The Turiroa cow herd has been refined over generations through rigorous selection, grazing pressure and good old-fashioned stockmanship. These versatile, easy care dams requiring low input are a necessity on our steep hill country. Along with this toughness, the dams must have excellent mothering and milking ability with a natural feminine style which we believe is essential in breeding top class off spring. They must be highly fertile and we like to see them wean half their body weight.

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These matrons are the cornerstones of our business and the bulls they produce are a by-product of the maternal strength and strong breed type we strive to produce, whilst maintaining the structure, soundness, constitution, fertility and integrity of the Angus breed.

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We use our females as a measuring parameter. They measure do-ability, survivability, and longevity. They measure temperament, fertility, and calving ease. They measure structure soundness, udder quality and feed efficiency.