British Livestock Genetics

These three Luing heifers (pronounced 'ling') left their home in West Lothian, Scotland, this week bound for County Kildare in the Irish Republic. Bred by the McNees family at Armadale, their new owner is Colin Gleeson from Prosperous, near Naas. Colin has been a keen follower of the breed for several years and is pioneering their re-introduction to Eire having become the first active member of the Luing Cattle Society from that country. They are in-calf to the well known bull Benhar Dynamite and they are due to calve in a few months time.

The breed derives its name from the island of Luing which lies off the west coast of Scotland where this 'designer'breed was developed from Beef Shorthorn and Highland cattle by the Cadzow family in the 1940s, and formally recognised as a true new breed by the British Government in 1965. As you might expect from its background genetics, the breed is renowned for its hardiness and outwintering ability, its capacity to convert low quality forage into a good calf at weaning time, and its longevity. These all contribute to reduced houseing costs, less expensive feeding and decreased requirements for replacements - all very pertinent to beef producers of today.

It is understood that in the very early days of the breed they were exported to Eire but pedigree status was never maintained and no progeny recorded. However the breed is going global with populations in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South America and continental Europe.

For further information see www.luingcattlesociety.co.uk or contact us through www.britishlivestockgenetics.com

[24/01/2008]





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Bred by the McNees family at Armadale, their new owner is Colin Gleeson from Prosperous, near Naas. Colin has been a keen follower of the breed for several years and is pioneering their re-introduction to Eire having become the first active member of the Luing Cattle Society from that country. They are in-calf to the well known bull Benhar Dynamite and they are due to calve in a few months time. The breed derives its name from the island of Luing which lies off the west coast of Scotland where this 'designer'breed was developed from Beef Shorthorn and Highland cattle by the Cadzow family in the 1940s, and formally recognised as a true new breed by the British Government in 1965. As you might expect from its background genetics, the breed is renowned for its hardiness and outwintering ability, its capacity to convert low quality forage into a good calf at weaning time, and its longevity. These all contribute to reduced houseing costs, less expensive feeding and decreased requirements for replacements - all very pertinent to beef producers of today. It is understood that in the very early days of the breed they were exported to Eire but pedigree status was never maintained and no progeny recorded. However the breed is going global with populations in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South America and continental Europe. For further information see www.luingcattlesociety.co.uk or contact us through www.britishlivestockgenetics.com [24/01/2008]