Contents
- Significant leaching reductions achieved by forage research
The six-year Forages for Reduced Nitrate Leaching programme trialled a range of options to reduce nitrogen leaching on-farm. What did we learn and what's next? - Better oocytes in our sights
DairyNZ scientists are exploring ways to improve oocyte (egg) quality in New Zealand dairy herds and they've discovered that Fertility Breeding Value plays an important role. - NZAEL to deliver improved BVs
New Zealand Animal Evaluation is delivering more accurate Breeding Values to dairy farmers through a two-stage upgrade of its genetic evaluation systems. - Tools for methane mitigation
DairyNZ scientist Elena Minnee looks at four tools being investigated to help farmers meet future methane emission targets.
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Significant leaching reductions achieved by forage research
01 April 2020
The Forages for Reduced Nitrate Leaching programme delivered new knowledge, tools and technologies for forage production that can provide more than a 20 percent reduction in nitrate leaching from farming systems.
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Better oocytes in our sights
01 April 2020
DairyNZ researchers have been investigating ways to improve oocyte (egg) quality, with the end goal of lifting conception rates in New Zealand dairy herds.
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NZAEL to deliver improved BVs
01 April 2020
Improved Breeding Values (BVs) are here, after New Zealand Animal Evaluation Limited’s February upgrade to new tools for computing genetic evaluations.
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Tools for methane mitigation
01 April 2020
DairyNZ scientist Elena Minnee looks at four tools being investigated to help farmers meet future methane emission targets.
