ABS & Dairy News
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Global Perspective Drives Dairy-Beef Confidence
Specialised dairy-beef might be a new concept in Australia, but this does not faze James Whale. Purchasing ABS Beef InFocus™ dairy beef animals isn’t a risk for the grazier from Branxholme near Hamilton in Western Victoria. He even disputed the suggestion that backgrounding these steers and heifers for feedlots was innovative, despite being one of…
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Stability at the top of ABS bulls
December ABV release highlights – Top ABS bulls remain at the forefront of Australian dairy despite breeding index changes – DAZZLER shines at the top of the fresh Jersey Health Weighted Index (HWI) – Australia’s number one and two Red breed sires for daughter fertility Changes to the Australian dairy breeding indices haven’t affected the…
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Beefing up fertility in Victoria
Like all dairy farmers, getting cows in calf is a priority for Simon Rea. Milking 520 Holsteins at Panmure, calving mostly in the autumn, herd fertility is crucial. “We’d reached a point where we realised, we were going to have enough Friesian heifer calves for replacements,” he said. “That when we started using the ABS…