Rawburn Aberdeen Angus

RAWBURN TOP LATEST ABRI PERFORMANCE REPORTS

Rawburn bred cattle have yet again dominated the top positions in the latest figures released by ABRI in June 2008. The top 5 sires in the UK for Terminal Index are all from Rawburn with Rawburn Duke Windsor (herd sire Morebattle Tofts) and Rawburn Esso recording an amazing top Index of 50. Duke Windsor has also come out #1 in the breed for Self Replacing Index with a staggering Index of 66. The top bull in the breed for Eye Muscle Area was Rawburn E-Chester (herd sire Galawater) with a huge EBV of +6.5.

In the females Rawburn cattle were no less impressive for the first time all top 10 females for Terminal Index were bred at Rawburn with two top breeding females recording Indexes of 45. For Self Replacing Index Rawburn claimed top spot and bred 13 out of the top 15 females in the UK.

The latest reports highlight the huge impact of Rawburn Transformer in the breed with 14 out of the top 15 females for Terminal Index and 11 of the top 15 males all having the bull in their pedigree. Transformers maternal traits are also flawless with all top 15 Males and Females in the UK for Self Replacing Index having the great bull in their immediate pedigree.

Elysium #1 In 2008 Performance Rankings

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Rawburn Elysium (pictured here at 15 months old) is a unique combination of power, growth, length, muscle and style. He is the product of a mating of the very heavily muscled Rawburn Lord Ross C216 and the second highest cow in the breed for Angus Terminal Index. His dam is a daughter of the breed legend, SAF 598 Bando 5175, a bull who is the cornerstone of many of the performance herds in North America, having no equal for growth, scrotal and maternal traits.
Elysium himself was the second top performing bull in the 2006 calf crop in the Rawburn Herd where he posted an adjusted 400-day weight of 817 kg with an eye muscle depth of 91mm and a fat depth of only 6.9 mm. He stands amongst the very top performers in the breed, ranking #1 in the breed for 200, 400 and 600-day weights along with top 1% rankings for eye muscle area, fat depth. Elysium is the highest terminal index bull ever recorded in the UK.
Elysium was purchased in 2007 as the new herd sire for the Galawater herd with Rawburn retaining a half semen interest. Semen should be available late 2008.

Rawburn Top Autumn Perth Bull Sales

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Rawburn Rock Solid was joint high seller in Perth Autumn 2007 selling for £10,500 to the Glympton Estate, Oxfordshire. Rock Solid was the highest performance bull in the sale and recorded a terminal Index of 36. He is a son of the top US sire Hoff Limited Edition and out of the top performing female Prairielane Rosebud 011. Rock Solid also measured a maximum 10 for the Igenity Tenderness gene.

Rawburn Smashes Breed Record For Carlisle Centre

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Rawburn Black Cherry E399 smashed the breed record for for an Angus at the Carlisle Market. Selling for £10, 500 to the new Linton Gilbertines herd, Malton, Yorkshire. She was the highest performance heifer in the sale and is a daughter of Rawburn Transformer and out of the top breeding Blackbird line.

Hoff Females Join Rawburn Embryo Programme

Rawburn have added two very exciting Donors to their embryo programme. The two females were purchased at the final dispersal of the great Hoff Scotch Cap herd.

Flower is an awesome female with terrific muscle and power. A daughter of the great Hoff Limited Edition and out of one of the very best lines at Scotch Cap Angus. This female is set to do great things at Rawburn. Her bull calf at side was one of the standout lots at the sale. Look out for her ET calves at Rawburn in 2009!

Idlwyld was one of the picks of the sale. This young female is out of the same dam as the world renowned Hoff Head of the Class. Her sire is Hoff Charger who is also the sire of Hoff Limited Edition. This you female has the lot and with such a depth of breeding behind her she is set to start one of the most exciting female lines at Rawburn. First calves due at Rawburn July 2008.

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Fruelunds Atlas was purchased by Rawburn in Denmark this year. Atlas recorded a 400 day weight of 736kgs and was one of the highest growth indexes ever in Denmark. His sire Monline Improvement was Danish National Champion bull and is sired by the great US bull Northern Improvement 342. His dam is a high maternal daughter of Ankonian Elixir 100. Atlas has been shown only once, where he was Grand Champion Junior Bull at the Danish National Show.

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A HALF SHARE in the bull Rawburn Rommel E423 was sold to F J Fraser & Son, Newton of Idvies, Forfar for £32 500 the other half has been retained by Rawburn. Rommel recorded an actual 400-day weight of 767 Kgs and scanned an eye muscle depth of 90mm. With a terminal index of 31 he is in the top 1% of the breed. His Dam Prairielane Rosebud 011 was the second highest growth rate cow in all of Canada. Rosebud 011 was also the dam of the highest growth rate bull recorded in Canada in 2005. His sire is the top US bull Hoff Limited Edition.