Against a background of large numbers of high function CBV Brahmans
Sarah Strachan, MLA General Manager, Research Development & Adoption.
Angus Gidley-Baird, RABO Bank,
Senior Analyst, Animal Proteins.
Markus Rathsmann,
Past President Cattle Council Australia. Cattleman.
Developer.
Geoff Murrell, Kidman,
Paraway, Packsaddle. Management and Strategics.
Brett Gill, Butcher, Quality Hay,
Cattle, Developer.
Laurie Duncombe, Cattle breeder,
Fattener, Developer.
John Keiller, Super Sheep and Land Developer.
Alf Collins Snr, CBV
Contact: Alf Collins Snr, Belah Valley, Marlborough Q Tel: (07) 4935 6222 Mob: 0419 726 420 Email: cbvalf@gmail.com
CBV commenced in 1981 with Alf and Wendy Collins at “Belah Valley”, Marlborough.
The CBV core herd was selected out of a family partnership at "Wandilla", of purebred Brahman cattle with 25 years development.
Over the following 20 years Alf and Wendy’s focus was breeding adapted cattle to supply genetics that make a difference to margins in the commercial world. Simultaneously land improvement was an integral part of the whole business development.
In a reflective and constructive mode, Alf Collins Snr was speaking from his CBV Brahman base at Belah Valley, Marlborough, Qld. Often enough we are exposed to things worth celebrating with family or friends or our immediate community. The following is worth celebrating. There is a pleasing breath of fresh air drifting through the stockyards and saleyard platforms or wherever cattle breeders or finishers gather in northern Australia. It is a willingness to discuss, quantify, and analyse increasingly for beef and grazing.
SIMPLE abundance, fuelled by honest cows and 215 elite sires. That's part of the highly successful breeding philosophy behind CBV Brahmans, Belah Valley, Marlborough developed by genetics management over 45 years.
