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THE SISTERS ANGUS

The Sisters Angus herd was established by Lindsay and Mavis Haugh in the year 1990 with the purchase
of approx. 30 stud cows from the disbanded Emu Plains stud.

In 1991 Lindsay purchased his first Te Mania bull at the annual June Sale. This was the start of long
association with the Wilding family and the Te Mania herd.
Lindsay was also quick to see the benefits of supplying the Five Star Beef feedlot and from their initial
start up The Sisters has been supplying quality steers to their grain finishing operation.
Lindsay was also very aware of the huge genetic gains that could be made through the use of
artificial insemination, and progressed from having a synchronising programme with outside
technician to doing his own inseminations of cows that have cycled naturally. Lindsay was always
keen to try new genetics on a trial basis and the carcass data he received from the Fivestar steers
was invaluable to progressing the genetic value of The Sisters herd.
The Sisters herd now comprises approx. 170 fully recorded in calf females. Heifers are single sire mated
to Te Mania bulls, and mixed age cows are artificially inseminated for one cycle to genetics sourced
through Te Mania and the wider Genetic sources. Using teaser bulls with cows that are cycling naturally
allows us to get upwards of 70% hit rate through artificial insemination.

The Sisters herd has a strong focus on Maternal values such as milk production, fertility, longevity
and temperament while also recognising the value of an exponential growth curve and quality carcass
attributes. A moderate cow size is also a very important breeding objective.
It is a huge privilege for the Haugh family from The Sisters to be given the opportunity to offer 18
rising 2 year sires for June 2021 sale. We would like to thank the Wilding family for the opportunity,
and hope we can keep up the long family association that has benefitted us thus far.
Happy Bidding,
HAMISH HAUGH

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