INTERNATIONAL
CONFERENCES


Teleconference 1993  | Tyrendarra, Australia 1995 | Calgary, Canada 1997Alsfeld, Germany 1998
Belties 2000 in Scotland  |  Muster Down Under 2002  |  Galloway Getaway U.S.A. 2004
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Galloway Getaway U.S.A. 2004
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
September 23-26, 2004
Co-hosted by the U.S. Belted Galloway Society
and American Galloway Breeders Association
See invitation to the event

World Beef Expo Galloway & Belted Galloway Shows
Galloways and Belted Galloways will be Featured Breeds
Galloway Getaway Sale
Regional bus tour September 26-30, 2004


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Muster Down Under 2002
Canberra, Australia
February 2002

Royal Canberra Show
Galloways, Belted Galloways & Miniature Galloways were Featured Breeds 
Steer & Carcase Show & International Galloway Conference



Cow/calf class at Royal Canberra 2002
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Belties 2000
International Meeting
Scotland and England
June 22-July 7, 2000
Hosted by Belted Galloway Society
J.M.C. Rutherford, Secretary
Royal Highland Show and Royal Show




Seacoast, Scotland where Galloway breed originated
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2nd World Galloway Congress '98
Alsfeld, Germany
September 4-5, 1998
Hosted by Bundesverband Deutscher Galloway-Zuchter e.V.
Godesberger Allee 142-148, 53175 Bonn (Bad Godesberg), Germany
Ole Grubbe, Chairman


Rathaus in Market Square, Alsfeld, Germany

Delegates' Conference
Delegates from a dozen associations in ten countries met at Alsfeld September 4 and 6, 1998 to establish the Galloway-World-Council comprised of two delegates from each Galloway association and society worldwide. Primary thrust of this international organization will be promotion and furtherance of the breed. 
Technical Presentations
Dr. Peter Pascher, German National Farmers Association, Bonn
"The Structure of Agriculture in Germany"
Rudi Paul, Zucht-und Besamungsunion Hessen, Alsfeld

"Breeding and Husbandry of Beef Cattle in Germany"
Willi Muller-Braune, Office for Rural Development

and Agriculture of the State of Hessen, Kassel
"Animal Welfare-Oriented Cattle Husbandry with Galloways"
Wolf Backhaus, Biohalle, Alsfeld

"Mobile Slaughtering -- a livestock-oriented form of slaughter ... "
Bechtold von Fischer, Swiss Galloway Society, Hunibach

"Three Options for Galloway Husbandry from a Swiss Point of View"
Hans-Joachim Huhn, Interest Group of Galloway Breeders, Hessen, Allendorf

"Quality Management -- Quality Beef Marketing"
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International Galloway Congress '97
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
July 9-15, 1997
Hosted by the Canadian Galloway Association
2417 Holly Lane, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada  K1V 0M7
Phone (613) 731-7110          Fax (613) 731-0704       Email <clrc@clrc.on.ca>
Robert Airth, Congress Chairman
Russel Horvey, Technical Session Chairman


Galloways were "Featured Breed" at the Calgary Stampede's Cattle Show, 1997

Association Reports
Peter R. McKeon and Merlin C. Bradley
"A Report on Galloways in Australia and The Australian Beef Industry"
Ole Grubbe
"Introduction Into the Germany Way of Breeding Beef Cattle
and Especially the Galloway Cattle"
B. von Fischer
"The Swiss Galloway Society"
George Sproat
"Report of the Galloway Cattle Society of the United Kingdom"

International Committee Meeting
Photo of Delegates
Technical Presentations
Dr. Roy Berg, Professor of Animal Genetics, Retired
Dean of Agriculture & Forestry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
"Beef Cattle Breeding:  Past, Present and Future"
Dr. Bob Church, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
"New Realities in Beef Production, What Business Are We In?"
Russel Horvey, Delburne, Alberta, Canada
"Galloways in the Olds College Steer-A-Year Project"
Delyn Jensen, Beef Specialist, Alberta Agriculture, Hanna, Alberta
"Phase IV Beef Breed Evaluation Research at
Meat Animal Research Centre, Clay Centre, Nebraska"
Brenda Schoepp, Beeflink, Stony Plain, Alberta, Canada
"Factors Contributing to Increased Costs of Production"
Gregg Simonds, Deseret Ranch Manager, Salt Lake City, Utah
"Increasing Returns by Decreasing Costs"
Reno Welsch, Pincher Creek, Alberta, Canada
"A Rancher's Experience with Galloway Cows and Feeders"
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Belties Down Under '95
International Belted Galloway Conference
Tyrendarra, Victoria, Australia
February 10-13, 1995
Hosted by Galloway Cattle Society of Australia, Inc. and
The Australian Belted Galloway Cattle Breeders Association, Inc.

Working Committee:
Dot and Neville Grimshaw, Alan and Alison Lepp, Robyn Nunn



Presentations:
Pat Boland, Hackett, ACT, Australia
"Australia's Quarantine Policy on Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy"
A.R.C. Butson, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
"Beef Fat in Belted Galloways"
A.H. Chatfield, Jr., Rockport, Maine, U.S.A.
"The Economics of Breeding Belties"
Hugh R. Crawford, Carmangay, Alberta,Canada
"Mismarking in Belted Galloways"
"Colour Patterns and Belted Galloway Registries"
"Belted Galloways and the Belted Galloway Society, Inc."
"Test for Homozygous Belting"
"A Critique of the May, 1994 Report of the Long Range Planning Committee
of the Belted Galloway Society, Inc."
Paul Cullen, Marulan, NSW, Australia
"The Beltie--The Beauty or the Beast"
Ken Doust, Mystery Bay, NSW, Australia
"Tenderness, Fat, and Health"
John D. Fewings, Yankalilla, South Australia
and Grace Scott, Adelaide, South Australia
"History and Neuropathology of Transmissible Disorders (BSE)"
Barry McAlley, Clevedon, New Zealand
"International Affairs"
"The Show Ring as a Breed Promotion Venue"
Peter R. McKeon, Turramurra, NSW, Australia
"How to Market Your Galloway Stud"
D. Phillip Sponenburg, Blacksburg, Virginia, U.S.A.
"Galloway Breed Structure, Colors and Patterns, and Breeding Strategies"
Peter Sutherland, Wodonga, Victoria, Australia
"Growing Grass Fed Beef in Australia"
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International Teleconference '93
May 8, 1993
Topic:  "Belted Galloways--Preparing the Breed to Succeed"
Host:  John Jeffords, Dirigo Land & Livestock, Iron Mountain, WY
Moderator:  P. Andre LeMaistre, Mitchell Ledge Farm, Freeport, ME

Transcript of Proceedings
Correspondence from the late William Storrie before & after teleconference


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