WHAT IS A SPECKLE PARK?

Speckle Park are a carcass orientated, yet maternal, pure breed of beef cattle. They originate from Canada and are Polled and British Bred. Speckle Parks are moderate sized and mature cows weigh between 600 to 850kgs and mature bulls over 1000kgs. The calves average 30 to 40kgs at birth and wean at around 230 to over 370kgs.

The breed reach puberty early and females cycle early and breed easily, the cows are also very maternal with good udders. The bulls sexually mature at about 12 months and make good yearling breeders. Speckle Park rarely experience difficulty birthing as the small front shoulders of the newborn calf make for easy calving. The calves are very vigorous at birth and most newborns are up and suckling in minutes.

Speckle Parks are very docile animals and their gentle disposition makes them a pleasure to work with.

Commercial breeders are increasingly finding Speckle bulls a wise choice for breeding heifers, due to the ease of calving and the increased quality of the carcass. The breed has high marbling, yet a perfect fat covering, with consistently high-quality and tender meat. Speckle Park also have the unique ability of achieving a AAA grade carcass without the excess outer fat cover.