The Lakewood herd was established in 1996 with the purchase of 2 in-calf heifers from Rawburn.  Numbers have been slowly built up to a total of 55 including 3 bulls.  

 

Performance recording began in 2004 under Breedplan (previously Signet), and has made vast strides in management especially with regard to feeding, health status, biosecurity and of course breeding efficiency and genetics.

 

We breed all heifer replacements with careful consideration to EBVs for AI and for stock bulls chosen.  Past herd sires include: Rawburn Transformer, Nightingale Panther, Princely U113 of Newcairnie,

Elgar of the Moss, Dalrene Cruz, Lord Hi Spade, Rawburn Eric Z424, SAF 598 Bando 5175, Rawburn Elbar, Rawburn El Dorado, Wedderlie Netmark A281, Rawburn Elysium, Rawburn Lord Ross C216, Rawburn Evolution G619, Rawburn Eldon Y530, Rawburn Black Watch R056, Rawburn Rainy N752, Rawburn El Cordobes M502,

Elliot Endeavour P025, Rawburn Edge J983, Rawburn Boss Hogg N630, and Rawburn Makka Pakka R076.  

Our herd sires from 2021 are: Rawburn Lancaster V068,

Our herd sires for 2022 are: Rawburn Loaded U670, Rawburn Braw Lad R041, and Quaker Hill Dead Center (AI) (IMP).

 

The herd now has some of the highest indexing females and males in the breed.

 

Lakewood Aberdeen Angus is a closed herd with a high health status (via SACs):

TB4 herd

Johnnes Risk Level 1

BVD accredited and part of BVD-free England

Vaccinated for leptospirosis, and IBR