Breeder Profile:Paul & Susannah Revell CLIENTS A FIRM FOCUS FOR THE REVELL FAMILY OF OKAKA ANGUS Meeting the needs of hill country farmers with a consistent product is the goal … Read more
Breeder Profile:Katherine & Philip McCallum FARMING CAREERS PACKED FULL OF GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR SOUTHLAND FAMILY Katherine and Philip McCallum are in the Angus breeding business for the long haul. … Read more
How well EBVs describe the performance of progeny was part of a recent project examining bulls and their progeny involved in the Angus Sire Benchmarking programs cohorts 5,6 and 7. … Read more
Breeder Profile:Chris & Karren Biddles Twenty-five years ago, Chris and Karren Biddles of Te Atarangi Angus Stud, identified a gap in the Angus bull market, specializing in calving ease and … Read more
By Alastair Rayner, RaynerAg One of the more rewarding jobs I’m asked to undertake for producers is to select their replacement females. The rewards for this job come in various … Read more
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
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
Bulls are a large investment, so spend a little time making sure they adjust to their new environment, are fit, free from disease and actively working. • Consult with your … Read more
Herd fertility has a major impact on returns in a commercial beef herd. In economic terms, a 1% increase in herd fertility is equivalent to approximately a 10% rise in … Read more
Trials are occasionally carried out to validate Estimated Breeding Values (EBVs), to prove that what they are predicting is actually happening on commercial farms. This involves matching the expected performance … Read more
Which traits contribute to production and profitability? What emphasis should you place on each trait when selecting breeding stock? Setting a breeding objective can be as simple as choosing a breed, or more sophisticated such as increasing weaning weight.
