Ian Harris Memorial Heifer Competition

Do you have that special heifer in your herd or reckon that you can pick a ‘good one’?
Then why not enter her into the Ian Harris Memorial Heifer competition and be in to win a cash prize!

Entries for the 2023/24 competition have now closed – entrants will be contacted in April/May 2024 for their production information.

PW Replacing LW for Production

The Competition will now be calculated with PW replacing LW for Production. This is because LW will not be available in BreedIT and not calculated for CRV recorded animals.

Points will be awarded for production, T.O.P scores and fertility. Scoring is as follows:

Production:

• Points are based on the difference between the animals PW and average PW of the herd’s two year old group.
• 0.3 points will be awarded per PW point difference up to a maximum of 50 points. e.g. if the herd average PW is 153 and the animal PW is 264 there is a difference of 111, which equals 33.3 points

Fertility:

• Points are awarded for the animal’s expected calving date for 2024 relative to the herd’s planned
  start of calving
• If an animal is due to calve on the PSC then the animal gets the maximum 50 points.
• 0.55 points are deducted for each day after the PSC that the animal is due to calve.
  

Traits other than Production (TOP):

• Points are based on T.O.P scores
• Single direction Traits (RW, US, C, FU, RU) actual points 1-9
• Two way traits (RA, L, FT, RT) 5 = 10 points, 4 & 6 = 9 points, 3 & 7 = 7 points, 2 & 8 = 4points, 1 & 9 = 0

Entries for the 2023/24 competition have now closed – entrants will be contacted in April/May 2024 for their production information.

2022/23 Competition Results