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and simply to ensure they get the information they need.
“Other traits are important for beef farmers generating WE’RE HERE TO
replacement beef heifers but are much less important when HELP YOU TRADE.
choosing bulls to mate dairy cows.”
He says dairy farmers see value in using recorded bulls as
it gives them the ability to present lines of even, well-marked
calves to rearers and/or finishers. Looking for stock?

Dairy Beef Progeny Test
With over 50 agents throughout the
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The purpose of the DBPT, which began in 2015, was to identify
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and beef farmers. Over the course of the programme, detailed
and comprehensive phenotypic data has and continues to be Talk to your local Rural Livestock
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The trial includes a number of beef breeds with about 20
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