Breeding Philosophy
Breeding at
Sterita Park Angus
At Sterita Park Angus, our breeding philosophy is centered around a commitment to excellence, sustainability, and the well-being of our cattle.
We believe in combining time-honored traditions with modern innovations to produce Angus cattle that are not only superior in quality but also raised in a humane and environmentally responsible manner.
Sound
Fertile
Efficient
Cow Breeding
Our reputation is underpinned by the consistent performance of our females under commercial conditions.
Bull Breeding
We produce bulls that consistently perform under commercial conditions in all performance traits without any grain or pellet supplements.
The sires we select are chosen for:
- Source herd integrity
- Highly accurate proven data
- Leading performance figures with balance
- Carcass integrity with genuine muscle
- Maternal legacy
- Commercial Performance
- Phenotype
- Temperament
- Doing Ability
- Soundness
The bulls we sell are independently structurally assessed, semen tested and vaccinated for Pesti, Vibrio and 7 in 1.
Sterita Park
Breeding
The key to commercial success is balancing fertility and performance traits in order to sustainably maximise production and long term performance.
Our reputation is underpinned by the consistent performance of our females under commercial conditions
Our focused breeding strategy ensures swift, healthy development, producing robust cattle with exceptional genetics. This growth reflects our dedication to excellence in the Angus breed.
Our herd is assessed annually by accredited structural assessors Ian Moreland and Chris Saunders
We focus on a balanced carcass that performs on grass and excels in meeting grid specifications.
The Sires Of
Sterita Park
New Ground N90
New Ground N90 has been used for his birth to growth spread, massive scrotal of +6.6 which is a highly heritable trait with significant impact on puberty in heifers. Also boasting excellent carcass data.
Karoo Realist N278
Realist N278 has a real balanced number set and as we didn’t use a great deal of Matauri Reality early, this was a great opportunity to inject his genetics into our herd. Having now seen his progeny, we’ve found them to be one of the most consistent sire groups.
Sydgen Enhance
Having a great association with Sydgen genetics over the last 20 years, Enhance is proving to add big birth to growth spread in his progeny, excellent docility and very good doing ability.
LT Revered
Having visited Brent at LT Angus in the US, and seeing what a fantastic program it is, we are always keen to use his genetics and Revered has not disappointed. His progeny have beautiful different, and consistently thick and long.
Bruin Torque
Having sampled Bruin Torque last year, at weaning his calves were consistently the heaviest sire group with beautiful shape, and we think the heifers are going to make beautiful cows.
Matauri Resolution
Resolution is another really good Reality son boasting top 2 and 3% for Rib and P8 fat which is really important to our program.
Te Mania Pheasantry P1479
We purchased Pheasantry with Milwillah, Landfall, Murdeduke and Mt Schank in 2020 for his impressive carcass qualities. He demonstrates Labrador temperament and is structurally very sound. A high marbling bull with plenty of muscle expression.
Rennylea Prospect P550
We purchased Prospect with Murdeduke in 2020 for his soundness, phenotype and extreme positive fats which are hard to find. Positive fats are one of the most important traits at Sterita Park.