FMG BULL EVALUATION UNIT SPRING OPEN DAY SUMMARY

On this sunny Spring Tuesday, 60 industry people took the opportunity to come and view the 31 bulls at the 2009 – 2010 FMG Angus NZ Bull Evaluation Unit that are grazing on Maurice Berwick’s property on Milson Line, Palmerston North.

Following a sustained wet period and a mix of very changeable weather conditions, those that visited would have been very pleased with the condition of the bulls on show.

It is some 5 months since their arrival and performance wise they have (on average) put on 229 kgs in 143 days at a daily gain of 1.6kgs / day, today weighing in at an average of 578kgs.

 
Bulls on display at the Open day.

Thanks as always must go to the many companies that support our Bull Evaluation Unit and this open day is always a great opportunity for them to rub shoulders with the breeders and beef farmers who visit to check out the Angus genetics  on show on this day.

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Visitors enjoying the company of other breeders as they view this year's crop of bulls.

 A second and bigger open day will be held in April next year when the bulls from this group that will be going forward to the Angus New Zealand National Sale in Feilding on Tuesday 18^th May will be on show again

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