News
Calving Ease, not just for heifers.
24 August 2015
One of the most important fertility traits for breeding females is for them to calve unassisted.
Nationally, an MLA sponsored report identified dystocia (calving problems) as the 4th most costly disease in cattle! Cattle tick and buffalo fly were more costly, but as those diseases are mainly northern area diseases, it leaves dystocia as the 2nd most costly disease of cattle in our temperate areas
At Elite we put much emphasis on calving ease, direct and daughters, but consider CE daughters particularly, to be an extremely valuable trait to prioritize in any self-replacing straight-bred herd selection program.
"Carcase" what does it mean?
24 August 2015
With processors becoming more specific in their carcase requirements, indicated through pricing, it is important to make sure we match on-farm selection with their message.
At Elite, we select for a balance in carcase traits just as we do in overall performance. That is, we don’t consider “carcase” to be emphasis on just EMA, just IMF or just yield etc.
Carcase Steers Success
24 August 2015
Again this year we donated steers to St. Joseph's High School and Scone Grammar.
All the steers were beautifully prepared and scored very well including a Bronze Medal again for excellence in Market Specifications.
Carcase Results
14 July 2014
(i) Bronze Medal Sydney RAS. At Sydney Royal this year two Elite steers donated to St Josephs High School, Aberdeen, performed very well again after a wonderful preparation by the students.
The steers scored very well with our trademark consistency, scoring 81.5 and 82.5 points plus a Bronze Medal for Carcase Excellence.
The Bronze medal steer was also part of the Poll Hereford Stan Hill Trophy Team.
Semen is now available
14 July 2014
Semen is now available from a selection of our balanced performance sires. Use these sires for a competitive edge in your markets or your paddocks. View these sires on the semen sales page