ABS & Dairy News
End of an era for ground-breaking Holstein sire MVP
One of Australia’s most enduring Holstein sires has died. ABS bull 29HO16888 Seagull-Bay MVP entered the Australian market six years ago and was the only sire in the past decade to sell more than 50,000 units of semen in a year. The US-bred MVP came into the Australian market based on his genomic breeding values….
ABS sires proving their worth for Australian dairy farmers
ABS has dominated the December Australian Breeding Value (ABV) Holstein daughter proven release claiming seven of the top 10 sires. Released today, the list ranked according to on-farm profit, has ABS sire 29HO18101 Larcrest CALUMET in the top position with a BPI$ of 367. Sired by popular ABS bull View-Home MONTEREY, CALUMET is also the…
Appointment of new General Manager for ABS Australia
ABS is pleased to announce the promotion of Marcus Rees to General Manager of our business in Australia. Marcus joined ABS Australia in 2014 as an Account Manager and, most recently, held the position of Regional Manager for Western Victoria. Through his time with ABS Australia, Marcus has demonstrated customer centricity, leadership and execution and…