THE TWO GREYS

Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32612, 21 May 1971, Page 14

THE TWO GREYS

"I would like to point out two serious inaccuracies in the statement printed in •The Press’ last Friday,” says Mr I. H. Atkinson, president of the New Zealand Grey Beef Cattle Society, in a letter in which he refers to a statement emanating from the Murray Grey Society of New Zealand Incorporated. “The New Zealand Grey Beef Cattle Society is not based on Tasmanian rules or grading-up system. It is an entirely New Zealand society and is using a system of grading up that is recognised internationally—it is being used by other breeds.

yin. point of fact the main difference between the New Zealand Grey Beef Cattle Society’s rules and the New Zealand Murray Grey Society’s rules is that our Angus or commercial Grey cows are only approved as base stock when the cow is about to wean her calf and the two can be seen together, and taking into account season, type of country and age of cow etc., she is then approved or not “Secondly the New Zealand Grey Cattle Society has incorporated in its herd book three sections cover-

ing aspects of the Grey breed—Murray Greys, Tasmanian Greys and the combination of the two breeds. They, have all to be bred up under the same rigorous system of inspection at all stages and can be recorded in the appropriate section of our herd book. “We also feel that Grey cattle in New Zealand should be in one society and will be making every effort in this direction,” said Mr Atkinson.