Workability and calving ease data adds value to business decisions
Darren and Sharon Parrish, February 2018
Darren and Sharon Parrish use Australian Breeding Values (ABVs) for workability and calving ease to help run a productive and profitable dairy business and make better
decisions on their farm at Bodalla, on the New South Wales south coast.
Heat Tolerance over the moon at Nanango
Ian and Cathy Scott, December 2017
Ian and Cathy Scott from Nanango, Queensland will be looking for bulls to use over their dairy herd that are above average for the new Heat Tolerance Australian Breeding Value (ABV).
The quest for the ultimate commercial cow
Craig Lister, September 2017 (Dairy News Australia)
In September 2017 Dairy News Australia published an article on how Ginfo farmer Craig Lister uses his genomic results.
Giving cows a helping hand for handling the heat
Ray Kitchen, December 2017
Ray Kitchen from Carenda Holsteins at Boyanup WA will be looking at the new Heat Tolerance ABV when making breeding decisions for his 400-cow herd.
Breeding cows better suited to our farming environment
Shane Gardiner, December 2017
Shane Gardiner from the Lorebeck Partnership in Mt Gambier SA is looking forward to being able to breed cows a little better suited to his farming environment with DataGene’s release of the Heat Tolerance Australian Breeding Value (ABV) in December 2017.
Breeding for heat tolerance
Trevor Parrish, December 2017
When bull buying clients started asking Holstein breeder Trevor Parrish about the new Heat Tolerance ABV, he knew he had to make sure he was breeding what his customers wanted.
Breeding program to help in the heat
Ross Gordon, December 2017
A new Heat Tolerance ABV will be one consideration when choosing bulls to use over the 640 cows in the Gorbro Holstein herd run by the Gordon family at Cohuna in Northern Victoria.
Phone app fills missing link
Ken and Bonnie Ravenhill, December 2017
Mobile technology is making it much easier to keep track of cow records – just ask WA Holstein breeder Ken Ravenhill (Moonaralla Holsteins).
Good Bulls app streamlines choices
Con Glennon, December 2017
DataGene’s Good Bulls app is streamlining bull selection and cutting out the hype when it comes to identifying the best dairy genetics and its proving to be a be valuable tool for herd improvement advisors, resellers and dairy farmers.
Does genetics pay in practice?
Paul and Lisa Mumford, December 2017
The high genetic merit cows in Paul and Lisa Mumford’s herd contribute $282 more profit per cow every year than their lower genetic merit herd-mates.
Informed decisions at Fleyas
Geoff and Jessica Fleming, December 2017
Jessica Fleming loves herd testing – not because of the work involved, but for the information it generates on the cows. So getting extra information in the form of the DataGene Herd Test Dashboard free with the May herd test figures was a huge bonus.
HerdData app simpler than pen and paper
Jolley Family, December 2017
Paper and pen records may soon be replaced by keeping farm records on a mobile phone, according to South Australian dairy farmer Debbie Jolley.
Better use of farm time with phone app
Nick and Simone Renyard, December 2017
Western Victorian dairy farmer Nick Renyard is making better use of his time on the farm thanks to DataGene’s HerdData mobile phone app.
HerdData puts everyone on same page
Heather Campbell, December 2017
The HerdData app is used in both the family’s and the Hentys’ herds as a way of allowing easy access to cow records and to streamline recording information such as animal health treatments and calving records.
Genomics fast tracks herd performance
Shane and Lauren Gardiner, December 2017
In the past two years, Shane and Lauren Gardiner have used genomic testing to confirm parentage details, improve the genetic merit of replacement heifers, make culling decisions earlier and run more milking cows.
Dashboard drives cow decisions
Peta Barlow, December 2017
Gippsland dairy farmer Peta Barlow knows about herd testing – from both sides of the fence. Peta works at Yarram Herd Services and also runs a 130- cow dairy herd at nearby Jack River that is herd tested 12 times a year.
Farm facts at his fingertips
Kevin Lockett, July 2017
Gippsland dairy farmer Kevin Locket has his herd records just where he wants them - at his fingertips. DataGene’s new mobile app, HerdData, gives Mr Lockett access to his herd records anywhere, any time.
Ginfo herd insights: Bonnie View
Ray Howe and Stuart Seabrook, May 2017 (Holstein Journal)
In May 2017 the Holstein Journal published an article on on the Ginfo results for Ray and Sue Howe’s Bonnie View herd.