLCA registry database upon payment of the appropriate “Import” fee. Animals without evidence of parental identification and animals from other countries will be subject to full registration requirements including payment of an appropriate non-import fee according to the fee schedule.
• DNA requirements:
  a. All sires used in grading-up shall be DNA identified.
  b. Every tenth application for registration shall be required to be DNA verified to sire, and if over ½, to sire of dam as well.
  c. All imported Purebred and Percentage Lowline Cattle from outside a recognized foreign registry shall be DNA verified to sire, and of over ½, to sire of dam as well.
  d. All animals over 24.5 months and not previously registered must be DNA verified to the sire, and if over ½, to sire of dam as well.
  e. Embryo born Lowline calves must be DNA verified to Sire and Dam.
  f. The CLCA Board of Directors can at its discretion ask that any Lowline animal be DNA verified if the Board has reasonable cause top question the accuracy of pedigree information, keeping of private breeding records, or prior history of the registrant.
  g. The CLCA Board of Directors can at its discretion raise or lower these DNA requirements if the Board has reasonable cause.
  
  1 Any dam used for grading-up purposes must conform to breed characteristic requirements for the respective grade categories designated for the Lowline.
  2 No animal may be certified as purebred or fullblood unless it conforms to all breed characteristics for the Lowline as a distinct breed.
  
  

Annual Events

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• VIEX, Nanaimo ,BC

September/October:

• IPE, Armstrong, BC-2011 Results
• Annual Rock Creek & District Fall Fair, Rock Creek BC

November/December:

•  www.farmfairinternational.com - November 5-13, 2011 ~ Results

   

• Western Canada Agribition, Regina, Saskatchewan

Farmfair International 2010