ABP Beef Bull of the Future Championships
Rules & Regulations
- To be eligible to enter classes 13-15, bulls must be a min carcass weight of 6kg and conformation of 0.6 or above breed average on the Terminal Index or the Beef sub index of the dairy beef index at any point in 2026 to qualify.
- To be eligible to enter classes 16-17, bulls must be a min carcass weight of 5kg and conformation of 0.5 or above breed average on the Terminal Index or the Beef subindex of the dairy beef index at any point in 2026 to qualify.
- For classes 13-17 average daily live weight gain cannot exceed 1.7kgs on the day of the show. There will be an allowance of 50kg for birthweight unless the animal was weighed at birth by the relevant society or ICBF within 2 weeks of birth (To confirm any anomaly)
- Classes 13-15 are open to bulls registered in either Aberdeen Angus Herd Book OR Irish Angus Herd Book.
- To be eligible to enter classes 18-20 bulls must be equal to or greater than their average breed specific for both conformation and carcass weight or Terminal Index or Beef subindex of the dairy beef index at any point in 2026.
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- Classes 19-20 are open to any pedigree bull calf from a recognised beef breed registered with their respective societies (apart from breeds represented in classes 13-18) Limousin bulls may enter the first Multi Breed class (Class 19) but not Class 20.
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- Entries into 18-20 cannot exceed an average daily live weight gain of 1.9. There will be an allowance of 50kg for birthweight, unless the animal was weighed at birth by the relevant society or ICBF within 2 weeks of birth (To confirm any anomaly)
6.All animals must be genotyped with a valid result