Christopher Wyhoon, 38, had originally pleaded not guilty to seven charges and a three-day hearing was listed to start before magistrate Terry Forbes yesterday.

Wyhoon pleaded guilty to a charge of embezzlement as a clerk and six other charges were withdrawn by police.

Mr Forbes was told in tendered facts that Wyhoon, of Nebur Feedlot, Three Springs, was employed in March, 2002, by the Carver Cattle Company as property manager at Minston Park, Bindoon.

The victim, Jim Carver, wanted to start a stud cattle program and Wyhoon made him aware of the Senepol breed.

Wyhoon said it was a breed of the future, there were 11 Senepol heifers which could be bought in NSW and they would be the last available for some time.

A business decision was made by the victim to fly Wyhoon to NSW to purchase the heifers for $48,000, including GST, for the Carver Cattle Company.

The heifers were going to be taken to Western Australia and put in an embryo collection program to improve and expand the victim’s herd, establishing a Senepol stud.

Arrangements were made for the heifers to be taken to Wattle Park at Holbrook on June 16, 2002, for an embryo flushing program overseen by a vet.

The heifers were flushed three times on October 21 and December 9, 2002, and January 19, 2003.

They were taken to Western Australia soon after the third flushing.

A total of 116 embryos were extracted, with 109 A grade and seven B grade.

The B grade embryos were unsuitable to freeze and could only be used if transplanted into cows soon after flushing.

The remaining 109 embryos were frozen, with Wyhoon taking the seven B grade embryos for his own use.

He paid $75 each for them at the time when they were worth $225.

Wyhoon gained a benefit of more than $1000.