Identifying dams that provide the Aberdeen-Angus Advantage (Triple-A-dams) Triple-A-dams aims to identify the dams within your herd based on their raw performance alone, and is not based on EBVs or predicted performance. Emphasis is placed on early puberty, breeding and early calving, followed by regularity of calving and above-average performance of offspring. While outstanding dams can be identified after their …
Ian and Andrew Farrant use Aberdeen-Angus advantage for dairy-beef enterprise
Ian and Andrew Farrant use Aberdeen-Angus advantage for dairy-beef enterprise
The Farrant family operates a 600-cow dairy unit at Manor Farm in Oxfordshire, alongside a dairy beef finishing unit at Underley Farm in Herefordshire. The dairy herd are predominantly a cross between Norwegian Red, New Zealand Friesian and Holstein and are managed on a grazing-based system by Andrew Farrant. The herd operates both spring and autumn block calving, with twice-daily …
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Aberdden-Angus Advantage Dams (Triple a Dams)
Aberdden-Angus Advantage Dams (Triple a Dams)
Identifying dams that provide the Aberdeen-Angus Advantage (Triple A Dams) Triple A dams aims to identify the dams within your herd based on their raw performance alone, and is not based on EBVs or predicted performance. Emphasis is placed on early puberty, breeding and early calving, followed by regularity of calving and above-average performance of offspring. While outstanding dams can …
Docility in Aberdeen-Angus
Docility in Aberdeen-Angus
Why should Docility be recorded? Docility in cattle is the way animals behave when being handled by humans or put in an unusual environment such as being separated from the mob in a small yard. What we define as poor docility is a survival trait in the wild – fear of anything unusual and the desire to escape. In domesticated …
Linear Assessment Implementation
Linear Assessment Implementation
What can we do to correct “bad” locomotion? This is a common question among many breeders. In order to make an assessment of the current situation within the breed, Meurig James has assessed the sale bulls forward for both October 2022 and February 2023 sales. These assessment scores (locomotion only) were compared with sale price to establish the relationship between …