Top Scottish Charolais, Limousin being offered.(News)

From: The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland) | Date: February 17, 2001 | Copyright information

JIM Goldie, the renowned Charolais and Limousin breeder from south- west Scotland, is offering to Northern Ireland a major reduction of females from both herds due to the lack of accommodation and spiralling numbers, which now top 700 head.

The Goldie family lives near Dumfries - just 90 minutes from Stranraer - and, with transport to the Province no problem, this is a unique opportunity to get your hands on some of the very best bloodlines from the famous Goldies and Cr...

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