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Technical

A number of technical documents are available that provide more detailed information regarding Hereford BREEDPLAN.

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BREEDPLAN - A General Introduction (103 kB)
Why Should You Record with BREEDPLAN? (177 kB)
Comparing EBVs Between Different Breeds (129 kB)
Interpreting BREEDPLAN EBVs (135 kB)
Interpreting Accuracy (101 kB)
BREEDPLAN - The Traits Explained (211 kB)
Selecting Animals with Selection Indexes (144 kB)
Bull Selection Exercises using EBVs (146 kB)
 
 
Hereford Breed Average EBVs
Hereford Percentile Bands Table
Interpreting Australian Hereford Selection Indexes (139 kB)
 
 
More BREEDPLAN Technical Information
link_copylink_black Ultrasound Scanning Technicians for Australia and New Zealand
link_black Accredited Scorers for Australia and New Zealand

 

UNDERSTANDING EBVs
Over the next few months SBTS and Herefords Australia will be providing explanations via video presentation and an accompanying Tip Sheet of all the individual EBVs and Index Values. EBVs and Index Values are valuable tools that provide an estimate of an animal's genetic merit for a whide range of traits.

  Calving Ease EBVs
Calving Ease Direct
Calving Ease Daughters

 


Contacts for Hereford BREEDPLAN

Keryn Hutton | Hereford BREEDPLAN   Andrew Byrne | Technical Officer, Southern Beef Technology Services
 C/- ABRI, UNE, ARMIDALE NSW 2351    C/- ABRI, UNE, ARMIDALE NSW 2351
Ph: 02 6773 3059 F: 02 6772 5376
Ph: 02 6773 3357 F 02 6772 5376
Mobile: 0427 721 399
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