This poor land makes for rigorous selection: only cattle that consistently perform above breed average may stay in the herd. Moss cattle therefore have the potential to do even better on good land and have bred very well for their new owners across the country and abroad.

What better endorsement is there than our own Perth Hall of Fame: This includes 13 bulls who between them produced 3 Supreme, 3 Reserve Supreme, 3 Senior and 1 Reserve Senior, 4 Intermediate and 2 Reserve Intermediate, 1 Junior and 1 Reserve Junior champion. Moss cattle, as foundation stock, have spread the Aberdeen-Angus message into Germany, Hungary., Portugal and the Azores. All this has contributed to making the Moss one of the most successful herds in England.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Moss herd of pedigree Aberdeen Angus was founded in 1964 by John and Jane Moores, who have recently been joined by their son, Kevin, another Aberdeen Angus enthusiast. The herd is based in Formby, about 16 miles north of Liverpool, and within a few miles of the Irish Sea. The cattle occupy about 143 ha, 354 acres of mostly sandy land.

Two of the most influential sires used in the herd turned out to be Perryville Roscoe and Scotch Cap (A.I) - sires to 19 Moss champions at Perth and Carlisle. Perryville Roscoe (jointly owned with Messrs McGregor and Robertson) was bought as a proven bull from Canada, where he had sired many champions. Introduced in 1984, Roscoe an excellent breeder of both bulls and females, probably had the biggest influence in the herd with prizes and prices to prove it. Widely used as an A.I. sire, his influence extends beyond this farm, with 962 calves registered against his name, making him one of the most popular sires of modern times.

 

The Moss team at the world renown Farmfair event in Edmonton, Canada

The American influence is illustrated by, amongst other stock bulls; Edinburgh of the Moss - Sire Scotch Cap, Dam GT Evergreen - who we imported as an embryo. Edinburgh has produced daughters that have sold to 4,000 gns and bulls to 7,500 gns. A full brother to Edinburgh, Elgar of the Moss, has made his name in John Elliot's Rawburn herd. A son, Bronco of the Moss, was sold as stock sire to Dinar Estate. These bulls went on to produce calves with top EBV's for beef value and muscling score. A Bronco son, Fordel Eisenhower Y423, won Reserve Senior Champion at Perth 2001 and sold for 6,500 gns as stud-sire to MMB in Northern Ireland.

 

Famous A.I. Sires used in the herd include Rito 2100 GDR; QAS Traveler; Rambo 465; Double A Willie Boy and Scotch Cap - one of the most influential sires in the breed. Our current A.I. Sire is Chapelton Eventer E809 a huge powerful bull, who was first in his class, at Perth in February 2007 and bought for 23000gns by Glenbervie Home Farm and Rosemount Farms.

 

Chapelton Eventer E809

In recent years, one of our most noted successes was the sale of The Moss Mr Eshton. A son of the world famous Vermillion Dateline 7078 and from arguably some of the very best Canadian genetics through DMM Miss Essence 22B. This impressive ET calf made 36,000 gns in the ring in Perth in February 2006. Sold to the famous Netherton Herd and Old Glenort Farms.

The much admired Mr Eshton has over 200 registered calves spread over 40 different herds.

The Moss Mr Eshton D409

John Moores, a past president of the Aberdeen Angus cattle Society, together with  Tom Brewis of the Eastfield herd, was the first to introduce Canadian bulls into the UK and among the first to bring in bulls, and later embryos, from the States.

 

John Moores CBE