Junior stock
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PANTIN
FR87 08 920 178
Bred by Serge Lajudie.
Beef Value. LM28
Calving Value. LM3C
Gs. GAULOIS
Sire. NICKEL
Gd. EUROPE
Gs. DON JUAN
Dam. HALDI
Gd. PUCE
In 2002 we bought Pantin as a 3 year old not only for his obvious conformation and fleshing, but also for the phenomenal quality of his paternal sisters (by Nickel) in the Lajudie Herd. Having been used on only seven cows in the Autumn of 2002 he has now become our main successor to Jockey.
His first son Ultravox is a real indication of what is to come from the next years V crop of 25 calves, and we await the birth of a further 40 this year. Initial performance results suggest that he produces an exceptional scanned Eye Muscle depth, and is in the Top 10% of the breed for all Growth, Muscle and Calving Value, with only 7 progeny recorded.
He is that rare beast that produces males and females of equal quality, and is certainly a sire to watch out for in the future.
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SAFRAN
FR 87 00 670 414
Bred by Frank Camus
Beef Value. LM23
Calving Value. LM-1C
Gs. JABOT
Sire. MALIBU
Gd. HAITI
Gs. CHARLOT
Dam. IDOLE
Gd. TROUBLANTE
Safran was bought as a young calf in 2001 from the famed Camus herd as our pick of the Malibu calves. He is an extremely muscular bull, almost obscenely so, but also has great length and depth. He is still easily calved to and is certainly a bull to add muscle without losing growth.
Limited semen available
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SENATEUR
FR 16 29 597 307
Bred by GAEC Del'Elevage Tournier
Gs. INSECTE
Sire. OTAN
Gd. JADE
Gs. HEROS
Dam. JASMINE
Gd. HERMINE
Senateur was again bought as a 10 month old calf. We were attracted to the rare combination of extreme growth and style and muscularity in such a young animal.
Although bought in Autumn 2002, for reasons beyond our control, it was late in 2003 that we took delivery of him, and he only arrived to catch a couple of females at the end of the season.
It was intended to show him in 2004 at the Royal Welsh and the ILC International Show. Unfortunately he ripped his ring out a few weeks before and had to stay at home. However, many who attended our ILC open day in August 2004 were mightily impressed by him, with some labeling him "the best bull of the whole ILC". Hopefully, 2005 will see him get on with the job in hand and we await his progeny with great interest.