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Female families are key to Simmental herd success

The Heathbrow Simmental herd has enjoyed tremendous  show and sale success with its progeny also having a lasting influence on many other herds

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Female families are key to Simmental herd success

With a background in dairy farming, David Sapsed who farms with his wife, Lesley, at Codicote, Hertfordshire, knew that focusing on maternal traits was essential when establishing a pedigree beef herd,...

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