Our Charolais herd has over 40 years of breeding value, giving us a great depth in our female lines. The type of Charolais cattle we breed are suited to the Australian conditions rather than the traditional French Charolais types. We breed bull that are suited for use as terminal sires over British Bred females, with resulting progeny ideally suited for the Grass Fed market.
OUR CHAROLAIS HAVE THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS AND FOLLOW OUR BREEDING AND BUSINESS OBJECTIVES:
- Moderate Framed
- Early Maturing and Easy Finishing
- Predominantly Polled
- Easy Calving-our EBV data shows a balanced approach to low birth weight and calving ease direct
- Fully Performance Recorded Herd
- Quiet Temperament
- Females Calve at 2 Year Old Unassisted
- Profitable, Practical and Functional Cattle
CHAROLAIS REFERENCE SIRES
PARINGA RIO BRAVO D213
Registration Number: TOLD213E (View Pedigree)
DOB: 01/03/2008
Sire: LT Rio Bravo 3181
Dam: Paringa Cigar B064
When I heard this bull was in the Ashwood Park Dispersal sale I knew I had to have him. We have used 213 as an AI sire over heifers for the last 3 years with excellent results. He has been used in 2 BIN Projects and is the highest ranked domestic Indexing sire bred in Australia. 213 is top 1% calving ease, fat & milk and Top 10% for EMA.
PINE PARK FOR THE ROAD
Registration Number: PXF45E (View Pedigree)
DOB: 10/08/2010
Sire: SVY Pilgrim PLD 655S
Dam: Pine Park Nolette Z66
GRRRRUNT is what you will get from FTR with finishing ability. He was always a pretty handy young bull winning several Interbreed titles but that is nothing compared the bull he is now. Luckily we had the foresight to use & collect semen before we sold him.
SVY PILGRIM
Registration Number: OACB3031E
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DOB: 24/01/2006
Sire: SVY Pioneer 402P
Dam: HFCC Frenchkiss 919J
Pilgrim is a bull that has exceeded expectations. He adds grunt, fat & style while maintaining calving ease. His sons were the first to sell in our First in First Serve 2012 sale. We have used him in several flushes & is the sire of Pine Park For The Road.
LT BLUEGRASS
Registration Number: OAUZ4017E
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DOB: 21/02/2004
Sire: LT Assertion 1277
Dam: LT Pearls Breeze 2236
Bluegrass rewrites the rule book when it comes to European cattle. Breed leading calving ease, fat & scrotal; his progeny are fertile, quiet and very easy doing. We have used Bluegrass over our heifers for the last few of years with excellent results.
MERIT ROUNDUP
Registration Number: OACE6558E
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DOB: 28/01/2009
Sire: MXS Vermillion 527R
Dam: Merit Yolanda 7244T