ABS & Dairy News
Stability at the top of ABS bulls
December ABV release highlights – Top ABS bulls remain at the forefront of Australian dairy despite breeding index changes – DAZZLER shines at the top of the fresh Jersey Health Weighted Index (HWI) – Australia’s number one and two Red breed sires for daughter fertility Changes to the Australian dairy breeding indices haven’t affected the…
Beefing up fertility in Victoria
Like all dairy farmers, getting cows in calf is a priority for Simon Rea. Milking 520 Holsteins at Panmure, calving mostly in the autumn, herd fertility is crucial. “We’d reached a point where we realised, we were going to have enough Friesian heifer calves for replacements,” he said. “That when we started using the ABS…
Beef market options deliver added benefit for dairy-cross calves
There’s been no shortage of interest in the dairy-beef calves hitting the ground at Kevin and Claire Wines’ farm this spring. The couple were filling their calf shed at Ecklin South with the ABS Beef InFocus™ animals as their spring calving draws to a close. “We haven’t completely decided what we will do with them,”…