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CONDITIONS OF SALE: The sale will be conducted
under the usual conditions governing the Auction sales
held under the auspices of the Taranaki Stock and
Station Agents Association. Such Conditions of Sale are
posted in the yards.

TERMS: Are cash within fourteen days unless prior
arrangements have been made with the Auctioneers.

INSURANCE: We recommend the insurance of your
purchase. Transit plus annual policy coverage can be
arranged through FMG or the Auctioneers. Any cattle
remaining on the property must be insured.
OUTSIDE COMMISSION: Outside purchasing
company commission will be at 5% of purchase price,
excluding GST, plus GST.
DELIVERY: North Island delivery will be given free
of charge for a period of one week following sale day. The
vendors reserve the right to arrange cartage on days
suitable to them.
TB: The herd has never had a reactor and is a C10
TB accredited herd.
Tested free for TB & M Bovis - March 2020

WAIRERE’S NAIT NUMBER IS:- 180542

EBVs Explained
An animal's breeding value is its genetic merit, half of
which will be passed on to its progeny. While we will
never know the exact breeding value, for performance
traits it is possible to make good estimates. These
estimates are called Estimated Breeding Values (EBVs).

In the calculation of EBVs, the performance of individual
animals within a contemporary group is directly
compared to the average of other animals in that
group. A contemporary group consists of animals of the
same sex and age class within a herd, run under the
same management conditions and treated
equally. Indirect comparisons are made between
animals reared in different contemporary groups, through
the use of pedigree links between the groups.

EBVs are expressed in the units of measurement for
each particular trait. They are shown as + ive or
- ive differences between an individual animal's genetics
difference and the genetic base to which the animal is