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2020 JUNE BRAHMAN NEWS DEADLINES Bookings required by FRIDAY, 1ST MAY 2020 Artwork & photos required by FRIDAY, 8TH MAY 2020 34 Editorial

As we start 2020 there has been some much kinder weather for a lot of the country. Although still very patchy there are many receiving some nice falls along with follow up rain that is helping pasture recover from the very dry long period. With many producers still receiving very little I hope their turn is not far away for the humans and animals alike.

The year has started well with the On the 21st of March the Rocky All first sale being held at Charters Stars Female Sale will be held at Towers over the 1st Monday and the Gracemere Saleyards and at the Tuesday in February. Big Country end of March the recently created Sale had excellent clearance rates North West Qld Branch of ABBA will across 159 Grey bulls, 99 Red Bulls be holding a conference called the and 116 females. The 258 bulls sold Cloncurry Genetics Muster with some for an average of $9543 and the very informative speakers agreeing females averaged $4099. There were to be a part of this event. some excellent bulls available at this This conference is closely followed sale and they topped at $75,000 for by the judging at the Sydney Royal Akama Sambo (IVF)(PP). Show, the NSW Stud Brahman Female This sale was closely followed by & F1 Commercial Female Sale and the February All Breeds Brahman Sale first of the breeds Feature Shows for A few words about the lives of Ernie on Day 1. Again some very good the year in Clermont, Qld at the end of Mollenhagen and John Dobson are looking bulls were offered at this May. Ponderosa Sale in the NT is only also included. sale including 60 females. The bulls a few days after the Feature Show. What a year 2019 was and rightly topped at $16,000 and averaged at There are some very interesting stud so we have the breeds top price $5606 for a clearance of 85.5% . stories written for this Brahman bulls of the year at $105,000 on the The females topped at $8000 to News with the two top averaged front cover. These two bulls both average $3727. studs for Brahman Week featured. sold at the Brahman Week Sale. I A busy year is already well under Both these studs have been having have featured some of those great way with preparations being made excellent results with their cattle and highlights and promotions that were in the office. Application forms for it is well worth the time to read about achieved in this excellent year. Brahman Week and Gold City have how their operations run. Happy Easter to all. Enjoy time with been sent out and are due back 3rd of The Wilangi Sale, held the end of your families and friends and all the April and the 1st of May respectively. November, along with Big Country and best for 2020. Gympie Applications closed on the February all Breeds Bull and Female 14th of February with approximately Sale have write ups about how the 100 females nominated. Once again sales went for Vendors and Buyers. there are some excellently bred females available at this sale that Sadly a prominent influencer of the would be a great introduced asset for breed, Ken Coombe, passed away The Editor. any stud’s herd. That sale will be held in November and included is a little Anastasia Fanning in Gympie on the 6th of June. information of his life’s achievements.

2 MARCH 2020 President’s Paragraph

It is with great pride for me to write this Presidents Paragraph, as for me to be elected by your Council to this position is certainly an honour and a privilege. Together with the assistance of the Directors and all our members I will fulfil my role to the best of my ability.

Firstly, I would like to thank our with good results at the February Past President Matthew McCamley All Breeds sale. The Rocky All Stars and all councillors for the tireless sale have 90 females nominated to work that they have carried out on be presented at CQLX Gracemere behalf of our Association. With the on 21st March with some great ongoing drought in many areas for genetics on offer. so long it has been a tough time, for The NSW Branch of ABBA is holding not only Directors, but many of our their 4th annual Brahman stud members and it is their dedication female and F1 commercial female to our great breed that has kept so sale at Casino for which entries are many of us positive. now open. This branch has put a lot Members from North West Qld has of work into this sale promoting formed a branch and it is great to Brahman cross females in an area see so much interest coming from predominantly breeding European those areas with lots of Brahman and British bred cattle. I look forward to catching up with cattle. This newly developed North Clermont is hosting a Qld Brahman members at some of the upcoming events. West Branch of ABBA is holding Feature Show on 26th and 27th a Conference in Cloncurry on Sincerely of May and with Beef 2021 fast Tuesday the 31st of March with approaching this would be good many interesting speakers and preparation for this upcoming event. subjects to be discussed. If you are able to attend I believe it will On a sadder note the passing of be very informative. I would like to Ken Coombe who was one of the congratulate Clayton Curley being Associations Life Members. Ken President elected as the Chairman of this served as honorary secretary of Wendy Cole group and also welcome Andrew the Australian Brahman Breeders Hacon whom Council has co-opted Association from 1960 to 1968, and as the area representative. worked for a year for the breed society in 1972 as field officer. He Thankfully the season has changed also was President of the ABBA for a lot of members in the last for three years from 1981 to 1983, month and it is great to see the and was one of the forbearers of confidence back in the industry with BEEF Australia Expo, first held in so much devastation from not only Rockhampton in 1988, which has bushfires but the ongoing drought. now become a world class event The Big Country Sale in Charters celebrating all things Beef. My Towers was very successful and condolences go to Jan and her family. the Brahman bulls and females met

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2019 Highlighted Wilangi crowns positive Brahman year Contributed by McCaffrey’s Australian Livestock Marketing The Wilangi Invitation Brahman Sale, held at Charters of 142 sqcm. He was the heaviest milk tooth bull in the Sale and had, Towers at the end of November 2019, crowned a highly a few months before, stood as a successful sale year for the Brahman breed, recording broadribbon winner at the Royal the year’s biggest grossing sale of all the private vendor Brisbane Brahman Feature Show. sales held for the breed. Studmasters and commercial After a strong bidding battle he was knocked down to the Abbotsford M cattle producers from widespread areas responded Brahman Stud of Biloela. keenly to the sale’s high quality grey bull offering. Hemsworth’s brother, also sold well In the face of poor seasonal Livestock Marketing said, “the bulls with David & Holly Stevens, Cremona conditions, the Wilangi Sale cleared inspected well and presented well in the Brahmans, Julia Creek bidding $45,000 215 bulls at an overall average ring, with buoyant bidding competition to secure him. The Stevens’ bull, of $7,665, a huge 39% lift on the on them from start to finish. At the Cambil Jackson, had also recorded previous year. 60 individual beef end of the day vendors and buyers alike championship success in the show ring producers signed off on bull were pleased with the prices and the earlier in 2019, judged Junior Champion purchases on the day. The sale product.” “Vendors of the sale finished Bull of the Rockhampton Brahman categories had results of 70 Premier the year off with a tremendous success Feature Show. Select Sires averaged $11,920, 68 at Wilangi,” he added. The strong sale prices continued Registered Bulls averaged $5,940, The $72,500 sale topper was one for the Camm Family’s Cambil Stud while 77 Herd Bulls averaged $5,325. of two poll, full brothers from the when Cambil DiCaprio, a 21 month old “It was a classy line-up of strong beef Cambil Stud draft. At 25 months, son of JDH Clanton De Manso, made performance bulls,” Co-Selling agent Cambil Hemsworth scaled 900kg, $47,500 selling to Roger Landsberg Ken McCaffrey of McCaffrey’s Australian and scanned an impressive EMA & Family, Trafalgar Pastoral Co.,

The $72,500 Sale topper of the Wilangi Invitation Brahman Sale was Cambil Hemsworth. This impressive poll bull was purchased by the Abbotsford M Brahman Stud of Biloela.

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Charters Towers. His 140 sqcm of Sale results EMA and 843kg of weight on Sale day backed an eye catching quality NO. DESCRIPTION GROSS AVERAGE TOP and breed style that attracted strong 138 Registered Bulls $1,238,500 $8,975 $72,500 attention from many leading studs and beef breeders. 77 Herd Bulls 410,000 5,325 11,000

100% The excellent run of bulls from AJ 215 TOTAL $1,648,500 $7,665 Clearance & Pam Davison’s Viva Stud set the Sale on a strong course from Lot 1. Platinum bred out of Cambil’s very The Camm Family were pleased to This lovely natured, big, impressive good Jewel cowline. see this son of NCC Jaguar sell to sire type, Viva Denzel, is all weight fellow sale vendors Brian & Cindy Stewart & Kerry Wallace’s Wallace and carcass performance. He made Hughes of Lanes Creek Brahmans, Stud topped their young draft with $22,000 and sold to Mick & Trish Georgetown, who paid $22,000 a $22,000 sale of Wallace Rhett, a Sheahan, Sheahan Land & Cattle Co., for him. The Hughes’ also outlaid real carcass bull backed by a strong Richmond, one of a strong line of $12,000 for Wilangi Garwood from pedigree and natural easy doing 6 bulls they purchased at the Sale. the White Family’s Wilangi Sale team. qualities. Michael Clark, Ibis Creek Viva’s Lot 2 bull, Detroit, was younger He is a dark grey sire of extra length Pastoral Co., Mt Coolon, an astute buyer at 22 months, however his weight for and weight performance, 960kg, and of quality grey sires for the Ibis Creek age – 894kg, bone, carcass qualities his 148 sqcm of EMA was the largest herd for many years, was the buyer. A and breed quality attracted Ryan of the Sale’s registered bulls. Hacon, Hacon Nelia Holdings, Julia few lots earlier, the Wallaces sold their Creek to bid $24,000 to secure him. impressive team leader bull Reagan, The Hughes’ themselves recorded an 852kg, 144 sqcm EMA, well bred a $20,000 top seller for their draft Lot 4 Viva Garth, a 2yo poll, white son of NCC Manakin for $20,000 to the in the NCC El Toro son, Lanes Creek grey sire prospect, caught the eye of Sheahans of Tweedsmuir, Richmond. Emperor. This masculine, heavy Harry & Sue Shann, Suttor Grazing, muscled bull was purchased by Cambil Maverick Manso, the heaviest Collinsville. They outlaid $30,000 Stewart & Kerry Wallace, Wallace 2 tooth bull of the Sale at 952kg, and for this attractive bull of excellent Brahmans, Marlborough. A poll son of also carrying a massive 146 sqcm of body volume and smoothness. The Lanes Creek’s $96,000 sire purchase EMA, endorsed his strong pedigree Shanns purchased a quality line of Kenilworth 4899 realised $16,000, lines with extra length, great depth 8 bulls also including, at $18,000, selling to Condon Grazing, Conjuboy, Mt Cambil Hopkins, a son of Three D of flank and carcass performance.

Cambil DiCaprio Manso scored the second highest price of the sale at $47,500. vendor Lawson Camm is pictured with buyers Roger and Kate Landsberg, Trafalgar Pastoral Company, Charters Towers

10 MARCH 2020 Garnet,. Lincoln Condon put together Jesse Atkinson, Gunnawarra J they will be targeting towards this a line of 6 sires at the Sale including at Brahmans, Muttaburra set his sights sale,” Troy Trevor said. $16,000, the Glengarry Stud equal top on the extremely well bred young The sale’s volume buyers were seller, Glengarry Keno. This rising 2yo sire prospect Cambil Williams, a son headed by Strathmore Station Trust is heavy boned, long bodied and strong of JDH Clanton De Manso. He’s an (12 bulls), ER & LM Slack-Smith (10 breed characteristics. The other 800kg milk tooth bull, bred out of bulls), Burdekin Downs Pastoral (9 $16,000 bull from the Angel Family an Elmo/Jewel cowline of proven bulls), D & H Stevens (9 bulls), etc. draft was Glengarry Hendricks, an performance, and Jesse was pleased 800kg, 2yo son of Palmal Dimension to secure him for $17,000. During the sale, a Charity Auction of that sold to the Stevens Family, a highly attractive holiday package Queensland Rural Manager Troy Cremona, Julia Creek. at Agnes Water/1770 was held, with Trevor said a number of recognised proceeds going to rural disaster relief The strong pigment young bull, leading cattle producers took the charity, Blaze Aid. The comprehensive Wilangi Geronimo, caught the eye opportunity to invest in volume package was supported by eight of buyers Dan & Sally Beauchamp of numbers at the Sale, attracted by individual Agnes Water businesses Townsville with his fullness of flank, the excellent quality consistency, and put together by Lisa & Ross ample bone and weight performance strong genetics and powerful beef Cullen of Calliope, who are regular of 882kg at 27 months. They were performance evident right through bull buyers at the Wilangi Sale. $3,100 winning bidders at $14,000. the offering. “You can expect to see will go to Blaze Aid following the the Wilangi Sale keep lifting the bar, The Wilangi Invitation Brahman Sale auction’s winning bid from Dan & Sally with the offering improving further is widely renowned for offering the Beauchamp of Townsville. into the future as our vendors bring premier lines of grey Brahman herd ‘on stream’ the top progeny of the Agents: Queensland Rural and McCaffrey’s bulls, and many leading commercial new genetics they have been investing Australian Livestock Marketing. producers depend on the Sale to in over the last few years, and which source their annual requirements of ‘herd improvers’ at realistic market The line-up of male representatives of the Vendor Studs offering bulls at the Wilangi Sale take values. The Sale’s outstanding some time out to host sale visitors at the Country Cocktails Welcome function at Charters Towers’ Sovereign Tavern. L.to R. Scott Angel, Glengarry Brahmans, Kunwarara; Lawson 2019 selection of high quality, Camm, Cambil Brahmans, Proserpine; Rob White, Wilangi Brahmans, Marlborough; AJ Davison, performance backed herd bulls was Viva Brahmans, Middlemount; Stewart Wallace, Wallace Cattle Co, Marlborough; Brian Hughes, Lanes Creek Brahmans, Georgetown; and Andrew Olive, Raglan Brahmans, Raglan. topped at $11,000 twice. Longtime Sale buyers, Bill & Clive Davies, Rangemore Pastoral Co, Proserpine paid that price for a rising 2yo, 860kg, upstanding, square bodied, good pigment Wilangi bull, of excellent commercial beef attributes. Later in the Sale a young Wallace herd bull, backed by a huge EMA of 142 sqcm, sold at the same figure to phone bidder Lachlan Mace, Red Ridge Grazing Pty Ltd, Stanage Bay.

Andrew & Roxanne Olive’s Raglan Stud topped their Sale result at $13,000 with Raglan Gunzler selling to Tim & Cynthia Walker, Waminda, Clermont. Another of their bulls, the 27 month old Raglan Tait by JDH Sir Tobe Manso, made $12,000. This 890kg heavyweight with a 141 sqcm EMA was purchased by long time Sale repeat buyers Graham & Joyce Bolton of Dingo, Central Queensland.

MARCH 2020 11 Big Country opens 2020 with sensational sale success Contributed by McCaffrey’s Australian Livestock Marketing photos by Qld Country Life, NQ Register & Scott Radford-Chisholm The Big Country Brahman Sale, held at Charters Towers in the first week of February produced an excellent result for the start of the 2020 Stud Sale year. The two-day auction offering a record number of lots for this sale was strongly supported by breed enthusiasts, stud masters and commercial cattle producers alike, from as far away as the Northern Territory, New South Wales and many areas of Queensland.

The Sale gross increased 11% on 2019’s exceptional result to total L.to R. Partnership purchasers Lawson Camm, Cambil Brahmans, Proserpine and Gavin Scott, $2,937,500. “We offered and sold Rosetta Pastoral Co., Collinsville with vendor Damien Sturdy, Akama Brahmans, Gargett with the $75,000 top seller, Akama Sambo (PP). a deck more bulls and 50 more heifers compared to last year. The clearance right through was 99% and our overall bull average was just $90 less than 2019,” Jim Geaney said, “an extraordinary achievement.” What made the Sale result all the more creditable was the fact that graziers in all of the Sale’s target marketing areas, right up until a week or 10 days before the sale, were experiencing the debilitating and costly effects of prolonged dry and drought conditions. “Cattle producers recognised the high standard of quality and performance of the lots we had gathered in the Big Country catalogue this year, and were very keen to support it. Some good rains arrived, just in time to freshen the minds and revive the paddocks Second top price red bull, Clukan Stockie 1438, with vendors Luke & Steve Taylor, Clukan Brahmans, for those who received good falls.” Jambin was purchased by Gavin Scott and his son Dillon, Rosetta, Collinsville for $45,000. The Selling Agents were very thankful for the buying support of was offered by Damien Sturdy’s many long time, loyal, Big Country $75,000 Poll Grey Sire Tops Sale Akama Stud of Gargett. At least eight supporters. “Many of these producers individual parties participated in the have been regulars at this sale for The solid pre-Sale interest in the bidding before the bull was secured over 20 years and have experienced homozygous poll, dark grey sire, by a partnership of the Camm the benefits of herd progress and Akama Sambo (PP) transferred to Family’s Cambil Stud, Proserpine and optimum performance through their the sale ring. A combination of a Rosetta Pastoral Co, Collinsville for continued investments in seed stock poll JDH sire and a strongly bred $75,000 to top the sale. from the Big Country Sale,” Ken Lancefield poll dam of the highly successful Shanoah line, this strong McCaffrey said. Poll popularity was strongly evident boned, 914kg, 29 month old prospect in stud masters choice through the

12 MARCH 2020 grey sires with the 7 top selling bulls of the section all polls.

Second highest grey bull price of $52,000 was paid by Kelvin & Margaret Maloney, Kenilworth Brahmans, Mt Coolon for Clukan Apollo (P) 1449. A 2yo of excellent temperament that scaled 816 kg at sale time. Apollo’s sellers, Steven & Theresa Taylor, Clukan Stud, Jambin also sold the $36,000, equal third top selling grey, Clukan Apollo (P) 1458 by the same sire as the $52,000 bull. Robert & Clayton Curley, Gipsy Plains, Cloncurry were on hand at the Sale to purchase this attractive bull.

Both the sale’s top price and second top price grey sires descend directly from the same damline, with the Terry & Siobhan Randell, Crinum T Stud, Tieri purchased the top price female , Moongool Miss matriarch, JDH Lady Shanoah Manso 1 291 for $10,500. originally imported by the McCamley Family of Lancefield Brahmans to Australia around 1989.

Stewart & Sarah Borg’s Leichhardt Beau Manso, a poll of good breed character and excellent natural muscling was the other $36,000 sale in the grey bulls. He sold to John & Jan Nelson, Herbert Hall Enterprises, Charters Towers.

Lawson & Bill Camm’s top seller out of their Cambil Stud grey bull Brian Hughes (second from right), Lanes Creek Stud, Georgetown thanks David, Jarrod & Kate sale team was also a poll. Cambil Dunn, Somerton Brahmans, St Lawrence for their purchase of the top price red bull, Lanes Timberlake (P) is a son of Kenrol Creek Rainman for $54,000. Darrocca and a JDH Elmo cow from the Stud’s successful Jewel line. He Hamdenvale Ramon, a 940kg, 2 tooth headed for duty in the herd of Peter scanned a 140 EMA. David Joyce bull at 31 months, and registering Hall, Oorindi Park, Cloncurry. A few & Cody Sheahan, Tropical Cattle a 145sqcm EMA scan, realised lots later in the Sale, Brian & Cindy Brahmans, Ingham set their sights $28,000 in the grey section. A dark Hughes presented a young poll son of on the bull for their poll breeding grey and one of the first Mr V8 NCC El Toro out of a cow by renowned programme and bid $34,000 to Noble 458/7 sons, his masculinity, poll sire Avee Jackson. He shows the secure him. natural muscularity and robustness natural beef performance of the El attracted Gavin Scott, Rosetta Toro sons which enticed the Keough The Randell Family of Crinum Pastoral Co., Collinsville to buy him. Family of Welcome Downs Cattle Co., Brahmans, Tieri also enjoyed a high Einasleigh to pay $23,000 for him. price result with their sole sale entry, Ken & Wendy Cole, Kenrol Brahmans, Crinum Fraser (P). This impressive, Gracemere again had a highly $20,000 sales of grey bulls were strong bodied and attractive breed successful Big Country Sale result. also recorded by Central Queensland character sire, presented well in the In the greys, their two bulls made Studs Palmal and Raglan. David & ring. He sold for $32,000 to Des & $26,000 and $20,000. Kenrol Bronson Julie McCamley’s Palmal Brahmans Karen Dahl, Brolga Gully Stud, Baralaba. (P), a 910kg, 2yo son of Lancefield has produced many excellent sons Bronson Manso sold to Ray & Janice of NCC Lord Delaware. Palmal Paul & Catherine Mackenzie’s Arizona Fleming, Nosilla Brahmans, McKinlay Drummer is another of those. A Stud, Dingo presented a strong draft while Kenrol Georgi Manso (P) was the 2 tooth with a huge 146 EMA and of grey bulls. Arizona Mr Lance, $20,000 selection by Ron & Daphne bred out of a high class donor dam, an 880kg, milk tooth, white grey Kirk, Yenda Brahmans, Gayndah. this fellow was selected by Robert of excellent carcass credentials, Mifsud, Radella Brahmans, Sarina. topped their team at $30,000 selling Leajon Hat Trick (P), a son of Willtony to Rob Flute of Chatfield Brahmans Stetson, topped the draft of John, Andrew & Roxanne Olive’s team to strengthen the poll influence in his Leanne & Angus Creedon’s Leajon Park leader at the sale was high weight Richmond herd. Stud, Middlemount at $25,000. He’s performance bull Raglan Mr Eli (P).

14 MARCH 2020 Sired by ECC El Caporal 301 (P) and strong poll influence through his damline, this easy doing, 900kg plus sire will join the herd at Rob Flute’s Chatfield Brahmans, Richmond.

Early in the grey day action, Rob Flute also paid $18,000 for a quality, well bred sire by Willtony Stetson from Don & Julie Hurrell’s HH Park Stud, Gympie, while David & Julie McCamley of Palmal Brahmans paid the same figure for a PP poll herd bull from the Celebrating their purchase of the $52,000 sire Clukan Apollo 1449, Margaret & Kelvin Maloney Kenilworth Brahmans team. (right), Kenilworth Brahmans, Mt Coolon are joined by the breeders of the bull Theresa, Luke & Steve Taylor, Clukan Stud, Jambin.

Popular Rainman Takes Reds $32,500 also topped prices for Len & backed the female sale portion of to $54,000 for Lanes Creek Sandra Gibbs’ Muan draft of red bulls. the sale with an attractive diversity Lanes Creek Rainman (PS) weighing Ashley Kirk of Rockley Brahmans, of strong genetics. Sizeable lines of 870kg, topped the red bull section at Moura selected the Muan top seller greys and reds resulted in a very $54,000. He was one of 5 sons of Trimble (PP), an 880kg, 2yo, milk solid result and a 99% clearance. Kenrol Mr HJ Ray that Brian & Cindy tooth bull. Another of the Muan Buying strength attracted to the Hughes of Lanes Creek Stud offered at team, Muan Tosca (PS), weighed in sale’s female section was highlighted the sale to average $21,600. Rainman’s at 900kg at 28 months and exhibited by the fact that 8 individual buyers outstanding Elmo/Dienka 238 damline highly desirable carcass credentials. accounted for 60 heifer purchases. enhanced his appeal and was ‘knocked Doug & Helen Keough of Welcome down’ to David & Noelene Dunn & Downs, Einasleigh outlaid $20,000 to secure him. The first heifer offered at the Sale, Family’s Somerton Stud, St Lawrence. a poll, grey, rising 2yo, Moongool Another of the Lanes Creek red bulls Brett & Vanda Hick, Lindfield Cattle Miss 291 topped the female section weighing 900 kg was a $26,000 Co., Julia Creek liked the look of the for vendor Ivan Price, Moongool purchase for the Keough’s Welcome two lead sires in the Palmal red draft Stud, Yuleba. This stylish heifer Downs Cattle Co, Einasleigh. of David & Julie McCamley. They were was a $10,500 purchase for Terry Steve & Theresa Taylor of Clukan both poll, mature age sons of Caiwarra & Siobhan Randell, Crinum Stud, Brahmans, Jambin started the sale Galroy. The Hick’s bid to $32,000 for Tieri. The Randells also purchased on a high with their Lot 23 red bull, Palmal Geronimo (PP) and lightened a young daughter of JDH Mr Encino Clukan Stockie, a son of NCC El the average up, outlaying $15,000 for Manso from the same vendor for Toro, realising $45,000. He carried Palmal Governor (P). $6,500. Robert White, Wilangi Stud, St Lawrence selected the $9,000 the sale’s largest EMA scan of 150 Joe & Felicity Streeter, Fairy Springs grey, Lanes Creek Supergirl among sqcm at 27 months and scaled an Stud, Taroom returned to the Big his sale purchases, while $8,500 was impressive 956kg. Gavin Scott, Country Sale ring to top at $21,000 needed by DC & TL Muscat, Brangaloo Rosetta Pastoral Co., Collinsville with Fairy Springs Rio Redman Park, Mirani to secure the lead heifer was the successful bidder. Kariboe (PP), one of the Rosetta Pastoral Valley Titan (P), a son of NCC Shogun, Co. purchases at the sale. Lee & out of John & Betty Atkinson’s Laguna recorded excellent weight for age at Gillian Collins, Wandilla Brahman Stud team, Laguna Christina (P) 5 865kg and an EMA of 144 sqcm as Stud selected Somerview Harada (P) months in calf to a poll Palmal sire. a milk tooth 2yo, led the team for for $17,000. Harada topped Brian & Red Heifers topped at $8,500. Cody Mark & Tarsh Allen’s well regarded Glenda Kirkwood’s Somerview draft & Holly Sheahan of Ingham purchased Thangool based Stud. Strong bidding for the 2020 Sale. competition resulted in his purchase Lanes Creek Patience (P), a 2yo for $35,000 by Brett & Vanda Hick, The Tipperary Group of Stations, daughter of Kenrol Mr HJ Ray to their Lindfield Cattle Co., Julia Creek. Northern Territory, which was the Midway Stud at that figure. Bidding sale’s biggest buyer, selected a very was competitive right through the The Dunn Family of Somerton Red impressive group of 20 bulls through female section with the last heifer lot Brahmans enjoyed a $32,500 result the grey and red sections. of the sale, Lanes Creek WT Vernisha for their impressive sire prospect (P), a 20 month old Avee Jackson (P) Somerton Longbow (P). A strong, daughter, made $7,500, selling to Sale’s Female Focus Backed masculine, good pigment bull the Tracey Watts, Lornville Stud of Bowen. Dunn’s were very pleased to see him by Buyers sell to Allan & Leonie Trail, Elmo Red A record number of heifers sold for Brian & Cindy Hughes, Lanes Creek, Brahman Stud, Baralaba. strong average prices to a large and Georgetown again found strong interested panel of buyers. Vendors demand for their 2020 draft of 41 ‘Lanes Creek Ladies’, all unjoined,

MARCH 2020 15 averaging $4,510. As well as their Hughenden also paid $7,000 for the Middlemount paid the $5,000 top price higher prices detailed above, they poll red heifer Garglen X847, the lead in the Carinya team for a poll daughter also had four grey heifers sell for heifer from the draft of Gipsy Plains of Willtony Kilcoy (P). $7,000 each to Danny & Christine Brahmans, Cloncurry. Parker, Clare, Jericho, another to The selling agents were delighted Tracey Watts and two to the Two large drafts of grey joined heifers with the overall sale success, Mackenzie’s Arizona Stud of Dingo. from the Carinya and Kimora Studs exceptional clearance rate and also featured at the Sale. $6,000 outstanding averages for the vendors The Parkers also secured, for $7,000, topped the Kimora line for a daughter and the Brahman breed. a quality 15 month old red heifer from of FBC Turbo Manso selling to Matthew Palmvale Brahmans while Peter & Neilsen’s Erneston Stud, Townsville Agents: Geaney’s & McCaffrey’s Olivia Price, Redstone Brahmans, while AJ & Pam Davison, Viva Stud, Australian Livestock Marketing.

Big Country Brahman Sale 2020 results

NO. DESCRIPTION GROSS AVERAGE TOP

96 Red Registered Bulls $878,500 $9,150 $54,000

4 Red Herd Bulls 70,000 4,250 6,000

100 TOTAL RED BULLS $895,500 $8,955

142 Grey Registered Bulls 1,453,000 10,230 75,000

16 Grey Herd Bulls 113,500 7,095 18,000

158 TOTAL GREY BULLS 1,566,500 9,915

258 GRAND TOTAL BULLs $2,462,000 $9,545

75 Brahman Belles Stud Heifers 290,500 3,875 10,500

41 Lanes Creek Ladies Heifers 185,000 4,510 9,000

374 SALE TOTAL $2,937,500 99% Clearance

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A Prince and a Gypsy led the Summer Brahman Sale in February By Cindy Benjamin photos by Kent B Ward Numbers and averages were both up at the 2020 Summer Brahman Sale on Day 1 of the 2-day All Breeds Sale.

On 10th February, 145 quality Brahman sires and females changed hands at the CQLX Gracemere for a gross earning of $713,900, and an average of $4923 per head, a solid 17 per cent increase compared to the average price paid at the 2019 sale.

The 85 registered sires (including one registered herd bull and one used bull) Top selling Brahman, the $16,000, JHN Prince Parker (P). Aged 26-months, Prince Parker is pictured with Skye Titmarsh, JHN Stud, Condamine. By Muan A Pilgrim (P) the bull sold to the sold for an average $5688 and to a Curley family, Gipsy Plains Stud, Cloncurry. top of $16,000. Thirteen unregistered herd bulls achieved an average $4884, selling to a top of $8000. A similar number of females sold as last year with the 47 heifers averaging $3551, with $8000 the top price paid.

Red poll genetics attracted the four highest bids on the day. Leading the charge was 26-month-old JNH Prince Parker (PS). Offered by Justin and Hayley Titmarsh and family, JHN Stud, Condamine, the son of Muan A Pilgrim 4449 (PS) was the sole purchase of the Curley family, Gipsy Plains Stud,

Cloncurry for $16,000. Prince Parker Top selling heifer was the $8000, MCL Gypsy Girl 1733. The yearling entry is with breeder Jodi weighing 805 kg, with an EMA of 135 McLennan, MCL Stud, Goovigen after selling to the Hills family, NK Stud, Theodore. and 40.5 cm scrotal circumference. Overall results for the Manchester 101/12 (PS) and Long Second top sire was Neslo 4613 RV registered bulls were: Acres P Madge (PS). Bandit P (PS) selling for $15,000 to ɱ 39 greys averaged $5666; 46 reds Cotherstone Grazing, Dysart, who The fourth top was another polled red averaged $5706 trucked the largest draft out of the Reldarah GT Dallas (PS), who was sold by ɱ 34 polls averaged $6000; 51 sale. Bandit was bred by the Olsens of Justin and Hayley Titmarsh, Condamine horned averaged $5480 Neslo Brahmans, Wandoan and is the to Bettafield Charbrays, Emerald for son of Neslo 2804 Red River De Manso $11,000. He is the son of Natal SS Grand ɱ 26 polled reds averaged $6230; 8 (PS) and Neslo 3293 RCE Evonica (PS). Theft (PS) and Reldarah Angela (H). polled greys averaged $5250 20 horned reds averaged $5025; Riverside Pastoral, Nebo secured Long Another three bulls fetched $10,000 ɱ 31 horned greys averaged $5774 Acres P 2242 (PS) for $12,000. Bred each – red Wandilla Kindness 262/0, by Paul Hinchliffe, Bouldercombe, this and Glengarry Calgary 2956 (H) and The top selling herd bull was a red red poll bull is the son of Mt Callan Cedar Lane Manolito (H) taking joint Yenda bull offered by the Kirk family, honours as top priced greys.

18 MARCH 2020 Gayndah and selling for $8000 to add ɱ 13 polls averaged $4000; 34 and seven registered sires for a total to the Cotherstone Grazing draft. horned averaged $3379 investment of $39,000 (av $4333).

Lee and Gillian Collins’ Wandilla prefix, The McLennans catalogued the The averages for herd bulls were: Marlborough sold the largest draft of largest draft of females at the sale, ɱ 4 reds averaged $5125; 9 grey sires, 15 head for an average $6000, selling 14 MCL females for an average averaged $4777 to a top of $10,000 for Wandilla $3085. Their draft also included one Kindness 262/0. ɱ 5 polls averaged $4800; 8 horned bull, raising their overall average for the sale to $3413. The top averaged $4937 Riverside Pastoral, Nebo paid the top bull, MCL Gringo, and female, MCL Top female at the sale was the average (for a draft of four or more) Gypsy Girl 1733, in the draft fetched McLennan Partnership’s MCL prefix, of $7700 for five registered red sires, $8000 each. The best average for a Gypsy Girl 1733 (H), a yearling including Long Acres P for $12,000. consignment of four or more females daughter of Carinya Sugar Daddy and Cotherstone Grazing, Dysart was the was achieved by the Cole family’s granddaughter of NCC Sugarwood bulk buyer on the day, purchasing the Kenrol prefix, Gracemere. Their nine (AI) (ET). She was the sole purchase largest consignment of 11 sires for a females sold for an average $4444 of Hills family, NK Stud, Theodore. total investment of $67,500 (av $6136). and to a top of $7000 for polled red The draft comprised of three herd Kenrol Miss Queen 3022. Second top female price of $7000 was bulls, including the top price Yenda herd paid for four heifers – two polled reds bull for $8000, and eight registered The largest draft of females Kenrol Miss Queen 3022 (PS) and Muan sires, including second top Neslo 4613 purchased on the day was four Ipana 5948 (PS) and two Blue Water RV Bandit P (PS) for $15,000. heifers selected by the Dahl family Hills greys Madonna (AI) and Cat. of Brolga Gully, Baralabah. Another large consignment sold to The female averages were: Battlin Pastoral, Mallapunyah Springs The sale agents were Elders and Station, Tennant Creek – two herd bulls ɱ 21 reds averaged $3366; 26 greys Landmark who saw 145 of the 202 head averaged $3700 catalogued sold (72 per cent clearance). Fast-tracking leading genetics at Clukan

By Cindy Benjamin photos by Clukan Brahman Stud It all started with some lovely F1 Brahman calves at Star Downs, Alpha in 1984 where Theresa and Steve Taylor saw the impact that pure Brahman bulls had on the herd.

In fact, they were so convinced that when they moved to their next property near Jambin in 1986 they established Clukan Brahman stud and set about breeding high quality Brahmans with quiet temperaments.

Neither Steve nor Theresa had previous experience with breeding Theresa and Steve Taylor with one of their high impact dams. stud cattle prior to establishing Clukan, but they were quick learners and have a keen eye for the traits that Week Sale (RBWS) auctions has seen Taylors have maintained a quarter really matter. Theresa soon uncovered a rapid climb up the averages leader share in Axel to continue using his a keen interest in genetics and is now board since the introduction of their bloodline over unrelated females in responsible for the research and polled bulls. their breeding program and they are selection of new genetics for Clukan, very pleased with the polled Axel In 2018 their team of seven head topped in partnership with Steve. calves on the ground at Clukan. the averages with $27,786 at RBWS, led “We started using AI in 1990 and then by Clukan Axel 333/7, who is a stand- The Clukan team again topped the began embryo transfer (ET) in 1997,” out example of the bone and muscle averages with $39,100 at RBWS 2019 says Theresa. “The IVF work has been attributes the Taylors are looking for in with a team of five, this time led by one the key to fast tracking the infusion of their polled bulls. Axel, a son of NCC El of their horned bulls Clukan El Toro leading genetics into our stud program.” Toro and Clukan’s leading polled donor 361/8, a son of NCC El Toro and Clukan cow Destiny 254/3, attracted the top Cassie 219/2, who sold for $95,000 to In 2010 the Taylors shifted their focus price of $100,000 for full possession the Scott family of ‘Rosetta Grazing’. to polled genetics and were quickly and three-quarter share to Kelvin rewarded for the decision. Their track and Libby Harriman, GI Brahmans, “Destiny is a particularly special cow in record at the Rockhampton Brahman ‘Thagoona Station’, Muttaburra. The the donor program and her bulls made

The Clukan herd runs on undulating, Brigalow scrub country in the Callide Valley. The Taylors grow some fodder crops and the balance of the property has native grasses renovated with butterfly pea, progardes and buffel grass.

20 MARCH 2020 a big impact in 2018 and 2019,” says Theresa. “The first of her sons, Clukan Chayse 309/6 (P), sold at the 2018 Big Country Silver Anniversary Sale for the second top price of $60,000 to repeat buyer Tony Hayne, Northern Vet Services in the Northern Territory.”

The third Destiny son to find a new home is polled sire Clukan Butch 350/7, who sold privately to Bill and Sue Blakeney, Warraka Brahmans, for $80,000 in 2019.

“There is strong demand for polled Taylor Family. The Clukan team – Steve, Theresa, Clinton (missing from photo), Luke (right) and genetics now and so we feel a great Ryan (left) Taylor. responsibility to be careful in our Clukan bulls are sold mainly through the have taken cattle to the 2012 and selection of polled genetics so that we Big Country and Rockhampton Brahman 2018 events, and in 2015 we attended do not sacrifice any of the important Week sales. Although they still hold the without showing cattle so we had attributes that are more strongly record of $44,000 for the top-selling the opportunity to participate in the linked to the horned trait in Brahmans.” female at the Gympie Brahman Female various activities – and that was also Sale, the Taylors have decided to retain very interesting and useful.” Steve and Theresa run Clukan females in their breeding herd. operations themselves, with assistance The Clukan herd runs on undulating, from their sons Clinton, Luke and Ryan The 2020 bull sale program has Brigalow scrub country in the Callide when required. The IVF work is all done started well for Clukan, with a draft Valley. The Taylors grow some fodder on-site with vets from Inventia Genetic of seven bulls at the Big Country sale crops – mostly forage, oats and Technologies (IGT). Ced Wise takes care averaging $25,000 and reaching a dolichos lablab – for grazing and to of the embryo transfer (ET) to recipient top of $52,000 for polled sire Clukan make round bales. The balance of the cows and Steve does the AI work. Apollo 1449, who sold to Kelvin property has native grasses renovated and Margaret Maloney, ‘Kenilworth with butterfly pea, progardes and “I really enjoy the process of selecting Brahmans’ at Mt Coolon. buffel grass. The drought has the best polled and horned genetics impacted on herd numbers at Clukan, for our program and it is very Clukan bulls are also catalogued for with the stud and recipient females rewarding to see the results,” says RBWS later in the year as well as both down to around 200 head. Theresa. “We don’t use sexed semen ongoing paddock sales for repeat and because we want high quality lines in new buyers. The Taylors plan to attend The Taylors don’t foresee any drop in both our males and females.” Beef Australia 2021 with the intention demand for polled bulls, so they are keen of displaying some polled cattle. to continue down the track that has been “We are known as predominantly grey working very well for them, and finding Brahman breeders but we do have “The Beef Australia event provides the right balance of polled and horned some reds. At Big Country this year wonderful exposure for the Brahman genetics to maintain a quality herd. we offered six greys and two reds.” breed and for the studs who have cattle on display,” says Theresa. “We

Some of the Taylor’s Sale Heifers.

Emphasis on quality females pays off – Elmo stud profile By Cindy Benjamin photos by Kent B Ward and Elmo Brahmans Allan Trail returned home red and grey lines. They have since reinforced when we visited the Gray dispersed their grey herd and their family of Glenflorrie Station in the from boarding school focus has been on producing polled Pilbara region of northern WA.” ready to build a career red bulls since 1999. on the land and with “The Grays regularly buy Elmo bulls The Trails first polled bull, Rockley and for them polled genetics are Brahman cattle. He and 985 (P), was purchased at the worth time and money at branding Leonie founded Elmo stud Rockhampton Brahman Week Sale and in preparation for live export, as at Miriam Vale in 1981 then in 1999, representing an important horned cattle must be dehorned and turning point in their stud’s history. held for a period of recovery before in 1994 they bought their being loaded on ships.” first block, ‘Murrindindi’, “Rockley 985 (P) (Deceased) has proven to be a very influential sire The Elmo herd is now producing up to at Baralaba. By 1998 they in our herd,” says Allan. “Half of his 90 per cent polled calves, which has had acquired another two progeny were polled and so he helped also made branding at home much blocks and were ready to rapidly build the polled female quicker. Running a commercial herd to move their stud and base at Elmo.” of their own have also given the Trails insights into the performance of their “The demand for polls is strong in commercial herds to stud cattle and they are pleased to commercial operations, especially in Central Queensland. see the polled progeny achieving extensive rangelands operations and growth rates comparable to their for those supplying the live export Elmo was founded on females horned counterparts. from the Cherokee and Tyagarah trade,” says Allan. “Our decision bloodlines and initially they ran both to focus on polled breeding was

Elmo Rustler 1108 (PP) sold for $57,000 at the RBWS 2019 sale. The Homozygous poll sold to Brett and Jane Kinnon. The bull is pictured here with Leonie, Camille and Allan.

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A group of inquisitive young Elmo calves.

In the last few years the Trails have Week Sale in 2005 and Brolga Gully (P), Fairy Springs Duracell 5161 (P) made greater use of Breedplan EBVs 2254/0 (PP). Both now deceased, they and D&R George (PP). when selecting bulls to add to their have left behind a line of beautiful Over the years the Trails have done breeding program. Allan puts highest fertile and feminine females with some AI and last year they dabbled value on a bull’s EMA, rib and rump fat outstanding temperaments. in IVF for the first time. At this stage EBVs. The other important measures Of their current sires, Wallton they prefer to use natural mating they look for are female traits such as Downs Barnaby 710 (P) is giving in the herd but are not against the days to calving. When selecting their own great results crossed over polled use of reproductive services when replacement heifers they look for udder Palmvale Zephyr and Brolga Gully conditions suit. The Elmo heifers are conformation, temperament, fertility, 2254/0 (PP) females since he joined mated as yearlings. structural correctness and longevity. the Elmo program in 2015. Two of Lead bulls from the Elmo stud “Over the years we have developed his sons, polled Elmo Rustler 1100/8 are catalogued for auction at the the ‘Elmo style’, with an emphasis on (PP) and Elmo Redwood 1161/8 (PP), Rockhampton Brahman Week Sale the breed characteristics needed in led a successful team for Elmo at each year and the remaining bulls tropical environments, size, growth RBWS 2019, selling for $57,000 and are sold in the paddock to buyers rate and do-ability,” says Allan. $50,000 respectively, to achieve an from the Northern Territory, North average of $34,500 and #2 ranking Allan and Leonie are not strict on Queensland and Western Australia. on the averages leaderboard. following particular bloodlines but As their numbers build back up they rather buy in the genetics that suit At Big Country 2020, Allan and Leonie might also consider selling at some their program. More often than were excited with their purchase of other sales. not there is a common string in the Somerton Longbow (P) for $32,500, Females are sold at the Rocky All heritage of the bulls they select. a bull that they have been watching Stars Elite Brahman Females sale throughout his showing career. He Other past sires that have left a in March and they also export some will join their sire battery of Wallton discernable mark on the Elmo herd are females to Thailand each year. Allan Downs Barnaby (P), Elmo J Night Owl Palmvale Zephyr (P), who the Trails attends the major show in Thailand purchased at Rockhampton Brahman to promote the Australian Brahman.

26 MARCH 2020 “We do what we can to promote premier event to showcase their stud buffel, eurochloa and green panic. the Australian Brahman breed in and promote Brahmans. Allan is concerned about the impact the South-East Asian market where of buffel dieback, which appeared “Brahmans have so much to offer the American Brahman is better after the last flood. with high functionality in a variety known,” says Allan. “We like to visit of environments, longevity and “We have always been lightly stocked the properties where our cattle go fertility – we have 17 year old cows but the combination of drought and to gain a really good understanding still producing a calf every year,” buffel dieback has seen our numbers of the conditions and requirements.” says Allan. “At Elmo we put strong reduce in the last few years,” says Allan and Leonie have not done much emphasis on our female lines Allan. “We currently run 150 stud showing but when they decided to because we want our bulls to also breeders and 100 commercial show some of their cattle at Beef produce good replacement heifers breeders. The commercial herd Australia 2018 they really appreciated for our buyers.” produces MSA steers and heifers, the advice and assistance of Terry giving us good feedback on our The Trails see an excellent future for Connor for preparing and showing breeding program.” the breed and a secure market as the their cattle. They were rewarded for Australian conditions change. ‘Murrindindi’ is also home to Allan the effort with a private sale of Elmo and Leonie’s children’s studs –Jim’s Picasso 1023/7 (PP) for $40,000 to The three blocks that comprise prefix Elmo J and Camille’s Bottle Rockley Brahmans. ‘Murrindindi’ are within 25 km of Tree prefix – both of which are also each other and total 1620 ha of Beef Australia 2021 will coincide with enjoying success. brigalow softwood scrub country Elmo’s 40 year anniversary so Allan near Baralaba in Central Queensland. and Leonie are planning to make The property has productive native the most of their presence at this bluegrass pastures improved with Changing seasons prompt operational changes at Rosetta Station By Cindy Benjamin photos by Rosetta Station and Kent B Ward “The seasons are changing buffel. Gavin says that recent rain has and allow Gavin to ride a motorbike seen the buffel grass respond and through the mob without running off. and we need to respond.” grow to a height of 60 cm compared to the native grasses that have only The first round is usually done as Gavin Scott owns and operates grown to about 15 cm in height. soon as the weather starts to cool Rosetta Station in the upper reaches and the rains finish around the end of the Burdekin catchment with his “The cattle do preferentially graze of March or early April. The second parents John and Coral, and son Dillion. the buffel, so it gets eaten out in round usually occurs in October but The property has been in the Scott dry weather,” he says. “Fortunately, if the previous wet season was poor family since 1979 and neighbouring the pastures on the sand flats along and the pasture starts to run out, Yacamunda Station was added to their Rosetta and Police creeks respond Gavin will muster earlier. holding about 10 years ago, bringing well to rain.” the total area to 72,850 ha. At weaning the calves are usually in the 150 to 300 kg weight range, but The Rosetta homestead is located 30 Targeting live export if the weather is dry Gavin will wean km north of Mt Coolon with Rosetta Most of the young stock produced calves as light as 70 kg. Creek and Police Creek both flowing at Rosetta Pastoral are sold into the through Rosetta and Yacamunda on live export trade out of Townsville “At weaning we draft into weight their way to the Belyando River, which port. Gavin aims to turnoff steers and groups and will start to market all drains into the Burdekin River below heifers at 350 to 450 kg liveweight stock over 240 kg immediately,” Lake Dalrymple. but this has been difficult to achieve says Gavin. “About one-third of the in recent years. weaners at each muster are ready to Alongside their commercial operation be sold straight away.” of 10,000 Brahman breeders, the “With a string of dry years we have Scotts also produce their own bulls been turning off most of our young “During this drought we have had through their registered stud. cattle as soon as they reach the far fewer cattle ready for market minimum 260 kg liveweight accepted immediately after mustering and this Rosetta is undulating with brigalow, for live export,” he says. “Female has had a big impact on our business,” blackbutt and bloodwood landtypes cattle are more costly to send for he says. “Firstly, on cashflow and while the flatter Yacamunda is mainly live export, receiving a 30 to 40 cents secondly on managing our carrying brigalow, gidgee and box country. penalty to cover the cost of preg- capacity. Having to hold weaners for Buffel grass has established across testing prior to loading.” longer and supplementary feeding both properties and provides the best them until they reach the minimum pasture for grazing. Weaning is done twice a year with weight is very costly.” the 3000 to 4000 weaners tailed Native grasses are also important but for 1 to 2 weeks until they will stand In response to this situation, which far less responsive or productive than seems to be occurring more frequently,

Each year 50 bulls are selected from the stud herds to enter the commercial bull battery. These are some of the young bulls waiting together before going out with the cows.

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the Scotts are planning to build a 2000 head capacity feedlot on Rosetta so they can finish their young cattle more efficiently on hay and grain.

“Last year we started feeding out in October and the year before we started feeding in July,” he says. “The feedlot will allow us to have the weaners up to a suitable weight range in time to meet the best price market early in the year.”

Commercial breeding herd “We keep the commercial herd at about 90 per cent Brahman,” says Gavin. “They are drought tolerant and are the only breed that I know that is easy to work with in big mobs.” Clukan El Toro 361/8 (ET) (H) was purchased by the bull buying partnership of Gavin Scott and Clay and Owen Scott. El Toro was purchased at the 2019 Rockhampton Brahman Week Sale for $95,000. “One ‘trick’ I learned many years ago produce five calves before they are sold the EBVs. Lately we have also been from an old drover is the importance at eight years old to the meatworks. looking for polled bulls to add more of talking to your cattle,” says Gavin. Bulls work for about eight years or until of that trait to our herd.” “Brahmans are very intelligent cattle they start to lose condition. and easy to work with if you take the Gavin buys in mainly Brahman and time to gain their confidence.” a few Charolais bulls for the bull Replacement sires and females breeding program giving them more At mustering time the Scotts use The Scotts produce all their own sires marketing options. These resulting helicopters to group a mob together and replacement heifers through Brahman x Charolais bulls produce at watering points and then walk the their 300 head registered stud, EL7 calves that often make more money in mobs of up to 800 head into the yards. prefix, comprised of both red and the saleyards, particularly for heifers. “Once the helicopter has brought a grey herds. “We target the live export market mob together we allow them some Each year 50 bulls are selected though and the higher Brahman time to settle while we have smoko,” from the stud herds to enter the content animals are the best suited says Gavin. “Then we start to move commercial bull battery. The bulls for this trade,” says Gavin. through the cows and calves just are visually assessed and culled talking to them and letting them get heavily on conformation. All the “It is important that the commercial used to us. Once they are at the point heifers are retained and then culled breeder herd does not end up with where I can ride a motorbike into if they develop ‘bottle’ teats. too much Charolais influence,” he the middle of the mob without them says. “You can’t afford to go far from flying off, then it is very easy to walk “Calves can’t suck properly when straight Brahman breeders.” them to the yards.” their mother has large teats and this can result in losing the calf. If cows The Scotts select 10 to 15 new stud “With just four people we can easily are not culled on this trait it can easily and herd bulls each year, mainly from move a mob of 400 to 800 head for become a problem in a commercial the NCC Brahamans, Rockhampton long distances in one day,” he says. herd,” says Gavin. Brahman Week, Big Country and “We let them string out for 200 to Gold City sales and buy in good 500 metres along a track or fenceline The Scotts invest heavily in good quality females, mainly from the with one person leading, one behind quality sires to use in their stud, NCC, Gympie and Hamdenvale female and two on the sides. In the laneways knowing that this quality infuses sales. When time permits, the Scotts we only need one person to move a big through the whole operation. When run a small AI and IVF program. mob. By not bunching the mob up we selecting bulls Gavin is particular find that the cows can find their calves about EMA scans and testicle size as and will walk along without stressing.” well as the bull’s weight for age.

The heifers are first mated at 20 “We look for good strong bulls with months and the bulls run with the correct conformation and do-ability,” herds all year at a ratio of 1:30 or 1:25. says Gavin. “The scan sheet is a useful The commercial breeders generally guide but we don’t usually look at

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Vale Ken Coombe OAM – energetic, innovative ‘tornado’ by Judy Kennedy with contributions from the Coombe family, Jon Condon and Alf Collins Snr. The passing of Ken Coombe in November 2019 revived memories of a remarkable contributor to the beef industry, with a long list of achievements to his name – President of the Australian Brahman Breeders Association, host of the 1983 World Brahman Congress, Chairman of the inaugural Beef 88 and Beef 91 expos, manager of the pioneering Avondale Brahman stud, and general manager of Stanbroke Pastoral Co’s bull breeding operations, to Ken R Coombe OAM name just a few. small fruit-growing town of Stanhope tolerance to drought and external Ken was a pioneer of computer in northern Victoria, but this eldest son parasites and better weight gain. recording of stud cattle, an of a bank manager and grandchild of enthusiastic supporter and dairy farmers knew from the time he Avondale was one of the most implementer of innovative research was in primary school that he wanted successful and well-known Brahman and instigator of composite breeding, to work on the land. studs in the breed’s formative years, and the recipient of an Order of attracting large crowds and high prices Australia medal as well as the RW He boarded at Geelong College and after for its annual on-property bull sales. Vincent award, both for outstanding completing Year 12, went jackerooing for Throughout his time at the helm from services to the beef industry. Gordon Munro at Booroomooka Angus 1964 to 1971, Ken pioneered performance stud, near Bingara in NSW. testing, publishing reproduction and But this forthright, energetic man was growth data from the Avondale herd. also the much-loved husband of Jan and Ken was a quick learner and in 1950 proud father of Geoff, Ian, Brett, Mark and moved north to Bundaberg to work for In 1965, with Ken now pastoral Susan, and grandfather to their children. the Fairymead Sugar Company, a large- inspector, Fairymead’s bull breeding When asked to volunteer the highlight scale beef producer using land set aside operations expanded to Marlborough of his long life of 87 years, Ken replied, for cane production. It was at Fairymead Station and Croydon Station, with the ‘Getting married and raising a family’. that he began working for one of the company running both a Brahman Stud two men he was to describe as ‘the best and a Santa Gertrudis stud and having 2 He was a friend and colleague to many, bosses you could hope for’. separate on property sales each year. and to others, an energetic combatant. His personality was best summed up Charlie Young was an innovator who In the late 1960s with Mr Young’s by fellow Brahman breeder Alf Collins recognised Ken’s ability and loyalty, support, Ken built a sophisticated Snr: ‘The speed that he worked at was rewarding him with unlimited scope feedlot at Marlborough Station, with legendary, only touching the ground and shared vision as manager of the company growing irrigated crops occasionally, and land development, Fairymead’s bull breeding operations for silage and installing its own feed feedlots, farming, irrigation, genetics at the Avondale Brahman stud. pellet manufacturing mill. and accurate analysis were transformed At this time Queensland cattle producers In 1971 he resigned from Fairymead by Ken. God blessed us well with this were starting to move away from Sugar Company and became a field tornado and all that he touched!’ traditional British breeds like Hereford, officer for the Australian Brahman The Queensland cattle industry was a Shorthorn and Devon to introduce Breeders Association a position he long way from Ken’s birthplace in the Bos indicus, as they sought improved held for twelve months. He had served

34 MARCH 2020 as honorary secretary for the ABBA from 1960 to 1968, when membership grew rapidly from 26 members to 550 as the breed’s momentum continued across northern Australia.

In 1971 Ken also purchased the 1200- acre property Roxborough, just north of Rockhampton, transforming the rundown homestead into a modern comfortable home for his family and the base for another passion, breeding Arabian horses.

By this time he had attracted the attention of a second ‘best boss’ – JSB or Sir James Balderstone, head of what was then the world’s largest cattle enterprise, the AMP Society’s Stanbroke Pastoral Company.

After being appointed pastoral inspector, An incoming storm at Waverley Station Ken and the family spent the next 21 years based at Stanbroke’s bull breeding surprisingly he was one of the first Association for outstanding services headquarters, Waverley Station near to begin using on-farm computers in to the beef industry. St Lawrence. Ken thrived under the the early 1980s, working with Ralph leadership of JSB and the support of Shannon and Peter Robertson to Ken retired from Stanbroke in 1994 and Stanbroke chairman, Sir Vincent Fairfax, develop herd recording programs moved home to Roxborough, where and the annual Waverley bull sales were and accounting programs on early he continued a love affair with Arabian a highlight of the year as managers Commodore 64 computers using horses that had started in 1947. He from the company’s properties arrived floppy discs. exhibited at all the major Arabian shows to inspect their new sires. with great success, chaired the World From 1981 to 1983 Ken served as Crabbet Convention to celebrate the Promoted to general manager of president of the Australian Brahman breed in Toowoomba, and exported breeding operations, Ken played a Breeders Association, presiding over his magnificent chestnut stallion, key role in the transformation of the Australia’s first World Brahman Roxborough Bandoleer, to South Africa. Barkly Tablelands and Gulf company Congress to celebrate 50 years since properties’ traditional Shorthorn the breed’s arrival. The success of Retirement meant finding different herds into Bos indicus. In 1986 he the Congress was one of the strong directions for his energy, which included was became senior breeding advisor precursors to establishing the Beef 88 several years as president of the for Stanbroke, responsible for the national exposition and subsequent Beef Rockhampton Agricultural Society wellbeing of 100,000 breeders on 18 Expos in Rockhampton. where he was made a life member. He properties until his retirement in 1994. was also a long serving Board member As one of the founders and the original of The Rockhampton Grammar School, Ken was a vigorous and enthusiastic chairman of the inaugural Beef 88, held from 1978 until 2001 in which he served supporter of beef research throughout in Australia’s bicentennial year, Ken saw as Board Chairman for 4 years. The his career, engaging with the CSIRO, DPI a ‘one-off’ event grow into the southern year 11 Boys Boarding House at RGS, and others in countless field research hemisphere’s largest and best-known Coombe House, was named in his trials and field days focusing on beef industry gathering. honour of service to the school. fertility, genetic selection, nutrition, pasture improvement and other topics While he described the Beef 88 budget Ken left an indelible stamp on the at Waverley. as ‘very limited’, Ken always said the northern Australian beef industry, expo was easy to organize when he making a remarkable contribution In the 1970s and early 80s field trials could draw on the experience of beef towards the transformation in were conducted in conjunction with industry stalwarts the likes of Maurie genetics from the region’s original the CSIRO looking into composite Binstead, Rodney Wilson, Hec Maynard, breeds to tropically adapted cattle. breeding, a concept which was Libby Wilson and the ever-reliable John ultimately adopted years later by Croaker amongst many others. A modest man with vision and leading Australian cattle companies courage, he was an inspiration and including Stanbroke, AA Co and NAPCo. In 1990 Ken’s work was recognised mentor to many, and led by example. with an Order of Australia Medal, His favourite piece of advice to his Ken was always interested in and this was followed in 1992 by the children, and the mantra that he lived measuring performance and from RW Vincent award, presented by the by, was ‘Get involved in as much as you the start of his career was recording Australian Registered Cattle Breeders can – the more you put into anything, weight ratios and herd fertility. Not the more you’ll get out of it.’

MARCH 2020 35 Vale John R Dobson 1931 - 2020

Contributed by Jason Dobson, written by John’s Granddaughter, Morgan. John held a passion for history and in his time completed the Dobson family genealogy. Parts of this eulogy and memorial are Johns words.

Born in Clermont on the 16 June 1931, John was the third child and only son of Robert and Euphemia Dobson. As a boy John enjoyed playing with his animals and being on the land from a young age. During the holidays Johns family would holiday in Emu Park – it was here that John developed a knack for hounding the US Soldiers for their bubble gum and any other trinkets they wanted to part with. Vale John R Dobson 1931 - 2020 It was in 1953 when romance sprung. John was in attendance of the Annual the date was set. Married on the legacy in the beef industry before Church of England Debutant Ball, it 2 February 1955 John and Eileen downsizing and moving to Alton was whilst standing with his mates shared 61 years of marriage before Downs to continue the business. that he spotted a young debutant Eileen passed away in 2015. They eventually sold the business dancing whom he had never seen entirely and enjoyed their time before. After asking around he found John and Eileen were the proud together in Rockhampton. out that she was Eileen Massey. They parents of 3 boys Peter, Campbell shared a few dates when John would and Jason who have grown the Although John will be missed, his return to town and thus started the family further with 5 grandchildren legacy and kind soul will stay with love of his life, he continued courting and 7 great-grandchildren. John us forever. Through our tears and his girl and finally decided to ask for and Eileen raised the boys on their sadness, we can smile knowing her hand in marriage – she accepted family property Cumberland Downs that John and Eileen are together so they pulled Charlie and Adelaide in Clermont, QLD. They shared once again. from bed at 2 in the morning and many years here, carving out a A few words from Brett Coombe

Cumberland Downs Brahman Stud McKellar ranch as well as some of many of the original Brahman cattle was established in 1961 as stud the Gyr cattle at The Doggett ranch. that were imported into Australia. The number 92 and over the next 40 In the mid 80s they imported the sire album is housed in the upstairs lounge years John and Eileen sold large Mckellar Jumbo 4/034 and 2 females at Brahman House and is a must read numbers of red bulls throughout from the Doggett ranch. for both young and old members. northern Australia. John and his son The ABBA owes a debt of gratitude Campbell travelled to the United to John and Eileen for the donation of States in 1973 and were most an album of photos and captions of impressed with cattle they saw at the

36 MARCH 2020 Slice of history Ernie Mollenhagen 1943 - 2019

Contributed by Eugene &Jessica Mollenhagen, photos by Mollenhagan family and Rodney Green Queensland Country Life. That was Ernie, a man of few words but many stories

Ernie’s story started on the 8 June 1943. Born to Ernest and Iris Mollenhagen, Ernie grew up on the family farm at Rosedale, Qld, along with his siblings Gordon, Raymond, Beryl, Lynette, Jenny and their half-sisters Doris, Shirley, Dawn and Florence. Ernie’s early life consisted of helping on the family farm, whether that was assisting with the dairy or cutting timber with his father. Ernie attended school at Rosedale which was a 16km walk through creeks and neighbouring farms. There he developed his love for sports, be that football, athletics or cricket he enjoyed and excelled at Ernie Mollenhagen 1943 - 2019 them all. He had many adventures at school, one being when he and Neil Ernie and Margaret’s love story 2000 and Eugene and Jess marrying Callaghan skipped school and Ernie began. Marrying in the summer of in 2003. It was, however in the attempted to justify his absence with 67, Ernie and Margaret began their December of 2003 when all of Ernie the excuse that he and Neil had gone married life on cane fields at Bucca. and Margaret’s Christmas came at on an educational field trip. Due to It is there they welcomed their two once with the arrival of their beautiful the need to assist his family on the children Eugene and Alina. granddaughter Briana, how very farm, Ernie finished school at the proud and besotted they were. Their Ernie’s love of the land continued age of 14, where on his final day at hearts continued to grow with the with the purchase of a property at Mt school he triumphantly snapped the arrival of their 3 grandsons Cooper, Perry, and the eventual move there headmasters cane and told him, in Brayden and Dallas. Their quiet, little in the 1980s. It was in Mt Perry that true Ernie style, exactly where to house on the range was never the Ernie and Margaret found their true put it. same again. There were toys to play home. Immersing themselves in the with, and adventures to be had not local community Ernie loved nothing Upon completing school, Ernie began to mention Pop’s endless supply of more than attending and helping at his timber cutting career, working lollies even when Nan would chastise the local show, rodeo, camp draft and alongside Lloyd Ford and then Eric him that the children had already had woodchops. He we so very fond of Mollenhagen. Ernie’s work ethic and enough. Ernie’s love and pride for his his little town and the people within. determination enabled him to buy his grandchildren was limitless. He loved Whilst at Mt Perry Ernie continued first cattle property at the age of 17, thus nothing more than taking them to the cutting timber, but it was on top of establishing his lifelong love of cattle. yards to feed cattle or telling them the range in 1982 that they pursued stories of wolligongs in the dams or It is safe to say that Ernie’s story their greatest passion, that being the adventures of the ghost of old truly began in the spring of 1965, the development of the Ferrydale man lavender. In amongst the barrage when a timely accident resulted in Brahman Stud. As the years flowed of nurf guns and cubby building Ernie Ernie arriving on the Innes doorstep by, Ernie and Margaret welcomed and Margaret continued developing needing to use their phone. With their growing family with their adored their brahman stud. Ernie’s adoration prompting from his uncle Whippy to daughter Alina marrying Dean in for his cattle was unmistakeable. chat up the good-looking brunette

38 MARCH 2020 Certainly, a highlight for Ernie and Margaret’s was the sale of Ferrydale Berocca at the 2014 Rockhampton Brahman Week for a topping price of $64,000. They had to whether so very much to get to that point, it was truly amazing to see all their hard work pay off.

It was with that optimistic fighting spirit that Ernie and Margaret faced every obstacle, be that drought or flooding rain. They always had admirable ability to dig deep smile and carry on. However, this was never more evident than when Ernie fell ill in 2017. Ernie together with Margaret faced every day with a smile and hopeful heart teamed together with their fighting spirit and unwavering courage. Their battle was both heart- breaking and inspiring. Their love for each other so profound and eternal.

Ernie, you fought your battle so courageously, and overcame so many odds, but it is now your time to rest. Ride high Ernie, you are a true gentleman, whom has touched so many lives in an incomparable way. Your dependability, strength, courage and love will be so profoundly missed.

When you trail out for your final ride, may the pastures be lush green and stirrup high, may the wind be always at your back and the sunshine warm Mt Perry studmaster Ernie Mollenhagen shows his delight as the hammer falls on Ferry Dale Barocca, selling for $64,000 on day one of Brahman Week to Ian and Laura Hoare, Elsey upon your face. May you eternally Station, Katherine, NT. know how much you are truly loved and forever missed. Around the ridges - RBWS 2019 pre-sale gathering Gold City 2019 Sale topper

Laguna Zillion 2nd topped the Gold City 2019 Sale at $23,500.

Apologies to Vendors, John & Betty Atkinson, Laguna Brahman stud and Buyers, Bill Reddie and Laura Wallace, Turalba Brahman stud, for the use of the incorrect photo in the December 2019 Brahman News. DNA Parentage Verification

Contributed by Paul Williams TBTS DNA parentage verification offers beef producers a A previous study into an Australian Beef Information Nucleus (BIN) tool to accurately determine animal parentage and project found that of the 227 calves reduce pedigree errors which may otherwise occur. born in the 2011 calving year, 5.3% This article will explore how parentage verification had pedigree errors. These were works, the DNA markers that are used for parentage due to a variety of reasons, including calves being by a different AI sire than verification, and examine the best way for beef the one nominated, calves believed to producers to manage the transition from microsatellite be by the backup bull actually being to SNP parentage verification. by the AI sire, mismothering and human error. Given that this project Why Parentage Verification? was used for each cow. Also, due had followed best practice guidelines, to varied gestation lengths, late it is likely that a 5.3% error rate is Parentage verification allows indicative of lower levels of pedigree producers more certainty regarding calves may be believed to be sired by the backup bull when they are error occurring across the registered parentage. While beef producers cattle industry. do their best to correctly record really by the AI sire, and early pedigree, parentage may be uncertain calves may be assumed to be by Pedigree errors are not unique to for a variety of reasons. These the AI sire when they are actually the beef industry; rather they can include, but are not limited to: by the backup bull. occur across all livestock industries. ɱ Rogue bulls. A young bull calf may A 1999 study of Australian Merino ɱ Multi-sire joinings. This occurs get to cows before he is weaned, study lambs found that around 10% when a mob is run with two or or bulls may jump paddock fences. had pedigree errors, and that the more bulls at joining, and creates incidence of pedigree error increased ɱ Mismothering. Where two calves uncertainty as to which of the with the number of lambs in the birth. are born at similar times, they bulls is the sire of each calf. Thankfully, due to the low levels may switch mothers. ɱ AI. If straws from multiple sires of twins in most beef herds, this is are being used, there is a potential ɱ Human error. Pedigrees may be less of an issue in cattle. However, to incorrectly record which straw incorrectly recorded or parentage verification can give you transcribed.

ANIMAL MARKER A MARKER B MARKER C MARKER D MARKER E

Calf Aa BB CC dd Ee

Dam aa Bb CC Dd EE

Sire 1 AA √ Bb √ Cc √ dd √ EE

Sire 2 Aa √ bb CC √ DD ee √

Sire 3 Aa √ BB √ CC √ Dd √ Ee √

Sire 4 aa Bb √ cc DD ee √

Sire 5 AA √ Bb √ Cc √ dd √ EE

Figure 1. Parentage verification compares the genotype of a calf against the genotype of its dam and candidate sires. Here, five markers are used to emulate four of the five sire cadidates as the potential sire of the calf.

42 MARCH 2020 Around the ridges - ABBA Xmas party & Rockhampton Feature Show function and your bull-buying clients’ peace of mind. MICROSATELLITE SNP

How Does Parentage Animal 1: Animal 1: Verification Work? ATGCCACACAATGC ATGCCACCATGCCAT

DNA parentage verification works by Animal 2: Animal 2: analysing a series of DNA markers in ATGCCACACACACAATGC ATGCCTCCATGCCAT the progeny and in potential parents. For each DNA marker, one of the two Figure 2. There are two types of DNA markers; microsatellites (shown here as a CA repeat) and SNP (shown here as an A/T SNP). variants observed in the progeny must have come from the dam and tissue sample) from their animals microsatellite profiles cannot be the other from the sire. Therefore, and request the breed society do converted to a SNP profile equivalent. potential parents can be ruled out a genomic test on the sample. It is Therefore, for Brahman producers if their DNA markers do not match recommended that when using TSU considering parentage verification those observed in the progeny. a hair sample is collected and stored of their animals, it is recommended In the example shown in Figure 1, the in an envelope in a dry place in case that this be done using the newer SNP calf and dam have been genotyped, an animal needs retesting at some panels to prevent future situations as have five candidate sires. For stage. The sample is then sent to where animals with microsatellite simplicity, five different markers Australian Brahman Breeders Office panels may need to be re-tested (Markers A, B, C, D and E) are being to be processed and sent to the DNA using the SNP panels. lab for Parentage Verification. used. When we examine Marker A, In the case where an animal does not we can see that the calf has the get a parent assigned please contact DNA Markers Used for genotype ‘Aa’, and the dam has the staff at Australian Brahman Breeders genotype ‘aa’. In this instance, the Parentage Verification office to look at possible option to dam must have passed on ‘a’ to her There are two types of DNA rectify the problem. calf. Therefore, the ‘A’ must have markers that have been used for come from the sire. Sires 1, 2, 3 and DNA parentage verification in cattle For further information, please see 5 could have passed on an ‘A’ to the microsatellites (previously used) and the SBTS & TBTS Technical Notes on calf, so are potential sires of the calf. Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms Parentage Verification available on Sire 4, having the genotype ‘aa’, could (SNPs). SNPs occur where there is a the TBTS website (http://tbts.une. not have passed on an ‘A’ to the calf, difference in a single base pair. This edu.au/seedstock-breeding-better- so can be ruled out as a potential sire. is highlighted in Figure 2 where A is cattle/resources/technical-notes/) substituted for T between the animals. or contact Paul Williams Technical We can then repeat this process for Officer, on (07) 4927 6066 or via Markers B, C, D and E. At the end of Historically, microsatellites were email [email protected] this process, the only sire left as a the DNA marker used for parentage potential sire candidate is Sire 3. Note verification. However, SNPs have now that this process does not “prove” replaced microsatellites as the genetic that Sire 3 is the sire of the calf; marker of choice because of their rather, it does not eliminate him as greater abundance and stability. The the sire. In this simple example, five greater abundance of markers means markers were enough to eliminate more markers can be included in tests, four of the five sire candidates from allowing them to be more powerful contention. In real life situations, and accurate, while the greater many more markers are used to for stability means the test will remain parentage verification. accurate over many generations.

How to Collect Sample for Australian Brahman Breeders have moved away from microsatellite Parent Verification parentage verification tests to the To receive Parent Verification on their newer SNP parentage verification animals, breeders either take a hair test, one limitation to this upgrade sample or a TSU (Tissue Sampling is that microsatellites and SNPs Units which take an ear punch for a are incompatible. Unfortunately,

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GGP TROPBEEF: A GGP product designed specifically for Australian SEEKSIRE PARENTAGE: Approximately 500 SNP markers for parentage only. Indicus. The TropBeef chip was designed in partnership with influential INDIVIDUAL GENETIC CONDITION: Any of the following conditions: Pompes Australian breeders and researchers, and genomic data was generated E7 or CMS and used from more than 1000 Australian animals in the initial design population. With over 97% imputation accuracy, the TropBeef chip will MYOSTATIN: Analyses for nine different variants of the myostatin gene, continue to contribute to the accuracy of BREEDPLAN values. even though some may not be found in all breeds. BRAHMAN COMPREHENSIVE BUNDLE: Designed specifically for AI and HORN/POLL: SNP based horn/poll result (no percentages). imported sires, and donor dams, includes all Brahman recessive conditions (E7, CMS, BDW), SNP based Horn/Poll, parentage and GGP Trop BRAHMAN BUNDLE: A standalone test that includes all Brahman recessive Beef profile markers for Single Step evaluation. conditions (E7, CMS), SNP based Horn/Poll and Tenderness. Does NOT include GGP TropBeef profile. BRAHMAN STANDARD BUNDLE: Includes Pompes E7 and SNP based Horn/Poll, parentage and GGP Trop Beef profile for Single Step evaluation.

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