Genetics

Staff ready for season after 18 months’ training by international experts.

Using Norwegian genetics is getting great results around herd health and desirable traits for a group of farms.

One the first New Zealand sheep breeders to adopt an objective measurement to achieve genetic improvement.

A research programme run by artificial breeding companies LIC and CRV is one step closer to giving farmers the ability to breed low-methane-emitting cows.

Up-and-coming culinary leaders learn about level of care put into lamb finishing.

Steady increase in revenue for premium bull genetics co-op.

Study analyses two years of reporting on technology.

Researcher rights ‘injustice’ of naysayers’ views crowding out all others.

High-quality genetics the focus of seven-year programme.

The SheepMasters completely shed their coats during summer and the winter coat adapts to either cold or heat.

Focus Genetics is also looking into tropical countries for sheep breeds that have higher heat tolerance and good disease resistance.

Baldwin steps down after 10 years serving the co-op.

Massey spinoff uses DNA technology to identify wide range of bacteria and viruses almost instantly.

Debate has to catch up to advances in the technology, says minister.

Ryegrass’s potential confirmed in US study, scientists tells panel.

New technology helps produce a valuable and saleable calf instead of a bobby calf.

Twenty years in the making, new variety aims to put fruit back in favour with consumers.

Move into North Island adds Simmental genes to BLNZ study.

After realising the real value of his bull, a dairy farmer decided to reap the rewards of its seed.

There is genetic variation in the methane emitted, with the lowest bulls belching 15%-20% less than the average.

Sir Peter Gluckman says genetic engineering is too important to be a political football.

The 2022 financial year results included an increase in dividend to 18.43c a share.

The result has been driven by increased farmer spend on premium genetics.

New Zealand is missing opportunities because of its regulatory barriers to genetic modification, Treasury secretary Caralee McLiesh says.…

John Caradus, scientist and chief executive of AgResearch’s commercial entity Grasslanz Technology, is pushing industry leaders, politicians and farmers to reconsider genetic modification (GM) as the primary sector grapples with the challenges of climate change, nutrient losses and disease. He spoke to Richard Rennie about his recent work reviewing GM globally.

The New Zealand Meat Board (NZMB) has confirmed funding to back a genetics programme set to boost beef…

Biosecurity NZ says the new import health standard was issued on August 25, with an eight-month delay on implementation.

There was special interest in the 240 calves weaned this week at Landcorp’s Kepler Farm in Southland.

Gemma Jenkins joined Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) with a clear target as she took the reins to lead the Informing New Zealand Beef (INZB) genetics programme.

The New Zealand Meat Board (NZMB) is set to invest in a ground-breaking beef genetics programme over the next 25 years.

Sexed semen is driving genetic gain in both on-farm herds and the national herd leading to better quality animals.

Dairy farmers can now screen their heifer calves DNA to see its genetic profile and allow them to identify superior animals.

Dairy genetics company CRV has opened a new sexed semen processing facility at its Bellevue facility, southeast of Hamilton.

Growing pressure on sheep farmers over welfare concerns and climate change are demanding some shifts in what defines the ideal sheep. Richard Rennie spoke to AgResearch animal genomics scientist Patricia Johnson about her team’s work in trying to redefine sheep genetics in a shifting world.

With the first calves born into the Informing New Zealand Beef (INZB) programme now on the ground on Pāmu’s Kepler Farm near Te Anau, attention has turned to finding a North Island farm to expand the project.

IT’S not only overseas consumers who are prepared to pay a premium for top quality produce with the right back story – there’s a growing market for it in New Zealand, a Hawke’s Bay farmer says.