Chap’s Chatter

Sal and I have been working with Gordon and Sal Wollen re Beef Cattle Breeding for the past couple of decades it’s been a very enjoyable and stimulating experience, one we hope will go on well into our Twilight years. It’s truly amazing how similar our Breeding Philosophies are, both parties being dedicated to Maternal

While this thank you note to all successful purchasers and underbidders at the recent Dulverton Bull Sale maybe a little late that doesn’t mean Sal and I plus the balance of the ‘Dulverton Team’ is any the less extremely grateful for the wonderful support. It has been such an amazing way for us to have

The late winter and spring of 2018 at Shannon Vale had produced conditions not conducive to us committing to a major A.I. Programme. While our cows were in reasonable condition at calving, pasture conditions were judged as not being substantial enough to bring lactating cows into Oestrous early enough to A.I. As a result we

Sal & I are extremely impressed with the CP Moe’s performance. The progeny we have seen in other herds are very much of the “type” we prefer to breed – adequate frame, mid maturity pattern, lesser yet sufficient bone, the bone is flat and the bottom jaw prominent. Moe progeny show ideal Bone to Muscle

Over the course of Nephew Sam’s wedding 24/04/2021, I was approached by a guest enquiring  “Are our Cows too big?” We did have a reasonably long and “in depth” conversation, for a wedding at least, re this Topic.Might I say Sal and I have been wrestling with this same Issue for the past three /four

When Sal and I catalogued Annie Q182 we did consider her to be an attraction given the Super performance of her dam Annie G037 and  the yet to fully unfold performance prowess of her sire Medaglia M028. We didn’t dream for one minute she would be the Sale topper at a very healthy $15,000. What