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<blockquote data-quote="egbert" data-source="post: 6907499" data-attributes="member: 9965"><p>Nothing agin Herefords, although I'm never sure what they're meant to look like now, and I'd be cautious youngstock run to fat if not watched.</p><p>Red Angus might do your job, although attitude might be an issue, ditto Welsh Blacks.</p><p>Longhorns are lovely biddable old duffers, and very self reliant, but the antlers are hard to get round.</p><p>They have (and this is all just one tw$ts opinion) suffered from 'smallholderitis', although that;s improved again the last decade or two as numbers recovered.</p><p></p><p>Your answer...South Devons.</p><p>There are plenty of polled lines. </p><p>Temperament is <strong>2nd to none. </strong>(with your leccy fences etc, footpath and maybe not the best handling system) </p><p></p><p>Loads of genes about, so you won't have to concentrate too hard sourcing a bull every third year.</p><p>Youngstock will grow at whatever rate you feed em to, making very large beasts if you run them on/feed em harder.</p><p></p><p>You could travel into the westcountry and buy females without trying too hard.</p><p>There are still loads of herds run commercially in and around Dartmoor, and south and West Devon, and into Cornwall.</p><p></p><p>The only downside is calving, should you keep them too well.</p><p></p><p>Bulls tend to being easily handled.</p><p>Beef is very good, although I eat a lot of Galloway, so it's no good asking me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="egbert, post: 6907499, member: 9965"] Nothing agin Herefords, although I'm never sure what they're meant to look like now, and I'd be cautious youngstock run to fat if not watched. Red Angus might do your job, although attitude might be an issue, ditto Welsh Blacks. Longhorns are lovely biddable old duffers, and very self reliant, but the antlers are hard to get round. They have (and this is all just one tw$ts opinion) suffered from 'smallholderitis', although that;s improved again the last decade or two as numbers recovered. Your answer...South Devons. There are plenty of polled lines. Temperament is [B]2nd to none. [/B](with your leccy fences etc, footpath and maybe not the best handling system)[B] [/B] Loads of genes about, so you won't have to concentrate too hard sourcing a bull every third year. Youngstock will grow at whatever rate you feed em to, making very large beasts if you run them on/feed em harder. You could travel into the westcountry and buy females without trying too hard. There are still loads of herds run commercially in and around Dartmoor, and south and West Devon, and into Cornwall. The only downside is calving, should you keep them too well. Bulls tend to being easily handled. Beef is very good, although I eat a lot of Galloway, so it's no good asking me. [/QUOTE]
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