Pedigree use: £400 for a minimum of 10 straws plus delivery and VAT
Commercial use: £750 for a minimum of 50 straws plus delivery and VAT

We first saw CP Drover 29D as a young bull calf in the late summer of 2016, he was a calf with potential in our view. He had a proven herd sire with an excellent set of North American EPD’s, a proven dam from a very strong female line, with an excellent set of North American EPD’s, good growth rates, excellent locomotion and a sound structure. Drover 29D, along with another young bull, both showed potential in our view to become future Beef Shorthorn outcross herd sires in the UK and Europe. Drover’s sire and dam both carry some of the very best of proven Canadian beef breeding genetics. The object we identified was to use and be able to offer these genetics with proven traits to produce and enhance our own genetics here in the UK.

Prior to concluding an agreement to collect the semen for export into Europe, which is a very costly exercise, we decided to pay a second visit to view the development of the two bulls. We visited Drover late in November 2016, and spent a great deal of time with both bulls shortlisted. Following protracted discussions we made the decision to secure exclusive rights to both bulls in Europe.

The two bulls went into quarantine in the spring of 2017 at the age of around 14 months; both bulls collected very well. The semen collected is very good quality and is now stored here in the UK and available for general sale in limited numbers. In Europe and the UK in particular, a great deal of our gene pool is currently centred around a few particular blood lines, proof of that can be seen and proved by thoroughly investigating the pedigrees of bulls at our premier pedigree bull sales.

We will be offering limited numbers of straws of semen from each bull, on an annual basis. This is a unique opportunity to obtain high quality proven genetics direct from within the UK. The semen will be offered for sale on a first come first served basis. Purchasers of commercial use semen will be required to sign a disclosure document agreeing to a terms of use statement.

Pedigree of Crooked Post Drover 29D

Crooked Post Drover General Profile

Crooked Post Drover EPD Profile

Trait Rankings vs Breed Average

Dam - Crooked Post Lassie 44W (Canada X-*F686871)

A coming 9 year old female who continues to produce at the top end. Her dam is still going strong as she approaches 15 years old and who was recognized in 2016 by the American Shorthorn Association as a Pace Performance Dam. In seven years of production, she has weaned 8 calves, with an average calving interval of 377 days. Of the 8 weaned, 4 bulls and 4 heifers, the bulls had an average birth weight of 41kg and a 205 day weaning weight of 362kgs, with the heifers having an average birth weight of 35kgs and 205 weaning weight of 304kgs.

Sire - Crooked Post Stockman 4Z

Crooked Post Stockman is a dynamically balanced sire with exceptional prepotency to stamp in maternal calving ease, growth, fleshing ability, docility and overall structural soundness. In addition to recently being ASA nominated into the comprehensive 2018 University of Illinois Sire Test, Crooked Post continue to receive feedback from herds around the world that Stockman is a serious red meat performance bull who will continue to play a large role in many of the herds that utilize his service. After Crooked Post Stockman was analysed and assessed by Ian Walsh of Falkirk Scientific Foundation in New Zealand, Mr. Walsh provided the following summary, "Stockman 4Z appears to be medium framed with excellent depth particularly the shoulder and girth region. His mobility suggests a correct structural configuration with a full but smooth and optimal shoulder formation. Stockman 4Z’s muscularity is ideal with ample expression illustrated. A well-balanced sire that deserves consideration for your stud as an improver."

Sire Video (added January 2018)

Sire EPD Profile

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