ABS focus on what matters most to dairy farmers. Priding themselves on breeding commercial cattle that work alongside dairy farmers to increase profitability, ABS has been able to hold the number one position in Australia over the last two years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ABS\u2019s genetic profitability status, proven by their ranking capability across multiple indexes in a variety of countries. Notable the BPI$ and NM$ are both indexes that measure genetic merit in terms of animal profitability to the farmer. This development has come about through ABS\u2019s core focus on breeding efficient, no fuss animals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Globally ABS is recognised as a biotech company. From the co-development of the first semen tank to the recent ground-breaking launch of our innovative Sexcel\u00ae sexed genetics product, ABS continues to challenge the status quo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ABS Global has an extensive history in New Zealand. In 1973 American Breeding Services (ABS Global) purchased Animal Breeding Services Ltd. With it, ABS Global brought immense influence to the New Zealand dairy population from its breeding program in America. The company which used the name \u201cAmbreed\u201d for telex communications between the USA and NZ officially took on the name when kiwi staff acquired the interest of the business in 1976. It is clear to see that ABS Global\u2019s strategically bred genetics have been influencing some of the best in New Zealand pasture-based dairy systems for decades. Today many New Zealand dairy farmers still regard ABS Global\u2019s pasture-based genetic line up as the best in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We visited Rikus Scheepers, a man of vast experience dairy farming with both genetic lines ups to find out how the ABS Global pasture-based line-up is performing in New Zealand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n