Coota Park Blue-E Breeding Principles
- The Blue-E is an open composite – hence will continue to incorporate Angus and Shorthorn genetics
- All cattle performance recorded
- Blue-E cattle have EBV’s provided by Angus Society’s Multi-Breed Register
- All sale bulls efficiency tested
- Bulls fertility tested and sold with a guarantee
- Heifers joined at 14 mths calved at 2 yrs
- No foot trimming
- 60 days joining to all females
- All females pregnancy tested and empties sold
- Single sire joining for sire evaluation
- Strong selection for muscularity both visually and EMA
- We direct to multi-trait selection
- We have a strict selection regime that is creating practical cattle that will suit as many environments as possible and direct to as many markets as possible
- All cattle grazed under strict rotational grazing system with cows run in large mobs to maximise grazing efficiency and pasture sustainability.
- We put emphasis on:
