The value of on-farm performance selection of Angus and Hereford bulls

R.L. Baker and A.H. Carter

Ruakura Agricultural Research Centre, Hamilton

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Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production. 1976, 36: 216-221

Over the period 1969-72, 90 Angus and Hereford bulls were progeny tested in an experimental 800-cow herd of Angus and Hereford cattle at the Waikite Lands and Survey Block. About half of the bulls were purchased from a wide range of commercial sources but without performance records, the remainder being fully recorded animals from the Waikite and Waikeria research herds. Whereas the purchased bulls were heavier than Waikite bulls at joining at 2

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