In recent years we have focused on achieving a good balance of EBV's in each generation of calves by "corrective mating" using a number of A.I. bulls and our own sires to complement the females EBV's. We believe we are achieving this, as the EBV's in our sale catalogue will show most of our EBV's are at or above Breed Average.

Our stud herd is run with the commercial herd, except at mating time, when the A.I. program dictates a separation time. We cull for bad structure and conformation, and for unsatisfactory temperament, as well as for EBV's that we feel are unacceptable in breeding sires. We use EBV's to improve aspects of beef production that lead to better eating quality, as well as an efficient economic farming operation.

Our long held belief that the salvation of the beef industry will be from animals bred to achieve the highest eating quality meant we wholeheartedly supported the introduction of Meat Standards Australia (MSA) in Western Australia in March 2001, and we are MSA Accredited.

We have been 'Cattlecare' Accredited since September 2002. We feel this quality assurance accreditation gives our clients and potential customers some assurance that we care about what we do. The Environmental Management System for Maybenup is on hold at the moment pending an assessment of the value our potential customers would place on such an accreditation. However we do farm in an environmentally sustainable way as far as possible. We know that if you look after the land, it will look after you.

We are convinced that the sensible use of Breedplan information, allied to visual assessment, assists and complements our breeding objectives for both the stud and commercial herds, which are threefold.

Our bulls are bred:

1. for the production of replacement females for our own herd, and those of our bull buying clients;
2. to meet specifications for the top end of the carcase market; and
3. for the production of bulls to cater for these two areas at reasonable cost to our clients.

For more information on Breedplan please visit the website by following this link: Breedplan