Speckle Parks - are these Australian cattle more than just a pretty face? | Landline | ABC Australia

[@hamafarm]

Incredible video! You really know how to keep your audience hooked.

[@grendel_nz]

White is better for cattle in a hot country. Sad to see dark colour being promoted. There are some really cute White Parks in NZ. Being smaller and weighing less is better as they do less damage to steep country on lifestyle blocks.

[@allanrowland130]

I would like to know who has White Park in New Zealand. Check out Highlea Farm NZ for what is the only White Park herd in the Southern Hemisphere.

[@mynameis123456ish]

Very much just lifestyle block cattle here in NZ. Angus is the most seen breed by far. Charolais dairy X is becoming very popular far more efficient compared to carrying a beef cow all year for one calf

[@PatriciaDuddy]

Very informative

[@williamburns9731]

Yep, but bring back the Polled Beef Shorthorn.

[@h.nguyen4193]

Bro a canadian cow living in Australia is like winning the lottery twice over. No more snow for these cattle.

[@miraleatardiff8543]

That all depends on which part of Australia they are in.

[@JimKurz-z7u]

Speckle Park cattle originated from White Galloway bred up using Black Angus cattle, in western Canada. They really are white angus cattle.

[@allanrowland130]

Nope, Angus, Beef Shorthorn, and British White is what was mixed to get these. They just borrowed the 'Park' name from the White Park cattle breed.

[@OR10777BE]

Pretty sure there's a fraught proposition in the title question, interestingly even mentioned in the discussion. Claiming this excellent breed as Australian is at best disingenuous.

[@needmoreramsay]

CANADIAN animals !!💪🍁💪

[@kevin-e5h5t]

When I first saw one, I though the head and legs were too small, but then again, the body is larger. Less hide damage (for leather producers) will see higher prices for that side business. At the supermarket we only see "beef" labels.

[@Cyrilvedic]

What are the names of the breed ?

[@WilfredSanchez-l8y]

This might be the best time to invest in cattle.

[@pseudopetrus]

They were developed in Canada.

[@tomaswall6935]

They came from Canada. They are just a cross of Angus x shorthorn x white park. Had them 20 years ago in Ireland, i didn't or don't see any advantage of them to be honest and they died a death here. It's very very rare to see one now. Any of the traditional breeds will outperform them and get a better price. If it's weight we want we go with the continental cattle and we can get daily live weight gain of 2kg a day in the finishing period. They don't suit parts of Australia though.

[@polki1482]

There are plenty of them about I found them a little on the wild side.

[@allanrowland130]

There is no White Park bloodline in them.

[@JinaStendova]

This is a huge investment 🎉

[@dashaway1460]

Love them!

[@needmoreramsay]

They have STRANGE looking utters!! 😮

[@scar5head]

Is there any material genetic difference between a Speckled and a Murray Grey?

[@chrisoconnor5880]

We’re they bred off shorthorn /Galloway cattle

[@miraleatardiff8543]

The breed's baselines are a combination of the genetics of three breeds from England and Scotland: Teeswater Shorthorn Aberdeen Angus English cattle with the white park pattern The breed was developed in Spruce Grove, Alberta and North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada. No Galloway.

[@bigdog1391]

​@@miraleatardiff8543no, there's another history online somewhere that disputes that and goes into the admixture of Highland and jersey and Angus into the mix. Cool story.

[@allanrowland130]

@@miraleatardiff8543, British White is what gives them the white with black tips. White Park cattle have the same colours and are horned. The use of 'Park' in the title is misleading.

[@corneliusprantner6323]

Die schauen ziemlich den Pustertaler Sprinzen ähnlich

[@jasonbussenschutt8262]

Well i hope the speckle works out for you because you've invested a lot of time and money over a cooler climate cow but without risk there is no reward.

[@africadreamin]

I think that the Canadian cattle are a cross between the Shorthorn roan and the Chillingham Park White cattle.

[@bigdog1391]

No there is more to it. Possibly shorthorn at the start with jersey and Highland and eventually Angus. There is a history online with all of that. Pretty cool story.

[@allanrowland130]

@@bigdog1391, Angus, Beef Shorthorn, and British White.

[@moshe1085]

Are you selling the farm and cattle.

[@AM-ni3sz]

Great story

[@fredred7922]

let them run wild and free !!!

[@mandiparker4539]

Well done Stacey 😘

[@victorian8530]

Nice

[@roberthall8198]

I love them but they bring 50 to70 cents less per kilo in the yards so I am halfway back to black ANGUS again Pure economics for me even if I do love them

[@cayman_organic_farm]

We call them ngonunis and no 1 will tell me otherwise 😂😂😂

[@LilacDaisy2]

Nguni cattle are quite a lot thinner and most are horned, though. And come in more colours, like Longhorns.

[@ladygracienyc2029]

Can definitely see the White Park in their gene line. Not convinced they can gain weight better than angus

[@ladygracienyc2029]

I mean other Angus cross

[@allanrowland130]

@@ladygracienyc2029, no White Park; British White is the breed. Check out Highlea Farm, New Zealand to see White Parks.

[@Noelzsazsa]

That Bull had the biggest ball I've ever seen on a bull

[@jasonbussenschutt8262]

That's not necessarily a good thing.

[@cherylmillard2067]

Low hanging fruit.

[@josephmachado9442]

Their english wild whites.

[@hillridgelivestock4501]

What did they originate as ? Angus X shorthorn? Looks like an Angus head on them

[@allanrowland130]

According to Wiki; 'The Speckle Park was developed in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan from 1959, by cross-breeding stock of the British Aberdeen Angus and Shorthorn breeds; the spotted or speckled pattern for which it is named derived from a single bull with the colour-pointed markings of the British White Park.'

[@johnholdstock8922]

Angus cross Park Whites from the UK first breed in ireland

[@angelareimann6433]

Just looked it up. Canadian origin. Angus and shorthand cross. Plus a British White, the heritage breed.

[@bigdog1391]

No look up the other history with Highland and jersey in then right at the start.

[@ksravankumarkummar2417]

India Ap , ongal ox big

[@henrythebananaboy]

Gday

[@dixiecostillas6193]

Cattle ranching causes environmental deforestation 😢😢.

[@LilacDaisy2]

Regenerative ag. improves the land by _using_ cattle. When hundreds of millions of bison roamed the US, their movements energised the land.

[@bigdog1391]

​@@LilacDaisy2💯

[@grendel_nz]

Only if you have too many on unsuitable land. Did you see the guy using donkeys to help regenerate ozzy land? They can fert. the areas cattle can not reach. But all are non native, including the humans. Depends how far back you draw the line. Continents drift, climate changes.

[@rhoefferle]

It’s all about how they taste