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…
Introducing a New Era of Beef Genetics to Australia
Nick and Kate Boshammer’s approach to beef cattle breeding is anything but traditional. In fact, their quest to help Australian cattle producers attain unmatched growth, extreme feed efficiency and tremendous carcass qualities has led them to being the first to bring a unique line of “NuEra” genetics to Australia. The Boshammer’s run NB Genetics, a…
Genetics in polled position as farmers look for disbudding alternatives
Australian dairy farmers will soon have access to the most genetically diverse and high-quality polled Holstein bulls ever. This comes as more dairy farmers are buying polled bulls as a way to improve animal welfare and decrease farm workloads. ABS Australia now has 24 homozygous polled sires – those that guarantee progeny without horns –…
Family ties deliver quality for Jersey Breeders
BACKED by a quality and deep pedigree, bred for big milk, high type, positive components and the ability to add frame to a herd – Kaarmona Jeronimo Brady ET (CSCBRADY) is a Jersey bull set to shake-up the industry. And it’s no surprise – he’s the descendant from a live import brought into the country…