Exceptional breeding meets exceptional beef
For more than three decades Tweenhills Farm & Stud has been recognised around the world for breeding elite
thoroughbreds. That reputation has been built on exceptional bloodlines, meticulous husbandry and an unwavering commitment to excellence.
Today, those same principles define our Angus and Wagyu beef
programme.
Situated in the heart of the Severn Vale in Gloucestershire, one of Britain’s finest livestock producing
regions, our cattle graze the same rich pastures and recieve the same exceptional care, allowing every animal to fufil its genetic potential.
Our aim is simple: to produce the best, most beautifully marbled beef famed everywhere for its outstanding flavour.
Our breeding herd is built around carefully selected pedigree Red and Black Angus chosen for structural correctness, maternal strength and outstanding carcass quality. To this we have recently introduced the renowned Wyndford Wagyu Itoguni bloodline with a huge international reputation as a top 1% marble scorer. Our resulting F1 Wagyu x Angus delivers consistent, exceptionally marbled beef of the highest quality.
Tweenhills is proud to supply beautifully marbled Aberdeen Angus, F1 Angus x Wagyu and soon fullblood Wagyu beef to discerning butchers, restaurants and private clients who value genuine quality and provenance.
Alongside our premium beef, we also offer carefully selected pedigree Red and Black Angus breeding stock and elite Waygu genetics enabling commercial and pedigree producers alike to benefit from the same uncompromising breeding programme.
“If you have any queries about the herd, including about our homebred bulls for sale, or about any of our beef products, just get in touch.”
Tweenhills Aberdeen Angus is part of the CHeCS HiHealth herd Scheme run by Biobest and part of the BVD free England. We are accredited free of BVD and level 1 for Johne’s disease, with every animal on the farm over 2 years old testing negative for Johne’s. We are also part of the Red Tractor Scheme, ensuring traceability and herd health. All Cattle are vaccinated for BVD and IBR and all breeding stock vaccinated for Lepto.
Every calf born at Tweenhills is tested for BVD with the tag and test system, which helps in early detection of a PI (persistently infected animal) and these PI animals can then be removed from the herd to prevent disease spread.
We work very closely with our vets (Wood Veterinary Group) to ensure our stock is always in the best possible health. We use vet Tamsin as much as possible as she knows all our cattle. Tamsin also does our veterinary Health Plan, so we can follow specific protocols when necessary. We support the minimum use of antibiotics, but we naturally use as much as required to protect the health of the animal under strict guidance from our vets.
We do annual soil tests and fresh leaf analysis to ensure our animals get the best possible forage. Testing every field separately gives us the opportunity to add what is needed more accurately and therefore ensure a reliable supply of energy, protein and other nutrients is taken up by the grass. Aeration is very much part of our management and we aerate every field twice a year with different aerators.
We have 75 breeding females in our herd of 220 cattle.
The Aberdeen Angus breed was chosen for their great characteristics. The Angus breed is a world leader in the cattle breeding industry when looking for top quality output and manageable cattle. They are very adaptable to all weather conditions and thrive with minimum maintenance. Their feed conversion is also superior to most other breeds.
They are naturally polled (so don’t need to be dehorned) and docile which makes management easier. They have great mothering/maternal abilities, high fertility rates, easy calving, finished earlier than other breeds and do very well on forage-based systems.
They mature very early and their longevity helps with reducing replacement costs. We breed our own replacements to ensure traceability and to only add females to the herd that pass our selection criteria.
Angus cattle are known for their meat being well marbled, more tender and flavourful. Good marbling means fat is dispersed thinly and evenly throughout the meat, ensuring the consistent texture, juiciness and flavour.
We are very proud of our herd!
