Beef

Collecting structural scores on cattle

Structure can be an important component of a breeding program, with structural scores accepted for animals less than 750 days of age, for inclusion in TACE, or mature females as part of recent work into Research Breeding Values (RBVs).

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Vale Phillip Burnett

Phil was a tremendous supporter of the Shorthorn breed in Western Australia, both as principal of the successful Crathes Park Shorthorn stud and also as President of the Western Australia branch of Shorthorn Beef.

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Collecting mature cow weights

Mature cow weight has been a topical trait in 2020 and whether your breeding program aims to increase, decrease or remain constant the genetic merit of the herd for the trait, the critical practice remains the same.

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