The Lyncoranne Angus core-breeding herd consists of quiet, moderately framed cows and maiden heifers, which have the added ability to store body fat necessary for tough environmental conditions.

 

The ‘do-ability’ trait inherent in our cattle is of the upmost importance, as it is a means to cope with the North Coast’s variable climatic conditions, ranging from excessively wet summers to ‘green drought’ dry springs.

 

Angus Group Breedplan Estimated Breeding Values (EBV's) are utilised to manage and modify the body composition of our cowherd, and the improvement of carcase yield and marbling performance in young slaughter animals.  From our experience, we believe rib and rump fat, intramuscular fat (IMF) and eye muscle area (EMA) are associated with changes in cow body composition. 

 

Selection pressure on our Angus and Ultrablack (Brangus/Angus cross X) 

females in the areas of fertility, calving ease, structural soundness/ conformation, constitution/‘doing ability’, milk and temperament is fundamental to our stud and commercial breeding programs. Such a balance of traits, in conjunction with performance data is crucial to our female selection. 

 

Our self-replacing Angus stud and commercial breeding herd is based on the sire bloodlines of:

 

    ‘GT Max’

    ‘Te Mania Nordic’,

    ‘Stockman’, ‘Scotchcap’,

    ‘Vermilion Dateline’,

    ‘Hyline Right Time’,

    ‘Mohnen Dynamite’

    ‘Te Mania Infinity’

    ‘Sitz New Design 458N’

 

Lyncoranne Angus and Ultrablack (Brangus/Angus X) maiden heifers are evaluated for future breeding potential using the criteria of age, pelvic measurement, weight, frame score, structural soundness, confirmation, temperament and their EBV genetic progress. 

 

We believe an efficient, low cost, high performing fertile female is the sum of a very good cattle herd. By concentrating on moderate frame score females, we are maintaining an extremely high fertility performance in our breeding herd. To date our herd’s conception rate, including heifers is roughly 98%. All Lyncoranne Angus and Ultrablack (Brangus/Angus X) heifers are pregnancy tested after joining and bred to ‘calve down’ unassisted on a yearly basis.