Limousin in Canada

摘要

The first Limousin imported to Canada was Prince Pompadour in November of 1968, with semen made available in July of 1969. After the importation of Prince Pompadour to Canada, another group of eleven Limousin bulls and five heifers were imported in April of 1969. Many more importations followed, 91 sires and 544 females up to and including 1974.19 European breeds, totaling 4,790 headwere imported into Canada between April 1965 and September 1974.The popularity of the Limousin breed spread quickly when performance testing proved their value to the industry as the most efficient overall French breeds.There was emphasis on upgrading with Limousin, starting with the foundation (half-blood) female.