Breeding Philosophy
Our Current Operation and Future
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Our business is ultimately about the production of high quality beef; in our own commercial operation and those of our clients.
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The highest priority is placed on increased productivity and decreased costs. In our management this translates to selection for high performance in reproduction and growth under paddock condition.
Carcass traits are monitored through ultrasound scanning and feedback from slaughter cattle. Feedlot daily weight gains and feed conversion rations are monitored from several hundred steers and heifers finished in feedlots annually.
Our stud operation functions as a tool through which a high standard of excellence is achieved and maintained across the entire herd.
Growth, fertility and carcass EBVs generated over decades of performance recording through Breedplan (which Gyranda joined at inception in 1985) are valuable tools for our own selection of cattle and aid our clients in more accurately selecting for their own operation.
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Ongoing involvement in research, including trials run by the CRC (Co-operative Research Centre), the DPI (Queensland Department of Primary Industries) and the University of Queensland, reflect our commitment to the future of the beef industry and give direction to our commercial and stud operations. Results have helped us identify more accurate and progressive ways to make our selection for highly fertile, fast growing, efficient beef cattle.
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All Sires used in the Gyranda breeding herd undergo a series of fertility evaluations prior to joining. In multiple sire herds all calves are assigned sires using DNA technology. This creates a direct link between the test results and the number of calves each bull actually sires.
Gyranda Santa Gertrudis have proven superior herd performance in cattle herds throughout Australia, from the Atherton Tableland, to southern Tasmania, to the Northern Territory and Western Australia.
Click Focus on Gyranda to see a comprehensive review of the property. This was published in "Santa Gertrudis Australia" volume No.2 August 2004 (Requires Acrobat Reader).
