Genetics Australia's Proven Team
August 2009 ABVs
 Holstein proven team
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Media Release 19th August 2009
New Top Bull in Australia
Genetics Australia Cooperative has once again dominated the Australian Breeding
Values (ABVs) released by the independent genetics evaluation group ADHIS.
“Our mission is to improve the genetics of Australian dairy herds, and therefore
increase their productivity and profitability,” said Dr. Ray Johnson, CEO,
Genetics Australia.
“The number one APR [Profit] bull in all the major dairy breeds stand at
Genetics Australia and all were members of our progeny test program”, he said.
“This is the second time in the history of the Co-operative that we have held
this honour and we are proud to be able to make available such a strong team of
bulls to our Shareholders and Australian farmers”, he said.
“Genetics Australia holds the number one and two available Holsteins in ORANA
and GOLDSMITH, and five of the top 10 Holstein sires ranked on APR are ours”, he
said.
“ORANA was the stand-out bull and improved a massive 14 APR and 4 kgs of protein
from his April 2009 proof, a phenomenal result. He is the result of a breeding
program designed to produce exactly the sort of bulls needed by Australian dairy
farmers – high profit, super type and longevity”, he said.
“We also have outcross pedigrees coming through. A good example of this is
utility specialist WILLCOY, his non-DONOR pedigree makes him the obvious choice
for the majority of breeding programs”, he said.
“And WISEPOINT is the leading sire for mammary system improvement, while at the
same time being an incredibly high profit ranked bull”, he said.
“In the Jerseys VALERIAN is still the number one sire at 147 APR and 91
daughters. His challengers have come and gone and he remains Australia’s most
reliable Jersey. LARFALOT is the new total performance sire at 132 APR and 114
Overall Type.” he said.
“We also dominate the red breeds, with ARBBOBDOWN being the clear Aussie Red
leader and the best total performance sire. He is number one not only for profit
but also ASI and Protein. He rates higher than ALL of his imported counterparts
with many of them sold at significantly higher prices. The best Aussie Reds
stand in Australia!”, he said.
Also holding the number one profit ranking is the Illawarra sire REDVIKING. At
101 APR and 106 for Overall Type he is a clear breed leader. Dr. Johnson said
that the good news continues with semen prices being held after the August
release.
“By blending the top bulls with progeny test semen or with past high profit
ranking proven bulls farmers can readily blend semen prices to well under $20
per dose”, he said.
“This makes herd improvement one of the most cost effective ways to improve
performance and productivity and means that farmers do not have to compromise
their herd genetic gain in tough economic conditions”, he said.
Pic Caption: New Number 1 available Holstein ORANA photographed with Genetics
Australia Chairman Colin Gardner, CEO Dr. Ray Johnson and Breeding & Genetics
Manager Peter Thurn.
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The APR
Australia's dairyfarmers have a profit-centred breeding objective to rank bulls for genetic merit and to assist with breeding decisions.
The Australian Profit Ranking (APR) is used to rank bulls on profit within the Australian Breeding Values (ABVs). Click
here for a full explanation of the APR.
For further information on the APR and profit goals click
here.
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