| 55 An impressive presence in the paddock Matatoki Spectacular 9020. Richard Loader With an outstanding pedigree and EBV, complemented with an impressive presence in the paddock, Matatoki Spectacular 9020 is by some distance the favourite bull that South Canterbury Hereford breeder Paul Scott has ever bred. Spectacular by nature and by name, the bull is the son of a Limehills Streaker who Paul used in Matatoki Herefords’ AI programme, while his Dam was sired by Matariki Holy Smoke. Also part of Matatoki Herefords’ AI programme, the Dam is the best cow in the herd and still going strong at the age of 10 with top progeny every year, says Paul. “Both Streaker and Smoke have been highly influential in the New Zealand Hereford world over the last decade, and two of, if not the top two, bulls in the breed.” And so it was that with heavy heart and much reluctance Paul put Spectacular into Matatoki Herefords’ on-farm auction in 2021, to be purchased by Merrylea Herefords, just 30 minutes down the road, and used in their breeding programme for the next three years. But, when the opportunity arose to buy him back earlier this year, Paul was happy to oblige. “I looked at that bull and thought there was a certain amount of satisfaction in seeing something you are really pleased with out there and being used, but if you can get him back as well, that wasn’t a bad idea,” says Paul. MEAT & WOOL » Matatoki Herefords 250 Collins Road, Knapdale | 027 480 9570 • to page 56 Matatoki Hereford sources its genetics from the top studs around New Zealand and Australia using both semen and live bulls.
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