BCCS September Newsletter 2022

Scottish & Northern Main Sponsor 2022 - EQ Chartered
Accountants
This year saw EQ Chartered Accountants become the Scottish
& Northern Charolais Club main sponsors which we are
extremely appreciative of and look forward to working with
them in the future. The first main sponsored event will
be the Suckler Herd Competition which is currently being
judged throughout Scotland by Mr Jimmy Wilson, Mintlaw.
Results will be announced at the Stirling Bull Sales where we
will host a reception after our AGM on the Sunday evening.
Wedding
The 4th June saw the wedding
of Alison Wight and Glenn
White within Biggar Kirk
then onto Carwood for the
celebrations. Congratulations
to you both from all of us and
wishing you both a lifetime of
love and happiness.
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advice on:
• Farm Business Appraisals
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agriculture@eqaccountants.co.uk
more informaon, contact our EQ Agriculture team.
Forfar: 01307 474274 / Dundee: 01382 312100
“EQ Agriculture act for many clients in the rural sector and
are proud to be main sponsor of the Scottish & Northern
Charolais Club for 2022. As active members in the agriculture
community, with some colleagues having farms of their own,
we understand the importance and appreciate of the club’s
efforts to promote and improve the Charolais breed”
Special 80th Birthday wishes
A very happy 80th Birthday to
Jimmy Wilson.
From all of us at the Scottish
& Northern we wish you all
the very best on your special
birthday and hope you
enjoyed the celebrations!!
Births
loud AccounĀng
Congratulations to Anna
Robertson & Mark Delday on
the birth of their son Tommy
Delday, born on 2 May 2022
weighing in at 7lb 12oz.
Tommy has already had his
first visit to the Royal Highland
Show where I am sure he was
eyeing up a new purchase for
mum’s Inchcorsie Charolais
Herd. Look forward to seeing
him in the young handler’s
events in the future.
Engagement
Celebrations and
congratulations to Gary & Zoe
at Lagavaich Charolais on their
recent engagement. Fantastic
news and we wish you both all
the very best for your future
together.
COMMON REGISTRATION QUERIES
SIRE AND DAM DNA, please ensure all sires and dams
are DNA tested before registering their first progeny to
avoid a delay in the pedigree certificate being issued.
SIRE AND DAM OWNERSHIP, please check the sire
and dam has been transferred into the members
ownership where required prior to registering a calf. All
animals must be DNA tested before the transfer can be
completed.
MISSING INFORMATION, please ensure all information
is given ie: date of birth, tag number, calving easing,
birth weight etc
WRONG YEAR LETTER, please ensure the calf name
begins with the correct letter for the year as below
DUPLICATE NAMES & TAG NUMBERS, please check a
calf name or tag number has not been previously used
GESTATION LENGTH, please check the date of birth of
the calf corresponds with the AI date.
LETTER OF SERVICE, where a sire has been hired, please
ensure the relevant letter of service has been forwarded
to the office.
REGISTRATIONS IN ON TIME, registrations should be
submitted before 27 days of age to ensure no late fees
are incurred.
IMPORTS, please obtain the relevant 5 Generation
Zootechnical Export Certificate (showing your details as
the new member) from the relevant country in order
to register any progeny. From 24 June 2022 all imports
must be SNP tested, at least SV, Myostatin tested for
F942 & Q204X and be tested for Progressive Ataxia.
CALF NOTIFICATIONS It is free to birth notify a calf
within 27 days of birth, if at a later date you wish to
fully register the calf the fees is the normal registration
fee of £25.00 + VAT online or £32.50 + VAT paper/tel
plus the standard late fee of £25.00 + VAT up to any age.
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