“The Financial Benefit of Genetic Improvement in Practice.”

Beef - Key Statistics.
• 1.0 m beef cows.
– 200k beef replacements.
– Remainder to terminal beef.
• Herd size stable – expected to drop.
• Main breeds are Charolais, Limousin,
Simmental, Angus & Herford.
• Herd is an inter-cross of breeds. 70% of
replacements are two or more breeds
• 80% by Natural Service.
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