Bulls Arriving At Southern Breeders

Scope and Content: Southern Breeders Ltd. was the first commercial semen producing unit in southern Alberta. The $110,000 station was located three miles south of Lethbridge on the Coutts Highway. The unit received its first bulls in March which included three Polled Hereford, one horned Hereford, one Black Welsh, on…

Scope and Content: Southern Breeders Ltd. was the first commercial semen producing unit in southern Alberta. The $110,000 station was located three miles south of Lethbridge on the Coutts Highway. The unit received its first bulls in March which included three Polled Hereford, one horned Hereford, one Black Welsh, one Black Aberdeen Angus and one Red Angus. Semen from the bulls, all owned by Alberta cattle breeders was not made available until April 18 but the station did handle semen imported from other stations. The unit had a capacity for 15 bulls, and quarantine facilities for 10 bulls. There were only four other semen producing stations in the province, all in Calgary. Two more were planned: one in Edmonton and one in Cardston.