150th anniversary of the herd book of Hereford cattle.

摘要

This article gives a brief historical account of the Hereford herdbook, and discusses breed attributes and the use of BLUP estimation of breeding values of Herefords. In 1996, the Hereford Herd Book Society changed its name to The Hereford Cattle Society. In the same year, the first Annual Hereford National Sire and Dam Summary was published. This has been produced from records collected through the Beefbreeder Services of the Meat and Livestock Commission, together with information gathered by theSociety through its In-House Performance Recording Programme.