Trading on Tenderness
Saturday, June 2, 2018
JAD Speckle Park is proud to be the first Australian Speckle Park stud to begin genetic testing for key eating quality and production traits, through the Q-select system.
Hair samples from all of our 2017-drop calves were sent to Canada for Q-select testing at Quantum Genetix. Samples from our 2018-drop will be sent in the coming months.
We are going the extra mile to help our clients know more about the bulls they buy – and improve our own in-house decision-making – by having all cattle DNA tested in Canada through the Quantum Genetix Q-Select DNA Tests. We have had… Continue reading
Trips to Canada, NZ, strengthen genetic decisions
Friday, June 1, 2018
We have been committed to touring and researching Speckle Park stud herds across Canada and New Zealand to learn more about the breed, meet its people, and ensure we make the best possible decisions about genetics for the JAD Speckle Park herd.
We visited Canada in 2016 (including Farmfair International) and 2017 (including Agribition), New Zealand in 2017 (Maungahina and Premier Cattle Co), and Justin went back to NZ in June, 2018. We will be back to Canada again later in 2018. These overseas trips will continue, allowing us to follow the progress of genetic families, make wiser decisions about genetics to bring into our herd, and strengthen relationships and friendships with Speckle Park breeders around the world. Continue reading