For more information on recording small herds with Angus BREEDPLAN, a comprehensive fact sheet can be found on the Angus Australia website or by contacting Angus BREEDPLAN Project Officer Ashleigh Horne on 02 6773 4603 or by emailing breedplan@angusaustralia. com.au
BREEDPLAN Submission Deadlines
Please be aware of the upcoming Angus BREEDPLAN Analysis Deadlines. If you are relying on updated EBVs from a particular analysis, please make sure that all of your registration details, DNA and performance data is submitted well ahead of the submission deadline to guarantee that updated EBVs are available when they are needed. For more information regarding the upcoming analyses, please see the 2017 Angus BREEDPLAN Analysis Schedule on the Angus Australia website.
Performance Data Processing Statistics
The table below provides a snapshot of some of the performance information that has been added to the Angus Australia database from the 01/01/2017 to the 31/08/2017.
TRAIT
NO. PROCESSED
Calving Difficulty Score 32068 Birth Weight 33731 200 Day Weight 45086 400 Day Weight 20798 600 Day Weight 17478 Mature Cow Weight 12077 Ultrasound Scan Data* 17924 Scrotal Circumference 7612 Docility Scores 15896 Structural Scores 5570 Net Feed Intake - Feedlot 585 *Ultrasound scan data includes records for eye muscle area, rib fat, rump fat and intra-muscular fat. Net Feed Intake - Pasture 71 *Ultrasound scan data includes records for eye muscle area, rib fat, rump fat and intra-muscular fat.
Contact Information
To further discuss the requirements of performance recording with Angus BREEDPLAN, please email breedplan@angusaustralia.com.au. Comprehensive educational material is also available from the BREEDPLAN section of the Angus Australia website.
2017 Angus BREEDPLAN Analysis Schedule (October – January) Submission Analysis Results Available (Indicative) Deadline
October Mid October November Mid November December Mid December January
September 15 October 1 October 15 November 1 November 13 November 24 December 8
September 30 October 16 October 31 November 17 November 30 December 11 December 22
Note: The dates for the availability of results are indicative only. They are provided to assist with planning but should not be considered as guaranteed dates.
Ashleigh Horne, Project Officer, Angus BREEDPLAN
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Breed Development
What about Genomic Information? While the effectiveness of performance information is dependant on contemporary group size, the effectiveness of genomic information is not. As a result, testing animals with genomic products offers small herds an invaluable opportunity to increase the accuracy of the EBVs that are calculated for their animals, particularly in situations where it is not possible to collect effective performance information.