ABS Australia News
Darren Fletcher joins ABS Global as Regional Sales Manager Gippsland
ABS Global is excited to announce that Darren Fletcher has joined the ABS team as Regional Sales Manager Gippsland. Darren has been involved in the dairy industry for many years, being a dairy farmer himself for 15 years, and having worked previously as a sales representative and sales manager in the dairy space. Darren is excited…
Pioneering Beef-on-Dairy Sustainability Through Genetic Gains captured in Life Cycle Assessments
ABS Global is proud to announce a groundbreaking advancement in livestock sustainability with the completion of a comprehensive Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of its beef-on-dairy (BxD) genetic programs. This industry-first analysis, presented at the BSAS (British Society of Animal Science) on 9th April 2025, reveals that targeted genetic selection measurably reduces the environmental impact of…
ABS Global releases new expression for type
ABS Global Australia has released a new expression for type graph, aimed to assist dairy farmers picking the right bull to add value to their herd. Production, longevity, and health data is helping dairy farmers understand what their cows should look like – if they want to stay profitable. And it turns out Australian dairy…
Jessica Sharp Joins ABS Global as Australian Marketing Specialist
ABS Global is excited to welcome Jess Sharp as our new Marketing Specialist for Australia. With a background in communications, media, marketing, and agriculture, Jess is a welcome addition to the global marketing and local Australia teams. Jess will play a key role in driving brand awareness, customer engagement, and the ABS strategy: helping producers…
Top genetics, Top Profit: ABS Holsteins Set New Industry Standard
MORE of ABS Australia’s next generation Holstein bulls are at the top of the industry than ever before, proving production and health traits are the key to on-farm profit. Up to 28 percent of ABS Australia’s top 50 Holstein bulls on the Australian Breeding Values (ABV) Balanced Performance Index (BPI) are more than 500 BPI….
ABS Australia December ABV Media Release
9th December Could Australia’s next biggest Holstein bull follow in his father’s footsteps? – ABS Australia has half of the polled Holsteins in the Good Bulls Guide. – Son of famous Australian Holstein ABS JERONIMO-P-ET has hit the market with a bang. – Jersey CSCBRADY holds steady and dominates semen sales. – Red genomic bulls…
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…
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 –…