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GENERAL INFORMATION

• All lots sold exclusive of GST under the usual terms of New Zealand Stock and Station Agents Association.
• Risk: Each lot will be at risk of the purchaser immediately at the conclusion of the sale.
• Instructions: Purchasers are asked to complete booking and delivery instructions at the completion of the sale.
• The cattle on offer are from T.B. and Brucellosis Accredited Herds. Martin Farming has a status of C10.
• Light luncheon available prior to sale.
• The vendors will pay a purchasing commission of 6% to recognised livestock companies.
• Although every care has been taken to ensure the accuracy of the contents of this catalogue, no responsibility is
accepted for any error or omission that may be contained herein.
• Fertility: The entry into this catalogue constitutes a guarantee of fertility. If for any reason you have any concerns
regarding your purchase, contact one of us immediately.
• Insurance: Bulls left over at the vendors property after the sale must have insurance cover arranged and paid for
by the purchaser. Vendors accept no liability for uninsured
• Guarantee: All lots contained within this catalogue are covered by our 3 year guarantee on a sliding scale.
Should a bull develop a fault that affects his ability to breed that is not coverable by normal insurance we will
refund to the purchaser a proportion of the purchase price depending on the length of service the bull has given.
Namely two thirds of the purchase price after one year of service and one third after two years - to be available
as a credit on a replacement bull’’.
• Purchasing Rebate: All intending purchasers are required to register at the sales office prior to the sale. A
purchasing rebate of 6% will then be paid to non-participating livestock companies and recognized independent
livestock agents with approved credit facilities introducing and/or accompanying buyers to the sale. Arrangements
must be made prior to the sale and settlement made on the purchaser’s behalf within 14 days.

EBVs EXPLAINED compared. For example, a bull with an EBV of +50 kg for
600-Day Weight is estimated to have genetic merit 50 kg
above the breed base of 0 kg. Since the breed base is set
Selection Indexes and Accuracy to an historical benchmark, the average EBVs of animals
EBVs in each year drop has changed over time as a result of
An animal’s breeding value is its genetic merit, half of genetic progress within the breed.
which will be passed on to its progeny. While we will never The absolute value of any EBV is not critical, but rather
know the exact breeding value, for performance traits it is the differences in EBVs between animals. Particular
possible to make good estimates. These estimates are animals should be viewed as being “above or below
called Estimated Breeding Values (EBVs). breed average” for a particular trait.
In the calculation of EBVs, the performance of individual Whilst EBVs provide the best basis for the comparison
animals within a contemporary group is directly of the genetic merit of animals reared in different
compared to the average of other animals in that group. environments and management conditions, they can only
A contemporary group consists of animals of the same be used to compare animals analysed within the same
sex and age class within a herd, run under the same analysis. Consequently, TACE EBVs cannot be validly
management conditions and treated equally. Indirect compared with EBVs for any other breed.
comparisons are made between animals reared in
different contemporary groups, through the use of Although EBVs provide an estimate of an animal’s
pedigree links between the groups. genetic merit for a range of production traits, they do
not provide information for all of the traits that must be
EBVs are expressed in the units of measurement for considered during selection of functional animals. In
each particular trait. They are shown as + ive or - ive all situations, EBVs should be used in conjunction with
differences between an individual animal’s genetics visual assessment for other traits of importance (such
difference and the genetic base to which the animal is as structural soundness, temperament, fertility etc).

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