Beef Australia 2021 is on!
Entries are now open for the Commercial Cattle Section and Carcase Section; and the schedule has been released for the Stud section. So if you are looking to exhibit in any way at Beef Australia.
Annual Enhancements to TransTasman Angus Cattle Evaluation – December 2020
Members are advised that a number of enhancements have been implemented into the analytical software that is used to calculate Estimated Breeding Values (EBVs) within the mid December 2020 TransTasman Angus Cattle Evaluation.
November 2020 Producer Spotlights
Another month, another excellent round of results for Angus cattle around the saleyards and on AuctionsPlus. Commercial producers have seen some great reward for their efforts with Angus cattle faring well around the country across steers,
Breeding Better Breeders – December 2020 Sire RBVs Now Available
Updated Research Breeding Values for Mature Cow Body Condition and Mature Cow Height for sires are now available, following the release of the December 2020 TransTasman Angus Cattle Evaluation.
Updated EBVs Available: December 2020
Angus Australia wishes to advise that the December 2020 TransTasman Angus Cattle Evaluation has been completed and updated EBVs are now available. The following reports are available to download from the “Files to Download” section of the Member Login area on the Angus Australia website.
Results of Ballot to consider changes to the Angus Australia Constitution
The results of the ballot recently conducted among members to consider changes to the Angus Australia Constitution have been scrutineered by Roberts & Morrow Audit services (the Company Auditor) and reviewed by the Board prior to release to Members on the Declaration Day of 26th November 2020.
“Behind the Beef” Episode 4 – The Commercial advantage of Angus Cattle
Behind the Beef is back, and episode 4 focuses on the commercial advantage of Angus cattle. As many know, there has been a current boom in the markets for commercial and seedstock cattle and front and centre is Angus.
It’s almost sale season again!
Believe it or not, but the Autumn 2021 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 Thursday 24th December and will reopen on Monday 4th January for the holiday season.
The variation in trait performance
The variation that exists within the Angus breed enables breeders to continue to make gains in areas significant to their breeding program and that of their clients. A recent project undertaken by Angus Australia once again examined how much variation exists in Angus,
A better carcase, through better EBVs
Improving carcase quality is something achievable with EBVs and a recent project examined how well the EBVs of sires entered into the ASBP predicted the performance of their progeny. The work found that the EBVs of sires in cohorts 5,6 and 7 provided an accurate prediction of their carcase genetics,
