Is Evolution your typical show bull? – No

He is a calving ease bull, who matures relatively early instead of the frame 8-9 giants that are late maturing, however what sets him apart is a unique combination of proven calving ease, high growth rates and muscle expression. 

   In April 2012 he was:

   Weight: 1043kg

   Eye Muscle Area: 140cm

   Rib (P8) Fat: 8mm

   Rump Fat: 15mm

   Muscle Score: B+

His marbling is more than adequate with an EBV of  1.4% (top 20%) for consideration as a sire for the feedlots, however I put the challenge out there, is there a better bull that will:

1. allow you to sleep through the night during calving,
2. produce progeny that will perform in the paddock on grass, and
3. provide you with that slick black coat and consistent visual muscling that will give you a premium at the sale yards.

Evolution has small quite unremarkable calves, but they very lively and some of the earliest to start running with their mothers.

However you should see the difference two or three weeks makes. Almost universally these calves stand out next to their contemporaries due to their thickness, muscling and depth of body.

My explanation for this is that the average gestation period for Evolution's calves is very short, which appears to be correct for those animals that we have exact joining dates for. However it will not be until we start using Evolution in AI programs will this be known for sure. Evolution’s full brother was also one of the shortest gestation bulls we have ever bred.

Dragon Breath calves born during 2012

Evolution’s calves average birth weight– 31.5 kg

Evolution’s birth weight range – 24kg – 38kg

Other sires calves average birth weight – 37.9kg

Other sires birth weight range – 30kg – 46kg

That 6.4kg less on average and 8kg less for the heaviest calf.

Pedigree

Evolutions parentage includes no Future Direction, no Focus, no Bando, no……

Evolution is the outcross bull that will work with just about every straight angus or cross breed herd in Australia.

What he does provide is proven sires and dams from Australasia with a family tree that includes the Black Gold Champagne, Banquet Dream, Lawsons and Yathabrae dams that go back to GAR Sleep Easy and sires like the New Zealand super star Hingaia 469 and the best Banquet has to offer.

EBV's 

Evolution is also No. 1 EBV herdbook sire by Banquet Bundy (out of over 350 registered progeny) for the Heavy Grass Fed Steer Index and Short Feed Domestic Index as well as No.1 for Carcase Weight and in the top 3 for Calving Ease, Eye Muscle Area, IMF% and Long Feed CAAB Index and Terminal Index.

Compared to his sire Banquet Bundy B002, Evolution provides greater calving ease, improved growth, muscling and marbling.

EBV data is correct as at August 2012

We have collecting straws from Evolution. If you are interested in using Evolution during 2013 give Andrew a call on           0439 333 063 or drop him an email.