2023-07-11 14:05:48
Meet the five sires that won the elite 2023 Angus Feed Efficiency Test
The names of the elite bulls of the Angus 2023 feed efficiency test promoted by the Brazilian Association of Angus in partnership with Embrapa Pecuária Sul were released. The properties Estância Santa Thereza, from Dom Pedrito (RS), Cabanha Santo Antão from Alegrete (RS), Genética Progresso, from Manoel Viana (RS), Estância Tradição from Santa Vitória do Palmar (RS), and also Fazenda da Barragem, from Dom Pedrito (RS), had their sires classified in the elite group of the test.
Bull Santa Thereza Dom Quixote 4127, from Estância Santa Thereza, owned by José Roberto Pires Weber, obtained the best index in the test, with a Residual Feed Consumption (CAR) of -1.799 kg and average daily residual gain (ADG Res) of 0.511. In all, 31 breeders from 8 different properties in Rio Grande do Sul participated in the race.
Estância Santa Thereza, Cabanha Santo Antão, Genética Progresso, Estância Tradição and Fazenda da Barragem are responsible for the best Angus bulls in the feed efficiency test
“The breeders are to be congratulated on the result of the test, animals with excellent body condition and development will be delivered, all the breeders who invested are super satisfied with the test and we can only thank everyone who trusted us to take the measurements. We will have a very important DEP on food efficiency to be launched at Expointer. It was an excellent test, and we are also grateful for the partnership with Embrapa, which once again conducted the test in an exquisite way”, celebrates the president of the Associação Brasileira de Angus, Mariana Tellechea.
The winner
The winning specimen of the test entered the premises of the Embrapa Pecuária Sul, in Bagé (RS), in April with 576 kg, reaching an average consumption of 28.652 kg, and left at the end of the race weighing 696 kg, a CAR of -1.799. Weber ponders that it is definite proof at the last moment. “This title for Santa Thereza is very important, as it shows that we are on the right path. Finally, I feel very content and happy with the result”, celebrates José Weber, from Estância Santa Thereza.
Second place
The second place went to the bull Santo Antão Quarterback 1409, from Cabanha Santo Antão, by Flávio Montenegro Alves, with an initial weight of 558kg, and final weight of 702kg, and an average consumption of 29.83 kg of feed and CAR of -1.447 .
Third place went to the bull Progresso TE872, from Genética Progresso by Márcio Sudati Rodrigues, with an initial weight of 532kg, and a final weight of 710kg, and an average consumption of 33.14kg and CAR of -0.752.
The fourth place went to the sire Tradição T153, from Estância Tradição by Rogério Rotta Assis, with an initial weight of 618kg and final weight of 748kg, an average consumption of 31.96kg and CAR of -1.257.
Fifth place among the elite bulls went to Redbar Hickok L372 Net Worth, from Fazenda da Barragem de Francisco de Paula Cardoso Filho, with an initial weight of 546kg and a final weight of 684kg, an average consumption of 30.07kg and CAR of -1.151.
Angus manager’s word
The technical manager of Angus, Mateus Pivato, says that the animals performed excellently throughout the race and that, without a doubt, they are important tools for the dissemination of improved genetics from a food point of view. “By using bulls selected according to Feed Consumption, breeders reduce feed costs and consequently increase the profitability of the activity, since more than 50% of production expenses are with feed”, he adds.
The technical director of Angus, Rogério Rotta Assis, also commented that the animals are doing very well. “The conditions in which we submitted the animals were excellent, this test is very important because as we advance in genetic improvement, we incorporate new characteristics. It was like this with the ultrasound of carcasses that today we have a very large number of animals evaluated and now we have this technology that allows us to measure the food consumption of our animals”.
Embrapa Livestock
According to the test coordinator and analyst at Embrapa Pecuária Sul, Roberto Collares, the purpose of the test is to identify the characteristic of feed efficiency in the animals’ DNA. “The Angus breed has stood out in assessments regarding feed efficiency, demonstrating its excellence in transforming the diet offered into quality meat. And this test was no different. We were very happy with the results obtained”. The test also measured the animals’ methane emissions, the results of which will be released soon.
Other participants
Also participating in the race were examples from Fazenda Capão Redondo, from Campo Belo do Sul (SC), Fazenda Reconquista, from Alegrete (RS), Estância Três Marias, from Santa Vitória do Palmar (RS), Cabanha Basca, from Uruguaiana (RS), Cabanha Santa Joana, from Santa Vitória do Palmar (RS), Cabanha São Xavier, from Tupanciretã (RS), Cabanha Lagoa Preta, from Dom Pedrito (RS), Cabanha Rincon del Sarandy, from Uruguaiana (RS), Agropecuária Albardão, from Santa Vitória do Palmar (RS), Estância Santa Amélia, from Santa Vitória do Palmar (RS), Estância do Passo Comprido, from Santa Vitória do Palmar (RS), GAP Genética, from Uruguaiana (RS) and Cabanha Santa Nélia, from Jaguarão ( LOL).
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