Wintery weather failed to dampen the spirits of those who attended the Beef Progeny Test field day at Pāmu’s Kepler Farm. Topics & speakers at the event listed below (click on the timecodes to jump to a specific section):
0:03 The INZB programme and across-breed Beef Progeny Test, Jason Archer.
16:51 What, When & How - measurements & information recorded in the Progeny Test, Anna Boyd.
34:02 Insights and take-home messages from the original BPT, Franzi Weik.
48:54 Future direction of Pāmu’s breeding programme, Rebecca Hickson.
56:33 Finishing and Carcase Quality discussion, Jason Archer and Travis Leslie.
1:19:50 Beef Class Structural Assessment demonstration, Bill Austin.
Pāmu's Kepler Farm, near Manapouri, is one of two farm’s hosting the across-breed Beef Progeny Test which is part of Beef + Lamb New Zealand's seven-year Informing New Zealand Beef (INZB) programme. The other host farm is Lochinver Station in the central North Island.
This will be the third year that Kepler Farm has been involved with the Beef Progeny Test and last December, 405 Hereford and Angus cows were Artificially Inseminated (AI) using genetics from six Angus, six Hereford bulls and one internationally-sourced Angus bull.
Beef + Lamb New Zealand Genetics, with the support of the Ministry for Primary Industries and the New Zealand Meat Board, is leading the Sustainable Food & Fibre Futures partnership INZB programme. The overall aim of the programme is to improve profitability and enhance sustainability across the beef industry through the development and adoption of improved genetics.
More information can be found at www.blnzgenetics.com/informing-nz-beef
