Weetalabah Hereford Stud
was founded in 1988 by Julie
with the purchase of a
female from Avon View and
Gorian Hereford studs. The
name is from Julie’ s family
property “Weetalabah
Station” at Coolah NSW.
Julie grew up with a
commercial background with a
base of Hereford cows using
Hereford, Angus, Charolais &
Gelbvieh bulls over them.
The progeny were then feed
in the property feedlot and
the Hereford females
retained. Julie married
Aderian Nixon of “Dulacca
Station” Dulacca, grandson
of Arch Nixon of the famous
Devon Court Hereford stud in
1999.
Both Julie & Aderian won the
Australian Hereford Youth
Club trip overseas, Julie in
1993 to USA and Aderian in
1998 to Canada. Within their
trips, they both have gained
an enormous amount of
industry knowledge both on a
national and international
scale.
The females originated from
Courallie, Gorian, The Rock,
and Moorlands and recently
from the Smithston,
Courallie and Emu Holes
Dispersals.
Whilst also visiting Canada
in 1993, Julie decided to
purchase Twin-L Standard 65U
('Streak') after seeing the
mark he left on every female
at Randy & Sandra Radau’s
Coulee Crest Farms. He left
impressions of thickness
with plenty of meat but
retaining femininity with
near perfect udders every
time. He is a trait leader
for Milk at +23 and EMA of
+2.9 and an IMF of +0.3. All
the original bloodlines were
crossed with Streak to make
the herd what it is today.
Bulls have been sourced
using some of the best AI
sires around as well as some
purchased bulls. Bundarra
Yang from Jim & Rita Reid at
Dalby was purchased for the
top price of $18000 at the
2005 Southern Cross bull
sale. Yang has left some
wonderful full bodied, very
thick, structurally correct,
good milking females.
Unfortunately Yang injured
himself after his first
season which leads to the
purchase of Foxforth Axe for
the top price of $7500 at
the 2008 Glen Innes Bull
Sale. Axe is leaving some
wonderful dark coated, long
calves with a little extra
growth. Recently also using
some home bred sires to huge
success.
Recently some poll Hereford
genetics have been
introduced, with the
purchase of Polled females
from Debarry and Norolle,
plus using Polled AI bulls
over some of the best Horned
Hereford cows. In 2009 the
first Polled bull Bahreenah
Calypso was purchased at the
Glen Innes Bull sale. His
first calves are due in July
2010 and so far are looking
great with low birthweights,
dark red coats and thickly
made.
Foxforth Axe |
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Weetalabah Hereford
Stud
Hereford
Natural Bulls Used
• Princeton Shelford
V080
Sire KD Shelford Dam by Bramble Bold Q171
Purchased at Glen Innes 2002 for $6000
• Bundarra Yang
RASY035.
Purchased at the 2005 Southern Cross sale for the
Top Price of $18000
• Bundarra Tiger
A016
• Weetalabah 65U
Toblerone T006
Sold and bought back to use over all the latest
introduced females.
• Weetalabah
Astronomical A017
• Weetalabah 26H
Buckaroo B011
used
over heifers in 2007
• Foxforth Axe
Sire: Talbalba Umpire
Purchased top price $7500 Glen Innes Bull
Sale 2008
• Talbalba Wrack
Sire: Foxforth Valuable
Out of Wally's mum, the highly sought after bull
from Steve & Debbie Reid.
Hereford AI Sires
• Twin-L Standard
65U (Streak)
• Avon View Todman
• Courallie Pompeii
• CL1 Domino 598
• Smithston Royal
Choice R102
• PHR 95J Standard
28T
• Churchill Utah
• GH Buck 26H
• Lyonbank Grand
National
• Kaludah Matong
• Bowmont Victory
Blend B684
• LCI 157K
Ribstone 83S
Polled Bulls used
by AI
• Bowen Tornado
• KJ 520E Victor
417L
• Tycolah Gold
Digger
Polled Bulls
purchased
• Bahreenah
Calypso
Purchased 2009 Glen Innes Bull Sale |
Twin-L Standard 65U (Streak) |
