ABS & Dairy News
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Beefing-up calf stocks at Yanakie
Demand for dairy-beef has been that hot, one Gippsland farming family joked they’d sold next year’s calves- and the cows weren’t even joined. This comes as they have also installed automatic calf feeders ahead of calving this autumn, in preparation for rearing the most heifer calves they’ve had at their dairy farm. This year, Paul Hannigan and Kylie Irvin will…
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US bovine breeding technicians helping Aussie farmers
Two experienced artificial insemination technicians from the United States of America will be breeding cows in Australia this year to help alleviate staff shortages in the sector. And this comes as Australia’s dairy industry prepares to relaunch standardised artificial insemination (AI) training to develop local breeding professionals to service the growing demand. ABS Global bovine…
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ABS sires proving their worth for Australian dairy farmers
Famer favourite bulls headline latest rankings April Australian Breeding Value (ABV) highlights: Record-breaking proven polled and A2 sire ABS JERONIMO-P continues his run at the top. New young genomic Holsteins make a mark. Demand is hot for Australia’s highest ranked true polled Holstein. Overseas markets want our Jerseys. ABS has nine of the top 10…