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
WIRRUNA QUARTER BACK Q281
- Wirruna sire, long-necked for calving ease, with great carcase
- Carcase weight, Eye Muscle Area & Marbling in top 5% of breed
- Top 1% ranking for $Index values reflects excellent profit driving traits
- Top 5% 400D growth, from a calving ease… Continue reading
WIRRUNA QUICKSTEP Q283
- A growthy & smooth-bodied Wirruna sire with exceptional B- muscling
- Consider his combination of top 1% muscle & marbling for high MSA Index
- Tope-end carcase scans for EMA & IMF% support his carcase EBV credentials
- Top 5% fertility-stayer cows throughout… Continue reading
WIRRUNA PILOT P054 (AI)
- Top of the drop Kalimna son – Selected as HAL Super Sire
- A real curve-bender-good growth from an easy calving genetic base
- Ideal carcase attributes – quantity (top 8% CWT) & quality (top 1% IMF%)
- A high $Index sire with… Continue reading
WIRRUNA PAPA P149 (AI)
- Papa is a classy, good-barrelled sire by Koanui Techno
- Appreciate his good growth without compromising the calving ease traits
- A high libido bull with high semen quality
- Few bulls can boast higher $indicies to boost profit potential
Semen available in… Continue reading
Wirruna for Breed Leading Marbling
Wirruna Poll Herefords are well known for their level of performance recording of their beef genetics and their drive of improving various commercial traits that are required by beef producers and the beef market. One trait of importance is marbling,… Continue reading
Cracking Wirruna Spring 2019 sale
Wirruna’s Spring 2019 sale was well beyond my expectations. With many parts of Australia battling extreme drought and dwindling female numbers for many clients, the demand for bulls and females was expected to be subdued at best. Instead, a good… Continue reading
Take an eight year genetic leap
Wirruna Poll Herefords is very focussed on providing beef genetics to the commercial beef producer that help them to be more profitable and have a product that is more valuable to the overall beef chain. This has involved a long… Continue reading
WIRRUNA MCLAREN M175
- The standout Justin son with curve-bending growth
- I like his stretchy body, conformation & clean front-end
- High value carcase boosting attributes – 1% CWT, EMA & top 5% IMF% EBV
- In the top 20 ‘2016 born’ bulls for $Index values… Continue reading