·         Kyabra covers 16,000 acres (6,500 hectares)

• Elevation is 900 metres (3,000 feet)
• 800mm (32inch) rainfall is predominately in the summer 
• Soils are derived from fine granite rock and the pastures are mainly advanced native grasses 
• The grazing and planning system is based on Alan Savory’s Holistic Resource Management (hrm) 
• Winter oat crops are used to finish young cattle 
• 2,000 head of cattle 
• 20,000 Coolmeina Sheep  
• Export Licence for International Artificial Breeding Centre (sheep and cattle) 
• Commercial steers are marketed direct to feedlots using Landmark Armidale 
• Surplus heifers are sold in calf direct to restockers  
• Kyabra Stud Bulls and Heifers are exported to South East Asia  

Pure Brasilian Gyr Stud

The Gyrs are the milk machines of the Beef business; they are very docile, hardy and produce small calves at birth.

 

We use the Gyr bulls over pure Angus heifers and cows to produce F1 commercial breeders. These are the base of our composite commercial herd

 

Red Brahman Stud

Our Red Brahmans are fast maturing and very Beefy.  With excellent foraging and walking ability they exhibit great hardiness in tough times

 

We have a large demand for our unique bloodlines which adapt quickly to a vast range of seasonal conditions

 

Commercial Angus herd

These cows have been bred using the best Angus genetics we can source. Our leading Angus sire is number 1 in the breed on the Northern index. He is also number 1 on 600 day weight and number 5 on Supermarket in 2005.

 

Charolais Bulls

We use Charolais bulls as our terminal sire over the F1 females. The Charolais are the Meat machines of the beef business

 

Kyabra Commercial Herd

 

Pure Brasilian Gyr Bulls and Red Brahman bulls are Joined to Pure Angus cows and heifers to Produce F1 Commercial cows and they are Joined to Pure Charolais bulls