GENETICS
MERLEWOOD ANGUS
WELL BALANCED, GIPPSLAND BRED,
QUALITY ASSURED ANGUS GENETICS
The vision to be one of Gippsland’s leading breeders of Angus studstock keep Daniel and Anne Marie Barrow continually securing the best beef genetics for this region. Both are equally passionate about producing beef that deliver excellent eating experiences whilst remaining custodians of the land and caretakers of their cattle.
Joining ground breaking industry sires with leading cow families Merlewood Angus continue to deliver a consistent, market-driven profitable product year upon year for the discerning Black Angus commercial beef producers looking to maximise returns at market.
Targeting the grass-fed market, Merlewood Angus black Angus cattle are bred to thrive & achieve maximum results with minimal days on pasture.
Breeding program concentrates on balancing calving ease, moderate frames with fertility, temperament, high growth & structure. Leading industry best practices are implemented at Merlewood Angus & all sale bulls are Sire Assured and registered with Angus Australia.
Biodiversity, best practice farming methods along with respectful interactions with our animals & land are at the heart of all we do. Client centred partnerships are valued & integral to our mutual success.
All Merlewood Black Angus Bulls are – Registered with Angus Australia | Biosecurity accredited | Fertility tested | Fully vaccinated | Independently structurally assessed | Sold with a 12 month Guarantee.
FEATURE SIRES UPCOMING BULL SALE
MILLAH MURRAH TOMMY TURBO T216
Sire
Stud SireSon of Millah Murrah Rocket Man R28 and Millah Murrah Abigail Q11 just like his name sake this bull needs no introduction.
Exhibiting tremendous thickness and carcase expression, with a lovely soft finish. Possessing the charismatic presence of a classic Angus sire.
Calving ease and short gestation length a given with this bull.
Extract from MILLAH MURRAH to $200k Bull Sale Report: “Another significant yearling purchase was Millah Murrah Tommy Turbo T216, catalogued as Thunderman T216, which sold for $65,000 to Anne Marie and Daniel Barrow, Merlewood Angus, Mirboo North, Vic”
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REILAND RICOCHET R952
Sire
Stud SireOutcross marbling genetics and elite carcase merit.
Reiland Ricochet R952, your new bonafide calving ease & carcase superstar.
R952 combines an impressive +8.8 CED (4%) with a BW of +1.4 (8%) & short gestation of -6.5 days (20%) making him the perfect option for your next heifer program.
Ricochet also has positive rib & rump fat with an impressive +4.5 IMF for those looking to increase carcass quality without phenotypic sacrifice.
Semen available for purchase solely through ALTA GENETICS https://australia.altagenetics.com/beef/.
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REDBANK CHISUM T188
Sire
Stud SireDepth of body, full fleshing and meaty muscle.
Phenotype and pedigree all the way!
DAM – PREMIER Y301 DREAM K62
SIRE – S CHISUM 255
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JADE PARK THICK AS A BRICK T33
Sire
Stud SireWith the marbling sires of the Angus world on his paternal side mixed with Abigale maternal bloodline producing a sire with a body as “thick as a brick” was a given.
Ultrasound scanning in the top 5 EMA the numerical figures back up what you see in the flesh.
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Sire
Stud SireGranite Ridge Super Trooper S96 is a prominent Angus bull in Australia known for his rock solid genetics and high market performance.
Sired by the notable Millah Murrah Paratrooper P15 and descended from the strong maternal Quiet cow line.
Specifically valued for his sound structure, quiet temperament, strong maternal lineage and exceptional calving ease.
“An extremely low birth weight Paratrooper son with calling ease to match.”
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MILLAH MURAH TRIGGER T308
Sire
AI SIRELong, deep body with flesh in all the right places.
Muscle, milk and meat will be triggered in any mating and will shine through in all your progeny.
BLACK ROCK OF STERN
Sire
AI SIREStrong phenotype.
Shape, structure and sleep all night heifer bull.
Kiwi outcross with the balanced traits that Gippsland farmers love.
LT CONVERSE 8011
Sire
AI SIREHighly proven calving ease and maternal sire.
Fleshing ability, rib shape and marbling ability.
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BALDRIDGE COMPASS C041
Sire
AI SIRECompass has it all and can take you in any direction.
A double digit calving ease sire with a smooth deep body.
Son of the infamous Baldridge Isabel Y69.
S A V MAGNUM 1355
Sire
AI SIREThis fresh sire blends 9 Pathfinders in his 3-genearation pedigree tree. A Tesla pick for sure!
Turbocharge and superpower your herd with this exceptional Magnum sire.
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BALDRIDGE GIBSON G859
Sire
AI SIREOffers balanced traits.
Excels for growth, foot quality and carcase merits.
Known for proven and consistent quality of calves.
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CONNEALY GUARD RAIL 823E
Sire
AI SIRE
ELLINGSON RANGELAND
Sire
AI SIREAn outcross to almost all sires with his data set, Rangeland excels for performance, capacity, and foot quality.
Rangeland is a sire that can add value to many lines of cattle, offering outcross calving ease genetics, with outstanding function and soundness built in.
Rangelands American proof is showing up his outstanding soundness, a bull that can be used with confidence to improve these traits.
His first sons were extremely popular at the 2023 Ellingson bull sale, selling to a top of $160,000.
Outstanding progeny reports from a number of breeders who toured the US in 2023, with a lot of excitement around the quality of his first daughters in production
MYRES FAIR N SQUARE
Sire
AI SIREThe product of disciplined, laser focused breeding, Fair-N-Square is built by maternal excellence, longevity and genuine Angus quality.
His Thunder dam is backed by power and productivity from a Myers foundation female who bred first-service A.I. 11 consecutive years.
A sire who offers short gestation length with explosive growth.
Breeders across the country are raving about their Fair-N-Square calves, with comments like “best calves on the farm”, and “the most even line of calves”
B A R DYNAMIC
Sire
AI SIRECalving ease sire with dynamic data and overpowering phenotype and physical presence.
Inherited his sire’s impressive performance and phenotype whilst adding significant advantages for calving ease and marbling.
Stalwart females stand behind him.
ELLINGSON PROLIFIC
Sire
AI SIREAn exciting powerhouse of a bull enriched with a tremendous maternal heritage. With extra heel depth Ellingson Prolific stands on substantial bone with loads of muscle and depth of body.
His dam having a perfect udder and broody presence that makes for a bull maker.
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EZAR STEP UP 9178
Sire
AI SIREOffering extra frame, length, depth of body, structural correctness and foot quality.
In the top 2% for marbling with his extra width of top and muscle expression he will add value to your carcase trait for sure.
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MUSGRAVE AVENGER
Sire
AI SIREGreat muscle shape, phenotype and Angus breed character.
A true heifer bull who also adds thickness and fleshing ability.
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POSS RAWHIDE
Sire
AI SIREMaternal heritage combined with consistently producing big bodied progeny with powerfully stacked butts and bodies will put beef into your carcase for sure.
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S S BRICKYARD
Sire
AI SIREHigh quality phenotype, strong EBVs, balanced maternal and carcase merit.
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S A V ABUNDANCE 6117
Pedigree with punch and power.
Cow maker and hip capacity in those replacement females you keep for your own herd.
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S A V RAINFALL 6846
Length, soundness and bull presence in the ultimate package.
Muscle shape, dominant hip and rear leg structure with flawless phenotype.
A crowd pleaser.
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Future proof your maternal lineage.
Son of infamous S A V. Blackcap May 4136.
Add body length, eye appeal and maternal power with this sire.
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STERLING PACIFIC 904
Powerful son of Hoover No Doubt.
Deep, stout, square made just like the Gippsland farmer likes.
Another sire from the infamous Baldridge Isabel Y69 dam.
SIRE – HOOVER NO DOUBT
DAM – BALDRIDGE ISABEL Y69
BASIN RAINMAKER 4404
Sire appeal.
Throws nice soft calves.
Moderate frame and balanced function.
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FREYS COWBOY LOGIC
Meaty nugget moderate bull.
Sire HA Cowboy Up 5404 and grandsire Sitz Upward 307R with WK Bobcat and Princess in the maternal family pedigree tree.
Some call him Cowboy Magic!
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BANQUET QUIRKY Q209
Sire
Stud SireThis sire has it all in one package.
Powerfully built, massive width of loin, strong spine with exceptional muscle pattern.
He has the meat with moderate frame, capacity, easy doing on a strong set of legs & feet that will last
Quirky Q209 is well suited to our Gippsland operators.
A breeding programs’ strength comes from achieving a good balance of proven pedigrees coupled with eye appeal. The data is a great guide when balanced with a visually structurally correct animal.
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MERLEWOOD STELLAR R49
STUD SIRE
Super thick topped and deep bodied with stellar structure, this home bred bull is right at home here in the rolling hills of the Gippsland.
Visual appraisal and eye appeal – all the favoured traditional black angus traits can be found in this bull.
His sons are breeding true to type and his daughters are powerful, thick females with faultless structure.
Check out his birthweight EBV and 600 day weight – did anyone say curve bender !
3RLS JUDGEMENT W017
Sire
Stud SireA true Yellowstone cowboy’s commercial cattle man’s bull.
Great depth of rib.
Wide stance.
Predictable genetic consistency.
A welcome outcross whilst retaining all the carcase and structural traits of profitable commercial cattle. Shake the family tree and S A V Rainfall will fall out on the paternal side and equally renowned Connealy Thunder on the maternal branches.
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INGLEBRAE FARMS SO RIGHT V35
STUD SIRE
Not only a twin BUT this so right bull performed his first duties as litter bull to mop up heifers following their AI program. With all this under his belt he still managed to weigh in at 868 kg and make the top lots in the Inglisbrae Bull Sale. Did we mention he achieved all this a month shy of his second birthday! What a feat.
Admired for his length of body
A head turner filled with both pizazz and performance.
Let’s not forget his dam Inglebrae Farms Sweetpea S10 with 3 stud sires already! WE look forward to adding Merlewood Sweetpea cow line to our strong foundational female stud herd with this stud bull’s daughters. A sweet addition indeed.
DAM – INGLEBRAE FARMS SWEETPEA S10
GRAND DAM – INGLEBRAE FARMS LING L18
GRAND SIRE – S CHISUM 255
BOWMONT PATRIARCH W057
Sire
Stud SireBirthed from a family of elites.
Softness and Type.
Calving ease combined with sensible birthweight.
Son of Tehama Patriarch F028
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MILLAH MURRAH CAPITALIST Q21
STUD SIRE
1st son of a massive volume young cow from the prolific Prue C48 cow line.
His Merlewood born yearling sons are showing spectacular promise.
Progeny from this powerful sire will feature heavily in our 2023 Annual Autumn Bull Sale.
DAM – PRUE N145
LD CAPITALIST 316
AI SIRE
This sire ticks all our breeding boxes producing progeny we love.
Capitalist daughters are proving to be wide based, long volume & great calving ease.
His sons are long, deep, big muscle, well-structured with great feet.
We purchased a quality LD Capitalist 316 true to type son to add to our stud sire team at the Millah Murrah 2020 Spring Bull Sale.
TE MANIA EMPEROR E343 (AI)
AI SIRE
Proven AI Sire with over 8,500 progeny registered in Australia across 300 studs.
Structure, phenotype and docility with a balanced set of EBV’s.
We like our bulls to offer calving & short gestation length but maintain +5 birthweight.
Emperor ticks all our boxes indeed – a rare gem indeed.
ANVIL WK REPLAY
Anvil WK Replay M077 was purchased by Merlewood Angus for his superior structure, temperament and strong maternal traits.
Breeding true to form his offspring are known for excellent structure, conformation and maternal strength.
Anvil Angus imported his sire WK Replay to Australia. WK Replay becoming a highly influential Angus sire known for producing for balanced, moderate framed, easy doing progeny. WK Replay’s pedigree includes renowned foundation lines used over and over to enhance carcase quality and structural integrity.
BOONAROO KEYSTONE Q90
Sire
Stud SireA standout bull since birth.
Boonaroo Keystone Q90 is quiet, sound and scanned a tremendous amount of muscling and marbling.
Boonaroo Keystone Q90 has calving ease in the top 2% of the breed and growth in the top 3% of the breed.
Boonaroo Keystone Q90 is a top quality bull for any herd looking for a calving ease bull with quality, carcase and muscle in all the right places.
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Heart Flower V18
Sire
Millah Murrah Stormtrooper S235Dam
Heart Flower T8Elite daughter of Millah Murrah Stormtrooper S235 and grand daughter of Heart Flower J196, Heart Flower V18 is a stunning free moving heifer with beautifully balanced EBVs, impeccable pedigree and true to her name a docile heart.
Heart Flower V18 has renowned cow makers Paratrooper, Klooney and Theo in her pedigree to name but a few. Not to mention that her great grand dam F126 is a donor at both Millah Murrah Angus and Ascot Angus. Royalty all the way, some would say.
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Circle 8 Rosebud T211
Sire
GB Fireball 672Dam
Circle 8 Rosebud H324Circle 8 Rosebud T211, a GB Fireball daughter.
An elite heifer featuring a +5.3 IMG as well as exceptional, high marbling genetics.
Phenotypic, structural sounds and premium genetics in one package.
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Sire
Sterling Pacific 904Dam
Kenny's Creek H369Granddaughter of Baldrige Isabel Y69 on the paternal pedigree and Papa Equator on the maternal family tree this Princess is indeed a royal bonus.
A beautiful soft thick volume cow with huge growth.
A solid angus dam wo brings depth and capacity to hips for replacement heifers. This translates to calving ease in future females without compromising capacity and carcase!
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