e-News Annual Magazine – bookings now open
Advertising Bookings now open for Annual Magazine
Please find attached flyers for Members (3pps) and Non-Members (1pp) for the 2023 Annual Magazine.
Bookings will be taken by email or post but not by phone. Please fill out the booking… Continue reading
2023 Brisbane Royal (Ekka) results
SIMMENTAL
JUNIOR CHAMPION FEMALE
GK TRUE MASTERPIECE
RESERVE JUNIOR CHAMPION FEMALE
K.B.V. TULLY
SENIOR CHAMPION FEMALE
K.B.V. ROMY
RESERVE SENIOR CHAMPION FEMALE
GK 520 ROYAL KEEPSAKE
GRAND CHAMPION FEMALE
K.B.V. ROMY
JUNIOR CHAMPION MALE
K.B.V. TERMINATOR
RESERVE JUNIOR CHAMPION MALE… Continue reading
EPD abbreviation ready reckoner
Simmental meat wins in Norman Hotel blind taste test
Simmental breeders hope they’re on their way to repeating last year’s Battle of the Beef Breeds taste test win at Brisbane’s Norman Hotel after securing the first stage last week.
e-News what’s new on the website and office update
Dear Members
We’ve added a few FAQ documents under Member Services/Technical Articles.
There are the guidelines on recording docility, contemporary groupings for weights and traits, date ranges for weights and traits and much more.
Have you noticed?
When you first… Continue reading
When to record traits on the IGS system
We’ve put together a ready reckoner to help with date ranges on when to collect weights and traits in the following document:
e-News What’s new on CGEN
Dear Members
Our latest update has a few more add-ons to make online registering easier for you. See the changes here:
Suffixes are now showing on animals in public search
Sire/Dam selector has the added indexes in the dropdown “order… Continue reading
IGS Docility Scoring
Temperament is an important trait for all beef producers.
Improved Temperaments add dollars to the bottom line through improved growth rates, increased carcase compliance and decreased labour and operational costs.
Docility is one of the EPD’s available to Simmental breeders… Continue reading
e-News Spring Inventory, Breedplan update & more
Update for continuing Breedplan Members
Dear Members
At our recent Simmental AGM, the ASBA Board resolved to investigate the possibility and cost (including associated costs) of the Society providing the limited Breedplan system ABRI has offered to individual members.
The Board… Continue reading
Member feedback online form
ASBA has developed a new online form for members who wish to address the Board in time for their next meeting.
Meeting dates are listed in the latest e-newsletters.
Forms page scroll to the bottom of the list of forms