| EAST GIPPSLAND NEWSPAPERS 10 BEEF WEEK 2025 THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 2025 Wattlewood’s strong line-up On Saturday, February 2, John and Fiona Glover are again looking forward to welcoming old and new friends and clients to the 2025 Wattlewood Angus Beef Week Open Day and Bull Sale Preview. The Wattlewood team have been working towards preparing a strong line-up of 35 bulls for visitors to view in preparation for the 2025 Wattlewood Angus Bull Sale on Friday, March 7 at 12pm. After the closure of the VLE Pakenham sale yards, the Elders-Delaney and SEJ agents have come up with a new day and date to suit all parties with their clients in mind. Once again, the bulls are naturally quiet, have been genotyped, semen tested and are Immune Ready compliant being P.I. Negative and having been vaccinated with all the required vaccines (7in1, Pestiegard, Vibrovax and Rhinogard), making them ready to work. )LRQD DQ DUWLȴFLDO LQVHPLQDWLRQ WHFKQLFLDQ said, "the bulls are frustrated at Wattlewood and are probably looking forward to the sale too and ending up with a paddock full of cows or heifers". Another highlight for the stud this coming VDOH LV WKH RHULQJ RI WKH 3LFN RI WKH 3DLU where two top of the drop yearling heifers will be put up at the auction and all proceeds will go to The Biggest Morning Tea for Cancer Council Australia. The successful bidder on the heifers is able to select the heifer of their choice that has also had all her health checks done and is phenotypically an outstanding heifer with WHUULȴF SHGLJUHH (%9 V DQG JHQRPLF GDWD "We are excited to be able to support The Biggest Morning Tea and all the work they do in cancer awareness, prevention and reVHDUFK WR RI FRXUVH KHOS ȴQG UHOLDEOH HDUO\ detection methods, and ultimately curing WKLV KRUULEOH GLVHDVH WKDW HHFWV WRR PDQ\ friends and family," Fiona said. With the heifers comes a great starter package for a budding young stud breeder or for the astute cattle producer alike. The Angus Society has donated a memEHUVKLS D UHJLVWUDWLRQ IRU WKH KHLIHUV ȴUVW calf, a genomic test as well as some great merchandise, while ABS has donated a $200 semen voucher to join the heifer, and The Cattle Shop has donated a halter, nose lead and a comb, should the purchaser choose to continue their show career in the future. The Wattlewood Team will have the kettle hot with their good old-fashioned hospitality and be ready to have a chat about their genetics and their program with their visitors on the day. ΖI \RX UH XQDEOH WR PDNH LW RQ )HEUXDU\ just give Fiona a call on 0416 216 951 to arrange a day that does suit. Lot 4, Wattlewood Unihibited U11 - Eva, will be a feature of the Wattlewood Angus beef Bull Sale on Friday, March 7.
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