SiMMeNtAl - Harrison & Hetherington

Dolwen Herd51DISPERSAL OF THEDOLWEN HERDOn behalf of Messrs B & RL JonesIn 1995 we decided to give up milk production and went into keeping Beef Cattle.However, it soon became apparent that we wanted to start a Pedigree Beef Herdand the decision was made to go for the Simmental breed.In 2000 the Dolwen Herd was established. The purchase of cows to start theherd came from various bloodlines which included Pasturefields, Crackley, Aden,Caistor and latterly Hockenhull to name but a few. Although most of the bullsproduced at the Dolwen Herd were sold privately. The current herd sire is ahome bull, Dolwen Cameron, who is a shapely bull with good length and has allthe characteristics of the Simmental breed. All the cows in the herd are housedin cubicles.The holding has never had a TB reactor and has been a closed herd for the last4 years. There are some current show potential heifers and in 2011 DolwenLady was Champion/Reserve Champion at Oswestry, Denbigh & Flint, Anglesey,Eglwysbach and Llanrwst Shows. Dolwen Snowdrop (lot 62) was shownsuccessfully last year at the Royal Welsh Show as was Dolwen Vernon first in2009. All cows are in the Premium Cattle Health Scheme and free from Johnes,IBR, BVD and Lepto.We are now retiring and hope that the cattle will give someone else as muchpleasure as we have enjoyed over the last 12 years and also supporting our localshows.Bryn & Rhiannon Jones