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
Today, David & Joy Deguara and their son Jarrod and daughter-in-law Leanne, run about 400 stud cows with Brahman bulls to produce Herd Bulls and Stud Heifers. The family has also commenced breeding Charbray and Brangus bulls and heifers for the commercial cattleman.  These are bred using Stud Brahman Cows and Stud Charolais and Angus Bulls.


Future Direction
David & Joy Deguara have elected to move the focus of their personal interest in the Brahman industry to predominantly Embryo and Invitro Fertilisation breeding using a smaller number of pure American bred cows and heifers, mostly JD Hudgins and V8 bloodlines.

The family has cattle in partnership in the United States and these animals will 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 quickly.

David has also travelled to Brazil, Argentina and South Africa in search of new genetics and with a view to exporting some of our genetics to these countries. The recent purchase of 10 pure American bloodlines cows from PB Fenech Brahmans will add to the Donor Cows available for Embryo and Invitro Fertilisation breeding.