Behind the Beef Episode 16 – Full Time on 2021
If you can believe it, we have come to the end of 2021 and we couldn’t see out the end of the year without a look back at the year that was.
2022 Southern Grainfed Carcase Classic
Want a chance to see how your genetics measure up against other cattle from southern Australia both in the feedlot and in the chiller?
The organisers of the 2022 Southern Grainfed Carcase Classic are seeking expressions of interest from breeders and backgrounders keen to enter one or multiple teams.
Heading to the southern weaner sales?
Weaner sales kick off in the south in the new year, in what is expected to be a record-breaking start to the weaner sales season, particularly for breeders of Angus and Angus influenced cattle.
Merry Christmas from Angus Australia 2021
2021 will undoubtedly be remembered for a long time as an extraordinary year for the beef industry and the Angus breed. Continued favourable seasons in most areas of Australia, record prices across all livestock categories and very positive market forecasts,
Annual Enhancements to TransTasman Angus Cattle Evaluation – December 2021
Members are advised that a number of enhancements were implemented into the analytical software that is used to calculate Estimated Breeding Values (EBVs) within December 2021 TransTasman Angus Cattle Evaluation.
Need a sale catalogue before Christmas?
Believe it or not, but the Autumn 2022 bull selling season is just around the corner, so have you got your sale information in order?
As we lead up to the Christmas and New Year period it is important to remember that the Angus Australia office will be closed from Friday the 24th of December 2021 and will reopen on Tuesday the 4th of January 2022 for the holiday season.
Summer 2021 Genetic Evaluation Reports Now Available
With the completion of the December 2021 TransTasman Angus Cattle Evaluation, updated versions of the Angus Australia Sire Summary and Angus Australia Genetic Benchmarking Report are now available, along with updated sire reports listing the latest Research Breeding Values for Mature Cow Body Condition,
CSIRO Survey – Opportunities to reduce Pinkeye incidence in Angus cattle
Pinkeye is also known as keratitis contagiosa, infectious keratitis, contagious ophthalmia, New Forest eye, blight and most commonly as infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis (IBK). The heritability of pinkeye in Angus cattle is estimated to be low to moderate (around 0.1)
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Pinkeye is a herd disease with high incidence (more than 2% in calves and 0.6% in cows) that spreads rapidly.
