Ge Jay
THE story of Ge Jay Brahman Stud is nearly a complete circle for operator Geoff Johnson and his wife Linda.
Geoff, a son of A.M Johnson and Sons of “Blyth”, Gracemere, was only 13 when the family bought its first stud sire, Dundee Bruno De Manso, from Raglan.
The Blyth stud was registered number 121 with the Australian Brahman Breeders’ Association (ABBA) on March 31, 1964.
In 1975 the share of Geoff’s father Roy was relocated to “Old Bombandy”, Nebo.
Geoff’s share went to “Zeta”, Alpha in 1987 and three years ago to “Gavial”, Midgee, only a stone’s throw from the original stud formation.
“At Gavial we are running two red herds, 75 per cent poll and two grey herds, 50 per cent poll, concentrating on big, quiet, fertile herd improvers,” Linda said.
Ge Jay is offering two impressive reds (one poll and one with short stubs that have been cut off) at the Gold City sale, as well as four de-horned greys.
“These bulls are a perfect example of our breeding goal with good scanning results,” Linda said.
“We wish all a good season and are looking forward to seeing you at the sale.”
Annavale
ANNAVALE Brahmans has entered 10 bulls for the Gold City Brahman Sale.
The stud’s stock consists of five poll and five horned cattle and all of the bulls are pestivirus tested negative.
Annavale was established 23km north of Charters Towers in 2001 by Peter and Sue Hammer.
“Our cattle are bred in the north for northern conditions,” Sue said.
“To find all the bulls a home would be a successful Gold City sale for us.”
Eskwood
LOCATED at “Destiny”, Guthalungra, north of Bowen, Eskwood Brahman Stud was established by Robert and Sylvia Slaughter in 1983.
Now operated by Matthew and Anna Slaughter, in order to keep a quiet, polled and fertile herd, Eskwood holds an elite line of breeders, allowing a focus on quality rather than quantity.
“The key attributes/benefits of our herd are centred around a number of client-driven needs – fertility, structural correctness and temperament with a strong influences on polled genetics though the use of homozygous (PP) polled bulls,” Matthew said.
Eskwood aims to sell quality bulls at Gold City to meet the buyers needs.
It will have six reds on offer, five of which are polled.
“It is always good to see all the bulls sell that all of the vendors put up,” Matthew said.
“However, success for us is knowing that our clients are happy with their purchase. When you see repeat buyers you know that you’re giving them what they need to make their business successful.”
