Angus Australia is inviting members to nominate bulls for Cohort 16 of the Angus Sire Benchmarking Program (ASBP).
This program provides an opportunity for Angus breeders to benchmark the performance of their sires, whilst driving genetic improvement and enhancing the overall quality of the Angus breed through rigorous data collection.
In Cohort 16, Angus Australia is looking to select approximately 20-30 Angus bulls for the joining program which is scheduled to commence from mid-September 2025. The sires will be joined to approximately 1400-1900 Angus breeders across Angus Australia’s cooperator herds via one round of fixed time artificial insemination (FTAI).
Program Benefits
Joining the ASBP offers several benefits, including:
- Participate in world-leading research in areas such as methane emissions phenotyping, new meat quality traits, new fertility traits, and immune competence.
- Develop a close genetic linkage to the Angus Australia genomic reference population, ensuring research and genetic evaluation outcomes that are highly relevant to your herd.
- Receive high-accuracy Estimated Breeding Values (EBVs), particularly for hard-to-measure traits such as abattoir carcase data, female reproduction, and feed intake.
- Receive progeny-average values and sire rankings from within the ASBP for a wide scope of traits.
- Participate in one of Australia’s most comprehensive and long-running genomic reference population programs, which includes high-quality data and large contemporary groups.
Nomination Evaluation Criteria
Sire nominations will be evaluated on merit and a range of selection criteria, including:
- Estimated Breeding Values (EBVs) and selection indexes.
- Genetic diversity.
- Performance potential for ASBP cooperator herds and commercial supply chain partners.
- Current and potential future use in the Angus seedstock industry and the potential impact on the Angus population.
How to Nominate Your Sire
To nominate sires for Cohort 16 please complete the nomination form via the link or QR code.
Nominations will close at 5:00 PM (AEST) on Wednesday, 30 July 2025. No late nominations will be accepted due to the tight turn arounds involved.
For questions about the nomination process or the ASBP, please email Liam Mowbray at liam.mowbray@angusaustralia.com.au.
-Angus Australia