Need a sale catalogue before Christmas?
Believe it or not, but the Autumn 2022 bull selling season is just around the corner, so have you got your sale information in order?
As we lead up to the Christmas and New Year period it is important to remember that the Angus Australia office will be closed from Friday the 24th of December 2021 and will reopen on Tuesday the 4th of January 2022 for the holiday season.
Summer 2021 Genetic Evaluation Reports Now Available
With the completion of the December 2021 TransTasman Angus Cattle Evaluation, updated versions of the Angus Australia Sire Summary and Angus Australia Genetic Benchmarking Report are now available, along with updated sire reports listing the latest Research Breeding Values for Mature Cow Body Condition,
CSIRO Survey – Opportunities to reduce Pinkeye incidence in Angus cattle
Pinkeye is also known as keratitis contagiosa, infectious keratitis, contagious ophthalmia, New Forest eye, blight and most commonly as infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis (IBK). The heritability of pinkeye in Angus cattle is estimated to be low to moderate (around 0.1)
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Pinkeye is a herd disease with high incidence (more than 2% in calves and 0.6% in cows) that spreads rapidly.
Behind the Beef Episode 15 – Angus Verified
The latest episode of the Behind the Beef is out now and this one showcases the Angus Verified program and its successes in the months after the launch of the program.
Updated EBVs Available – December 2021
Angus Australia wishes to advise that the December 2021 TransTasman Angus Cattle Evaluation has been completed and updated EBVs are now available.
With relation to the recent analysis,
Introducing New Angus Selection Indexes
New selection indexes will be introduced for Angus seedstock cattle in the December 2021 TransTasman Angus Cattle Evaluation.
The new selection indexes replace the current Angus Breeding,
Selection Indexes, one number balancing a lot of traits – Wrap up
Over the last few weeks Angus Australia has been highlighting Selection Indexes, one number balancing a lot of traits. Angus Australia has a number of informative resources available that give support into a better understanding of EBVs and Selection Indexes.
Angus Australia Office Christmas Closures 2021
Angus Australia would like to remind members that the office will be closed from Thursday 23rd December and will reopen on Tuesday 4th January for the holiday season.
Please be aware of the following office closures:
Thursday,
Did you miss the recent Angus Verified webinar?
You’ll be pleased to know this webinar is now available to watch online, if you either missed the event or wish to rewatch it.
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The webinar has been broken up into chapters based on topics so you can jump to the chapters that most interest you,
Complete the Angus CONNECT – A Focus on the ASBP event evaluation here!
Did you tune into Angus CONNECT – A Focus on the ASBP?
If so, we want to hear from you!
Angus Australia encourages anyone who participated in the Angus CONNECT event to complete our short feedback evaluation survey regarding your experience during the event.
