Pure Angus Breed 

Pardoo runs a closed self-replacing pure Angus herd, they chose this breed as it is renowned for its mild temperament, incredible maternal characteristics along with having good growth rates and wonderful beef quality especially with IMF (inter muscle fat) which is more commonly known as marbling.

Pardoo has developed its herd over many years using Rennylea, Te Mania and Pathfinder genetics. Pardoo’s cattle are finished and ready for processing year-round. Pardoo also grows and cultivates a herd of Australian White Sheep.

The Pardoo farm and their team utilise low-stress animal handling techniques when managing the cattle to ensure that the animals are not exposed to high stress environments that would be detrimental to their health. The cattle graze on a multi species pasture for better nutrition and health standards. Pardoo also grows fodder crops along with crops for hay, silage and haylage production.

The Pardoo farm cultivates an antibiotic and pesticide free practice with all their animals, only using them if only absolutely essential for the animals health. If a particular animal has need for antibiotics to help keep it in good health, then it is culled from the herd to keep the other animal’s exposure at a minimum.

Pardoo takes their land and water management very seriously with multiple measures in place to ensure that not only the animals are kept in good health but also the soil, natural flora and local creeks are protected and maintained. Currently they are redesigning their BioFert plant, with past projects having them focused on planting out the last unprotected creek areas.

At Pardoo they have a no pesticides, fungicides or herbicides, policy that keeps the soil’s PH stable and keeps chemicals far away from the stock’s food source. They also make an organic biological home-made fertiliser to restore the nutrients and micro-organisms that have been depleted from the soil. They also plant multi species pastures, to add nutritional diversity to the cattle’s diet. Pardoo’s irrigation water is all from their own catchment water, keeping their effective water management short, sweet and simple.

Due to Pardoo’s location in the wonderous Otways they have little seasonal issues as their farm usually stays green year-round. Their main concern with the seasons is if it is a “wet” winter, as this can cause waterlogged paddocks that are unpleasant and potentially dangerous for their livestock to stand in.

However, Pardoo does have a solution to this problem, if the paddocks are too wet then they use feed pads to keep the animals dry and safe.