As traditional farmers, Bruce Farms continues to maintain its own herd of pedigree Charolais cattle which have been bred on the farm since 1959 - shortly after they were first permitted to be imported from France.
The ‘Balmyle’ herd is one of the most prominent in the breed and has topped the society’s premier annual bull sales at Perth (now Stirling) on a number of occasions.
Balmyle Champion sold for a record price of 33,000gns in 1988 and more recently Balmyle Bollenger gained the top price at 30,000gns in 2007. During 2009, Balmyle Dickler topped the sale at 26,000gns and the Balmyle herd had the best average sale price of 9,345gns for 7 bulls sold.
Bulls are sold annually at the societies official sales at Stirling in February and October and also at Carlisle in May. Bulls and breeding females are also regularly sold privately off the farm. The Balmyle Charolais herd is in the SAC Premium Cattle Health Scheme and is blood tested annually for the major diseases. The herd is free of T.B, Johnes Disease and BVD.
All our current stock bulls have EBV’s in the top 1% of the breed and our herd is line bred to Dingle Hofmeister who has established himself as one of the all time leading sires in the breed - 71% of the 89 in calf females are related to him.
Bruce Farms herd:
Dingle Hofmeister
EBV 49/54
Proven to be an outstanding sire and used throughout the breed.
Semen for sale £50 per straw
Sackville Claudius
EBV 40/47
A half brother of Sackville Adonis being out of the same dam (Sackville Sapphire). Adonis was the sire of our top average bulls in 2009. Purchased jointly with Newhouse for 18,000gns
Balthayock Diplomat
EBV 43/50
Semen only. Sire Balbithan Vespasain, Dam Uproar (ET) by Dingle Hofmeister.
Purchased at Carlisle in 2009 for 22,000gns
Pennal Dazzler
EBV 54/62
Sire Dingle Hofmeister and from a strong female line going back to Tattenhall Eclispe
Purchased at Stirling in October 2009 for 12,000gns
Contact:
Bill Bruce
Bruce Farms
01828 640 228
bill@brucefarms.co.uk |
