ABS & Dairy News
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 most profitable cows….
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…
Easy breeding at Toora
When it comes to breeding dairy cattle, Dan Knee likes to keep it simple. In fact, the Gippsland dairy farmer would prefer to have as little to do with the genetic selection within his herd as possible. After all, he’s the first to admit he doesn’t know a lot about breeding and is “happy to keep it…