Spring Bull Sale 2013
Use of Ervie Hereford Sire:
- Dairy cows
Genetic make-up of cowherd:
Friesian X
Replacements source: Home bred closed herd
Size of herd 1200
15% served by Hereford sire
Other breeds of bull used: Belted Galloway
Friesian and Jersey
Other farm enterprises:
Christmas Trees 40 acres
Pigs 200 sows
Female offspring
Sold as bulling heifers or stores
Male Offspring
Finished as steers at grass
Rory Christie back in the busy farm estate office.
Rory Christie in front of his new outdoor winter cow cubicle accomodation.
Reasons for buying Hereford bull(s) from Ervie:
i Identification (White Face easily distinguishes beef from dairy calves)
ii Fertility
iii Docility
iv Large Herd from single source
Which physical traits are most important when you are selecting your Hereford bull:
- Fertility,docility and easy finishing off grass.
Have the calves from your Hereford bull met with your expectations:
Yes.
Are you familiar with the background to our Line One Hereford genetics:
Yes
Have you anything to say as an endorsement for the bulls you’ve had from us which may give potential customers confidence to buy bulls from us.:
"They do what it says on the package! - convert grass into beef efficently and get cows in calf without hassle."