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Foot & mouth disease in East Asia
[30/04/2010]


Climate change in a climate of change
[02/03/2010]


ILDEX Vietnam 2010 - the solutions for Vietnam’s sustainable growth
[02/03/2010]


UK Sheep meat exports pass the £300 million mark in 2009
[02/03/2010]


Certification Updates
[27/02/2010]


EBLEX beef and sheep roadmap to livestock emissions reductions
[08/02/2010]


A very merry Christmas (and good year) for British pork sales, at home & abroad
[08/02/2010]


Global Food prices up again according to FAO
[08/02/2010]


Outlook Conference diary alert
[08/02/2010]


Record entries for National All Breeds Show promise a spectacle to dispel the February blues
[08/02/2010]


Make a date: British Cattle Conference 24-26 January 2011
[08/02/2010]


New logo selected for all EU organic products
[08/02/2010]


Paris in the Springtime
[07/02/2010]


Aberdeen-Angus semen heads for Estonia
[05/02/2010]


Lloyds TSB Agriculture continues sponsorship of Beef Expo in May
[05/02/2010]


British Blue, British Charolais and British Limousin beef semen exports to USA ...... and Denmark
[05/02/2010]


New JSR International Sales Director
[05/02/2010]


Dairy Burke Trophy moves to new National All Breeds Show
[04/02/2010]


New British semen storage and distribution unit opens
[04/02/2010]


New National All Breeds Show 2010
[08/12/2009]


JSR in the Ukraine
[08/12/2009]


Spring into Spring - EBLEX export marketing push
[08/12/2009]


Male sexed Limousin semen - another ‘world first’ for Crawford Brothers
[04/12/2009]


A Sustainable Breeding Future - British Cattle Conference 25-27 January, 2010
[03/12/2009]


Au revoir and bienvenue to Herefords as they head from England to France
[02/12/2009]


New British owned AI company launched
[01/12/2009]


New Genus ABS appointments in Europe and UK
[01/12/2009]


Cogent expansion: commitment and optimism for UK cattle genetics’ future
[01/12/2009]


British Blues join Semenstore.co.uk
[01/12/2009]


Mad for Madison
[23/09/2009]


New British Angus company launched in response
[23/09/2009]


IndAgra-Farm - UK’s livestock breeding sector are there for business!
[23/09/2009]


Where Asia’s feed, livestock and meat industry do business
[21/09/2009]


Positive signs for English pig sector
[21/09/2009]


Limousin ‘Goldies Terence’ semen exported to Norway, Finland and Australia
[21/09/2009]


National Ploughing Championships 2009
[21/09/2009]


Defra minister to open the Dairy Event and Livestock Show
[08/09/2009]


JSR continues global expansion
[02/09/2009]


World record price for a sheep
[31/08/2009]


Cows for Cambodia!
[28/08/2009]


Cutting edge agricultural research under microscope
[26/08/2009]


Strong British team at Expointer
[25/08/2009]


GB Bulls Open Day and NEW August DVD now available
[25/08/2009]


Portuguese Pig Producers Choose UK Breeding Stock
[25/08/2009]


Picston Shottle celebrates his tenth birthday
[25/08/2009]


Agriscot - the UK's No 1 Farm Business Event
[25/08/2009]


A strong technical team helping the British pig industry
[13/08/2009]


The Dairy Event and Livestock Show 2009
[13/08/2009]


BEEF EXPO 2010 is at Hexham
[12/08/2009]


AHDB appoints new EBLEX director
[12/08/2009]


Expointer And 100 Years of Devons in Brazil
[10/08/2009]


New export initiatives for livestock & meat sectors
[27/07/2009]


EBLEX and BPEX relocate to Stoneleigh
[27/07/2009]


News on latest meat sector economics publications & services
[23/07/2009]


Pig campaign wins major international awards
[29/05/2009]


Doors open for lamb exports to United Arab Emirates
[06/04/2009]


World Shorthorn Conference 2010 – A world of opportunity in the home of the breed
[23/03/2009]


Pig export news from ACMC
[23/03/2009]


Breeding polled cattle made easier
[05/03/2009]


UK’s Beef and Lamb exports up
[05/03/2009]


Genus expands business in China
[20/02/2009]


British pork exports hit £160million
[20/02/2009]


'Positive future' for dairy industry
[23/01/2009]


British Limousin Pedigree sales in 2008 exceed £5 million
[15/01/2009]


Pioneering export of British alpacas to Qatar
[19/12/2008]


New pig breeding base in Bulgaria
[17/12/2008]


New Export Manager For Cogent
[09/12/2008]


Great demand for Great British Livestock
[21/11/2008]


Latest breed data reveal British beef herd changes
[10/11/2008]


It's AI Greek to me!
[10/11/2008]


Ian Campbell takes top award
[01/11/2008]


British Texels fly the flag
[01/11/2008]


Defra and livestock industry announce UK export certification partnership (UKECP)
[28/10/2008]


Brirtish pig breeding company JSR extends contract in Japan
[10/10/2008]


Gene discovery pinpoints Limousin breed's carcase traits benefits
[10/10/2008]


NSA North Sheep 2009 to be staged in Lancashire
[01/10/2008]


Defra announces changes to Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSEs) arrangements
[01/10/2008]


British beef cattle genetics in demand - cattle, embryos and semen go to Australia, Germany and Switzerland
[18/09/2008]


Importation of sheep and goat genetic material to the UK from non-EU countries
[18/09/2008]


British Texels get new CEO
[18/08/2008]


An era ends; Stirling move!
[08/08/2008]


British breeder elected as World Limousin President
[08/08/2008]


What is the UK exporting outside the European Union?
[31/07/2008]


Where there's muck ...
[14/07/2008]


One-stop-shop for livestock & meat figures
[14/07/2008]


Raising life standards for many by raising livestock
[14/07/2008]


ITAPG - a new company in the pig breeding and technology sector
[14/07/2008]


Make the world a smaller place!
[23/06/2008]


New boar stud in Cyprus a great success
[23/06/2008]


Get to the 'meat' of the UK industry's facts
[17/06/2008]


New Secretary for the Luings
[16/06/2008]


Pig data sourcebook
[10/06/2008]


New UK Chief Veterinary Officer appointed
[10/06/2008]


Dr John Moffitt CBE
[28/05/2008]


Cogent Sexed Semen Record
[27/05/2008]


Meat export demands buoys the British livestock market
[01/05/2008]


Vertebral column carcase controls ease - EU backs OIE backbone position
[22/04/2008]


New JSR Geneconverter 700 boar fights increasing feed costs
[15/04/2008]


UK regains official FMD-free status
[03/03/2008]


New bull stud opens in Scotland
[18/02/2008]


The role of the pre-implantation embryo in the vertical transmission of natural scrapie
[01/02/2008]


USA lifts export ban
[01/02/2008]


Luing fling to Ireland
[24/01/2008]


25 years of technical development and credit to British breeders
[11/01/2008]


China beefs up its production
[09/01/2008]


Breed data highlights English cattle herd trends
[09/01/2008]


Breeding Sheep Exports to France
[09/01/2008]


Global threat to pork industry
[27/09/2007]


JSR plays a major role in Polish pig expansion
[07/08/2007]


Meat Industry figures
[18/07/2007]


Harper Adams College and JSR team up for new research
[07/07/2007]


EBLEX beefs up eating quality
[07/07/2007]


One million pounds we didn't have a year ago!
[27/03/2007]


Into Africa
[27/03/2007]


What's happening to British calf numbers and prices
[25/03/2007]


Nine Hereford bulls go to France
[24/03/2007]


Sauvignon Reigns in France!
[24/03/2007]


Herefords return to Germany and France
[27/02/2007]


"British Livestock" - a new magazine
[23/02/2007]


Export boost for Aberdeen-Angus
[11/02/2007]


Sexed Limousin Semen – a world first!
[11/02/2007]


Animal welfare in transport: new EU rules enter into force
[05/01/2007]


Opportunities in the genetics of cattle health and beef production.
[04/01/2007]


Charolais genetics exported down under
[11/12/2006]


British Charolais makes breed debut in Romania
[17/11/2006]


Counting sheep - UK/USA
[08/10/2006]


Boom Time for British Breeding Pig Exports
[06/10/2006]


New Pig Centre Links Farm to Lab
[06/10/2006]


ENCOURAGING SIGNS FROM UK PIG CENSUS
[09/09/2006]


New semen sexing technology
[06/09/2006]


WeideFestival – First steps back into Europe
[21/08/2006]


First British Charolais & Limousin semen exported to Mexico
[10/08/2006]


Limousins are first British cattle into Poland
[07/08/2006]


JSR plays a major role in Polish pig expansion
[07/08/2006]


Aberdeen-Angus export breakthroughs
[29/06/2006]


Gene markers boost performance
[21/06/2006]


Gene markers boost performance
[21/06/2006]


Tiger economy in sheep's clothing
[20/06/2006]


Strong start for English beef exports
[06/06/2006]


Facts at your fingertips
[22/05/2006]


Beefing up exports to Switzerland
[03/05/2006]


Beefing up exports to Switzerland
[03/05/2006]


Tally-ho! Sensible eco-friendly tallow decision
[27/04/2006]


Danish breeding pig exports up 15% in 2004/05
[24/04/2006]


There's animal welfare UK style or other styles
[21/03/2006]


BSE: UK beef embargo to be lifted
[08/03/2006]


UK venture targets pigs in the east
[27/02/2006]


Cogent Sexed Semen – a globally proven product
[21/02/2006]


Meat imports drop in UK as production soars
[09/02/2006]


Nice, if you can get it!
[16/01/2006]


New dawn for the British pig industry
[13/01/2006]


British Global Genetic Giants to merge
[29/10/2005]


Cattle exports going well for European countries
[29/10/2005]


Birth Data Highlight Beef Herd Changes
[08/07/2005]


Birth Data Highlight Beef Herd Changes
[08/07/2005]


Semen Exports’ £7 million boom
[03/07/2005]


Britbreed joins forces with CBS Technologies under the umbrella of Innovis™
[14/06/2005]


Sympa and Goldies Terence arrive in Oz, and more Opera
[06/06/2005]


FIRSTS FOR BRITISH RARE BREED PIGS
[27/05/2005]


Genus reopens Brazil’s door to cattle semen exports
[24/04/2005]


National UK Dairy database launched for performance & welfare improvement
[21/04/2005]


Red faces? No, yet more sheep breeding developments in Britain!
[18/04/2005]


British Pig Association Active in Asia
[15/04/2005]


British Ambience draws international crowds at SIA
[22/03/2005]


UK Now a moderate risk BSE area
[22/03/2005]


Onwards Black and White
[21/03/2005]


Livestock Links Forged with distant Nagaland
[11/03/2005]


SWALEX Success as Cumbrian sheep arrive in Estonia
[22/01/2005]


Beef and lamb sales in Britain soar
[21/01/2005]


New UK dairy genetics testing programme to produce "Grazing Kings"
[13/01/2005]


Nice Limousin calves Down Under !
[14/12/2004]


Fourth proven Montbeliarde joins Genus stud
[13/12/2004]


Dream team for Charollais Sires
[24/11/2004]


Bull prices follow performance, yet again!
[02/11/2004]


Click on any of the news stories above for further information

Welcome to the British Livestock Genetics Consortium's website. This page of news items is updated frequently and is a good source of topical news from the livestock breeding sector. You can get to BLG directly from the Contacts page or you can access members from the Members' page. The Events page tells you of forthcoming events where there is some British involvement and the International Show Diary is your key to the principal livestock events around the world. No need to chase around, look here!

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If there is an important event that we haven't listed, please contact us

BLG is a National pan-industry consortium formed to assist in the development and maintenance of profitable long-term business generated by exports of British livestock and genetics.BLG aims to do this by creating a positive, favourable image in international markets and promoting Britain as a supplier of high quality animals and germplasm.

This website gives you a vital link to international events and opportunities.

Benefits of Membership

  • Pan-industry body
  • Umbrella organisation for British genetics exports
  • Direct sales leads
  • Market information
  • Exhibition participation
  • Inward Mission support
  • Outward Mission support
  • Focused export activity
  • Networking and contacts
  • Government liaison in UK and abroad

If you cannot find what your looking for please feel free to contact us directly on 07789 553449 or via email

19-July to 22-July
Royal Welsh Show - Builth Wells, Wales

August 2010

1-Aug to 7-Aug
World Congress on Livestock Genetics - Leipzig, Germany

2-Aug to 3-Aug
National Sheep Event (NSA) - Malvern, England

20-Aug to 29-Aug
AgroRuss - St Petersburg, Russia

September 2010

6-Sept to 8-Sept
VIV China - Beijing, China

7-Sept to 8-Sept
Dairy Event & Livestock Show - NEC, Birmingham, England

7-Sept to 9-Sept
Innov-Agri - Outarville, France

24-Sept to 17-Sept
SPACE - Rennes, France

19-Sept to 23-Sept
Royal Melbourne Show - Australia

21-Sept to 23-Sept
National Ploughing Championships - Athy, Co Kildare, Eire

29-Sept to 1-Oct
Animal Farming Ukraine 2010 - Kiev, Ukraine

28-Oct to 31-Oct
65th International Dairy Cattle Show & ITALPIG 2010 - Cremona, Italy

 

Click here to view the full international diary

Please let us know at blg@britishlivestockgenetics.com details of your event/s if it is not listed here or if there are changes to the entry