Calf record!

Today we had 9 new calves born. All are strong, healthy and born unassisted. I think this is the most calves we have ever had born in one day. And all the calves are now tagged! Some were very lively, even the ones born since we went around the cows this morning.
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Animal Weight Ratios

This week, I have put the computer to work and analysed all the weaning weights for the 2012 calves. The calves were then ranked in terms of their weight ratios with adjustments made for age of cow and calf. We now know who were our best producers in 2012 (and our worst). Of...
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CALVING Sept 2013

Our new calves are arriving thick and fast with 5 or so being born most days. All calves are tagged at birth which the cows are often not too happy about!  As our cows are all single sire joined, we need to be able to identify the parentage of all calves. Despite our tough...
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Breaking News: Yamburgan semen won! Read more…

We are delighted to announce that Toogimbie Shorthorns has been selected as the winner  of  the Manchee Ag Genetic Giveaway. Thanks to the generosity of Liz and John Manchee of Yamburgan, we have won $2000 of semen from the Yamburgan bulls.
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Steers sold at Echuca on July 1st 2013.

20 quality Toogimbie Shorthorn steers sold at the Echuca Store cattle sale on July 1st, 2013. For further details, please see the Cattle for Sale section.
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VALE ATTRACTION: In April 2012, we were very sad to lose Marrington Attraction. A real character, he passed away suddenly from a suspected heart attack.

VALE ATTRACTION In April 2012, we were very sad to lose Marrington Attraction. A real character, he passed away suddenly from a suspected heart attack. We purchased him at the Broome Dispersal Sale in November 2010 and were very happy with the quality of the calves he produced...
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