5 Nations Continental Breed Sale - March 25th 2022 (Closed #247749)

The Simmental herd was established in 2006 when John, having been impressed by the temperament of the Simmental breed, purchased four second calvers. Three months later in May 2006 they came home from the Bristol Society sale with several additions to the herd, including a stock bull Winford Storm by Blackford Harvester and three females, Atlow Petruska, Beanhill Penny and Grangewood Paris. These seven foundation cows went on to produce an impressive 17 heifer calves in three years. 

The Bosahan herd calves from October through to March and heifers are calved down at around two and a half years old. 

The cows are housed over the winter, and fed on home made silage and rolled barley.  All cattle are turned out in April and cows with calves at foot and  in-calf heifers run with a stock bull in two separate  groups.  

Together with Bosahan L'Amour Flirty Tresor I( born 10 days apart) these two heifers are the first progeny of Kinclaven Infusion 17 (P) to be offered for sale. We purchased Infusion at the 2019 February Stirling bull sales and subsequently he was shown with success. Selected with a maternal bloodline achieving Royal Highland awards coupled with a past Stirling sale topping purchase Omorga Samson; Infusion's polled line outcross followed our previous stock bulls  Skerrington Armada 09  and Heathbrow Freddie Star 14 (P).  

Bosahan Harriet Bow has produced five calves to date; (including twins males the first time which we decided to castrate and subsequently topped the suckler calf sales the following Autumn at Truro Livestock Market). Harriet has averaged a 400 day calving index across four calvings with an impressive heifer calf at foot currently by Knockreagh Immanuel.  Combining bloodlines from two of our foundation cows, Atlow Petruska and Grangewood Paris, we used  a home bred bull Bosahan Vulcan by Diranean Jacob and we believe regardless of sire this maternal line will produce great calves suiting both commercial and pedigree breeders. Atlow Petruska's daughter x Kilbride Farm Newry produced Bosahan Dynamo. Dynamo got 9,600gns at the last Bristol sale, which is a sale record, purchased by the Denizes Herd. The Barlow's have semen available. He was subsequently sold to UK sires, with semen destined for Turkey and retaining straws for the 5 nations market. Bull Bank purchased and marketed semen from him successfully and currently have none left . Harriet Bow is a stunning heifer, cow foundation material. 

• The Old’s family are putting £50 luck money to the winning bidder towards haulage costs. 

• There are hauliers based in Cornwall & Devon delivering cattle across the British Isles every week so organising transport is not a problem 

• The Old’s herd is in a TB1 Area

• Johnes risk level 1 

• BVD vaccinated 

• All females get vaccinated for IBR before shows and sales