Margaret Ann Spencer passed away on Saturday, 14 December 2019 at the Barraba Hospital in the same room that her husband, David, passed away. Margaret was a driving force with the success of the Ironbark Hereford Stud. Margaret had a love for Hereford cattle and the people that were involved in the breed. Ironbark would…
With the Herefords Australia July release of the a ultra-low density (uLD) DNA test for females, this gave members the opportunity to genotype their female herd with a more cost-effective genotype option. For further information on the latest GGPuLD product CLICK HERE. To complement further the reduced DNA prices on bundles that were introduced on…
The benefits of yard weaning when it comes to animal management and feedlot health are second to none, according to Dr Lachy Strohfeldt of Bell Veterinary Services. Dr Strohfeldt addressed the attendees of the Herefords Australia Breed Forum held in Hamilton in June regarding the benefits of yard weaning when it comes to minimising feedlot…
Herefords Australia was represented by Chloe Stewart, Tim Reid, Sarah Day, Catherine Coghill and Bart Bowen at the Australian Registered Cattle Breeders Association (ARCBA) Young Breed Leaders Workshop in Armidale in October. The workshop was held over three days and included presentations from numerous industry experts and group work exercises designed to build team work…
In conjunction with the October 2019 Hereford BREEDPLAN analysis, Herefords Australia will release four new selection indexes. The four new indexes are: The Southern Self-Replacing Index (SSR), the Northern Self-Replacing Index (NSR), the Southern Baldy Maternal Index (SBM), and the Northern Baldy Terminal Index (NBT). The new indexes aim to better reflect the different production…
Better maternal traits in crossbred dams and higher growth rates in crossbred progeny are the primary benefits of heterosis that have so far been uncovered in the Herefords Australia Black Baldy Trial. The trial was developed in 2014 with the first AI matings taking place in September of that year. Professor Wayne Pitchford of the…
Please note that the Herefords Australia office will be closed on Monday 7th October for the NSW Labour Day long weekend. Normal office hours will resume from 8am Tuesday 8th October.
Hereford bulls are achieving great results for the Marks family of Winvic, in the Kilcummin district north of Clermont. Darren and Alice Marks along with their daughter Olivia run a Braford breeding herd of 1,200 breeders over 10,073 ha. The Winvic property was originally drawn by Darren’s grandparents in 1957 at which time Herefords were…
ABC Rural: Lara Webster Sisterly bonds are one of life’s most precious relationships and any number of things can strengthen them. For three sisters from New South Wales, it is a love of Hereford cattle and a big dream to own a stud that has brought them closer. Twenty-year-old Sophie Cooper and her sisters, Jacinta,…
A pair of Kerlson Pines Hereford steers have shone in this year’s Royal Adelaide Show Led Steer Championship Awards. Kerlson Pines Paddy P147 was exhibited by Keith Area School and won Reserve Champion Light Domestic Carcase with a score of 88.80 points. Paddy had a liveweight of 426kg and a dressing percentage of 53.99%. Kerlson…
