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Progeny progression revealed through EBVsWestholme is determined to be a leader in the development and application of Estimated Breeding Values (EBVs) within the Wagyu breed. Our hope is that our consistent and extensive use of EBVs will motivate other Wagyu breeders to similar implementation. At this stage, our herd and individual EBV results are featuring somewhat low ACC% (accuracy percentages). These will quickly increase over the next 12 months as many more progeny are registered from Westholme plus the various different breeders who purchase our genetics. Westholme Herd EBVs are:
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Weight gain comparison The pages below are reproduced with the kind permission of Tony Fitzgerald, the manager of Macquarie Downs Feedlot at Leyburn, QLD. This information was supplied at the Annual Wagyu Symposium and Conference Field Day in November 2003. We draw your attention to 400 day weight averages for the progeny of various sires. Whilst carcase marbling is a critical requirement, so too is carcase weight. We recommend you discount those sires where less than 7 head of progeny are recorded. However, putting this aside, the top 10 sires at Macquarie Downs for 400 day weight (averaged across their progeny) are:-
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