Beef Genomics Program

Animals in the project will be 100% tested for a complete range of traits, which are:

  • Days to Calving / Gestation Length
  • Birth weight, wean-, yearling-, final-, mature cow weight
  • Sheath / Navel scores
  • Docility
  • Scrotal circumference
  • Carcase weight, Rib-, Rump Fat, Eye Muscle Area, Intra Muscular Fat
  • Feed Intake
  • Abattoir data
  • Meat Quality data
  • Genotyping (calves, sires and dams – 50 or 150k and sires 800k SNP test)