Traditional style Angus
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Where was yours from @Orkneyboy?
Dunlouise Angus|The Original Native Angus
www.dunlouiseangus.com
Woolless
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- Berwickshire, Scottish Borders
Does anyone know of anyone breeding traditional style Angus cattle? Not specifically the native lines but the short legged, deep body hardy type….if such a thing exists in this part of the world anymore
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I think these would be worth a look but in Worcestershire so I assume TB1. If you find any other herds matching your description in TB4 areas, let us know.
Woolless
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Vintage A-A genetics revived
CLAIMS THAT frozen semen straws from 1976 had set the benchmark for ancient genetics producing a healthy calf in the modern day have been challenged…
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Another option but very definitely Native Angus, like the Dunlouise herd. A halfway house between old and new would be interesting.
- Location
- Hertfordshire
"Aln Angus" had some tremendous, thick bulls when I was last shopping, I really like their breeding philosophy too
JohnGalway
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- Connemara, Ireland
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I think these would be worth a look but in Worcestershire so I assume TB1. If you find any other herds matching your description in TB4 areas, let us know.
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- East Sussex
What is wrong with the bigger commercial ones. I find the little lumpy ones don't get enough weight and turn to fat!!
Thanks for the replies so far. What I’m after is a small group of heifers with the intention of Ai-ing them using bulls that have traits suitable for my system. After visiting some Nz Angus breeders I was left thinking their breeding philosophy made a huge amount of sense. I’ve found Angus bulls too large and the offspring not able to maintain condition, so I want to start with a female that’s already at least half way in the direction that I want to go.
This is all theory so far though! After a number of years thinking about it I thought I’d at least put some feelers out and see what might be possible
This is all theory so far though! After a number of years thinking about it I thought I’d at least put some feelers out and see what might be possible
Woolless
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- Berwickshire, Scottish Borders
For yourself speaking as a commercial finisher, I'm sure that you're right. Increasing numbers running cattle on lower input systems though and need a thrifty cow in particular. I am feeling my way with a mob/regenerative grazing approach and I reckon I've the right cattle for the job with my wee traditional Herefords.
FARMER22
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- East Yorkshire
THE Yearsley herd in North Yorkshire of Adrian Johnson have a heard of of native Aberdeen Angus he is definitely worth a look [emoji106]07702 000760 [email protected]
Hilly
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- Scottish Borders.
Twas seeing their herd that made me change to Angus twenty plus years ago and you know I’ve never had one of their bulls
spin cycle
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- north norfolk
like this
muleman
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Thats a right sort!
Well…it’s a good effort! That’s sort of what these big commercial Angus end up looking like after a few months on my place!
More imagining something like this…maybe?!
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He’s a Dunlouise bull.
He seems to be settling the ladies well despite his short stature...
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- South Molton
We have had a couple of their bulls for our maiden heifers.
Woolless
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- Berwickshire, Scottish Borders
The issue is that by moving a beast from a TB1 area, I would go from testing exempt to yearly testing for a period. And if by chance it did introduce TB, my name would be worse than s5it with my neighbours.
serf
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- warwickshire
Was just scrolling down thread to comment but you seem to have beat me to it ....
