We extend a welcome to Angus breeders and enthusiasts to call in and see us if you are ever passing by. Over the years we have made many friends and met many wonderful and interesting cattle breeders from all over the world and we would enjoy meeting you as well, showing you our cattle and having at the very least having a cup of tea and a chat.
Annual Sale 2009: Our annual on property sale will be on Friday March 6th 2009 at 11.30 AM
Catalogues: If you would like a catalogue please send us an e-mail and we will send you one.
Click here to see out online catalogue
Or you can download a pdf copy of the 2009 catalogue in A4 format by clicking here
Newsletter: Our most recent newsletter is available online here
E-Mail: dunlop.park.angus@tassie.net.au
Our Reference
Sires
Our bovine johne's
status
About the
Dunlop Park Angus Stud
How to find
us
About our
property
Dunlop Park Selection Criteria
Sadly if you wish to maintain your own individual line of cattle in a
mid sized herd such as ours (we have 120 breeding females) Breedplan
is of little use. The reasons are fairly straight forward, we do not
have enough linkages to other herds and the number of progeny from
even our most productive bulls is not high enough to give a reliable
indication of that bull's merit. It just takes too long to filter
through the system. The tragedy for the Australian Angus herd is that
genetic diversity is being lost.
We base our breeding program on a number of selection criteria. We use objective measurement recording birth weight, weaning weight and scanning weight. We scan for eye muscle area and inter muscular fat. We measure the scrotal circumference of our bulls and this year we have used GeneSTAR to guide us on the marbling, tenderness and feed efficiency traits of our cattle.
We use visual assessment for thickness, structural correctness and feet. We also pay attention to temperament.
We value feedback, for instance we follow up the carcasses of our stock in the abattoirs as well as observing how cattle bred from our bulls sell at auction. Dunlop Park bred stock continually receive a premium at auction.
We normally make a final decision on which bulls and heifers are used in our herd around 2 or 3 months after weaning.
We aim to produce a feed efficient structurally sound animal that maintains the characteristics that set Angus apart as a breed. A Dunlop Park animal will have a low to moderate birth weight, an ideal growth rate for Tasmanian conditions and all the carcase traits of muscle, marbling and tenderness that Angus cattle are noted for.
Bovine Johne's Disease
Status
Dunlop Park has tested in the Goverment Vet's retirement fund scheme
and now has MN2 status.
DUNLOP
PARK ANGUS STUD
A Short History
Dunlop Park was established in
1975 using females from the well known Springvale Stud established by
Roy Nicholas at Sassafras in 1948.
The following year we had the opportunity to purchase the majority of females from the Springvale stud as Roy wished to leave the Stud industry. Dunlop Park bloodlines can therefore claim to have 50 years of continuous breeding. Since then we have only added 3 females from other herds making sure they tie in with our genetics.
We have been very selective in our use of sires. In the early 1980's we purchased Noranda Glowman then the top Angus refernce sire in Australia. His purchase was followed with an A.I. program using several Canadian sires. These included Kenalta McHenry who was used for milk and growth and Riverbend Jupiter used for muscle. We were one of the first Australian studs to use QAS Traveller 23-4 who added milk, growth and marbling to our cattle.
We have used VDAR New Trend 802, VDAR Lucys Boy 101, TCA Jackpot 6807, KMA Highroller 5025, Congaree Sleep Easy E27 and GT Maxwell 362. We aim to ensure genetic diversity from our top female families. Our objective has been to produce cattle with medium frame and the 4 M's; milk, marbling, muscle and mobility.
In recent years we have steered away from the usual AI sires so that we can offer our customers genuine out crosses with our cattle. We have brought some New Zealand blood in to maintain the thickness of our cattle by using Jake of Turihau. We have also used 2 bulls from Peter Grieve's Talooby stud in New South Wales.
For more details on sires currently being used in our herd, visit our Reference Sires page.
For some more information on the Dunlop Park property click here
Muscle and
Marbling
An effective breeding program in a
beef herd requires feedback on carcase quality.
At Dunlop Park we do this with every animal that goes to slaughter
With the cooperation of Devonport City Abattoirs we evaluate Dunlop Park cattle for muscle and marbling. Most cattle killed showed some degree of marble, and muscle among the very best to go through Devonport City Abattoirs. With this program we have been able to establish families which produce most marble, the majority of the bulls that we breed have the marbling characteristics from either their dam or sire.
How to Contact us
Bruce, Pat and Brian Stewart
Phone 03 64 269 239
Fax 03 64 269 166
Mobile 0419 269 239
E-mail: dunlop.park.angus@tassie.net.au
How to find
us
Dunlop Park is situated about 15
kilometres east of Devonport on the North-West Coast of Tasmania. We
are on the Exeter Highway one of the two main roads linking Devonport
with Launceston.
The property address is
'Dunlop Park'
4938 Exeter Highway
Thirlstane, Tasmania 7307
UPCOMING
EVENTS
If you would like information on the Tasmanian Angus Sales in 2009
please feel free to contact us via e-mail at dunlop.park.angus@tassie.net.au Tasmania can be accessed by air
or sea. Devonport Airport is only 15 minutes driving time from
'Dunlop Park' and is serviced by Qantaslink flying from Melbourne.
The Tasmanian ferries 'Spirit of Tasmania I and II dock in Devonport
which is also only 15 minutes driving time from 'Dunlop Park'.
Angus Sales in March 2009
For the convenience of those traveling from the Islands or the Mainland these Angus sales have been arranged on consecutive days. All will be held using the Helmsman auction system.
Wednesday March 4th
Antu Angus Sale 2pm at The Gardens, via St. Helens
Thursday March 5th
Quarterway Angus Sale 11am, North Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale
Friday March 6th
Dunlop Park Helmsman Sale 11.30am, at Dunlop Park, Thirlstane
OTHER
SITES OF INTEREST
Angus Links
The Angus
Society of Australia
A*L*O*T
ANGUS ASSOCIATION(possibly the best
listing of links to other angus sites)
American Angus
Association
Aberdeen
Angus Links
Canadian
Angus
New
Zealand Angus
Other
Australian Angus Studs with Homepages
Other Agricultural
Links
Agriculture
Online
Meat and
Livestock Australia
Farming
OnLine
Farmwide
Infarmation
Tasmanian
Links
Tasmania On
Line (the most
comprehensive listing of Tasmanian Web sites)
On
Tasmania
Agfest machinery field days. The Tasmanian Angus Committee sells
steak each year at Agfest.
Our Neighbours have a website
haybarn, Rex and Nathan Richardson produce and sell quality
hay
Other interesting links
Latrobe
Apex Club
Search Engines
Google
Altavista
Web
Wombat
