Avalanche has been retained as an elite young herd sire at Te Taumata.  Avalanche is a big, long bull with a tremendous carcase.  He is sired by growth rate trait leader GHC Volume and his dam Lynda 49 is a 12 year old Benchmark Dam and very productive 4K Survivor cow.  Avalanche has a moderate birth weight EBV and Growth figures in the top 5% of the breed.  We look forward to his calves arriving in August 2011.  Pictured at 18 months of age, after running with the cows.

Aspin has been retained as an elite young herd sire at Te Taumata.  We like his depth of body and constitution, structural correctness and his big square back end.  Aspin is by a consistent old herd sire Te Taumata Viking and out of a productive Te Taumata Premier cow.  He ran with the cows as a young yearling and performed exceptionally well under poor feed conditions.  We look forward to his calves arriving in August 2011. Pictured at 21 months of age.

Superstar is an outstanding bull that has proven himself as a sire of thick, fast-growing calves for profitable beef producers. Superstar is a genetic curve-bender.  He is one of the few growth rate trait leaders with figures in the top 1% of the Hereford breed with a  well-below breeed average birth weight EBV of 3.5 and a moderate mature cow size.  This means his calves hit the ground, grow quickly and then mature to a practical commercial cow size or carcase weight.  Selection indexes are in the top 1% of the breed.

Superstar's dam Belle 123 is a Gold Benchmark Dam (8 progeny) and his sire's dam Belle 104 is a Silver Benchmark Dam (11 progeny).

Superstar has generated world-wide interest and semen sales. Export qualified semen is available in Australia and Canada. A limited amount of NZ domestic semen is still available. Superstar is deceased. Pictured at 3.5 years

Wickham is a very good son of Te Taumata Superstar.  Unfortunately we were only able to use him for one season due to injury.  His sons sell in our 2011 Bull Sale.  Wickham is deceased.

Xanthian is a bull we have used for 3 mating seasons for his length and depth of body and constitution. We look forward to his daughter's first calves in August 2011.  Pictured at 2.5 years of age. 

Xenon was used for two mating seasons for his growth and length and productive dam line.  His dam Leonora 156 is an 11 year old cow that consistently produces a top calf.  Xenon is a 200d weight trait leader with very good carcase figures.  Xenon is deceased.

Premier sires easy fleshing, thick, moderate framed cattle. His daughters are very maternal cows that take after Premier's dam, Belle 104, a Silver Benchmark Dam.  Premier is deceased.  Pictured at 4.5 years

Viking is a consistent old herd sire that has produced some very useful cows.

Orlando was the Supreme Champion Hereford and Reserve Champion of Champions (over all other breeds) at the 2001 New Zealand National Show. Orlando bred very well for the Cowan Family of Roselawn Stud, Fairlie, North Otago and was purchased for $20,000. His progeny have tremendous growth and conformation.  Pictured at 21 months of age.  Orlando is deceased.

Global's first calves arrived in 2010 and look promising.  Global sons will be available for sale in 2012.

Volume is a RU 20X Boulder 57G son out of Walpole Phillis. Boulder is sired by Keynote, one of the most influential sires of the breed world-wide. Volume is a growth rate trait leader with selection indexes in the top 5% of the breed.  He sires fast growing bulls with a huge carcase and feminine females.  His first daughters at Te Taumata will calve in 2012.  Pictured at 21 months of age. 

We have a limited amount of semen available for sale in New Zealand.

We have kept a very good son of GHC Volume, Te Taumata Avalanche as an elite young herd sire.

Roughout is a growth rate trait leader with predominantly Remitall bloodlines.