Rotokawa 343 is a son of Rotokawa 93 and is very similar to 93 in phenotype. He is quite thick in the rump and packs quite a bit of beef on his moderately tall carcass. This young bull shows a lot of promise and will be retained for breeding in the Rotokawa herd. View pedigree.

Rotokawa 344 is a son of Rotokawa 93 and is a big thick bull. His dam is one of the grand old ladies imported fromNew Zealand, Rotokawa 13. She is 11 years old and still producing great calves. 344 will make a great terminal sire for crossbreeding to your commercial cows to produce high volumes ofmeat in the high value areas of the carcass. View pedigree.

Rotokawa 346 is a son of Rotokawa 982 and carries on this family line in the Rotokawa herd. His first crop of calves will be born in the spring of 2011 and we can’t wait. He is a bull that looked like a herd sire the day he was born in quarantine right after the Rotokawa herd arrived in the US. His dam is Rotokawa 105 and is a moderate functional cow. 346 is thick in the front end like his sire and will add the 982 family genes to your breeding program. View pedigree.

Rotokawa 349 is a son of Rotokawa 29 who is a son of one of the great Rotokawa legacy bulls, Rotokawa 667. This sire is famed for his ability to put a great udder on all female calves he sires. 349 has the traits of his grandfather and we look forward to his first crop of calves with great anticipation. This is the bull to use to introduce genes from the Rotokawa 667 family to your herd. He will also make a great terminal sire for your meat production program. View pedigree.

Rotokawa 243 AKA Rangatera is a son of Rotokawa 93 out of the great Rotokawa cow 592.

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Bull 974 is the son of 667 who in turn was the son of the great Rotokawa 425. Bull 974 was the top bull in the Breed Plan measure of bulls in 2006. This frame 3 bull will add volume of meat to your calves and will put a rump on them. Bull 974 is no longer alive and therefore if you have plans to use this bull you should purchase and put aside some semen for the future. View this bull's pedigree.

Bull 667 is the son of Rotokawa 425, the bull that had a huge impact in England when he was introduced there. He ranked number 2 in the Breed Plan rankings in 2006. Bull 667 has a tremendous rump width percent and will add volume to any calves he sires. Bull 667 has a very positive impact on any cows with a questionable udder; we have seen him straighten out an udder in one generation. This is bull power. Bull 667 is no longer alive and supplies of semen are limited. View pedigree.

Rotokawa 663 is one of the senior sires from the Rotokawa herd. He died before we linear measured the herd. We have run out of semen from this bull. View pedigree.