Real FM Mudgee, NSW – 17 February 2017 Kai Gregory is 11 and he wants to donate a steer and heifer (Lowline x Angus) from his commercial herd to a family who lost stock in the fires. He breeds and shows Lowlines and has asked if there is someone who would like these two commercials. They...
All ages have been catered for. The junior members participated in Kow Kraft activities. The Muster participants have been kept busy getting to know their animals & learning the best ways to handle them, both at home & in the show ring. This was followed in the afternoon by judging tips & show classes so...
After months of preparation and anticipation, the Australian Lowline Muster & Show is now on at Hawksbury Showgrounds in NSW. Young & older participants are being given the ‘show’ experience beginning with the early morning cattle preps, followed by instructions on cattle handling, nutrition, presentation and showing skills. This will all culminate on Saturday with...
City Slickers turn Graziers. Rural Weekly article by Andrea Davy (16th December 2016) They are former ‘city’ or ‘town’ people but Paul and Sandy Burnell have found their stride as small-scale graziers. The couple, who live on a 2.4ha rural property in Habana, which is a rural area just outside of Mackay, are now the...
It’s showtime again! The Royal Sydney Easter Show will be held at Olympic Park, Homebush, with the Beef cattle exhibits being at the show from 5th – 11th April 2017. Members from all states are invited to join the NSW members in exhibiting their Lowline cattle at Sydney. If you can’t exhibit, show your support...
Enties are now open for the Royal Canberra Show to be held at Exhibiton Park from the 24th to 26th February 2017. ALCA members from Victoria & Queensland are invited to join Lowline breeders from NSW & the ACT to exhibit their cattle at this very friendly Royal show. If you are unable to bring...
Every year at the Noorat Carcase Competition in Victoria, the Koallah Farm Eating Quality Award is presented to the best tasting beef in the competition. This year that prestigious award was presented to Jeanette & Peter Stebbins of Ardrossan Lowline Stud at Princetown. Jeanette explains about the competition -‘ A couple of months ago we...
What is Johnes Disease? JD is an incurable bacterial infection that may cause serious wasting and chronic diarrhoea in cattle. It also affects sheep, goats, camelids and deer in Australia. JD in cattle is caused by bacterium, Mycobacterium paratuberculosis, which lives mainly in animal intestines, but can survive in the outside environment for several months....
The 2016 Canterbury A&P Show took place over three days from 9th to 11th November. Lowlines were among the 214 individual animals entered across 15 breeds. In the All Breed judging on the final day, Lowlines were called into the front line in three classes which was a great achievement. Riley Clancy, from Queensland (photo...
Three day Sickness (BEF – Bovine Ephemeral Fever) vaccine is now available for purchase. Due to the early wet weather & the prevalence of mosquitoes this season it is expected be a major problem. Bovine Ephemeral Fever (BEF) is a viral disease of cattle that is spread by mosquitoes and biting midges. It occurs in northern Australia and...