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Original article Population analysis of a purebred Hereford and a multibreed synthetic beef cattle herd PF Arthur M Makarechian2R Weingardt RT Berg 1 NSW Agriculture, Agricultural Research Centre, Rangie, NSW 2823, Australia; 2 Department of Animal Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2P5, Canada; (Received 25 May 1994; accepted 17 November 1994) Summary - Lifetime records of females born from 1966 to 1975 were used to estimate and compare population parameters of a purebred Hereford (HE) and a multibreed synthetic (SYl) beef cattle herd raised under a stringent culling policy whereby heifers and cows to wean a calf each were culled. size 118 failing year Population averaged cows, 39 heifers and 155 cows, 56 heifers a year for HE and SY1, respectively. The SY1 was a multibreed composite breed group with an average breed composition of 33% Charolais, 33% Angus, and 20% Galloway, and the remainder from other beef breeds. The 2 herds were raised under the same management. Nine life table statistics were studied: age- specific survivorship, age-specific survival rate, mortality rates (Qx), expected herd life, age-specific birth rate, reproductive value, net reproductive rate (Ro); instantaneous rate of population increase (r) and generation interval (T). Differences were obtained between the herds for the age-specific life table statistics, with SY1 having higher values (except for lower Qx values) than HE. SY1 had higher means than HE for Ro (1.57 ±0.11 versus 1.21 t 0.15; p 0.07) and r (0.09 f 0.01 versus 0.03 f 0.02; p 0.04), indicating a faster rate of popul