YAMBINYAFEEDER TRIAL
600 CATTLE. 30 VENDORS.
ONE SET OF CONDITIONS.
Every animal in the JBS Yambinya Backgrounding & Feeder Challenge runs on the same country, the same ration and the same 100 days on feed. Weights are recorded out in the paddock and in the pen, and the figures come through daily. And you can watch daily gains via Optiweigh.
what’s being measured?
Average daily gain on grass
Weight gain through backgrounding at Condah Hills, measured in the paddock by Optiweigh.
Average daily gain on grain
Weight gain across 100 days on the Yambinya natural grain ration, measured in the pen.
MSA Index
Every body graded individually at JBS Brooklyn against the Meat Standards Australia model.
Marbling
Scored at grading, and reported alongside the MSA result for each individual body.
Follow the gains in real time.
Trial data is published through the Optiweigh portal. Trial participants can see how the mobs are tracking through backgrounding and right through the feeding period, with the figures updated in real-time.Â
TIMELINE.