FMG BULL EVALUATION UNIT REPORT

2011/2012 FMG Angus NZ Bull Evaluation Unit.

The 2011/2012 intake for the FMG Angus NZ Bull Evaluation Unit sees 35 Angus weaner bulls entered for the Evaluation Unit, representing 23 breeders from around New Zealand.

This intake marks the end of our relationship with Maurice and Margaret Berwick at Milson Line as they have sold their property at Palmerston North and are moving to Nelson to be closer to their family.

It would be un-toward of us not to take this opportunity to publicly thank both of them again for the past 5 years we have been associated with them and the great job they have done for us in grazing our Evaluation animals.

Now though, the new property that our Evaluation Unit will call home is that of Stewart Morton’s Paki-iti farms at Kiwitea, the bulls being grazed on their Bryces Road property.

Stewart has had past experience with Evaluation animals, successfully running a similar type programme for the Simmental Society a few years back so in reality nothing will change – the bulls will be in very good hands.

To date the bulls have been at Milson Line with Maurice and have undergone their introductory quarantine drench for worms, lice and liver fluke, vaccinations for 10:1 & BVD, coppered, tagged with the BEU tags (numbered from oldest (1) to youngest (36) and weighed – these weights now available under “weights” on this web page.

The bulls are being transferred to Paki-iti on Friday 24^th June 2011 and will be weighed on arrival.

Rob Wylie.
General Manager,
Angus New Zealand.