Birth Patterns by Month (2004)
Birth pattern throughout 2004 with the normal peak in March, April and May. 68% of calves are by A.I. sires and 32% by the various stock bulls. |
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Sire of Registered Progeny
Most commonly used sires in the pedigree herd.
• Progeny Registered in 2004.
• Progeny Registed in 2003.
• Progeny Registered in Other Years. |
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Herd Size Distribution
Approximately 1/3 of the Society’s membership registered just one calf in 2004 and nine members registered in excess of 50 calves each. |
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Registered by Sex (1994-2004)
Breakdown of all registrations by sex from year 1990 to 2004. |
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Muscle/Skeletal
The base for these indices is set to the average of calves born in 1995.
• Muscle
• Skeletal |
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Charolais AI Testbulls (2001-2004)
This chart shows the origin of the Charolais test bulls entering A.I. from 2001 to 2004.
• Ireland
• UK
• France |
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Linear Scores & Weight Recordings (1993-2004)
Number of linear and weight records collected from 1993 to 2004.
The very high level of weight records for 2004 is very satisfactory as weaning weights are a vital element in the generation of Maternal Trait Indexes.
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Muscle BLUP Distribution (Calves born 2004)
The average muscle indices for calves born in 2004 is 111 with the top 5% averaging 126. |
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