A Hereford cross steer was deemed as the most suitable carcass for the domestic market in the 2016 Gympie Carcass Classic. The yearling Hereford-Droughtmaster cross steer was part of a team of five head entered in the competition by Brian and Lyn Thompson, “Conamore’’, Mt Urah, Queensland. The couple run a Droughtmaster herd of 350…
A powerful carcase bull stole the show at the 71st annual Glen Innes Hereford Bull Sale by posting a new record top price of $45,000 for the combined horns and polls. The sale, held at the Glen Innes saleyards on July 29, is the longest running multi-vendor bull sale in regional Australia. A total of…
Hereford and Hereford cross cattle set the red centre alight yesterday with a new record top price of 368c/kg at the Alice Springs prime and store sale. Selling agents Territory Rural McPherson, Landmark and Elders yarded 3560 cattle for the fixture at the Bohning Yards, Roe Creek on July 28. The sale was attended by…
Stock handling equipment: Calf capture units aid in Breedplan recording + VIDEOS by Jon Condon Beef Central With Breedplan performance recording continuing to grow in seedstock herds across Australia, new equipment is starting to emerge which helps in the often-laborious process of capturing newborn calves in the paddock to record birthweights, in order to generate EBVs…
A purebred grass fed Hereford steer has won a bronze medal in the Australian Food Awards. A striploin from the yearling steer was entered by Matt and Debbie Kelley, Warragundi Beef, Curruabubula, NSW, in the RASV Royal Melbourne Australian Food Awards competition. Mr Kelley said the 12-13 month old steer had a dressed weight of…
Sale Date: 20th July 2016 No. Offered: 33 No. Sold: 33 Average Price: $9,878 Top Price: $16,000 x 2 Name of Top Price Animal: CASCADE KOJAK K10 (P) Sire of Top Price Animal: CASCADE HOCUS POCUS H145 (P) Purchaser of Top Price Animal: DAVID TJ BRESNEHAN Name of Top Price Animal: BOBANKEN KONRAD K13 (P)…
In order to be in a position to utilise genomic technologies, Herefords Australia have decided to move DNA testing from microsatellite technology (MIPs) to Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs). All new samples received for DNA testing as of 1 July 2016 will be tested using SNP based tests. SNP based DNA gives Herefords Australia the opportunity…
An impressive run of Hereford/Hereford cross steers from Lucy Creek Cattle Station, Alice Springs NT, all penned up and ready for the Alice Springs Prime Cattle Sale 28 July 2016
Tycolah Sale Date: 22nd July 2016 No. Offered: 43 No. Sold: 43 Average Price: $8,883.72 Top Price: $28,000 Name of Top Price Animal: TYCOLAH OVERLANDER L07 (P) Sire of Top Price Animal: TYCOLAH LYNWOOD H184 (P) Purchaser of Top Price Animal: Gunyah Stud, Robert Haln Kyan Sale Date: 22nd July 2016 No. Offered: 6 No. Sold:…
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