History and aims

The Racecourse Angus Stud started in 2011, following the purchase of 26 cows from the dispersal of the Forres stud in Dungog.  The aim of The Racecourse stud is to breed cattle that are structurally sound, docile, and have excellent all-round EBVs.

At The Racecourse we are focused on breeding yearling 'heifer bulls' with high positive values for calving ease and short gestation lengths.  As well as calving ease and low birth weight, the traits that are being optimized include growth, fertility, carcase weight, docility and "do-ability".
To do this, we use AI as a way to introduce some of the top bull genetics, both from Australia and from overseas, into our herd. 

Bulls that we are currently using for Artificial Insemination include:

Millah Murrah Paratrooper P15
Landfall Summit S1944
Tehama Patriarch F028
Baldridge 38 Special

Once AI is completed we then use our own bulls as 'backup' to ensure cows are pregnant.
As much as possible, we use bulls that also have excellent values for docility and calving ease, as well as high values for intra-muscular fat and eye muscle area. AI is an effective way to get rapid improvements in the quality of our breeding herd of cows.

All of our bulls are vet-checked for fertility and structure, vaccinated with 7 in 1, Pestiguard, Vibriovax, Pink Eye vaccines and backlined with Ivermectin for worms, flies and lice.

All of our other cattle are routinely vaccinated with 7 in 1, Pestiguard and backlined with Ivermectin.

In Summary

We hope that, long term, our heifers will form the basis of a herd which has sound, pleasing to the eye cattle and give bulls that perform well as yearlings and when sold as two year olds.