Accessing the new Selection Indexes

Matt Reynolds, Breed Development Officer

Selection indexes are a valuable pre-filtering tool and with the recent release of the ‘new’ selection indexes, how and where they are displayed on Angus.Tech has changed.

Both the Angus Breeding Index ($A) and the Angus Breeding Index Low Feed Cost Index ($A-L) will be displayed in the default layout as well as in PDF reports generated by the Angus.Tech report centre. For using wanting to view the other selection indexes there are a number of options available; Viewing Selection Indexes for an Animal

The selection index values for any animal can be found by navigating to their ‘Selection Index’ tab within Angus.Tech. The tab lists the 10 selection indexes currently published as part of the TransTasman Angus Cattle Evaluation (TACE). The reference table for the selection indexes is located at the bottom of the ‘Selection Index’ tab.

Creating a customised results layout

For users wanting to include any or all of the selection indexes within their Angus.Tech layout, they can do so by using the customised results layout feature. This feature enables users of the database to choose the information they want displayed within the layout. With users able to modify existing layouts to include alternative information or design completely new layouts. Visit the Angus Education Centre for further information on creating a customised results layout. Generating reports in the Report Centre

Users wanting to extract or print the selection index values of animals from Angus.Tech can do so in a number of ways. For PDF reports; Users can generate, either the Search results listing (PDF) – TACE EBVs which will include the $A and $A-L or the Search results listing (PDF) – Selection Indexes, which includes all 10 selection indexes calculated as part of the TACE analysis. Alternatively, if users are generating the Detailed Animal report the $A and $A-L will be included in the EBV table for the animal.

For CSV reports;

Users will be able to generate a CSV report including any of the selection indexes or other information used within their chosen layout. Further information on utilising any of the feature of Angus. Tech visit the Angus Education Centre or give staff at Angus Australia a call.