Popes Simmentals

Pedigree Simmental Cattle

When Jimmy and Vikki first set up the Popes Simmental Herd in 1988, they decided to look for some cows as base females and develop cow families from there.

This has been a very successful project as Popes Simmentals breeding is now found throughout the UK in many of the top British Simmental breeding herds. The original cows, many of whom went back to the first import into the UK were Tintoside Nellie, Cloford Cadette, Greenside Trixie-Bell 5th and Revlex Lottie cow. While the Revlex breeding was phased out early on, the other three families still remain in the herd to this day, with all of their offspring for generations, breeding some of the top UK Simmentals both on the male and female side.

Trixie-Bell in particular is alive and still breeding at the grand old age of 13 years and was the mother of the now world famous Popes Laird and also Popes Tonka both of which made £12,000 at sale.

The "Nelleys", as they are lovingly called at home, have bred many show and sale Champions. Perhaps the most famous to date is Popes Nellies Princess who won numerous interbreed titles nationally before retiring last year. She is replaced in the 2010 show team by her daughter Princess Victoria