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This is the home page of the Devon Cattle Breeders’ Society of Australia.

Locate Devon cattle available for sale near you and find out information on Devon Sales and Open Days for 2011.

Find out more about the Devon breed - the quiet achiever...

What are Devon Cattle?

Devon cattle have qualities that are of great value to the modern commercial beef industry. There is a mounting awareness of the importance of these qualities and the Devon is well placed to take advantage of the swing back to the superior eating qualities of the British breed cattle. Devons have a broad genetic diversity and a range of maturity patterns that enables them to perform in a wide variety of situations. Read more ...

Devons are typically very quiet and easy to handle, are a rich red colour and inherently very fertile. As they appear to have excellent feed conversion efficiency, they are hardy and can handle adverse conditions and heat better than any other British breed. They produce high quality meat in a wide range of production systems, from intensive feedlot or grass finishing to the extensive pastoral runs.

 

2012 Events
MARCH
March 10 - DCBSA AGM
March 10 - DCBSA Members Forum
March 10 - DCBSA Dinner celebrating the Australian Year of the Farmer
March 23 - The inaugural Auctionsplus Inland Devon Female Sale

APRIL
April 7 - Sydney Royal Easter Show Devon Judging
**2012 Feature Breed**

May
May 7-12 - Beef Australia 2012, Rockhampton QLD
May 10-25 - Devon World Conference in Brazil
May 19-29 - Casino Beef Week, Casino NSW

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One of the oldest breeds of the past, the universal breed of the future ... DEVON