Dunloise Elevation

Eversfield Organic is delighted to announce the arrival of a new member of staff! 
He’s 5ft tall, weighs half a ton, and is a hit with the ladies!  “Dunloise Elevation” is our new Aberdeen Angus breeding bull and he’s a true scot, having been bred on a farm north of Edinburgh by Geordie Soutar and his son Duncan.

Elevation  travelled from Scotland to Chester on August 10th, where he was met by our Farm Manager, Malcolm Light and driven down to his new home with the Eversfield herd.

As with all our cattle at Eversfield Organic, Elevation is registered with The Aberdeen Angus Cattle Society and also the Herd Book which lists all pedigree Aberdeen Angus cattle in the the UK.

Elevation joins 3 other Aberdeen Angus breeding bulls at Eversfield, 3 of which are also from the Dunloise bloodline.  Our pedigree cattle herd at Eversfield comprises a mixture of Aberdeen Angus ‘types’.

• Firstly, we have a group of ‘Canadian’ type Aberdeen Angus, these are our largest type and the result of a renewed Angus breeding programme which began in Britain in the 1970’s.  Our Canadian type heiffers will be joined by our breeding bull ‘Maximus’ – our largest bull to produce middle weight beef cattle.
• Secondly we have our ’Traditional’ Aberdeen Angus herd which is a middle weight animal and at Eversfield we have 2 separate breeding groups. One is slightly smaller ‘Traditionals’ and the other group are medium sized. Our new Bull Elevation will be living with our medium sized Traditional heiffers this autumn to produce his first spring calves next year and it’s hoped that he’ll add some weight and size to the progeny. Our third bull here at Eversfield is called ‘Pancho’ who’ll be working with the smaller Traditional heiffers.
• Finally is our most special herd of pure ‘Native’ Aberdeen Angus. Eversfield has the only breeding herd in the UK of this small type which is from the ‘Presteign’ bloodline. Shorter legged, the Natives prodice smaller beef cattle but the quality of the meat is concentrated, with superb marbling and flavour. When commercial beef farming started to grow, the trend moved towards larger animals, but we know that small is beautiful – when you buy Eversfield Organic Beef you’re enjoying this unique breed and helping to preserve the future of this important bloodline. We have our own Native breeding bull ‘Dunloise Jypsey Demon’. 

To read about the history of the Aberdeen Angus visit the Cattle Society for information.