We have just weighed the spring drop calves and they are looking very good at this stage. Our spring calvers really have had a dream run. They ran on the agistment place at Greenwich Park until July and came from there as fat as fools.
Read more We received an email from a breeder in the UK with a link to a copy of their National Beef Association newsletter which had some negative comments about Breedplan.
Read moreWe offer semen from 3 of our sires. Priced at $33 per straw, located at Select Genetics, Gerringong NSW. Transport at purchaser’s expense.
Read moreHaving used Matesel we have found a few tricks to increase the power currently available. You have to provide a list of Idents of cows and potential sires in a column in an Excel spreadsheet. It is easy enough to type in your own sires but entering a list of AI sires or sires in a sale catalogue is more time consuming. Likewise you might want to make a list of cows of a certain age from your own herd. This is how we did it.
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I participated in a Webinar on Fertility and Body Composition run by Southern Beef Technology Services. The bottom line was that heifers need to have at least 5 mm of fat to have the best chance of going in calf. That has been our experience too.
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Our senior sire, Willalooka Arthur, is now ranked number 1 in the Murray Grey breed. His average Financial Index across the three production systems, Long Fed Export, Supermarket and Heavy Grass Fed, is $72, just ahead of three bulls on $71.
Read moreAs a breeder of stud Murray Grey cattle for 40 years, we consider our clientèle to be local commercial producers. It is interesting to reflect on what our clients are seeking when they look at bulls.
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