Hazeldean - Angus

Australian Pastoral Enterprise owned and operated by five generations of the James Litchfield family since 1865.

HAZELDEAN ANGUS
Overview

Hazeldean Angus
Hazeldean Angus is part of Hazeldean Pty Ltd, a pastoral enterprise owned and operated by the Litchfield family since 1865. It is one of the largest Angus seedstock operations in Australia, selling over 400 bulls throughout Australia each year. The company has breeding and grow out centres located on company owned properties in New South Wales. Hazeldean uses the best and most profitable genetics available worldwide and leads the breed in innovation and breeding technology. Hazeldeans Proven Genetic Performance
Hazeldean Angus was founded in 1927 with the purchase of purebred commercial Angus females. The registered herd was established in 1952 with the importation of in calf heifers from six New Zealand studs. At the same time as the registered females were purchased, the very best of Hazeldean's commercial cows were upgraded to the bull producing unit and pedigrees recorded. Since that time Hazeldean has provided the beef industry with large numbers of high quality, high performing stud and commercial Angus bulls. In 1960 Hazeldean was one of the first beef herds in the world to embrace the concept of Performance Testing. By using measured weight gain for selection, the stud made much faster progress. Selection on measured gain remains a cornerstone of the stud today. Today the stud uses all available means to maximise the rate of genetic gain. Each year over 1200 inseminations take place to the breeds most proven and best progeny tested sires and every year over 400 embryos from Hazeldean's elite cows are transferred into recipient females.
Hazeldean SA Hazeldean Angus continues it's commitment to beef producers in South Australia and western Victoria with a joint venture with Guy and Sarah Cunningham. "The cows now at Gumbowie are a great advertisement for the Hazeldean females. Jim and I selected these cows from the heart of the Hazeldean females at Cooma. Done over three days it was a great reminder of the depth of the herd, with literally hundreds to choose from for each year group of around forty five to bring back to South Australia. This enables us to offer the best young bulls to our southern clients plus surplus females in the coming years. Existing and new clients will now have the opportunity to inspect the dams of sale bulls. Genetic progress will not be compromised as the herd will remain fully integrated with the full genetic pool available at Hazeldean Practically the local element is just as important, allowing us to offer efficient back up service, as time passes I will be able to get a better understanding of each client's requirements." Guy Cunningham	In 2008 a herd of 200 Hazeldean females selected by Guy and Jim was despatched to their property Gumbowie at Willalooka in order to breed the sale bulls and future breeders for South Australia. The Hazeldean SA sale is now held and operated by the Cunninghams at Gumbowie in mid-February. Guy and Sarah Cunningham
The Hazeldean group also encompasses Hazeldean Merinos and Hazeldean Senegus Seedstock has been the company's business for over 150 years. We know genetics and what drives profit.