WHERE JAD? TO FOR

THE Speckle Park breed has enjoyed a rapid rise in popularity, and feedback from breeders and processors has been complimentary. The key to the breed’s future success will be what is done from now on to cement the breed as a viable alternative to more mainstream breeds, such as Angus. Angus is undoubtedly the breed’s biggest competitor in southern Australia, so we figure that the best way to learn how to compete with this breed, is to run them alongside. Enter: JAD Angus Stud. Established from females purchased from the Premier Angus dispersal and Kenny’s Creek Angus studs in 2020, and more recently from the Stoney Point Angus dispersal, our first drop of bulls are now 18 months old and have been run - and measured - alongside the Speckle Park stud cattle from birth. Our stud Angus female and sire selections have been meticulously hand-selected by beef consultant, Dick Whale, who is a wealth of knowledge on all things Angus. We look forward to what we can learn by measuring these two breeds alongside each other in the years to come. With more than 600 stud calves to be born at JAD in 2023, the future is certainly looking bright (and busy!). We are more committed than ever to improving the Speckle Park breed through trial work, strict culling, research and development investment, and investment into the best genetics we can source in the breed. It will be a long road, but we are committed.

Our plan for the next couple of years is what we are referring to as “stabilising the ship”. Through the purchase of embryos from various programs across Canada and New Zealand, we have a stud herd of scale and huge genetic diversity. Now, we will select sires from within and use small numbers of the very best sires to breed the type of cattle that will be relevant into the future In consultation with clients, we will refine and progress over time.

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Global Genetics Performance Record

Our Strategic Pathway Select Within Replicate Our Best

Travel Canada and New Zealand in person to research and source the best Speckle Park genetics that meet our breeding objectives, and infuse these at JAD via AI/ET.

Measure the cattle often and in large contemporary groups, maintaining a five-star Breedplan Completeness of Performance to give clients confidence in JAD.

Select sires from within the JAD herd of performancerecorded bulls, using few sires instead of many to achieve greater uniformity and predictability in the resulting progeny.

There are few herds worldwide with as much genetic diversity as JAD. Select what works, complementary join, and replicate the best to supply our growing client base.

Our New Zealand record-priced sire, with first progeny offered in 2023.