Rick Greenup from Eidsvold Station, Kumbia, Queensland secured the top-selling Santa Gertrudis for $24,000
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00:00The fertility is what took us to this guy. I think you know he's got enough muscle on him
00:14without being over muscled, laid down, fat, nice. Fertility on the female side is what probably
00:19attracted us to him and you know the mum's had nine out of nine opportunities mated and then
00:26and then also you know six out of eight presented have been classified. So he's been a consistent
00:31consistent cow as has the Grand Am. The fertility is what pushed us towards him and then he's got
00:37you know he's got that he got a beautiful beautiful coat type, laid down the fat, nice
00:41semen's right over 90 percent. So there are things that have attracted us to him,
00:46his temperament's spot on as well. He'll go back into that green up herd at home at King
00:51of Rui. We'll play with him, think about what females we've got for him when we get him back
00:56that way but yeah a bull that can come in and you know I think we've got a fair bit of muscle
01:02in our herd now we just need to you know keep that fertility side right and keep that fat and easy
01:08doing.