ABS Australia News

People will soon have a new place to learn about ABS Global dairy sires. On Monday 3rd December, ABS will introduce Bull Search 2.0, the ABS dairy website containing valued information on industry sires and their genetic lines. The site will sport a new look and feel and is designed to give customers increased efficiency…

ABS continues to lead the way in dairy genetics, delivering another crop of superior sires perfectly suited to Australian dairy systems. 29HO16888 Seagull-Bay MVP leads the way in the August proofs with over 500 milking daughters in nearly 100 herds under herd test in Australia. MVP is proving to be the ‘next big thing’ since…

ABS Global, Inc. today announces 29HO18708 KENOBI has been added to the already rich Icon Sire™ lineup. The Icon Sire program is unlike others in the industry as it allows ABS Global to introduce its top genetics to customers earlier than ever before. The highest release from De Novo Genetics to date, KENOBI is now available as an Icon Sire™. One of the highest available…

Legendary Jersey sire, Elton (29JE3495 29JJA03 CAIRNBRAE JACES ELTON) will retire from service in June. Affectionately known as ‘Mr Reliable’, Elton, now in his 15th year, was proven by Central Sires Cooperative and sold exclusively through ABS Australia, a partnership dating back 18 years and one that continues to this day. Elton is by Jace,…

Outstanding Holstein newcomer 29HO18698 ABS JERONIMO-P-ET is the first bull to break through the 400 BPI$ barrier. Icon Sire™ JERONIMO-P was first identified in the Australian Breeding Values (ABV) future stars list in December (BPI$ 397) and from that point breeders in Australian have been waiting patiently for his updated ranking to come through in…

Australia’s leading bovine genetics company, Genus Australia Pty Ltd. (“ABS Australia”), has today announced the launch of Sexcel™ Sexed Genetics, the most advanced bovine sexed genetics, designed to deliver more high value pregnancies to Australian dairy herds. Sexcel gives dairy farmers a new option to fast forward genetic progress in their herds and achieve greater…

ABS is set to make choosing a bull team easier with an exciting range of sires available in 2018. ABS’s partnership with Central Sires Co-op has three of the top five proven Jersey bulls available including “The King” Cairnbrae Jaces ELTON. This 13-year-old sire is still in high demand for his superior semen and daughter…

AUSTRALIA’S highest ever BPI$ bull, 29HO18698 ABS JERONIMO-P with a 397 BPI$, will be available for dairy farmers next autumn. JERONIMO-P possesses a unique combination of high fat and protein percentages, as well as elite ABVs for survival, cell count and daughter fertility. He is the leading sire for daughter fertility with an ABV of…

Dairy farmers are set to reap the benefits of the ABS genomics program with three new proven bulls hitting the Good Bulls Guide with the release of the December Australian Breeding Values. The new bulls include 29HO16714 De-Su BALISTO (ranked number 1) who is a full brother to the already proven 29HO16667 De-Su TOPSY(ranked number…

ABS Global Inc. (ABS), a division of Genus plc, today launches Sexcel™ Sexed Genetics, made using 21st century technology and designed to deliver more high-value pregnancies to dairy herds worldwide. Sexcel harnesses ABS’s best genetics and is produced through a novel, proprietary technology for sexing bovine semen. This innovative technology does not subject the cells…