The Hereford breed is grossly under-estimated as a profitable, highly efficient beef producer

摘要

Hereford females are low maintenance and highly efficient at producing a prime article able to be sold into a wide range of maikets at a premium price. And for the Cotter family (John, his wife Ellen and daughter Jennifer), who run a highly successfulbeef enterprise from Kinbombi Station, Goomeri, Queensland (Qld), the rewards make the decision to run Herefords a very sound business decision. "The Hereford breed is grossly under-estimated as a profitable, highly efficient beef producer," says John.John maintains his costs/kg of beef produced are lowered substantially by the simple fact that his operation revolves around the Hereford breed. Most important is the low labour cost of running Herefords due largly to animal temperament