Angus Australia welcomes new members
Angus Australia would like to extend a warm welcome to the following new Members.
Please note, many new members have elected not to have their names published.
For further contact details,
New year, new bull selling season!
Even though it feels like the spring bull selling season has only just finished, attention is now turning to the Autumn selling season. Angus sales are scheduled to kick off in Western Australia at the end of January,
Phone number for Angus Australia reception
Members are reminded that the telephone number for reception at Angus Australia is 02 6773 4600.
Many members are still attempting to use the old number, (02 6772 3011) which is now disconnected and has not been the Angus Australia phone number for a number of years now,
Updated EBVs Available: January 2021
Angus Australia wishes to advise that the January 2021 TransTasman Angus Cattle Evaluation has been completed and updated EBVs are now available.
With the completion of the January 2021 analysis,
December 2020 Producer Spotlights
In a year of ups and downs for many, 2020 was rounded out with another strong month for Angus cattle in sale yards and on AuctionsPlus, in a testament to the hard work of Angus producers around Australia.
Angus Australia’s Top 10 – A year in review 2020
When the clock ticked over to 12:00am on December 31st 2019, not a single one of us could have imagined how the year was to unfold.
Relevant and Well Recorded – the key to a robust reference population
The value that genomics delivers is dependent on having a relevant and well recorded reference population, particularly for hard to measure traits. A reference population is a population of animals with both phenotypes and genotypes recorded which allows us to establish breeding values on related animals for a range of traits through genetic SNPs.
Angus providing premiums for Mackas
Angus Australia’s newest Verified Black Angus Beef brand, Mackas Australian Black Angus Beef, has had a year to remember and it certainly has not all been doom and gloom.
AuctionsPlus recently profiled Mackas Pastoral to discuss the ups and the downs they have faced in 2020.
Angus CONNECT Spring 2020: Updates to ImmuneDEX
The future looks bright for the Research Breeding Value (RBV), ImmuneDEX, as the ability to calculate the breeding value based on genomic predictions, rather than just those with immune response phenotyped progeny,
WA Angus December 2020 Newsletter
The WA Angus Newsletter for December 2020 is available and includes updates on all the events happening in Western Australia.
