Monte Allegro - An Overview
Monte Allegro is a professionally managed Australian Lowline cattle business located on a green hilltop at Nar Nar Goon North less than an hours drive east of Melbourne, Victoria.
Founded in 1999 by Cristina and Tony Carraturo, Monte Allegro has proven itself as one of the country's premier Australian Lowline cattle breeders and suppliers of some of Australia's finest quality beef.
Its reputation for the development, nurturing and breeding of the Lowline breed has been widely recognized in beef cattle circles. Monte Allegro Australian Lowline stock are available for sale at all times together with their rearing, caring and breeding expertise long after sale.
The driving force behind Monte Allegro is a passion towards a healthy and connected system of production ensuring a natural link with land and food.
Semen and embryo packages are also available for domestic and export markets.
Success at major shows throughout the country has placed Monte Allegro as the nation's benchmark for Australian Lowline beef cattle presentation and performance.
Monte Allegro is committed to:
- Breeding with only the best available Lowline genetics
- Strong after sales support
- Making customers a component of every business decision
- Strong and expanding knowledge and process of the Australian Lowline breed
- Being active and functional participants in the Australian Beef industry
- Developing a terrific niche opportunity
- Assisting other cattle breeders in adopting alternative positioning in their markets
Monte Allegro is passionate about:
- Wellbeing. A well balanced diet improves and maintains efficient body function. Balance promotes growth, ensures adequate digestion, absorption and utilisation of food.
- Farming as a multifunctional activity. Tied closely to the community, to health and to people
- A relationship with nature
Choosing Monte Allegro
Distinct, unique and based on Australian Lowline cattle, our business promotes a healthy and connected system of production ensuring a natural link with land and food.
Why choose Monte Allegro?
- Strong belief in the future of Australian Lowlines
- Deep commitment to integrity and sharp customer focus
- Skill, flair, energy, creative ideas and a passion for excellence
- Hands on involvement with cattle
- Personal service for all clients whether breeders, commercial or restaurants
- Breeding from structurally correct cattle
- Expanding into innovative niche marketing and distribution approach
- Breed to the finest Lowline bloodlines
- Breeding and performance, animals for sale at all times, weanlings through to mature animals
- Premium source of animal material such as embryos, semen, live animals
- Respected source of information on the Australian Lowline breed and the unique Monte Allegro approach to breeding