However, they will also make good cattle for This group is to share wins and discuss challenges of bringing this breed to the states! [2]:304, A breed association, the Canadian Speckle Park Association, was formed in 1985. And the breed rarely experience calving difficulty. He stumbled upon some Canadian Speckle Park breeders at the National LIvestock show in Denver in 2011. He is now in the process of converting a portion of the business to Speckle Park, confident they will be worth his while. Breed data sheet: Speckle Park / Canada (Cattle), Breed data sheet: Speckle Park / Australia (Cattle), Breed data sheet: Speckle Park / Ireland (Cattle), Breed data sheet: Speckle Park / United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Cattle), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Speckle_Park&oldid=1058329252, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 2 December 2021, at 21:53. Producers in the Mudgee area who are considering Speckle Park can move forward with confidence. Throughout the years, the Harris family diversified their tobacco farming operation to include cattle, industrial hemp, small grains, and a Perdue poultry house. Their interest grew in these hardy, heavy milking and distinctly marked cattle to the stage they started purchasing bulls and females from the Lamonts to try them in their herds. However, they will also make good cattle for Updated March 21 2021 - 9:01pm, first published March 19 2021 - 9:30pm. The American Speckle Park Association (ASPA) was found in early 2021 by a group of Speckle Park breeders looking to promote and grow this versatile breed in the United States. As the name suggests, the Canadian Speckle Park cattle are a truly Canadian breed developed from the Aberdeen Angus, Teeswater Shorthorn and British cattle with the white park pattern. Email: americanspecklepark@gmail.com. Record prices for stud cattle were broken in Australia and Canada throughout 2020. Canadian Speckle Park cattle are beautiful animals with distinctive color patterns. I get two or three calls a week now. The Speckle Park cattle breed are medium sized frame and have a well-defined blocky body with a typical rectangular cow shaped face and slightly upturned snout. 1 0 obj
Feel free to contact Cory with any questions or thoughts on the limitless opportunities in this extremely exciting breed of beef cattle that are Speckle Park! A new commercial record for the breed was achieved in November, when a line of four cows, with their second calves at foot, sold online for $5580 a unit. 4 Likes, 0 Comments - BW Cattle Services (@bwcattleservices) on Instagram: We have had a few big days at TeMooi Speckle Park annual Performance Sale. adElem.style.position = ''; With the US cattle market oriented toward solely black-hided animals, Speckle Park's distinctive white speckles can be disadvantageous. Some of our partners may process your data as a part of their legitimate business interest without asking for consent. Paperboy was sold to Stephen Ariss, Temple Mount Farm, Woodend, Victoria, and his sale exceeded the previous top price for the breed of $60,000, paid at the Summit3sale in 2016 in Canada for River Hill 50T Crusader 025C by a syndicate of Australian, English and Canadian buyers, including NSW stud Minnamurra Speckle Parks. Webtogether, Speckle Park breeders should avoid mating two red gene carriers together. Speckle cattle are usually quite by nature but when they get angry, these are not easy to handle. The mature Canadian Speckle Park bulls on average weight about 900 kg. This group is to share wins and discuss challenges of bringing this breed to the states! We sell semen all year round into both Commercial programs and other Studs. And the breed rarely experience calving difficulty. PO Box 439, Pittsworth, Queensland, AustraliaPhone: 1800 221 271Hours: 8am - 4pm. WebSpeckle Park cattle originated in Canada. They are early-maturing, and get back in calf despite adverse weather conditions. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn, and work. The breed was named Speckle Park by Bill and Eillen Lamont. Required fields are marked *. Review full breed profile of this breed in the following table. We care about the protection of your data. The rolls of ASPA within the breed will be to maintain an accurate herd book, uphold breed standards, promote the breed, and educate the industry of the benefits of Speckle Park Cattle. Notta Ranch rolled the dice and took part in an All Breeds Sale in Las Vegas on December 7, 2019. Mr Power has spent more than 20 years building up a successful commercial Angus herd. In 2018, Bob was introduced to Speckle Park cattle and immediately developed a passion for the breed. Later that month records tumbled at the Tamworth Regional Livestock Exchange when a pen of nine first-cross cows and their second calves from Kayla and Mitch Kelaher, Gunnedah, made $4050, breaking the previous high set a fortnight earlier, when cows and calves on account of Red Rock sold for $3650. Both parts of the name refer to the color pattern. River Hill has been involved in the establishment and development of the breed in many countries all over the world, including the United States. And it is one of only a few meat cattle breeds developed in Canada. var rect = adElemSticky.getBoundingClientRect();
Enter your details below to receive our quarterly e-newsletter. They have quite the breed standard, making them top choices for farms who are looking to profit from meat sales. Box 307 Neilburg, When it comes to Speckle Park, the animals are attractive but it is whats underneath that is the true prize! }()). We had 2 speckle cows, one was pretty high headed and I didn't trust being near her when her calf was little and she did not like to come in the pen. Speckle Park is a combination of three breeds of British cattle Angus, White Park and Teeswater Shorthorn. Your email address will not be published. adElem.style.zIndex = ''; "That's unheard of for British breed animals," Mr Power said. adElem.style.top = ''; They have quite the breed standard, making them top choices for farms who are looking to profit from meat sales. P.O. Both British White and Speckle Parks are seen here but they get discounted terribly at the stockyards. Valerie Porter, Lawrence Alderson, Stephen J.G. These cattle can survive easily in the climatic conditions of Ireland but the extreme climates can be problematic for these cattle. Bob has always been involved in production agriculture and in 2003 he was able to purchase his great-grandfather's farm. Both British White and Speckle Parks are seen here but they get discounted terribly at the stockyards. The breed is naturally polled. adElem.style.visibility = 'visible'; As a fourth-generation farmer, with roots going back to dairy cattle and fruit trees. Box 307 Neilburg, [2]:304[6], Some have been exported to Australia,[3] to Ireland[4] and to the United Kingdom. WebSpeckle Park cattle come in four distinct colour patterns: speckled, leopard, white with black points, and solid black. Preparing the cattle for Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date. Because the gene pool is so small, I am concerned if the breeders keep selecting for the style of bulls that were at Agribition, the breed will quickly loose the good deep brood cows it started with. stream
WebSpeckle Park cattle come in four distinct colour patterns: speckled, leopard, white with black points, and solid black. Speckled is for the spots in the rear quarters and throughout the body. We have semen qualified for New Zealand, Canada, USA, South Africa, Argentina and Brazil. Success has come in the Mudgee Saleyards as well. Friendly, loved to be rubbed and petted. endobj
And it seems that Speckle Park cattle are just as successfully hitting the mark in Australia. four embryos from Battalion Heartbreaker M1, selling for $5050 each in November. $NZ35,000 to Justin and Amy Dickens, JAD Speckle Park. Their interest grew in these hardy, heavy milking and distinctly marked cattle to the stage they started purchasing bulls and females from the Lamonts to try them in their herds. A new world record female price was set in January last year, with $45,000 paid for a half interest in Inc Havana 101F at the inaugural Launch Speckle Park Sale in Denver, Colorado, US. Having bred Speckle Park cattle for over ten years we have accumulated a vast knowledge and impressive inventory of Speckle Park AI Sires. if (width <= 900) { adElem.style.visibility = 'hidden'; Incorporating the past, tobacco, and the future, Speckle Park cattle, the family renamed their farming operation Golden Leaf Speckle Park. Call Dale on +61429360419 While they are definitely front paddock cattle, Speckle Park are making a name for themselves as premium carcass animals that offer producers a high value animal to turn off earlier and processors a high yielding, marbled carcass without excess waste. The Speckle Park cow is primarily used for meat production. The pattern of white with black points shows a mostly white animal with black around the ears, eyes, muzzle, lower legs and hooves, and is produced by the dominant gene. WebRon has enjoyed working with Speckle Park cattle; they have a lot of positive characteristics and traits from disposition, to efficiency, to calving ease. The calves are smaller in size when born, which ensure easy calving. <>
The novel breed has also gained some royal attention with the former crown prince of Qatar, Sheikh Mishal bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, buying some of Mr Ebbeck's animals and Speckle Park genetics. var adElemSticky = document.getElementById('vi-sticky-ad');
adElemSticky.innerHTML = ''; They find the speckle cross are well sort after by local butchers who happily pay a premium price to secure them. They may also be colour-pointed, white with black points (i.e., black nose, ears and feet); or, less commonly, solid black. 520 Francis Street, Ste 500B The Speckle Park cow is primarily used for meat production. For many Speckle Park breeders, what they value most about this breed is their quiet temperaments. var adElem = document.getElementById('vi-ad');
It was developed in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan from 1959, by cross-breeding stock of the British Aberdeen Angus and Shorthorn breeds; the spotted or speckled pattern for which it is named derived from a single bull with the colour-pointed markings of the British White Park. The success continued this year, with Wattle Grove Ba Da Boom Q127 selling for $65,000 to Gotcha Speckle Parks at the stud's Toowoomba sale in February. } The Ukraine war may be a battle for the global order but whose rules are we fighting for? The other was a BIG cow, and a sweetheart. "Don't worry about the colour on the outside," Minnamurra Pastoral Company manager Dennis Power said. And Park is for the color around the eyes, ears, muzzle, teats and lower legs. Updated May 10 2017 - 8:41pm, first published May 9 2017 - 2:30pm. Putting Undesirable Genetic Conditions into Perspective All breeds of cattle, in fact all mammals including humans, have undesirable genetic conditions. Sherpa are world famous for their work, which is synonymous with their name. Their colour pattern is what attracts some to the breed, while for others it is a mere bonus for the highly valuable attributes they lay beneath their attractive hide. Their colour pattern is what attracts some to the breed, while for others it is a mere bonus for the highly valuable attributes they Interest is growing in the United States in the breed. American Speckle Park Association WebSpeckle Park cattle originated in Canada. They are very hardy and well adapted to the cold winters of Canada as well as the heat of summer. New CEO's big plans for Speckle Park International, Ambitious plans for Speckle Park International Youth program, sale in October reached a high of $68,000 for Wattle Grove Paperboy, Minnamurra Plunderer P196, who sold for $40,000 in September. Become a MemberAnimal EnquiryEducationFormsEventsContact. Developed in Canada, they are a carcase-orientated yet maternal purebred. And they are now used for beef production. The calves are smaller in size when born, which ensure easy calving. The Canadian Speckle Park cattle cross well on almost every breed of cattle and show every indication of contributing hybrid vigor. The Ducherers have been involved in the Speckle Park Breed since 1995 and have always been major advocates for the merits and advancement of the breed. Please follow Heavenly Acres on Facebook to stay informed on the current news with cattle and shows come fall! Ron and his wife Barbara own Timely Manor Farm in Springfield Township in southern New Jersey. Come see and taste Speckle Park for yourself. In case of temperament, the Canadian Speckle Park cattle are relatively quiet animals and very easily manageable. Local Speckle Park Stud principal Alex Pateman began breeding Speckle Park 10 years ago after seeing them at Sydney Royal. The following Charter Members of ASPA had the idea to organize the Association for Speckle Park breeders in the United States. We respect your privacy, and we will never sell your data, or send spam. <>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/MediaBox[ 0 0 595.32 841.92] /Contents 4 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 0>>
The Canadian Speckle Park cattle are medium sized animals, and they inherit many of the characteristics of popular cattle like the Angus. For more information visit the Forms page. Canadian Speckle Park cattle are beautiful animals with distinctive color patterns. Friendly, loved to be rubbed and petted. %PDF-1.5
Your email address will not be published. Additionally, they have ten more purebred Speckle Park calves on the way this Fall. adElem.style.opacity = '1'; Their interest grew in these hardy, heavy milking and distinctly marked cattle to the stage they started purchasing bulls and females from the Lamonts to try them in their herds. }; Access unlimited content, the digital versions of our print editions - Today's Paper, as well as The Central Western Daily, Daily Liberal and Western Advocate apps. We had 2 speckle cows, one was pretty high headed and I didn't trust being near her when her calf was little and she did not like to come in the pen. Manage Settings While trying to establish a niche market for beef, he started with a commercial herd consisting of a few different breeds. Minnamurra had set the previous Australian record with Minnamurra Plunderer P196, who sold for $40,000 in September. "There's huge demand for females, to the point where we can't breed them fast enough," she said. Demand for genetics packages is also high, with four embryos from Battalion Heartbreaker M1, selling for $5050 each in November. The calves are smaller in size when born, which ensure easy calving. [6] In 1995 the byelaws of the association received ministerial approval and the Speckle Park was officially recognised as an 'evolving breed'. Read our Privacy Policy. It was developed in Canada over a period of several decades, but only officially became a breed in 2006. For the first time in USA history Speckle Park genetics were offered at public auction. The bulls tend to be beefier and round in appearance than the more squared off females. WebThey decided to name their cattle Speckle Park cattle. "It's what's under the skin the muscle and meat and bone with these cattle [that] is very impressive.". They are very hardy and well adapted to the cold winters of Canada as well as the heat of summer. Wattle Grove's October sale was a success in the bulls and females, which topped at $31,000 for Wattle Grove 01B Niome, purchased by Steve and Diep Atkin, Gotcha Speckle Parks. Notta Ranch rolled the dice and took part in an All Breeds Sale in Las Vegas on December 7, 2019. } else { Hall, D. Phillip Sponenberg (2016). Keep up to date with Cory and his family's operation by following the River Hill Facebook page. var adElemSticky = document.getElementById('vi-sticky-ad'); We have semen qualified for New Zealand, Canada, USA, South Africa, Argentina and Brazil. Other beef cattle breeders saw them come through the cattle markets and bringing a premium price. It was developed in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan from 1959, by cross-breeding stock of the British Aberdeen Angus and Shorthorn breeds; the spotted or speckled pattern for which it is named derived from a single bull with the colour-pointed markings of the British White Park. The Speckle Park cattle breed are medium sized frame and have a well-defined blocky body with a typical rectangular cow shaped face and slightly upturned snout. This group is to share wins and discuss challenges of bringing this breed to the states! endobj
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Other beef cattle breeders saw them come through the cattle markets and bringing a premium price. Speckle Park is one of the fastest growing beef cattle breeds in the world. 4 Likes, 0 Comments - BW Cattle Services (@bwcattleservices) on Instagram: We have had a few big days at TeMooi Speckle Park annual Performance Sale. WebThe Speckle Park is a modern Canadian breed of beef cattle. var _footer = document.querySelector("#colophon"); These cattle can survive easily in the climatic conditions of Ireland but the extreme climates can be problematic for these cattle. After doing some extensive research on the breed, Ron and Barb flew to Edmonton, Alberta to view firsthand some of the Speckle Park cattle up for auction. Call Dale on +61429360419 "But I have a firm belief that these cattle are exciting.". [2]:304. Contact. The Angus heifers had a HSCW of 289kg, average P8 fat of 16.61, and returned an average of $6.44/kg cwt or $1861/head. [1], The Speckle Park was developed in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan from 1959, by cross-breeding stock of the British Aberdeen Angus and Shorthorn breeds; the spotted or speckled pattern for which it is named derived from a single bull with the colour-pointed markings of the British White Park. It's amazing," Mr Power said. They are the owners/operators of Golden Leaf Speckle Park in Chatham, Virginia. Former Poll Hereford breeder Greg Ebbeck imported the first lot of Speckle Park embryos into Australia to set up his own stud to sell animals to other producers. } WebRon has enjoyed working with Speckle Park cattle; they have a lot of positive characteristics and traits from disposition, to efficiency, to calving ease. Can the dogs of Chernobyl teach us new tricks when it comes to our own survival? Please follow Timely Manor Speckle Park Cattle on Facebook or email at. Want to know more? Ron is blessed with a lot of friends in his life, but has made even more because of the taste and tenderness of WebThey decided to name their cattle Speckle Park cattle. They decided to name their cattle Speckle Park cattle. Your digital subscription includes access to all content on our agricultural websites across the nation. Having bred Speckle Park cattle for over ten years we have accumulated a vast knowledge and impressive inventory of Speckle Park AI Sires. Characteristics of the leopard pattern is white with small black spots. He is co-owner of Heavenly Acres, located in Esperance, New York, with his father.
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