ABS & Dairy News
Environmental focus for Gippsland breeders
Genetics is helping one Gippsland dairy farming family reduce their business’ carbon footprint, while bolstering herd health and productivity. Stuart and Jacqui Tracy, with their son Angus, milk 700 cows at Waratah Bay in Victoria as part of a family business which also includes their daughters Carmen and Leila. Their Holstein herd is ranked number…
Australian first – celebrating ABS JERONIMO P’s female dominance
ABS JERONIMO P makes Australian dairy history with 16 of the top 17 cows. Holsteins CHARLEY and his son DURABLE are proof that health, production, and sustainability go together. Young genomic Jerseys rank well on the new Sustainability Index. ABS’ Norwegian Reds dominate polled and health indexes. Australia’s favourite Holstein bull is breeding the nation’s…
Breeding for polled position
When it comes to breeding, Megan Coster doesn’t want to sacrifice anything. For the past decade, the West Gippsland dairy farmer has been on a quest to develop a polled herd. Dedicated to ridding her family’s business of the practice of disbudding, she was also conscious that choosing polled sires in the early days could…