The number of interbreed championships that Salers have won since their introduction to Australia is phenomenal. This applies as much for interbreed feeding trials and carcase competitions as it does in the show ring.
Scientific studies and trials with other breeds in France, North America and Australia have consistently shown Salers and Salers-cross animals to have superior weight gains, to produce more live calves through fertility and calving ease and to convert feed more efficiently.
At the Lardner grassfed trials in Victoria, Salers or Salers-cross steers had the highest weight gain in three out of four consecutive years (about 40% better than average).
The Salers breed has cattle with a range of maturity patterns and finishing abilities. Consequently, a Salers bull can be purchased to produce the ideal product for any market from almost any herd of cows. This ability means more dollars of profit per hectare or per kilogram of feed.
Bos Indicus/Salers cross animals normally have short coats. Hair length of Salers varies and animals can be selected to suit the climate. The coat of Salers is very effective in preventing energy loss on cold winter nights and it would seem from many reports that it is a useful barrier against buffalo fly.
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