October 2020 Producer Spotlights
With the cracking results across the sale yards around the country, Angus producers once again saw some excellent success with commercial animals in the month of October.
See the October Producer Spotlights here:
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Learning and lending a hand: Introducing the newest Angus Australia and Charles Sturt University Interns
In order to provide an opportunity for young members of the agricultural industry to be involved in the research and development of the Angus Sire Benchmarking Program (ASBP), Angus Australia and Charles Sturt University have awarded internships to two students.
Updated EBVs Available: November 2020
Angus Australia wishes to advise that the November 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.
Angus influences 48% of breeding females
An independent survey has identified that Angus genetics have a significant impact in the Australian cattle population, with substantial penetrance into northern Australia.
The results identified that approximately 5.6 million breeding females in the national beef herd are influenced by Angus genetics,
Updated EBVs Available: Mid-October 2020
Angus Australia wishes to advise that the Mid October 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.
Updated EBVs Available: Mid-October 2020
Angus Australia wishes to advise that the Mid-October 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.
Completion of Angus Assured and Angus Sired tags program
The sale of Angus Assured and Angus Sired tags will cease from 1st December 2020.
A new yellow Angus identifier tag will be made available in conjunction with a yet to be launched live animal verification program of commercial Angus animals,
September 2020 Producer Spotlights
The trend of blockbuster results for Angus cattle continued on from previous months into September, with commercial cattle prices around the country well up.
Please see below for the Angus Producer Spotlights published in September!
ImmuneDEX – Updated Sire RBVs Available
Updated sire Research Breeding Values for ImmuneDEX have recently been published as an addition to the TransTasman Angus Cattle Evaluation (TACE).
The collection of immune response phenotypes, and calculation of the associated ImmuneDEX Research Breeding Values (RBV),
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.
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