Our Aim

To breed genetically superior Australian Brahmans for our clients.

History

Hamdenvale Brahman Stud was commenced by the Deguara Family with a small number of Cherokee bloodline cows and a Burnside Bull in 1970. The Stud was run at the family property at Hamden near Marian in the Mackay district.  In 1976 this property was sold and the stud moved to Moorvale Station, Nebo where it was conducted for a couple of years before discontinuing production until the mid 1980’s.

David Deguara began rebuilding the stud using a small number of the original cows and purchasing bulls from the Savannah, Fernandez and Wilangi Studs to commence a herd bull breeding enterprise.  Over the years, bulls were sold at various sales around the Mackay and Rockhampton districts.

In 1997, the family decided to commence their own Invitation Bull Sale in partnership with Charlie and Jean Borg’s Fernandez Brahman Stud. In 2004, David and Joy Deguara and family purchased Daunia Station and the De Park Brahman Stud.  This stud had been predominantly linebred using only Cherokee bloodlines, making a very pure Australian Brahman Herd. In 2006, the decision was made to affiliate the two studs to now operate as Hamdenvale Brahmans.  All cattle from both herds will now carry the Hamdenvale Prefix.

Today

Following David’s passing in 2022, Joy continued to run the stud from “Simla”, holding our Annual Females Of The Future Sale and preparing bulls for sale until 2025.

By the end of 2025, all IVF breeding and sale preparation will be carried out by Jarrod and Leanne on our home cattle properties, “ Moorvale” and “Daunia”, with only naturally bred stud cows remaining a We aim to breed bulls to meet the needs of both the Stud Breeder and the Commercial Cattleman, and Elite Females to enhance the quality of Australian Stud Brahman herds.

With Australia’s vast open spaces and the need for our commercial cattle to walk long distances in often harsh conditions, we aim to use the best International Genetics combined with proven Australian traits to breed a versatile animal well suited to Australian conditions.

Future Direction

With the focus in recent years in Northern and Central Queensland moving to more cross breeding, we aim to breed a high grade brahman animal suited to the commercial market, along with Stud animals that will support the continued improvement in the Australian Brahman breed.

The family has cattle in the United States and these animals help provide the future genetics for the stud. Embryos have also been purchased in the United States and bred in Australia to help improve our genetics.

Jarrod and Leanne spend a considerable amount of time in the USA and are constantly on the lookout for new genetics that will support the type of animal we wish to breed.  The cross of Australian and American genetics have proven fruitful for us as we seek to produce strong content animals that will provide depth of breeding to our clients.