Dairy NZ

New Zealand Animal Evaluation Limited (NZAEL) is the guardian of the national Breeding Worth index for artificial breeding (AB) sires.

NZAEL is a subsidiary of DairyNZ. It makes its decisions with an overall goal in mind - efficient conversion of feed into profit for New Zealand dairy farmers.

The aim of Animal Evaluation is to identify animals that are the most efficient at turning feed into profit. 

What does NZAEL do for the industry?

Genetic gain is a key component of the increasing productivity of New Zealand farmers. Much of the significant improvement in average production over the last ten years is due to improved genetics, and intensely selected bulls have driven a large part of that genetic improvement. A common benchmark, or industry standard, is necessary for comparing sires.

Genetic improvement since 1992 accounts for over half of the improvement in milksolids yields per-cow in that period.

NZAEL, as an independent industry organisation, is the ideal organisation to develop, provide and manage this industry standard for sire evaluations.

• To find out more about NZAEL visit their website www.aeu.org.nz.

Related information:

• Review of Governance Structure of the National Breeding Objective (NBO)