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ABS Australia August ABV Media Release
19th August Removing the poor genes to deliver quality and certainty for Australian farmers – ABS Australia has four of the top 10 proven Holstein bulls in the latest Australian Breeding Value (ABV) release. – In an industry-first, ABS Australia has discontinued all bulls identified with Muscle Weakness or JH1. – Farmer favourite Jersey CSCBRADY…
Investment in Reds Underpins Herd Profitability
RED dairy cattle have enabled Paul Cocksedge to build his herd fast – and with minimal cost. And while progressing from a herd manager, to share farmer and lessee, Red cattle have ensured he could keep a lid on health and reproduction expenses while delivering him plenty of replacements. Incorporating Norwegian Reds into…
Good Bye Muscle Weakness Syndrome (MW) and JH1
Early Onset Muscle Weakness Syndrome is a newly discovered genetic condition in Holsteins. This defect is characterised by otherwise healthy animals that are unable to stand. Jersey cattle found to carry the JH1 haplotype have a defective version of a gene called CWC15 which is important for cells to be able to process signals from…
Genetics in polled position as farmers look for disbudding alternatives
Australian dairy farmers will soon have access to the most genetically diverse and high-quality polled Holstein bulls ever. This comes as more dairy farmers are buying polled bulls as a way to improve animal welfare and decrease farm workloads. ABS Australia now has 24 homozygous polled sires – those that guarantee progeny without horns –…
Family ties deliver quality for Jersey Breeders
BACKED by a quality and deep pedigree, bred for big milk, high type, positive components and the ability to add frame to a herd – Kaarmona Jeronimo Brady ET (CSCBRADY) is a Jersey bull set to shake-up the industry. And it’s no surprise – he’s the descendant from a live import brought into the country…
Jersey “all rounder” jumps with genomics
A new standout genomic Jersey hits the front Five of the top 10 Australian proven bulls are ABS sires Top Holstein proven bull is ABS’ Denovo 14744 GINETTA Long-time Holstein breed leader ABS JERONIMO P’s bloodlines feature in top high-ranking cows and bulls. AUSTRALIA’S most exciting Jersey bull is big on milk, high on type…
Jersey genetics that deliver
Reliability and proven top-end genetics underpin one of the newest Jersey bulls to hit the Australian market. 29JE4487 Murray Brook MOTIE – sired by the number one proven Jersey bull Jeronimo – is set to deliver the high milk flow and breed leading protein characteristics of his sire, with a fertility boost from his dam…
Early adoption pays off for South Gippsland Jersey herd
Walk into the heifer paddock at Kylie Reid’s farm and you are met with a sea of even, inquisitive Jerseys. These replacement dairy heifers – minus the few ABS Beef InFocus™ animals – represent the next generation for Kylie, her husband Mark and their children Alannah 17, Campbell 16, and Lily 14. What you don’t…
Global exchange delivers “win-win” for dairy industry
Breeding dairy cows faster, inserting reproduction aids for heat synchronisation and genomic testing. These are just some of the skills a group of four bovine reproduction technicians from the United States of America and Canada are learning as part of an industry exchange. This team works for ABS at home but have spent the past…
Complete package sire offers something for everyone
ABS Holstein bulls make up six of the top eight sires in Australia Exciting new Holstein outcross polled sire proves his worth Proven sires continue to dominate sales A Gippsland-bred polled Jersey gives breeders more options A BULL with exceptional production, type and fertility has been crowned Australia’s top proven Holstein sire in the latest…