The farm team at Kalundu Dairy (Zambeef) in Zambia, headed up by farm manager, Bruce Braithwaite, have transformed their herd’s profitability with a forward-thinking ABS breeding strategy. Zambeef is 100% invested in using only ABS semen. They incorporate Sexcel® from ABS Global into their Holstein breeding program, to produce the quantity of heifers that are required for replacement for the year. The balance are part of the Beef on Dairy program, using Brangus bulls Suhn’s Final Cut and Suhns Priority One.
These Brangus progenies are part of Zambeef’s game-changing decisions that have helped to increase their profits and improve their efficiency. The use of sexed semen on the top of the herd to create replacement heifers also increases the selection intensity and speeds up genetic progress. Moreover, proactively managing heifer inventory will avoid excess replacements and result in lower rearing expenses.
The ABS Beef on Dairy program offers a revolutionary solution for dairy farmers looking to improve the profitability of their dairy.
With 1800 cows milked, Zambeef is committed to innovation. After many years of using Sexcel (ABS sexed semen), Kalundu Dairy has for the past 2 years focused on incorporating the ABS Beef on Dairy program to optimise their herd’s profitability.
At Zambeef, Bruce has seamlessly integrated beef semen into their breeding strategy. Working closely with Nico Pretorius, their ABS consultant, they use a targeted approach to optimise their herd’s genetic progress and maximise the value of their calf crop (Holstein and beef). Bruce reports that the Brangus bulls produce small calves which is what they are looking for in a Beef on Dairy bull.
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