Westmorland
Poll Hereford stud, “Wattlegrove”, Rockley, was established in
1971 with the purchase of breeders from several leading herds. A solid foundation
was achieved with the purchase of several drafts of cows and calves, and
heifers from the Dananbilla stud of the late Jack Chew at Young. These females
were principally “The Braes” and “Deepfields” blood
and satisfied our requirements as breeders. They were quiet, good volume,
easy doing, soundly structured cows of great quality that reared their calves
well; attributes that we continue to strive for.
Many bulls have been used in the stud herd since 1971, photographs and more information about the most influential sires may be found under SIRES- Influential. Other bulls used naturally include the well known Woodlands Jupiter (full brother to then Australian record priced Beaufighter), Sevenbardot Inheritor A167, Wahroonga Canute, Sevenbardot Hercules D97. World Prospector N274, who although used only lightly in the stud sired a large number of our best commercial females. A.I. has been used since the stud’s inception to introduce both new and proven bloodlines, with E.T. on the agenda again in 2005. Photographs and details of bulls currently used for AI/ET may be viewed under Sires AI/ET.
Although showing is not a priority for the stud, Westmorland bulls with limited preparation have never placed lower than fifth .
Westmorland Pastoral Company is a family owned and operated enterprise that
joins around 350 cows and heifers annually on an 80/20 commercial/stud basis
Replacement heifers, sale bulls, steers and 4,000 merino sheep make up our
11dse/ha workload.
Wattlegrove is located on the western fall of the Great Dividing Range at an average altitude of 1100 metres with an annual rainfall of 750 mm. Supplementry feeding with hay of weaners and bulls is usual in the thick of winter. Cows in calf forage naturally throughout the long harsh winters
The trading and stud name “Westmorland” is taken from the county where Wattlegrove is located.
We have been members of breedplan since 1988 with performance recorded details from 1985. All the cattle on this site have been linked to the ABRI’s site to ensure accurate and up to date information is available.
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