Holstein Australia members dominate BPI release top 20
This week’s Balanced Performance Index (BPI) release of over 2,000 newly tested females saw registered Holsteins perform strongly, with Craig Lister achieving top female, plus a further six cows in the top 20. Gallrae Holsteins also featured four times and the Parrish family twice.
Thirteen different sires were represented in the October BPI release.
Leadership comes from service
In a world of change, the constants will be values, history and how businesses responded to their community and environment, according to Barry Irvin, Bega Cheese executive chairman.
Barry Irvin speaking at the 2017 trans-Tasman Rabobank Leadership Awards
Other highlights:
ST Genetics buys UK's largest bull stud Worldwide livestock reproduction and bovine technology business ST genetics of Texas has become the majority shareholder in the UK’s largest bull stud Cogent Breeding Ltd.
Updated Polled coding Holstein Australia has revised the way Polled animals are identified within the Australian Holstein herdbook.
Study reveals whole moo language to be herd University of Sydney researcher, Alexandra Green, aims to unlock the vocal repertoire of dairy cattle to
improve the lives of cows.
Gardner scholarship applications due by Sunday night The Gardiner Dairy Foundation is calling upon aspiring students from dairy communities to apply for 2018 Tertiary Scholarships worth up to $10,000 per annum for two
years.