Selection
Palm Creek Sires
We place a lot of emphasis on our sire selection! Structural soundness is a key focus for the Palm Creek Herd.
S. MCL DIESEL 1089 (H)
D. KARMOO SWEET WEE ISABEL (H)
Purchased at Karmoo Brahmans first on property sale 2020 for $20,000. He displays strong breed character, easy doing ability, sire outlook and out cross genetics, we are excited to see how he performs across our cow herd.
S. JDH MR ELMO MANSO (IMP US) (H)
D. EL JA VANITY FAIR MANSO (ET) (H)
One of the sons of JDH Mr Elmo Manso who has been a huge influence over the Australian Brahman herd. A purchase from the NCC Annual sale for the equal top price of $60,000 along with Rosetta Grazing and XMS Brahmans. Vallance is true to type boasting an impressive EMA. We are very happy with his calves on the ground.
S. NCC SUGARWOOD (ET) (H)
D. CARINYA MARLAINA (H)
This NCC Sugarwood son was purchased by Palm Creek Brahmans in partnership with XMS Brahmans for $27,000 at the annual Rockhampton Brahman week sale in 2017. He is an impressive bull with plenty of bone and beef capacity. He has added some impressive calves into our herd.
S. NCC SUGARWOOD (ET) (H)
D. NCC ELLIOTT REX 1543 (IVF) (H)
A $16,000 purchase from the NCC Annual Sale in partnership with Northern Brahmans, he is a full brother to the very impressive NCC El Toro, who’s progeny topped Brahman Week for 2018.
S. WALLTON DOWNS BARNABY 710/1 (PS)
D. ELMO MISS IRISH 915/5 (PS)
We believe this is the best Balanced bull that we have seen in a good while. He displays awesome breed character, bone, length, and a well balanced maturity pattern. Strong even colour, and is going to leave a big footprint on the industry. He is currently getting IVF’d to some industry leading red cows.
S. FAIRY SPRINGS J RED RIO 1818 (PS)
D. ELANSU LA BAMBA (AI) (H)
Originally purchased by Rockley Brahmans for $26 000. We really admired the bull at RBWS 2014 for his type, length, skin and docile temperament. We are very happy with his first crop of poll/scurred weaners that we took off for 2019.
S. NCC ZULU (IMP ET) (ET) (H)
D. LETOKEN COUNTIN' ON CUPID (H)
NCC Rumpole was purchased privately as a used sire in 2013. This bull is packed full of beef and has been a great influence over our herd over the last few years. We also have semen available for sale in our online shop.
Palm Creek Brahmans
Our Genetic Selection Process
Functionality
We place a high regard on the genetics that are used within our herd. In our first selection process we analyse overall functionality of the animal. How well do they walk, can they travel with ease? Feet and legs are a critical factor, especially in our tropical climate where we are prone to extended bouts of rainfall that puts a lot of pressure on their feet. It is a very testing climate and cattle can easily become sore footed if they are not put together correctly.
Balance
As with everything balance is the goal. This video link is the highly technical display of how an animal is deemed balanced. Though we do not carry around a tape measure, these are the principles that we abide by to the best of our ability.
Pedigree
Within our selection criteria we also place a lot of emphasis on our Cow Families. We look for generation on generation performance on our maternal side of the pedigree as we believe is a very stable, very blue chip way of investing in our herds future.
Climate
Our climate is a huge factor that influences our decisions. We are prone to a large variety of parasites which affects animal performance significantly. Mosquitoes and Sand Flies in the monsoonal season, Ticks, Lice and also Buffalo Fly. By selecting an animal that has a higher parasite resistance, where there skin does not mark up with bites, it helps as a control measure for fighting parasites.
