MT ADDE Performance Recorded Angus Cattle (PRAC)

Registered with the Angus breed society herd 21160

Here at Mt Adde we are calving a large mob of Angus cows, which are run under strictly commercial conditions on typically dry Marlborough hill country.With emphasis on a maternal and efficient cow, one that is a great converter, weaning a calf half her own body weight or more when seasons allow. While maintaining well balanced breeding objectives that consistantly add value to our herd and that of our clients.


All yearling heifers have been mated for over 10 years with in-calf ,and weaning rates consistently over 95% for the whole herd. Well above district and national average, proving we are breeding early maturing fertile cattle.

We utilise artifciial Insemination almost every year over 20 yearling heifers. We have found this a great way to source proven genetic's from a large genetic pool and bench mark them within our herd to see if they preform in our environment. We are very selective of the type of bulls we utilise and also their preformace data to help insure the highest rate of progress. But prefer to see the remainder of cows served naturally on the hill in a commercial situation!

We pride ourselves on having a number of Leading Herd Sire's for veiwing that continue to prove themselves in a natural hill country mating situation. With structural soundness, constituation, and longeviety continually promoted.

- Lawson X1968 An Embro Imported from Austraila was purchased in 2003 from Five Star Beef. He is still one of the highest performance recorded standing herd sire bulls currently used in NZ, who has proven himself, and found many admirers.

- Mount Adde 361/04 AB is in the top 1% for all growth traits 200, 400 and 600 day weights, also a very easy fleshing and mobile bull with a moderate frame score and great muscle. This is a strong sound bull who has consistantly preformed in tough years on the hill, and has impressed many vistors from NZ and overseas.

- Mt Adde 04/06 AB is a great maternal and calving ease bull while maintaining good growth and carcass with NZ bloodlines .

- Mt Adde 02/07 AB is a genuine curve bender with a great balance of figures, a compact sound bull with a great backend, his first crop of calves hit the ground 09.

- Also a number of other bulls

- Many other bloodlines are incorperated into our herd.

30 -40 bull calves are retained from weaning and preformance recorded through to sale as yearlings or 2 year olds.

Good lines of weaner calves are also sold in the first Blenheim calf sale that continually meet strong demand from repeat buyers who are happy to pay a premium for cattle they know will preform.

Mt Adde yearling bulls are muscle and fat scanned by a registered scanner every year and continue to impress. Improving in meat yield and IMF, and will compete with any cattle around the country for their weight and age. Bulls are scanning over 100 square cm EMA at LW (live weights) under 600kg with IMF readings over 6 percent at 12-14 months of age. We have no complaints.

Mt Adde is also a member of NZ BCE (Beef Cow Efficiencey) Programme identifiying top preforming cattle around the country.

MT ADDE ANGUS

BREEDING WHAT COUNTS IN THE COMMERCIAL SITUATION

Top genetics, Realistic prices

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Enquiries and inspection always welcome

Contact Greg Harris:

Ph: 03 5757182     Mob: 0277226927     Fax: 03 5757181

Email: enquiries@mountadde.co.nz     Web: www.mountadde.co.nz

Mount Adde, RD4, Blenheim  306 Awatere Valley Road

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