Cootharaba Beef Genes
Breeders of Robust, Practical, Unpampered, Functional Seedstock.
About Us / History
The Cootharaba Beef Genes operation now has it’s headquarters at "Cooroora", 17 km North East of Roma QLD, Australia and is run by Ian and Anne Galloway.
Their seedstock operation involves Herefords since 1926, Poll Herefords began in 1979 and Red and Black Brangus commenced in 1988.
A downscaled cow herd of 400 breeders is run on two properties in the Roma district – “Cooroora” and “Bidarli”.
Twelve months ago we added “The Bell” at Toogoolawah, which has a five kilometer frontage to the Brisbane River where the Galloways run their Brangus breeders.
It has been a huge undertaking to process and manage these different herds of cattle - we are able to do this with the separation of properties. In our ‘simplified’ lives we are concentrating on Brangus - red and black and Herefords – horned and polled.
We now market around 80 bulls privately annually and females are also for sale privately.
Our steers are our joy and being EU accredited, come back at good money.
We are always trialing the performance of our steers and have been very successful in RNA Paddock to Palate feedback trials (1st and 2nd placings in the weight gain all breeds, averaging up to 3.2 kg/day over 100 days) and taste tests (1st prize Brisbane Royal Show 2005).
Our commercial competition results have been very competitive in the years since then also, with placings in the weight gain and taste tests.
As always, we welcome visitors and love showing you what we do.
Breeds
Brangus Red & Black
The Duarran Brangus stud was formed in the early nineties, when we moved the Duarran Brahman Stud into the Red Angus/Brangus breeding program. Our Brahman herd was based on Lancefield, Tartrus, Garglen and Alma bloodlines and combined with the Red Angus genetics that were sourced in Canada in 1989.
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Hereford
Cootharaba Herefords began in 1926, established by John James Galloway, the great grandfather of the current owner Ian Galloway. JJ Galloway, a timber cutter and Blacksmith of note, had been running Herefords at Lake Cootharaba since 1901.
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Testimonials
After purchasing the first Duarran Brangus bulls in 2000 and using them over our Brahman based herd at Kangaroo Hills, the influence has been tremendous. The bulls and their offspring handle the conditions well, and the carcase weights of the steers have improved by an average of 20kgs. They have reached earlier maturity, resulting in better grading and temperament. Females also have better temperament, fertility and maternal instincts.
Dino Penna
Congratulations to the Galloway Family on reaching a milestone of breeding Hereford cattle for 80 years. The ability of the Galloway’s through the generations to breed top quality cattle and to meet the beef industry demands is a credit to them. The now principles Ian and Anne should be very proud. Their cattle survive, thrive and produce meat and muscle.
As co-principal of Amos-Vale Hereford Stud I give great credit to Cootharaba bloodlines that have continually and greatly enhanced the success of our stud. The cattle are easy doing, display great colour, head and eye and structural correctness. Cootharaba sires breed on and importantly breed to a type for us. The females milk and rear a marketable calf whatever the conditions are. Amos-Vale has continually sourced top sires from the Galloway’s since 1978. Our purchases on numerous occasions have included top selling sires up to $27,000 which includes 2004 nation’s top selling Hereford Bull. By using sires from the Galloway’s for nearly 30 years at Amos-Vale we are able to breed great cattle that provide for our clients – a manageable, efficient, profitable bull.
Congratulations and thanks.
As co-principal of Amos-Vale Hereford Stud I give great credit to Cootharaba bloodlines that have continually and greatly enhanced the success of our stud. The cattle are easy doing, display great colour, head and eye and structural correctness. Cootharaba sires breed on and importantly breed to a type for us. The females milk and rear a marketable calf whatever the conditions are. Amos-Vale has continually sourced top sires from the Galloway’s since 1978. Our purchases on numerous occasions have included top selling sires up to $27,000 which includes 2004 nation’s top selling Hereford Bull. By using sires from the Galloway’s for nearly 30 years at Amos-Vale we are able to breed great cattle that provide for our clients – a manageable, efficient, profitable bull.
Congratulations and thanks.