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Passion for British Blue cattle shines through

A childhood passion for the British Blue breed has seen Dean Saunders succeed in the show ring and establish a reputable supply of genetics for the dairy herd

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Dean Saunders and Emma McAloone.
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Dean Saunders and Emma McAloone.

Growing up, Dean Saunders always had an eye for British Blue cattle and started his own herd of pedigree British Blues at just nine years old, with a cow and calf at foot bought from Cavan Maguire's Lancashire-based...

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