History of the Studdah Herd
The Studdah herd was restocked in 2002 following Foot and Mouth, with 50 cows purchased from the Tarnbrook Herd. The cows have been easy to manage and have gone from strength to strength forming a nucleus around which our new herd has been built.
Many of the original cows still remain in the herd today showing their youthfulness and longevity and we have been delighted in the way they have bred, leaving some outstanding daughters, grand daughters and the start of some great families.
In 2003 the farm was relocated within Bellerby, with farm buildings designed and built purposely for the future of the Studdah herd.
The Dream family has been the most prominent cow family for us with 28 of the 50 cows we purchased from the Tarnbrook herd being Dreams. We have registered over 80 Dreams here at Studdah, with one of the best lines coming through, Tarnbrook Dream 144 (EX91-4E), now awarded 5 stars. Of the 50 cows purchased from the Tarnbrook herd, 31 have been classified Excellent (4 of the Dreams scoring EX94), 16 Very Good and 3 Good Plus.
We have been extremely successful with these cows in the show ring and herd competitions and they have also performed well in the parlour with our average now standing at 10,247kg. |