OLMO

Pictured as a mature bull in Australia.

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Olmo was born in Italy on July 28, 1988 - bred by Luciano Daziano.

He was sired by a leading Italian AI bull of the day, named Lugano; and was out of the cow Modena.

This fine bull was purchased as a weanling by master breeder, James Mulligan of Australia. However, import regulations at the time prevented Mr. Mulligan from importing live animals direct from Italy into Australia.

Therefore, Olmo started a long journey - being shipped first to Denmark to stand in quarantine for a year - before ultimately being exported to Australia.

While in Denmark, semen was collected for world wide export.

 

Olmo was an impressively long bodied, moderate muscled sire with brand new bloodlines for the North American market. Terry McCann of Columbus International Cattle Co., from Saskatchewan, Canada arranged for North American semen distribution rights with James Mulligan. The US and Canadian breeders responded enthusiastically and soon there were Olmo sired fullblood Piedmontese, and crossbreds, gracing the pastures in North America.

They started to command attention in the show ring - and there were countless Champions, both male and female, by this great sire. Seven of the 19 Hall of Fame females are sired by this bull.

Even today, some semen is available and in use. He left great daughters across North America and also in Australia in the Mulligan's program.... Making him a truly internationally famous sire.