Knowledge Base Tag: Red Poll Cattle Society

Please click here to see the full fact sheet about Red Poll cattle from the Rare Breeds Survival Trust.

The Society operates through a Council which is responsible for the
promotion of the Red Poll breed in general and in particular to maintain
the beef and milking qualities of the breed thus adding value to the
membership.
Council has defined its role...

The Red Poll world is made up of members from every walk of life and
has links throughout the world. There are members of Red Poll
organisations in Argentina, Brazil, Australia, Jamaica, New Zealand,
South Africa, United States of America as well as...

The RPCS has archives including copies of old herd books.  If any member
wishes to purchase a set of original herd books, please contact the Secretary for more information.  

Students and Young Handlers
 
As a
Society we are passionate about young people, and if you are a student, member
of YFC or just someone who is interested in cattle we are here to help
you.
 
Our
investment in the next generation of farmers takes many forms...

Cost of advertising in the Herd Book and Newsletter
Herd Book - produced annually
Full inside page : £200
Full inside back cover : £250
Newsletter - produced 3 times a year
Full inside page: £25 for members
£50 for non members 

Signet Subsidy
To encourage the collection of Breed Data,
the Society offers an annual subsidy of £125 to members who join the
Signet Beef Recording Scheme. The subsidy is paid on production of a
paid Signet invoice. For further details, please contact the...

Red Poll Stock for Sale
The Red Poll Cow is one of the traditional native British dual purpose breeds (beef & milk).
It is naturally polled (hornless). It thrives on low input
management systems as it is an efficient converter of...

In the Autumn 2012 Newsletter, an overview was given of the
findings of Dr. Pam Wiener and others at the Roslin Institute in Edinburgh as
to the effects of the Myostatin variant in South Devons and it was reported
that we were hoping...

Myostatin is a gene which regulates the formation of muscle.
Various mutations of this gene have been found in cattle. The Red Poll, along
with the South Devons, Aberdeen Angus and
Belgian Blue, have the nt821 mutation. The most obvious effect of the...

MISSION STATEMENT
The Mission Statement of the Red Poll Cattle Society of Great
Britain reflects the constitution of the Society.
The Red Poll Cattle Society will serve
its members through enhancing the development of Red Poll cattle and
promoting their use within the livestock...

The advantages of the Red Poll as a suckler cow are:

Efficient converter of forage requiring little or no additional feed
Easy calving
Long lived thus fewer replacements needed
Will adapt to single or multiple suckling
Will calve to any terminal...

Red Poll Cattle were a rare breed for many years.

The Society was supported by the Rare Breeds Survival Trust until
the breeding stock of Red Poll cows exceeded 2000 in the UK when it
moved to the RBST's Watch List and...