ROMA DROUGHTMASTER BULL SALE 2023 Supplementary Information Understanding Veterinary Bull Breeding Soundness Evaluation (VBBSE) Reports by the Australian Cattle Vets (ACV) General A VBBSE generally includes an evaluation of the feet, legs, scrotum and other structural aspects in the Physical section. Crush-side assessment of semen motility is compulsory and laboratory evaluation of Sperm Morphology is optional but results must be declared if tested. If a bull records a “Q” for semen motility (crush-side) it is excluded from the sale unless the bull passes a morphology test. Scrotum and Physical ACV standards for Scrotum are the scrotal contents are normal on palpation, and that scrotal size is within normal ranges for the breed, age, and nutrition of the bull. The standards for Physical require compulsory assessment of eight components. If a bull is noted to fail on any of these, he fails this category. Report Indicators Tick = Pass: All attributes for this component measured were consistent with the ACV standards. No risk factors for reduced fertility were identified during this part of the VBBSE examination. Q = Qualified: Not all attributes for this component were consistent with the ACV standards but these abnormalities may not necessarily preclude the bulls use. A further comment is provided on the individual animal VBBSE certificate. The standards for Crush-side Semen and Sperm Morphology Crush-side Semen evaluation and laboratory evaluation of Sperm Morphology are strong indicators of whether a bull is fertile or sub-fertile. If a physically-normal bull is rated as having passed these evaluations, he is expected to be fertile, i.e., if mated, he can impregnate (pregnant at day 42 of gestation) by natural service at least 60% and 90% of 50 normal, cycling, disease-free females within 3 and 9 weeks, respectively. The ACV has 2 pass levels for crush-side semen evaluation. The highest level - Tick – indicates that the bull is fertile with 60% or higher progressively forward motile sperm. Further, it is very likely that the semen of this bull will be fertile after freezing. The lower level (“Q”) was introduced to indicate that a bull may be fertile under natural mating, but it is likely his semen is not suitable for freezing. The Q level is given to bulls with between 30% and 59% motile sperm in a crush-side semen evaluation. Bulls have to pass thresholds for eight Sperm Morphology categories and achieve 70% or higher normal sperm, as assessed by a sperm morphologist, to gain a Tick for Morphology. A “Q” for Morphology means the bull doesn’t meet all the criteria for a Tick and that some risks have been identified which may impact the bull’s fertility in the short or long term. The veterinarian conducting the test will provide an explanation of these risks in the comments section. It is possible that physically normal, Q-level bulls (and especially those close to the lower threshold) may be shown to be less than fully fertile when mated. Such bulls are acceptable under multiple-sire mating, but veterinary advice should be considered before single-sire mating of such bulls. Bulls in the Droughtmaster catalogue with semen motility in the Q category are required to have passed a semen morphology test prior to acceptance in the sale. Changes in semen quality in sexually-mature bulls Once bulls are sexually mature and producing satisfactory quality ejaculates, testes function is relatively stable, ie, if the bull is tested 3 months prior to sale and passes a semen evaluation,
then, if managed under the same conditions without experiencing conditions that cause problems with function of the testes, there is a high probability (based on research done in northern Australia) that if tested again on the day of sale it would produce an ejaculate containing a similar proportion of normal sperm. If a bull experiences trauma, fever, inflammation, fat insulation or stress, that are sufficient to impair sperm formation and maturation, semen quality may be affected within days and may persist for several months. It takes about 60 days for a sperm cell to develop and then a further 10 days for it to mature and be available for ejaculation. Therefore, a sperm quality assessment reflects function of the testes in the preceding 70 – 80 days. Conversely, if a bull experiences problems such as trauma, fever, inflammation, fat insulation or stress, which are sufficient to impair sperm formation, he may produce effective ejaculates for at least 2 months. If a bull has passed a semen evaluation, and does suffer an event that causes temporary subfertility, it is most likely that fertility will be restored once the bull is returned to sound stable management. Dentition The dentition reported in the Supplementary Sheet is relevant to the date of the veterinary inspection which may be performed up to 60 days prior to the sale. There is evidence that the time taken from emergence to fully erupted of a pair of permanent teeth can be as little as 2 weeks, therefore an additional set may have appeared within the allowable inspection window. ACV Soundness Evaluation – Explanation Codes Tick in Physical = Pass Q in Physical = Pass with Qualifications Tick in Semen = 60% (or greater) Progressively Motile Sperm NT = Not Tested Q in Semen = 30 to 59% motile – requires a mandatory morphology test result of >50% Normal Sperm. ACV Soundness Evaluation Vet Code 1. Adam Wise 2. Christine Powell 3. James Staunton 4. Dianne Sorley 5. Timothy Mclymont 6. Stephen Keily
Ultrasound Scanner Code 1. David Reid 2. Lonnie Stone
7. Kellie Frankish 8. William Roughan 9. Cedric Wise 10. Conor McMahon 11. Mac Kneipp 12. Damien Smith
3. 4.
DNA & Genetic Test PV – Parent Verified SV – Sire Verified DV – Dam Verified Profile – Bull has been DNA Profiled Pompes Testing – Tested Free
13. Andrew Morley 14. Samantha Duigan 15. Tom Kirby 16. Michael Read
Paul Kenny Roger Evans HornPoll Testing; PP – Homozygous Polled PH – Heterozygous Polled I - Indeterminate Pesti Testing – Tested Negative
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The descriptions of the animals including their pedigree and other genetic Information has not been verified by the Droughtmaster Stud Breeders' Society Limited, the Sale Committee, Vendors or the Selling Agents, unless stated otherwise. Whilst all care is applied in producing this catalogue, industry experience suggests that up to 4-5% of DNA parent verification tests may have errors. Consequently, the Droughtmaster Stud Breeders' Society Limited, the Sale Committee, Vendors and the Selling Agents and their representative(s) do not assume any responsibility whatsoever for the correctness, use or interpretation of the information on animals included in this sale catalogue. The Droughtmaster Stud Breeders’ Society Limited, the Sale Committee, Vendors and the Selling Agents make no warranties about the animals in relation to disease, ailments or genetic disorders.
Roma Droughtmaster Bull Sale Supplementary Sheet 2023 VET CODE
WEIGHT
P8 FAT
RIB FAT
EMA
IMF %
SCANNER
JBAS Score
TESTING
POMPES TESTED FREE
0 0 0
40 40 39
NT NT NT
3 3 3
722 792 812
13 10 12
12 8 10
121 142 134
4.7 5.3 4.7
1 1 1
6 6 6
SV SV SV
2 0 0 0
39 40 35 37.5
NT NT
16 16 7 7
720 860 846 732
12 10 13 8
7 7 10 6
124 140 124 116
5.3 5 4.4 4.5
4 4 1 1
6 6
SV SV SV SV
0
40
NT
2
830
14
9
121
4.6
1
7
SV
0 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 0
39 43 40 37 40 41 43.5 39 35.5
Q
NT NT NT NT
2 1 1 1 1 1 12 12 12
742 880 844 832 860 886 964 866 910
16 19 14 10 12 16 9 10 12
10 15 10 8 9 13 7 8 9
125 132 121 141 137 128 136 134 135
5.7 6.5 5.9 5.2 5.3 5.1 6.2 4.4 5.6
1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1
7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6
SV SV SV SV SV SV SV SV SV
2 0 0 2
36 37.5 40 41
Q
NT NT NT
12 12 12 14
760 828 764 820
10 10 11 15
7 7 7 10
126 141 120 140
4.8 4 6.3 5.2
1 1 1 2
6 6 6 6
SV SV SV SV
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 41 37 38 37 38 35 37 36
14 14 14 1 1 1 1 1 1
805 785 724 789 802 842 792 727 721
11 9 14 13 15 9 10 13 10
9 7 9 8 10 7 8 9 8
135 128 127 127 127 124 130 131 115
5.4 3.4 4.8 3.8 5.5 6.4 4.8 6.2 5.4
2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7
SV SV SV SV SV SV SV SV SV
0 0 0 0 0 0
36 35 38.5 37 39 39
4 4 4 4 4 4
742 778 748 746 706 712
14 12 13 12 13 14
11 10 10 9 12 11
133 134 137 129 134 127
4.9 4.4 5 4.5 5.6 5.9
3 3 3 3 3 3
6 6 6 7 7 7
PV PV PV SV SV SV
PESTI TESTED
MORPHOLOGY
22 PH 22 PH 22 PH Withdrawn 19 PH 34 PH 24 PP 24 PP Withdrawn Withdrawn Withdrawn Withdrawn Withdrawn Withdrawn 24 PP Withdrawn 22 PP 25 HP 24 HP 26 HP 25 HP 25 HP 25 HP 24 HP 22 HP Withdrawn Withdrawn 24 HP 24 HP 22 HP 26 HP Withdrawn Withdrawn 26 PP 24 PP 22 PP 23 PP 23 PP 25 PH 23 PP 25 PH 24 PP Withdrawn 20 PP 20 PP 26 HH 21 PH 23 PH 20 PP
SEMEN
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49
PHYSICAL
Age Mths
SCROTAL
Lot
Ultrasound
DENTITION
HORN
ACV Soundness Evaluation
SCROTAL
PHYSICAL
SEMEN
MORPHOLOGY
VET CODE
WEIGHT
P8 FAT
RIB FAT
EMA
IMF %
SCANNER
JBAS Score
TESTING
POMPES TESTED FREE
PESTI TESTED
50 20 PP 51 23 PP 52 21 PH 53 24 PP 54 23 PH 55 22 HP 56 Withdrawn 57 24 HP 58 23 HP 59 23 HP 60 24 PP 61 Withdrawn 62 24 HP 63 25 PP 64 23 PP 65 29 HP 66 31 HP 67 31 HP 68 Withdrawn 69 31 S 70 Withdrawn 71 Withdrawn 72 Withdrawn 73 24 S 74 31 PP 75 24 S 76 26 HP 77 25 HP 78 26 HP Withdrawn 79 80 Withdrawn 81 Withdrawn 82 23 PP 83 23 PH 84 22 PP 85 21 PH 86 23 PP 87 22 PP 88 21 P 89 21 PH 90 Withdrawn 91 Withdrawn 92 Withdrawn 93 22 PP 94 24 I 95 23 PP 96 Withdrawn 97 23 I 98 Withdrawn 99 Withdrawn 100 23 HP
DENTITION
Age Mths
HORN
Lot
0 0 0 2 0 0
38.5 37 38.5 39 39 39
NT
4 4 4 4 4 6
734 802 776 874 766 870
15 12 12 15 15 12
12 10 9 12 13 10
132 133 135 135 128 143
5.9 5 5 5.5 5.9 4.6
3 3 3 3 3 1
7 7 7 7 7 6
SV SV SV SV SV SV
0 0 0 0
43 44 37 36
NT NT NT NT
6 6 6 6
841 794 721 731
12 15 8 13
9 10 7 8
140 125 128 123
4.7 4.7 4.3 4.6
1 1 1 1
6 6 6 6
SV SV SV SV
0 0 0 2 2 2
36 36 38 41 37 34.5
NT NT NT
6 6 6 1 13 13
736 842 718 940 958 856
11 13 9 10 12 11
8 9 6 8 10 8
121 132 124 136 154 145
5.4 5.5 4.5 4.4 5.5 4.7
1 1 1 1 1 1
6 6 6 6 7 7
SV SV SV SV SV SV
2
41
Q
13
950
13
10
146
5.5
1
6
0 2 0 2 2 0
39 36 40 40 38 38.5
13 13 13 4 4 4
754 716 726 850 865 910
12 10 13 13 11 14
9 7 10 11 10 12
130 128 127 132 135 135
5.2 4.4 4.4 4.8 4.7 5.1
1 1 1 3 3 3
6 6 6 7WA 7WA 7WA
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36.5 40 40.5 42 33 34.5 38.5 41.5
Q Q Q
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
918 866 780 864 818 845 768 852
10 12 9 11 13 13 10 9
8 10 7 7 9 10 7 7
150 141 148 141 143 147 131 138
5.4 5.3 5.2 5.1 4.2 5.2 4.3 5.4
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
SV SV SV SV SV SV SV
0 0 0
37 37 42
15 15 15
791 788 790
10 14 9
7 8 6
118 123 123
3.8 6.6 4.3
1 1 1
7 7 7
SV SV SV
0
37
15
780
12
7
118
4.5
1
7
SV
0
33
8
661
12
8
114
5.2
1
7
PV
SV SV PV PV
MORPHOLOGY
VET CODE
WEIGHT
P8 FAT
RIB FAT
EMA
IMF %
SCANNER
JBAS Score
Q Q
10 10 9 9 9 9
710 760 786 784 764 814
11 9 11 10 9 14
7 7 7 7 7 10
120 123 115 117 116 120
4.1 4.5 4.7 5.1 4.3 4.5
1 1 1 1 1 1
6 6 7 7 7 7
SV SV SV Profile SV
0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0
42 42 41 41 42 42 42 43 46 44 37 39 39 34 40 34 40 42 38 38 39
Q Q Q
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 1 1 1 4 4 4 11 11 11 11 11
834 770 826 790 798 782 838 866 814 858 944 921 902 888 926 708 762 876 708 712 774
16 11 9 11 14 14 16 10 15 12 10 8 13 12 13 9 9 12 9 7 8
12 7 6 7 10 9 14 8 9 8 7 6 10 9 12 7 7 8 6 5 6
127 131 131 130 140 133 133 132 128 137 123 134 126 135 140 118 133 128 137 117 117
5.4 4.7 5.3 4.5 4.6 4.1 6.4 4.2 5.8 5.3 5.6 4.3 4.6 4.7 5 3.8 4.2 5.1 4.3 3.6 4.2
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7
SV SV SV SV SV SV SV SV SV SV PV SV PV SV SV PV SV SV SV SV SV
0 0 0
37 37 36
Q
14 14 1
675 747 774
10 12 9
7 9 7
123 124 142
4.4 4.6 4.3
1 1 1
6 6 6
SV SV PV
PESTI TESTED
SEMEN
43 41 37 40 40 41
POMPES TESTED FREE
PHYSICAL
0 0 0 0 2 2
TESTING
SCROTAL
101 Withdrawn 102 Withdrawn 103 Withdrawn 104 Withdrawn 105 Withdrawn 106 23 PP 107 23 PP 108 25 PP 109 25 HP 110 26 HP 111 25 HP 112 Withdrawn 113 Withdrawn 114 Withdrawn 115 Withdrawn 116 Withdrawn 117 Withdrawn 118 Withdrawn 119 Withdrawn 120 Withdrawn 121 Withdrawn 122 Withdrawn 123 Withdrawn 124 Withdrawn 125 Withdrawn 126 24 HP 127 24 HP 128 26 HP 129 24 PP 130 24 PP 131 22 PP 132 25 PP 133 24 PP 134 26 PP 135 24 PP 136 25 HP 137 25 HP 138 26 PP 139 26 HP 140 27 PP 141 24 PP 142 25 PH 143 25 I 144 24 PP 145 20 PP 146 27 PP 147 Withdrawn 148 Withdrawn 149 19 HP 150 20 PP 151 24 PH
DENTITION
Age Mths
HORN
Lot
MORPHOLOGY
VET CODE
WEIGHT
P8 FAT
RIB FAT
EMA
IMF %
SCANNER
JBAS Score
TESTING
POMPES TESTED FREE
PESTI TESTED
152 28 PP 0 41 153 26 HP 2 38.5 Withdrawn 154 155 Withdrawn 156 24 PP 0 38 Notes:Lot 67 DOB - 27/02/2021 Age 31 Mths Lot 135 - Updated Pedigree
SEMEN
PHYSICAL
SCROTAL
DENTITION
Age Mths
HORN
Lot
1 16
883 755
8 13
6 9
136 125
3.8 5.2
1 1
6 7
PV SV
16
775
10
8
130
4.5
1
7
SV