We often talk about the benefits of running Hereford cattle. The widely accepted benefits include great temperament, high fertility, good weight for age with early turnoff, excellent quality product, low maintenance requirements and good […]
In response to enquiries from Herefords Australia members since the updates to the Hereford BREEDPLAN analysis in October, please find further information below on the update to the weighting used […]
The October Hereford BREEDPLAN analysis has been completed and published, incorporating two enhancements in particular likely to have caused some changes to EBVs as well as the current breed average […]
HOW fast we make genetic improvement in our own breeding programs and as a breed is heavily influenced by our accuracy of selection. Higher accuracy of selection simply means we […]
As you have all been following, I have been focussed on collecting and collating as much commercial carcase data as possible. Through voluntary contributions, we now have 35,000 MSA Hereford […]
The Southern Multi Breed (SMB) project is a collaborative Research and Development project involving NSW DPI and the University of New England that is being conducted over five years from […]
The inclusion of genomics in the single-step BREEDPLAN analysis has meant that the selection decisions about which animals have the best combination of EBVs to breed from can be done […]
Herefords have proven their superior grass-fed performance by taking out the carcase and eating quality sections of the Lardner Park 2022 Steer Trial. The 47th steer trial began at Warragul, […]
Another elite group of young sires from across the nation has been inducted into the ranks of the Herefords Australia Super Sires catalogue. The cohort of five bulls includes Elite […]
Straightbred Hereford steers were in the top five teams for average daily gain at the second weighing in for Australia’s biggest grass-fed trial, Lardner Park Steer Trial at Warragul Victoria. […]
