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2002 Otira Highway, 03 7369691 Turiwhate Shorthorn Stud
Turiwhate, West Coast 0273798167
kyliemuggeridge@hotmail.com

Chris Stewart and
Kylie Muggeridge
TURIWHATE

SHORTHORN STUD

hris and Kylie manage the This season we are calving 20
CTuriwhate Farm which lies on the Shorthorn cows and heifers as well as
banks of the Taramakau River, about expecting embryos from a previous
10 minutes inland from Kumara. flush.
We run a commercial Hereford We are aiming to breed easy doing
and Cross bred herd, finish all their cattle that are able to look after
progeny as well as breeding our own themselves in a range of conditions
replacement heifers and bulls to go and produce progeny that have the 450ha (300ha effective)
over the family dairy herds. potential to finish before 24 months
We became interested in Shorthorns of age. The stud and commercial
after observing their performance, cattle are run together year round for
particularly as a crossbred cow, in our selection pressure and commercial Flat, river valley
commercial herd. The benefits and relevance.
potential that the breed has excited We also believe that it is important
us to begin the Stud. to grow good heifers in order to 3m
Turiwhate Shorthorn Stud was grow good bulls. The females are
established in 2017 with cows from an important part of your genetic
the former Brigadoon Stud and equation. MA cows x16, Heifers x3,
embryos from Sprys Shorthorns We welcome any enquiries or visitors Bulls x2, R1 Bulls x8,
(Australia). Since then we have added if you are ever on the West Coast. R1 Heifers x14
extra heifers to steadily build our plus 180 commercial cows
numbers. and progeny

How and when you sell your bulls: Past Sires: Sires for 2020:
Private Sales, R2s from April Crooked Post Stockman 4Z (Imp Can) Yamburgan Zeus L368 (Imp Aus)
Orena 16006 Crooked Post Stockman 4Z (Imp Can)
Raupuha Rockyer 16651 Orena 16006
Raupuha Rockyer 1665

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