Shorthorn Beef
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2020 SYCA Fundraising Auction
2020 SYCA Fundraising Auction to be held Via AuctionsPlus - 28th October 2020 from 9am - 7:30pm.
Lot information available now.
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SCOTCH AND STRIPLOINS – REGATTA INJECTS SOME SPIRIT
Steak and whiskey lovers are getting a chance to enjoy the best of both worlds at the famous Regatta Hotel’s Boathouse Restaurant in Brisbane. In a collaboration between Coca-Cola Amatil, JBS Australia and the Regatta Hotel, two Thousand Guineas striploins will be dry aged and infused with two different types of whiskey.
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REGISTERING CALVES PRIOR TO REGISTRATION.
Not every calf that is born is destined to be registered, for a whole heap of reasons, but that doesn’t mean that they shouldn’t be recorded.
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UNDERSTANDING IGS ACCURACY
One of the more confusing elements of the Shorthorn Beef IGS EPD’s has been the change in the way that accuracies are reported.
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THOUSAND GUINEAS SALES IN COSTCO
Costco is one of Australia's largest retailers of beef to consumers and postioning the JBS Australia Thousand Guineas Shorthorn brand in their stores is a hugely positive step for the brand.
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IGS BULL BUYERS GUIDE
Shorthorn Beef will host an IGS Bull Buyers Guide Zoom meeting next Thursday 20th August at 6.30 pm AEST, to demonstrate how to use the IGS Evaluation system when making your bull selections.
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IGS WEBINAR
IGS will be holding a webinar on Friday 21st August at 9.00am Australian Eastern Time, to explain the upgrades to the IGS growth trait predictions.
For those wanting to attend, please register here: IGS BULL SESSION
NEW PROTOCOLS FOR DNA SUBMISSION
Given the high rate of uptake of genomics within the Shorthorn breed and the need for breeders to access decision making tools quickly, breeders should now send their DNA samples directly to Neogen. This should significantly decrease the turnaround time for members receiving results.
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UPDATES TO GROWTH TRAIT PREDICTIONS
The IGS Science Team have been working on new methodologies for more accurately calculating growth trait EPD's including Milk, with results expected to be included in the EPD calculations from 18th August 2020.
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Genetic Hub
The Shorthorn Society of Australia, The Australian Limousin Breeders Society & The Australian Simmental Breeders Association are proud to announce the commencement of a new business, Genetic Hub.
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About Shorthorn
The Shorthorn breed is truly unique, from their distinctive roan colour, to their rich breed history and most importantly, the wonderful community of breeders, there is nothing else quite like a Shorthorn.
The key to the Shorthorn breeds advantage lies in their balanced genetic profile, driven by market participation that has been developed and refined, after more than 200 years of genetic selection under Australian conditions.
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