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A new standout genomic Jersey hits the front Five of the top 10 Australian proven bulls are ABS sires Top Holstein proven bull is ABS’ Denovo 14744 GINETTA Long-time Holstein breed leader ABS JERONIMO P’s bloodlines feature in top high-ranking cows and bulls. AUSTRALIA’S most exciting Jersey bull is big on milk, high on type…

Reliability and proven top-end genetics underpin one of the newest Jersey bulls to hit the Australian market. 29JE4487 Murray Brook MOTIE – sired by the number one proven Jersey bull Jeronimo – is set to deliver the high milk flow and breed leading protein characteristics of his sire, with a fertility boost from his dam…

Walk into the heifer paddock at Kylie Reid’s farm and you are met with a sea of even, inquisitive Jerseys. These replacement dairy heifers – minus the few ABS Beef InFocus™ animals – represent the next generation for Kylie, her husband Mark and their children Alannah 17, Campbell 16, and Lily 14. What you don’t…

Breeding dairy cows faster, inserting reproduction aids for heat synchronisation and genomic testing. These are just some of the skills a group of four bovine reproduction technicians from the United States of America and Canada are learning as part of an industry exchange. This team works for ABS at home but have spent the past…

ABS Holstein bulls make up six of the top eight sires in Australia Exciting new Holstein outcross polled sire proves his worth Proven sires continue to dominate sales A Gippsland-bred polled Jersey gives breeders more options A BULL with exceptional production, type and fertility has been crowned Australia’s top proven Holstein sire in the latest…

A Jersey breeder’s favourite cow has delivered one of the nation’s most exciting outcross bulls. Ranleigh LAVA – bred by the Boyd family, Ranleigh Farms, in Gippsland – has no Valentino in his maternal line. And he’s kicking goals. ABS Australia Sales Representative and Jersey Specialist, Alan Blum, said LAVA’s diverse pedigree meant he provides…

When Paul Mumford breeds dairy cows, he wants “everything”. And it turns out this is exactly what South African and New Zealand Jersey breeders want too. Paul and his wife Lisa, Gelbeado Park, Yarram, Victoria, bred Gelbeado Park Woodside (CSCWOODSIDE), the ABS Australia Jersey sire with the highest number of exported semen straws this past…

Global demand for Australian Jersey genetics is growing as dairy farmers seek to breed more strength and capacity into their herds. And this world-wide interest comes as South African breeders can’t get enough of one Gippsland-bred sire in particular. Genomic superstar Gelbeado Park Woodside (CSCWOODSIDE) is dominating semen export sales with South African breeders leading…

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…