LEFT Terling Collona 10 RM when she was crowned
Champion at the 1937 Essex Show.
BELOW The bull whose impact defi ned the breed for
many decades after his importation in 1922, Terling
Marthus. In 2009, his preserved head keeps watch
over the next generation in the calf shed.
in 1974, continued the herd’s position to re-enter the
development. During the pedigree arena again. The
1950s and 60s, when the breed current manager is Phil
in general moved towards a Barclay, who joined the business in
smaller, neater cow with a square 2004, and has been keen to make his contribution
rump, Terling (and Lavenham) to the continued improvement of this historic herd. After
continued to breed to the Strutt four years, Phil now feels that he is beginning to make his mark. The
family’s original concept of large,
heifers and second calvers are the product of the new regime, and they
sharp, robust cows. When Mrs
show a high degree of uniformity, with strength through the front end,
Strutt passed away in 1968, her
good udders and easy locomotion.
nephew David Nutting became
The rolling herd average is an impressive 10,507 kg at 3.84% fat and
involved with both the Terling
3.26% protein on three times a day milking, with a calving interval of 396
and Lavenham herds and he
days. Attention to detail is Phil’s mantra, and he has analysed and altered
remains involved with the
the system where necessary so that all stages of the rearing, feeding and
business to this day as Chairman
milking processes are as simple and effi cient as he can make them. This
of Strutt & Parker Farms Ltd.
is important as Phil’s on-farm team consists of Diana, the Latvian head
David also had a spell as Society
herdsperson; Greg and Jack, two Polish herdsmen; Sean and Martin, two
President, in 1990, and was an
English herdsmen; youngstock stockman Ashley and tractor driver Nigel.
active member of the board for
“They’re a good team, but the knowledge base is sometimes lacking and
many years.
so we have a number of clear protocols to deal with a number of common
The late 1970s saw the
situations, like mastitis and bulling cows”, Phil explains.
introduction of Holstein sires
The herd is split into fi ve groups: highs, mediums, lows, heifers and a fresh
such as Scottish Sovereign
BELOW Phil Barclay joined the business in 2004 and has had a positive impact
Star, Glenridge Citamatt and
on the development of this great herd. “We don’t do anything clever, just take
Hilltopper Warden. The aim
care that we do everything the best we can”, he says.
was to inject fresh blood while
continuing to build on the typical
Terling type of cow, paying
particular attention to stature,
size, udder attachment and feet
& legs. The use of Holstein sires
grew apace, although added
competition from emerging
herds meant that the herd no
longer enjoyed the same level of
pre-eminence that it had for 75
years.
In addition to the Strutt
family’s input, the Terling herd
benefi tted from the care and
attention of two of the breed’s
best managers, Dick Smith and
John Copland, plus a number of
dedicated herdsmen.
Having dropped out of the
limelight for a few years in
order to focus more intently on
commercial milk performance,
the herd is now in a good
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