Swallowdale Holsteins 

farm assured and high yielding prize-winning pedigree cattle 

bred by Chris & Susan Elmes in Wiltshire since 1986. 

Highly classified – herd average 85 points – with show type.

 

 Herd average 10,000 litres @ 3.8% bf 3.14% ptn

140 milking cattle and 120 followers from strong female families

 

Also home to the "Crystal" herd of Holsteins owned by Catherine Elmes

 

**BULL FOR SALE - READY NOW - BLACKROSE x BAXTER**

 

Chris and Susan Elmes farm 170 acres close to the town of Swindon, England.  The Swallowdale herd was established in 1986 and a successful breeding programme has made continuing improvement selecting sires mainly from America and Canada with an emphasis on type and conformation .  The herd is 95% Good Plus and better.  Nine cows are multiple EX and there are now 15 EX; 54VG, 47GP.  Sixteen star brood cows have been bred.  Champion small herd in 4 of the last 5 years South & Wiltshire herd competitions, and won Best Heifer in 2008.

 

Bull calves are sold, the heifers reared either to sell or to join the herd.  Only very special bull calves are reared and sold for breeding like Swallowdale Black Rolls, a Baxter son of 86 point heifer September Storm Blackrose that won South & Wiltshire's Heifer competition in 2008.  Ring for more details.

 Swallowdale April 4 EX95(6)

The herd calves all year round to sell milk to Cadburys on a level profile. 

The milkers are fed on grass and maize silage, brewers grains and high energy BOCM Pauls cake in parlour and out-of-parlour feed station.  The milking herd is cubicle housed all year round, heifers and dry cows go out to grass in summer

 

Swallowdale April 4 EX95(6)  8*  LP100

 

 


 
 
 
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