link to ACCA http://americancelticcattleassoc.com/history.html
copy of history from this site
The Irish Blacks® breed and the Irish Reds® breed has its roots in a genetic theory promoted by world-renowned Iowa State geneticist, Dr. Jay Lush, in the 1930s. Dr. Lush maintained that consistent quality would best be achieved through a concentrated gene pool developed in the process of line breeding.
Colorado cattleman, Maurice Boney, studied under Dr. Lush and decided nearly 50 years ago to adopt Lush's genetic theory, in spite of the fact that the beef industry as a whole moved toward crossbreeding practices.
In 1971, Boney imported a purebred Friesian bull from Ireland and mated him to Angus females coming from the Old Revolution bloodline. Old Revolution was known in the 1940s and 1950s as fertile and hardy, with consistent performance. The cattle were also known to possess "feeding capacity," meaning they efficiently converted forage into quality beef. Boney wanted to establish those traits in his own cattle.
In a carefully planned and implemented breeding program, Boney continued to cultivate the best traits in his closed herd, resulting in a herd of cattle that were 98% pure Friesian blood. Consistently high quality carcass traits was one of the outstanding characteristics of the cattle.
In 2010, Colorado-based Irish Blacks® and Irish Reds® breeder Guy Gould and other Irish Blacks® breed and Irish Reds® breed owners began exploring the market for the high quality beef found in their breed. That effort has led to development of the American Celtic Cattle Association. The ACCA registers Irish Blacks® breed and Irish Reds® breed cattle and their DNA verified genetics in the only set of original and complete herd books. These herd books were completed and recorded along with the founder, Maurice Boney, starting with the very first full blood Irish Blacks® breed and Irish Reds® breed cattle as the original historical accurate set of herd books. It is these herd books that are owned and maintained by the American Celtic Cattle Association® for the accurate use of registering full blood Irish Blacks® breed and Irish Reds® breed cattle in the American Celtic Cattle Association Registry. The DNA verification by lineage was collected in 2010 with all living dams, all living sires, and all deceased sires with stored semen being collected at this time. This included cows and bulls dating back to within one or two generations of offspring of the first American full bloods to be registered by the breed’s founder.
It is with this foundation of historical herd books that the American Celtic Cattle Association® began. The ACCA intends to maintain the integrity of the genetics of the Irish Blacks® breed and Irish Reds® breed cattle for producers who seek to maintain the same consistent qualities these cattle have been bred for since their inception.
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