Key factors influencing the sale of bulls in livestock auctions

Evangelista, Giovana Tagliari; Lopes, Jusecléia Ferreira; Fornar, Giordano Bruno; Oaigen, Ricardo Pedroso; Gonçalves, Thaís Lopes; Oliveira, Tamara Esteves de; Aguiar, Luís Kluwe de; Barcellos, Júlio Otávio Jardim

doi:10.22319/rmcp.v10i3.4609

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“…Similarly, there was a strong, positive and signi cant (P<0.01) correlation between BW and BCS change in the age categories of 2-3 years, 4-5 years and overall bulls. This is corroborated by the previous work that con rms that there were strong relationship between BCS and BW change in cattle (Díaz-López et al 2017;Evangelista et al 2019) The regression equation predicting live weight change per body condition change for the two-age group and the entire experimental bulls were presented in Table 7. Accordingly, it means that change of one condition score is equivalent to 22.66, 20.87, 22.65 and 28.66 kg body weight in Arsi, Borana, Harar and HF-crossbred bulls respectively.…”

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Growth Performance of Arsi, Borana, Harar and HF-Crossbred Bulls Finished under Similar Feeding Condition

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Kurtu

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The study was conducted to evaluate the fattening performance of Arsi, Borana, Harar and HF-Crossbred bulls finished under similar feeding condition at the beef farm in Haramaya University. A total of 24 bulls with age categories of 2-3 and 4-5 years were used in the complete block design for the experiment. Total mixed ration was provided at 3% of their BW during experimental periods. The average daily weight gain of the four breeds range from 0.49 to 0.71 kg. Feed conversion efficiency also ranges from 0.11 – 0.15. Simple linear regression models were used to explore the relationship between live body weight change and change in BCS as well as seven linear body measurements for all age groups. An average change for a unite of body condition score was equivalent to 20.3, 20.61, 22.42 and 27.78kg for Borana, Arsi, Harar and HF-crossbred bulls respectively. BCS was significantly (P<0.01) influenced by breeds. There was a significant (P<0.05) breed by age interaction effect on the initial body condition score of the four breeds. There was a significant and positive strong association between change in BW and BCS. There was a significant and strong correlation between change in BW and change in Total topline, neck length, heart girth, flank circumference and rump length having correlation coefficient ranges (r = 0.57 to 0.97). Higher (P<0.01) net profit of 7,380.47 ETB per head was recorded by Borana bulls followed by Harar bulls, Arsi and HF Crossbred with net profit of 5,406.86, 5193.29 and 3,384.98 ETB per head respectively.

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Growth Performance of Arsi, Borana, Harar and HF-Crossbred Bulls Finished under Similar Feeding Condition

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“…This fact is supported by previous research conducted by Dhuyvetter et al (1996) and Jones et al (2008), who found that the price of bulls decreased as sales progressed due to a lack of interest and a smaller pool of buyers. The price reduction that occurred during the auctions can also be explained by the quality of the animal (Evangelista et al, 2019) and buyer behavior. Sellers tend to offer the best quality animals at the beginning of the auction, and buyers are willing to pay more for these animals.…”

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Price determinants of beef bulls sold in livestock auctions

Lopes,

Canozzi,

Gonçalves

et al. 2023

Revista Brasileira De Zootecnia

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Animal production systems and agribusinessFull-length research articlePrice determinants of beef bulls sold in livestock auctions ABSTRACT -The main objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of phenotypic, genotypic, and auction characteristics that may influence the selling prices of bulls. Data from 1,540 Braford and 1,179 Brangus bulls sold at auctions in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, were collected and evaluated individually. Body condition score (BCS), muscularity, frame, foreskin size, presence or absence of horns, and data regarding the auction such as name/venue, event edition, forms of payment, among others, were considered. Information such as weight at the time of sale, scrotal circumference (SC), expected profit differences, selection indexes, and date of birth were collected from the catalogs supplied at the auctions. To obtain the influence of the selected explanatory variables throughout the conditional distribution of bull prices, a quantile regression was used, and the quantiles were established as follows: 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, and 90th. The buyers of Braford and Brangus bulls valued characteristics such as age, weight, and SC in relation to frame, muscularity, BCS, and foreskin size. In addition, the price behavior at different auctions was positively related to the operation time of the auction in this market and with the reputation of the seller. Regarding genetic variables of Brangus bulls, these had little or no influence on the selling price. There was a positive influence on the weaning index in the 90th quantile and on the final index in the 50th and 75th quantiles. Buyers of synthetic bull breeds at auctions value the phenotypic characteristics of bulls more than they do genetic characteristics, which may not reflect permanent gains in the cattle herd.

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“…[41].The regression equation predicting live weight change per body condition change for the two-age group and the entire experimental bulls were presented in Table 7. Accordingly, it means that change of one condition score is equivalent to 22.66, 20.87, 22.65 and 28.66 kg body weight in Arsi, Borana, Harar and HF-crossbred bulls respectively.…”

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Growth Performance of Arsi, Borana, Harar and HF-Crossbred Bulls Finished under Similar Feeding Condition

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The study was conducted to evaluate the fattening performance of Arsi, Borana, Harar and Holstein Friesian crossbred bulls finished under a similar feeding condition at the beef farm in Haramaya University. The average daily weight gain of the four breeds ranges from 0.49 to 0.71 kg. Feed conversion efficiency also ranges from 0.11 -0.15. Simple linear regression models were used to explore the relationship between live body weight change and change in body condition score as well as seven linear body measurements for all age groups. An average change for a unite of body condition score was equivalent to 20.3, 20.61, 22.42 and 27.78 kg for Borana, Arsi, Harar and Holstein Friesian crossbred bulls respectively. Body condition score was significantly influenced by breeds. There was a significant breed by age interaction effect on the initial body condition score of the four breeds. There was a significant and positive strong association between change in body weight and body condition score. There was a significant and strong correlation between change in body weight and change in Total topline, neck length, heart girth, flank circumference and rump length having correlation coefficients ranges from 0.57 to 0.97. A higher net profit of 7380.47 ETB per head was recorded by Borana bulls followed by Harar bulls, Arsi and Holstein Friesian crossbred with net profit of 5406.86, 5193.29 and 3384.98 ETB per head respectively. Borana bulls are more superior in weight gain and net profit. Bodyweight change could be predicted based on body condition score change during the fattening period.

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Key factors influencing the sale of bulls in livestock auctions

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Growth Performance of Arsi, Borana, Harar and HF-Crossbred Bulls Finished under Similar Feeding Condition

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Price determinants of beef bulls sold in livestock auctions

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