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Confident breeding decisions made easy

Confident breeding decisions made easy

THERE are a lot of uncertainties in dairy farming at the moment but breeding doesn’t need to be one. Making the right genetic choice continues to be a simple and objective decision for dairy farmers thanks to DataGene’s Good Bulls Guide, with the latest edition...

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Data sheds new light on dairy breed preferences

Data sheds new light on dairy breed preferences

DataGene’s Central Data Repository – Australia's largest database of dairy animal performance records – is shedding new light on the breed preferences of the country’s dairy farmers. Now DataGene wants more farmers to record the breed of their cows and heifers for a...

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Don’t miss Herd ’25

Don’t miss Herd ’25

Herd ’25: 12-13 March, Bendigo Dairy herd improvement enthusiasts won’t want to miss out on Herd ’25, the popular conference for the dairy herd improvement industry. Registrations are now open for the event which will be held 12-13 March at Bendigo, Victoria. A...

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Events

Public ABV Release

December 2026

Public Release: 4 pm AEDT, Tuesday 1 December 2026
Official bull rankings: 1 pm AEDT, Monday 7 December 2026
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Herd '27

Held every two years for people involved in dairy herd improvement – genetics companies, herd test centres, breeding advisers etc. It is a joint initiative between DataGene, Dairy Australia, Holstein Australia and the National Herd Improvement Association (NHIA).
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