ONE WEST Australian Holstein herd has dominated this DataGene’s latest release of Australian Breeding Values – a first since the industry introduced genetic predictions 40 years ago.

CALF health records from more than 50 Australian dairy farms are helping researchers better understand the genetics that contribute to healthy young stock.

Australian dairy farmers continue to smash genomic records with 51 per cent more females tested this past year. A total of 92,986 dairy females were genomically tested during 2022-23, according to DataGene. This 51 per cent increase is the largest year-on-year jump...