IRISH CATTLE BREEDING FEDERATION 1 © Irish Cattle Breeding Federation Soc. Ltd 2009 ICBF Beef & Dairy Industry Meetings. Session 1 – Dairy. 28 th November.

IRISH CATTLE BREEDING FEDERATION

1© Irish Cattle Breeding Federation Soc. Ltd 2009

ICBF Beef & Dairy Industry Meetings.

Session 1 – Dairy.

28th November 2012.

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Dairy Only (10 AM – 11 AM).

• New management traits (milking speed & temperament). Test proofs and economic values.

• New health traits (mastitis and lameness). Test proofs and economic values.

• Inclusion of new management and health traits in the EBI.

Management traits

Donagh Berry1 & Francis Kearney2

1Teagasc, Moorepark, Ireland [email protected]

ICBF Dairy Industry Consultation Meeting, November 2012

mailto:[email protected]

Management traits• Milking speed

• Temperament

More detailed information in October ICBF industry meeting

Data• DIY milk meters

• 35% of milk recorded cows

• 10,000 cows from IHFA classifications in 2011

• Temperament from DEP scheme

Objective• To develop a new management

sub-index for inclusion in the EBI

• Goal traits:

• Milking speed – DIY meters

• Temperament – DEP scheme

Milking speed1.Ensure not selecting for lower

yielding animals• Milking speed genetically

independent of milk yield2.Ensure not selecting for more

mastitis through weaker teat end sphincter muscle• Include SCC and mastitis in EBI and

monitor response to selection• Derive trait independent of both milk

yield and SCC

Genetics• Milking speed

• Heritability: 0.18• IHFA: 0.01• No correlation with milk yield or

udder health

• Temperament• Heritability: 0.13• Heritability IHFA: 0.02

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Economic values – milking duration• Purely labour cost

• Impact on survival, milk yield, SCC …• A bull with slow milking daughters

more prone to culling will have inferior EBV for survival and therefore captured through economic value on survival

• Economic weight = -€0.25/second

Economic values – temperament• Based on analysis of beef docility

(Tim Byrne & Peter Amer)• Impact on survival …

• A bull with more temperamental daughters more prone to culling will have inferior EBV for survival and therefore captured through economic value on survival

• Economic weight: €33.69

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The EBI• Must be within the EBI to ensure

favourable gain• 4.25% emphasis (half speed/half

temperament)• I would favour as a separate sub-index

• Transparency• If as important as industry suggest

• Could/Should also presented as key trait

Nomenclature• “Milking time” / “milking duration”

• Negative means reduced milking time or duration – good!

• Milking temperament• Negative means more docile

(option to change sign)

Health traits

Donagh Berry1 & Francis Kearney2

1Teagasc, Moorepark, Ireland [email protected]

ICBF Dairy Industry Consultation Meeting, November 2012

mailto:[email protected]

Health traits in EBI• Mastitis

• Economic value applied to somatic cell count through assumed genetic correlation (rg=0.70)

• Somatic cell score• Lameness

• Economic value applied to linear type trait locomotion through assumed genetic correlation (rg=-0.40)

• Application of economic value to correlated trait deflates weight within EBI

Genetics•Heritability

• Mastitis: 0.02• Lameness: 0.04• Other diseases: 0.01

•Genetic correlations:• Mastitis & lameness: 0.69• Mastitis & SCC (0.73) & milk yield (0.23)• Lameness & SCC (0.20) & milk yield

(0.15)• Mastitis & udder-type traits: up to 0.34• Lameness & legs-type traits: up to 0.08

Economic values• Costs: labour, milk withdrawal, treatment • Economic value mastitis: -€77.10• Economic value SCC: -€43.49• Economic value lameness: -€54.26

• Impact on survival, milk yield …• A bull with poorer health daughters will yield

less and be more prone to culling and will have inferior EBV for milk and survival and therefore captured through economic value on milk production and survival

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favourable gain• 3.4% emphasis (80% udder health)• I would favour as a separate sub-index

• Transparency• Preparation for expansion to include other health traits

• TB, Johnes, fertility, liver ….

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But better!!!!Change -€14 to +€16

Recommendation.• Proceed with implementation.

• Update health sub-index.• New management sub-index.• Combined into EBI.

• Will require some changes to existing systems & reports (e.g., bull search, EBI reports).• Changes phased over a period.

• Available from mid-December.




Session 2 – Dairy & Beef.

28th November 2012.

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Dairy & Beef (11 AM – 1 PM)

• Test evaluations for calving proofs.• Test evaluations for beef performance

evaluations.• Economic values for €uro-Star traits –

moved.• AI approval systems update – new.• Genomic services (parentage

verification & genomic research/evaluations).



Calving evaluation review

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Changes• New genetic parameters

• Adjusting for contemporary groups: Random

• Splitting of contemporary groups for 1st vs later calvers

• Inclusion of predictor traits: address underreporting– Birth wts, liveweights, linears, carcass

• Integration of foreign proofs

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Genetic parameters

• An individual calving record will have less of an effect on an animal’s proof

• Will need double the number of records to reach the same reliability as current evaluation for direct calving difficulty

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Inclusion of predictor traits

As expected the best predictor of calving difficulty is Birth weight, But in the absence of birth weight the correlations with later traits will be more important!

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r = 0.92

Dairy sires >90% reliability in August 2012

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r = 0.85

Dairy sires >90% reliability in August 2012

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r = 0.95

Beef sires >90% reliability in August 2012

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Beef sires >90% reliability in August 2012

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Calving percentiles

• Dairy

• Beef

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Current status• Research work finished.

– Pleased with outcome of work.

• New proofs sent out Monday evening– Apology for delay. Feedback welcome.

• Propose to proceed with implementation in December, subject to feedback.– Final feedback by Fri 7th December.

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Beef Performance evaluation Review

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Changes

• New genetic parameters

• New traits

• Adjusting for contemporary groups

• Change to the way the contemporary groups are formed for:

– linear scored traits

– Carcass traits

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Contemporary group changes

• Linear scoring:– No longer permit crossbreds and purebreds in

same group– Split Age groups 150-250 and 250-350 day – Increasing the age limit for linear scoring?

• Carcass data– Currently all animals from a herd over a 2

month period are included in same contemporary group and adjusted for sex

– New evaluation will break these up into heifers, steers and young bulls

– Effect of herd prior to fattening

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Current status• EBVs nearly finished

– 5.7 m animals with data.

• Some problems with reliability– Currently being resolved.

• New proofs files by weekend.– Expect significant improvements, especially for

animals in small groups.

• Propose to proceed with implementation in December, subject to feedback.– Final feedback by Fri 7th December.



Economic Values – Update.

28th November 2012.

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AI Approval System Update

28th November 2012

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New AI Code System - Recap

• Recap:

• New online AI Application system launched July 2010.

• Breed Society – responsible for entering new AI Bulls details.

• Applicant then applies to ICBF online.

• AI Code generated & returned to applicant.

• Progress:

• System is generally working well.

• Breed Societies in control of ensuring:

• Backpedigrees are correct.

• Pedigree Status of AI Sires is also correct.

• Relevant DNA info collected at time of coding.

• Less Paper – quicker turnaround time with code.

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Health Certification of AI Sires - Problems

• Backround:

• Semen for all AI Bulls must have accompanying Health Certification.

• CVED (Common Veterinary Entry Document).

• INTRA Certificate (Intra Community Health Certificate).

• Current AI approval system is independent of DAF Veterinary Section. i.e. A Bull without Health Certification can get a code.

Problem 1:

• Breed Society frequently asked – ‘Can semen of Bull ‘A’ be imported? Breed Soc discovers that the Bull was collected on-farm & does not meet EU Semen Export criteria and reports that the bull cannot be brought in.

• Semen of ‘Bull A’ is brought in by another Breeder outside proper channels, coded & used.

• AI Code has made the importation of the semen look legitimate.

• Bio-Security Risk

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Health Certification of AI Sires

• Proposal:

• All imported Bulls for which AI Codes are being applied for must send the relevant Health Certification to the Breed Society before an AI Code can be given.

• Consultation with DAF – Veterinary Division underway.

• Following outcome of consultation – outcome will be implemented.

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Health Certification of AI Sires

• Problem 2:

• Semen of Bull brought in outside normal channels.

• No code applied for.

• Bull is already in database via relative i.e. Sire of an imported animal.

• Calf registered using Bull’s Herdbook Number in Sire field.

• Calf receives pedigree certificate.

• Proposal:

• Take Pedigree Status off such Bulls to prevent further Pedigree Registrations for progeny.

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DNA Archive

• Storage of straws from new AI Bulls

• Commenced for all Bulls coded from Jan 2011.

• Good response from AI Companies.

• > 250 straws received to-date.

• @ 80% of all requested straws.

• Straws not received

• Remaining 20% not received are ‘S’ coded Bulls

• Privately owned – not unexpected that these were not returned.

• Proposal

• Accept 1 straw from such Bulls instead of €57 fee in 2013.



Francis Kearney

Genomics Update

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Current Process for Parentage Herdbook gets a label from ICBF that is then

placed on a plastic bag and sent to breeders by HB

Breeders take the samples and sends to Weatherbys with payment

In case of IHFA – payment sent to IHFA

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Parentage using SNPs Fully integrated traceable system already in place in ICBF

to manage genotyping ICBF have committed to a large order of chips from

Weatherbys in order to get the cheapest price Weatherbys preferred option is to deal directly with ICBF

in terms of payment and not with individual payments from breeders

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Option 1

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Option 2 ICBF sends the hair cards to the HB who send out

to the breeders Breeder send hair sample to Weatherbys and payment

to HB Breeder sends hair samples and payment to HB -> HB

sends hair samples to Weatherbys

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Option 3 HB have a stock of hair cards – print out labels

and send to breeders Breeder send hair sample to Weatherbys and payment

to HB Breeder sends hair samples and payment to HB -> HB

sends hair samples to Weatherbys

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Recommendations HB should fully utilise the ICBF genotype database to

manage their parentage/genomic Fully traceable system with no manual input of IDs

ICBF sends out hair cards on behalf of herdbooks- returned to ICBF and dispatched to the lab

Payment either to ICBF or HB?? Option to use direct debit via HB?

No requirement on behalf of herdbooks to handle hair cards or dispatch them to the lab and track them – no additional administration costs

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Other points of note (i) ICBF currently engaged with various stakeholders

re: a fund to “kick-start” a high level of genotyping. Herdbook males, herdbook females, commercial females

(25k…..100k…..200k/annum).

Proposing a meeting with interested parties in UK re: collaboration in; (i) indexes, (ii) genotypes for genomics research and (iii) genotypes for parentage verification. Suggesting to link with BCBC (21-23 January).

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Other points of note (ii) ICBF have received confirmation re: exchange of

NRed genotypes with Norway. ICBF have received confirmation re: exchange of

HF genotypes with CRV-Ambreed. Discussions continuing re: JE genotypes.

ICBF are in discussions with LIC re: exchange of JE genotypes (significant exchange agreement already in place for Holstein Friesian).




Session 3 – Beef Only

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Beef Only (2 PM – 4 PM).

• Sexed semen research project – moved.

• Review of index construction.– Current status.– Impact of new EV’s and calving

evaluations.

• Implementation and roll-out.• AOB.



Field Study to evaluate the role of sexed semen in Irish Dairy

and Beef Cattle.

November 2012.

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Sexed Semen – Background.

• Separating X (female) & Y (male) sperm, using flow cytometry.

• Potentially more females, but at a cost. – 70%+ conception (relative to normal). Latest

results from UK = 80%+. Latest results from NZ (using fresh semen) = 95%+. Results generally better for virgin heifers.

• Need to establish a major field research trial in Ireland to investigate the cost-effectiveness of sexed semen.

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Recent developments.

• Juan Moreno (CEO, Sexing Technologies, Dublin, Sept 12).– Portability of equipment (technology).

• Impacts on price/accessibility.

– Sexed fresh semen (as opposed to frozen).• Impacts on pregnancy rate (NZ research trial)

• Discussion re: major field research trial in Ireland.– ICBF, Teagasc & key industry partners.

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Field Research Trial.

• 32k doses, 20 bulls & 600 herds.• Comparing; (i) Sexed fresh, (ii) Sexed

frozen, (iii) Conventional fresh and (iv) Conventional frozen.

• Dairy Herd Trial (200 herds * 16k doses).– Sexed female HF and sexed male AA.

• Beef Herd Trial (400 herds * 16k doses).– Sexed female maternal and sexed male

terminal (AA, BB, CH, HE, LM & SI).

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Suggested Approach.

• ICBF signs up herds.– Farmer indicates AI service provider.

• AI companies collect semen• Sexing Technologies process & sex semen.

– “Standard” procedures for all semen.

• AI companies distribute semen.• ICBF collect all relevant data.• Teagasc & ICBF undertake data analysis.

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Key elements of project.

• Co-ordinated by ICBF & Teagasc.• Sexing Technologies as research partner.• Involving industry partners.

– DAFM, Agricultural Trust, AI companies, meat , milk processors, herdbooks, others?

• Starting Spring 2013.• Results available by end 2013, including

cost:benefit analysis.• Opportunity for immediate roll-out.

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• Draft budget.

• Net positive.• Each €50k from

industry has potential to reduce cost of semen by €1.57.

• Potential to develop a “kick-start” reserve for roll-out of 34k doses.

Item Number Cost TotalSemen processing. - Sexed fresh semen 8000 €9.50 €76,000 - Sexed frozen 8000 €12.50 €100,000 - Conventional fresh 8000 €3.00 €24,000 - Conventional frozen 8000 €3.00 €24,000Semen straws for trial - Dairy straws for dairy herd 14000 €18.00 €252,000 - Beef straws for dairy herd 2000 €10.00 €20,000 - Beef straws for beef herd 16000 €10.00 €160,000Ultrasound recording 1 €70,500.00 €70,500Laboratory equipment 1 €27,250.00 €27,250Staff (ICBF & Teagasc) 1 €62,000.00 €62,000Total €815,750

Table 2. Allocation of costs.Item Number Cost TotalICBF 1 €100,000.00 €100,000Teagasc 1 €100,000.00 €100,000Farmers - Dairy (200 herds * 80 straws) 16000 €26.00 €416,000Farmers - Beef (400 herds * 40 straws) 16000 €13.00 €208,000AI Companies 0 €50,000.00 €0Industry good partners 0 €50,000.00 €0Total €824,000

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Where next?

• Develop research proposition.– Consider subsequent commercialisation.

• Establish interest from AI companies and “key” industry partners.– Suggested contribution of €50k/org.

• Meet with DAFM re: IBR & frozen semen• Gain definite commitment.• Engage with Sexing Technologies.• Sign contracts & establish project for Spring

2013.



€uro-Star Evaluations.Review Current Status.

28th November 2012.

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Review of Economic Indexes

• Phase out the Suckler Beef Value– Too heavily weighted on beef traits, not enough on maternal

traits like milk and cow fertility

• Switch to Grange bi-economic model to evaluate the economic value of traits– Based on a defined beef production system

• Introduction of 3 new indexes

– Terminal Index

– Maternal Index

– Dairy Beef Index

Suckler herd

Dairy herd

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Switch to Grange bio-economic model

Costs of production traits have become more important!

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The Maternal index

TERMINAL IndexGeneration 1: Progeny for sale/slaughter. Males & surplus females. Key traits: Calving, feed intake & carcass merit.

Sire

Generation 1: Replacement females. Selected females only. Traits: Milk, fertility & cull cow value.

Generation 2: Replacement females. Selected females only. Traits: Milk, fertility & cull cow value.

Generation 2: Progeny for slaughter. Males & surplus females. Traits: Calving, feed intake & beef merit.

50%50%

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Terminal Index – Traits

• Unlike the old Weanling Export and Beef Carcass Indexes the cost of calving is now integrated

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Genetic Differences in the Sucker herd (PTAs)

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Carcass Conformation

Carcass Weight

Feed Intake

Docility

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Calving Difficulty

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Impact of traits on the Terminal Index

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(B) Maternal Index – Relative emphasis for key traits.

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emphasis %Calving traits

Calving difficulty (direct and maternal), gestation, mortality 21%

Docility Weanling and cow docility 4%

BeefCarcass weight, conformation and fat, cull cow wt 26%

Milk Daughter Milkability 9%

Fertility Age 1st Calving, calving interval, survival 17%Feed intake Weanling, replacement heifer and cow intake 23%

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Impact of traits on the Maternal index

-€140 -€110 -€80 -€50 -€20 €10 €40 €70 €100 €130 €160 €190 €220

Cull cow: cull revenue

Cull cow wt: cow intake

Cull cow wt: heifer intake

Cow Survival

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Example bull (SEV) on new indexes

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Bull search option to see more information

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Beware of Reliability!!!• Example: carcass weight

Bigger swings will occur in lower reliability bulls!



Index Construction.Impact of New EV’s and New

Calving Evaluations.

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New Maternal Index; Relative Emphasis.

Trait type Trait Old New

Calving traitsCalving diffi culty (direct and maternal), gestation, mortality 21% 19%

Docility Weanling and cow docility 4% 4%

Feed intakeWeanling, replacement heifer and cow intake 23% 23%

BeefCarcass weight, conformation and fat, cull cow wt 26% 25%

Milk Daughter Milkability 9% 12%

FertilityAge 1st Calving, calving interval, survival 17% 17%

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Analysis.

• Based on 671 Active AI sires with 50% reliability on Calving Difficulty%.

• Analysis undertaken:– Impact of selecting on top 100.– Breakdown by breed.– Top 30 sires.

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SBV Top 100 – Response.SBV

SBV €147.0% gain in SBV 100%Maternal Current €201.0Maternal New €205.0Maternal Cow €107.0Terminal €93.0CD% 6.40Cwt 22.40DMI -0.03MAT_CD 6.30MAT_Wwt 7.30MAT_CI -1.00

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SBV Top 100 – Breeds.

Breed SBVAA 17AU 1BA 3BB 18CH 4HE 0LM 33PI 0PT 0SA 8SH 1SI 15Overall 100

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SBV – Top 30 bulls.Code Brd BYR ANIMAL_NAME Prog_12 CD_rel Cwt_rel CI_rel SBV SBV_100MAT MAT_100MNEW MNEW_100MCOW MCOW_100TNEW TNEW100ONI LM 1998 ON-DIT 41 96 90 62 €217 Y €284 Y €294 Y €108 €148 YPCH LM 1999 PACHA 08 8 95 93 59 €210 Y €282 Y €316 Y €222 Y €122 YJVL SA 1994 JOVIAL 6 96 96 91 €196 Y €316 Y €349 Y €469 Y €67FL22 LM 2005 ARCHIBEAU 4619 99 99 57 €192 Y €254 Y €269 Y €126 €122 YWGE LM 2007 WILODGE CERBERUS 62 86 54 21 €185 Y €233 Y €220 Y -€48 €149 YCQA SI 2007 CURAHEEN VIO (ET) 197 93 76 44 €182 Y €270 Y €252 Y €147 €109 YRWB AA 2006 RAWBURN LORD ROCKET F609233 98 94 42 €177 Y €265 Y €301 Y €387 Y €67PNY CH 1999 PINAY 46 93 77 35 €175 Y €211 Y €257 Y €97 €118 YTUT CH 1997 THRUNTON NOSTRADAMUS 135 95 94 53 €174 Y €213 Y €226 Y €58 €126 YS593 LM 2005 QUEENSHEAD ALTEA 58 94 77 43 €172 Y €229 Y €202 Y -€18 €128 YS619 SA 2003 UBLO 18 74 52 16 €170 Y €241 Y €254 Y €183 Y €94GAU BB 2004 GALOPEUR DU SARTAY 79 93 69 26 €169 Y €206 Y €182 Y -€104 €144 YAPM LM 2007 AMPERTAINE COMMANDER 84 86 49 17 €169 Y €236 Y €251 Y €170 €101ELZ BB 2003 ELEVEUR ET 5264 DE LA CLEUZEUR185 99 97 39 €168 Y €219 Y €190 Y -€68 €137 YGUB LM 2003 GRAHAMS UNBEATABLE 27 93 84 50 €168 Y €213 Y €206 Y -€33 €135 YHUZ SI 1999 HARUM 9 87 89 46 €168 Y €255 Y €282 Y €365 Y €60ICO SI 1993 STARLINE DECISION 36 96 95 50 €167 Y €260 Y €284 Y €374 Y €62AIA LM 2005 AMPERTAINE ABRACADABRA 10 92 69 37 €166 Y €242 Y €226 Y €129 €100S849 SA 2004 VAILLANT 23 73 33 17 €165 Y €215 Y €250 Y €120 €105S511 LM 2005 FIELDSON ALFY 104 96 71 38 €164 Y €213 Y €194 Y -€36 €133 YF163 LM 2008 GALBALLY DANASTIC 19 67 43 25 €164 Y €237 Y €211 Y €74 €112 YS546 SI 2005 SAMARK SUPERMAN 10 89 76 37 €163 Y €232 Y €244 Y €207 Y €86MFU SI 1996 MILNAFUA GRADUATE 11 92 89 57 €163 Y €267 Y €257 Y €309 Y €65S838 LM 2007 WOOD ROAD CYRIL (ET) 8 72 54 29 €161 Y €222 Y €195 Y -€5 €122 YSYP LM 2001 SYMPA 129 98 89 56 €159 Y €221 Y €213 Y €45 €118 YGTZ LM 2002 GOLDIES TERENCE 21 88 69 41 €158 Y €212 Y €189 Y €8 €118 YS771 LM 2004 VETERAN 10 78 52 16 €158 Y €214 Y €222 Y €103 €103DJH BB 1991 DRIMEEN JOSEPH 21 98 99 91 €157 Y €197 Y €219 Y €57 €109 YEWN BB 1991 ELWIN 8 99 99 98 €156 Y €177 Y €177 Y -€60 €131 YRIO SA 2000 RIO 316 99 99 90 €156 Y €224 Y €238 Y €184 Y €81

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Mat Current Top 100 – Response.SBV Mat Current

SBV €147.0 €144.3% gain in SBV 100% 98%Mat Current €201.0 €204.4Maternal New €205.0 €208.7Maternal Cow €107.0 €149.1Terminal €93.0 €82.2CD% 6.40 6.08Cwt 22.40 20.53DMI -0.03 0.07MAT_CD 6.30 6.29MAT_Wwt 7.30 8.27MAT_CI -1.00 -1.78

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Mat Current Top 100 - BreedsBreed SBV Mat CurrentAA 17 25AU 1 1BA 3 2BB 18 13CH 4 4HE 0 1LM 33 24PI 0 0PT 0 0SA 8 10SH 1 4SI 15 16Overall 100 100

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Mat Current – Top 30 bulls.Code Brd BYR ANIMAL_NAME Prog_12 CD_rel Cwt_rel CI_rel SBV SBV_100MAT MAT_100MNEW MNEW_100MCOW MCOW_100TNEW TNEW100JVL SA 1994 JOVIAL 6 96 96 91 €196 Y €316 Y €349 Y €469 Y €67ONI LM 1998 ON-DIT 41 96 90 62 €217 Y €284 Y €294 Y €108 €148 YPCH LM 1999 PACHA 08 8 95 93 59 €210 Y €282 Y €316 Y €222 Y €122 YCQA SI 2007 CURAHEEN VIO (ET) 197 93 76 44 €182 Y €270 Y €252 Y €147 €109 YMFU SI 1996 MILNAFUA GRADUATE 11 92 89 57 €163 Y €267 Y €257 Y €309 Y €65RWB AA 2006 RAWBURN LORD ROCKET F609233 98 94 42 €177 Y €265 Y €301 Y €387 Y €67ICO SI 1993 STARLINE DECISION 36 96 95 50 €167 Y €260 Y €284 Y €374 Y €62HUZ SI 1999 HARUM 9 87 89 46 €168 Y €255 Y €282 Y €365 Y €60FL22 LM 2005 ARCHIBEAU 4619 99 99 57 €192 Y €254 Y €269 Y €126 €122 YAYR AA 2002 AYNHO ROSSITER ERIC B125 132 95 78 39 €156 Y €245 Y €287 Y €473 Y €28AIA LM 2005 AMPERTAINE ABRACADABRA 10 92 69 37 €166 Y €242 Y €226 Y €129 €100S619 SA 2003 UBLO 18 74 52 16 €170 Y €241 Y €254 Y €183 Y €94F163 LM 2008 GALBALLY DANASTIC 19 67 43 25 €164 Y €237 Y €211 Y €74 €112 YAPM LM 2007 AMPERTAINE COMMANDER 84 86 49 17 €169 Y €236 Y €251 Y €170 €101WGE LM 2007 WILODGE CERBERUS 62 86 54 21 €185 Y €233 Y €220 Y -€48 €149 YS546 SI 2005 SAMARK SUPERMAN 10 89 76 37 €163 Y €232 Y €244 Y €207 Y €86S394 AA 2002 YOUNG DALE TOUCH DOWN 36M5 84 61 33 €150 Y €231 Y €283 Y €453 Y €31S593 LM 2005 QUEENSHEAD ALTEA 58 94 77 43 €172 Y €229 Y €202 Y -€18 €128 YS485 AA 2004 LORABAR MIGHTY PRINCE 43 87 79 31 €148 Y €226 Y €247 Y €304 Y €50RIO SA 2000 RIO 316 99 99 90 €156 Y €224 Y €238 Y €184 Y €81S838 LM 2007 WOOD ROAD CYRIL (ET) 8 72 54 29 €161 Y €222 Y €195 Y -€5 €122 YSEV SI 2006 SEAVIEW TOMMY 268 98 98 61 €145 Y €221 Y €234 Y €290 Y €64SYP LM 2001 SYMPA 129 98 89 56 €159 Y €221 Y €213 Y €45 €118 YS600 AA 2005 RAWBURN ROMMEL E423 5 61 43 18 €141 Y €221 Y €235 Y €297 Y €51GIP AA 2008 GOULDING PHILIP H339 161 97 62 30 €148 Y €220 Y €287 Y €463 Y €25ELZ BB 2003 ELEVEUR ET 5264 DE LA CLEUZEUR185 99 97 39 €168 Y €219 Y €190 Y -€68 €137 YBZF SH 2004 BUFFALO LAKE BLOCKBUSTER6 84 73 43 €131 Y €219 Y €227 Y €267 Y €50S849 SA 2004 VAILLANT 23 73 33 17 €165 Y €215 Y €250 Y €120 €105S771 LM 2004 VETERAN 10 78 52 16 €158 Y €214 Y €222 Y €103 €103TUT CH 1997 THRUNTON NOSTRADAMUS 135 95 94 53 €174 Y €213 Y €226 Y €58 €126 Y

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Maternal New Top 100 – Response.SBV Mat Current Mat New

SBV €147.0 €144.3 €140.6% gain in SBV 100% 98% 96%Mat Current €201.0 €204.4 €199.9Maternal New €205.0 €208.7 €216.6Maternal Cow €107.0 €149.1 €188.7Terminal €93.0 €82.2 €72.5CD% 6.40 6.08 5.19Cwt 22.40 20.53 17.04DMI -0.03 0.07 0.11MAT_CD 6.30 6.29 5.90MAT_Wwt 7.30 8.27 9.32MAT_CI -1.00 -1.78 -2.45

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Maternal New Top 100 - BreedsBreed SBV Mat Current Mat NewAA 17 25 31AU 1 1 1BA 3 2 0BB 18 13 7CH 4 4 3HE 0 1 1LM 33 24 25PI 0 0 0PT 0 0 0SA 8 10 10SH 1 4 6SI 15 16 16Overall 100 100 100

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Maternal New – Top 30 bulls.Code Brd BYR ANIMAL_NAME Prog_12 CD_rel Cwt_rel CI_rel SBV SBV_100MAT MAT_100MNEW MNEW_100MCOW MCOW_100TNEW TNEW100JVL SA 1994 JOVIAL 6 96 96 91 €196 Y €316 Y €349 Y €469 Y €67PCH LM 1999 PACHA 08 8 95 93 59 €210 Y €282 Y €316 Y €222 Y €122 YRWB AA 2006 RAWBURN LORD ROCKET F609233 98 94 42 €177 Y €265 Y €301 Y €387 Y €67ONI LM 1998 ON-DIT 41 96 90 62 €217 Y €284 Y €294 Y €108 €148 YAYR AA 2002 AYNHO ROSSITER ERIC B125 132 95 78 39 €156 Y €245 Y €287 Y €473 Y €28GIP AA 2008 GOULDING PHILIP H339 161 97 62 30 €148 Y €220 Y €287 Y €463 Y €25ICO SI 1993 STARLINE DECISION 36 96 95 50 €167 Y €260 Y €284 Y €374 Y €62S394 AA 2002 YOUNG DALE TOUCH DOWN 36M5 84 61 33 €150 Y €231 Y €283 Y €453 Y €31HUZ SI 1999 HARUM 9 87 89 46 €168 Y €255 Y €282 Y €365 Y €60FL22 LM 2005 ARCHIBEAU 4619 99 99 57 €192 Y €254 Y €269 Y €126 €122 YKDO AA 2007 KEELTIES DOMINO 67 94 48 27 €140 Y €202 Y €258 Y €338 Y €40MFU SI 1996 MILNAFUA GRADUATE 11 92 89 57 €163 Y €267 Y €257 Y €309 Y €65PNY CH 1999 PINAY 46 93 77 35 €175 Y €211 Y €257 Y €97 €118 YS619 SA 2003 UBLO 18 74 52 16 €170 Y €241 Y €254 Y €183 Y €94CQA SI 2007 CURAHEEN VIO (ET) 197 93 76 44 €182 Y €270 Y €252 Y €147 €109 YAPM LM 2007 AMPERTAINE COMMANDER 84 86 49 17 €169 Y €236 Y €251 Y €170 €101S849 SA 2004 VAILLANT 23 73 33 17 €165 Y €215 Y €250 Y €120 €105YDS AA 2006 YOUNG DALE SUPERIOR 14S 9 68 42 16 €133 Y €203 Y €250 Y €384 Y €35S485 AA 2004 LORABAR MIGHTY PRINCE 43 87 79 31 €148 Y €226 Y €247 Y €304 Y €50AYN AA 2003 AYNHO BECK C161 15 88 88 27 €133 Y €193 Y €246 Y €319 Y €40S546 SI 2005 SAMARK SUPERMAN 10 89 76 37 €163 Y €232 Y €244 Y €207 Y €86RIO SA 2000 RIO 316 99 99 90 €156 Y €224 Y €238 Y €184 Y €81JRM AA 2003 JERUSALEM FARADAY C071 27 94 87 51 €130 Y €191 Y €236 Y €359 Y €33S600 AA 2005 RAWBURN ROMMEL E423 5 61 43 18 €141 Y €221 Y €235 Y €297 Y €51SEV SI 2006 SEAVIEW TOMMY 268 98 98 61 €145 Y €221 Y €234 Y €290 Y €64LZR SA 2004 LATASTER ERIC 136 96 94 54 €151 Y €209 Y €234 Y €192 Y €84FIW AA 2007 FRIARSTOWN EDITION 1216 99 95 43 €149 Y €203 Y €232 Y €210 Y €75MLJ AA 2008 MOGEELY JOE H979 678 98 67 28 €130 Y €196 Y €232 Y €329 Y €36PBO AA 1988 PROUD BOY OF DUNLEVER 164 99 99 95 €122 Y €170 Y €230 Y €311 Y €32BZF SH 2004 BUFFALO LAKE BLOCKBUSTER6 84 73 43 €131 Y €219 Y €227 Y €267 Y €50

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Mat Cow Top 100 – Response.SBV Mat Current Mat New Mat Cow

SBV €147.0 €144.3 €140.6 €102.0% gain in SBV 100% 98% 96% 69%Mat Current €201.0 €204.4 €199.9 €159.9Maternal New €205.0 €208.7 €216.6 €183.3Maternal Cow €107.0 €149.1 €188.7 €267.8Terminal €93.0 €82.2 €72.5 €27.7CD% 6.40 6.08 5.19 4.67Cwt 22.40 20.53 17.04 7.68DMI -0.03 0.07 0.11 0.35MAT_CD 6.30 6.29 5.90 5.94MAT_Wwt 7.30 8.27 9.32 10.66MAT_CI -1.00 -1.78 -2.45 -4.08

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Maternal Cow Top 100 - BreedsBreed SBV Mat Current Mat New Mat CowAA 17 25 31 48AU 1 1 1 0BA 3 2 0 0BB 18 13 7 0CH 4 4 3 0HE 0 1 1 15LM 33 24 25 1PI 0 0 0 0PT 0 0 0 0SA 8 10 10 6SH 1 4 6 16SI 15 16 16 14Overall 100 100 100 100

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Mat Cow – Top 30 bulls.Code Brd BYR ANIMAL_NAME Prog_12 CD_rel Cwt_rel CI_rel SBV SBV_100MAT MAT_100MNEW MNEW_100MCOW MCOW_100TNEW TNEW100AYR AA 2002 AYNHO ROSSITER ERIC B125 132 95 78 39 €156 Y €245 Y €287 Y €473 Y €28JVL SA 1994 JOVIAL 6 96 96 91 €196 Y €316 Y €349 Y €469 Y €67GIP AA 2008 GOULDING PHILIP H339 161 97 62 30 €148 Y €220 Y €287 Y €463 Y €25S394 AA 2002 YOUNG DALE TOUCH DOWN 36M5 84 61 33 €150 Y €231 Y €283 Y €453 Y €31MZI SH 2003 MALTON ZENITH 18 91 86 44 €76 €148 €184 Y €399 Y -€14RWB AA 2006 RAWBURN LORD ROCKET F609233 98 94 42 €177 Y €265 Y €301 Y €387 Y €67YDS AA 2006 YOUNG DALE SUPERIOR 14S 9 68 42 16 €133 Y €203 Y €250 Y €384 Y €35ICO SI 1993 STARLINE DECISION 36 96 95 50 €167 Y €260 Y €284 Y €374 Y €62HUZ SI 1999 HARUM 9 87 89 46 €168 Y €255 Y €282 Y €365 Y €60JRM AA 2003 JERUSALEM FARADAY C071 27 94 87 51 €130 Y €191 Y €236 Y €359 Y €33CAF SI 1990 CLONASLEE ADMIRAL 6 85 87 72 €122 €196 Y €214 Y €351 Y €30ESH AA 1997 EARLY SUNSET HIGH TIME 81G32 99 99 89 €109 €181 Y €210 Y €347 Y €13SBU SH 2003 SLIABHBHUI PRINCE 2ND 313 96 87 50 €49 €100 €138 €346 Y -€25KDO AA 2007 KEELTIES DOMINO 67 94 48 27 €140 Y €202 Y €258 Y €338 Y €40DDV AA 2007 DEVERON LATIMER G188 19 80 34 15 €114 €188 Y €211 Y €335 Y €22DJM SH 2000 DOVEA SIR JAMES 2ND 71 98 98 84 €63 €117 €154 €335 Y -€11RIJ SH 2006 RANTONALL JOINER 6 78 54 17 €24 €81 €99 €332 Y -€42MLJ AA 2008 MOGEELY JOE H979 678 98 67 28 €130 Y €196 Y €232 Y €329 Y €36WPK SH 2004 WAUKARU COPPERTOP 464 12 85 70 27 €122 €198 Y €227 Y €329 Y €33CMW AA 2003 CAHIRMEE WESTY 8 97 98 64 €106 €163 €205 Y €324 Y €22AYN AA 2003 AYNHO BECK C161 15 88 88 27 €133 Y €193 Y €246 Y €319 Y €40BWU HE 1994 BALLINASCRAW ULTRA 348 99 98 85 €74 €138 €155 €313 Y -€1PBO AA 1988 PROUD BOY OF DUNLEVER 164 99 99 95 €122 Y €170 Y €230 Y €311 Y €32MCK SH 1995 MOYDRUMCASTLE KING 32 97 97 93 €51 €95 €124 €311 Y -€13MFU SI 1996 MILNAFUA GRADUATE 11 92 89 57 €163 Y €267 Y €257 Y €309 Y €65LYJ SH 2006 LISSOY JUMBO 181 93 64 34 €85 €153 €170 €306 Y €8S485 AA 2004 LORABAR MIGHTY PRINCE 43 87 79 31 €148 Y €226 Y €247 Y €304 Y €50CZB SH 2008 CREAGA DICE (P)(ROAN) 493 98 91 45 €94 €178 Y €179 Y €302 Y €21NFU AA 2006 NETHERTON FLEUR'S LEGACY 6 77 46 21 €130 Y €206 Y €219 Y €301 Y €38YSG HE 2001 YARRAM STAR GENERAL W251 AUS16 92 67 27 €77 €148 €146 €300 Y €3

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Terminal Top 100 – Response.SBV Mat Current Mat New Mat Cow Terminal

SBV €147.0 €144.3 €140.6 €102.0 €114.0% gain in SBV 100% 98% 96% 69% 78%Mat Current €201.0 €204.4 €199.9 €159.9 €120.4Maternal New €205.0 €208.7 €216.6 €183.3 €100.3Maternal Cow €107.0 €149.1 €188.7 €267.8 -€179.2Terminal €93.0 €82.2 €72.5 €27.7 €122.4CD% 6.40 6.08 5.19 4.67 9.03Cwt 22.40 20.53 17.04 7.68 29.36DMI -0.03 0.07 0.11 0.35 -0.32MAT_CD 6.30 6.29 5.90 5.94 9.10MAT_Wwt 7.30 8.27 9.32 10.66 -0.52MAT_CI -1.00 -1.78 -2.45 -4.08 2.64

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Terminal Top 100 - BreedsBreed SBV Mat Current Mat New Mat Cow TerminalAA 17 25 31 48 0AU 1 1 1 0 0BA 3 2 0 0 12BB 18 13 7 0 43CH 4 4 3 0 18HE 0 1 1 15 0LM 33 24 25 1 25PI 0 0 0 0 0PT 0 0 0 0 1SA 8 10 10 6 0SH 1 4 6 16 0SI 15 16 16 14 1Overall 100 100 100 100 100

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Terminal – Top 30 bulls.Code Brd BYR ANIMAL_NAME Prog_12 CD_rel Cwt_rel CI_rel SBV SBV_100MAT MAT_100MNEW MNEW_100MCOW MCOW_100TNEW TNEW100RMA BB 2006 ROSEMOUNT ASH 24 93 83 36 €108 €112 €37 -€398 €158 YMNZ BB 2003 MAGNOLIA 0103 DE SOMME 170 99 99 78 €152 Y €163 €145 -€204 €153 YWGE LM 2007 WILODGE CERBERUS 62 86 54 21 €185 Y €233 Y €220 Y -€48 €149 YONI LM 1998 ON-DIT 41 96 90 62 €217 Y €284 Y €294 Y €108 €148 YFHZ BB 2003 FAKIR DE L'HEZ KERNAI 2479 99 98 57 €143 Y €166 Y €129 -€177 €146 YGAU BB 2004 GALOPEUR DU SARTAY 79 93 69 26 €169 Y €206 Y €182 Y -€104 €144 YAZL BB 2006 ROSS ALO (ET) 979 99 92 50 €121 €149 €87 -€265 €144 YNEZ BB 1999 NOTEZ LE ET DU PONT DU MESSE10 93 93 59 €80 €53 -€4 -€443 €143 YRGG BB 2006 GIGA DU BOIS REMONT 147 94 70 31 €132 Y €196 Y €80 -€236 €141 YWTI BA 1993 WIVETON INDIANA 78 95 93 57 €153 Y €201 Y €148 -€126 €139 YAEB BB 2007 ACLARE BEHAN 21 65 30 20 €92 €85 €7 -€428 €139 YLSX BA 1995 LANDAIS 9 97 96 69 €77 €8 €1 -€463 €139 YELZ BB 2003 ELEVEUR ET 5264 DE LA CLEUZEUR185 99 97 39 €168 Y €219 Y €190 Y -€68 €137 YBIG BB 1999 BUTINEUR DU GRAND COURTY70 97 97 67 €95 €63 €54 -€297 €136 YSRI BB 1999 STRUPAR ET DE RADELINGA 16 99 99 86 €100 €59 €57 -€344 €136 YGUB LM 2003 GRAHAMS UNBEATABLE 27 93 84 50 €168 Y €213 Y €206 Y -€33 €135 YBBQ BB 2007 BALLYFIN BORAT (ET) 3126 99 98 51 €154 Y €198 Y €178 Y -€68 €134 YWOA BA 2006 COURTWOOD AIDAN 20 93 87 37 €100 €72 €55 -€299 €134 YS511 LM 2005 FIELDSON ALFY 104 96 71 38 €164 Y €213 Y €194 Y -€36 €133 YS124 CH 1989 OLDSTONE EGBERT 7 91 88 62 €55 -€40 €52 -€322 €133 YETB BB 2002 ECLAT ET DE BIOURGE 194 99 99 60 €155 Y €204 Y €174 Y -€79 €132 YS776 LM 2000 BALLYNERRIN REMY ET 10 91 93 54 €152 Y €183 Y €172 -€94 €132 YSZS BB 2008 SATYRE DE SOMME 58 91 64 32 €148 Y €179 Y €154 -€95 €132 YAAI CH 2005 ASHLEIGH ADMIRAL 19 92 84 52 €110 €101 €84 -€239 €132 YEWN BB 1991 ELWIN 8 99 99 98 €156 Y €177 Y €177 Y -€60 €131 YGEU BB 2006 GORDON ET DU GOLARD 35 89 70 27 €134 Y €163 €128 -€146 €131 YWKF BB 2003 WACKO VH BEEKHOF 29 93 85 37 €122 Y €131 €109 -€169 €129 YS143 BB 1995 BIONIQUE DU PRE ROSINE 8 71 57 39 €119 €147 €53 -€283 €129 YS593 LM 2005 QUEENSHEAD ALTEA 58 94 77 43 €172 Y €229 Y €202 Y -€18 €128 YBYU BB 2003 BLAK 5075 BATY EPRAVE 1406 99 99 76 €94 €95 €50 -€240 €128 Y

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All Indexes & All Breeds.Breed SBV Mat Current Mat New Mat Cow Terminal TotalAA 17 25 31 48 0 71AU 1 1 1 0 0 7BA 3 2 0 0 12 20BB 18 13 7 0 43 111CH 4 4 3 0 18 163HE 0 1 1 15 0 36LM 33 24 25 1 25 162PI 0 0 0 0 0 3PT 0 0 0 0 1 10SA 8 10 10 6 0 17SH 1 4 6 16 0 17SI 15 16 16 14 1 54Overall 100 100 100 100 100 671

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Key questions?

• Which index gives best “overall” improvement in key profit traits.

• Which index and list “makes sense” (credibility)?

• What (if any) additional information is required to help farmers/breeders make the correct breeding decision?

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Recommendation.

• Recommendation from €uro-Star review group.– To continue with maternal index as

currently constructed.– To implement new economic values and

new calving evaluations.– To provide additional material to help

identify high maternal index bulls with positive attributes for “female” traits.

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Example Bar Graph

• At bottom of €uro-Star catalogue page.• Consistent with website.

Within breed Index Rel

Across breed

* * * * * Maternal €150 27% * * * *

* * Cow €30 18% *

* * * * * Beef €120 43% * * * * *



Further research, extension & education.

28th November 2012.

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Further research.

• Correction for dairy breeds.– Maternal milk evaluations.

• Stock bull functionality.• Meat eating quality.• Health & disease traits.• Others……

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Extension & education.

• ICBF bull search.• ICBF Active Bull List.• Mart display boards.• €uro-Star page.

– Replace carcass weight with very high and high value cuts?

• Others?

IRISH CATTLE BREEDING FEDERATION 1 © Irish Cattle Breeding Federation Soc. Ltd 2009 ICBF Beef & Dairy Industry Meetings. Session 1 – Dairy. 28 th November.

Documents

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