Month: August 2024
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…