• HIGH PERFORMANCE - EPDs prove it
• HEAT TOLERANCE - N’Dama hybrid vigor
• GRASS FED - Excellent Browsers
• No assist, RELIABLE CALVING
• HIGH FERTILITY & milk production
• EASY TO MANAGE & handle
• TENDER, LEAN BEEF - in demand

Senepol are a full Bos Taurus cattle breed: the result of a cross between African N’Dama and English Red Poll. The Red Poll cross polled the breed, lent a deeper red color to the coat, and improved disposition. The N'Dama cross allows today’s Senepol to thrive in tropical and semi-arid environments.

The Senepol breed, established on St. Croix in the early 1900s, was introduced to the U.S. in the 1970s, and in recent years has become one of the most sought after beef cattle in the ranching industry, particularly for Tropical and Sub-Tropical regions where heat tolerance is crucial.

At Castle Nugent Farms in St. Croix, USVI, Senepol cattle gain weight steadily on dry pasture in arid conditions.

HIGH PERFORMANCE - Senepol cattle are fertile, grow quickly and are vigorous and robust animals. Calves are born active and hardy. High weaning weights are typical of the Senepol. High performance as indicated by EPDs equal superior production animals.

HEAT TOLERANCE - N'DAMA HYBRID VIGOR- Senepol, although Bos Taurus, give the same hybrid vigor and heat tolerance as Bos Indicus composites – without the tenderness problems sometimes found in Indicus influenced cattle.

GRASS FED, EXCELLENT BROWSERS - Bred and raised free range, Senepol is a breed that naturally thrives and gains weight in less-than-optimal grazing conditions.

NO ASSIST, RELIABLE CALVING - Free range conditions have culled the breed to strong mother cows who calve vigorous healthy young, unassisted on pasture.

Time for lunch. Senepol cows have extremely high milk production rates.

HIGH FERTILITY - Senepol cows can calve reliably and productively without complication for close to twenty years. Senepol milk production levels are so exceptional that they have been used as dairy cows in tropical climates, and Senepol have been crossed with Holstein to improve the tropical tolerance of that breed without loss of milk production capability.

Castle Nugent Senepol have been selected through the years for an easy, docile temperament. Bringing the herd in on foot through the bush is child’s play.

EASY TO MANAGE AND HANDLE - The polled trait plus a mellow temperament inherited from the Red Poll cross makes the Senepol a docile “easy goer.” Herding, inspecting, weaning, and other ranch chores are easy, even for a child.

TENDER, LEAN BEEF - Popularity of Senepol beef continues to rise as health conciousness does; more people are demanding grass-fed, hormone-free low-fat beef that is naturally rich in flavor and nutrients.

CN 6013 “Caramba” typifies the Senepol breed’s excellent performance.

Senepol bulls were used to improve heat tolerance in fullblood, registered and classified Holstein herds when heat and hurricanes made breeding performance drop to zero! After this trial, Senepol were used regularly with excellent results and became part of the management.

Aged dry cow, Senepol x Holstein F1, 15 Years Old!

Castle Nugent Farms has been breeding Senepol since 1957 on our ranch on St. Croix, the largest of the US Virgin Islands, a territory of the U.S. Our historic farm is one of the oldest ongoing ranches in the West Indies.

For more information about Senepol cattle or to request a Castle Nugent Farms brochure, call or send address to:

Castle Nugent Farms
Phone/Fax (340) 773-1508
POB 895 Christiansted St.Croix VI 00821-0895

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