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Kenmere Charolais 2023

Over the years KenmereCharolais has become recognised as one of the leading Charolais breeders within theindustry, concentrating on improving all thegenetic breeding trends and producing quality cattle for stud and commercial producers.

Stud principal Ann-Marie Collins says “Each year our focus is applied to birth weight, calving ease and the scan traits of EMA, Rib rump and IMF

These traits along with our five star rating with Breedplan provides supportfor the concepts of all breeding trends.

“It is common practice at Kenmeretoweigh and scanall heifers and bullsatthe end of each calendar year

At this point these animals have been raised only on grass.

This information is submitted to breedplan as part of our ongoing five star rating.

Bullsare then rescanned andweighed prior to sale time.

“Allcalves areweighed at birth,200 day weaning weight, 400 and 600 days weights.

The practiceoffollowing Breedplan procedures allows us to be constantlyimproving siretrends for markets and producing consistently high quality females for breeding.”

As aJBas7and pestivirusfreeherd, all Kenmeresale bulls areregistered and come with semen testing, scans and DNA sireverification.

“Kenmerehas an exclusive female line and mostofour sire’s arehomebredorare the progeny of overseas AI sires.

Outsidesires areoccasionally added to our programme giving us the local influence in our genetics,” said Ann-Marie.

“It is very important to Kenmerethatwehave good relationships with our customers.

Please feel free to contactusatany stage if you have enquires regarding our sale bulls.

Our bulls aresoldthrough agents and on AuctionsPlus.”

“Visits prior to sale arewelcome at any time by calling myself Ann-MarieCollins on my mobile 0412 608 043 or to view the online bull video visitwww.kenmerecharolais.com.au from mid-February.”

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