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Using TACE percentiles in animal selection

Angus bulls sold within New Zealand are registered in two different databases — Angus Australia and Angus NZ. The TACE percentiles in sale catalogues are only relevant to the population they are compared against, meaning you can compare one AngusPRO animal against another, but these percentiles can’t be compared across different breed societies i.e. animals registered with Angus NZ.

It is however important to note that the TACE EBVs themselves are comparable. For most EBV traits, the direct EBV is comparable to establish expected progeny performance differences, however, where the animal sits in reference to the rest of that population (its ranking) can be substantially different across the Angus Australia and Angus New Zealand societies.

Introduction to angus.tech

Angus Australia have developed a YouTube video to assist New Zealand’s Angus breeders and AngusPRO clients with using their angus.tech database search tools.

This video is not to be missed by anyone wanting to quickly and easily get up to speed with using the features of the database.