THE COMMERCIAL SOLUTION WITH BELGIAN BLUES

Commercial Beef Producers are reaping the benefits of the Belgian Blue when using purebred bulls as a terminal cross sire.   Belgian Blue crossbred calves exhibit outstanding feed conversion efficiency to perform brilliantly on either grass or grain. 

Using a purebred Belgian Blue bull over your herd the Belgian Blue bull will place more weight and muscle into the frames of your calves.  These calves result in increased muscling and light, even fat cover means less waste for the butcher.  As a result butchers pay premium prices for both steers and heifers knowing they will result high yield and more saleable high quality cuts.   

Australian growers expect live weight gains of at least 1.2 – 1.5kg per day in normal conditions and can obtain weights in excess of 500kg at 12 months, in a feedlot situation they can achieve 2.0 – 2.5kg per day. 

Belgian Blue cross calves command and achieve premium prices of the day for both steers and heifers of Belgian cross vealers at all livestock selling centres. 

You would find it very difficult to find another breed that delivers high growth, high dressing percentages that results in obtain premium prices to the producer.

	High Growth Rates
	Early Turnoff
	Outstanding Feed Conversion Rates
	Outstanding Dress Percentages 60% +
	High Yield
	Market Preferred
	Butcher Preferred
	Premium Prices