I WAS recently contacted by a bull breeder with several concerns around the issue of docility and selection for temperament.
Temperament is consistently the most important trait producers consider when selecting a new bull, surveys show.
The Australian Beef Breeding Insights survey was a co-funded project backed by the MLA Donor Company and Angus Australia which ran in May and June 2019.
As can be seen in this chart, in terms of producers’ selection criteria, temperament was the most important selection criteria across all breed types.
Rating of Selection Criteria used by Producers…
