New
bloodlines!
At
Kingston Farm there are now representatives of every Native
Origin Cow Families left in existence. This herd is unique
as these cattle cannot be seen anywhere else in the world.
The last
3 families acquired by us at Dunlouise are:
Miss
Burgess
This
is a relatively new family to Dunlouise and came to us courtesy
of Richard Thomson from the Goldstone herd. The matriarch
Miss Burgess 1198 was bred by Alexander Burgess, a blacksmith
at Slack Ballindalloch, in 1861. One of her Grand daughters,
Maid of Aven, was a prolific prize winner and features in
the pedigrees of most of the families in existence today.
We have one daughter by Dunlouise Commander Bond and several
embryos to calve in the coming months. Our Miss Burgess is
Goldstone Bonnie Maid F100.
Pride
of Aberdeen
Although the foundation cow of this family, Pride of Aberdeen
581, was bred by William McCombie of Tillyfour in 1857, the
family actually traces back through Charlotte 203, Lola Montes
and Queen Mother 348 sired by the famous Panmure 51 to Queen
of Ardovie 29, bred by W Fullerton, Ardestie in Angus. To
quote William Joss, herdsman at Tillyfour, “Pride of Aberdeen
581was the nearest to perfection to an animal I have ever
seen!” Our Pride of Aberdeen is Eversfield Pumpkin F378, and
having collected embryos from her we hope to have several
Dunlouise Prides of Aberdeen this year.
Nell
of Aldbar
The Nells of Aldbar can be fairly accepted as the oldest family
in the breed. The line can be traced back to the original
black polled cattle which were at Aldbar Castle, near Brechin
in Angus, in the middle of the 18th century. These were known
as the Sheriff’s breed from the fact they were the favourites
of Sheriff Patrick Chalmers, 1777 -1826. The Aldbar estate
remained in the Chalmers family until the 1960s when the castle
was demolished.
Budgehill
Nena and her calf Dunlouise Nell
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for pedigree of Nena