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New Zealand's genetics landscape will continue to evolve, says outgoing New Zealand Animal Evaluation Ltd (NZAEL) chair Mark Townshend.

OPINION: Kiwi dairy farmers continuously strive to be world-leaders in pasture-based production, emissions efficiency and animal care. Our sector's success in global trade relies on these factors.

Farmer co-operative LIC says changes to the current animal evaluation model proposed by DairyNZ isn’t the way forward.

OPINION: A single accurate, independent national animal evaluation index that incorporates genomic information is key to increasing profits for Kiwi dairy farmers.

The call for a single national animal evaluation breeding index that incorporates genetics is causing friction among the dairy sector's key players.

A fertility trait change by New Zealand Animal Evaluation Ltd (NZAEL) will provide more accurate information to dairy farmers and artificial breeding companies ahead of the next mating season.

New Zealand Animal Evaluation Ltd (NZAEL) says changes to fertility estimated breeding value (EBV) will provide more accurate information to dairy farmers and artificial breeding companies ahead of the next mating season.

A change will be made this month to the way body condition score (BCS) records are treated before they enter the animal evaluation (AE) system.

The addition of body condition score to breeding worth in February will accelerate the rate of genetic gain in New Zealand dairy cows, says DairyNZ.

Farmers thinking about cutting artificial insemination (AI) this mating season will save very little now and lose a lot in the long term, says Jeremy Bryant.