Better Beef Breeding starts with informed decisions. The bull you choose today can influence your herd for four cow generations, so it pays to get it right.
B+LNZ offers practical tools, resources, and workshops to help you make informed breeding decisions - from setting clear breeding objectives to assessing genetic information and selecting structurally sound bulls. Whether you're choosing sires, mating heifers, or improving performance recording in your stud, you'll find resources to help you make confident, informed breeding decisions.
Bull Selection
Access practical resources and guidance on how to assess bulls, understand EBVs and indexes, and use the nProve Beef tool to select genetics that align with your breeding goals and boost long-term productivity.
Access all Better beef breeding information and resources through the B+LNZ Knowledge Hub
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Heifer mating: how to get there
Planning, feeding, a robust animal health programme and the right genetics are all critical to a successful heifer mating programme. The priority is to get heifers in calf early, which requires growing them well. Birthweight and calving ease are important considerations when selecting heifer mating bulls - birthweight has moderate heritability, while calving ease is slightly less heritable. Learn how EBVs can make a big difference in helping you meet your breeding goals.
For stud breeders: the importance of performance recording
Genetic improvement should be the key objective for a stud breeder. Genetic improvement occurs when the sire team you select are of higher merit than the cows in your herd and ultimately breed calves that are superior to their parents. Read our six top tips below to help you identify where you can improve your performance recording.