The following table lists the current average South Devon Group Breedplan EBVs for the herd bulls and breeding females in the ALPHA & ACE Poll South Devon Herds, and compares them with the breed average EBVs for all the calves born in 2020.
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South
Devon Group Breedplan - 2022
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Birth
Wt. (kg) |
200
Day Milk (kg) |
200
Day Wt. (kg) |
400
Day Wt. (kg) |
600
Day Wt. (kg) |
Eye
Muscle Area (cm2) |
Rib
Fat (mm) |
Rump
Fat (mm) |
IM
Fat (%) |
Vealer
Index
($) |
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Export
Maternal Index
($) |
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Herd
Bulls |
-0.6
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+6
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+17
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+28
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+34
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+4.0
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+1.4
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+1.8
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+1.1
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+$45
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+$60
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+$74
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Breeding
Females |
+0.6
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+7
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+16
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+25
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+34
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+2.6
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+1.4
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+1.8
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+0.7
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+$41
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+$53
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+$67
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Breed
Avg. for 2020 Born Calves
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+0.9
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+2
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+13
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+24
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+30
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+0.9
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-0.1
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-0.1
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+0.1
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+$22
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+$31
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+$38
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In relation to the percentile bands for the EBVs of the calves born in 2020,
the following points regarding the average EBVs of the ALPHA
& ACE Poll South Devon Herds
should be noted:
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1..... Milk EBVs are
in the top 10%. |