Herd sires of Wallaton Devons
Wallaton Devons breed functional Devon cattle for their own stud and for commercial purposes. Wallaton Devons breed different varieties of herd sires. The Wallaton Waikato sire of Wallaton Devons is a well-built, easy going bull. Its carcass traits and DNA results posses gene varieties that are utilised for commercial breeding.
The main exterior sire of Wallaton Devons is the Pallinga Buckeye X52. Pallinga Buckeye has a record of being the heaviest sire (1200 kilograms) in a Royal show. In the Australian Devon Breedplan, this sire possesses the top Breedplan figure for carcass weight.
A sire with good temperament, growth and length is the Wallaton Jester Z05. This easy doing sire has proven its trait efficiency in various shows and has won titles such as the Reserve Senior Champion Bull at the Sydney Royal Easter Show.
The Belrieve Yallumba Y23 is a polled Devon sire of Wallaton Devons. It is utilised in breeding polled genetics, while maintaining maternal traits, frame score and muscling features. The horned gene type sire, Wallaton Concierge, offers milk with an Estimated Breeding Value of -2 kilograms. At 8 months, Wallaton Joker weighs 800 kilograms.
12-Sep-2008