Hazeldean Angus Herd

The Hazeldean herd consists of 3500 commercial, Angus Performance Register and registered cattle, bred and grazed on properties in New South Wales. The majority of breeding females are located on the companies Monaro properties, Hazeldean and Myalla.

The Hazeldean cow herd has an unequalled reputation among Australian Angus breeders and is recognized as the Rolls Royce of herds and the first choice from which to source replacement or  base breeding females.

No other herd has the scale, genetic standard or depth of breeding that allows Hazeldean to apply the intense selection pressure necessary to create large numbers of even, balanced and highly productive bulls.

First and foremost, every bull you buy from Hazeldean is out of a cow that has calved unassisted as a two year old heifer. Every bull - and that is just the beginning.....

Hazeldeans pre-eminent position results from over 75 years of astute cattle breeding carried out by the Litchfield family and a focus on functionality and profitability above all else.

Hazeldean cattle are:

• Highly fertile - twice breed average for scrotal size
• Easy calving - below breed average for birthweight
• Excellent growth - above breed average for 200,400 & 600 day growth
• Outstanding carcase - above average marbling & muscle content
• Quiet tempered - easy handling and docile

Each year Hazeldean AI's over 1000 females to the world's best trait-leading sires and an extensive Embryo Transfer (ET) programme is conducted using genetics from the top cows in the Hazeldean herd. This maximises the rate of genetic gain and has cemented Hazeldean's position as the foremost herd of the Australian Angus industry.

Hazeldean cattle result from years of consistently breeding functional cattle, ignoring fads and trends, and applying knowledge, experience and technology towards profitable beef production.

Hazeldean blood cattle are adaptable to many environments and have been sold to beef breeders from Tasmania to the Northern Territory.

Hazeldean holds Australian record prices for commercial females; sells more bulls at auction than any other Angus seedstock enterprise in Australia and has been awarded for providing superior beef to Australian and overseas consumers.