by Tyler Shelly | Jul 5, 2024
One of the Australia’s best known and most reliable bulls, MAEBULL, has been retired from active service. Genetics Australia Holstein Calister MAEBULL leaves with more than 4500 milking daughters and many thousands more in non-herd-tested herds. He was recently...
by Tyler Shelly | Jun 3, 2024
Hogg family, Adlejama Holsteins, Biggara, Vic. Ash Hogg and his family are currently milking 180 registered Holsteins at Biggara in Victoria’s northeast. Their Adlejama Holsteins herd is ranked Number 7 for BPI in Australia following the April 2024 ABV release. The...
by Tyler Shelly | May 20, 2024
Managing estrus intensity is a vital tool in reducing pregnancy loss and the Estrotect patch can help farmers to make the right choices. Associate Professor Dr Ky Pohler from Texas A&M University told the GA 2024 conference that assisted reproductive tools...
by Tyler Shelly | May 9, 2024
Not many people can claim 1990s Saturday morning cartoons as the inspiration for a successful career in genetics…but Rick Schmidt can. Mr Schmidt has been appointed as Genetics Australia’s Gippsland sales representative. He comes from a diverse background in sales and...
by Tyler Shelly | May 6, 2024
Click here to view PDF version of the article Rob Derksen started his career in cattle breeding in 1973, at Victorian Artificial Breeders (VAB), where he first came into contact with the Jersey breed. Derksen has been employed by Genetics Australia (GA) since...
