Low Cost High Quality Beef ProductionAngus is the dominant beef breed in Australia for the production of low cost,high quality beef. Australian Angus beef genetics are available to deliver thosesame benefits to the international beef industry.

Australian Angus Beef Genetics

For International enquiries contact:

Angus Australia Locked Bag 11 ARMIDALE NSW 2350 AUSTRALIA

Phone: +61 2 6772 3011 Fax: +61 2 6772 3095

Email: office@angusaustralia.com.au

Or visit our website: www.angusaustralia.com.au

AngusEXPORTS AUSTRALIA

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Australia: World Leading Beef and Livestock ExporterAustraliaisaworldleaderintheexportationofbeefandlivecattleandhastheexperienceandcapacitytoprovidehealthyhighqualitylivestockandbeefofexcellenteatingquality.

In2009,Australiaexportedmorethan1.6milliontonnesofbeefandvealvaluedat$4.8billionandwastheworld’ssecond largest beef exporter by volume. In some years,Australiaistheworld’slargestbeefexporter.

Japan,amajorimporterofhighqualityandthereforehighvaluebeefbought71%ofitsimportedbeeffromAustraliain2010basedonfoodsafety,qualityandsecurityofsupply.AngusandAnguscrossbredcattleformthemajorityofthisqualitybeefsupply.

Ifyouarelookingforlivecattle,beeforseedstockgenetics,Australia has the experience and ability to supply yourneeds.

Angus heifers being inspected prior to export

Certified Australian Angus Beef.

Angus heifers at export quarantine facility

In 2010 4359 head of Angus Australia Quality Assuredcattle were exported from Australia via boat and air tovariousoverseascountriesincludingRussiaandTurkey.

In 2009, Australia exported 954,143 live cattle valuedat $666 million and 3.5 million live sheep valued at$322million. Angus Australia has in place strict QualityAssuranceregulationsthatensureAnguscattleexportedunder Angus Australia’s auspices will be of the higheststandards.

AngusAustraliahas2600memberslocatedthroughoutAustraliaproducingbothregisteredAngusseedstockandcommercialAnguscattle.Over60,000AnguscalvesareregisteredandBREEDPLANperformanceevaluatedeachyear.ThisperformancebasedselectionintensityhasenabledrapidratesofgeneticgainandtheidentificationofeliteAustralianAngusgenetics.

Angus Australia aims to: • ImprovethequalityofAustralianAngusgeneticsinallkeyproductiontraits

• QualityAssuretheproductionandexportofAnguscattle

• MarketregisteredAnguscattle,semenandembryos

• MarketCertifiedAustralianAngusBeef

• Provideeducationandtrainingintheeconomicalbreedingandproductionofhigh qualitybeef;and

• DevelopAustralia’syouthtobecomethenextgenerationofacattlebreedersand beefindustryspecialists

Angus Australia headquarters in Armidale, NSW, close to Australia’s major beef research centres

AngusAustralia

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Angus is Australia’s preferred breed for low cost, highqualitybeefproductionasAngusare:

■ Fertile■ Easycalvingwithacompactcalvingspread■ Havehighcalfsurvival■ Structurallysound■ Havestrongmaternalcapabilities,includingmilk

andmothering■ Moderatelysized,easycare■ Maintainconditioninharshenvironments■ Havestronggrowth■ Easytofinishwithmoderatefatcover■ Havehighfeedefficiency■ Producemarbledbeefwithhigheatingquality■ Supplyawiderangeofmarkets

AngusisAustralia’sfastestgrowingbeefbreed,increasingfrom 6% in 1990 to currently over 25% of Australia’snationalcattleherdof27.5millionhead.Thereareover6millionAngusandAnguscrossbredcattle inAustralia.Angusdominatesthetemperatesouthernregionswhereover60%ofallbeefcattleareAngusorAnguscross-bredduetotheirpremiumprices.

TheAngusherdcontinuestogrowrapidly,drivenbytheincreasing demand for high eating qualitymarbled beefbothwithinAustraliaandinthemajorbeefexportmarketsincludingJapan,KoreaandAmerica.

The Angus Breed

AnguswereoriginallybredinScotlandintheharshandbitterlycoldhighlandregions.Theyarehardywithstrongforagingability,capableofproducingqualitybeefunderharshconditions.

Overthepast250yearsAngusbreedinghasconcentratedon the production of high quality beef, focusing onmarbling throughout the muscle tissue to provide veryhigheatingquality

Grass and Grain-fed Feedlot Production

Australia has focused on increasing the efficiency of itsbeefproductionandtheoveralleatingqualitythroughitsworld leadingMeat Standards Australia grading system.It has vast grass-land environments where beef cattleare grown. However,many of the highest quality cattlearefinishedongraininAustralia’sfeedlotswithafeedlotcapacity of over 1million head.Over 80%of Australia’sfeedlotcattleforexportareAngusorAnguscrossbred.

Angus Improves all Aspects of Beef Production

Angus in AustraliaAngus cattle were originallyimportedfromScotlandtosouthernAustraliain1824.ThebreedspreadwidelythroughoutAustraliaduetothe cattle’s ability to survive andflourishundertheharshAustraliangrassland conditions. Themajorityof Angus are concentrated in thetemperate climates of southernAustralia. However, Angus arealso used widely in the northerntropical and subtropical regionsfor both straight breeding andcross breeding beef production.Angusmayhaveeitherblackorredcoat colour, with black being thedominantcolourinAustralia.

Angus cattle in an Australian feedlot, where they comprise over 80% of the cattle on feed.

Australia is the second largest producer of registeredAngusintheworld.

Australian Angus on the International SceneAustralian Angus genetics are exported to many parts of the world

Being an island continent, Australia has a disease freereputationwhichistheenvyofmostotherAngusproducingcountries. Australia is free from Bovine SpongiformEncephalitis(BSE)andFootandMouthDisease(FMD).

Export Sales

The Angus Society of Australia has a wide range ofpartnersinallsectorsoftheexportsupplychainandcanrecommend suitable suppliers tomeetAustralianAngusexport requirements. OurExportQualityAssurancecanensure that only cattle of specified quality levels areincludedinexportshipments.

Additional Beef Industry Services

The Angus Society of Australia can arrange additionalbeefindustryservicestoensureAustralianAngusgeneticsachieveoptimalperformance.Theseincludemanagement,education and training, information systems for herdmanagement, registration and BREEDPLAN geneticevaluation;andveterinaryservices.

Export Categories TheAngusSocietyofAustraliaprovidesarangeofcategoriesofAustralianAnguswhicharequalityassuredandcertifiedaccording to the Australian Beef Cattle Genetics ExportStandards.TheStandardsincluderegistrationandexportinspectionfortrue-to-typeandstructuralsoundness.OnlyinspectedandapprovedcattleareissuedwithanAustralianExportBreedingCattle certificate. The standardexportcategoriesare:

Category 1 - Registered Purebred Stud Breeding cattle

■ Male&femaleanimals■ 3generationpedigreeonboththesire&dam sideofthepedigree■ Sire&dambothregisteredwiththesociety■ True-to-typephenotypicverification■ Structuralsoundnesscertification

Category 2 - Registered Purebred Breeding Cattle

■ Siredbyasingleoramulti-sirematinggroup conditionsusingsiresregisteredinCategory1.■ Asinglesireoramaximumof5siresinthesire matinggroup■ Dammayberecorded■ True-to-typephenotypicverification■ Structuralsoundnesscertification

Category 3 - Unregistered Purebred Breeding Cattle

■ Sire&damnotregisteredinthesociety■ True-to-typephenotypicverification■ Structuralsoundnesscertification

Australian Angus are exported throughout the world

Angus Australia hosting a Chinese delegation

Extensiveuseofworld leadingAngusgeneticscombinedwith the BREEDPLAN genetic evaluation system hasensuredAustraliaisproducingsomeoftheworld’shighestperformingAngusgenetics.

Australian Angus survive and thrive in a wide range of environments including high and low rainfall areas.

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More Angus are registered for seedstock production inAustraliathananyotherbeefbreed,providingthegeneticsrequiredforrapidexpansionoftheAngusbreed

Angus Dominates Australian Bull SalesNationwide Angus accounts for 31% of all bulls soldat auction and more than 50% in temperate southernAustralia.

Registered Australian Angus Seedstock

Almost half the bulls going into Australia’s temperate regions are Angus

Australian Genetic Improvement and R&DAustralia’sdomesticmarket is smallandsoour researchis focused on international production and efficiency.National beef research and development is funded byMeat&LivestockAustraliawhichisanindustrymanagedbodysuppliedbyproducerlevies.

Australia’sCo-operativeResearchCentreforBeefGeneticTechnologies (Beef CRC) based at theUniversity ofNew

Red Angus are also available in Australia

England in Armidale, New SouthWales has delivered awide rangeofcritical research intoon-farm, feedlotandabattoirproduction.

Meat Standards Australia has developed the world’sleading beef production and grading system aimed atproducinghigheatingqualitybeef,withallresearchbasedentirelyonconsumertastetesting.

TheAnimalGeneticsandBreedingUnitattheUniversityofNewEnglandhasdevelopedtheworldleadingBREEDPLANtechnology for evaluating registered beef cattleperformanceandproducingEstimatedBreedingValuesfor19keyeconomictraitsinvolvingfertilitymaternal,growth,carcaseandfeedefficiency.

As Australia’s leading and fastest growing breed, Angusproducersand theAngusSocietyofAustraliahavebeenheavilyinvolvedinthisR&D.

Extensive research in beef breed performance by the Co-operative Research Centre for Beef Genetic Technologies(BeefCRC)inbothtemperatesouthernandtropicalnorthernAustralianenvironmentshaveshownAngustobetheleaderinmanyofthetraitsrequiredforeconomicalandhighqualitybeefproduction.

Southern Cross Breeding Project

This study compared seven breeds (Angus, Belgian Blue,Hereford,Jersey,Limousin,SouthDevonandWagyu)crossedtoHerefordcowsforfouryears.Anguswerefoundtohavethehighestcalfsurvival,lowbirthweight,highestfatdepthat weaning ensuring easy finishing, high growth rate, highcarcaseweightandhighestmarblingofallthebeefbreeds.Thestudyconcludedthat;“Whiletherearenobreedcrossesexcelling in all traits, the Angus has demonstrated its highcalfsurvival,growthrate,fatdepthandmarblingjustifyingitscurrentpopularitygivenrecentmarketspecifications.”

Northern Cross Breeding Project

This latest study compared nine breeds (Angus, Hereford,Shorthorn, Charolais, Limousin, Brahman, Santa Gertrudis,BelmontRedandCharbray)crossedto1000Brahmancows.The study confirmed the findings of the Southern CrossBreeding Project showing Angus to have the lowest birthweight, high fertility, high growth, good fat depth, highestmarblingandthehighesteatingqualityoffnorthernpasture.

High Growth - Angus

GROWTH ANGUS – third highest for CARCASE WEIGHTBeef CRC Cross Breeding Trial

Easiest Calving - Angus

BIRTHWEIGHTANGUS–lowestforBirthWeightBeefCRCCrossBreedingTrial

Most Tender – Angus

TENDERNESSANGUS–lowestforSHEARFORCEBeefCRCCrossBreedingTrial

Beef Breed Comparisons

Best Marbling – Angus

MARBLINGANGUS–highestforIMF%(marbling)

BeefCRCCrossBreedingTrial

Angus cattle at the Golden Autumn Event in Russia