Mastitis resistance to underpin breeding program
Trevor Saunders and Anthea Day from Gippsland, Victoria believes Mastitis resistance is a significant thing. They won’t be using a bull under 100 for mastitis resistance going forward. Read more...
Polled goals improve animal welfare
Paul Condon (SeeBreeze Holsteins) NSW has bred a herd that is 90% polled without compromising other breeding priorities. (May 2020) Read more...
Breeding for polled position
Kerry McGarvie (Taughboyne Jerseys) from Western Victoria has one regret when it comes to breeding polled Jerseys – that she didn’t go harder at the start. (May 2020) Read more...
Genes reveal elite dairy cow in average-looking body
Andrew and Christine Sebire from Northern Victoria were left scratching their heads after hearing they owned the nation’s highest genomically ranked cow. Although she scored a staggering Balanced Performance Index (BPI) of $436, neither of the Echuca West dairy farmers could remember the heifer, aptly named Ivyhurst Mystery OC. (April 2020) Read More...
Top genotyped females
ABVs for the top genotyped Holstein and Jersey females from the most recent routine evaluation.