Appendix A: Breed Outline

Breed Outline

The following outlines the Society’s recommendations for those animals available for sale or placed on display at Society events.

Characteristics

Weight

Animals should be well grown for their age.

Recommended weight ranges for bulls are:

  • 18 months of age – minimum of 500kg
  • 24 months of age – minimum of 700kg
  • 30 months of age – minimum of 850kg

Dentition

  • Under 18 months – Milk teeth
  • 18 and under 24 months – 2 teeth
  • 24 and under 30 months – 4 teeth
  • 30 and under 36 months – 6 teeth

Scrotal circumference

Testicles should be even sized.

  • 21 months of age and over – minimum of 35cm

Vaccinations

Highly desirable

  • 5 in 1
  • Lepto – or 7 in 1 for both
  • Vibrio
  • 3 day sickness

Desirable

  • 3 germ blood
  • Botulism

Performance Data

Veterinary Examination

  • Morphology
  • Crush side semen test
  • Soundness evaluation

Scans

  • Fat and eye muscle area

Genestar testing

  • Marbling, Tenderness and Feed efficiency

Female breeding history

  • Days to calving and gestation length