Ervie Advance 111400 £2300
2013 Spring Bull Sale
Use of Ervie Hereford Sire:
Dairy cows - sweeper
Genetic make-up of cowherd:
Holstein Friesian
Replacements source:
Homebred - closed herd
Size of herd
85 cows
% Served by Hereford Sire
Other breeds of bull used:
Holstein Friesian
Some Fertility Plus semen used.
Other farm enterprises:
Wind turbine
Sheep winterers
Female offspring
Sold at < 3 weeks
Male Offspring
Sold at < 3 weeks
Ervie Advance 111400 in February with heifers.
"Here are two of the first cows calves - must say they look promising. Regards Ian"
Reasons for buying Hereford bull(s) from Ervie:
Ervie natural rearing policy
Ervie herd health status
Fertility
Caving ease
Docility
Local
Long term customer
How do you select your Hereford bull:
Conformation
Easy fleshing
Feet and legs
Have the calves from your Hereford bull met with your expectations: Yes
Good demand from buyers especially heifers.
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.:
Easy calving.
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 No Comment
Have you anything to say as an endorsement for the bulls you’ve had from us?:
Easy to work with - both the bull and the breeder
Good customer service.
Hassle free.