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    Parentage Verification/DNA Testing

    Yes, The sire of every registered calf must have a DNA profile on record. Why do you think it would be expensive? It is a one time cost. How many new homegrown sires get introduced to a herd in a year? When buying a hers sire from elsewhere insist on the DNA profile.
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    Parentage Verification/DNA Testing

    The Canadian Murray Grey Association requires that the sire of all registered calves have a DNA profile on record with the association. All AI sires must be parentage verified by DNA. All ET calves must be DNA parentage verified as well. Cost for the DNA profile is about C$40.
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    Can you ID this breed?

    I am in the Lindsay area. Nice to meet a fellow person from Ontario. The CCIA # could possibly give some information if it was recorded in the database. Kevin
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    Can you ID this breed?

    Where did you acquire the animals from? Where abouts in Ontario are you located? Kevin
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    Canada has another bailout program to cattle and hog farmers

    I will meet you there.....my cheque was $57.28!
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    2007 Calgary Stampede Carcase Competion

    Here are the results in the last 5 years: 2007: 1st - Murray Grey 2nd - Speckle Park 3rd - Shorthorn 2006: 1st - Speckle Park 2nd - Market Heifer 3rd - Speckle Park 2005 1st - Market Heifer 2nd - Hereford 3rd - Shorthorn 2004 1st - Murray Grey 2nd - Hereford 3rd - Hereford 2003 1st - Angus (X...
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    Murray Grey Breeders

    Hillsdown: I think your comments may be a little too general. This was a post asking about Murray Grey cattle, and I doubt you have anything to do with the breed. I on the other hand have been involved since 1984. I know for a fact, that in North Americia, that the people who show Murray...
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    Murray Grey Breeders

    There is a Murray Grey show at the Ohio State Fair. The dates are August 3rd thru to the 7th, with the show being on the 7th at noon. This would be an opportunity to meet several different breeders and to see their cattle. It would give you those contacts such that you could make arrangements...
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    Pics of your herd bull

    I had just brought the bull home from a pasture and he had been pawing at the ground, that is just dirt. Kevin
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    Pics of your herd bull

    Here are the pics of my herd bull. This a home bred and grown ET son of Lindsay Starbright. (Murray Grey). [/img]
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    2007 Calgary Stampede Carcase Competion

    The following link has the results for the Calgary Stampede Carcase competion. This Branded Beef competion for the Sterling Silver label was won by a Murray Grey. There were 52 entries and for some reason none were Angus. The other item of interest was that no breed dominated the top of the...
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    Cattle breed associations

    There are actually 3 MG associations in North America; the Canadian Murray Grey Association (CMGA), the Amercian Murray Grey Association (AMGA), and Murray Grey International Association (MGIA). CMGA has a charter that allows for registrations for animals born in Canada, the registrar is the...
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    Converting

    How about thinking of it in this way: All cattle can be commericial cattle, Purebred and Fullblood cattle require proof of being so, those are the one that are registered with a breed association and lineage is recorded and tracked. Kevin
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    Belly Button Jewelery Contest

    The entry from Florida: >>> >>> >>> >>> And the entry from ALABAMA: > > <
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    Diagram for beef cuts?

    http://www.beefinfo.org
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