Oakey Holdings pty ltd

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Whyalla Feedlot

Whyalla Feedlot is owned by Nippon Meat Packers Australia and is recognised as the largest feedlot operating within Australia . The current feedlot was established in 1989 incorporating state of the art technology including a steam flaking plant for grain processing. The Whyalla property covers around 5,800 hectares and produces corn silage, lucerne hay and feeder steers for the feedlot.

During their feeding period at Whyalla cattle are handled to minimise stress. Shade facilities have been erected across all pens to alleviate heat stress in summer periods. A regular pen-cleaning program is utilised to ensure that cattle have free access in pens and can move about without restriction. Pens have been designed to prevent bruising to cattle and to allow ready access to feed and water.

Whyalla Feedlot is proactive in managing the environment it operates within. All runoff and effluent from the feedlot is contained within two separate storage systems. Solid effluent is also contained after removal from cattle pens. These resources are then utilised to improve production in Whyalla's farming areas. Liquid effluent is used to irrigate forage crops and manure is used as a fertiliser for pasture and crop areas. Computerised weather stations are located throughout the feedlot and are used to monitor environmental conditions within the feedlot. Whyalla must comply with both Ausmeat and Queensland Government operating procedures that are reviewed annually in order to continue operation.

We are 24 km north west of Texas in Queensland on the Yelarbon rd.

Here is a map to Whyalla feedlot.

Dumaresq Grazing

‘Dumaresq Grazing Services' is the hub of Oakey Holdings breeding operations from its conception in 1996. Through experimentation, trial and error, changing technologies and market conditions, DGS has established itself at the frontier of our breeding programs.

Total management control from sire, cow, livestock husbandry practices and supplemented ration control has developed the DGS breeding program to be a yet simple but sophisticated production system targeting overseas customer demands. All calves are JAS accredited having whole of life management records.

Scheelite

King Island is located mid way between Melbourne and Tasmania in Bass Strait and is a highly productive perennial grassland developed from historical soldier settler programs.

The 2800 ha ‘Scheelite' farm was purchased in June 2001 and is located in the SE corner of King Island where it receives over 1,000 mm of highly reliable rainfall each year.

The ‘Scheelite' herd is a 1750 head self replacing commercial line of Australian Angus cows. Sires are bred and purchased from Angus Society members using breed plan technology seeking above average birth, 600 day and IMF values. Calves will feed up to 14 months of age before shipping off the island to either Southern markets or entry into Oakey Holdings Whyalla Feedlot.