Business Rural Spring 2021

| 37 still topping the cattle sales MEAT & WOOL » Glacier Horned Herefords Glacier Horned Herefords bulls (top). Walshes muster (below). And while the horned Herefords continue to lose ground to the polled breed in New Zealand, there remains a big horned gene-pool in Canada, the United States and Australia from which to draw. “I’m not really interested in North American horned Hereford bloodlines because they tend to be too big, and they don’t suit the feed and climate challenges we have here,” Wayne says. “But those bloodlines are constantly being taken into Australia, which wears them down a bit so they suit conditions there, and in South Westland.” There are only four pure horned Hereford studs left in New Zealand, and they’re gradually being se- duced by the a combination of the ease with which a horned herd can be switched to polls, and a rising awareness of the danger to humans and animals alike from those horns. That’s not a concern that Wayne Williams shares, so he’s sticking to his Glacier lines, horns and all. West Coast Vets H E R E for GOOD www.wcvets.co.nz PROUD TO SUPPORT GLACIER HORNED HEREFORDS Locally owned, for all your animal health needs. Around the region, around the clock, Here for Good. GREYMOUTH 03 768 0370 HOKITIKA 03 755 8361 IKAMATUA 03 906 0418 • Rubber matting used for sire stags and available on request for all other animals • Overnighting facilities available in Canterbury • New Zealand wide Deer Cartage • North Island in conjunction with Tim Coombs Deer & Stock For all enquiries please phone D a vid on 027 4346 575 or Cameron on 027 2359 058 office@centraldeer.nz ~ Phone 03 318 1658 ~ Fax 03 318 1638 CENTRAL DEER FREIGHTERS • Specialised trophy unit available • Deer accredited drivers and crates Proud to be associated with Wayne and Maggie Williams of Glacier Horned Herefords Mainfert over and above the rest Proud to be long term nutrient partner of Glacier Horned Herefords info@mainfert.co.nz