by lcalder@datagene.com.au | Jul 4, 2024 | Uncategorized
Newcomer takes the Winter Fair’s Highest BPI Award A newcomer has taken this year’s Highest BPI Heifer Award at the Victorian Winter Fair. Newhope Dylan Butter, owned and bred by Bruce Fuller, topped the heifer entries with a Balanced Performance Index (BPI) of 352....
by lcalder@datagene.com.au | Jun 18, 2024 | Uncategorized
Have your say on the nation’s breeding objectives. Has your breeding philosophy changed in the past few years? Are you focused on developing different traits in your herd? Maybe you are keen to use genetics to lower your dairy farm’s emissions intensity? Or, you might...
by lcalder@datagene.com.au | May 17, 2024 | Case studies, Genomics
Fertility focus underpins genetic boost James family Region: NSW Riverina Topic: Boosting a herd’s average BPI Bernard James hasn’t bought cows for five years. He hasn’t needed to. The dairy farmer from Womboota in the NSW Riverina has had more than enough quality...
by lcalder@datagene.com.au | May 16, 2024 | Case studies, Genomics
Wines family breed for efficient animals Wines family Region: South-West Victoria Topic: Boosting a herd’s average BPI Milking better cows – not more cows – is the motto of south-west Victorian dairy farmers Kevin and Claire Wines. It’s also setting them up for a...
by lcalder@datagene.com.au | Apr 24, 2024 | Case studies, Genomics, Good Bulls App
Young stock data focus helps boost BPI Rushton family Region: Northern Victoria Topic: BPI A trip to the United States showed one Northern Victorian dairy farmer how quickly the genetic merit of a herd can improve. Back home at Rochester, tools such as genomic...
