Ayrshire Association To
Hold Electronic Sale
BRATTLEBORO, VL ~ On
April 23, the Ayrshire Breeder’s
Association is to host its annual
national consignment sale in Port
land, Maine ... with no cattle or
embryos in the ballroom facilities.
In late December, the Ayrshire
board of director’s executive com
mittee enthusiastically endorsed
the “electronic sale” idea.
’The electronic sale,” explained
Jill Stahl, program coordinator for
the Ayrshire Breeders Associa
tion, “simply means that the ani
mals will be represented electroni
cally. Buyers will be able to view
the animals’s pedigree, photos
and/or videotapes. However, the
animals themselves will not have
the stress of traveling to the sale,
being sold and then traveling to
their new home.”
National sale coordinator Doug
Murray said he believes the sale
will attract quality cattle.
“We can now attract the best
animals from around the nation,”
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benefit since there are no transpor
tation costs to Maine, no fitting or
housing costs at the convention
and reduced commission on con
signments that sell for top dol
lars.”
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If interested in consigning ani
mals, please contact sale coor
dinator Murray at (309) 286-5521,
or the national Ayrshire office at
(802) 254-7460. The sale will be
held at the end of the Ayrshire
Breeder’s Association’s annual
convention on Saturday. April 23.
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