Dallas Ranch

DALLAS RANCH
CHARBRAY STUD
The best of both worlds

Dallas Ranch Charbrays was founded in 1996. The stud embarked on an embryo transfer program in 1999 with the purchase of two foundation donor cows from Palgrove. Charmhaven D41F and Palgrove Starlet R/F were flushed with full Hudgins and leading American red sires with fantastic results.

These two females were regretfully sold to South Burnett Beef in 2000 aged 16 years and 14 years. At the time, D41F was the highest priced carcass cow ever sold in Queensland. She weighed 480kg and returned $1416. Progeny from these two great matrons is for sale in 2002.

To broaden our gene pool the stud purchased the top priced female at Gobongo in 2001. The Full French Apollon daughter, Conroy Laura P23F, has been flushed successfully with progeny due soon.

In 2001, the stud also introduced the genetic package of Plagrove Dreamgirl 10 V133F. This Absalon daughter has also been flushed to full Hudgins sires with ET progeny due in Spring 2002.

Our aim at Dallas Ranch is to breed 50/50 content Charbray cattle that have the ability to perform in the northern climate without sacrificing carcass quality. We believe the cross of our Full French females and Full Hudgins Brahman sires allow us to breed the package of muscle and bone with fat coverage that we are all searching for.

We currently have F2 50/50 progeny on the way. Once we have enough F1 genetics available to us, our direction is to breed Charbray to Charbray.

At Dallas Ranch we are excited about the Charbray genetics we have to offer this year and will have larger numbers of 50/50 bulls to offer in the future.

Dallas Kropp
Stud Principal