WAGYU and ANGUS CATTLE
Our herd consists of 2 F4 grade Wagyu bulls (meaning 93+% pure blood)and 120 F3 grade Angus heifers (meaning 87+% pure blood) who are still to produce their first calf.
Bulls and heifers are organically grazed in free-range paddocks to produce the very best quality of beef.
Wagyu was introduced into Australia in 1991. It is described as the highest quality beef in the world and is renowned for its distinctive marbling and flavour.
Wagyu Beef also contains a significantly higher percentage of Omega 3 and Omega 6 and its increased marbling enhances the ratio of healthier mono-saturated fats compared to regular beef.
Angus beef is well known in the Australian market for its quality.
‘AUSTRALIAN WHITE’ SHEEP
Our flock consists of 5 purebred rams and 150 purebred ewes.
‘Australian White’ sheep are well known in the industry as the “Wagyu of lamb” due to the heavy marbling of their meat.
They are a large framed breed of domesticated sheep developed specifically for Australian conditions mainly for meat production.
They are strong, hardy, resilient, have an excellent temperament, self-shed their wool annually and, most importantly, are low maintenance and easy to care for.
Ewes have excellent maternal qualities and are high breeders with ease of lambing, often having twins and sometimes triplets.
Adult rams have an average weight of 115kg whilst an adult ewe has an average weight of 80kg.
SOUTH AFRICAN OSTRICH
In the future we would like to breed South African ostrich.
The South African ostrich has an easy going temperament with high birth rates,
They are well known for producing high quality meat and for its fast growth cycle.
When fully grown they will stand 2.4m high, weigh 135kg and can run at speeds up to 70km/hour.
Therefore, they need large, open areas to habitat.
Our initial breeding flock would consist of 2 groups, each of 1 male and 3 hens.
Each hen will produce 40 to 60 eggs annually with each egg being about 150mm long x 125mm diameter and weighing about 1.5kg.
Fertile eggs are incubated and the young chicks separated from the larger birds for 2 months until large enough to join the herd, weighing about 20kg.
The growth rate is phenomenally fast.
A chick will grow to full size within 3 years, although, we would look to process the birds at 18 months and a weight of 90kg.
Ostrich is a very highly prized farm animal, not only for its feathers and skin which is used for leather, but mainly for its very high quality meat.
Ostrich meat is much lower in cholesterol, fat and calories and much higher in protein and iron, than beef.
It is not only much tastier and more tender than beef, but is much healthier too.
