Abstract
The Angus Sire Reference Scheme (SRS) began in New Zealand with first matings in 1977, under direction from Ruakura Animal Research Station. It began for four reasons: 1. we were not convinced of the technical merits of central beef bull performance tests (Dalton and Morris, 1978). 2. 80% of pedigree Angus bulls used for breeding in New Zealand are not homebred (Cheong, 1977), and 3. bull breeders seem more concerned about progeny test results than about within-herd performance data. 4. Since annual genetic progress from a multiple-herd reference sire testing and selection scheme can be at least as great as with within-herd mass selection (Morris et al., 1980), the establishment of valid across-herd testing seemed worthwhile. The SRS is currently in its fifth year, and details of procedures and some results are given below.
Proceedings of the World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, Volume 8. Symposia (2), , 305–308, 1982
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