Page 2 - Riverton Yearling sale

YOUR SUCCESSFUL CALVING RELIES ON YOUR FARM MANAGEMENT
- YOUR HERD’S GENETICS & USING EZICALVE’S PURPOSE BRED BULLS.

Look for these points in your catalogue!

No other Beef Bulls will do a better job!

Positive Calving Ease Lower (more negative) Lower Birth Weight
EBVs are best and the Gestation Length EBVs EBVs are best.
higher the EBV the are best. A Gestation Below +0.4 is the
better. A Calving Ease Length EBV of -3.7 is the Top 5% of the breed
EBV of +10.3 is the Top top 5% of the breed. and are bulls best
5% of the breed. suited for heifers.

Animal ID:
RIVERTON 20 101 (COM) - 6/09/20 0091200101P 2021 GROUP BREEDPLAN EBVs
CE GL BW Milk 200D 400D 600D Beef Heifer
RIVERTON ECHUCA 18 123 (P) WIRRUNA ECHUCA E99 (IMP AUS) (BM) (P) Direct (Kg) (Kg) (Kg) (Kg) (Kg) Index
RIVERTON SUNFLOWER 15 238 (P) EBV +11.5 -3.0 +0.0 +21 +36 +57 +77 +$222
Lot 9 TOP
SHADOW DOWNS BOW 6017 (P) Acc. 38% 54% 70% 49% 64% 62% 64% 2%
RIVERTON 18 283 (COM) (P)
RIVERTON 16 439 (COM) (P) Horn: Hetro Ezicalve Index
Comments:
+$125
Purchaser ..................................................................................................................................................................... Price $ ......................................................................................................................

The Ezicalve index is made
(COM) means it’s The ezi symbol
Homozygous Polled not Herdbook denotes bulls who specifically for dairy heifer mating,
have no recessive registered - can not be have qualified for estimating the genetic differences
between animals and expressed
horn genes, transferred for stud Ezicalve’s elite heifer
none of their progeny use. Otherwise no calving status. They as $ per dairy heifer mated.
will need dehorning. difference in the quality have at least 3 The beef heifer index values are
higher because it also values
of the bull. generations of Top the replacement heifer progeny.
Calving Ease Both of these indexes are heavily
EBVs throughout weighted for low birth weight
Status Criteria their pedigree. and high calving ease.
Bull EBVs Both Sire and Dam
Calving Ease Direct > +8.4 Calving Ease > +6.2 Check out the percentile table on back page to see
Birthweight < +1.0 kg BW < +2.0 kg where these rank across all Herefords
Gestation Length < 0

If you purchase an Ezicalve bull you will have...

Assurance of the safety, health status and temperament of your bulls.
Confidence in a beef bull breeding program that continues to be focused on calving ease, low birth
weight and high performance.
Less stress for you, your heifers and your cows.

High demand for your Ezicalve sired calves. Just tell the market that they are sired by “Ezicalve”!

Own Hereford bulls bred for many generations specifically for heifer mating and the dairy
industry. A rigorous herd and individual bull criteria mean that Ezicalve ranks as
New Zealand’s best choice.