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Aquarius Park Brahman Stud
John Magner & Fiona Brierley
5024 Clarence Way Fineflower. 2460.
Phone: 61 2 66472244
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The breeding objectives of Aquarius Park Brahman Stud are:
Fertility characteristics - an expectation is placed on cows to be consistent breeders, as well as exhibiting femineity, longevity, good udder conformation and positive milk figures which are reflected in offspring. Bull selection includes milk figures.
Impeccable temperament -
if they don't breed quiet they are shipped to colder climates without the opportunity to feed quiet.
Type and fleshing -
only animals of good type and conformation and demonstrating good fleshing are retained as breeders and for future bull sales.
Polling -
a combination of issues such as meat quality, docile temperament and animal welfare issues influenced the decision to focus on breeding grey polled cattle. The decision has lead to the introduction and use of grey polled or scurred bulls from the middle of the 1990's.
Performance -
the stud has been on Breedplan for many years. Performance is important but high performance animals are not kept unless they meet other criteria, particularly temperament, fertility and type. The aim is to breed a herd that has good above average performance but not in the top percentiles so as to avoid late maturing cattle.
Pigment -
is seen as important to avoid the development of problems experienced by other breeds like eye cancers. This is seen as particularly important as UV radiation levels rise as the climate gets hotter.
