Beef for the Dairy herd
The beef sires featured in this section have been selected as suitable for use in dairy herds, where calving ease and gestation length are the prime considerations. The majority of the sires listed are pedigree and are also suitable for purebred use or in suckler herds.
Netherton FAMOUS
Aberdeen Angus
£ 8.50- Meadow Quality Superior Sire
- EBV for Gestation Length is in the Top 5% of the breed
- Pedigree stacked with proven easy calving and fleshing maternal genetics
- From one of the most famous and influential families not only at Netherton but the breed
Laxfield SILVERADO
Hereford - Horned
£ 10.00- Pure native-bred Hereford - his dam is a traditional Hereford cow and his sire, Laxfield Wilberforce, is one of the best bulls bred at Laxfield
- Silverado was judged Best Bull Calf in the National Hereford Virtual Show in 2021
- Silverado's Breedplan figures put him in the top 1% for low birth weight, the top 2% for calving ease direct and the top 10% for short gestation length
- He is maternal brother to Laxfield Silver 12th, whose embryos have been exported to American breeders
Twyning Ash OSKAR
British Blue
£ 8.50- Meadow Quality Superior Sire
- Calves are fetching between £400-£500 at Sedgemoor market under 6 weeks old
- Blue roan calves born easily with average gestation length of 272 days
- Very high semen fertility
Margarita SEBASTIAN
Hereford - Horned
£ 10.00- Sired by the record-priced Freetown Kendal who sold for 17,000gns in 1976
- Great temperament
- Semen is qualified for export
Tydesmoor 1 RAVEN ET
Hereford - Polled
£ 8.50- Exciting sire selected especially for use in dairy herds
- Top 1% of the breed for Calving Ease EBV
- Raven's sire is a breed leader for Calving Ease in his native Canada
Margarita SENSATION
Hereford - Horned
£ 10.00- Sired by the record-priced Freetown Kendal who sold for 17,000gns in 1976
- Great temperament
- Semen is qualified for export
Sondergard FRED (IMP)
Aberdeen Angus
£ 12.00- Easy calving sire ideal for cross breeding with tremendous growth; Top 10% of the breed for 200 day weight
- Fred has won many interbreed titles in Denmark and was the #1 ranked bull across all breeds in the test station for feed efficiency
- Daughters have loads of milk and excellent udders plus great feet
