Grove Herd of Pedigree South Devons

Introduction

The Grove Herd of Pedigree South Devons was founded on 16th March 1977 by Mr and Mrs W H D (Douglas) Scott at The Manor of Groves in Hertfordshire, and moved to Gloucestershire in 1988. It has become a highly respected and successful herd, achieving impressive statistics, awards and sale prices. Douglas Scott is a past president, past chairman of the South Devon Herd Book Society, and president of the World Association of South Devon Breeders 2002-2005.

The aim of the herd has always been to build on the natural excellent qualities of the South Devon (notably fast growth, size, maternal qualities, docility, and ability to convert grass) to produce superior beef animals. To this end performance is fully recorded and used for selection in the breeding programme. At the same time welfare is a priority - the herd is grass-fed and over-wintered indoors on mainly silage. No feed types implicated in BSE have ever been used and the herd has been completely unaffected.

Semen available

for UK and overseas: Grove Charlemagne 5th, ASDIG Concorde 5th, Grove Charlemagne 19th, Trevassack Trooper 12th, Grove Solomon 14.

Sales of breeding stock

We normally offer bulls at the breed sales at Exeter and Bristol each year and regularly now at Perth in February. Please see Stock for Sale page for stock currently offered privately. Breeding females are offered for sale privately or at periodic production sales.

Enquiries from the UK and overseas are always welcome, as are visitors (by appointment).

Performance Recorded (Breedplan International), FABBL Registered, Lepto & BVD vaccinated. Entered the CHeCS Herd Health scheme (Biobest) in 2007 and cleared the first year's qualifying tests for accreditation for Johnes and BVD.