BUT (FL25) DOB: 27-APR-2006
LIMOUSIN
HERDBOOK NO.: FR3615076626
G SIRE: DOMINO G DAM: MADAME
SIRE: OMAR
G SIRE: JACOT G DAM: ELEGANTE
muscle
DAM: SIBYLLE Width at Withers
Narrow
Wide
Width behind Withers
Narrow
Wide
Loin Development
Low
High
Development Hind Quarter
Narrow
Wide
Thigh Width
Narrow
SKELETAL
(within breed)
Index and Traits
★★★★★ Suckler Beef Value (SBV) ★★★★★ Weanling Export ★★★★★ Beef Carcass
Data €uro-Value Reliability
(accross breed) % Rank
€117 52% ★★★★★ €76 45% ★★★★★ €109 41% ★★★★ €-2REPLACEMENT 3% ★★★ €20 12% ★★★
87% 84% 75% 41% 55%
89% ★ 72% ★★ WEANLING ★ 57% SPECIALIST
17% 33% 19%
Daughter Fertility ★★★★ Daughter Milk Other Key Traits Calving Difficulty (% 3 or 4) 4% ★ 8.55% 2.92 Day(s) 99% ★★★★★ Gestation Length (Days) 36% ★★ Docility (1-5 score) -0.12 ★★★★
Star Rating
functionality
TE ST SIR E €uro Star Rating
93% 99% 92% 61% 64%
Star Rating
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Height Withers
Small
Tall
Length of Back
Short
Long
Length of Pelvis
Short
Long
Width at Hips
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% Rank
Wide 0
Wide 0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Fore Leg - Front View
Optimum
Hind Leg - Side View
Optimum Optimum
Hind Leg - Rear View Locomotion
CALVING EASE
EASY AVERAGE MATURE WEANLING SPECIALIST COWS ONLY
Good 0
•
10
20
30
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50
60
70
80
90
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FUN DOC 135 98 -0.12 EASY 99 AVERAGE RELIABILITY 44% 41% 12% 57% MATURE Replacement forCOWS Rocky,ONLY ¾ brother to BLUP JAN ‘10
CALVING EASE
EASY AVERAGE MATURE REPLACEMENT COWS ONLY
Poor
MUS EASE SKE CALVING
heavily muscled Vivaldi • No. 1 LM bull available in A.I. on muscle, Top 1% of the CALVING breed onEASE weanling export, • Heavily muscled EASY bull with huge AVERAGE hindquarter MATURE • Progeny have high weight COWS ONLYgain and excellent conformation
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CASTLEVIEW VIRULENT ET (CVV)
LIMOUSIN
HERDBOOK NO.: IE191567120319
muscle
DOB: 08-DEC-2004
SIRE: GEANT
G SIRE: DAUPHIN G DAM: CERISE
DAM: GENTILLE
G SIRE: CONCERT G DAM: USUELLE
Width at Withers
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Width behind Withers
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Wide
Loin Development
Low
High
Development Hind Quarter
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Thigh Width
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€uro Star Rating
% Rank
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Star Rating
(within breed)
Index and Traits
Data €uro-Value Reliability
Star Rating
% Rank (accross breed)
Wide 0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
Small
Tall
Length of Back
Short
Long
Length of Pelvis
Short
Long
Width at Hips
Narrow
Wide 0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
CALVING EASE 90
100
EASY Optimum AVERAGE Optimum MATURE OptimumONLY COWS
Fore Leg - Front View Hind Leg - Side View Hind Leg - Rear View REPLACEMENT Poor Locomotion
100
Height Withers
functionality
★ 5 ★★ ST ★ AR ★
SKELETAL
Good 0
10
20
MUS
30
40
50
SKE
60
70
80
FUN
90
100
DOC
BLUP JAN ‘10 CALVING EASE 91% 118 109 94 -0.10 EASY ★★★★ Weanling Export ★★★ 59% RELIABILITY 93% 93% 67% AVERAGE 92% ★★★★★ Beef Carcass ★★★★★ 88% • Exceptional bull to breed heavy high-grade carcasses MATURE WEANLING COWS ONLY carcass weight and conformation ★★★★★ Daughter Fertility ★★★★ 62% • Top 1% of the breed forSPECIALIST • Maternal brother to Moero ★★ ★★★ Daughter Milk 45% CALVING EASE Other Key Traits CALVING EASE EASY EASY Calving Difficulty (% 3 or 4) 9% ★ 7.37% 97% ★★ 27% FINISHING AVERAGE AVERAGE SPECIALIST MATURE 4.53 Day(s) 95% ★ 12% ★ Gestation Length (Days) 4% MATURE COWS ONLY COWS ONLY 45% ★★★ Docility (1-5 score) -0.10 REPLACEMENT 92% ★★ 24%
96% 78% 99% 94% 29%
★★★★★ Suckler Beef Value (SBV)
€124 €52 €127 €29 €7
85% 88% 89% 3% 27%
★★★★★
ARITA - BEN (FL21) DOB: 01-SEP-2005
LIMOUSIN
HERDBOOK NO.: FR3615036528
G SIRE: INDIGO G DAM: FLORETTE
SIRE: NEPTUNE
G SIRE: MICKEY G DAM: LABEA
muscle
DAM: RITA Width at Withers
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Width behind Withers
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Wide
Loin Development
Low
High
Development Hind Quarter
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Thigh Width
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SKELETAL
€uro Star Rating
93% 88% 80% 96% 93%
functionality
Star Rating
(within breed)
Index and Traits
★★★★★ Suckler Beef Value (SBV) ★★★★★ Weanling Export ★★★★★ Beef Carcass ★★★★★ Daughter Fertility ★★★★★ Daughter Milk
Data €uro-Value Reliability
Star Rating
% Rank (accross breed)
€116 84% ★★★★★ €57 88% ★★★★ €99 88% ★★★★ €33REPLACEMENT 6% ★★★★ €38 10% ★★★★
Other Key Traits Calving Difficulty (% 3 or 4) 4% ★ 8.64% 3.03 Day(s) 98% ★★★★★ Gestation Length (Days) 73% ★★★★ Docility (1-5 score) -0.04
97% ★ 95% ★★ WEANLING ★★★ 89% SPECIALIST
87% 65% 66% 65% 65% 17% 32% 44%
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Height Withers
Small
Tall
Length of Back
Short
Long
Length of Pelvis
Short
Long
Width at Hips
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★ ★ ★ R ★ TA ★ 5S % Rank
Wide 0
Wide 0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Fore Leg - Front View
Optimum
Hind Leg - Side View
Optimum Optimum
Hind Leg - Rear View Locomotion
CALVING EASE
EASY AVERAGE MATURE COWS ONLY
CALVING EASE
EASY AVERAGE MATURE REPLACEMENT COWS ONLY
Poor
Good 0
BLUP JAN ‘10 RELIABILITY
10
20
MUS 114 93%
30
40
50
SKE 113 93%
60
70
80
FUN 124 65%
90
100
DOC -0.04 89%
• Ideal replacement producer • CALVING EASE High milk EASY pedigree AVERAGE • Dam French Verita-Ben, MATURE full brother Arita-Ben COWS ONLY maternal index 116
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ARDLEA DAN (ADX)
HERDBOOK NO.: IE221064580751
muscle
NE W
DOB: 11-SEP-2008
SEMEN AVAILABLE NOV. 2010 SIRE: VIVALDI
G SIRE: OMAR G DAM: NAPHTALINE
DAM: BREMORE VERYNICE
G SIRE: NENUPHAR G DAM: 0172 RUCIE B
Width at Withers
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Wide
Width behind Withers
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Wide
Loin Development
Low
High
Development Hind Quarter
Narrow
Wide
Thigh Width
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€uro Star Rating
97% 97% 97% 56% 80%
Star Rating
(within breed)
Index and Traits
★★★★★ Suckler Beef Value (SBV) ★★★★★ Weanling Export ★★★★★ Beef Carcass
Data €uro-Value Reliability
€129 €66 €117 €-5 €27
Daughter Fertility ★★★★★ Daughter Milk Other Key Traits Calving Difficulty (% 3 or 4) 41% ★★★ 5.55% 3.21 Day(s) 94% ★★★★★ Gestation Length (Days) 60% ★★★★ Docility (1-5 score) -0.07 ★★★
Star Rating
(accross breed)
29% 40% 37% 6% 10%
★★★★★
36% 13% 42%
★★★
% Rank
93% ★★★★ 74% ★★★★★ 81% ★★ 38% ★★★★ 60%
★★ ★★
49% 29% 34%
Wide 0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Height Withers
Small
Tall
Length of Back
Short
Long
Length of Pelvis
Short
Long
Width at Hips
Narrow
functionality
TE ST SIR E
SKELETAL
% Rank
LIMOUSIN
Wide 0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Fore Leg - Front View
Optimum
Hind Leg - Side View
Optimum Optimum
Hind Leg - Rear View Locomotion
Poor
Good 0
BLUP JAN ‘10 RELIABILITY
10
20
MUS 125 52%
30
40
50
60
SKE 118 51%
70
80
FUN 106 17%
90
100
DOC -0.07 42%
• Dan is an exceptional quality correct, powerful very well muscled bull with excellent width throughout. • Dan has a muscle packed pedigree; Vivaldi X Nenuphar X Ideal 23 from the Rucie B cow family, one of the best breeding females at Ardlea • Dan ranks in the top 2% of the Limousin breed for muscle & in the top 3% of the Limousin breed on SBV, Weanling export & Beef Carcass
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NETHERHALL EPIC (NHL) DOB:15-FEB-2009
LIMOUSIN
HERDBOOK NO.: UK103719601370
NE W
muscle
Width at Withers
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Wide
Width behind Withers
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Wide
Loin Development
Low
High
Development Hind Quarter
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Wide
Thigh Width
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SKELETAL
Star Rating
(within breed)
Index and Traits
★★★★★ Suckler Beef Value (SBV)
Data €uro-Value Reliability
Star Rating
(accross breed)
€114 €54 €99 €19 €12
20% 23% 21% 4% 11%
★★★★★
Other Key Traits Calving Difficulty (% 3 or 4) 55% ★★★ 5.05% 3.1 Day(s) 97% ★★★★★ Gestation Length (Days) 90% ★★★★★ Docility (1-5 score) 0.02
23% 21% 23%
★★★
★★★★★ Weanling Export ★★★★★ Beef Carcass ★★★★★ Daughter Fertility ★★★
Daughter Milk
★★★★ ★★★★ ★★★ ★★★
% Rank
Wide 0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Height Withers
Small
Tall
Length of Back
Short
Long
Length of Pelvis
Short
Long
Width at Hips
Narrow
functionality
TE ST SIR E €uro Star Rating 26
92% 82% 80% 87% 41%
G SIRE: LASSO G DAM: M ONTGOMERY PORTIA
DAM: MONTGOMERY VIXON
% Rank
G SIRE: OCTOPUS G DAM: OPERETTE
SIRE: SYMPA
Wide 0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Fore Leg - Front View
Optimum
Hind Leg - Side View
Optimum Optimum
Hind Leg - Rear View Locomotion
Poor
Good 0
10
20
MUS
30
40
50
SKE
60
70
80
FUN
90
100
DOC
BLUP JAN ‘10 86% 100 96 90 0.02 62% RELIABILITY 25% 25% 18% 23% 66% • Epic is the complete package for pedigree and commercial breeders; heavily muscled with a good growth rate, correct and super quality 56% 48% • First prize winner Carlisle May 2010
• Top 1% of breed in UK for Beef Value and 400d growth, top 5% of breed
★★ ★★★★
for 200d growth and muscle depth 57% 31% • A son of Sympa, the high muscle bull who has dominated Limousin breeding in the UK for many years and a great breeding cow, Montgomery 65% Vixon, her first calf Netherhall Chancer sold in May 2009 for £11,000gns.
DOLLAR (DWX)
HERDBOOK NO.: FR8749301459
TE ST SIR E
NE W
DOB: 19-AUG-2008
SEMEN AVAILABLE NOV. 2010
• Dollar is a double muscled bull • He is homozygous for the double-muscled gene. • Ideal bull to produce early maturing heavily muscled cattle
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LIMOUSIN
SIRE: VIRGIL
G SIRE: TEXAN G DAM: RAPE
DAM: TITINE
G SIRE: LORD G DAM: HUPPEE
Sire: Virgil CALVING EASE
GROWTH
MUSCLE
SKELETAL
WEANING INDEX
103
105
113
108
117
CHOUCHOU (FL29) DOB: 25-APR-2007
★ ★ ★ R ★ TA ★ 5S €uro Star Rating
% Rank
24
52% 78% 22% 16% 95%
LIMOUSIN
HERDBOOK NO.: FR8728720964
SIRE: MUSICIEN
G SIRE: JERSEY G DAM: HARDIE
DAM: LENTILLE
G SIRE: FERRY G DAM: HALEINE
Voltige RRE maternal brother to FL29
Star Rating
(within breed)
Index and Traits
Data €uro-Value Reliability
Star Rating
(accross breed)
Suckler Beef Value (SBV) €81 20% ★★★ ★★★★ Weanling Export €52 15% ★★★★ ★★ Beef Carcass €71 10% ★★★ ★ Daughter Fertility €-31 REPLACEMENT 5% ★ ★★★★★ Daughter Milk €42 18% ★★★★ Other Key Traits 88% ★★★★★ Calving Difficulty (% 3 or 4) 3.77% 59% ★★★★ 3.61 Day(s) 11% ★★ 73% ★★★★ Gestation Length (Days) WEANLING 77% ★★★★ Docility (1-5 score) -0.03 SPECIALIST 12% ★★★ ★★★
% Rank
53% 60% 41% 15% 66%
CALVING EASE
EASY AVERAGE MATURE COWS ONLY
CALVING EASE 76% 22% 47%
EASY AVERAGE MATURE COWS ONLY
• Dam Lentille one of the best producers in France, high milk, very fertile cow • Maternal brother proven RRE in France
ACHILE (AHZ) DOB: 17-AUG-2005
LIMOUSIN
HERDBOOK NO.: LMSFRAM002306660153
G SIRE: MEXICAIN G DAM: MANON
SIRE: SAUVIGNON
G SIRE: ESPOIR G DAM: HARISSA
muscle
DAM: LIQUEUR Width at Withers
Narrow
Wide
Width behind Withers
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Wide
Loin Development
Low
High
Development Hind Quarter
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Wide
Thigh Width
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SKELETAL
85% 91% 85% 51% 77%
Star Rating
(within breed)
Index and Traits
★★★★★ Suckler Beef Value (SBV) ★★★★★ Weanling Export ★★★★★ Beef Carcass ★★★ ★★★★
36% ★★ 13% ★ N/A N/A
Data €uro-Value Reliability
€94 €67 €92 €-5 €30
Daughter Fertility Daughter Milk Other Key Traits Calving Difficulty (% 3 or 4) 5.80% 4.56 Day(s) Gestation Length (Days) Docility (1-5 score) N/A
Star Rating
(accross breed)
29% 43% 32% 6% 9%
★★★★★
35% 20% N/A
★★★
★★★★ ★★★★ ★★ ★★★
★
N/A
% Rank
81% 69% 72% 36% 59% 47% 4% N/A
functionality
RO YA LT Y
SIR E
€uro Star Rating
% Rank
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Tall
Length of Back
Short
Long
Length of Pelvis
Short
Long
Width at Hips
Narrow
Wide 0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Fore Leg - Front View
Optimum
Hind Leg - Side View
Optimum Optimum
Hind Leg - Rear View Poor
Locomotion
FRENCH BLUP
• •
20
Small
• • • •
10
Height Withers
Achile Daughter: Charue Ben
Wide 0
0
10
CALVING GROWTH MUSCLE REPLACEMENT 120
94
114
Good
CALVING EASE
20
30
40 50 60 70 80 EASY AVERAGE SKELETAL MATURE WEANING COWS ONLY
93
116
Junior Champion bull at Sima Paris 2007 CALVING EASE EASY Proven French sire, qualified RRE AVERAGE Very easy calving on French index (120)MATURE WEANLING COWS ONLY SPECIALIST Very consistent producer of classy well muscled progeny with great CALVING EASE hindquarters EASY FINISHING AVERAGE SPECIALIST MATURE Suitable for maidens COWS ONLY Good temperament
90
100
RELIABILITY
88%
REPLACEMENT
WEANLING SPECIALIST
7
OZEUS (OZS) DOB: 17-AUG-2005
LIMOUSIN
HERDBOOK NO.: LMSFRAM002306660153
G SIRE: GEANT G DAM: DIRECTRICE
SIRE: IDOLE
G SIRE: ULEX G DAM: HIRONDELLE
muscle
DAM: JENNY Width at Withers
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Wide
Width behind Withers
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Wide
Loin Development
Low
High
Development Hind Quarter
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Wide
Thigh Width
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SKELETAL
€uro Star Rating
% Rank
8
97% 91% 72% 79% 60%
Index and Traits
★★★★★ Suckler Beef Value (SBV) ★★★★★ Weanling Export
Data €uro-Value Reliability
€122 €66 €84 €15 €22
Beef Carcass Daughter Fertility ★★★★ Daughter Milk Other Key Traits 99% ★★★★★ Calving Difficulty (% 3 or 4) 2.16% 1.95 Day(s) 99% ★★★★★ Gestation Length (Days) N/A Docility (1-5 score) N/A ★★★★ ★★★★
19% 48% 27% 3% 18%
Star Rating
(accross breed)
★★★★★ ★★★★ ★★★★ ★★★ ★★★
% Rank
functionality
M AT ER NA L Star Rating
(within breed)
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Height Withers
Small
Tall
Length of Back
Short
Long
Length of Pelvis
Short
Long
Width at Hips
Narrow
Ozeus Daughter
Wide 0
Wide 0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Fore Leg - Front View
Optimum
Hind Leg - Side View
Optimum Optimum
Hind Leg - Rear View Locomotion
Poor
CALVING EASE 0
10
Good 20
EASY AVERAGE MUSCLE SKELETAL MATURE 110COWS ONLY 102
30
40
50
60
70
80
WEANING MILK 95% FRENCH BLUP CALVING GROWTH 101 103 111 107 REPLACEMENT 68% • All-round bull 64% EASE • Maternally tested sire CALVING EASY 53% AVERAGE • Will produce good suckler replacements without MATURE 54% WEANLING COWS ONLY
SPECIALIST compromising on beefing ability • Daughters are milky, CALVING EASE 7% ★★★★★ 94% fertile with good EASY FINISHING AVERAGE 5% ★★★★ 62% calvingSPECIALIST ability MATURE COWS ONLY N/A N/A • Suitable for maidens
90
100
MATERNAL
117 (85%)
CALVING
EASY AVER MATU COWS
REPLACEMENT
CALVING
WEANLING SPECIALIST
REPLACEMENT
EASY AVER MATU COWS
VIKING (VKG) DOB: 15-JAN-2004
LIMOUSIN
HERDBOOK NO.: LMSFRAM002304904377
SIRE: HAVANA DAM: KEEPERS
G SIRE: DESIGN G DAM: TRILLIUM G SIRE: WHIPSTICH G DAM: SOULES Q
PO LLE D
CALVING EASE
REPLACEMENT
EASY AVERAGE MATURE COWS ONLY
CALVING EASE
• • • •
Homozygous polled bull, all his progeny will be polled. Extremely easy calving 112 on French index Can be used on maidens calving at two years of age, and heavily muscled maidens Calves are very lively at birth
WEANLING SPECIALIST
EASY AVERAGE MATURE COWS ONLY
CALVING EASE FINISHING SPECIALIST
EASY AVERAGE MATURE COWS ONLY
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