•Sire selection is of critical importance to Monterey’s breeding programme and to the ongoing viability of our operation. Sires must be of superior quality and excel in our cornerstone traits if they are to make a positive contribution to the herd’s productivity and viability.

•During 2000-2001, our "walking" bulls consisted of Monterey Star Chief, Monterey Starlight, Monterey Majestic Lad, Monterey Tremendous, Monterey Sundowner, Monterey Ambassador, Martindale Tallwood and Hermitage Better Canna Be, plus yearlings. An outstanding sire battery that had an average weight of 1140+ kg, with the majority being trait leaders on group breedplan.

•All of our sires are bred from top class maternal cows, as it is our belief that sires breed daughters similar in type to their dams.

•Our current sires possess "the optimum mix"- impressive physical characteristics and well-balanced EBV’s.

•We have retained one outstanding U drop bull for use as a Junior Sire- Monterey Unit Holder U95. He is listed on the Group Breedplan Junior Traitleaders List, and has, we believe, a beautifully balanced set of performance figures, perhaps the best of the Breed’s 1999 drop.

•AI sires to be used in this year’s mating programme will include Monterey Shiloh, Monterey Millennium, Monterey Momentum P42, Monterey Tycoon, Monterey Truman, Bundaleer Prophet, Maneroo Julian and Woodbourn Rambo.