The Australian Limousin Breeder's Society Ltd
The Carcase Breed
Statistics for the 2004 Limousin BREEDPLAN Analysis
|
Trait
|
Number of Records
|
Average for Females
|
Average for Males
|
| Gestation Length |
22,064
|
287 days
|
289 days
|
| Calving Ease |
110,987
|
n.a.
|
n.a.
|
| Birth Weight |
71,890
|
37.5 kg
|
40.1 kg
|
| 200-day Weight |
62,029
|
215 kg
|
238 kg
|
| 400-day Weight |
47,769
|
306 kg
|
383 kg
|
| 600-day Weight |
29,718
|
416 kg
|
563 kg
|
| Mature Cow Weight (5 years) |
416
|
630
|
n.a.
|
| Scrotal Size (400 days) |
5,165
|
n.a.
|
31.4 cm
|
| Days to Calving |
7,483
|
413 days
|
n.a.
|
| Scan Eye Muscle Area (400 days) |
2,619
|
77 sq cm
|
98 sq cm
|
| Scan Rib Fat Depth (400 days) |
2,628
|
2.9 mm
|
2.6 mm
|
| Scan Rump Fat Depth (400 days) |
2,637
|
4.0 mm
|
2.7 mm
|
| Carcase Weight (650 days) |
427
|
265
|
293
|
| Carcase Rump Fat (300 kg) |
413
|
11
|
10
|
| Carcase Rib Fat (300 kg) |
346
|
7
|
6
|
| Carcase RBY% (300kg) |
55
|
67.7
|
68.5
|
| Carcase IMF% |
255
|
3.6
|
2.8
|
| Docility |
18,023
|
1.9
|
1.7
|