Charolais magazine jan 2016

CHAROLAIS MAGAZINE January 2016

Canadian World Technical Conference Charolais Supporting the Community Silver Calves Across Australia 2015 - The Year in Review AN OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE CHAROLAIS SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA LTD.

Annual Bull Sale Wednesday 10th August 2016 ‘North Logan’, North Logan Rd, Cowra, NSW

SPECIAL online Embryo Sale during the 2016 Sydney Royal Easter Show

Success from the consistency & maternal depth of the Airlie herd

MCLACHLAN GROUP Airlie Charolais - Talis Angus

Warren Miller - Ph: 0423 396 014 E: warren.miller@mclachlan.com.au Michael Bond - Ph: 0419 482 754

Ascot Juggernaut J134E (AI) (ET) (P) (R/F)

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SEPTEMBER 2015 AUSTRALASIAN CHAROLAIS GROUP BREEDPLAN CE CE GL DIR(%) DTRS(%) (days)

BW (kg)

200 DW 400 DW 600 DW (kg) (kg) (kg)

EBV

-9.0

-6.4

-4.0

+1.2

+23

+42

+59

ACC

46%

38%

56%

71%

64%

64%

66%

MCWt (kg)

-

Milk (kg)

SS (cm)

+11

+2.7

45%

68%

DTC (days)

-

CW (kg)

47%

EMA (cm2)

Rib (mm)

Rump (mm)

RBY %

IMF %

+2.5

+0.2

+0.6

+0.7

+0.3

51%

50%

50%

46%

TRAITS OBSERVED: BWT, 200WT, 400WT, 600WT, SS, FAT, EMA, IMF Poll Status

Registration no

Born

PP 100.00

JAJJ134E

02/09/2013

PEDIGREE

COMMENTS DNA tested homozygous polled

GRAND CHAMPION CHAROLAIS BULL AT BEEF AUSTRALIA 2015 GRAND CHAMPION CHAROLAIS BULL AT BRISBANE ROYAL 2015 By our home-bred Homozygous Polled Sire – Ascot Eldorado,out of one of our Top 3 donor Dams in the herd – Palgrove Estella 291. We think this Bull is magnificent.

CS PLD Junction 4J MC228742 (P) Sire: Ascot Eldorado (AI) (P) (R/F) Isabella D10e (AI) (P) (R/F) Palgrove Zephlin Dam: Palgrove Estella 291 (P) Palgrove Estella 185 (P)

Huge rounded hindquarter,super smooth shoulders, great length & deep flanked.Moderate frame on perfect bone,with great feet and legs. He moves effortlessly.

Owners: Manumbar Past Co. P: 07 4168 8132 Distributor: United Cattle Breeding Services P: 07 4666 3376

Top 1% 200 Day Weight,Top 2% 400 & 600 Day Weights & Scrotal Circumference.

Top 10% Eye Muscle Area & Milk.

Positive Rib & Rump Fats & IMF.

Animal: Ascot Juggernaut J134E

Contact Jim Wedge M: 0419 714 652 Email: jim@ascotcattle.com.au www.ascotcattle.com.au

Selection Index Values Market Target

Index value

Breed Av.

Domestic Index

+$19

+$21

Heavy Grain Index

+$29

+$29

Heavy Grass Index

+$24

+$16

Semen Price Per Straw (50 Straws or more)

$50+GST

Semen Price Per Straw (Min 10 Straws)

$80+GST

THE FOUNDATION STONES OF A SUSTAINABLE BEEF INDUSTRY

Federal Council President: Chris Knox Borah Station, Borah Creek Road COONABARABRAN NSW 2357 Tel: 02 6842 9101 Mob: 0427 600 278 E: dskangusandcharolais@westnet.com.au

Charolais Society of Australia Ltd ABN: 45 147 918 279 PO Box 772, ARMIDALE NSW 2350 Suite 6, 188 Beardy Street ARMIDALE NSW 2350 Tel: 02 6771 1666 Fax: 02 6771 1561 Int: +61 2 6771 1666 Breed Development Manager Colin Rex 0408 661 255 manager@charolais.com.au Finance Manager Hayley Clark accounts@charolais.com.au Registrar/Member Services Alarna Hall office@charolais.com.au Technical Officer Catriona Millen 0409 102 644 catriona@sbts.une.edu.au

www.charolais.com.au https://www.facebook.com/ CharolaisSociety

Honorary Life Members Anthony Hordern (dec) Harry Wadds (dec) J Martin Lenthall (dec) Rick Pistauro AM David Dixon Bill Hayes John Sullivan (dec) Harold Seeley AM Trevor Cottee (dec) Helen Trustrum Lesley Millner Rob Millner (dec) Michael Hargreaves Alex McLachlan AM Gary Noller David Bondfield 2

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Vice Presidents: Heath Dobson 567 Cluan Road CLUAN TAS 7303 Tel: 03 6393 1330 Mob: 0409 176 228 E: dobson@pinepark.com.au Keith Glasson 18 Saint Ives Court MT LOFTY QLD 4350 Mob: 0418 716 476 E: crathescharolais@internode.on.net Honorary Treasurer: Greg Frizell Wakefield, Wollomombi ARMIDALE NSW 2350 Tel: 02 6778 1346 Mob: 0427 781 346 E: wakefieldstud@bigpond.com Councillors: David Ellis 318 Fishermans Road COOLUP WA 6208 Tel: 08 9530 3225 Mob: 0427 170 965 E: jade_84@live.com.au Ken Manton 414 School Road HANSONVILLE VIC 3675 Mob: 0437 585 605 E: ken.manton@hotmail.com Warren Miller 250 Sheepwash Road GLENQUARRY NSW 2576 Mob: 0423 396 014 E: warren.miller@mclachlan.com.au Michael Osborne Ryeview, PO Box 387 MILLICENT SA 5280 Mob: 0408 838 568 E: ryeview@bigpond.com

Regional Office Bearers

CHAROLAIS SOCIETY MERCHANDISE

Queensland: Chairman: Brendan Scheiwe Tel: 0410 706 871 E: mscheiwe@bigpond.com Secretary: Allan Fuary Tel: 0407 210 179 E: allanfuary@gmail.com New South Wales: Chairman: Bruce McConnaughty Tel: 02 6843 6258 E: elstowcharolais@gmail.com Secretary: Caitlin Warner Tel: 0419 238 216 E: ashlincharolais@hotmail.com Victoria: Chairman: Geoff King Tel: 03 9775 3369 E: kingcharolais@bigpond.com.au Secretary: Gwen Robinson Tel: 03 5156 6397 E: kyra1@wideband.net.au Tasmania: Chairman: Heath Dobson Tel: 03 6393 1330 E: dobson@pinepark.com.au Secretary: Samantha Dobson Tel: 03 6393 1330 E: dobson@pinepark.com.au South Australia: Chairman: Robyn Wilson Tel: 08 8864 5030 E: arabar@rbe.net.au Secretary: Daryl Schaefer Tel: 08 8210 5229 E: dschaefer@adelaideshowground.com.au Western Australia Chairman: Robin Yost Tel: 08 9574 2035 E: libertycharolais@gmail.com Secretary: Aimee Court Tel: 08 9755 9038 E: truleecharolais@hotmail.com

Year Letter for

2016 Born Calves:

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Disclaimer: Opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the Editor or the Council of the Charolais Society of Australia Ltd. Neither the Editor nor the Charolais Society of Australia Ltd takes any responsibility for the accuracy of the information contained within this publication, nor for the outcome (including consequential loss) of any action taken by readers or other based on information contained therein. The publishers reserve the right to refuse or cancel without notice any advertisement in a publication issued by them.

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PAGE 12 “The World Charolais Technical Conference was hosted by the Canadian Charolais Association. Charolais Banner staff, Helge and Candace By and Craig Scott with Canadian General Manager Mel Reekie organised a comprehensive technical program.”

PAGE 20 “The Charolais breed has been involved in major fundraising for research with a Charolais cross steer Biscuit generating $25,000 for Prostate Cancer Research at an auction at the Breakfast Creek Hotel.

PAGE 24 Tegan said the “bulls handle the different environment and have always done well for the family”. The Winterbottom’s experience was the Charolais cross added 30-40kg on the Hereford genetics and still finished easily in the onfarm feedlot.

Contents Society Contacts...................................... 2

The “Raw” Performance of an Animal. 36

Charolais Merchandise........................... 3

First Class Calves.............................. 38

President’s Message................................ 6

The Eye of the Master..................... 43

Thank You Gary........................................ 7

Harnessing Heterosis...................... 44

From the Office........................................ 8

Scottish Approval............................ 46

World Technical Conference 2015........... 12

Truly Proven Results....................... 48

Charolais Dominate National Steer Trial. 18

Western Quality Shines................... 50

Charolais Supporting the Community.... 20

Performing to Specifications.......... 52

Ekka Quality Impressive......................... 22

Weaning Greater Weight................ 54

Simply the Best....................................... 24

Value Adding the White Way.......... 56

RAS NSW Beef Challenge Success......... 28

2015 Allflex National Sale................ 58

Beef Australia 2015................................. 30

National Sale Update...................... 62

ANZ National Beef Carcase.................... 32

Future Investment.......................... 62

Hobart Royal........................................... 34

Around the Ring.............................. 64 From the Archives - 1975................. 66 Reviewing the Stats #..................... 67 Champion Row 2015....................... 68 2016 Calendar of Events................. 70 Advertising Index........................... 72

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Minnie -Vale Charolais ESTABLISHED 1972

Minnie-Vale Charolais would like to thank the following studs for their support at the 2015 sale:

Bauhinia Park, Qld Temana, NSW Moongool, Qld Caloona Park, NSW St. Antonio, NSW Bikini, Qld Schareyn, SA Tractor Charolais, NSW

2016 Sale Friday

July 29

1pm at “Bexley” Narrabri

On offer:

• 60 Charolais Bulls

Minnie-Vale Charolais

Jason & Sue Salier “Bexley”, Back Creek Road, Narrabri NSW 2390 Phone: 02 6783 4272 or 02 6783 4166 www.minnievalecharolais.com.au Email: info@minnievalecharolais.com.au

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President’s Message Chris Knox, CSA President

What a difference 12 months makes. Cattle prices are close to double what they were a little over 12 months ago. We are continually hearing reports of slaughter cows making in excess of $2,000 and slaughter bulls reaching the $4,000 plus mark. For the first time in some 12 years we have seen producers receive a genuine lift in the market to meet rising production costs, which is giving a confidence boost to enable them to progress their enterprise. This can be in many forms from infrastructure improvements, new pastures, land purchases, machinery purchases to a high quality replacement herd sire for herd improvement.

So in 2016 I predict some vast improvement in prices made for herd bulls and hopefully strong competition for Charolais bulls with producers seeking those extra kilos we know Charolais crosses achieve.

With calves selling around the $3.50/kg live weight mark, weight is the prime factor with an extra 20kg returning an extra $70 per head. Recent sales in northern NSW has not seen a premium paid for Angus over Charolais and they have not matched the extra weight of the Charolais calves. Plus the Charolais cross heifers are way ahead of the their Angus counterparts with demand from both backgrounders and feedlots. We have been hearing excellent reports locally of Charolais weaner calves with weights close to 400kg selling between $1200 and $1400 at local sales.

On a recent trip to Canada we heard of a change in the beef market where prices have been strong for some two years with a big swing to hamburger by lower and middle class consumers. Processors are saying they see a need to see a change in beef bodies to heavier, leaner bodies.

This will allow primal cuts to be sold for a premium & more hamburger production for the increase in demand. I feel this trend will spread if current prices are maintained. I see this as a positive for European influenced cattle especially in our Charolais breed.

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With council recognising the need to concentrate on marketing we saw Colin join the staff as Breed Development Manager early in the year. This will enable us to target major players in the beef industry to source Charolais and Charolais cross cattle. This will be a gradual process by introducing these players to good quality Charolais stock to identify the quality carcase traits & high yield the breed can supply.

Colin is very active in promoting any good results that our Charolais cattle can achieve. I ask all members to be on the alert for any positive stories involving Charolais cattle & pass this news on to Colin. Some members have been doing this already & I thank them for their efforts.

I must thank Colin for his efforts in his first year with his very professional & economic approach. The first year involved many visits to most regional meetings, Rockhampton Beef, which included our first new look magazine which Colin prepared in a very tight timeframe.

Council wants these magazines to become an integral part of Australian Charolais with involvement from members & I must thank those who have placed ads in the 2 publications to date & encourage more to support these new look publications in the future.

I must sincerely thank all the staff, Colin, Hayley, Alarna & Lucy for their valued work during the year. A sincere thank you to all council members for their effort & time put in for smooth & effective operations of the society.

I wish everybody a successful New Year & hope all Charolais members green grass, fat cattle & high prices.

Chris Knox, President

Thank You Gary

AYR

The Beefy Charolais Thank you to everyone that supported our Annual Sale 2015

Est 1972

114 Charolais Bulls avg $ 4,223

Ayr Elfin’s Hudson FF

Top Price $14,000

Sold to Chas & Judy Nobbs Cordelia Charbrays Moura

Gary Noller in front of the best timed sky writing ever!

Gary Noller was made a life member of the Charolais Society of Australia in 2009 for his contribution and service to the Charolais breed.

Gary was further acknowledged specifically for his contribution to Federal Council at the 2015 Brisbane Royal show.

President Chris Knox presented Gary with a engraved pen set marking the extended service Gary has provided to the Federal Council of the Charolais Society. Gary provided 22 years of service on the Council (1992 - 2014) including Vice President (1995 2000) President (2001-2004) and Honorary Treasurer (2004-2014).

In his speech President Chris Knox highlighted Gary’s skills in evaluating opportunities and his balanced approach to council discussions.

During Chris’s summation of Gary’s contribution a sky writer placed the 100% in the sky which summed up perfectly Gary’s service to the Charolais Society of Australia. (We wish we could take credit for the sky writing but it was a case of impeccable timing).

$11,000

Ayr Huston’s Igloo FF

Sold to Alan Goodland Clare Charolais Theodore

Ayr Elfin’s Anchor FF

$ 11,000

Sold to Yandaburra Pastoral Co Springsure

$ 7,500

Ayr Egipt’s Elfin FF

Sold to BW & LA Davis Barambah-Dale Charolais Murgon Ayr Relief’s Ison FF Sold for $10,000 to G & K Kelly Juandah Charolais Giligulgul Via Miles

Paddock Sales Available

Gary Noller receiving his presentation from President Chris Knox.

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From the Office

Colin Rex, Breed Development Manager

The last ten months for me has been a reaffirmation of the advantages of Charolais and how Australian cattle producers are utilising these advantages. I have been fortunate to get out and converse with many Charolais breeders and commercial users across the country. Granted in many of these conversations the focus is the present and the future but reflecting on the journey to the present has been very interesting.

In discussions with life members of the society and other early adopters of Charolais it is self-evident the passion that inspired these breeders to sample Charolais which were unproven in the Australian environment has increased as the breed has well and truly proven itself in our vast environment.

With the knowledge that Charolais are the most numeric of the European breeds today it should be remembered they were the first of the European breeds to turbo charge the Australian Beef industry with the first calf born in 1970. This was a leap of faith that we can now acknowledge has provided the Australian Beef Industry with high performance genetics that can offer a significant contribution to beef profitability. The vision and skill of our early breeders has well and truly set the platform for the continued success of the Charolais breed today.

The record prices beef producers saw in 2015 favoured the production of cattle that can punch down the scales at all stages of the production cycle from weaner to bullock.

We know the advantages that Charolais genetics can contribute to increased weight gain and our research from the Beef Information Nucleus project (BIN) has indicated a high end product upon slaughter.

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Scanning the rural market reports it has been pleasing to see Charolais cross cattle being sought after Australia wide.

One area where Charolais genetics has really shone through has been in salvage value of cast for age cattle. Some trade in values on old sires last year were staggering and made the investment on these bulls as a two year old a blue chip investment. Cast for age cows made over $2,000. This coupled with international interest in our genetics offers an exciting future for those that have introduced Charolais genetics into their breeding herds.

The year 2015 saw increased demand for Charolais sires with a lift in the number of sires sold at auction and the average price. The average is well priced for all producers to be able to afford access to top genetics and then capitalise on the gains that these genetics offer.

Last year we also saw Charolais genetics achieve success in interbreed show competitions in Queensland, Tasmania and Western Australia and I congratulate all members that exhibit cattle in these competitions. It was pleasing to see a Charolais female Crathes Estella 32 exhibited by Elite Charolais win the Interbreed Champion Female at Beef Australia 2015. This event is the largest cattle exhibition in the country and is extremely competitive.

Elite purchased Estella 32 at the 2014 National Sale highlighting the quality on offer at this event. There are plans in action to host the National Youth Event in conjunction with the National Sale in 2016 and this should build into a must attend event.

“We all live under the same sky but we don’t all have the same horizons” Konrad Adenauer

International Charolais Annual General Meeting 2015, Voting Delegates Back row: Colin Rex (Aus), Gregorio Farias Mateo (Mex), Frederick Persson (Swe), Michel Baudot (Fra), David Ellis (Aus), Ben Harman (UK) Front row: Retiring President Helge By (Can), Clement Perrodin (Fra), Jose Manuel Medina Chapa (Mex), Bill Nottke (USA), Mel Reekie (Can), Anna Ingvar-Nilsson (Swe), David Benson (UK), Neil Orth (USA).

Through this publication there are also articles outlining the success of the Charolais breed in carcase events.

The validation of the attributes of the breed in these competitions against all competitors cannot be ignored.

There is an opportunity for your clients to enter and receive valuable feedback as there is rarely a need for entries to be registered with a breed society.

I would urge all Charolais breeders registered or commercial to participate in competitions such as the ANZ National Carcase Competition (Beef Australia), Harvey Beef Gate 2 Plate Challenge (WA), RAS Feedlot Competition (NSW) and the many others available. It’s always interesting to evaluate your product in a competitive environment and the feedback obtained can provide valuable data on what traits may need some extra selection pressure in the future.

During 2015 Teys announced that they are working towards a vision of value based payment to reward producers. MLA’s Dr Alex Ball was quoted as “it is not uncommon to see an $80 variance between two carcases of identical weight and fatness”. At the announcement Teys General Manager Corporate Services Tom Maguire said “the true value of each carcase was its saleable meat yield multiplied by its quality value”.

We need to be focused to ensure that our production yields and performs in all other relevant specifications that may be in place. It is an exciting development in the industry if it comes to fruition it potentially may offer Charolais producers a competitive market advantage.

There is a great article on page 20 of this edition with news of a Charolais cross steer raising $25,000 for charity particularly Prostate Cancer Research. The preparation of this steer involved the students from St Johns College at Dubbo who benefit enormously from the experience.

This article also outlines other Charolais initiatives in the community and I congratulate all involved.

It was a sad duty to notify the passing of Doug Salier from Minnie Vale later in 2015. Doug was heavily involved in Charolais promotion in the development years of the breed and contributed strongly in the family Minnie Vale operation.

As a breed society matures the accumulated effort of so many build a solid foundation that enables the future to be bright. Charolais have been blessed with the skills and drive of our members in the last 45 years and although some are now only in our memory, their contribution in their area of expertise has allowed our breed to prosper. cont page 10....

YOUTH: Harris Thompson and Fletcher Wetherell competing in the Perth Royal junior judging competition.

EXPERIENCE: Maylene & Terry Griffin, Temana Charolais, Sue Salier, Minnie Vale Charolais and Cliff Irwin, Bikini Charolais seen at the Minnie Vale Sale.

These three herds have contributed over 120 years of combined breeding and breed promotion to the Charolais breed.

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From the Office

cont from page 9....

I wish to convey my appreciation to our great team here in the office. Alarna, Hayley and Lucy have been a pleasure to work with and a great source of information as I have settled into my role. Charolais breeders have been very supportive and this has been much appreciated.

Our team certainly is dedicated and works tirelessly for our members and the development of the breed. Lucy resigned as Member Services Manager in October to pursue a new venture with husband Chris’s family in Southern New South Wales but has signed on as a casual for graphic design and catalogue work when required. We wish Lucy & Chris well in their new endeavours.

During 2015 we devoted some time to organising our office environment and storage facilities to streamline processes moving forward. This will not only result in some cost savings, but also centralise our storage with the office providing better access to our files and equipment.

I would also like to thank the Council for their contribution during their two year term. Council members are volunteers and devote personal time and cost to their role. It is sometimes a thankless job and I have appreciated the opportunity to work with our current Council to evaluate future opportunities.

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Currently we are in the election process for the next two years and I applaud all those members prepared to hold their hand up to contribute whether you are elected or not. Participating in the process by either nominating or voting is just as important as the successful candidates at the end of the process. The future is our hands and it is up to all members to be part of the Charolais family’s decision making process.

With the success our members have achieved through selection of genetics and management our Australian Charolais is a truly proven, modern, efficient contributor to the Australian Beef Industry. I have no doubt in my mind that for our environments here in Australia the Charolais has a monumental role to play.

The breed’s benefits translate into profit in a beef enterprise and we would be humbled if you have not already trialled Charolais that you consider the opportunity. To locate a breeder near you can either search members at www.charolais.com.au or contact the office and we would be happy to assist. I hope you enjoy this publication and if there is anything that the office can assist with please do not hesitate to contact us.

Colin Rex, Breed Development Manager

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Image: Craig Scott

World Technical Conference 2015 Colin Rex - Breed Development Manager

The World Charolais Technical Conference was hosted by the Canadian Charolais Association. Charolais Banner staff, Helge and Candace By and Craig Scott with Canadian General Manager Mel Reekie organised a comprehensive technical program. The Conference incorporated visits to Canadian Charolais breeders, feedlots and research facilities.

Fifty nine participants from nine countries attended the conference including nine Australians. Council member David Ellis and Breed Development Manager Colin Rex attended the Charolais International Annual General Meeting as the Australian voting delegates.

The focus of the Technical program was Genomics, Sustainability and Agricultural Advocacy. The first speaker was Lyndon Carlson from Agricultural More Than Ever.

Lyndon highlighted the growth in the global middle class rising from 1.2 billion in 1990 to 2 billion in 2013 and a prediction of 4 billion in 2020. This growth will drive food demand by approx. 50% offering increased opportunity in the agricultural sector.

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Agriculture More Than Ever is a Canadian industry driven cause made up of hundreds of partners and “agvocates” from across Canada, all committed to improving perceptions, dispelling myths and creating positive dialogue about Canadian agriculture. (www.agiculturemorethanever.ca) This was followed by Cherilynn Nagel from Saskatchewan Farming and Food Care discussing their work in building public confidence in food production. Cherilynn spoke on the benefits of connecting consumers to their food production and farming.

The lead genomic speaker was Dr John Crowley, Research Associate at the University of Alberta. Dr Crowley presented a comprehensive overview of genomics and his research. Dr Crowley explained the value of feed efficiency.

Fifty six to seventy one percent of total cost of production for cow –calf operations in Canada is associated with feed, bedding and pasture (ARD 2005), and 65-75% of the total dietary energy cost in breeding cows is required for maintenance (Ferrell & Jenkins 1985, NRC 1996).

Agribition champion, Rosso Double Down 8Z at Wilgenbusch Charolais.

Young breeding females and their progeny at Beck Farms.

The team behind the success of the World Technical Conference, Canadian Charolais General Manager, (l-r) Mel Reekie with the original artwork

by Sapphire Halliday presented to the Canadian Charolais Society by Australia, Charolais Banner owners, Candace & Helge By & Craig Scott. Thank you for a great experience and educational trip.

He discussed that “genomics creates potential, management delivers”. This is an important take home message to ensure that increasing performance of our genetics must be followed up with adequate management on farm to take advantage of the genetic potential.

Eight of the attending countries presented to the Conference on Charolais in their country and where their country is placed with genetic evaluation. After an interesting discussion on “red factor” Jose Manuel Medina Chapa presented an interesting slide on the colour inheritance in Charolais.

It was interesting to discover that the issues we face in Australia in establishing a reference population for genomic predictions is also an issue for many other countries.

Canadian General Manager Mel Reekie advised the Conference that 80% of all registrations in Canada are polled cattle and this had been the case for several years.

Evaluating the country presentations it was interesting to see the traits being selected for. In each country differing production systems have led to vastly different priority of trait selection to suit the local market requirements.

Clement Perrodin from French Charolais reported that Charolais are the most populous breed in France with 1.6 milllion cows followed by the Limousin at 1 million. The Herd Book Charolais is involved in two genomic evaluations Gembral and Degeram. The Gembral evaluation is a genomic evaluation based on IBOVAL criteria and a BLUP analysis. The reference population is 4,000 animals but only 1,000 bulls have progeny evaluations. The goal is to genetype 1,000 additional bulls by the end of the year with the aim to reach accuracy of 50% for young bulls.

In the DEGERAN evaluation phenotypes have been collected on 8,000 individuals, 8,000 colostrum samples and 2,000 pelvic measurements.

The Colostrum is analysed to evaluate if there is a genetic link to calves receiving superior immunology from their dams’ colostrum. Herd Book Charolais also hope to have 2,000 animals genotyped by the end of 2015. cont page 14....

A section of the cowherd at Whitecap Charolais.

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Pasture scene at Sparrows Charolais, Saskatchewan.

Kinsella Research Ranch showing their Charolais steers undergoing feed efficiency testing.

The Australians, l-r Lindsay & Belinda Hindle, Ben Toll, Leanne Goatcher, Colin Rex, Anne Thompson, David Ellis, Andrew & Harris Thompson.

Photo Craig Scott.

Rod McLeod in the donor pen at McLeod Livestock, Alberta.

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As a society manager there was the opportunity through networking to discuss the common concerns and experiences of other international society managers and to formulate pathways forward. Many of the issues being faced by our society here are similar to the international experience. Working in collaboration with our international counterparts has potential to be beneficial to the Charolais breed here in Australia.

The Kinsella Research Ranch in northern Alberta was visited looking at their feed efficiency research. This research will be used as the basis for Canadian Charolais RFI Genomic Enhanced EPD’s. The significance of this research facility is the fact that a Charolais herd has been involved in their research programs for many years. Early research with the Charolais was instrumental in providing research on the benefits of cross breeding in Alberta.

All of the breeding herd of Charolais at Kinsella are registered with the Canadian Charolais Association.

Growsafe systems are used to evaluate feed efficiency with all animals tested genotyped on a 50K SNP. The handling facility was very impressive and the animals flowed through the complex readily. From the forcing pen two short raceways allowed animals to enter alongside another animal. The two then merged into one raceway leading to the crush. At the merge point a hinged low gate allowed animals to enter from either of the parallel short races. (see image page 16). The animals on display filled the main race with very little pressure applied.

Over 1,100 animals have been evaluated to date. Feed efficiency had been shown to be independent of mature body size of animals.

Canadian Charolais breeder Fawn Jackson on behalf of the Canadian Cattle Council addressed the conference on Defining and Providing Sustainable Beef. She explained sustainable beef is a socially responsible, environmentally sound and economic viable production system. Items addressed in sustainability include use of natural resources, people, animal welfare, food production and efficiency and innovation. Multi-national company McDonalds have advertised that they are moving to use of sustainable beef in the future.

The Conference also visited the Cattlelands Feedlot on the outskirts of Calgary. Cattle & Research Manager William Torres took us on a tour and explained their operation. The feedlot has their own code of practise in regard to animal welfare and interesting in the cattle processing shed only female employees are used.

1: Anne Thompson and Lee Eaton, Eaton’s Charolais, Montana USA. 2: Club Calf x Charolais steer “Fozzie” destined for the Calgary Stampede at McLeod Livestock.

3: Cow calf unit from Elder’s Charolais, Saskatchewan.

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At peak induction 2,000 head per day enter the lot and the processing shed is operating for 20 hours a day. Cattlelands employ 67 full time employees and have many divisions including a breeding herd.

William and his team also have an area of the lot devoted to research including health and feed efficiency trials. Cattlelands also develops and tests bulls for seedstock producers.

Cattlelands Feedlot has conducted research utilising the Leptin gene to predict cattle that will finish up to 45 days earlier than normal. The particular gene being examined produces leptin, which is associated with animal appetite.

Cattle with the fully mutated form of leptin (genotype TT) put on weight faster than those with the slightly mutated form (genotype CT) which put on weight faster than those with the non mutated form of leptin (genotype CC). Leptin positive animals finish for slaughter approximately 37 days faster. Leptin positive animals also exhibit a greater feed efficiency compared to non-positive animals. This visit was informative, more information is available at Cattlelands website www.cattlelandfeedlot.com To round out our experience of the Canadian beef industry we visited several Charolais breeding herds.

In Saskatchewan these included Wilgenbusch, Beck, White Cap, Elder, Rosso and Sparrow Farms.

In Alberta breeders conducted a field day where 10 breeders bought a representation of their programs into a central venue.

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5. Colin Rex with the McLeod Family, Alberta. Image Craig Scott 6: Wilgenbusch Canadian styled welcome treats.

7: Cross Iron Mills Mall, Balzac Alberta, Image Helge By

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We also visited the herd of the McLeod family on the outskirts of Calgary. At many of these venues other breeders also visited allowing our delegation the opportunity to have conversations with many sectors of the Canadian cattle industry.

The quality of the cattle on display was outstanding and listening to the hosts outlining their programs was enhanced by seeing the environment the herds existed in. Some genetics on display at ranches are being used here in Australia.

Our hosts also highlighted the Canadian lifestyle with a visit to the Ponoka Stampede and Banff. The many hours on the bus was a great opportunity to visit with breeders from many countries and develop a better knowledge of how Charolais fit into their local industry.

On the final day of the conference the Annual General Meeting of the International Charolais Association was held with David Ellis and Colin Rex representing Australia. The next World Congress will be held in Mexico in April 2016.

The Conference was very well organised and educational. It presented an excellent opportunity to highlight the attributes of our Australian Charolais to the international attendees when the opportunity arose. Most attendees indicated a strong interest in visiting 8: Ben Toll, Leanne Goatcher, and evaluating the quality Dubbo NSW and Canadian of Charolais in Australia if George Miller. we were to host a World 9: Breeders on display at Congress again.

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10: Ponoka Rodeo experience, Awesome, maybe not so good for this guy!

11: Charolais cross heifers on feed at Cattlelands Feedlot.

12: Canadian Charolais General Manager Mel Reekie and Belinda Hindle, Roma Aust.

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Pasture scene at Beck Charolais, Saskatchewan.

1: Alberta cow calf unit.

2: White Cap matrons.

3. Wilgenbusch breeders.

4. A much admired Circle Cee Heifer, Alberta.

5. Sparrows cow herd.

6. Iniut “Inukshuk� in Vancouver.

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11.Harris Thompson (r) thanking the Beck Family for hosting the tour.

12. Holding the herd, White Cap Charolais.

13. Ben Harman (Eng) with Andrew Thompson exchanging ideas.

14. The bus and crew.

15. Double race feeding into the single race at Kinsella Research Ranch.

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Charolais Dominate National Steer Trial (Orange) Daryl and Kaye Jenkins of Violet Hills Charolais won the John Sharpe Perpetual Trophy at the 2015 Australian National Field Days National Steer Competition. This trophy is awarded to the Champion pen of 4 steers scoring the highest total points for live weight gain, live judging, carcase and yield.

The National Steer Competition sees teams of steers grazed on grass on the Central NSW Tablelands for 100 days followed by 105 days on grain at the Gundamain Feedlot. Four animals constitute a team that are grazed and fed together with all other cattle in the trial. All carcases were MSA graded in this competition.

Violet Hills were also awarded 1st place in the Pen of carcases and Calculated Yield of Saleable Meat sections of the competition. Daryl and Kaye were very pleased with their entry of purebred Charolais cattle performing so well in a commercially orientated trial. Daryl said “the aim of his family was to breed Charolais which perform off grass and meet market requirements, that’s the beauty of this competition as it gives us some good feedback to ascertain if we are meeting our goals”.

The Millner family from Rosedale Charolais stud also participated in the competition and placed equal 2nd in the Calculated Yield of Saleable Meat section with Charolais Angus cross and 3rd in the Pen of Carcases section with Charolais x Angus steers.

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The winning Violet Hills pen of steers, Photograph courtesy The Land.

Robbie Millner, Geurie Homestead was awarded equal 2nd place in the Pen of Live Steers with Charolais x Angus. Geurie Homestead was also awarded equal 2nd in the Calculated Yield of Saleable Meat section and 3rd in the Live Weight on Grass section with Charolais x Shorthorn steers.

Geurie Homestead also received the Highest Points in the competition for a single carcase.

Michael Millner commented “from the trials we enter with our crossbreds, the results speak well and show that our crosses with Angus and Shorthorn are typical of what people can expect from the use of our bulls in similiar crossbreeding programs.

Commercial producers Bryden & Maria Perry were awarded 1st place in the Live Weight Gain on Grass section and 3rd place in the Pen of Live Steers section with a pen of purebred Charolais. Commercial producers Coomber Partnership were awarded 2nd place in the Pen of Carcases section with Angus and Hereford x Charolais. The Charolais bull was purchased from Violet Hills Charolais.

Chairman of the organising committee, Sam Connell reported that the 2015 results were the best in the 19 year history of the competition.

Taking this into account and the fact that Charolais genetics won 59% of the placings in the competition, it validates the contribution Charolais can offer.

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Charolais Supporting the Community

“Biscuit” the steer on the lawns of the Breakfast Creek Hotel, Brisbane on the day of the auction.

Terry Nolan and Wayne Bennett with St Johns students Lauren Moody and Anthony Labib.

The Charolais breed has been involved in major fundraising for research with a Charolais cross steer Biscuit (pictured above) generating $25,000 for Prostate Cancer Research at an auction at the Breakfast Creek Hotel.

The outstanding steer was bred by the Kirk family’s Wilworril Limousin Stud at Rylstone, NSW, using a bull from David and Prue Bondfield’s Palgrove Stud at Dalveen. Biscuit was exhibited at a number of shows in NSW and Queensland including the Beaudesert Show and was also on display at the Royal Queensland Show in Brisbane in August. He was shown by Year 10 St John’s student Lauren Moody.

St John’s College Agricultural Teacher Mr Ben Toll commented “The charity steer project not only raises much needed funding for research into prostate cancer, the last 3 auctions having raised a combined total of $91 000, it also provides our students with an opportunity to contribute back to their local community. Furthermore, the students are presented with an avenue to apply the knowledge and practical skills they have gained through their academic studies into a worthy cause.”

This year, two Students from St Johns College, Lauren Moody and Anthony Labib were fortunate enough to attend the auction in Brisbane. There they met and liaised with cattle industry leader Terry Nolan of Nolan Meats.

Nolan Meats is an Australian owned family company that has vertically integrated their business to ensure they have complete quality control and consistency of their product from the paddock to the plate of the consumer.

Terry spent quality time with Lauren and Anthony providing them with valuable industry information, insight and excellent career direction advice. Terry introduced Lauren and Anthony to many other auction patrons including a great leader in the sports industry, Wayne Bennett, Coach of the Brisbane Broncos.

Ben continued “from an educational perspective, students gain many valuable life skills including team work, a greater appreciation for the importance to positively contribute to the community, organisation and time management, communication skills as well as a real sense of pride and achievement”.

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Proof on the plate from Palgrove’s Champion Pen of Six. Image: D Perkins.

“Other benefits include a greater awareness and understanding of animal welfare and WHS outcomes associated with the beef industry, improved knowledge and understanding of livestock health and management programs as well as becoming actively involved in livestock exhibition & marketing opportunities” Ben outlined.

Biscuit was auctioned live on the front lawn of the Hotel, bidding on the Champion 700kg Charolais Limousin cross steer was fast and eager with a winning bid of $25,000 from Bruce Mathieson Jnr from ALH Group. Spirits were raised at the exceptional result - a great win for the chosen charity of the day, the QHA’s Hotel Care’s initiative supporting Prostate Cancer Research.

Guests then enjoyed a jovial three course charity luncheon and gave generously to the Charity raffle as they dined on served beef (bought and processed by Nolan Meats) from the Palgrove Champion Pen of 6 and the Grand Champion Steer from the Brisbane Show.

The next week at the Ascot Bull sale Jim Wedge and Jackie Chard donated a Charolais Silver Calf to the Cherish Women’s Cancer Foundation. The primary goal of the Foundation is to fund clinical trials that result in better treatment of gynecological cancers being developed and implemented. The steer weighed in at 708kg and sold for 330c/kg to Gross wholesale Meats, Warwick Queensland.

The steer grossed $2,336.40 for Cherish.

In Western Australia Copplestone Charolais owners Peter & Judy Milton contribute annually to the Black Dog Charity Steer.

The Milton’s prepare the steer each year and this year the steer they prepared made $7,500 for the Black Dog campaign to drive awareness of mental health. Depression in the rural environment in Australia needs to be addressed and the Black Dog organisation does a tremendous job in their work.

The Charolais Society congratulate everybody involved in these initiatives to support community focused fundraising.

Working as a collective can achieve awesome results and when our youth are involved in the projects, the benefits become long term.

Ascot Silver Calves with the top priced steer proceeds supporting Cherish.

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Ekka Quality Impressive Tom Baker of Woonallee Simmentals, Furner SA judged the Charolais at Brisbane Royal and at the end of the day the two champions at Beef Australia retained their titles.

Mr Baker and his family bred the first Simmental calf in Australia and hold numerous records for top price animals in the Simmental breed. The Baker Family also run an extensive commercial herd on their South Australian properties.

With over 100 head on display the Charolais exhibitors presented an outstanding line of cattle for his adjudication. Mr Baker commented after judging “today was a wonderful display of cattle, the females were feminine and efficient and the bulls exhibited tremendous carcase traits, softness and doing ability”.

The senior and grand champion cow, Crathes Estella 32, was an exhibit from the Elite show team. Purchased

by Glen Waldron and Kim Groner at the Charolais National sale in 2014 from Keith and Roz Glasson, Crathes Charolais, this female has dominated the eastern seaboard this year.

Crathes Estella 32 also won senior and grand champion at Sydney Royal and Beef Australia this year as well as interbreed champion female at Beef Australia. In 2014 Estella 32 was the reserve junior Charolais heifer at the Brisbane Royal.

The cow’s dam had previously been an interbreed champion at Sydney Royal, Brisbane Royal and the Rockhampton Beef Expo.

The junior champion heifer also came from the Elite showstring with Elite Hope sired by Violet Hills Zachariah being pulled forward.

This deep bodied red factor heifer impressed the judge with her length and softness.

Reserve junior heifer was Alison McCabe’s Sapphire Kool Fantasy sired

by TR Red Smoke. Reserve senior female was the Price Family, with their Moongool Quoto 15 sired by French sire Savigneux.

It was great to see McIntyre High School, Inverell win the Heifer 12 to 14 months class with their Calais Digna II. In the Bull classes Warwick bred Ascot Juggernaut J134E won senior and grand champion from the 22 to 24 months class.

Ros Glasson and judge Tom Baker sashing Crathes Estella 32 exhibited by Elite Charolais Stud, Meandarra Qld represented by Glen Waldron and Kim Groner.

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Weighing in at 994kg with a scan of 139cm2 EMA, Juggernaut is a homozygous polled bull and is a son of homebred sire Ascot Eldorado with maternal strength from the Palgrove Estella family.

Reserve senior champion bull was Elite Jackpot from the same class.

Jackpot carries Gobongo genetics on both sides of his pedigree and was exhibited by his breeder, Elite Charolais, Meandarra.

Junior champion bull was exhibited

by Colinta Holdings with their Colinta Krusty (P). This calf impressed the judge with his muscle pattern, softness and outlook. At 15 months Krusty weighed 714kg with an EMA of 107cm2.

Reserve junior champion bull was Elite Kingswood shown by Elite. Elite Charolais won the most successful exhibitor award and the breeders group capping off a great day for Glen Waldron and Kim Groner.

Through the judging it was pleasing to hear the highly experienced Mr Baker comment and praise the efficiency and excellent carcase traits on display in the ring.

Sponsor Carey Mercer, Dougal McDougall, Steven Hayward, Warren Truss, Jackie Chard and kneeling Andrew Meara (Elders) and Jim Wedge with Senior and Grand Champion Bull Ascot Juggernaut J134E exhibited by Ascot Cattle Co, Warwick.

Charolais genetics also excelled in the led steer and prime cattle classes at the 2015 Ekka. The prime cattle classes are unled and judged on industry specifications and it was pleasing to see the success that Charolais genetics contributed.

Greg and Kel Kelly, Juandah Grazing, Giligulgul, Guluguba, took out the two main prizes in the Royal Queensland Show’s prime cattle. They were awarded the Queensland Country Life and Syd Vellnagel grand champion pen for their pen of three heifers and the champion local trade weight for a single steer, which was in the 360-480 kilogram class.

The champion Charolais cross steer topped the sale when it sold for $15kg. Weighing in at 480kg the steer returned $7,200.

The Kelly’s operate organically at Guluguba and their Brisbane entries were sired by their homebred Juandah sires from Angus cows. Australia wide there is no doubt of the quality of the Charolais Silver Calf produced from the Charolais/Angus cross.

Judges Troy Setter, Consolidated Pastoral Company, and Steve Martin, Myona, Coonamble, commented “We were looking for the most even, the most complete, the most red meat from head to toe,” Mr Setter said of the pen of three heifers that took out the grand prize.

Prue and David Bondfield, Palgrove, Dalveen, won champion pen of six, reserve pen of six and reserve champion of three for their Charolais-cross cattle. The Palgrove Charolais Angus cross calves highlighted the benefits of adding Charolais genetics into Angus cows with their muscularity and finish. Glen Waldron and Kim Groner exhibited the Reserve single steer with their Charolais steer.

The prestigious Paddock to plate competition results were also announced at the Ekka. The Sullivan Families, Riverglen Charolais performed strongly to win the top honours in the Mort and Co 100 day export class. The top steer in this entry gained 3.6kg/day to be the highest individual weight gainer.

Palgrove placed 4th, Branchview placed 5th and Juandah 10th to highlight the suitability of Charolais genetics on 100 day feed.

In the Supermarket Trade classes Wayne and Lesley Davis trading as Livestock Pty Ltd won the Coles Pen of Three Shield with their Charolais cross cattle and Riverglen placed second. The best carcase in this section came from the winning pen.

In the led steer classes, arguably the strongest led steer competition on Australia, Murray and Nicole Nicholls won the Champion live weight steer. Their Charolais cross steer weighed 400kg and offered plenty of eye appeal with his attractive muscle pattern.

Greg and Kel Kelly, Juandah, Guluguba Qld Champion pen of three in the Prime Cattle Competition. The Silver Calf heifers were Charolais/Angus cross.

David Bondfield, Palgrove, Dalveen Qld with his champion pen of six in the Prime Cattle Competition. The Silver Calves were 11 months of age.

Lightweight Champion Led Steer exhibited b y M & N Nicholls, Rukenvale NSW. Sired by a Charolais bull from Nicole’s families Temana Stud.

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Rising two year old PTIC replacement heifers sired by Charolais sires.

Tegan and Tom have joined these heifers to a Charolais sire for their first calf. Similar heifers are shown below in the main photograph.

One of the impressive sires in the bull paddock achieving great results for the Winterbottom Family.

Simply the Best After more than twenty years of success with the Charolais breed the Winterbottom Family are committed to the breed.

Tom and Karen Winterbottom and daughter Tegan have been very happy with the performance of their Charolais in their environment. Tom and Karen both work on the farm with Tegan managing the books as well as working on farm.

Tom believes the next generation need to have their turn and handed over the accounting to Tegan when she reached a given age.

Their property “Saddleworth� comprises 1,335 hectares.

Saddleworth is located 50 kilometres north east of Dongara in Western Australia and 80 kilometres south east of Geraldton in the Allanooka area. One hundred and twenty hectares have native trees and breakaways.

Tom and his father ploughed a road into the property in the 1969 and then developed the virgin scrub into the productive property that exists today. Originally from northern England via a dairy farm in Wales to say the North West WA was a little different may have been an understatement. Tom said when they first made the road in there was no water and their bore is 158 metres deep.

Tom quoted the average rainfall of 450mm annually but this year had only received 220mm but mostly out of season.

The area is winter rainfall based and summer is usually 30 to 40 degrees. Stock on the property have to walk for feed and water with the largest paddock 200 hectares.

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The country is very sandy and mineral deficient. Pastures species include ryegrass, broome and cape weed. There used to be clover but dryer years have seen this reduced.

Super phosphate is spread and weeds like Double G’s (South African weed) and blue lupins are sprayed.

When the family first arrived in Australia they leased a property at Quindinning south of Perth running Merino sheep. Tom recalls that his sheep experience in the UK was with Hill sheep and merinos were very difficult to handle.

When they shifted north to Allanooka the family after developing the property, ran up to 300 breeders. About 12 years ago when the local cattle market was depressed the family expanded their cropping and now run 120 breeders plus their replacements. Crops include white lupins and wheat as well as oaten hay for feed.

Sowing is done late April and May and harvest is November December with grain stored for use in the feedlot. Each year they make around 200 round bales and try to keep some hay in storage. When calves are introduced into the feedlot they are feed new hay and then once on feed the older hay is used for roughage.

Running Herefords, Tom found the calves finished very early and with freight a significant cost to market their calves, this was an issue. Cattle from the property are marketed through Muchea Saleyards nearly 380km away.

Tegan and Tom Winterbottom with their very content calves.

Tegan said that when she was six, family friends toward Dongara had a hobby farm with 3 Brahman cows. Their relatives had a Charolais stud in the east and sent a sire over to use. Tegan purchased one of these Brahmans with a Charolais calf at foot for $500 and descendants of her purchase are still in the herd. Tom recalled “the calf just kept growing” Tom had experienced Charolais in Wales when they had been introduced and so the family purchased their first Charolais sire. The family has tried other breeds with Tegan summing it up perfectly “Charolais are the best”.

Over twenty years ago Tom’s father purchased a sire from Kooyong Charolais at Pinjarra and the family still purchase all their sires from Kooyong. The first bull was described as “fantastic” and was kept for 8 years until he injured himself.

Tegan said the “bulls handle the different environment and have always done well for the family”. The Winterbottom’s experience was the Charolais cross added 30-40kg on the Hereford genetics and still finished easily in the onfarm feedlot.

When selecting sires Tegan looks for a good hindquarter, temperament and poll is preferable. She prefers to buy on farm and normally buys at least one bull annually. Sires can get too big as they mature and the family like to turn over the sires.

Structure is critical with cattle walking distance on the property for water and feed. Tegan said “it doesn’t matter what a bull costs, if he is what you need its good value” Pregnancy testing is carried out and the family use a Veterinarian from Mt Barker for this and other herd health consultancy. This vet was local in the area before moving south. Cows are single sired joined at 1:40 and then the cows stay in their mobs. Tegan and Tom have not experienced issues with the calving ability of the Charolais.

Calving on Saddleworth starts in April to eliminate the summer heat and runs for 10 weeks. Heifers were joined to Angus sires however this year the heifers calving at two will calve to a Charolais sire. The younger females in the herd are Charolais cross and the older females Angus and Angus cross. cont page 26....

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Charolais/Red Angus cross calves showing their great doing ability in the dry sandy environment at Allanooka.

PTIC joined heifers on Saddleworth enjoying expansive views of the local district.

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In the hot dry environment worms are not an issue.

Cattle lice are an issue and are treated. The family treat their livestock as extended family believing “if you look after your cows they will look after you”. In large paddocks some cows come for a scratch and the temperament of the herd was outstanding. Tegan and Karen do most of the yard work, and temperament is focussed on. Cows are retained if they are performing and there are cows over twenty years of age still in production. Cows are feed hay when feed is short and have access to mineral either loose or in blocks.

Calves are yard weaned at the end of harvest around Christmas time. At around 330kg the calves enter the on farm feedlot and then fed through to 500 to 530kg.

Calves are in the lot usually around the 110 days. Calves are staggered in to the lot to spread the finish date. Tom prefers to sell heavier cattle to absorb the cost of freight.

The Winterbottom calves are keenly sought after and last June steer calves averaging 523kg sold for 290c/kg returning $1,516 a head. Heifers sold the same day weighing an average of 485kg realised $1,202 at 285c/kg.

Tom appreciates the Charolais ability to make heifers valuable with their muscularity. In May 2015 in the same market the family’s heifers topped their steers on a price per kg making 5c/kg more than the steers. These steers averaged $1,579 per head at an average weight of 564kg.

One bull the family sold after a 24 hour curfew weighed in over 1,200kg.

When marketing calves are sent in batches to spread the marketing risk and this works well with local carriers. It’s not economic to send a half filled truck to Muchea. Most of the local area is cropping and livestock breeders are few.

Water lines are buried to reduce the water heating on the way to the trough and cattle enjoy tree areas providing shade in each paddock. Tegan said the Charolais genetics handle the hot environment very well. The females in the herd visually are in excellent condition and when looking at the feed at ground level they are obviously well adapted to their environment. All cattle inspected when the writer visited in late November 2015 were in great condition.

Heifers are selected by eye and medium framed are preferred. Tom and Tegan do not introduce outside breeders onto the property to maintain biosecurity health status. The family is looking to increase breeder numbers again but said that is was a slow process. Tom said “if you enjoy what you are doing, you put a lot into it”. Tom gets great satisfaction out of his grain fed calves” One thing is given on Saddleworth, in a hot dry environment; Charolais are achieving great results highlighted by the Winterbottom family’s 20 plus year commitment to the breed. In every way Charolais are performing and the extra weight gain achieved makes the cattle enterprise more profitable. The Charolais cross calves on their mothers are big well grown excellent muscled and in great condition.

Seeing what the Charolais breed has achieved on Saddleworth I would be inclined to agree with Tegan “Charolais are the best”.

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RAS NSW Beef Challenge Success A Rosedale Charolais Silver Calf in the feedlot.

A total of 450 head competed in the 5th RAS NSW Beef Challenge conducted under commercial feedlot conditions at the Wilga Feedlot, Bellata NSW. The competition is split into two sections, Domestic (70 days feed) and Export (100 days feed). As Wilga Feedlot supply Coles there were no hormone growth promotants used in the competition.

The export cattle enter the feedlot earlier so that all cattle finish at the same time. Wilga Feedlot’s Mike MacCue said “the two competitions allowed producers to enter cattle into the relevant industry sector for their breeding programs and target markets and to gauge how they fitted the specifications”.

“The competition is structured so the emphasis in on the pen of six but also allows recognition of outstanding individual animals. The feedlot was seeking the best performing lines of cattle for the time they were on feed.

The commercial reality is it’s a pen of six and we need all six to perform so the emphasis is on the pens”.

Beef Challenge Steward Alistair Raynor said “the competition looked at a number of charartericstics of feedlot cattle. These included live assessment, feedlot growth and performance, the feedlot total, carcase grid compliance, a meat quality score and profitability”.

In the Domestic section the Champion pen was an entry from MJ & JL Millner, Rosedale Charolais. This pen consisted of 5 heifers and 1 steer sired by Charolais from Angus dams.

The pen had an average daily weight gain of 1.866kg/day.

James Millner commented that their program supplied a lot of cattle to the Coles market and these cattle were selected to finish early, get enough cover on them with a high yield.

This pen also won the first place for live assessment.

Second in the Domestic pen live assessment pen was a pen of Charolais Santa Gertrudis cross cattle entered

by MacCue Trading. Charolais cross pens placed first and second in the Dressing % section with Boambee’s Charolais cross pen averaging 55.83% and the Charolais Angus pen from Murrambidgerie averaging 55.47%.

Boambee’s entry placed second overall in the Feedlot total points section. Supporting the data from the Charolais BIN project the pen of Charolais cross from Murrambidgerie won the taste test award for Domestic carcases. Two individuals from this pen won first and third place in the individual taste test.

Other awards in the individual domestic section included Rosedale winning first and second in the live assessment and also a second in the carcase judging.

Boambee Milthorpe had the third highest individual dressing percentage at 57.71% and MacCue Trading placed third in the profitability appraisal.

Charolais genetics also featured in the Export 100 day section with the champion pen Shorthorn Charolais cross entered by Weebollabolla. Their pen was from Charolais Shorthorn dams and sired by Shorthorn bulls. This pen also won the Export pen live assessment section. Along the way the pen also won the Daily weight gain and Feedlot points total section.

Showing the merit of these steers the pen also placed third in overall profitability and second in the carcase judging. Two of the steers in the pen placed first and second in the individual live assessment. The pen also provided the reserve champion individual in the Export section. This steer had a daily weight gain of 1.947kg/day and a dressing percentage of 55.9%.

A Rosedale steer placed third overall in the individual export award for dressing percentage yielding out at 59.78%.

Rosedale also had a carcase place second in carcase judging and a Charolais cross entry from Dobiken Pastoral Co placed equal third.

Across the competition Charolais genetics won 28% of the awards indicating the breeds ability to perform in the feedlot sector. Successful entrant Michael Millner, Rosedale Charolais commented on the value of competing in the trials “it helped identify the little things through which producers could improve what they were doing”.

The cattle usually enter the feedlot in March for export classes and April for domestic and the Charolais Society encourage all producers to consider evaluating their program in this real world feedlot performance evaluation.

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“the type of cow that had plenty of performance and fertility, she’s a cow that will do the job year in, year out. Everything is right about her.

She has the length, depth, femininity, structural correctness...” Judge Matt Welsh

Glen Waldron & Kim Groner, Elite Charolais with their Interbreed Champion Female Crathes Estella 32

Beef Australia 2015

Ros & Keith Glasson sashing Crathes Estella 32, Senior & Grand Champion Female exhibited by Elite Charolais Stud, Meandarra Qld represented by Glen Waldron and Kim Groner. Sponsor John Settree, Landmark and judge Matt Welsh stand to the right of the champion.

Jackie Chard, judge Matt Welsh, Jim Wedge and John Settree, Landmark with Ascot Juggernaut J134E, Junior & Grand champion Bull exhibited by Ascot Charolais Stud, Warwick Qld. Stephen Hayward is on the halter of the champion.

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Matthew Welsh of Huntington Charolais and Charbray, Taroom Qld had the honour of judging the Charolais stud cattle at Beef Australia. An excellent crowd was ringside to watch the Charolais judging including many overseas visitors from Canada, USA, New Zealand and South Africa.

Allison McCabe won calf champion female with her red factor Sapphire Kool Fantasy. Sired by TR Red Smoke and from a female sired by Advance XR8 this heifer exhibited great depth of body and growth for age. Reserve calf champion female was Alan Fuary’s exhibit Lower Tully Grace Kelly. Grace Kelly is a Wyoming Wind grand daughter and showed excellent growth for age and smoothness.

Junior champion female was Crathes Estella 33 exhibited by Milford Charolais. This well balanced heifer was sired by Advance Domino D36. Domino D36 was a sire in the BIN project and is a trait leader for 200 day weight.

Reserve junior heifer was Rosedale Golden Girl J310 exhibited by the Millner Family, Blayney NSW. The Millner family have been great supporters of Beef Australia over the life of this event and had great interbreed success with their sire 2UP Vegemite Kid many years ago.

A maternal half-sister to the junior champion was senior and grand champion female. Crathes Estella 32 exhibited

by Elite Charolais and sired by High Bluff Hank paraded with an impressive calf at foot to win the major awards in the female section. The champions descend from the well known Palgove Estella family that has been prominent in our breed over a long time including Interbreed success at Beef Australia.

This female was also grand champion female at Sydney Royal this year. Later in the show Crathes Estella 32 was awarded the Interbreed champion female.

Reserve senior female was Postle Pastoral Co’s Branchview Xquisite G51E. This red factor female was sired

by Harvie Jager 65J and traces back to Sundowner Ranches genetics on the dam side.

Charolais Society Registrar Alarna Hall at the Charolais Society Site. The signage stood out to all walking on the roadway highlighting Charolais Silver Calves.

The Charolais Society of Australia was represented at Beef Australia with a full site flanked by 4m wide by 1.8m Charolais signs. Society staff Colin Rex and Registrar Alarna Hall were assisted by many members to man the site for the five days of the event. The site not only provided breed information to potential buyers but a zone where visitors could relax from the heat and visit with breeders both internationally and locally. Our international visitors appreciated somewhere to drop bags and to discuss export opportunities with our Australian membership.

Both the junior and senior champion females were purchased from the Charolais National sale in 2014 highlighting the quality at that event.

Junior and grand champion bull was Ascot Juggernaut J134E shown

by Ascot Charolais, Warwick. This red factor sire impressed the judge with his growth and commercial attributes. Mr Welsh commented “ he had that eye appeal and he carries his performance in a smooth package”.

Owner Jim Wedge commented that Juggernaut was a homozygous poll bull. Juggernaut paraded weighing 888kg, EMA 132cm2 and 9/6mm on the rib/rump at 19 months Reserve junior champion bull was Moongool J281 exhibited by the Price Family, Moongool. J281 is one of the first sons of Silverstream Evolution E168 to be shown here in Australia.

Branchview won the calf champion with their Branchview Kilo’s. Shown by the Postle Family this red factor poll calf weighed 778kg at 15months.

Reserve calf champion was exhibited by the Reid Family with Reids Kay9. This young sire was also polled highlighting the quality breeders are achieving with the poll gene in our genetic population.

Senior champion bull was Elite Jackal exhibited by Elite Charolais. This bull was also Senior champion bull at Sydney Royal in 2015.

Ascot, Moongool and Palgrove studs had sites at the event as well. Combined with the studs exhibiting in the cattle marquees, the entries in the ANZ Carcase Competition and the commercial cattle at Gracemere our breed was well presented. A huge thank you to all members that contributed in some way to promoting the breed at Beef Australia 2015. With over 90,000 visitors through the event it is crucial that the Charolais brand is well represented. Thank you also to our overseas visitors, we enjoyed your company, the many conversations and hope to see you all again soon.

Jackal was also polled and weighed 1030kg at 23 months and scanned an impressive 136cm2 EMA. The Price Family, Moongool stud, Yuleba exhibited the reserve senior champion bull with Moongool H997.

In the highly competitive and prestigious Ruralco Commercial Cattle Championships at Gracemere during Beef Australia a pen of Droughtmaster x Charolais heifers won the Champion pen of heifers. The steer siblings were awarded reserve champion grainfed pen. These pens were entered by Mac & Gayle Shann, Cantaur Park, Clermont. The Shann’s were first time exhibitors and their entries were sired

by Moongool sires.

The Charolais cross cattle had 135 days on feed at the Duaringa Station Feedlot. The champion pen of grainfed heifers sold for 298c/kg to return $1488 per head (a good price in May 2015) and the steers sold for 319c/kg to return $1,778 per head.

Congratulations to the Cass Family, Ayr Charolais, Moura placing first and second in the Grain Fed Heifer class for weights between 420-520kg. Ayr placed 1st and 2nd in this class with their purebred Charolais heifers. The winning pen averaged 489kg with milk teeth, a great achievement.

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Canadian visitors Bryan Hicks, Arthur ON and Garner Deobald, Hodgeville SK, visiting with Ben Toll (middle) from Dubbo NSW in the Charolais tent.

Victorian visitor Deborah Halliday, Waterford Charolais sashing Alison McCabe’s calf champion heifer, Sapphire Koll Fantasy.

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Bruce and Gaye Campbell, Pinjarra WA with their ANZ Carcase Award and their Charolais breeders. (Photo courtesy Farm Weekly).

ANZ National Beef Carcase Competition Over 582 head from all over Australia competed for the honours in the ANZ National Beef Carcase Competition in conjunction with Beef 2015. This unique competition allows producers to benchmark their stock in a truly national competition with one judge over twenty processing plants and the industry recognised MSA grading system.

The carcases are judged on a score out of 100 with 40% of points for MSA index, 25% market specifications and 35% on saleable meat yield.

Western Australian producers Bruce and Gaye Campbell, Pinjarra produced the champion pen and reserve champion pen double with their Charolais Silver calves from Angus dams. Along the way the two pens placed first and second in Class 1 for pasture fed Medium trade animals with a carcase weight of 260kg. These calves were sired by French AI sire Virgil and from home bred Angus females.

Mr & Mrs Campbell’s Beef 2015 championship winners were calves virtually off their mothers, having been run on heavy sand over clay country, carrying mostly clovers and ryegrass, spending their final period on a sacrificed abundant ryegrass hay paddock.

The calves exhibited prodigious weight gain for age, with the winning pen averaging 236kg dressed weight at ten months of age. The reserve champion pen was even heavier at 240kg. Both pens were processed at Dardanup Butchering Co, Dardanup, WA. Interestingly the first six pens in this class were all processed at this processor.

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The winning pen produced ossification scores of 100-110, marbling scores of 1, and MSA index scores of between 67.51 and 68.44.

P8 fat ranged from 10-14mm, and the carcases scored strongly for fat distribution. Eye muscles ranged from 72-82sq cm, for total point scores of 256.96 out of 300.

After his success Bruce Campbell said “there was plenty of value in entering carcase competitions as they provide a good learning tool and benchmarking opportunity”. The coordinators of the competition provide excellent feedback results to all competitors on the performance of their cattle.

An individual carcase from the champion pen was also awarded the reserve champion carcase of the competition less than a point behind the champion carcase. Scoring 88.97 points from the 100 points available this carcase scored 24 from 25 points for market suitability.

Tasmanian breeders Milton and Gaylene DeJonge claimed a grass-fed class win. Entering a pen of Charolais Murray Grey cross, the Dejonge’s were successful in Class 3 for Pasture fed Export Bullocks 300-420kg. This pen shone in this class being some 19 points clear of the second place team. Charolais teams were also entered from other states of Australia.

The success of Charolais genetics from a wide area of Australia highlights the adaptability of our breed’s genetics. We strongly recommend this competition to all breeders of Charolais in 2018.

Gaylene and Milton DeJonge proudly show their ribbon and award for winning their class in the ANZ National Carcasr Competition held in conjunction with Beef Australia 2015.

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Hobart Royal Well known Judge Mr Peter Collins, Merridale Angus judged the Charolais at Hobart Royal Show. Three exhibitors presented Charolais to the public including the Jordan River School with Murton bred entries.

The junior and grand champion bull at Hobart Royal was a Merit Roundup9508W son, Pine Park Kentucky Roundup exhibited by Pine Park. Merit Roundup 9508W is a trait leader for birthweight, 200, 400, 600 weights and scrotal size. The judge Peter Collins described the junior champion bull as “a clean fronted, long bodied bull with adequate muscle and a very good type”.

Pine Park also exhibited the junior and grand champion heifer Pine Park REM Jackie K108 sired by Hicks Remington 31U. The grand champion female was described by the judge as “a wedge shaped female with great length that walked very well”. Reserve junior champion female was exhibited by the Jordan River School Farm students with Murton Kyah. This heifer was a daughter of Rosedale Zillie.

Senior champion female was Pine Park Nolette G92 and the reserve champion was Neville Fenton’s Murton Honour.

The senior champion female was sired by High Bluff Hank 41R. This female was awarded the interbreed senior female champion. This female is seven generations of breeding in the Pine Park herd.

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Samantha Dobson with grand champion bull Pine Park Kentucky Roundup.

Pine Park also won the group of three and Jordan River School exhibited a group by Rosedale Zillie to win the sires progeny. The Dobson FamiliesPine Park Charolais group won the Interbreed Group of Three.

In the live Prime Stock competition Champion heavy weight steer and supreme steer of the show was exhibited

by Waterloo Pastoral with a Charolais X Angus. Waterloo Pastoral also placed 3rd with another entry. Champion lightweight steer was Pine Park with a Charolais X Red Angus. On the hook Pine Park had the reserve champion liveweight carcase.

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LOT 1: LIBERTY KNICKLEBACK (AI)(P) (R/F) Ident: Y1K K21E Sire: Rangan Park Redemption E42 (P) (R/F) Dam: Liberty Contessar (Y1K C4E) CE

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LOT 16: LIBERTY KNIGHT N DAY (AI)(P) Ident: Y1K K37E Sire: Rangan Park Redemption E42 (P) R/F Dam: Liberty Belly Dancer (AI)(P) (Y1K B2E) CE

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Technical The “Raw” Performance of an Animal Is it Useful When Making Bull Selections and Purchasing Decisions The major influence that beef producers have on the genetics of their herd is through the bulls that they select for use within their breeding program. Selecting bulls with the best genetic package for their operation represents a powerful opportunity to significantly improve the future profitability of their beef enterprise.

Importantly, beef producers have a range of information to assist them with bull selection and purchase decisions. When presenting animals for sale, seedstock producers usually provide purchasers with a wide range of information on the lots available. This may include pedigree information, various appraisals of structural soundness, animal performance information such as live weights and ultrasound scan measurements, animal status for genetic conditions, bull breeding soundness information, BREEDPLAN EBVs and a range of vendor comments aiming to highlight the relative merit of each particular lot.

An important question that purchasers must ask is how valuable is each piece of information in describing the value of the lots available, and hence the value of each prospective bull purchase.

This technical article discusses how informative the performance of animals such as its live weight, weight gain per day or ultrasound scan measurements (often referred to as “raw” performance information) is in describing the genetic merit of prospective purchases.

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What Influences the Rate of Genetic Improvement in a Beef Enterprise?

Before considering the value of raw performance information, it is necessary to reflect on what influences the rate of genetic improvement in a beef enterprise. Many beef producers will have an appreciation of the factors that influence the rate of genetic improvement being achieved within their breeding program, however this can be more formally defined by the equation below. This equation equally applies to the genetic improvement that is made for an individual trait or the overall breeding objective.

R = i x r x σg L Where: R = Response to Selection (or Genetic Improvement) i = Selection Intensity r = Accuracy of Selection σg = Genetic Variation L = Generation Length

Of most importance in the context of using raw performance information when making bull purchasing decisions is the accuracy of selection, or “r” component of this equation.

Accuracy of selection is the magnitude of the correlation between the true breeding value of the animal’s available for selection (eg. the bulls in a sale catalogue), and the information on which the selection decisions are based. The higher the accuracy of selection, the more informed and correct the selection decisions that are made are, and the more genetic improvement that is achieved.

The Value of Raw Performance Information When considering the value of using raw performance information as the basis for bull selection and purchasing decisions, there are a number of important considerations that need to be made.

The raw performance of an animal (such as live weight or ultrasound scan measurements like eye muscle area) is a result of both the animal’s genetics and a range of nongenetic factors.

The most obvious of these nongenetic factors, particularly when comparing the raw performance information of animals from different seedstock enterprise are differences in nutrition and management, however there are a range of other non-genetic factors that purchasers often overlook. These include factors such as differences in age, age of the dam, whether the bull was raised as a single or twin calf, or whether the bull is an embryo transfer calf and was reared by a recipient dam that made a different maternal contribution to the performance of the bull than that made by other dams.

Selection decisions that do not take into account differences in these nongenetic effects will result in selection simply for differences between animals in these non-genetic factors, rather than genetic differences.

While it is possible to adjust the raw performance for differences in the non-genetic factors described above (or fixed effects), further consideration must also be given to how much genetic control each trait is under. This is termed by geneticists as “heritability”.

The heritability of a trait is the proportion of differences in the performance for a trait (once fixed effects have been accounted for) that are due to genetic differences and will consequently passed on to the next eneration (or progeny).

In beef animals, traits such as coat colour and polledness have high heritability, traits such as live weight and carcase quality have medium heritability, and traits such as female fertility have lower heritability.

The lower the heritability of the trait, the less the differences in the raw performance between animals will be reflected in the performance of their progeny.

The relationship between the trait that has been measured and the trait that purchasers wish to select for (ie. the trait in their breeding objective) needs to be taken into account. The lower this relationship, the more compromised selection decisions will be based on differences in raw performance information.

For example, if increasing live weight at 22 months of age is the trait of interest, then selection decisions based on differences in live weight of prospective sale lots at 12 months of age may be limited. Similarly, if selection for increased muscularity is of importance, then selection on differences in raw eye muscle area measurements will be limited if no account is taken for the live weight of the animal. In many cases, purchasers may select animals with the biggest eye muscle area measurement, but these animals also are the heaviest animals, and their large eye muscle areas predominantly reflect their high growth genetics, rather than any perceived genetics for greater muscularity.

The consequence of the above considerations is that if bull selection and purchasing decisions are based on differences in the raw performance information of animals that do not take into account differences in non-genetic factors, the heritability of the trait, and the relationship between the trait being measured and the trait of importance, then the selection decisions will not be based on genetic differences between animals and any selection decisions will be compromised. Put another way, selection decisions based on differences in raw performance information that do not take these considerations into account will result in a lower accuracy of selection, and lower resultant genetic improvement.

Making Accurate Selection Decisions Importantly, bull purchasers now have information available to them in the form of BREEDPLAN EBVs that take into account all these considerations and provide an estimate of the genetic merit of each sale lot for a range of economically important traits.

To make the most accurate bull purchasing and selection decisions, purchasers should: 1. Identify the selection index of most relevance to their enterprise 2. Rank animals on this selection index 3. Consider the individual EBVs of importance 4. Consider other traits of importance such as assessment of a bull’s temperament, structural soundness, phenotype, bull fertility information, carrier status for any relevant genetic disorders, and DNA results for qualitative traits like coat colour and polledness.

One strategy that can be used successfully is to firstly rank lots in a sale catalogue on the selection index of relevance, exclude any animals whose individual EBVs fall outside of an acceptable range and then assess the animals for these other traits of importance, excluding any animals from selection who are not acceptable in each area.

Selecting animals in this manner will enable beef producers to make the most informed bull selection and purchasing decisions and provides the best possibility of maximising the value of the genetics that are introduced into the beef operation.

To further discuss the value of raw performance information, contact staff at Southern Beef Technology Services (SBTS) Telephone 02 6773 3357 or email catriona@sbts.une.edu.au 37

Two sires at Ryan Family Farms highlighting their muscularity. The bulls are in a recently established pasture.

First Class Calves

Above: Glen Ryan with some first cross cows showing their large frame and beautiful temperament. Below: Looking across the farm towards the state forest. The green strip near the trees are potato paddocks.

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In a sheltered position on the Warren River south of Manjimup WA the Ryan Family farm 650 hectares and lease another 80 hectares for their potato and cattle enterprises.

Trading as Ryan Family Farms the family allocate duties to make the farm as efficient as possible. Glen, wife Jo and son Denver work a large percentage of the cattle enterprise and look after irrigation on two potato paddocks. Glens parents Tony and Jan and brother Dean work more with the potato enterprise which is the core business of the partnership.

Dean’s wife Julia manages the office duties, including wages, accounts and record keeping. The family also employ five full time employees.

The family shifted to the property in the Manjimup area in the mid 1950’s. When the family first moved to the property the home block was only partially cleared with large karri stumps still in paddocks. The karri tree, which grows in the forests of South-West Western Australia, is the third tallest tree in Australia and one of the tallest species in the world, reaching heights of ninety metres. Creeks on the property are dammed allowing irrigation of the potatoes.

The Ryan family live only 30km south of Manjimup, in an area largely dominated by State forest. Being bordered by state forest does cause some wildlife issues. However being slightly remote has aided the family expand purchasing local farms when available. The Ryan’s property is surrounded by forest and is ideally situated with creek and river access.

Undulating terrain, large dams, trees and green grass make the farm visually very attractive.

Late October prior to the first draft of calves being marketed.

The property has some steep slopes and is situated at 1,000 metres above sea level. Soil types include karri loam, duplex loam over clay and grave over clay. The family have invested strongly in soil health and have a regime of restricting grazing on the paddock the year prior and after using a paddock for potato’s. Glen commented on the effects of the cattle pugging and compacting the soil in the winter dominant rainfall area. He said that improving the soil benefited the potatoes as well as the cattle enterprise.

He said “the cattle are healthier and turn off heavy weight calves, with more females in calf”.

The Ryan family like diversity in their pastures, Pastures comprise perennials and legumes. The pastures seen when visiting were well established and showed excellent diversity in the species. Some oats is sown in February and watered with a traveling irrigator and this allows cows and calves to be grazing green oats in early April. Glen likes to calve out onto good feed and get the calves growing straight away.

The cattle are rotationally grazed and paddocks are approximately 8 hectares. The Manjimup area typically will have green grass for at least six months but can be as long as eight months of the year. In winter the cattle are shifted every day and the maximum grazing at any time would be three days in length. The commercial cows run in one mob and there are two heifer mobs, joined and unjoined.

Glen said the family had always had some beef cattle and currently has a commercial herd of 120 first cross cows calving as well as developing first cross females for sale. The first cross Angus or Hereford over dairy females is a popular cross in Western Australia. The females tend to be large framed and being half dairy have tremendous milking ability.

The Ryan’s purchase 140 first cross dairy heifers aged from 6 to 18 months to develop. The heifers are sourced from the south west dairy areas of Harvey, Brunswick and Boyanup. The goal is to get heifers to 380kg live weight at joining. These heifers are joined to Angus bulls to calve their first calf at 30 to 36 months of age.

The first cross heifers are synchronised and AI’ed and then depastured with Angus bulls. The PTIC first cross heifers not retained in the commercial herd are marketed through a special female sale in Manjimup in December.

There is strong demand for these PTIC first cross females in Western Australia. The commercial herd are joined to Charolais sires with five sires on farm which are currently based on Copplestone genetics.

Originally Hereford and then Poll Hereford genetics were used but these were found to be lacking for growth and muscle. Over the years most of the European breeds have been trialled in the herd. A local identity suggested Charolais and the Ryan’s have used them since the initial Charolais sire was introduced about 15 years ago. cont page 41....

ADVANCE ROMA BULL SALE Saturday 20th August 2016

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Kandanga Valley Charolais & Charbray JR.

13th Annual on Property Bull Sale Saturday July 30th, 2016 7th Annual Nebo Bull Sale Thursday December 1st, 2016

John & Roz Mercer, Kandanga, via Gympie

Phone: {07} 5484 3359

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6th Annual Charnelle Charolais Invitation Female Sale

Toowoomba Showgrounds (under cover)

on 5th March 2016

On Offer: 62 females including 14 Cows & calves, 32 joined heifers, 21 unjoined heifers & 12 selected Bulls.

Semen Packages Include: Impair, Mac 2244, Carabinier, Apollon & MNE Golden Eagle.

Embryos also on offer: Sires represented D始 Angely & Harvie Redemption

Charnelle Dreamgirl 11 (P/S) GKA K25F

Charnelle Digna 140 (P) GKA K53E

These 3 feature heifers are daughters of the new polled French Sire D始Angely.

Also on offer will be our first Gallway (P) (FF) daughter.

Invited vendors include: Branchview, Cheyenne, Jay Tees, Kandanga Valley, Lower Tully, Milford, Mountview, River Run, Sanlara Park, Shiiloh & Yuranga Park.

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Charnelle Digna 141 (P) GKA K54E

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First Class Calves cont....

Glen had seen Charolais back in the late ‘80s when backpacking in Europe.

He was impressed by the growth of the cattle he saw on a farm in Devon and was “captivated by one bull”.

Glen looks for smooth fronted, long bodied and well developed muscle patterns when selecting sires. Glen takes into account the EBV’s when selecting sires.

After using Charolais successfully Glen now knows the type of sire that suits his program. Glen does have a preference for red factor sires. The family prefer younger bulls in the herd and rotate their sires when joining.

Calving starts late December and continues through to mid-March.

Heifers start calving Australia Day. When selecting replacements Glen selects his heifers to be calved out by late February. Glen’s wife Jo monitors the calving cows and heifers twice a day during calving. Glen said they have not assisted a normal birth in three years. When joining, Glen has two bulls in with the cows each day. Twice a week the bulls are rotated when the cattle are changed to another paddock.

Glen is a firm believer in low stress handling and with the rotational grazing the herd is exceptionally quiet. The cattle have generally not been drenched in 4 years although if an individual needs a drench it is given.

Females are Pestigard vaccinated and cattle are pelleted with Selenium and Cobalt annually.

Glen is very happy with the ability of the Charolais calves to meet specifications. Calves are sent direct to Woolworths with a minimum carcase weight of 180kg and fat specifications of 4 – 16mm. The first two drafts sent in late October 2015 averaged 8mm of fat straight off their mother. The top weaner in 2015 weighed 496kg prior to marketing highlighting the milking ability of the cowherd, management and Charolais growth potential. This calf was reared by a third calver. Cows are culled after ten calves.

The first draft of 47 calves in 2015 were trucked on the 26th October and averaged 245kg dressed returning $1,347 a head. This is straight off their dam onto the truck. The second draft of 30 calves two days later averaged 239kg dressed and returned on average $1,313.

The final draft was sold on the 22nd November with 10 calves averaging $1,122 and all the draft hitting MSA specifications. The draft included 8 heifers and averaged 11mm of fat.

First cross cows are higher maintenance and they work well in the rotational grazing system the Ryan family use. Charolais genetics allow the Ryan family to utilise the quality females they develop with the excellent pastures to turn off quality well grown calves that consistently hit their specifications.

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The Eye of the Master

Ex-pat Scottish breeder and renowned judge Mr Jack Woodburn professionally adjudicated the Charolais ring at the 2015 Royal Melbourne show. Jack bred Ayrshire & Angus cattle with Texel sheep in Scotland before emigrating to Australia. In Australia he ran the successful Arisaig Angus stud until 2004 and has worked as an agent in the central west of New South Wales.

Mr Woodburn selected his grand champion female Bolong Holly as his supreme exhibit. Exhibited by Daniel Croker this well grown, deep bodied female paraded with a very impressive calf at foot. Bolong Holly is a daughter of Hopgood Dignity and from a Palgrove Klassic female.

Reserve senior champion female was Graeme Cook’s Rangan Park Showgirl H130. Rangan Charolais achieved great success with progeny from the Showgirl line also winning junior and reserve junior champion heifer. The Cook family purchased Palgrove Showgirl 6 in 2005 and since then she has registered 126 progeny with progeny sold grossing over $200,000.

Junior heifer was Rangan Showgirl K15 sired by Merit Roundup and reserve was Rangan Showgirl K150 sired by Rangan Homer. Mr Woodburn praised the femininity of these two heifers and their growth and capacity.

Rangan Charolais followed on from their individual success to win the group classes on offer.

During the Charolais judging breed stalwart Brian Alford was presented with a medallion marking his 60 years involvement with the Royal Melbourne show. Brian has been a great promoter of the Charolais breed and we extend the appreciation of the Society to him and his family for all his efforts in promoting Charolais in Victoria.

Junior and grand champion bull was exhibited by Deborah and Sapphire Halliday with their Gaugin son Waterford Ka Boom. This 17 month old sire impressed with his length of body and muscularity.

Waterford also won a junior heifer class with a daughter of their stud sire Moongool Ernie.

Reserve junior champion bull was Hazel Downs Kakadu, the youngest bull exhibited. This bull exhibited by Geoff and Noelene King also descended from the Palgrove Showgirl line and was sired by Hazel Downs Hustler.

Duncan Newcomen exhibited a class winner in both the junior heifer and bull classes. Both of these cattle were from Ashwood Park dams.

Intermediate member Josh Phillips had a good day with a class win with his bull JNP Aristocrat and two seconds with his junior heifers also carrying Ashwood Park genetics.

It was pleasing to see many junior handlers in the ring at Melbourne show. It speaks hugely of the temperament of our breed and the quality of cattle skills coming through our ranks from the younger side.

Waterford Ka Boom, Junior & Grand champion bull exhibited by Deborah and Sapphire Halliday, Waterford Charolais, Mt Macedon Vic.

Local exhibitors also performed well in the carcase competition with the Charolais team finishing third in the Borthwick Trophy. This team was only just behind on points to the top two teams. The carcase champion in the medium domestic class was a Charolais crossbred steer exhibited by Geelong Grammar School. This steer was sired by LT Bridger.

A steer exhibited by David Galpin from a Charolais cross dam won the Steer Bonanza.

Brian Alford, Karingal Charolais, Arthurs Creek Victoria receiving a special presentation marking 60 years involvement with the Royal Melbourne Show from Frank Stephens (Vermont Charolais est 1971).

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Harnessing Heterosis

Top: One of the many impressive Charolais cross calves.

Middle: Lyndhurst manager Russell Fogg with a Charolais sire.

Below: A cross section of the functional F1 dams on Lyndhurst.

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A planned crossbreeding program is producing results for the Brown Family on their Lyndhurst grazing property situated north east of Crows Nest Qld. The Brown’s based in Brisbane have owned the property since the 1970s and been using Charolais sires for over thirty years. Lyndhurst is a 1,620 hectare property ranging from protected valleys to steep wooded slopes in the Anduramba region.

Russell Fogg has been managing Lyndhurst for the last eleven years and worked for the Brown family at their Esk based breeding property prior to that. Russell manages the property with the assistance of one contract labour resource and the property has a permanent caretaker on farm. All stock work is done on horseback.

The Lyndhurst homestead is circa 1890 and the property was a bullock depot in the olden days. Bullocks when finished were walked to the rail yards at Esk approximately 50km away.

The Brown’s Esk property runs a 350 head white Brahman base herd mated to Hereford bulls. Replacement Brahman females are purchased from the north. Female F1 progeny are transferred to the Lyndhurst property where they are joined to Charolais sires in a terminal program. Cast for age cows return to Esk to rear their last calf before heading to the works at Dinmore. Lyndhurst joins about 450 F1 females.

This planned breeding program utilises the advantages of direct heterosis as well as maternal heterosis. Maternal heterosis is the advantage realized by using a crossbred cow versus a straight-bred cow. Research has shown that crossbred cows can have many advantages, including a 6% higher calving rate, a 4% higher calf survival rate, an 8% increase in efficiency, a 38% increase in longevity and a 23% increase in lifetime productivity. (Source S Noble Foundation) Lyndhurst has a 920 to 1020mm rainfall received mainly in summer. Soils are decomposed granite of a light nature with some sand. Pastures are native including speargrass with some introduced Stylo’s. Timber species include ironbark.

The herd at Lyndhurst is set stocked in the eight paddocks. The property has been developed with a laneway system to the main yards. The main yards are large and practically designed.

Cattle are dipped for ticks every six weeks from the end of September to March. All breeders are fly tagged for buffalo fly control. Cows are vaccinated for Botulism and calves receive a 5in1 vaccination and drenched. With the wooded areas on the property dingos are present across the area. All cattle have access to a dry lick that is high in phosphorus, urea and salt plus other trace elements.

Lyndhurst Charolais sired calves from Hereford Brahman cross females showing the uniformity of the calves from the F1 dams.

Bulls are put with the cows at 1:40 with the larger mobs having two sires. Russell prefers the more compact sire with good muscle pattern, good EMA and fat cover. Russell uses EBV’s to select his sires especially when selecting sires for heifers. Russell has a preference to purchase bulls out of the coastal tick areas and in the past has sourced sires from Nargoon, Kandanga Valley, Lilydale Group and Kilkenny.

Russell quoted a cast for age bull that returned $2,700 highlighting another important value of the Charolais genetics, salvage value. Russell aims to get four seasons out of each sire.

Cows at Lyndhurst calve mid-August to mid-December and are weaned in May. Russell quotes pregnancy testing rates between 93 to 97% and weaning 88 to 90%. The Hereford Brahman cross females are very suited to the country, are large framed and great mothers. Calving on Lyndhurst includes 80 heifers annually and has presented no issues. Russell selects low birth weight sires for the heifers.

Ten days post weaning the calves are marketed through the Toogoolawah Annual Weaner Sale. This annual sale regularly yards over 5,000 weaners many of which have Charolais genetics.

Lyndhurst calves have a great reputation at this sale and Russell is proud of the calves winning champion pen of steers five times. He recalled in the largest Toogoolawah sale where over 7000 calves were penned Lyndhurst won both champion steer and champion heifer pen.

In May 2015 the top pen of steer weaners made $860 per head with the 220 steer weaners averaging over $800.

Russell said the top steer pen averaged 320kg live weight.

The Brown Families calves are keenly sought after by buyers from Taroom, Wandoan areas as well as buyers from Victoria.

Russell appreciates the Charolais hybrid vigour and superior weight gain and the ability to throw calves of a similar coat colour which assists when marketing lines of calves. The Hereford Brahman F1 dams have a wide range of colour and patterns and the Charolais calves are stamped with the soft red coat.

Charolais bulls are the breed of choice for the Lyndhurst F2 cross due to the demand that their weaners generate.

The cross has worked well for the Brown Family for many years and for the purchasers of the Lyndhurst weaners.

The Brown’s production system works well and offers control over the breeding program by producing their own F1 dams. Utilising the strengths of both their properties they have developed a simple but effective crossbreeding system that incorporates the added value achieved from heterosis.

Adding Charolais into the program has consistently produced strong results for the Brown family and manager Russell Fogg that have been recognised by the industry in the weaner pens.

A sire working the paddocks at Lyndhurst.

A productive F1 dam on Lyndhurst with her calf by the Charolais sire.

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Mrs Lan Le, South Australian Governor General, The Honorable Mr Hieu Van Le A.O., Sapphire Halliday, Rebecca Keeley and Lisa Kirk with Senior & Grand Champion Female Chenu Rebecca 3 exhibited by Chenu Holdings.

Scottish Approval Scottish Galloway breeder Mr Jim Ross judged the Charolais at Adelaide Royal in 2015. Mr Ross uses Charolais sires in his commerical herd in Scotland and commented favourably on the quality of cattle on display.

Shirley Barker, Caithness stud had a great show with her Supreme Exhibit Caithness Jacko J72E. After more than 30 years exhibiting Charolais cattle at Adelaide, this was Shirley’s first supreme exhibit with the return of her 2014 Feature show reserve junior champion bull.

Now a senior sire, Caithness Jacko J72E, returned to the ring to win the red and white sash after winning senior & grand champion bull.

Sired by Rangan Park Redemption, Jacko has an EBV of +42 for 600 day weight and weighed 1,050 kilograms at 28 months, with an 134 square cm2 EMA and 11 and 5mm of fat on the rib and rump, International judge Jim Ross, Scotland, described the sire as having length, structure and muscle in one package.

“He’s full of beef and a good easy-doing sort,” he said.

Jacko rose above his junior stablemate Caithness Kentucky for the grand champion ribbon. Kentucky was a similiar style of bull. Parading at 740kg at 16 months Kentucky was sired by Caithness Formula One. The Caithness stud continued its success winning junior champion heifer with Caithness Joyce 26 K62E. Sired by a half brother to the grand champion bull, Joyce was a deep bodied heifer with a lovely topline and superb thickness.

Colin Pickering and Rebecca Keeley exhibited their reserve senior champion female from the 2014 Feature show at Adelaide to win senior and grand champion female.

Chenu Rebecca 3 descends from the highly productive Gilmandyke Park Rebecca R42 line that performed so well for Rosedale and Airlie herds. Rebecca 3 is sired by Gerrard Montezuma 6T and paraded with a well grown heifer calf at foot. Rebecca exhibited great length of body with depth of body and capacity to elevate her to the grand championship.

Chenu Holdings also exhibited the reserve junior champion heifer with their Chenu Estella 3. At just twelve months this heifer showed excellent development.

Sired by Linkletter A11E by Wyoming Wind, Estella 3 was exceptionally smooth.

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Judge Mr Jim Ross, Scotland, exhibitor Dr Shirley Barker and handler Emma Kerrigan with Senior & Grand Champion Bull and Supreme Charolais Exhibit Caithness Jacko J72E.

The Wilson Family from Balaklava exhibited Arabar Fantashia by Bryon Anakin for reserve senior champion female. This win helped Robyn, James and Duane accumulate a win in the most successful exhibitor award.

Boulview Jacob won the reserve senior champion bull sash for the Fodgen Family. Sired by Palgrove Fame and from a dam bred at the well known South Australian Karawi stud, Jacob was well put together, long bodied and very smooth through the front end.

Gumview Kermit exhibited by Murray Ferme took the reserve junior champion award. Kermits pedigree reads strongly with Minnie Vale Sundance, WCR Sir Mac 2244 and Liberty Unforgetabull in his immediate pedigree.

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Truly Proven Results Living off farm and running three enterprises keeps Busselton based farmers Phil and Lyn Foster busy. Operating owned and leased land comprising several properties in the northern reaches of the Margaret River district in South Western WA, Phil and Lyn own a vineyard as well as sheep and cattle on approximately 200 hectares of grazing land.

The properties are 25km from home base Busselton.

The area is becoming highly developed and most roads in the area are a mecca for tourists to meander along which creates some unique issues in itself. Moving livestock across busy roads can be challenging as many of the visitors to the region are city orientated.

Lyn’s grandparents arrived from England in 1924 and settled the property around 1934. Her grandfather was a bull dozing contractor and cleared the property himself. In one paddock where the cow herd were running Lyn said “the paddock was named the prison paddock due to the thickness of the original tea tree. She said it wasn’t fenced, as no calves could get through the dense tea tree”. Sensible clearing has seen remnant bush and trees in paddocks for shade and shelter. Phil’s family arrived in Australia in the 1920s and farmed further south at Wilyabrup.

Soils on the properties vary from gravel loam through to sand. Along the small creek lines that run through the property there are areas of clay. The area is deficient in Selenium and magnesium can also be low. Livestock are drenched once a year and injected with B12. Young heifers are Pestiguard vaccinated. Soil ph is low and the Fosters spread lime at about 2.5 tonne to the acre.

The properties are close to the coast and rainfall is 33 inches although Phil commented it used to be around 40 inches. The rainfall pattern is winter based and summer can bring some very hot days.

Home base for the livestock is Lyn’s family’s original property that they lease. The sheep are merino and SAMM based with 330 breeding ewes. The increased maternal ability of the SAMM’s add to the enterprise.

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Phil quoted lambing percentages of 120% over the entire flock and the couple have been able to achieve carcase weights in their lambs averaging 22kg from the operation.

Feeding lupins to ewes prior to joining has also been of benefit in achieving high lambing percentages.

The wine grape enterprise uses outside labour for peak times with Phil and Lyn managing the livestock enterprises.

The cattle consist of 90 first cross Angus Friesian females producing outstanding vealers plus replacements. Lyn has reared calves in the past but replacements are usually purchased as springing heifers or this year as yearlings.

Numbers will increase to 100 breeders next year with extra heifers ready to be joined.

The first cross female is keenly sought after in Western Australia and the Fosters have paid to $2,300 to secure PTIC replacements. The first cross female, typically Angus Friesian in the west is a higher maintenance female but with good management is capable of producing some outstanding calves. The heifers are joined to calve from 2.5 to 3 years of age and remain in the herd if their udders are sound and they are producing good calves.

Bulls enter the breeding herd in March to produce December January calves with the goal to turn the calves off October to early November. Phil and Lyn use electric tapes to manage pasture to maximum potential to express the maternal abilities of the dairy cross females in the herd. Phil and Lyn produce their own hay on the property to buffer feed shortages at times in the year.

Heifers are joined to an Angus bull and the cows have been joined to Simmentals. In 2014 the Foster’s purchased their first registered Charolais sire off their nephew Matt Fairbrass and they have been sold on the merits of the Charolais breed.

The first drop produced 29 calves. Phil and Lyn have marketed their calves to Woolworths for a long time receiving an allocation to supply. The recent draft was an allocation for 25 calves.

From the Charolais mob 25 calves went in the draft (although the other four would have meet spec) and averaged 256kg dressed with 11.9mm fat cover.

The draft straight off their dams averaged $1,358 per head.

The heaviest Charolais cross carcase was 305kg dressed straight off mum.

Phil said “the Charolais calves are more muscled, square, solid from the front and thick all the way to their rear and very quiet”.

The temperament of their sire Fairbrass Park Hugo was evident when we inspected him and Lyn commented on the calves’ excellent temperament. Apart from one mispresented calf all the females calved out unassisted to the Charolais sire. The thickness of the Charolais definitely adds value to the calves produced from the dairy cross females.

Having tried several breeds over the years in their enterprise Phil and Lyn have been very impressed with their Charolais calves and will increase the number of cows joined to the Charolais sire this year.

The ultimate compliment is that they are talking of replacing their Simmental with another Charolais sire in the future. The growth of the Charolais sired calves; temperament and ability to finish are all key factors in the Foster’s appreciation of the progeny.

Combining the Charolais traits with the highly maternal first cross female has definitely produced a line of calves that any beef producer would be proud of. Margaret River region may be known for its quality reds but the Silver Calf quality is just as impressive and is certainly generating profit for Phil and Lyn Foster.

Top: Phil & Lyn Foster with “Hugo” highlighting his tremendous temperament.

Bottom: One of the Silver Calves that didn’t make the first draft, a great calf all the same that was ready to go.

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CAITHNESS JOYCE 26 K62E (P) (SBBK62E) Adelaide Royal 2015 Junior Champion Female 200D +14 52%

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CAITHNESS JACKO J72E (SBBJ72E) Adelaide Royal 2015 Supreme Charolais Exhibit BW +1.4 58%

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Anne Thompson, Judge Corey Ireland, Prue Ireland, Harris and Andrew Thompson with the Junior and Grand champion bull and Supreme Charolais Exhibit, Venturon Keystone.

Judge Corey Ireland, David Ellis, Kevin Yost & Thomas Fogden with the Senior and Grand champion female, Liberty Jiffy.

Doug & Danni Giles exhibited the Junior champion heifer Quicksilver Krystal K56 shown with Doug Giles and Senior champion bull Quicksilver Jacobs Creek led by Casey Morris and sashed by Judy Cunningham, Blaweary Charolais.

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Corey Ireland of Irelands Angus, Wagga NSW had an outstanding line of Charolais to judge at the Perth Royal show. The quality and consistency flowed through all the classes and attracted a strong gallery of visitors watching the judging. Spectators appreciated Corey’s indepth commentary on each class as he worked through the strong classes presented by the Western Australian breeders.

Doug & Dani Giles, Quicksilver Charolais had a flying start to judging winning two of the three junior heifer classes.

Both class winners were sired by Crathes Gold Digger a red factor son of champion sire Advance Domino D36. Junior champion heifer was Quicksilver Krystal K56, a well grown red factor heifer with a great top line. Krystal K56 achieved second in the interbreed competition later in the week.

Reserve junior champion was half-sister Quicksilver Celeste.

The heifer class for heifers born January to March was exceptionally strong with nine heifers parading. David and Olivia Corker placed second with a Winns Mann Lanza daughter, Venturon Kayley. Matt Fairbrass and Aimee Court won the other baby heifer class with their heifer Fairbrass Park Kos Its Windi.

The senior class for two year females was also very strongly contested. The Yost family won this class with Liberty Jiffy sired by Tokens Eaton Flagship. Judge Corey Ireland described Jiffy as the future of the breed commenting that “she had a beautiful shape, was soft, and had exceptional capacity and a great udder”. Jiffy paraded with a lovely bull calf at foot. Mr Ireland used his senior female as his grand champion.

Fairbrass Park Jam Tart placed second in this strong class and Jarvis Polglaze placed third with his Copplestone Quoit 15 J40. All the females in this class highlighted the Charolais maternal strength.

Reserve senior cow came from the senior female class and Liberty Charolais won this also. Liberty Gypsy Girl by homebred sire Liberty Sub Zero was a similar female in type to the senior champion.

Junior champion male was a son of new Canadian AI sire, Cedardale Yellowstone 25Y shown by Andrew & Anne Thompson, Venturon stud, Boyup Brook. Venturon Keystone caught the judge’s eye with his “great carcase, length and loose skin indicating capacity to continue growth”.

A poll sire Keystone weighed 860kg at 19 months and scanned 125cm2 EMA and 10mm rump. Keystone won an exceptionally strong class of junior bulls with nine great bulls in the class. Second and third went to Liberty with sons of Rangan Park Redemption E42 and LT Bluegrass.

Interbreed Junior Champion Bull, Venturon Keystone. Judges Scott Hann, Andrew Chapman, Ian Coghlan & Corey Ireland with exhibitors Andrew, Anne & Harris Thompson, Venturon Charolais, Boyup Brook.

(Photograph courtesy Farm Weekly)

Reserve junior champion bull came from the baby class with the Yost families, Liberty Kodiak sired by Liberty Below Zero. Kodiak impressed with his carcase attributes and length of body.

Doug and Danni Giles won both senior and reserve senior champion bull with Quicksilver Jimmy winning the top award. Both of these bulls were sired by Quicksilver Gunner. Gunner is sired by Minnie Vale Deputy who is a full brother to well-known sire Minnie Vale Sundance. Reserve senior bull was Quicksilver Jacobs Creek.

For his grand champion Mr Ireland selected the junior champion bull Venturon Keystone shown by the Thompson Family. Keystone was then selected as the Supreme Charolais Exhibit.

The Progeny class was dominated by Liberty with progeny of Liberty Sub Zero placing first and then progeny of Rangan Park Redemption E42 placing second. These placings highlighted the consistency of the Liberty team.

Quicksilver won the Breeders Group of Three in a very close result with Liberty.

Most successful exhibitor was Liberty Stud and Kevin Yost was awarded the best parader of the judging. Overall Mr Ireland was very impressed with the high standard of cattle that paraded and his selections were well represented in the Interbreed Competitions.

Andrew, Anne and Harris Thompson started the Interbreed success with their junior champion Bull Venturon Keystone. Keystone impressed the four judges with judge Ian Coghlan commenting to the crowd that “when judging, judges need to be aware of breeds slightly different purposes and characteristics. Primarily three things need to be considered, structure, fertility and performance”. After Ian’s talk Keystone was awarded the best junior bull award.

Doug and Dani Giles junior heifer Quicksilver Krystal K56 placed equal second in the junior heifer competition and their senior bull placed third in that section. Judge Scott Hann commented that the senior Charolais bull “is impeccable in his structure, is beautifully made and walks well, he is very clean through the front end”.

The senior females completed the single interbreed section and Charolais came to the fore with Liberty Jiffy takin the honours from 13 breeds on display. Liberty Jiffy had tremendous volume, coupled with structural integrity and a lovely udder that translated to the strong calf at foot.

Perth Royal also has two unique interbreed classes for a Group of three heifers and a group of three bulls.

Interbreed Senior Champion Cow, Liberty Jiffy. Judges Scott Hann, Andrew Chapman, Ian Coghlan & Corey Ireland, Kevin Yost. Landmark’s Leon Giglia, Thomas Fogden and Robin Yost, Liberty Charolais, Toodyay.

(Photograph courtesy Farm Weekly)

Interbreed Group of Three Bulls exhibited by Liberty Charolais. Judges Corey Ireland, Andrew Chapman, Scott Hann & Ian Coghlan with Rachael Williams, Morgan & Jess Yost. (Photograph courtesy Farm Weekly)

Gaye, Bruce & Bryden Campbell, Cooara Charolais, Keysbrook with their carcase awards at the 2015 Perth Royal Show. (Photograph courtesy Farm Weekly)

These are strongly contended and the groups are from one exhibitor only. Liberty paraded their three junior sires to win the Interbreed Group of Three Bulls. Three of the four judges placed this team first highlighting the evenness of the team.

The Charolais success continued in the steer classes with a steer sired by an Angus out of a Charolais/Angus dam winning grand champion led steer. This steer exhibited by Bruce and Gaye Campbell also performed in the carcase winning champion extra heavyweight carcase on 92.41 points. The Campbell Family also presented the champion heavyweight carcase with 91.66 points. This steer was a Charolais x Angus cross with a liveweight of 508kg and dressing % of 56.7.

After judging the Western Australian region conducted a very successful dinner and fundraising auction to support the regions activities. David & Jan Ellis, Kooyong donated the proceeds from a heifer that was puchased by Culham Charolais. Many other donations were sold off and the auction was very successful contributing to a great night.

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Kym Wedding with his breeders and Charolais Silver Calves after a very dry year in the area.

Performing to Specifications Recognising some of their country would not finish vealers, Kym and Carolyn Wedding utilise an on farm feedlot to maximise the value of their Charolais Silver Calves. All the feed and hay used in the feedlot is grown on the property and Kym appreciates the performance of the Charolais genetics.

The Wedding’s operate four blocks spread over eleven kilometres and significantly varying soil types at Wrattonbully in the South East of South Australia, almost on the Victorian border. Wrattonbully is approximately 20 kilometres south east of Naracoorte. The area is 110 metres above sea level and good quality underground water is a feature of the area.

Kym and Carolyn have delved some of their property where clay particles are bought up closer to the surface. On the sandy soil areas it has been shown that incorporating clay rich subsoil can result in substantial yield improvements.

The clay improves water holding capacity, nutrient retention and soil organic carbon. Pastures are grass based with cocksfoot, phalaris and some clovers.

Annual rainfall varies in the district with 458mm received until the end of November 2015 which is significantly lower than the 580mm expected. The area receives very hot dry summers and rainfall is predominantly winter based.

Originally from Balaklava north of Adelaide, Kym preferred livestock to cropping and moved to the area 26 years ago. He also liked the higher reliability of the rainfall in the lower south east compared to north of Adelaide.

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Since then Kym and Carolyn have added blocks to now farm 1,000 hectares. A Poll Dorset stud is run on the property which originated with Kym’s father.

The Wedding’s run 600 merino ewes to produce replacements for their 1,400 first cross Border Leicester merino ewe flock. These are joined to their own Poll Dorset rams with surplus rams marketed locally. Finished lambs are marketed over the hooks.

Kym grew up with more traditional breeds and found that the performance of these were lacking. When Carolyn and Kym purchased their first breeding stock they selected Murray Grey females as they offered great value.

Replacement females since purchased have included black baldies and Angus females. Kym does have some Charolais cross females in the herd. The Wedding family is now calving 230 females with 180 calves sired by Charolais and 50 sired

by Angus from first calving heifers.

After trying other options Kym selected his first Charolais 12 years ago and has been impressed with their performance since. The last eight years Kym has selected sires from Caithness stud at Mr Barker including his latest purchase Caithness Jacko, the current Supreme Charolais exhibit at the 2015 Royal Adelaide show.

Kym said the Charolais “added more meat and ultimately more dollars, the Charolais cross yield better than anything else”. With cows spread over three properties calving ability is paramount and Kym is very happy with the success of the Charolais in this area.

Charolais weaners backgrounding on pasture

Even after a very dry year the Charolais sired calves exhibit excellent growth, muscle & evenness.

Kym and Carolyn’s daughter Tracy has just registered a Charolais stud under the Blackfisher prefix and “Jacko” will be used over some purebred females to breed some bulls on farm. These females are also based on Caithness bloodlines where Tracy did work experience during her time at university in Adelaide. Tracy has just started a career with Landmark in Western Australia.

Kym prefers his sire to have muscle and softness and uses BREEDPLAN EBV’s as a guide. Angus bulls are used over first calving heifers. Sires are joined two to a mob commencing calving in March. Cows are drenched pre calving and receive 5in1 and Multimin vaccinations. A second drench is given in winter if required.

Calves are yard weaned in November and then backgrounded on pasture before entering the feedlot for 90 to 100 days. Kym and Carolyn select 50 replacement heifers selecting good doing types before the rest of the heifers enter the lot as well. Some of Kym’s Angus dominant calves can finish early in the lot and need to be monitored so that they do not go over specifications, especially the heifers.

Kym said the Charolais cross calves enter the feedlot at around 280kg although in some good years the average has been as high as 320kg. Kym has found the performance of the Charolais cross cattle on feed very efficient and likes the way they really pile on the muscle.

Two hundred and fifty hectares are cropped to provide grain and hay for the feedlot. Cropping includes wheat, barley and lupins and oats for hay. A small irrigation system provides Lucerne hay as well.

Caithness Jacko with some Murray Grey females.

Kym uses a soda grain system in the feedlot. Caustic soda is used with water to soften the grain which is then stored for four days before use. Kym does all the mixing on farm for his four pen lot. The treatment breaks down the grain shell making digestibility of the grain better and Kym reports gains of 1.8 kilograms a day.

In 2015 Kym marketed the finished cattle to Swan Hill processors at around 480kg and all finished to their specifications. The Wedding’s 2014 drop calves processed in May 2015 averaged around the $1,400 per head including Angus calves from the first calving heifers.

Kym appreciates the ability of the Charolais genetics to produce heifers with carcase merit that generates the same value at marketing as the steer drop. This ability is a significant advantage to using Charolais genetics in the breeding program.

Breeding and feeding through to processing allows Kym and Carolyn control over their cattle enterprise.

With the family providing labour the even temperament of the Charolais is another important consideration for Kym. Carolyn works off farm and assists after hours and weekends and long term Kym is looking to increase the cattle numbers to ease workload.

Kym strongly believes in the positive benefit that Charolais contribute to their program. With their grain production being feed through the feedlot it is essential that the cattle convert efficiently and Kym is confident the Charolais genetics achieve this.

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Riverlea calves showing their consistency and growth even in a very dry Victoria season.

Weaning Greater Weight Editorial and Images: Jenny Kelly

MORE cows turning off weaners at greater weights led Victorian property Riverlea to Charolais bulls. The property, based at Bunbartha in the Goulburn Valley, has doubled its beef enterprise since it was purchased in 2010 by Nevil Hauffe and family in 2010.

“The idea is to get calves turned off as quickly as we can as weaners at 280 kilograms plus so we can run more cows,’’ said Riverlea manager David ‘Crockett’ Chalmers.

Situated in the heart of Victoria’s food bowl of dairy and horticulture, Riverlea would rate as one of the district’s biggest beef operations. When the Hauffe’s acquired it six years ago it was purchased with the existing herd of 180 Angus cows. Today’ it calves down 420 females, including about 50 replacement heifers.

Part of the growth in production is linked to the development of an irrigation area, however the majority of the 2800 acre property is dryland. About a third of the property is cropped each season.

Mr Chalmers said it was a fairly unique property, as it neighbours Loch Gary which is part of a National Park that is used to control water levels on the Goulburn River. If flood levels on the Goulburn River peak at a certain level in the main township of Shepparton, he said they were given 24-hours notice that the ‘bars’ at Loch Gary would be lifted and much of Riverlea goes under water – in some parts higher than fence levels.

“We are like a flood plain off Loch Gary,’’ Mr Chalmers said. But in most seasons, especially in recent dry years, the property has to rely on rainfall rather than flooding and Mr Chalmers said it could be a challenging environment for livestock. Hay is feed through the winter and other periods as needed.

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He said it was a key reason why they were encouraged to try Charolais bulls by their stock agent Graeme Stone, Rodwells at Shepparton.

“We were looking for growth rates as the sooner we can get the calves to sale weights, the better it is for us both from a management and financial point of view.

“We’ve been really happy with the results,’’ he said: “I like the Charolais – they are easy cattle to handle and an easy article to sell.’’ Riverlea has also changed its approach to marketing calves. Rather than selling through saleyards with the cost of transport and fees, they have moved to selling on farm by weight.

Mr Stone said there was a lot of smaller land-holders in the Goulburn Valley who grass finished cattle to 400-500kg liveweight, and both Charolais-cross heifers and steers were suitable for this job.

“There is a strong restocking market among locals for 10 to 30 weaners and Riverlea is happy to work with the locals and that has been one of the aims to accumulate repeat buyers and it is starting to fall into place,’’ he said. “We’ve had some terrific results.’’

The property begins calving in mid-June for eight weeks, and has a tough policy of culling females which do not join to ensure a tight production pattern.

Mr Chalmers said heifers and younger Angus cows are joined to Angus bulls to supply replacement females, while about 180 older females are joined to Charolais bulls. Bloodlines in recent years include Ashwood Park and Palgrove.

He said, from their experience, there was no more work or calving problems involved with using Charolais bulls compared to British sires.

“In all the years we’ve used the Charolais we’ve only ever had to pull a handful of calves – when I think about it we’ve probably assisted more black calves.’’

Riverlea targets the early autumn market for selling calves at 8-10-months of age, as this captures buyers looking for higher yielding European-cross weaners to custom feed for the winter market, or graziers looking to place heavy grass finished cattle which had been sold over late spring and summer.

Mr Chalmers said they weighed calves and aimed to sell above 280kg liveweight. On today’s market they had been receiving 310c/kg plus for Charolais-cross steers sold on farm, giving them returns of over $900 a head.

Riverlea manager David Chalmers with the herd on Riverlea, Bunbartha, Victoria.

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Value Adding the White Way Charolais Silver Calves are quickly developing a reputation among informed beef producers as a smarter alternative and financially more rewarding way to produce beef cattle.

They are the result of cross breeding Charolais sires with British breed females in the south and Brahman type females in the north. Buyers are learning that Charolais Silver Calves consistently reach target weights at a younger age and provide a higher yielding carcase.

Hybrid Vigour is the silver lining here. Hybrid vigour refers to the additional weight and health benefits that occur when two breeds of cattle are crossed. The progeny of a Charolais bull and Angus female can weigh up to 50 kgs heavier at 27 months which is an additional 33.5 kgs of carcase weight per calf. That is an advantage of more than $100 per head over purebred progeny. In terms of return on investment, a $5000 Charolais bull when joined to 35 cows will pay for itself in just two seasons.

Charolais bulls are proven performers with strong structural soundness and longevity. Their even temperament means they’re safer to handle too.

The lighter colour is an advantage too especially in the hotter northern areas. Ever wondered why summer sportsman tend to wear white!

American research has proven that heat stress can affect feed intake and subsequent weight gain.

Results speak for themselves.

Across the nation the added weight gain and muscularity of these Silver Calves have added to producers profit.

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Strathalbyn SA 6th November 2015 Raeburn Rural, Strathalbyn sold 11 Charolais/Angus steers March/April drop weighing 280kg @ $3.71kg for a return of $1,040. Angus calves quoted in the same report, same age made 11c/ kg more but returned $20 per head less due to lighter weight.

Mt Barker WA 5th November 2015 MJ & SG Liddiard sold 10 Charolais weaner steers 402kg, 310c/kg gross per head $1,246. Best quotation for similar Angus weaners $1,187, Charolais premium equals $59 per head.

Stanthorpe Qld 25th October 2015 A pen of Charolais cross bullocks sold at the George & Fuhrmann’s by Bill Bonner made 329.2c/kg. The pen averaged 694kg to return $2,284.

Another pen from the same vendor returned $2,341.

CTLX Carcoar NSW 9th November 2015 A draft of Winchester blood seven month old Charolais Silver steers sold to a top of $350c/kg returning $1,076.92c per head. The heifer draft sold to 320c/kg to return $952.42 Wodonga Vic 22nd October 2015 Ten to 12 month Charolais steers sold to gross $1,340 and $1,285. Twenty one Charolais Angus heifers 10 to 12 months of age sold to $950 per head.

Roma Qld 19th October 2015 The Sullivan Family, Riverglen sold 82 Charolais and Charolais cross steers to average 393kg. The steers averaged $1,141 a head with one pen hitting 302c/kg. Twenty two heifers averaging 345kg returned $959 per head.

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2015 Allflex Charolais National Show & Sale The Charolais National Show and Sale welcomed Allflex Australia as the naming rights sponsor in 2015. In the presale judging Mr Steve Crowley of Tycolah Poll Herefords Barraba selected the grand champion female as the Supreme Exhibit. Senior and Grand champion female Airlie Noisette H87E (P) was exhibited by the McLachlan Group. Noisette H87E is a daughter of multi interbreed winning female Airlie Noisette Q303E and sired by Gerrard Montezuma 6T. Noisette Q303E’s first natural calf was the Senior and Grand champion female at the National Sale in 2000 topping the sale at $6,250 and selling to Bill Dunlop, Nandillyan stud.

Mr Crowley described his champion as the most correct female with a lovely spine and exhibiting width over the top. He also commented on the excellent job she was doing with her calf. This female went on to sell for $8,750 in the sale to Conquest Charolais stud in Victoria.

Champion bull Winchester Ledger J45E (P) was exhibited by Gavin and Kristie O’Brien, Orange NSW. A son of the LT Ledger sire that sold for $US105,000, this bull appealed to the judge for his very commercial application. Winchester Ledger J45E ranks in the top 5% for all three Charolais Selection Indices as well as Gestation Length. Mr Crowley remarked on his smooth front end and excellent feet. Ledger J45E at 23 months weighed in at 928kg with 129cm2 EMA. This sire sold in the sale to Robbie Blotch from Inverell for $6,000.

Calmview Kit Kat (P) offered by Tony and Suzie Farrell, won the reserve champion bull award. Weighing in at 704kg at 14 months this sire appealed for his length and structual correctness. Bettervalue and Heronwood Charolais purchased this sire for $5,000 at auction. This was the top auction price for the junior sires on offer.

The McLachlan Group also exhibited the reserve senior champion female with their exhibit Airlie Riverglen J29E (P). Parading with a well developed bull calf at foot this 30 month old cow was very similiar to the senior champion from the same stud. The reserve senior champion was purchased by Nigel Spink, Challambi stud, Tooma southern NSW for $5,000.

Chris Knox and Helen Alexander, DSK paraded the junior champion heifer DSK TGL Beatrix K57E (P). This heifer was very well grown and exhibited great balance and length of body. At 11 months of age this heifer was the first progeny of DSK’s new sire Temana Gold Logie G66E and from the very successful Beatrix family. The champion bull at Sydney Royal in 2015 came from this succesful family. At just eleven months this heifer sold for $4,000 to James Pisaturo from Dingo Queensland.

Reserve junior champion heifer was a South Austalian entry from Dr Shirley Barker’s Caithness herd. Caithness Joyce 26 K62E (P) was previously the junior champion heifer at the 2015 Royal Adelaide show. The judge appreciated the volume and balance of this heifer and her well laid in shoulder. Joyce 26 K62E sold in the sale for $6,000 to Joe’s Charolais from Mt Compass SA. Winchester and DSK won the other two female classes on the day. DSK paraded a junior heifer sired by SVY Pilgrim PLD 655S and the Winchester heifer was sired by Ascot Goldberg. Senior heifer Winchester Daisy Duke D3E was a daughter of the 2014 Charolais National Show and Sale, Winchester Daisy Duke D3E. DSK PGRM Estelle K2E appealed to the judge for her refinement, clean front end and length of neck. cont page 60....

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Top price lot at the 2015 Allflex Charolais National Sale, DSK MY Estelle D34 sold by DSK Charolais to Moongool and Elite Charolais studs, Queensland. l-r James Pisaturo representing the purchasing syndicate, Helen Alexander, Josh Alexander, Chris Knox and auctioneer Michael Glasser, GTSM.

Supreme Exhibit Airlie Noisette H87E (P) with standing judge Steve Crowley, Barbara McLachlan, Airlie and kneeling Allflex Australia representative Ryan Scetrine, Warren Miller & Tim Reid from Airlie.

2015 Allflex Charolais National Show & Sale Top price bull at the National was Bolong Jim (P). This polled sire offered by Daniel Croker sold for $6,500 to Josh Phillips from JNP Charolais based at Warragul in Victoria.

This sire weighed 1,0747kg and scanned 140cm2 EMA at 26 months. Jim carried LT Western Spur genetics on his sire side with his dam a Palgrove Festoon female.

Top price female was Lot 1 from DSK Charolais. A Queensland syndicate of Elite and Moongool studs paid $10,000 for DSK MY Estelle D34E. A grand daughter of Minnie Vale Sundance this deep bodied female had a strapping 5 month old bull calf at foot by Temana Gold Logie weighing 345kg. A proven donor cow, D34E was offered by Chris Knox and Helen Alexander.

Roderick Binny, Glenlea Charolais, Guyra NSW sold a joined heifer for $8,500 to Tony & Susie Farrell, Calmview stud. Glenlea Nunciata 60th (P) was a daughter of Rangan Park Rio Bravo D15 and from a Violet Hills Winton daughter.

This PTIC heifer had exceptional EBV’s and great length of body. Vendor Roderick Binny rated the heifer’s sire as the most influential polled sire in the Glenlea herd in 41 years.

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Senior females Calmview Poppy 2nd and Airlie Digna J16E both with calves at foot sold for $5,000 each to Daniel Ferme, South Australia.

Embryo’s topped at $650 each with a package of four from Airlie Rebecca G10F and sired by PCC Spartan 4Y heading to Aaron Brennan. Airlie Rebecca G10F has won interbreeds at Brisbane and Adelaide Royals and comes from a cow family that has contributed to Charolais history here in Australia.

Myona sold a package sired by their new Canadian sire MVY Xplorer 21X and from donor Myona Olivia to Wakefield stud for $300 per embryo.

Myona also sold a package of ten straws in Xplorer 21X to Western Australian purchaser, David Corker for $70 per straw. Xplorer was Canadian show bull of the year in 2012.

Overall bulls averaged $4,900 and females averaged $4,946 with lots selling to five states. Michael Glasser from Glasser Total Sales Management performed the auctioneer duties for the event.

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Supreme Exhibit Airlie Noisette H87E (P) exhibited by the McLachlan Group with judge Steve Crowley, Tim Reid and Shannon McConnaughty.

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Champion male Winchester Ledger J45E (P) exhibited by Gavin & Kristie O’Brien with judge Steve Crowley and Gavin O’Brien.

Top price bull Bolong Jim (P) sold by Daniel Croker to Josh Phillips for $6,500.

Top price heifer Glenlea Nunciata 60th (P) sold by Roderick Binny to Tony Farrell for $8,500.

Junior champion heifer DSK TGL Estelle K57E (P) with judge Steve Crowley, Chris Knox & Jenny Frizell.

14TH SOUTHERN CHAROLAIS BREEDERS GROUP SALE

2.00 PM WEDNESDAY 2ND MARCH 2016

NEW VENUE

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National Sale Update The National Sale and the National Youth Stampede will be combined in 2016. To assist members with time management and logistics the decision was made to combine the two events commencing in 2016. The new expanded event will continue to be held at the Dubbo showgrounds.

To work in with school holidays the events will be held in the first week of July. Breed Development Manager Colin Rex said “many states have developed their own junior events which have offered our youth the opportunity to extend their skill base.

The National Youth Stampede will be an extension of the learning opportunities already available with the benefit of offering our Charolais youth the opportunity to develop strong networks within the breed. For the continued development of the Charolais breed it is crucial that our Charolais youth from all corners of the country have the opportunity to establish friendships and an ability to work together for the common goal”.

Youth members will have the opportunity to observe and interact with successful breeders at the event.

Future Investment Beverley Hogland of Myona Charolais, Coonamble NSW donated 50% of the proceeds of a weaner steer to promote youth development in the society. The young calf weighed 336kg and was sold during the dinner at the National Sale in October. The steer was broken in and commenced on feed so he could be shown at Sydney Royal as a led steer or the event of purchasers choice.

After spirited bidding the steer was knocked down at $2,000 to Glenlea Charolais and Australian Grassfed Meats, Guyra NSW. Roderick and Bev are seen above with the donation steer led by Brook Elsey from Coonamble.

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Youth member Lara Lockhart donated framed images she had taken and a mornings labour at Sydney Show was supplied by Warren Miller raising another $630 to suppport the youth. DSK Charolais and Tim Reid were successful purchasers of these donated items.

The funds generated will be used in 2016 to develop the National Youth Event at Dubbo. Promoting a career in agriculture and associated industries is crucial to a healthy rural sector in the future. The Charolais Society is looking to develop their junior program to include cattle skills, leadership and exchange programs to offer our youth as many opportunities as possible.

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For youth that do not access to a registered animal to work with in the youth events we will be seeking suitable loan cattle from members.

Another exciting change for the 2016 National is the show held prior to judging will be open to all registered Charolais cattle. For the first time in the breed’s history the National show will be an open event offering breeder’s a great benchmarking opportunity.

The open show will showcase the breeds top show cattle and provide marketing opportunities in the Allflex National Sale. The committee is working on sponsorship to attract the cream of the breed and offer incentives to offer the very best in the sale.

The last event on the schedule will be the Allflex National Sale on Monday morning. The sale will feature sires, registered females and genetic packages. The committee hope that the new date and format will allow more states to participate making the event a true national.

The traditional dinner will be held on the Sunday night. This night has always been a great social event and in the past few years hosted a small auction to raise funds for youth and breed development.

As the schedule of the new formats are finalised, members will be advised and the updates will be placed online at www.charolais.com.au The sale committee are actively seeking feedback on your thoughts to improve these events and this can be provided either to the Charolais office staff or contacting the committee listed below.

COMMITTEE Chris Knox 0427 600 278 dskangusandcharolais@westnet.com.au Colin Rex 02 6771 1666 manager@charolais.com.au Gavin O’Brien 0427 359 447 winchestercharolais@westnet.com.au Greg Frizell 02 6778 1346 wakefieldstud@bigpond.com Steve Martin 0435 092 023 steve739@hotmail.com Warren Miller 0423 396 014 warren.miller@mclachlan.com.au

CHAROLAIS TRIPLE CROWN DUBBO SHOWGROUND, NSW

1ST - 4TH JULY 2016

ONE VENUE

THREE BIG EVENTS

NATIONAL SALE Monday 4th July 2016 NATIONAL CHAROLAIS SHOW Sunday 3rd July 2016 NATIONAL YOUTH STAMPEDE Friday 1st - Sunday 3rd July

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Around the Ring Summary of 2015 Charolais Bull Auction Sale Results (*From results provided to the CSA)

Buyers in 2015 paid a premium for poll sires with nine of the top ten priced sires at auction polled. Charolais auction prices topped at $35,0000 and averaged $5,219 for the 1,538 bulls sold at auction during the year. The statistics are based on sales reported to the office and up to the 10th November 2015.

In a pleasing trend for the breed the average price and the number of sires sold increased showing the continued belief in the Charolais breed. With the extra weight gain in the progeny and the salvage value of the sire himself the Charolais bull represents great value to the commercial producer.

In summary over $8,026,995 of sires were sold at auction. Considering many areas of western Queensland which have been great supporters of the Charolais breed are still in drought this is a great result for breeders. Our breeders have listened to market signals and sale after sale Charolais bulls with the attributes sought by the industry are being presented.

The top price sire was sold at the Palgrove annual on property sale.

David and Prue Bondfield realised $35,000 for Palgrove Jubilee (P) when knocked down to Frank Sorraghan, Wisconsin, Wagga Wagga NSW. Palgrove Jubilee (P) was a son of Palgrove’s new sire CSS Sir Gridmaker 2W and the son of a first calving heifer.

Jubilee was top 5% for 200, 400 day weight and scrotal size and top 10% for EMA. Palgrove have used this young sire in their breeding program and retained semen for future use. At 24 months on sale day he weighed 978kg with an EMA of 147cm2.

Another Gridmaker son Palgrove Jericho (P) made $28,000 to record the fourth top price sale. This 25 month old weighing 1,018kg on sale day was sold to the Donald Family, Theodore Queensland. This youngster was also the first progeny of a two year old heifer and was in the top 1% for 200 day weight as well as top 10% for 400 and 600 day weight.

The second price sire also sold at Palgrove’s on property sale with Silverstream Evolution son, Palgrove Junction (P)RF making $31,000 also to the Donald Family, Theodore Qld. Evolution sons were keenly sought after in 2015 with four sons in the top ten bull prices. Evolution was bred in New Zealand and is achieving great results worldwide including some impressive calves seen in Canada.

The Price Family at Moongool had two Evolution sons equal top their sale at $22,000 each and the top price at the Palgrove Scone sale was also by Evolution selling for $20,500 selling to the Gill Family, Merriwa NSW. Moongool Jethro sold to Appleton Pastoral Co at Charters Towers and Moongool Just A Gigolo J281 headed south for sire duties at Deborah and Sapphire Halliday’s Waterford stud in Victoria. Jethro weighed in at 25 months 1,108kg and was described by the Price Family in their catalogue as a sire with great presence, wonderful depth of body and beautiful skin type.

Ascot Juggernaut J134E (P) topped the Ascot on property sale at $30,000 to record the third highest sale price.

A homozygous poll sire with an impressive show career to his credit including grand champion bull at Beef Australia and Brisbane Royal.

TOP 10 BULL SALES AT AUCTION 2015 #1 Palgrove Jubilee (P) Sire: CSS Sir Gridmaker 2W (P) $35,000 F Sorraghan, Wagga NSW Juggernaut was purchased by Samuel Holdings, Munambar Station, the pastoral interests of miner Nick Mather. Juggernaut backed up his show career with BREEDPLAN EBV’s in the top 1% for 200 day weight and top 2% for 400 & 600 growth.

Ascot also sold #7 bull with their Ascot Julius Caesar J144E (P) heading for sire duties at the well-known Minnie Vale stud of the Salier Family. This sire was also sold as a homozygous tested sire and was in the top 5% for 200, 400 and 600 day weight.

The Western Australian top price sire Liberty Jack Frost (P) sired by Rangan Park Redemption E42 (P) was eighth highest auction price nationally when sold to Grange Charolais stud. Offered by the Yost Family from Toodyay, Jack Frost topped the Western Australian Bull sale at Brunswick.

A Noller Effigy son, Palgrove Jovial (P)RF rounded out the top ten auction prices at $20,000.

At the on property sales Palgrove recorded the highest average with $7,933 for 112 bulls with a 100% clearance. Moongool on property sale averaged $7,767 for 99 bulls also with a total clearance.

The best multi vendor average was recorded at the AgGrow sale where 18 sires averaged $6,250.Western Australian breeders averaged $5,875 for their state sale. DSK had the first Charolais Lane Sale at Sydney Royal where they offered their show team in the stalls. The two sires sold in the sale averaged $8,750.

The Society does not collect data on private sales and these account for a large number of sires heading out to contribute to the industry.

#2 Palgrove Junction (P/S)R/F Sire: Silverstream Evolution (P) $31,000 Donald Family, Theodore Qld

#1 $35,000

#3 Ascot Juggernaut J134E (P)R/F Sire: Ascot Eldorado (P) R/F $30,000 Samuel Holdings, Goomeri Qld

Palgrove Jubilee (P) Sire: CSS Sir Gridmaker 2W (P) Sold Palgrove On Property Sale Buyer: F Sorraghan, Wagga NSW

#4 Palgrove Jericho (P) Sire: CSS Sir Gridmaker 2W (P) $28,000 Donald Family, Theodore Qld #5 Moongool Jethro Sire: Silverstream Evolution (P) $22,000 Appleton Pastoral Co, Charters Towers Qld #6 Moongool Just A Jigolo J28 (P) Sire: Silverstream Evolution (P) $22,000 Waterford Charolais, Mt Macedon Vic

#2 $31,000

#7 Ascot Julius Caesar J144E (P) Sire: LT Rio Bravo 3181 (P) $22,000 Minnie Vale Charolais, Bingara NSW

Palgrove Junction (P/S)RF Sire: Silverstream Evolution (P) Sold Palgrove On Property Sale Buyer: Donald Family, Theodore Qld

#8 Liberty Jack Frost (P) Sire: Rangan Park Redemption E42 (P) $21,500 Grange Charolais, Dongara WA #9 Palgrove Jackeroo (P) Sire: Silverstream Evolution (P) $20,500 Gill Family, Merriwa NSW #10 Palgrove Jovial (P)R/F Sire: Noller Effigy ((P)R/F $20,000 Hacon & Sons, Cloncurry Qld

#3 $30,000

Ascot Juggernaut J134E (P)RF Sire: Ascot Eldorado (P)RF Sold Ascot On Property Sale Buyer: Samuel Holdings, Goomeri Qld

SALE SUMMARY BY STATE State

# Sales

Offered

Sold

Clearance

Queensland

18

1,025

945

92%

$35,000

$5,135

$5,135,175

New South Wales

13

438

384

88%

$20,500

$5,076

$1,949,352

Victoria

5

171

146

85%

$10,500

$4,368

$637,670

Western Australia

2

59

45

76%

$21,000

$5,277

$237,509

South Australia/NT

2

20

18

90%

$5,000

$3,738

$67,290

40

1,713

1,538

90%

$35,000

$5,219

$8,026,995

Total

Top $ Average $

Gross $

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From the Archives - 1975 “the message has stood the test of time and still rings true”

SWEEPING WINS TO CHAROLAIS IN SOUTH AUSTRALIAN BEEF CARCASE JUDGING ON HOOK (January 1975) Charolais cross cattle virtually “scooped the pool” in the on hook judging in the 1975 SA Beef Carcase Competition at Gepps Cross Abattoirs this week. This year’s sweeping victories even surpassed last year’s triumphs.

The champion and Reserve champion carcases, first and second in Section 1 of the Australian Meat Board Classes were Charolais sired.

Many of the minor placings in the AMB and yearling classes also featured Charolais infusions; a fourth and fifth in Section 1 and fourth and fifth on Section 2 (AMB) and all four prizes for heavyweight yearlings.

The 1975 State Champion trio of steers was entered by Simpsons Bros, Belacre, Meningie (Charolais/Angus) which narrowly missed out on a merit award in live judging. But on the hooks they set a new record of 242 points, two points better than last year’s record scoring champion Charolais sired steers from AB & RJ Hinge, Bordertown.

The Belacre steers, 22 month old Charolais Angus weighing 565kg, 595kg and 575kg on the hoof were bought at Friday’s auction sale by Freez-Pak Pty Ltd for 32c/kg actual carcase weight.

Rhynbrook Park Pty Ltd, Rhynie entered the Reserve Champion trio 20/22 month old merit award Charolais Herefords scoring 235 points and weighing 630, 690 and 595kg bought by Freez-Pak for 29c/kg.

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The top yearling award went to the Hinge brothers for their merit award Charolais/Dairy Shorthorn with a score of 79 points. Weighing 380kg on the hoof it was bought by Lincoln Meat at 35c/kg.

The Reserve championship went to another merit certificate holder scoring 78 points, an 11.5 month old Charolais Hereford weighing 440kg entered by AR Wishart, Tumby Bay and bought by Lincoln Meats for 32.5c/kg.

The next page of the February 1975 Charolais Newsletter contained quotes from the above buyers.

Lincoln Meats – Mr CHW Smith “the best carcase beef I have ever seen or handled in my shop. Two butcher friends I invited to inspect the carcases were equally enthusiastic”.

Freez-Pak Pty Ltd, Mr Keith Coppin “I have a lot of praise for the Charolais beef. Crossed with the traditional British breeds, Charolais produces the most suitable type of beef for the trade. Its outstanding features are fullness of meat and beautiful texture and colour of the meat. Also I have carefully checked the cutability of several Charolais X steers and I find approximately 5% more saleable cuts of meat than any other good average trade beef”.

Cover Image: Glen Parc Sale Offering, NSW, Mrs Young assisted in rounding up about 20 breeding females and their calves so that we could obtain photographs. You will realise that they are big roomy matrons and you only have to look at their calves to know that they have adequate milk.

Reviewing The Stats # The Charolais Society of Australia database provides the opportunity to analyse breed trends over time and the statistics and data can be extremely interesting for Charolais breeders.

The statistics on popular sires provided on this page provide interesting insights into the history of the breed here in Australia but is not neccesarily an indication of the best genetic package. Overseas sires can be limited by the number of doses imported into Australia restricting number of calves produced.

An Australian sire of high genetic merit may be in use in a smaller herd and doesn’t have the opportunity to join a large number of cows. With the 2014 drop calves some breeders may not have completed their 2014 registrations with the society yet which could have an impact.

Taking these factors into account its interesting that 5 of the top 10 sires of calves registered in 2014 are Australian bred, 3 are Canadian and 2 are of USA origin.

The leading sire of 2014 born calves Palgrove Formula is polled and a trait leader for 200 day weight. He is a son of Silverstream Performer who features in the top ten sires over the last ten years. The second sire CSS Sir Gridmaker 2W (P) is a trait leader for birth-weight, 200 day weight and scrotal size.

Looking back over ten years the list is heavily influenced by international sires with Platinum Windfall W75E and Paringa Novotel A100 the only two Australian bred sires.

Platinum Windfall W75E (P) is a trait leader for scrotal size and a son of well known sire LT Wyoming Wind 4020. Paringa Novotel A100 is a trait leader for birth-weight, 600 day weight and 200 day milk.

It is pleasing to see high use of trait leader sires in the breed.

The top ten sires of all times is dominated by overseas AI sires and in the era of these sires, AI was the predominant source of Charolais genetics. In the modern era breeders have access to a larger quantity of natural walking sires. The number of progeny that these sires produced is testament to the strong uptake of Charolais genetics back in the 1970’s.

In the top ten sires of all registrations the highest ranking Australian bred sire is Mandalong Pollo ranking =#32 with 664 progeny.

Gunnadoo Red Baron, a sire that is well known in the breed ranks at #41 with 604 registered progeny.

Looking at the registration distribution the Charolais influence in northern Australia is apparent.

Queensland provide half of the registrations recorded with the Society from calves processed in 2014.

*Based on registered calves

2014 Registrations by State #1 Queensland 52% #2 New South Wales 25% #3 Victoria 10% #4 Western Australia 8% #5 South Australia 3% #6 Tasmania 2% There are no statistics in Australia on the breed composition of the national herd. The data the industry tends to use is the Australian Registered Cattle Breeders Association annual statistics. These records show Charolais based on stud registrations in 2014 ranked as the sixth largest breed in Australia. This is the highest ranking European breed.

Another interesting data set is the total number of calves registered by prefix. Since the Society inception the Palgrove prefix is numerically the largest in the breed. In order the ten most active prefixes are then respectively Ayr, Airlie, Rosedale, ANC, Riverglen, Violet Hills, Gunnadoo, Mt William and Kandanga Valley.

These ten herds between then have registered 49,445 calves.

The Charolais herdbook online at www.charolais.com.au has many searches that breeders can run. The animal and EBV enquiry screens allow customising of selection criteria which can generate some very interesting data sets.

TOP 10 SIRES 2014 CALVES

TOP 10 SIRES 2006-2015

TOP 10 SIRES ALL TIME

#1 Palgrove Formula

#1 Pinay (964)

#1 Sucre (9,231)

#2 CSS Sir Gridmaker 2W

#2 LT Bluegrass 4017P (736)

#2 Apollon (5,690)

#3 Merit Roundup 9508W

#3 EC No Doubt 2022 (474)

#3 Crogham Centurion (4,895)

#4 Rosedale Fairlane

#4 Gaugin (414)

#4 Sujet (3,898)

#5 Palgrove Calibre

#5 SVY Pilgrim PLD 655S (386)

#5 Salon S25 (3,207)

#6 Palgrove Casino C279

#6 Platinum Windfall W75E (376)

#6 Clovis (2,952)

#7 LT Ledger 0332

#7 LT Easy Blend 5125 PLD (360)

#7 Aga Khan (2,579)

#8 LT Long Distance 9001

#8 Paringa Novotel A100 (345)

#8 Cowcroft Emperor E11 (2,460)

#9 Palgrove Emerge

#9 LT Western Edge 4057 PLD (323)

#9 Carabinier (2,169)

#10 Winn Mans Lanza 610S

#10 Silverstream Performer P38E (322)

#10 Overbury Castor (2,074)

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Crathes Estella 32 Exhibited by Elite Charolais Senior and Grand Champion Female

Beef Australia 2015

Crathes Estella 32 Exhibited by Elite Charolais Senior and Grand Champion Female

DSK RSMK Just Smokin J6E Exhibited by C Knox & H Alexander Junior and Grand Champion Male Supreme Charolais Exhibit

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Interbreed Champion Female

Brisbane Royal 2015

Crathes Estella 32 Exhibited by Elite Charolais Senior and Grand Champion Female

Adelaide Royal 2015 (Judge: Mr Jim Ross, Scotland)

Chenu Rebecca 3 Exhibited by Chenu Holdings Senior and Grand Champion Female

Ascot Juggernaut J134E Exhibited by Ascot Charolais Junior and Grand Champion Male

(Judge: Mr Tom Baker)

Ascot Juggernaut J134E Exhibited by Ascot Charolais Senior and Grand Champion Male

Melbourne Royal 2015

Bolong Holly Exhibited by D Croker Senior & Grand Champion Female Supreme Charolais Exhibit

Perth Royal 2015

(Judge: Mr Jack Woodburn)

Waterford Ka Boom Exhibited by D & S Halliday Junior and Grand Champion Male

(Judge: Mr Corey Ireland)

Liberty Jiffy Exhibited by Liberty Charolais Senior and Grand Champion Female Interbreed Champion Senior Female

Hobart Royal 2015

Venturon Keystone Exhibited by A & A Thompson Junior and Grand Champion Male Supreme Charolais Exhibit Interbreed Champion Junior Male

(Judge: Mr Peter Collins)

Pine Park REM Jackie K108 Exhibited by HD & SL Dobson Junior and Grand Champion Female

Pine Park Kentucky Roundup Exhibited by HD & SL Dobson Junior and Grand Champion Male

Caithness Jacko J72E Exhibited by Dr S Barker Senior and Grand Champion Male Supreme Charolais Exhibit 69

Jan 4th

Charolais Office reopens for 2016

Jan 19th

Great Southern All Breeds Bull Sale Mt Barker, WA

Jan 27-31st Victorian Beef Week

www.beefweek.com.au .....................................................................................................

Feb 1-4th Victorian Beef Week www.beefweek.com.au

2016 Events For the latest information go to

www.charolais.com.au for event updates and new events

Feb 2nd

Palgrove Northern Cattle Country Sale Dalrymple Saleyards, Charters Towers Qld. www.palgrove.com.au David 0419 665 971

Feb 4th

4th Annual WA Bull Sale Brunswick Showground WA. Contact Robin Yost 08 9574 2035

Feb 6th

Charolais Society of Australia Ltd Annual General Meeting Bunbury WA. Robin Yost 08 9574 2035 CSA Office 02 6771 1666

Feb 7-10th

South Australian Beef Field Days http://www.sabeef.com.au/fielddays.html

Feb 12th

Mt William On Property Charolais Sale Willaura Vic. Contact Rob 0417 502 692 www.mtwilliamcharolais.com.au

Feb 18th

WALSA Supreme Bull Sale Brunswick Showground WA.

Feb 24th

Violet Hills Southern Bull Sale Yea Saleyards Yea, Vic. Contact Daryl 02 6359 3221 www.violethillscharolais.com.au

Feb 26-28th Canberra Royal Show

Canberra ACT

www.canberrashow.org.au .....................................................................................................

Mar 2nd 14th Southern Charolais Breeders Sale

Yea, Vic. Contact Ken Manton 0437 585 605 Mar 3rd

Paringa On Property Autumn Bull Sale Yea, Vic. Contact Tom 0434 146 795 www.paringalivestock.com.au

Mar 5th

Charnelle Charolais 6th Invitation Female Sale Toowoomba Showgrounds. Graham 0427 622 410 www.charnellecharolais.com

Mar 11th

Kenmere On Property Autumn Bull Sale Holbrook, NSW. Contact Ann-Marie 0412 608 043 www.kenmerecharolais.com.au

Mar 11-12th Wagin Woolarama (inc Cattle)

Wagin WA. www.woolorama.com.au Mar 16th

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Rangan On Property Bull & Female Sale Sandy Creek, Vic. Contact Graeme 0419 429 696 www.rangancharolais.com.au

Mar 17-20th Sydney Royal Show Cattle Judging

http://www.sydneyroyal.com.au/cattle.htm

Aug 3-5th

Royal Brisbane Show Cattle Judging

Mar 31st 2016 Autumn Charolais HMF deadline .....................................................................................................

Apr 12th Pine Park Cream of the Crop Bull Sale

Cluan, Tas. Contact Heath 0409 176 228

www.pinepark.com.au

Aug 10th

Airlie Annual Bull Sale On property, Cowra NSW. Warren 0423 396 014 www.mclachlan.com.au

Aug 11th

DSK Annual Bull Sale Gunnedah Saleyards, Gunnedah NSW. Chris 02 6842 9101 or 0427 600 278 www.dskangusandcharolais.com.au

Aug 12th

Wakefield Annual Bull Sale On property, Armidale NSW. Greg 02 6778 1346 www.wakefieldcharolais.com.au

Aug 16-18th

Aug 19th

AgQuip Field Days Gunnedah NSW

Aug 20th

Advance Annual Bull Sale Roma Selling Centre, Roma, Qld. Stephen Hayward 0419 642 992

Aug 26th

ANC Annual On Property Bull Sale Glen Laurel, Guluguba Qld. 07 4628 2109 www.anccharolais.com.au Andrew 0428 286 660

Apr 15-24th Mexico World Congress

www.charolais.org.mx Apr 21-23rd WA Youth Cattle Handler Camp

Brunswick WA.

www.wacattlecamp.com .....................................................................................................

May 5th Violet Hills On Property Bull & Female Sale

Rydal NSW. Contact Daryl 02 6359 3221

www.violethillscharolais.com.au May 19th Rosedale 27th On Property Bull Sale

Blayney, NSW. Contact James 0425 341 341

www.rosedalecharolais.com.au .....................................................................................................

Jun 3rd Palgrove Scone Bull Sale

Scone Saleyards, Scone NSW.

www.palgrove.com.au David 0419 665 971 .....................................................................................................

Jul 1-3rd Charolais National Youth Stampede

Dubbo NSW. Contact 02 6771 1666

www.charolais.com.au Jul 3rd

Charolais National Show Dubbo NSW. Contact 02 6771 1666 www.charolais.com.au

www.royalqueenslandshow.com.au

Palgrove Annual Bull Sale On property, Strathgarve, Dalveen, Qld. www.palgrove.com.au David 0419 665 971

Aug 31st 2016 Spring Charolais HMF deadline .....................................................................................................

Sep 2-4th

Royal Adelaide Show Cattle Judging

http://www.theshow.com.au/show-entries/schedules -entry-forms.jsp

Sep 9th

Palgrove Beef Leaders Bull Sale Cloncurry Saleyards, Cloncurry Qld. www.palgrove.com.au David 0419 665 971

Jul 4th

Allflex Charolais National Show & Sale Dubbo, NSW. Contact 02 6771 1666 www.charolais.com.au

Jul 4-8th

Victorian Stud Beef Handlers Camp Bendigo Showground, Bendigo Vic. http://handlerscamp.studbeef.com.au/

Jul 8th

Supreme Beef Bull Sale AgGrow Field Days, Emerald Qld www.aggrow.com.au

Sep 23-26th Royal Melbourne Show Cattle Judging

Charolais Feature Breed

Jul tbc

Golden Guitar Bull Sale Tamworth NSW. Contact Steve 0407 599 567

Sep tbc

Jul 18-21st

South Australian Junior Heifer Expo Adelaide Showground, Adelaide SA http://jhe.sabeef.com.au/

Jul 29th

Minnie Vale On Property Bull Sale Bexley, Narrabri NSW. Jason 02 6783 4272 www.minnievalecharolais.com.au

Jul 30th Kandanga Valley On Property Bull Sale

Kandanga via Gympie Qld. John 07 5484 3359

www.kandanga-valley.com .....................................................................................................

Sep 20-22nd Henty Field Days

Henty NSW

www.rasv.com.au /Events/RMS_Home/RMS_BeefCattle_Home/

Moongool On Property Bull Sale Yuleba Qld. Ivan 0428 265 031 Ian 0427 235 215 www.moongool.com.au

Sep 24-29th Royal Perth Show Cattle Judging www.perthroyalshow.com.au/

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Oct tba

Royal Hobart Show Cattle Judging www.hobartshowground.com.au/show/

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Dec 1st Kandanga Valley Nebo Bull Sale

Nebo Qld. John 07 5484 3359

www.kandanga-valley.com

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Advertising Index: January 2016 Charolais Magazine

An editorial without Words

Reproduced from the Charolais Newsletter June 1971

CHAROLAIS STUDS Advance Bull Sale

The Last Word Team Work

39

Airlie IFC ANC 11 Ascot

1

Ayr

7

Caithness 49 Clarinda 20 Charnelle Female Sale 40 DSK 33 Glenlea 42 Kandanga Valley

40

Kenmere 18 Kooyong 53 Liberty 35 Minnie Vale

5

Moongool

47

Mt William

29

Palgrove BC Pine Park

34

Rangan 10 Rosedale IBC St Antonio

55

Venturon

41

Wakefield

60

Wundam Glen

27

COMMERCIAL ADVERTISERS Allflex

19

Herdlink Software

21

Mexico World Congress 17 National Sale

63

Southern Charolais

61

Western Australia

27

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2015 Membership Directory - Erratum

In the May Charolais Magazine inadvertantly three Western Australian members were omitted from the Membership Directory. We apologise to these members and reproduce their contact details here.

GAVIN RUSSELL CALLANISH GRAZING CO. 628 THOMPSON BROOK ROAD DONNYBROOK WA 6239 T: 08 9731 8216 E: gavinrussell@westnet.com.au CALLANISH (ZH9)

SPRING VALLEY CHAROLAIS PO BOX 262 DONNYBROOK WA 6239 T: 08 9727 1745 E: brighton.farms@bigpond.com SPRING VALLEY (SV4)

WE & G SPENCER 15 CASTLETOWN QUAYS ESPERANCE WA 6450 T: 08 9071 1179 M: 0428 711 179 SPENCER PARK (SPS)

Charolais Magazine: January 2016 Editor: Charolais Society of Australia Ltd Design: Charolais Society of Australia Ltd Printed by Lithoart, Darra Qld. Contributors: Charolais Society of Australia Ltd, Farm Weekly, SBTS, Chris Knox, Jenny Kelly, Photographic Credits: Charolais Society of Australia Ltd, H By, C Scott, The Land, Farm Weekly, Hobart Royal, D Perkins, Palgrove Charolais, A Court, Rangan Charolais, B Simpson, G Ryan, J Kelly, St Johns College, Rosedale Charolais

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