Welcome to the site of Silver Angus based at the historic Glen Bold property.
Our herd consists of around 200 breeding cows run on different sites in the pristine Adelaide Hills.
Our focus remains on breeding functional cattle capable of performing on pastures. Fertility, temperament, structure, growth and carcass are all vital elements. Each cow needs to produce a calf every year to remain in the program and that calf needs to be able to finish, quickly and efficiently to optimise the commercial outcome. We’re here to breed quality meat and so our focus is on the carcase.
Our cattle are performance recorded and our herd is also part of the ongoing Australian Cattle Johne's Disease Market Assurance Program (MN3).
Although recognising the value of Breedplan, in which we participate, the information combined with the physical attributes of the animal, provide a better overall outcome. Breedplan may not be perfect but it provides a wonderful tool for assessing a number of important animal attributes scientifically.
What is a Silver Angus?
It is well known within the Murray Grey and Angus breeds that Murray Greys are a sub population within the Angus genome. The extract below from the scientific paper titled Relatedness of Breeds by Dr Bolomaa Sunduimijid, Vic DPI confirms that Murray Greys lie smack bang in the middle of the Angus breed genetically.
2013 graph charting the genotypic relatedness of beef cattle breeds – animals compared 10,181.
US researchers working for AgGenetics using biotechnology techniques developed for human medicine have been working on white Angus genetics. Australians would argue, that the Murray Grey is our white or silver Angus gene pool and we’ve had access to the important light coat for around 100 years.
AgGenetics business model estimates that the light coat could add $12 billion in value to Australia’s beef industry alone. Nearly 82% of the world’s 1.2 billion cattle can be found in developing countries where heat tolerance is considered to be one of the most important adaptive aspects and the lack of thermally-tolerant breeds is a major constraint on beef production.
As a stud operation our objective is to deliver to the commercial producer the latest genetic developments in beef production – black or silver. It is for the commercial producer to make the decision on coat colour as our focus is on developing the best carcase recognising that factors such as temperament, structure, fertility and growth contribute to the overall commercial outcome.
Our strategic objective is to continuously improve the carcase attributes and commercial outcomes of our cattle for the benefits of our client’s and our own operations.