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Dear friends and breeders

Two things stand out with these bulls – tremendous docility and LD Capitalist has a good bull in – lot # 7 Q103. He’s a lot quieter than some
excellent structure. of the Capitalists and has an X factor about him, with tremendous scrotal.
They are designed and built to leave top producing cows and early Hoover Emperor is a trait leader for scrotal size with lots of growth and
maturing progeny. In the now divided world of Angus genetics these two adequate carcase attributes, but he has been a very inconsistent breeder
traits are strengths and imperatives that only some breeders now pursue. for us with many being culled for lack of vigour and shallowness. Three
They are from an environment that doesn’t do young female stock many sons in the catalogue are okay.
favour’s, and selects only those with a physiological capacity for early Ranui 16653 is a Thomas Upriver son that we purchased at the 2018
reproduction. If there was an ebv for grit and vigour, our females would National Angus sale. He developed into a very sound bull and has left
rate amongst the best! We are now into our third tough autumn in a soft easy doing females that we like. We’re pleased with how he has
row and it is hardest on the young stock. Those little weaner heifers who bred for us, with lot #3 Q84 being a very good example. Four sons are in.
suffered the first of those three, have just weaned their second calf! Turihaua N42 was purchased as a yearling for heifers and has four good
The Brookwood Titans just keep coming and there are literally no bad ones. sons in the catalogue with strength and good type.
He really has been a tremendously consistent sire for leaving soundness, Matauri Mack G146’s progeny are everything an Angus needs to be;
good docility and growth. The top end of the catalogue is dominated by highly productive, easy keeping, sound and suitable for current markets.
them and we have several sons retained. All Titans in this catalogue are We particularly like his females because they are tough and have
out of the ‘geriatrics’ – cows ten years plus – so they will be reliable. retained four sons for service ourselves. Three sons sell here.
M184 and M244 are both Titan sons with progeny in this catalogue. With all the choices available in the Angus world, where should you
M184 was sold to Mike Fraser at Kiwikawa and we used him via go for your bulls? In our opinion it is all about veracity, trust and the
artificial insemination. The top bull in both mobs are by him and are very environment the cows were selected in. If you’ve got a feedlot our cattle
appealing long fleshy types. M244 was sold to Turihaua as a yearling, won’t suit you, but if you want calves on the ground and a good productive
but his BW ebv exploded beyond +8 and we took him back. M244 (Bigun and efficient cow herd then buy from a breeder, not a feeder/marketer.
we call him) possesses outstanding libido and service capacity, and is Waiterenui are proudly breeders. Viv and I look forward to seeing you on
very sound as an aged bull. He was privileged to get the Geriatrics and sale day.
the second calvers this last season (63 females), and he did it on his ear!
Will and Viv
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