Speck-tacular plan for beef

By Jamie-Lee Oldfield
Updated December 11 2015 - 5:06pm, first published January 20 2014 - 6:01pm
A first-cross Speckleline calf on a pure-bred Lowline cow. Of the Speckline calves on the ground already at The Clan, about 65 per cent have been born with the speckled colouring, despite the main Speckle Park bull used in the herd being all black.
A first-cross Speckleline calf on a pure-bred Lowline cow. Of the Speckline calves on the ground already at The Clan, about 65 per cent have been born with the speckled colouring, despite the main Speckle Park bull used in the herd being all black.

WHEN it comes to breeding cattle, Livestock Producer of the Year finalist Ian Milne approaches it in a way that might be expected from a pharmacist.

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