Ervie Advance 101216 £3800
Ervie Spring Bull Sale 2012
Use of Ervie Hereford Sire:
Dairy
Cows
Genetic make-up of cowherd:
Friesian/Jersey
Replacements source:
Homebred
Size of herd
200
% Served by Hereford Sire
30%
Other breeds of bull used:
Aberdeen Angus
Friesian
Other farm enterprises:
Wind Turbine
Contracting
Caravan Club
Female offspring
Sold at < 3 weeks
Sold as bulling heifers or stores
Male Offspring
Sold at < 3 weeks
Sold as reared calves
Ervie Advance 101216 with his cows in the cubicle shed
Angus, Claire and Andrew.
Reasons for buying Hereford bull(s) from Ervie:
1) Ervie natural rearing policy.
2) Ervie herd health status.
3) Fertility - semen tested.
4) Local
How do you select your Hereford bull: Price , Conformation, Feet and Legs, Testicles
Have the calves from your Hereford bull met with your expectations: More than meeting expectations.
Easy calving. Calving jack redundant.
Bearing in mind that we select our own sires firstly on natural yearling growth, suggest traits important to you that we should consider when making our herd replacement selections.:
Good Feet.
Are you familiar with the background to our Line One Hereford genetics: Yes
Do you agree that a Line-bred bull can maximise performance in a cross-breeding herd situation:
The line breeding definitely helps uniformity and performance is excellent.
Have you anything to say as an endorsement for the bulls you’ve had from us?:
If you take the trouble to visit, once you've seen the bulls and how they're managed you'll definitely buy one.