Tasmanian branch AGM
The Tasmanian Branch held their AGM last week and your new representatives are:
Phillip Partridge
President
Scott Frankcombe
Vice President
and
Chelsea Rayner
Secretary/Treasurer
Click through for their contact details
CGEN How To videos
Jump over to our YouTube channel for How To videos on logging in, registering calves and much more. Your login will be sent out at or around 1st April.
If you experience any issues and can’t find the answer in… Continue reading
IGS convention recordings
If you missed out on attending or watching on Zoom, here is the link to the recordings as they’re loaded.
2023 ASBA AGM First Notice
Dear Members
NOTICE is hereby given that the 52nd Annual General Meeting of the Association will be held at 4.00pm on Saturday, 13th May 2023 at the Atlantis Hotel, Spencer St, Melbourne VIC.
Please see the link below for the… Continue reading
Reminder: Entries close soon for Simmental Opportunity Sale
Dear Members
We are pleased to announce that the 2023 Simmental Opportunity Sale will be held on Friday 16th June 2023 1pm AEST online at AuctionsPlus. The sale is aimed to promote quality Simmental cattle and provide members with an outlet to market their… Continue reading
NSW Branch 2023 AGM
The 1st Notice and Nomination form was sent out to members in an e-news on 16th March with nominations due by 16th March.
An Index is not an EPD
By Lane Geiss, ASA
$API and $TI A Bull Buyer’s Best Friends
An index is not an EPD, but rather a measure of the difference in profitability for the designed scenario. Understanding each index can help… Continue reading
CGEN/IGS transition countdown
Dear Members
One final extract to go before we are completely on CGEN. In the meantime, CGEN is a work in progress and while you have access to the public search area, some items will need to wait for the… Continue reading
QLD Branch 2023 AGM
1st Notice and Nomination Form was sent out in an e-news on 8th March with nominations due 18th March.
The Value of DNA Information
in the BOLT Single-step Genetic Evaluations
By Mahdi Saatchi, Rohan L. Fernando, Lauren Hyde, Jackie Atkins, Steve McGuire, Wade Shafer, Matt L. Spangler, and Bruce Golden, IGS Genetic Evaluation Team and Consultants.
DNA profiles provide additional information about the genetic… Continue reading