Over 1,000 pedigree Angus heifers have now been exported in the last three months by JH Livestock Exports. The group of heifers heading to Kazakhstan is one of the biggest shipments of pedigree stock to leave Ireland in the last decade. These heifers have being sourced throughout Ireland from hundreds of breeders.
Over 1,000 pedigree Angus heifers have now been exported in the last three months by JH Livestock Exports.
The group of heifers heading to Kazakhstan is one of the biggest shipments of pedigree stock to leave Ireland in the last decade. These heifers have being sourced throughout Ireland from hundreds of breeders.
This week’s load was the smallest of the three gone, with 295 heifers starting their 10-day journey from Askeaton in Co Limerick to Kazakhstan, through Poland.
This is the first time John Hallissey of JH Livestock has ever exported pedigree stock. He is looking for more heifers at the moment.
He is also in the process of securing pedigree whitehead heifers for another contract.
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