Feature Show results at the World Brahman Congress held in Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.A. in late May have focused the Brahman breed spotlight on the PB Fenech Female Genetics Sale, to be held on Saturday 28th June at “The Chase, Sarina.

Paul & Brigid Fenech of PB Fenech Grey Brahmans were delighted to receive the news from America last week that JDH Mr Mosley Manso 368/1, a young sire they purchased semen rights in for Australia last year, was judged International Grand Champion Bull of the prestigious event.  The Fenechs will have their first calves on the ground by this International Champion in early Spring.  “Even more exciting news,” Paul Fenech said, “is the fact that Mosley is a son of JDH Mr Shannon Manso, and we have 15 lovely daughters of Shannon catalogued in our forthcoming Female and Genetics Sale.”  It is expected Brahman Studmasters Australia wide will welcome the opportunity to secure these acclaimed bloodlines as JDH Mr Shannon Manso is now deceased and there is little of his semen available anywhere in the Brahman world.

PBF have catalogued 50 Grey Brahman Heifers, 10 Open Mating Packages and 10 Semen Packages for the Sale.  Sirelines represented in the heifer line up include the high profile imports JDH Mr Furnari Manso, JDH Westin Manso, JDH Mr Churchill Manso, JDH Palestimo R Manso, JDH Mr Woodman Manso, JK Mr Sugar Crata 206, JDH Mr Melanson Manso and Mr V8 730/5.

The Sale will take the breed into new marketing territory in Australia with its offering of Open Mating lots.  Buyers are offered access to ten of the Stud’s leading donor dams for an IVF programme, with a guarantee of three pregnancies per donor.  Sale Selling Agents Landmark and McCaffrey’s Australian Livestock Marketing believe this new concept is an attractive addition to the Brahman selling agenda which should find support from both larger and smaller Stud enterprises.

“The Fenechs have backed the format to the hilt and that’s reflected in the ten exceptional donors they have made available,” Ken McCaffrey of McCaffrey’s Australian Livestock Marketing said.  “One of them has produced Sale progeny totalling over $250,000, three others have produced outstanding sire sons already, and there are also five young, beautifully bred heifers, the pick of the Stud’s first calf breeders.”

Another feature lot is the renowned matron, FBC Data Ann Manso 206.  This rising 8yo daughter of breed legend JDH Datapack Manso has produced an illustrious breeding record with sons and daughters both selling at auction to a top of $36,000.  She is a highly fertile, productive donor dam and is currently in calf to PBF Beauman Manso 332, due to calve late August.  “She is a flagship cow for our Stud,” Paul Fenech said.  “We have retained several valuable daughters and we look forward to her continuing her quality breeding record for her new owners.”

Landmark’s Stud Stock representative Bruce Scott believes Data Ann is the most highly credentialled Brahman stud female to “go under the hammer” in Australia in the last 15 years. “It’s hard to put a value on such a cow,” Bruce said, “it’s rare to see this standard of female available for sale, however Paul & Brigid are confident fellow Studmasters will recognise the potential yet to be realised through the utilisation of new sirelines over Data Ann.”

PBF Stud’s leading sires are represented in the Sale by 5 straw semen packages.  Included in the semen section are four young bulls the Stud considers among the best sire prospects they have bred.  Each of these four, Harper, Langford, Oryon and Abraham, produced semen at 18 months of age.