Ervie L1 Herefords
Bull Customer Fact File (M & J G Dunlop) |
| Name: Messrs M & J G Dunlop | Reason for using Hereford: Docility & easy calving |
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| Farm: Bishopton, Kirkudbright | ||||||
| Region: Dumfries & Galloway | ||||||
Use of Ervie Hereford Sire:
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Genetic make-up of cowherd: Dairy – Holstein Friesian Beef – Angus & Hereford Replacements source: Homebred |
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Size of herd Dairy - 500 Beef - 200 % Served by Hereford Sire Dairy – 10% Beef – 20% |
Other breeds of bull used: Dairy – Holstein & Angus Beef – Angus & Charolais
Other farm enterprises: 100 acres spring wheat |
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Description of cattle enterprise and what role the Hereford sire has and how you rear and market the Hereford offspring. Dairy – to provide Hereford heifers for the beef enterprise with bullocks sold as stores. Beef – Angus cross bulling heifers put to Hereford (& vice versa) to provide ¾ bred beef heifers for suckler herd.Bullocks again sold as stores. |
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Have you anything to say as an endorsement for the bulls you’ve had from us?: Living well and good on feet – easy to work with due to docility.Is there any chance you could breed Angus bulls under similar conditions? (Good to buy both from one farm.)
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