Is your bull ready to work?
By Alastair Rayner, RaynerAg No doubt the attention of breeders across the country is closely focussed on the price of bulls across the country. With many of these bulls due … Read more
Common Performance Recording Problems
The term “rubbish in – rubbish out” is often used when discussing the requirements of performance recording with the TransTasman Angus Cattle Evaluation (TACE). In other words, the reliability of … Read more
Passion for Angus studs
Ross Nolly, Farmers Weekly, September 2020 A Southland couple are carrying on the tradition of breeding Angus 157 years after it was first introduced to New Zealand. Ross Nolly reports. The Angus … Read more
How objective are you when looking at your bulls?
By Alastair Rayner, RaynerAg If you’re a bull breeder, there’s no doubt you have one of the more challenging roles in the beef industry. As a breeder you’re producing bulls … Read more
Collecting structural scores on Angus animals
Structure can be an important component of a breeding program, with structural scores accepted for animals less than 750 days of age, for inclusion in TACE, or mature females as … Read more
How to choose the appropriate bull – fit for purpose?
The very first step before you start choosing a bull is to identify a breeding programme that does what you want it to and produces a product suitable for your … Read more
Neogen, PBB & Angus NZ launch Improved Angus GS Genotyping Platform
PBB, Angus NZ and Neogen Australasia are pleased to announce that additional content has been added to the Angus GS genotyping platform. Angus GS is a genotyping platform designed specifically for … Read more
Interacting with Social Media
Social media is a fast paced set of communications platforms that is quickly becoming one of a marketers most used tools. With 15 million Australians using Facebook alone (or 2.27 … Read more
Think about the raw data sheet at bull sales
Article by Alastair Rayner, RaynerAg The Spring Bull sales are well underway in Northern NSW. There have been a lot of successful sales in 2020, and this reflects a few … Read more
Right Bull can lift weights by 45kg
This article was published in Country-Wide Beef, May 2020.By Associate Professor Rebecca Hickson (B+LNZ Genetics Dairy Beef Progeny Test Project Leader) View the May 2020 report Latest results from the … Read more
Tips for Collecting Structural Score
Part of the ‘If we don’t measure it, we can’t improve it’ series from Angus Australia, the video explores some important considerations when collecting structural scores.
Collecting Docility Information
Docility scores taken on calves between 60 and 400 days of age are used to calculate Docility EBVs within the TransTasman Angus Cattle Evaluation (TACE). Recording docility scores Animals can … Read more