Information flowing through new channel
It was almost 12 months ago when the AngusNZ Board decided to survey its members and get their feedback on how we could serve our membership better. A really key … Read more
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B+LNZ Genetics: The Value of the Dairy Beef Progeny Test
When used across dairy cows, superior beef genetics can improve gross margins for finishers and improve feed conversion efficiency. This was one of the conclusions in a report summarising the … Read more
Why Genetic Evaluations Exist
Every beef animal has approximately 30 billion base pairs of genes, with approximately 100 million base pairs packed into 30 boxes known as chromosomes. DNA is important, not only at … Read more
Vaccinate to protect cattle
Bridget Sparks, MSD Animal Health New Zealand Cattle are no different from sheep in that young fast-growing cattle are at risk of death from clostridial diseases which are common and … Read more
Marketing Your Bulls
Our Autumn 2023 magazine included recommendations for marketing your bulls (page 115). If you haven’t had a chance to read it yet, here are some of the key points: 1: … Read more
Ready to Serve
Paul Williams has become the third member of his family to serve Angus New Zealand and he’s ready to do his bit. Turihaua Station in Gisborne has been in the … Read more
An Opportunity to Step Up
George Philip, a sheep and beef farmer near Dannevirke, joins the Angus Zealand board after an introduction to the association through the GenAngus Future Leaders Development programme. He attended the … Read more
How to make Genetic Evaluation work for you
STEP. 1 WRITE DOWN A BREEDING OBJECTIVE. For many breeders, this is the most challenging step. Obviously, we all want to be profitable breeders with herds to be proud of, … Read more
Sean & Jodi Brosnahan
Breeder Profile:Sean & Jodi Brosnahan Words byTim Fulton Breeder traces his Foundation Cows back to Scottish Ancestry A fascination with pedigree has led Sean Brosnahan at Resurgam Angus to the … Read more
Rick & Deb Orr
Breeder Profile:Rick & Deb Orr Words byTim Fulton Orr family backs pure New Zealand beef In 100 years of breeding stud sheep, cattle and horses, Rick Orr’s family have consistently … Read more
From the Board
The last few months have been challenging for many of our members (including members of the Board) in the north, particularly Hawke’s Bay. In fact, the impact of Cyclone Gabrielle … Read more
Drilling into Genetics at Wagga Wagga
Angus New Zealand general manager Jane Allan whistled over to Australia recently, to the International Genetic Solutions (IGS) conference in Wagga Wagga on March 7-8. Here are a few observations … Read more