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PEDIGREE, PERFORMANCE AND MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION ON-LINE

Going to the sales?
How do I find animals suited
specifically to my herd's requirements?

Click on the sale you would like to search

Click on "search/sort catalogue"

At this stage scroll to the bottom of the page and click on "Click for percentiles" (Print this page off for easy reference)

Go back to the selection criteria page

Enter your search criteria
e.g. if you want an animal in the average calving ease, look at the percentile table for calving ease direct 50% (0) minimum, maximum is the top value 2.2.

Enter these figures into the search criteria table
Then for example if you want the top 50% for 400 day weight, enter - minimum +12, maximum +39. For the top 50% Carcass Yield Index, enter - minimum +9, maximum +26.

Click search
This will then display the animal/s, with the genetic criteria you requested, which are available for sale. Obviously, now you can put in your own criteria to suit your herd's requirements.

Now mark your catalogue and visit those lot numbers at the sale Check their mobility, feet etc.,

START BIDDING
Easy done!!

The figures used here are for example only and in using them The British Blue Cattle Society are not promoting any particular animal/s.

Belgian Blue BREEDPLAN EBV's are compiled from pedigree records submitted to the Belgian Blue Cattle Society (BBCS) and performance records collected by Belgian Blue breeders. Every effort has been made to report information accurately on animals, but BREEDPLAN, BBCS and their staff assume no responsibility for the content or the use or interpretation of the information published.

The ABRI Users Group is a body set up to represent the interests of those beef cattle breeds who have chosen to adopt ABRI’s “BREEDPLAN INTERNATIONAL” as the best internet based software available worldwide for recording pedigree registrations and performance recording, and for genetic evaluation. Those breeds being Aberdeen Angus, Beef Shorthorn, Belgian Blue, Hereford, British Simmental, and South Devon.

latest news

British Blue breeders enjoyed a bumper day’s trading at the Border British Blue Club’s Eighteenth Annual Spring Show & Sale at Carlisle on Saturday 17 May 2008. [report]

The Best British Blue Sired Animal at Hawes inaugural Special May Show & Sale for Show Potential Cattle on Sat 17th May 2008 was a BBx Hfr Presented by JR & A Blades [report]

Woodview Britney, bred & exhibited by Andrew Craig took the Supreme British Blue Championship at the 2008 Royal Ulster Show on Wednesday 14th May. [results]

Dungannon Spring Sale 2008
A packed ring, bursting with keen interest, saw the commencement of the spring show and sale at Dungannon Farmers Mart on Saturday 29th March 2008. [report]

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