Cattle have to comply with certain minimum standards to be registered as Beefmaster cattle.
Firstly, all animals have to participate in phases A and B of the National Performance Test Scheme. Bulls need to meet certain minimum criteria in terms of their average daily growth when they are weighed at 205 days, 365 days and 18 months of age. They also need to achieve a minimum average daily gain if submitted for phase D or phase C tests.
For cows, a heifer must calf before the age of 39 months and calving intervals may not exceed twenty-four months. There is also a minimum number of calves that a dam has to produce before certain ages. A cow should also rear at least two of any three consecutive calves up to weaning or be culled.
A cow may also not suckle more than two calves weaned more than ninety days apart, with good record-keeping required for adopted calves.
All animals need to be functionally fit. In other words, they are not allowed to have any physical or visual defects, nor any diseases or congenital abnormalities, such as poor temperament, woolly summer coat or any other disorder.
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