Our Point Of Difference                Page Updated  22/4/2009

We have three main points of difference in our breeding programme that set us apart from other Angus studs and make us uniquely suited as a source of outcross genetics.

 

·                                We have no American blood

·                                We have a very high incidence of the Tenderness Gene

·                                We place great importance on Phenotype             

These are just a few cattle of the type we are breeding.They are not the old fashioned type, they are good big growthy cattle that thrive on our hills. We have developed a strain that has tremendous constitution, they are long caracassed cattle with depth of body so essential for constitution and for producing cattle that weigh. They also have a very smooth shoulder. We evaluate the bulls in our 450 head  Otonga commercial herd. All the progeny are sold at auction so that we can judge the acceptability of our programme.We have been doing this for 35 yrs and during that time we have consistently topped the market with 18 month steers, in-calf cows and 2 year Heifers. In 2004 the heifers set a new NZ record when 100 head sold for $1100. That figure was exceeded last spring when the annual draft sold for a New record price of $1250. 2009 and a new record price for  2Yr heifers of any breed 105 2Yr commercial Angus Heifers sold for an average price of $1285. Some of our current sires may be seen on the page Sires in use For semen and embryo enquiries use link contact us

                    Thank you for visiting us Cheers Pat Watson