Trait Leaders

WHY BLONDE BREED HISTORY

FORTHCOMING SALES SALE REPORTS COMMERCIAL CATTLE CATTLE WANTED EMBRYOS BREED STANDARDS

SCOTLAND NORTHERN IRELAND NORTHERN ENGLAND MIDLANDS WALES SOUTH EAST SOUTH WEST

SHOW RESULTS SHOW PICTURES

SCOTLAND NORTHERN IRELAND ENGLAND WALES OVERSEAS

NORTH OF SCOTLAND SCOTLAND NORTHERN IRELAND NORTH OF ENGLAND NORTH EAST MIDLANDS SOUTH WALES SOUTH EAST SOUTH WEST

BREEDERS INTERNATIONAL BLONDES SHOWS AGRICULTURAL

EBVS EXPLAINED SIRES DAMS TRAIT LEADERS

CATTLE WANTED PREPARE FOR EXPORT

Trait Leaders

Gestation Length(days)
Gestation length refers to the merit of animals when used as terminal sires. The more negative the EBV the shorter the gestation length is expected to be when the bull's progeny are born.
Gestation Length Trait Leaders

Calving Ease
EBV's for calving ease predict the direct effect of using a particular bull on the percentage of unassisted calvings.
CALVING EASE TRAIT LEADERS

Maternal Calving Ease
EBV's for maternal calving ease predict the proportion of unassisted calvings that you would ecpect to be produced by a bulls daughters.
MATERNAL CALVING EASE TRAIT LEADERS

Birth Weight (expressed in kg liveweight)
The calf's weight at birth. Higher values for birth weight are more likely to be associated with difficult calvings.
BIRTH WEIGHT TRAIT LEADERS

Calving Value
The calving value is a terminal sire selection index. It indicates what the effect will be of using a particular bull on the ease with which his progeny are born.
CALVING VALUE TRAIT LEADERS

200-Day Milk (expressed in kg liveweight)
The best estimate of the portion of the 200-day weight due to the dam's milking ability and due to the sire's daughters and relative's milking ability and which will be passed on to future daughters. Higher positive values indicate higher milk yields and better maternal ability. This will only be expressed in female descendants, but both males and females carry the genes for maternal ability.
200 DAY MILK TRAIT LEADERS

200-Day Growth (expressed in kg liveweight)
Based on the weight of the calf adjusted to 200 days. It is the best estimate of the sire's genetic merit for growth to weaning. Higher positive values indicate faster growth.
200 DAY GROWTH TRAIT LEADERS

400-Day Growth (expressed in kg liveweight)
Based on the weight of the calf adjusted to 400 days. It is the best estimate of the sire's genetic merit for growth to 400 days of age. Higher positive values indicate faster growth.
400 DAY GROWTH TRAIT LEADERS

Muscle Depth (expressed in mm)
Muscle depth is measured by ultrasonic scanning and gives better evaluations of live animal conformation.
MUSCLE DEPTH TRAIT LEADERS

Fat Depth (expressed in mm fat)
The best estimate of a calf's fat depth at about 400 days of age. 2 mm of fat are equivalent to one EU carcass classification fat class. Higher positive values indicate fatter stock; high negative values indicate leaner stock.
FAT DEPTH TRAIT LEADERS

Maternal Production Value
The economic value of an animals ability to produce progeny with good carcase characteristics and breed females that are suitable as herd replacements.
MATERNAL PRODUCTION VALUE TRAIT LEADERS

Beef Value
The beef value ranks animals on their estimated overall genetic merit for growth and carcase trait.
BEEF VALUE TRAIT LEADERS