Posted March 19, 2025
To improve contemporary grouping accuracy, it is now required to report animal groups at birth, weaning and yearling when submitting the corresponding weights. This practice enhances data processing and provides more precise insights into an animal’s growth and performance.
Contemporary Grouping at Birth, Weaning and Yearling:
- Uniform Conditions: If all animals are raised under the same environmental conditions during these stages, assign group code “1” or “A” for the entire calf crop. This indicates no significant differences in how the animals were raised.
- Unique Circumstances: If any animals experienced unique circumstances – such as being raised by first- or second-calving heifers, suffering from illness or disease, being show calves – a different character must be used for those animals’ group code. This ensures those unique circumstances are accurately factored into data analysis.
For more details on contemporary grouping, please click here or reach out to the Registration Department at data@redangus.org.
