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Trait leaders

Please find below some quick links to the trait leaders for particular traits. They are divided into AI sires and females.

Trait in Blonde Breedplan	Quick Link to Performance
Gestation length	Gestation Length - AI Sires Gestation Length - Active Purebred Dams
200 Day milk	200 Day Milk - AI Sires 200 Day Milk - Active Purebred Dams
200 day growth	200 Day Growth - AI Sires 200 Day Growth - Active Purebred Dams
400 day growth	400 Day Growth - AI Sires 400 Day Growth - Active Purebred Dams
600 day growth	600 Day Growth - AI Sires 600 Day Growth - Active Purebred Dams
low birthweight	Birthweight - AI Sires Birthweight - Active Purebred Dams
high mature cow weight	High Mature Cow Weight - AI Sires High Mature Cow Weight - Active Purebred Dams
low mature cow weight	Low Mature Cow Weight - AI Sires Low Mature Cow Weight - Active Purebred Dams
eye muscle area	Eye Muscle Area - AI Sires Eye Muscle Area - Active Purebred Dams
Rump fat	Rump Fat - AI Sires Rump Fat - Active Purebred Dams
Rib fat	Rib Fat - AI Sires Rib Fat - Active Purebred Dams
Retail Beef Yield	Retail Beef Yield - AI Sires Retail Beef Yield - Active Purebred Dams
Carcase Weight	Carcase Weight - AI Sires Carcase Weight - Active Purebred Dams
Scrotal size	Scrotal Size - AI Sires Scrotal Size - Active Purebred Dams

Performance Recording

The Blonde d’Aquitaine breed is involved with the internationally acclaimed BREEDPLAN beef cattle genetic evaluation system which is now used in ten countries. It covers a wide range of traits including birth weight, calving ease, growth, milking ability, fertility and carcase information.

Why use Breedplan?

Gives stud breeders an independent tool to assist them in selection of highly desirable traits.
Gives stud stock purchasers and bull buyers security and peace of mind as they can select stock with measurable traits generated by an independent agent (ABRI) eg low birth weights, high milk etc.

The Blonde breed receives BREEDPLAN Estimated Breeding Values (EBVs) for the following traits:

Gestation length
Birth weight
200, 400 and 600-day weight
Mature cow weight
200-day milk
Scrotal Size
Carcase weight
Eye Muscle area
Rib fat
Rump fat
Retail Beef Yield
Intra-muscular fat

2009 BLONDE D'AQUITAINE GROUP BREEDPLAN EBVS

Gest.
Len.
(days)

Birth
Wt.
(kg)

200
Day
Wt.
(kg)

400
Day
Wt.
(kg)

600
Day
Wt.
(kg)

Mat.
Cow
Wt.
(kg)

Milk
(kg)

Scrotal
Size
(cm)

Carcase
Wt.
(kg)

Eye
Muscle
Area
(sq.cm)

Rib
Fat
(mm)

Rump
Fat
(mm)

Retail
Beef
Yield
(%)

IMF
%

EBV

+0.9

+0.7

+4

+14

+20

+24

+3

+0.8

+13

+2.1

-0.1

-0.3

+0.7

-0.1

Acc

75%

86%

83%

81%

79%

66%

62%

41%

70%

41%

46%

51%

36%

40%

Breed Avg. EBVs for 2007 Born Calves Click for Percentiles

EBV

0.0

+0.1

+5

+8

+12

+14

+2

+0.2

+7

+0.4

+0.2

+0.3

+0.1

0.0

Breedplan - an overview

Included in the calculation of EBVs are the animal’s own performance, the performance of known relatives, the heritability of each trait and the relationship between the different traits ie. a world class genetic evaluation model, combining all traits in one analysis.All breeds of beef cattle in Australia use BREEDPLAN. For most, the BREEDPLAN genetic evaluation system has been integrated with the respective breed association’s pedigree system. Substantial genetic improvement for traits of commercial importance have been demonstrated.

Blonde Studs currently using Breedplan

Amaroo Blondes
Argyle Park Blondes
Biriwa Blondes
Cooloola Blondes
Corolin Blondes
Half Mine Blondes
Rahnik Blondes
Rathdowney Blondes
Rupari Blondes
Superior Blondes
Uranongo Blondes

For further information visit http://breedplan.une.edu.au