• About BREEDPLAN

    Charolais GROUP BREEDPLAN is the genetic evaluation system currently adopted by the Charolais Society of Australia. 

    BREEDPLAN is a modern genetic evaluation system for beef cattle which uses the world’s most advanced genetic evaluation system (based on Best Linear Unbiased Prediction (BLUP) technology) to produce Estimated Breeding Values (EBVs) of recorded cattle for a range of important production traits. BREEDPLAN EBVs take the guesswork out of selection decisions by providing beef producers with an objective assessment of an animal’s genetic potential. It offers the potential to accelerate genetic progress, tighten up breeding operations, improve productivity and increase prices for cattle sold for breeding and slaughter. 

    A BREEDPLAN genetic evaluation is currently performed for the Charolais breed and includes animals from Australia and New Zealand. Within the Charolais evaluation, EBVs are published on individual Charolais animals for up to 16 different traits. These traits include:

    Weight   Fertility  Carcase 
    Birth Weight  Scrotal Size  Eye Muscle Area 
    Milk  Gestation Length  Fat Depth 
    200 Day Growth  Calving Ease Direct  Retail Beef Yield 
    400 Day Weight  Calving Ease Dtrs  Intramuscular Fat 
    600 Day Weight    Carcase Weight 
    Mature Cow Weight       

    Charolais BREEDPLAN also generates and publishes three Selection Indexes being 1) Domestic 2) Export 3) Live Export. 

    Further expansion and development of the EBVs that are available on Charolais animals will continue in the future.  

    Charolais BREEDPLAN
    ABRI
    University of New England
    ARMIDALE NSW 2351

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