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Wirruna’s Super Line-up

Wirruna have two HAL ‘Super Sires’ for sale as part of their 74 Bull line-up in Wirruna’s Autumn Bull and female sale to be held on property at “Spring Valley” Holbrook on ‘Leap Day’ – 29th February 2024.

“It is… Continue reading

Profit from Wirruna Genetics

It is that time of year again when commercial bull buyers must consider the range of genetic information presented in sale catalogues to select their upcoming herd sires.

Ian Locke of Wirruna Poll Herefords at Holbrook contends that a vital… Continue reading

Lights, Camera, Action! at Wirruna

It has been all action this week at Wirruna Poll Herefords with the sale preview videos done and up on-line to assist prospective clients do their homework for choosing this year’s bull, prior to their 24th August sale day.… Continue reading

Super Sires on offer at Wirruna

The Locke family of Wirruna Poll Herefords at Holbrook are well established as a supplier of Poll Hereford genetics to commercial beef producers, well known for their high level of performance recording and superior genetics with breed leading calving ease,… Continue reading

Lock-down fails to restrain demand

The Locke & Hanna families were delighted with strong support at their Spring Bull & Female Sale held on 25th August 2021. “We knew the crowd numbers attending the sale would be severely curtailed by the COVID-19 lock-down restrictions,” Ian… Continue reading

Covid prepared at Wirruna

In the current COVID-19 circumstances with continuing travel restrictions, a very fluid situation around the Border Bubble rules and the obvious infectious nature of the Delta variant, The Locke & Hanna families at Wirruna Poll Herefords at Holbrook are resigned… Continue reading

Demand for Proven Genetics at Wirruna

Activity was strong across the board with demand for proven Wirruna sires and PTIC females. Lot 8 Wirruna Phil was sold for a sale record of $70,000 to Tarcombe Herefords and Quamby Plains Poll Herefords. There was significant stud activity… Continue reading

Wirruna Beef – Pre order now!

Wirruna Beef – Pre order now!

We are excited to offer Wirruna beef on the BBQ at this years Autumn Bull and Female Sale on the 10th March and the opportunity for clients to purchase boxes of Wirruna beef! Please… Continue reading

Whole Herd Genomics at Wirruna

  The utilization of Genomic technologies to determine the actual genes carried by livestock is now well accepted and leading seedstock breeders are using DNA for parent verification, to identify the existence of/or free from genetic diseases, and to better… Continue reading