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Thrive demo farm 26 August 2020 There has been a dramatic increase in the usage of beef sires on the dairy herd over the last 10 years, with the number of beef calves born almost doubling from 378,000 in 2010 to 718,000 in 2020. In this article we will examine the impact of these changes in terms of overall numbers, breed preferences, AI usage, genetic trends and actual performance for carcase traits over the period. We will also look at the what the next 10 years is expected to bring in terms of changes regarding the usage of beef sires on the dairy herd. 1 Trends in calf registrations ....
SHARING OPTIONS: Cows have been tail painted as an aid to monitor activity. This will be an important aid throughout the breeding season. Breeding is due to commence on Newford Farm on Wednesday 21 April and 100% AI will be used again in 2021. The farm has recently finalised its sire selection for this season and details of sires selected can be found in Table 1. A number of sires return to the team in 2021, with Fiston and Hideal used the most in 2020. Selection criteria There is no bias among breeds, with sires selected following an analysis of sires available carried out by Michael Fagan of Teagasc. ....
Racing: Big wins for Beauden and On The Bubbles at Awapuni 3 Apr, 2021 11:00 AM 3 minutes to read Where the bloody hell are you? Rider Ryan Elliot has time to take a good look around as Beauden is well clear in the Awapuni Gold Cup (2000m) yesterday. Photo / Race Images Where the bloody hell are you? Rider Ryan Elliot has time to take a good look around as Beauden is well clear in the Awapuni Gold Cup (2000m) yesterday. Photo / Race Images NZ Herald Jamie Richards and Te Akau Racing s dominance of New Zealand 2-year-old racing rolled on with a richly deserved Group 1 triumph for On The Bubbles in yesterday s Sires Produce Stakes (1400m). ....