Rosevale Decathlon D116

Rosevale Decathlon was purchased for $8000 at the 2009 Rosevale Sale. He was listed further down the catalogue as Lot 69, but what a “little ripper”. He is a moderate framed horned bull with a tidy sheath, large testes, plenty of depth and he has a quiet nature. His Breedplan EBV’s place him in the top 1%-15% for 12 recorded traits, including Domestic and Export Indexes.

We have recently preg tested all females, Decathlon had a high PTIC result.

2009 WINTER SANTA GERTRUDIS GROUP BREEDPLAN EBVS

200

Day

Wt.

(kg)

400

Day

Wt.

(kg)

600

Day

Wt.

(kg)

Mat.

Cow

Wt.

(kg)

Milk

(kg)

Scrotal

Size

(cm)

Carcase

Wt.

(kg)

Eye

Muscle

Area

(sq.cm)

Rib

Fat

(mm)

Rump

Fat

(mm)

Retail

Beef

Yield

(%)

IMF

EBV

+11

+28

+34

+35

+2.6

+19

+2.8

+1.7

+2.1

+0.3

-0.3

Acc

69%

70%

65%

58%

74%

63%

55%

62%

55%

54%

Breed Avg. EBVs for 2007 Born Calves Click for Percentiles

EBV

+10

+12

-2

+0.3

+1.2

+0.1

0.0

+0.4

0.0

Traits Observed: 200WT, 400WT, 600WT, SS, FAT, EMA, IMF

Percentile

Band

Birth

Wt.

(kg)

200

Day

Wt.

(kg)

400

Day

Wt.

(kg)

600

Day

Wt.

(kg)

Mat.

Cow

Wt.

(kg)

Milk

(kg)

Scrotal

Size

(cm)

Days

Calv.

Carcase

Wt.

(kg)

Eye

Muscle

Area

(sq.cm)

Rib

Fat

(mm)

Rump

Fat

(mm)

Retail

Beef

Yield

(%)

IMF

Domestic

Production

Index

($)

Export

Production

Index

($)

Top Value

-4.1

+29

+51

+60

+82

+4.2

-14.9

+31

+5.7

+5.3

+6.4

+3.2

+2.1

+$43

+$48

Top 1%

-2.2

+18

+30

+39

+51

+2.5

-7.0

+20

+3.8

+2.1

+2.5

+1.8

+1.0

+$27

+$34

Top 5%

-1.1

+14

+23

+30

+39

+1.7

-4.1

+15

+2.8

+1.4

+1.6

+1.4

+0.4

+$20

+$25

Top 10%

-0.6

+12

+20

+25

+32

+1.3

-2.9

+13

+2.3

+1.0

+1.2

+1.1

+0.2

+$17

+$21

Top 15%

-0.4

+10

+18

+22

+27

+1.1

-2.2

+11

+2.1

+0.8

+0.9

+1.0

+0.2

+$15

+$19

Top 20%

-0.2

+16

+20

+24

+0.9

-1.7

+10

+1.9

+0.6

+0.7

+0.8

+0.1

+$14

+$16

Photo courtesy from Rosevale

Decathlon, after arriving at Glen Leigh