NINDETHANA will offer six bulls at the 2023 National Droughtmaster Bull Sale to be held at the Central Queensland Livestock Exchange, Gracemere on 12 & 13 September 2023. The bulls will be offered on Day 1 of the sale (12 September 2023) as Lots 147 to 152.
The sires that are represented in our draft are Rondel Whiskey, Rondel Preston and Glenlands J Bojangles.
All bulls have been:
- Sire Verified
- HornPoll tested
- Pestivirus tested NEGATIVE
- Pompes tested FREE
- Scanned by Paul Kenny on 14 August 2023
- Vet evaluated by Dr Dianne Sorley on 14 August 2023
- Semen morphology tested by John Cooper, Just Genes on 14 August 2023
- Fully Vaccinated 7 in 1, 3-day, botulism, pestivirus, tick fever & vibrio
The bulls have been raised in paddocks that mostly comprise gentle slopes, creek and river flats and ticks! They have been worked with bikes and on foot and have had plenty of education working through the yards and handling facilities.
The bulls have been grass-fed (native grasses and improved pastures) with access to a mineral supplement and light supplementation with Riverina stock pellets. As the season has lightened off, they have had access to a mix of baled Rhodes grass and grassy lucerne. Nindethana is a J-BAS 7 herd.
To watch the video playlist of our draft, click HERE
SIRES
RONDEL WHISKEY (PP) D5
Rondel Whiskey (Wajatryn 2338 Knightly/Rondel Skittles) was purchased in partnership at the 2020 National Droughtmaster Sale for $160,000. He was, in our mind, genetically and phenotypically perfect! At 21 months of age, Whiskey weighted 836kg and boasted an EMA of 142cms and scrotal circumference of 39cms. He has tremendous length, bone, muscle, and skin and an underline that is clean and tidy. His stunning head, broad muzzle and heavily hooded eye sets him apart from others and strengthens his appeal as a stud sire. To round off this perfect package, he has an extraordinary temperament and unique personality. Since purchase, Whiskey has developed into a massive bull, producing an impressive line of sons and daughters. His first son, offered from the High Country stable, sold for $50,000 and daughter for $11,000.
RONDEL PRESTON (P) D4
From the Rondel stable, Preston (Glenlands D Nationality/Rondel Michelle) has been used in our AI and IVF programs. Our enduring admiration for his progeny and an opportunity to acquire his semen, enabled us to replicate some of his extraordinary features: length, bone, muscle, and skin; beautiful heads with a broad muzzle and hooded eye; and a tropical coat that is smooth and glistening. All females in our program have been retained. Our first AI Preston son will be offered this spring.
GLENLANDS J BOJANGLES (PH) D5
Glenlands J Bojangles (Glenlands D Vass/Halcyon Ottie) was purchased at the 2020 Glenlands Sale for $55,000. He is soft, easy doing and has a load of tropical attributes. He structural correctness, loose skin, clean underline and slick tropical were evident. His stunning head and well hooded eye strengthen his appeal as a sire. He is gentle and easy to manage. Bojangles’ first sons will be offered for sale this spring.
LOT 147 – NINDETHANA NIGEL (PH) D5
Sire: Rondel Whiskey
Dam: Nindethana Jenna
Indent: NPH21515M
DOB: 27/09/21
Age: 23 months
The apple didn’t fall too far from the tree!! Nigel is a clone of his sire, Rondel Whiskey, and embodies so many of his exemplary features. He has inherited Whiskey’s extraordinary bone, tremendous muscling, stunning head with a broad muzzle and hooded eye, a clean underline, and an insatiable libido. The similarities do not stop at physical attributes; Nigel’s temperament and quirky personality resembles that of his sire. An absolute joy.
Successfully exhibited during 2023, Nigel attended no fewer than nine Agricultural Shows in Southern Queensland, walking away with a championship sash from each event. He completed his year in the showring as the Reserve Senior Champion Bull at the Royal Queensland Show.
Nigel will be offered for sale with 200 STRAWS OF QUALITY SEMEN (morphology plus post thaw analysis will be available). He will be sold as a ¾ share with full possession. Straws of semen will be retained by Nindethana for in-heard use only.
Dam: Nindethana Jenna (Glenlands Quarry/High Country Evanna) is a moderate framed, well-mannered female with an exceptional underline and excellent udder. She has produced three calves in three years: a bull sold at the 2022 National Sale for $22,000 (Milton); Nigel; and a weaner heifer who is a full sister to Nigel (Oprah). Jenna’s fourth calf, sired by Whiskey, is due in November.
Link to Pedigree HERE
Link to Video HERE
LOT 148 – NINDETHANA NAPOLEON (PH) (AI) D5
Sire: Rondel Preston
Dam: Nindethana Fontine
Indent: NPH21495M
DOB: 18/07/21
Age: 25 months
A sire in the making, this young bull stood out right from the beginning. An AI son of Rondel Preston, his cover, his bone, and his thickness are to be admired. Successfully exhibited during the first half of 2023, Napoleon secured senior championship sashes at each of the four agricultural shows for which he was nominated.
Dam, Nindethana Fontine (Bryvonlea Malachi/Karragarra Fronde) is the complete package. A member of our show team for four consecutive years, she is a beautiful wedgy female that is very maternal and extremely quiet. She has produced seven calves in seven years: two retained females that are following in her footsteps (Iyla & Melba); two bulls sold at auction (Jean for $25,000 & Lincoln for $15,000); a heifer sold at auction (Julianna for $4,750), Napoleon, and a yearling bull calf.
Link to Pedigree HERE
Link to Video HERE
LOT 148 – NINDETHANA NEON (PP) D5
Sire: Rondel Whiskey
Dam: Eversleigh Limelight
Indent: NPH21525M
DOB: 10/10/21
Age: 23 months
Another powerful young Whiskey son with enormous potential. Blessed with length, depth, and sheer volume, he is a well put together and evenly balanced young bull. He is smooth, slick coated, and clean underneath. Impeccable temperament rounds off this impressive package.
Dam, Eversleigh Limelight was purchased as an unjoined heifer at the 2018 National Female Sale. She is a well fleshed, moderate framed female that has produced three outstanding calves since purchase: a retained female (Moonlight), Neon, and a weaner heifer (Osram). She is due to calve again in November.
Link to Pedigree HERE
Link to Video HERE
LOT 150 – NINDETHANA NEWMAN (PP) D5
Sire: Rondel Whiskey
Dam: Nindethana Kalara
Indent: NPH21518M
DOB: 30/09/21
Age: 23 months
A heifer’ first calf, Newman is a combination of length, depth, thickness and volume. This impressive young Whiskey son has a glistening tropical coat and an eye-catching sirey head, a signature of his noteworthy sire.
Link to Pedigree HERE
Link to Video HERE
LOT 151 – NINDETHANA NEATH (PP) D5
Sire: Rondel Whiskey
Dam: Nindethana Katie
Indent: NPH21524M
DOB: 08/10/21
Age: 23 months
An impressive and powerful young Whiskey son, Neath’s length, thickness and width are to be admired. His lovely sirey head with hooding is eye catching. A tidy underline and smooth tropical coat combine to make this young sire a worthy prospect.
Dam, Nindethana Katie (Ianbrae Wanted/Nindethana Blessing) is a soft, feminine and incredibly fertile female with a big future. She is beautifully conformed and has plenty of volume and capacity. Neath is her first calf, who is followed by a beautiful heifer (Oaklee), and now a bull calf at foot. With each calf, there is a noteworthy reduction in her calving interval. Katie’s maternal sister ‘Ophelia’ who is sired by Whiskey is perhaps the best we have bred.
Link to Pedigree HERE
Link to Video HERE
LOT 152 – NINDETHANA NASHVILLE (PP) D5
Sire: Glenlands J Bojangles
Dam: Angle Zed Hannah
Indent: NPH21545
DOB: 11/12/21
Age: 21 months
An impressive youngster at just 21 months of age. He is long, smooth and tidy. He has plenty of bone, muscle and loose skin, and a beautiful silk-like tropical coat.
Dam, Angle Zed Hannah (Oasis Buster/Angle Zed Clare) was purchased as a calf at foot with her dam at the dispersal of the Fortus Stud. She has produced six calves in six years: a retained heifer (Jeana), a heifer sold to a commercial operation (Kimberley), a steer, an impressive young bull that was gifted to the Toogoolawah State High School Droughtmaster Stud (Seven Toes), Nashville and a stunning weaner heifer, also sired by Bojangles (Odette).
Link to Pedigree HERE
Link to Video HERE
