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For the past three years National Diploma students have worked with the pedigree herd as part of their Agricultural studies at Wiltshire College Lackham.
Farm Manager, Philip said: 'Throughout this project, current and future students will be looking particularly closely at calving ease, optimum level of milk production, fertility, mothering ability and marketing flexibility of the progeny.'
The hands-on project aims to monitor the herd's progress and development (from birth to breeding).
The student team analyse and compare the herd by recording maternal traits, calf weight, weight, girth, head size and length. Scores are also made of temperament levels of the animals.
Students learn about haltering and preparing cattle for showing. They also learn about picking out the best cattle for showing. Regular handling of the animals improves their temperament.
National Diploma students in 2001 - 2002 did quite a lot of the initial work of handling and haltering the young stock born in 2001.
The following year's students put in further work with the animals and in November 2002 exhibited our first crop of young bulls at the SW Limousin breeders sale. The effort put in was rewarded with a prize of Reserve Champion for Lackham Shogun.
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