2023 Limousin Annual Journal

FEATURES
and we have no problem getting the cows back
in calf as they are fit and healthy.”
Phillip Wood said “by purchasing pedigree
genetics we guarantee the high heritable
Limousin traits of excellent conformation, growth
rate and consistency are passed on from our
suckler cows onto the offspring when put back
to Limousin Bulls. Simon Wood added, “We like
the Bulls, they come out small and when you
see them in six – eight weeks time, you wouldn’t
recognise it. They come out like a deer and then
thrive everyday.”
The Limousin calves are offered creep feed from
the start until the suckler calf sales at Bishops
Castle in in October and November where
the Woods have built up a strong following of
buyers keen to purchase top-quality pure-bred
Limousin cattle. Cows are fed concentrates until
they are in calf otherwise only silage is offered
during the winter. Alongside the suckler cows
are 3000 breeding sheep which helps maintain
the mostly permanent pasture on the farms.
The future for Philip and Simon Wood is
definitely Limousin. With the breed running
through their veins, the success of their
enterprise is clear and the high demand for their
cattle shows no signs of retreating.
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