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A BarnettAngus Welcome
We are pleased to offer an exceptionally even line of ET bred bulls (all but one) which represent a genuine opportunity to acquire top quality genetics.
They are 28 carefully selected high growth, strong carcase merit bulls, all with a placid temperament and good feet. The cream always comes to the top. More than half the offering are out of flush sisters making them grandsons of one of our original donor cows – Strathewen Mittagong Regent J23.
Our breeding program is known to hit the mark with leading growth weights and carcase values while minimising birth weights and mature cow weights. It is fundamental for us to stayed focused on this.
Over half the catalogue has:
• Weaning and yearling weight scores in the top 15%
• IMF scores in the top 20% Birth weight below the breed average
We are confident that by investing in BarnettAngus genetics you’ll be investing in the promise of a future that will contribute significantly to your breeding program.
Feel free to seize the opportunity to elevate your operation with some top-quality genetics that comes with the guarantee that we are here to help you reach your breeding goals.
The People
Barnett Angus is a family operation with Mark at the helm and John taking the reins.
Our love of cattle breeding and dedication to a focused breeding criterion of high growth, high carcase value cattle has additionally allowed us to share with the local community our ‘paddock to plate’ beef box offering.
This offering has been taken up with great enthusiasm. It keeps us close to our consumers and provides us with an acute understanding of what the end product merits are.
Our Two Farms
We run our operation at two locations in the North of Tasmania,half an hour from Launceston. One in Westbury and the other in the Meander Valley.
Our Westbury property, ‘Bramblewick Farm’ is a small 150-acre picturesque farm with an impressive covered feed pad to assist in the nutritional management of our cattle and to preserve our pastures during wet periods.
The 200-acre Meander property is located where the mountains meet the pasture. With significant rainfall, this provides a reliable water source and 280 megs of storage. This compliments the dry land nature of Bramblewick Farm.
Our Foundation
3 donor cows from Strathewen were acquired in 2017 and added to with a handful of heifers from the Ayrvale dispersal. They represent the core of a high indexing, highly fertile group of females with exceptional growth and elite carcase values.
An intensive ET and IVF program enables Barnett Angus to have a unique offering of superior carcase maker genetics. The next generation of genetics is being complemented with mating from our new unique high marbling (7.3), high growth sire - Pathfinder Tasmania T756.
The star donor turned out to be Strathewen Regent Mittagong J23 who has produced over 40 progeny, many of which have granddaughters producing today.
Other sires used in the herd have been; a son of Baldridge Beast Mode out of the Kenny’s Creek Finkle cow family, Lawson’s Rocky, Myers Fair n Square, HPCA Veracious, Paratrooper and Iceman.
ABOUT US
Our Philosophy
Good soil and good cattle need a dedicated focus and careful management to progress and sustain an enterprise that benefits the next generation to satisfy the spirit. We use regenerative agricultural practices to continuously improve the soil and enhance the environment for our cattle to thrive.
Great cattle are not an accident. They come with generations of proven maternal excellence and a clear picture of what works best in a natural dry land environment. Our environment experiences tough times and good times which is the story of Australia.
We are very conscience that the value of the product that leaves our farm should be underpinned by an enhanced customer experience in knowing that our cattle are raising as high marbling grass feed animals all while maintaining an optimal level of animal welfare. We welcome visitors anytime.
Cow Power – Like Compound Interest
Three donors dominate 50% of this year’s offering.
These genuine foundation females (MBAN12, MBAN13 & MBAN14) are flush sisters out of Strathewen Regent Mittagong J23.
They are three of a kind, deep bodied cows that ooze femininity with good udders and smooth well-placed shoulders. Their progeny carries the balance and consistency of their dam. 18 daughters remaining in the herd and 15 bulls are represented in this sale.
They are cows that work with any sire. Sadly, N14 is now deceased but not before leaving us with some beautiful heifers.
Another superb high performing dam is MBAN5, has contributed some of our highest marbling progeny with tremendous growth and depth of body. She has 2 sons in this offering to the high growth, high IMF Murray Proceed NURM204. She has produced one of the most outstanding females we’ve every bred – MBA23U87, who is about to become our leadoff IVF donor.
Whilst IVF and ET has come with lots of learnings and expenses, the value of the genetics will be realised over many years and cow generations.
You will note that year’s bull offering is almost all ET bred animals. Whilst sire selection has been worked out for each individual mating, the cow power remains our pivotal consideration as sires come and go but the cow herd are the animals we live with year on year and every day they are being assessed as keepers or not. Cow Power is just like ‘compound interest’ – ‘The 8th Wonder of the World’ as Warren Buffet says.
BARNETT AUSSIE GIRL N12
BARNETT DISCO GIRL N5
BARNETT MITTAGONG U87
Progeny of Barnett Aussie Girl N12 and Kenny Creek’s Beast Mode NDIQ5
KENNY’S CREEK BEAST MODE Q5PV NDIQ5 14/07/2019 HBR
H P C A SUNRISE A246# G A R SUNRISESV H P C A PROPHET A3#
STRATHEWEN BERKLEY G34PV
Dam: BARNETT AUSSIE GIRL N14PV
STRATHEWEN TIMEOUT WILPENA E22PV TE MANIA BERKLEY B1PV
TUWHARETOA REGENT D145PV
STRATHEWEN REGENT MITTAGONG J23PV
STRATHEWEN COMANDO MITAGONG G23PV
BULL GUARANTEE AND VET CHECK
Animal Health
All bulls offered for sale will have passed a BULLCHECK breeding soundness examination (certificate available on request). This assessment by an accredited veterinarian(Dr Logan McNamara, Apiam Genetic Services) includes:
• Physical evaluation and examination of the reproductive tract
• Scrotal circumference measurement
Crush side semen assessment
Sperm morphology
All bulls will be given 7 in 1, Pestigard® and vibriosis vaccinations. Bull temperament is excellent with all animals having been handled with low stress stock handling principles.
Our Bull Guarantee
We guarantee that all breeding cattle, both males and females, sold by Barnett Angus are fertile to the best of our knowledge. If a bull is injured at any time during the 12 months following the sale to make them functionally infertile, we will provide you with a satisfactory replacement if available or issue you a credit equal to the bull’s purchase price less the salvage value received for the bull. Exclusions to our guarantee are animal mortality post purchase.
Angus Australia Disclaimer
Animal details included in this catalogue, including but not limited to pedigree, DNA information, Estimated Breeding Values (EBVs) and Index values, are based on information provided by the breeder or owner of the animal. Whilst all reasonable care has been taken to ensure that the information provided in this catalogue was correct at the time of publication, Angus Australia will assume no responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of the information, nor for the outcome (including consequential loss) of any action taken based on this information.
28 BARNETT ROCKY U250PV
Sire: LAWSONS ROCKY R4010PV
LAWSONS JUDD P4005SV
Dam: BARNETT AUSSIE GIRL N12PV G A R MOMENTUMPV G
STRATHEWEN BERKLEY G34PV
PARINGA JUDD J5PV
LAWSONS PROPHET M4047#
STRATHEWEN TIMEOUT WILPENA E22PV TE MANIA BERKLEY B1PV
BALDRIDGE BEAST MODE B074PV G A R PROPHETSV BALDRIDGE ISABEL Y69#
Sire: KENNY’S CREEK BEAST MODE Q5PV
Dam: BARNETT DISCO GIRL N4PV
STRATHEWEN REGENT MITTAGONG J23PV DEER VALLEY RITA 0308#
KENNY’S CREEK BARA N210SV KENNY’S CREEK CHISUM L172SV KENNY’S CREEK BARA J353# TUWHARETOA REGENT D145PV STRATHEWEN COMANDO MITAGONG G23PV
REGENT D145PV STRATHEWEN COMANDO MITAGONG
POSS MAVERICKPV
Sire: TEXAS ICEMAN R725PV
TEXAS UNDINE H647SV
STRATHEWEN BERKLEY G34PV
Dam: BARNETT AUSSIE GIRL N14PV
BASIN PAYWEIGHT 1682PV POSS PRIDE 5163#
BANGADANG WESTERN EXPRESS E10SV
STRATHEWEN TIMEOUT WILPENA E22PV TE MANIA BERKLEY B1PV
TEXAS UNDINE Z183PV TUWHARETOA REGENT D145PV
STRATHEWEN REGENT MITTAGONG J23PV
STRATHEWEN COMANDO MITAGONG G23PV
BALDRIDGE BEAST MODE B074PV G A R PROPHETSV
BALDRIDGE ISABEL Y69#
Sire: KENNY’S CREEK
BEAST
MODE Q5PV
KENNY’S CREEK BARA N210SV KENNY’S CREEK CHISUM L172SV
KENNY’S CREEK BARA J353#
STRATHEWEN BERKLEY G34PV
Dam: BARNETT AUSSIE GIRL N12PV
STRATHEWEN TIMEOUT WILPENA E22PV TE MANIA BERKLEY B1PV
TUWHARETOA REGENT D145PV
STRATHEWEN REGENT MITTAGONG J23PV
STRATHEWEN COMANDO MITAGONG G23PV
POSS MAVERICKPV
Sire: TEXAS ICEMAN R725PV
TEXAS UNDINE H647SV
PAYWEIGHT 1682PV POSS PRIDE 5163#
WESTERN EXPRESS E10SV TEXAS UNDINE Z183PV
Dam: BARNETT NEFERTITI N6PV
STRATHEWEN REGENT WILPENA J53PV
Understanding the TransTasman Angus Cattle Evaluation (TACE)
What is the TransTasman Angus Cattle Evaluation?
The TransTasman Angus Cattle Evaluation is the genetic evaluation program adopted by Angus Australia for Angus and Angus influenced beef cattle. The TransTasman Angus Cattle Evaluation uses Best Linear Unbiased Prediction (BLUP) technology to produce Estimated Breeding Values (EBVs) of recorded cattle for a range of important production traits (e.g. weight, carcase, fertility).
The TransTasman Angus Cattle Evaluation is an international genetic evaluation and includes pedigree, performance and genomic information from the Angus Australia and Angus New Zealand databases, along with selected information from the American and Canadian Angus Associations.
The TransTasman Angus Cattle Evaluation utilises a range of genetic evaluation software, including the internationally recognised BLUPF90 family of programs, and BREEDPLAN® beef genetic evaluation analytical software, as developed by the Animal Genetics and Breeding Unit (AGBU), a joint institute of NSW Agriculture and the University of New England, and Meat and Livestock Australia Limited (MLA).
What is an EBV?
An animal’s breeding value can be defined as its genetic merit for each trait. While it is not possible to determine an animal’s true breeding value, it is possible to estimate it. These estimates of an animal’s true breeding value are called EBVs (Estimated Breeding Values).
EBVs are expressed as the difference between an individual animal’s genetics and a historical genetic level (i.e. group of animals) within the TACE genetic evaluation, and are reported in the units in which the measurements are taken.
Using EBVs to Compare the Genetics of Two Animals
TACE EBVs can be used to estimate the expected difference in the genetics of two animals, with the expected difference equating to half the difference in the EBVs of the animals, all other things being equal (e.g. they are joined to the same animal/s).
For example, a bull with a 200 Day Growth EBV of +60 would be expected to produce progeny that are, on average, 10 kg heavier at 200 days of age than a bull with a 200 Day Growth EBV of +40 kg (i.e. 20
kg difference between the sire’s EBVs, then halved as the sire only contributes half the genetics).
Or similarly, a bull with an IMF EBV of +3.0 would be expected to produce progeny with on average, 1% more intramuscular fat in a 400 kg carcase than a bull with a IMF EBV of +1.0 (i.e. 2% difference between the sire’s EBVs, then halved as the sire only contributes half the genetics).
Using EBVs to Benchmark an Animal’s Genetics with the Breed
EBVs can also be used to benchmark an animal’s genetics relative to the genetics of other Angus or Angus infused animals recorded with Angus Australia. To benchmark an animal’s genetics relative to other Angus animals, an animal’s EBV can be compared to the EBV reference tables, which provide:
• the breed average EBV
• the percentile bands table
The current breed average EBV is listed on the bottom of each page in this publication, while the current EBV reference tables are included at the end of these introductory notes.
For easy reference, the percentile band in which an animal’s EBV ranks is also published in association with the EBV.
Considering Accuracy
An accuracy value is published with each EBV, and is usually displayed as a percentage value immediately below the EBV.
The accuracy value provides an indication of the reliability of the EBV in estimating the animal’s genetics (or true breeding value), and is an indication of the amount of information that has been used in the calculation of the EBV.
EBVs with accuracy values below 50% should be considered as preliminary or of low accuracy, 50-74% as of medium accuracy, 75-90% of medium to high accuracy, and 90% or greater as high accuracy.
Description of TACE EBVs
EBVs are calculated for a range of traits within TACE, covering calving ease, growth, fertility, maternal performance, carcase merit, feed efficiency and structural soundness. A description of each EBV included in this publication is provided on the following page.
CEDir %
UNDERSTANDING ESTIMATED BREEDING VALUES (EBVS)
Genetic differences in the ability of a sire’s calves to be born unassisted from 2 year old heifers.
CEDtrs %
GL days
BW kg
200 Day kg
400 Day kg
600 Day kg
MCW kg
Milk kg
DtC days
SS cm
CWT kg
EMA cm2
Rib Fat mm
P8 Fat mm
RBY %
IMF %
NFI-F kg/day
Doc %
Claw Set score
Foot Angle score
Leg Angle score
Genetic differences in the ability of a sire’s daughters to calve unassisted at 2 years of age.
Genetic differences between animals in the length of time from the date of conception to the birth of the calf.
Genetic differences between animals in calf weight at birth.
Genetic differences between animals in live weight at 200 days of age due to genetics for growth.
Genetic differences between animals in live weight at 400 days of age.
Genetic differences between animals in live weight at 600 days of age.
Genetic differences between animals in live weight of cows at 5 years of age.
Genetic differences between animals in live weight at 200 days of age due to the maternal contribution of its dam.
Genetic differences between animals in the time from the start of the joining period (i.e. when the female is introduced to a bull) until subsequent calving.
Genetic differences between animals in scrotal circumference at 400 days of age.
Genetic differences between animals in hot standard carcase weight at 750 days of age.
Genetic differences between animals in eye muscle area at the 12/13th rib site in a 400 kg carcase.
Genetic differences between animals in fat depth at the 12/13th rib site in a 400 kg carcase.
Genetic differences between animals in fat depth at the P8 rump site in a 400 kg carcase.
Genetic differences between animals in boned out saleable meat from a 400 kg carcase.
Genetic differences between animals in intramuscular fat (marbling) at the 12/13th rib site in a 400 kg carcase.
Genetic differences between animals in feed intake at a standard weight and rate of weight gain when animals are in a feedlot finishing phase.
Genetic differences between animals in temperament.
Genetic differences in claw set structure (shape and evenness of claws).
Genetic differences in foot angle (strength of pastern, depth of heel).
Genetic differences in rear leg structure when viewed from the side (angle at front of the hock).
Higher EBVs indicate fewer calving difficulties in 2 year old heifers.
Higher EBVs indicate fewer calving difficulties in 2 year old heifers.
Genetic differences between animals in net profitability per cow joined in a typical commercial self replacing herd using Angus bulls. This selection index is not specific to a particular market end-point, but identifies animals that will improve overall net profitability in the majority of commercial, self replacing, grass and grain finishing beef production systems.
Genetic differences between animals in net profitability per cow joined in a typical commercial self replacing herd using Angus bulls. This selection index is not specific to a particular market end-point, but identifies animals that will improve overall net profitability in the majority of commercial, self replacing, grass and grain finishing beef production systems.
The $A-L index is similar to the $A index but is modelled on a production system where feed is surplus to requirements for the majority of the year, or the cost of supplying additional feed when animal feed requirements increase is low.
While the $A aims to maintain mature cow weight, the $A-L does not aim to limit the increase in mature cow weight as there is minimal cost incurred if the feed maintenance requirements of the female breeding herd increase as a result of selection decisions.
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