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'Balbithan' herd was established in 1987 when four females
were purchased from the Warninglid and Cullum herds.
'Balbithan' is the name of a castle in Scotland near Inverurie
which is owned by the family of a good friend of the Whites.
Between 1987 and 1995 the herd was expanded by the purchase
of some twenty females. Several were purchased from Thrunton,
Brampton and Penrhos herds.
Jane Haw became manager of the herd in 1991. The herd
now has 40 breeding females. The best breeding bulls are
sold at Carlisle and Perth. There is also a good local
trade for commercial bulls sold off the farm.
The Whites also have 100 cross-bred suckler cows for which
they use their own Charolais bulls. This has proved successful
and market prices achieved for calves have been consistently
good, often topping the market.
Over the next few years the aim is to continue to improve
the quality of the Charolais breeding females so that
high quality bulls and heifers can be offered for sale
around the country. |
Balbithan Nadia with Beth and Andrew White
and herd manager Jane Haw (centre) |
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Press:
Winner of the English National Calf Show, Balbithan
Vespasian, sold in February 2006 for 26,000gns
Balbithan herd came 2nd in
the Charolais Show Awards
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Available:
Pedigree Charolais bulls for pedigree and commercial herds
Heifers and breeding females
Semen from ‘Inverlochy Topsire
Commercial store calves |
Herd
Manager : Jane Haw |
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Compact Farm,
Worth Matravers, Swanage, Dorset, BH19 3LE.
Telephone: 01929 439298 Mobile: 07789 118378 E-mail info@balbithancharolais.co.uk |
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