star ratings - new scheme

Farmer Dan

I'm not much into these yet but the mention of them in the new scheme I'll have to familiarise myself with them more!! I bought a stock bull this year privately. Is it possible to find out his star rating along with my existing cow's so I'll know how I'm fixed? Thanks in advance

wiggy123

icbf.... should find out--re bull's star ratings?
re cows--think have to sign up--re herdplus on icbf to see there star ratings

Tyson Lannister

Will buying a 5 star terminal bull raise the stars of heifers born in your herd or would it have to be 5 star maternal?

votuvant

Tyson Lannister wrote: »

Will buying a 5 star terminal bull raise the stars of heifers born in your herd or would it have to be 5 star maternal?

It will only raise the terminal side. You'd need 5star Maternal as well.

wiggy123

by right--you'd have to get a 5 star bull in both maternal and terminal.. if such a bull exists.. say nought

Nettleman

Tyson Lannister wrote: »

Will buying a 5 star terminal bull raise the stars of heifers born in your herd or would it have to be 5 star maternal?

roughly, all rating (maternal & paternal) if you take ratings of bull and cow, and add together and divide by 2, you should be close to what the calf will rate as of today. Obviously if bull or cow drop, later, calf will drop too

RD10

I recently bought in a few heifers, one has no star rating because her sire was never recorded. Nor was her grand-sire or his sire.
Does anyone know how her index and star rating works? Will it be once she calves that it will all begin to kick in??