BOONA - STEPHEN AND SUSAN BRAIN

VICTORIA, WESTERN - MUMBANNAR

Stephen and Susan Brain have used Team Te Mania’s elite sires across the Boona herd of 1200 cows since 1996, selecting bulls for high marbling, growth, yield, structure, longevity and fertility.

The result is an annual turn off of consistent, quality cattle which are above average for both growth and marbling.

The consistently high quality of Boona cattle attracts repeat purchases of both females and steers and premium prices on steer contracts.

The breeding program at Boona is geared to producing high value feeder steers for the long feed Japanese B3 market, in an efficient, economic and sustainable way using a simple repeatable system.

Boona recently achieved recognition, winning a Certificate of Excellence in the Spring 2007 Quality Awards for Compliance to CAAB Specifications.

Breed Object and genetic lineage are just some of the breeding tools used at Boona to help select the elite Te Mania sires which produce the lines of high value, consistently performing steers and females.

Membership of Team Te Mania has provided access to consistent genetics, the support of a bull back up service and access to information.

Boona receives 700mm of reliable rainfall and irrigates 160ha of high performing pasture. This enables maximum growth in young cattle, boosting joining weights for heifers resulting in improved conception rates and enabling feeder steers to easily achieve contract specifications.

Stephen Brain's bottom line is more about producting excellent pasture and quality cattle - story by Simon Dalton, Weekly Times, December 23, 2008 

Johne’s Status - Beef Only
Calving period - Spring