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New Angus research breeding values focus on shear force, MSA marbling

Two new Research Breeding Values (RBVs) are available for Angus cattle evaluation, both for eating quality traits – MSA Marbling Score and Shear Force tenderness measurement.

Research Breeding Values (RBVs) are EBVs under development. They can be utilised in the same manner as EBVs, however they are subject to greater potential change than the EBVs routinely reported in the TransTasman Angus Cattle Evaluation as improvements are made to the analytical models that are used to calculate them, and as additional performance information is collected.

The TransTasman Angus Cattle Evaluation…

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