FRENCH CONNECTION: pays off for Greenwell Limousins

摘要

In the fourth article in our focus on successful pedigree breeders, we take a look at the story behind John and Ian Mattress' Greenwell Limousin herd. You don't have to look too far back into the pedigrees of some of the best-known Limousin herds to find the influence of one of the Nat-tress family's Greenwell bulls. But Ian Nattress isn't a man "chasing rainbows" simply to supply the top end of the pedigree market. This exponent of Limousin genetics is determined to maintain a breeding policy fixedon the needs of the commercial buyer - and he's spent almost 20 years sourcing young sires from France to ensure the family's Greenwell herd never falters from that commitment.