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All-rounder RUBELS RED pays his way in Northern Victoria
Milking their cows using robotics, the Dee family are now stricter with their breeding criteria than ever before. And that’s saying a lot for the family behind the two-time Master Breeder herd from Northern Victoria. Adam, Colin, Mark, their father Adrian, and Mark’s wife Mandy love nothing more than examining the cow families, and proofs…
ABS genetics – a proven investment
ABS Holstein bulls are the top four proven sires in Australia. Top proven Holstein PERSUADE was the number one genomic Holstein sire in August 2019. RUBELS RED makes Australian Holstein history with tremendous type and production. Up and coming genomic Holsteins are set to deliver on production, profitability, linear traits, health, and welfare. Exciting new…
Breeding better cows faster
When Adam Maidment breeds replacement Holsteins, he knows one thing for certain – they will be the best animals on the farm. This conviction comes from a strict heifer selection process – including genomics, sexed genetics and a significant dairy-beef program. He also knows breeding from the best is the fastest ticket to genetic gain….
St Jacobs breaks into the commercial market with a leading new line of sires
St Jacobs is entering the commercial market with a new category of sires for farmers under the name Linear Choice. This new line of St Jacobs sires prioritizing function, balance, and health has been available in Japan and France since May and will become available to more countries over the coming months through the ABS…
Genetic solution to phase out bobby calves
Australian dairy farmers are embracing specialist dairy beef genetics to reduce bobby calves and diversify farm businesses. Nearly 14 per cent of all ABS semen sold to dairy farmers last year was ABS InFocus™ – a genetic product designed to breed a quality and consistent beef animal from a dairy cow. Increasing demand for a…
Ticking all the breeding boxes at Cooriemungle
Byron Smethurst has strict criteria for selecting bulls. The manager of two dairies, milking a total of 600 cows at Cooriemungle in southwest Victoria, he knows it’s possible to breed cows with a combination of form, function and profit – it just requires research. “I like good looking cows, but they have to make money,”…
Australian dairy values polled perfection
Two of the top five proven Holstein sires are ABS polled bulls Australia’s highest Heterozygous polled Jersey in demand Breeders embrace top Type Red Holstein ABS dominates top six Holstein proven sires Young Red bulls on the rise Polled ABS Holstein sires lead the dairy industry’s latest bull rankings, as more farmers choose genetics to…
Brent Mitchell shares his story
His story:Mitch Holsteins in Bamawm, Victoria is run by Brent and Kim Mitchell. They milk just short of 300 cows with split calving in autumn and spring and do all their own AI work. They have around 400ha of farm spread between three different locations. “We place a big emphasis on cows, we love our…
Genetics solutions for farm business decisions
Milking less cows, moving and changing their herd’s calving pattern. Guy and Leanne Gallatly have a few things on their plate in the next year. But what might seem like daunting changes for some, have been made much easier for this Maffra couple because they’ve embraced breeding tools and genetic solutions. Working with ABS Sales…
A milk management tool with a cash bonus
Flatter milk production, a shorter spring joining and a ‘second opportunity’ for quality cows, these are just some of the benefits one Gippsland family have obtained from using a specified dairy-beef insemination program. The fact they also get valuable ABS InFocus™ animals delivering a “cash cow” later in the season is just a bonus. The…