About The Herd

We became interested in Salers fifteen years ago when we were looking for a sire to put on our dairy heifers. We had experienced calving difficulties using other breeds on heifers, resulting in a huge loss in milk yield over that lactation. Using a Salers bull eliminated this problem.

We also started a single suckler herd when we gave up the dairy herd and moved to the North Cornwall coast, just north of Bude. The farm is very exposed and the land runs down to the Atlantic ocean. We tried several breeds and crosses and found the Salers alone, thrived in the harsh climate.

The herd is full blood and the foundation stock imported from France. Only the best blood lines were selected, paying particular attention to: * Temperament * Confirmation * Milk Yield We are seeing an increasing interest in our Salers bulls from dairy farmers in our area who appreciate the easy calving characteristic: A case of "Seeing is Believing". The Salers is also growing in popularity on the surrounding moors (Bodmin, Dartmoor, Exmoor) where they are used extensively on native breeds, such as Galloways.

MORWENSTOW SALERS HERD IS BSE FREE, FABBL REGISTERED, SIGNET RECORDED AND ELECTRONICALLY TAGGED. The cattle are recorded on "Beef Check", an extensive computer programme supplied by Nelson Education Services. This gives full traceability and keeps a record of the full history of the animal. WE HAVE PEDIGREE BULLS AND HEIFERS FOR SALE. ALSO CROSS-BRED HEIFERS. In the past 2 years we have won several major breed titles at the Royal Show and the Royal Welsh Show, including breed championships. Morwenstow Lancelot realised a breed record price at the Society's Premier sale at Castle Douglas 1999.