CRAWFORD BROTHERS
Established 1980
RATHKEELAND PHANTOM
Born 31/12/2019
CBL19-2505 UK 9480016/1205-5
Natural Calf
Myostatin: AWAITING RESULTS
Sire HALTCLIFFE NIJINSKY
gs AMPERTAIN ELGIN
gd HALTCLIFFE JEZEBELLE
Dam ERNE JOYCE
gs SAUVIGNON
gd ERNE FREDA
Long, muscular bull that carries two copies F94L/F94L gene exhibiting an increase to muscling up to 19% with no associated increase to calving difficulty.
His sire is our junior stock bull HALTCLIFFE NIJINSKY, an Ampertaine Elgin son who is a proven female breeder, sold £32k in Carlisle, Half sister Wilodge Poshspice sold record breaking £250k Carlisle. NIJINSKY was unbeaten in his class in throughout the 2019 show season. NIJINSKY won 10 firsts, 4 Overall Limouisn championships, 4 reserve Championships 3 interbreed champions, 2 reserve Interbreed Championships. NIJINSKY helped the Rathkeeland Herd win show team of year 2019 which the herd won over 19 times. NIJINKSY is himself a heifers calf, carries two copies F94l profit gene from one of the top cow families in the Ridley herd. His size, style, width muscle, correctness in his progeny is very consistent.
Gs Sauvignon was a prolific champion bull, winning all the major shows in the United Kingdom before being crowned European Champion at the Paris Show in 2007.
RATHKEELAND PRIESTLEY
LOT 32 BRITISH LIMOUSIN CATTLE SOCIETY SALE, DUNGANNON LIVESTOCK MART, 15TH FEB 2021
Born 22/09/2019
CBL19-2015 UK 9480016/1201-5
Got by AI, Natural Calf
Sire SYLVANDENE DEFOE
gs MAS DU CLO
gd NEIGE
Dam ERNE Hennesey
gs SAUVIGON
gd Erne Estelle
Priestly is a remarkable bull. He carried the F94L/NT821 muscle gene.
His Sire SYLVANDENE DEFOE, a Mas Du Clo son, has been used extensively throughout the herd. With a beef rating of 45, in the top 10% of the breed with an accuracy of 91%. His Dam is a Sauvignon Daughter.
Stylish, easy calving pedigree sire SYLVANDENE DEFOE, all Ireland champion National Show Tullamore. Gs Sauvignon was a prolific champion bull, winning all the major shows in the United Kingdom before being crowned European Champion at the Paris Show in 2007.
RATHKEELAND PADDY
LOT 34 BRITISH LIMOUSIN CATTLE SOCIETY SALE, DUNGANNON LIVESTOCK MART, 15TH FEB 2021
Born 01/10/2019
CBL19-2133 UK 9480016/1213-3
Natural Calf
Sire RATHKEELAND DYLAN
gs RAMSES
gd LAKE ABBIGAIL
Dam RATHKEELAND KAPRICO
gs SAUVIGNON
gd RATHKEELAND FINIKA
RATHKEELAND PADDY is a shapely, muscly type bull. He is very quiet and carries the F94L/F94L gene for easy calving.
His sire RATHKEELAND DYLAN, is sold to Smiths of Bloxham for 4,500gns in Carlisle, who has gone on to breed over 134 progeny. He has a maternal calving ease of 0.6 with an accuracy of 81% with calf survival rate of 0.08, impressive 74% accuracy placing him in the top 1% of the breed and has a gestation length of -6.70, 79% accuracy top 1%. Paddy’s brother, Ironstone Hornblower a Rathkeeland Dylan son, bred two consecutive commercial champion animals at the English Winter fair, Jasmin 2016, and Beau 2017, for the Lyon Family.
His Dam is a Sauvignon Daughter. Gs Sauvignon was a prolific champion bull, winning all the major shows in the United Kingdom before being crowned European Champion at the Paris Show in 2007.