Performance

GIPPSLAND FIELD DAY STEER TRIAL SUMMARY

The Gippsland Field Days Steer Trial is a grass fed comparative grazing competition conducted each year. Emphasis is placed on market suitability within the trial, with the specifications changing to meet current market trends. Brangus entries have performed very well in this competition held in southern Victoria.

The domestic grass fed trials are commenced around June and concludes in late November/ early December. Cattle are run under normal grazing conditions of improved pasture. All competition entries are run together.

Table 1 Average Daily weight Gain (1989 -2003) and Market Suitability by Breed Type

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MACKAY TRADE CATTLE COMPETITION 2002
Beeblee Partnership, Nebo - Brangus Entries
Champion Grainfed Steer
Reserve Champion Grainfed Steer
Grand Champion Grainfed Steer
Best Confirmation Steer
Champion Female
Champion Pen of steers

GYMPIE CLASSIC 2002
M & R Carlson, Mooloo - Brangus x Limousin Steer
Most Suitable Carcase for the Domestic Trade 92 points

FEEDBACK TRIAL1995/96 (Domestic & Japanese Export Markets)
5th place overall for Domestic Market and 2nd for Market suitability with one steer scoring 400 out of 400. One hundred and four different steers representing 18 breed types and cross breeds were in this section. In the Japanese Export Grain fed section of the AUSMEAT NATIONAL LIVESTOCK FEEDBACK TRIAL 1996 a team of four Brangus steers were placed 1st for individual and 1st team overall for weight gain. The best steer gained 2.37 kg per day (NLFT I/D 174), weighed 734 kg @ 19 months (milk teeth) with an EMA of 97 sq cm.

1993/94 BALLARAT STEER TRIAL COMPETITION.
The team of three Brangus steers was awarded the highest carcase score of all the teams in the competition representing steers for the Domestic, Restaurant and Japanese Export markets. A total of 81 steers from 9 different breeds were in the competition.

AUS MEAT NATIONAL LIVESTOCK FEEDBACK TRIAL.
1992/93 Oakleigh Feedlot. Trial results, Blayney Abattoir 24th April 1993. A team of Brangus steers was placed second overall for market suitability. They averaged 294.60 points out of a possible 300 with one steer scoring 299.20 the four steers all met the strict weight and fat specifications and all scored maximum points for Meat Colour, Fat Colour, Texture/Firmness, and Marbling. There were a total of 160 steers entered Australia wide in this trial.

1993 NATIONAL LIVESTOCK FEEDBACK TRIAL JAPANESE GRASSFED MARKET.
Two Brangus steers had the highest Marbling scores from 160 steers.

1992 NATIONAL LIVESTOCK FEEDBACK TRIAL JAPANESE GRAINFED MARKET.
1ST, 2ND & 3RD for Marbling from 143 carcases.

1991 NATIONAL LIVESTOCK FEEDBACK TRIAL JAPANESE GRASSFED MARKET.
Berrigurra Station Emerald Queensland. Four Brangus steers averaged a yield of 72.67% of saleable meat.

1990 NATIONAL LIVESTOCK FEEDBACK TRIAL JAPANESE GRASSFED MARKET.
Theodore Queensland. A Brangus steer had the highest individual carcase for percentage yield of saleable meat of 75.3% combined with 47.52% primal cuts from the one hundred and sixty steers from twenty different breeds.