Studbook Release Interim Covering Statistics

The Keeper of the Australian Stud Book, Jacqueline Stewart has completed interim statistics on the 2014 Covering Season as at 26 January 2015.

Key Interim Statistics

§ Of the top 20 stallions by coverings, 18 were Australian-bred.

§ Coverings by Australian-bred stallions as a percentage of total Coverings have continued to increase, with 72% (367) Australian-bred stallions compared with 70% (437) in 2013 and 63% in 1994. Over ten years this is a 9% increase in Australian-bred stallions Coverings as a percentage of total Coverings.

§ 39 shuttle stallions covered 4,580 (24%) of the mares compared to 5,464 (23%)in 2013;

§ 230 (45%) stallions covered less than 10 mares compared to 305 (49%) in 2013 and 62% in 1994;

§ 25 (5%) stallions covered more than 150 mares compared to 23 (4%) in 2013 and 0 in 1994 (Danehill had the largest book in 1994 with 127 covers);

The combination of actual coverings recorded and the forecast coverings yet to be received from late lodgments reveal a decrease of 5% on the 2013 Covering Season.

The forecast for 2014 Covering Season is for 19,177 coverings by 563 stallions a decrease of 5% when compared to the 2013 Covering Season.

1) Number of stallions standing:

2014 Covering Season Recorded (As at 260115)	2014 Covering Season Forecast	2013 Covering Season	Variance Against Recorded	Variance Against Forecast
509	563	621	-112 (-18%)	-58 (-9.3%)

2014 Covering Season Recorded (As at 260115)	2014 Covering Season Forecast	2013 Covering Season	Variance Against Recorded	Variance Against Forecast
18,673	19,177	20,191	-1,518 (-7.5%)	-1,014 (-5.0%)

3) State Distribution of Stallions Standing:

NSW		Vic		Qld		WA		SA		TAS		NT
2014 Covering Season	175		121		111		64		20		17		1
Covering Season	209		153		144		67		28		20		0
Variance	-34		-32		-33		-3		-8		-3		+1

4/State Distribution of Mares Covered

NSW		Vic		Qld		WA		SA		TAS		NT
2014 Covering Season	9261		4567		2282		1682		604		276		1
2013 Covering Season	9653		5100		2791		1757		618		272		0
Variance	-392		-533		-509		-75		-14		-4		+1