What Is Basco > Novel Traits

The availability of a state-of-the-art web based database will enable and encourage the recording of a wider range of traits on more animals. A complete list of those traits is not yet known since nobody knows what might be important to buyers in the future. However, a number of traits have aroused interest and are currently being investigated for their heritability and ease of recording. A good example is calf and lamb vigour at birth and another example is meat eating quality (see below).

Mark et demand may also include demands made by legislation such as those relating to environmental impact and other social requirements such as those relating to animal welfare. The BASCO database will keep up with changing demands and will anticipate recording requirements ahead of time thereby providing its members with proactive tools with which to react.