-
New traits to improve genetic merit for fertility
The Fertility Breeding Value (BV) has led to gradual improvements in genetic merit for fertility. Under “Pillars of New Dairy System”, we aim to increase the accuracy of the Fertility BV to accelerate genetic improvement in fertility.
-
Breeding Values
Breeding Values (BV) are an estimate of a cow or bull's genetic merit for a trait.
https://www.dairynz.co.nz/animal/animal-evaluation/interpreting-the-info/breeding-values/
DairyNz
-
Business
Business
If you want more choice in your business, good money management is the bottom line.
-
Environment
Environment
Our Environment section covers information about climate change, effluent, land, water and nutrient management on dairy farms.
-
Back
- Environment
- The Vision is Clear
- Climate change
-
In Your Region
-
Back
- In Your Region
- Essential Freshwater Package
- Dairy Environment Leaders Forum
- Northland Environmental Policy
- Waikato Environmental Policy
- Bay of Plenty Environmental Policy
-
Canterbury Environmental Policy
-
Back
- Canterbury Environmental Policy
- Canterbury Sustainable Milk Plans
- Kaikoura Zone
- Hurunui/Waiau Zone
- Waimakariri Zone
- Christchurch/West Melton Zone
- Selwyn/Te Waihora Zone
- Banks Peninsula Zone
- Ashburton Zone
- Orari-Temuka-Opihi-Pareora sub-region
- Lower Waitaki Zone
- Upper Waitaki Zone
- Meeting a Sustainable Future - Selwyn / Hinds
- Otago Environmental Policy
- Southland Environmental Policy
- Sustainable Dairying: Water Accord
- Manawatu / Whanganui Environmental Policy
- Effluent Systems
- Waterways
- Water Use
- Responsible Conversions
- Nutrient Management
- Land Management
- Waste Management
-
People
People
The People section shows you how to recruit quality staff, be a better manager, work within the law, grow your people and much more.
-
Feed
Feed
Information about feed management on dairy farms, including seasonal management, production systems, supplements, crops and pasture types.
-
Animal
Animal
Animal management is a critical component of farm profitability and sustainability. From genetics to herd management and more, this section covers topics that will help guide your decisions.
-
Milking
Milking
The smallest change in the farm dairy at milking time, can dramatically improve efficiency, milk quality and farm profitability.
- Events
-
News
News
Read news from the DairyNZ publications Inside Dairy and Technical Series, as well as the latest media releases here.
-
About us
About us
From research and the services we provide, to education, policy and the Dairy Industry Strategy, there's so much to discover in this section.
-
Back
- About us
- How we operate
- Investment
- Education
-
Research
-
Back
- Research
- Research Farms
- Research Team
- Low Nitrogen Livestock programme
- Pillars of a new dairy system
- Forages for reduced nitrate leaching programme
- Feed efficiency: Residual Feed Intake
- Pastoral 21
- Chicory and Plantain Programme
- Redesigning Dairy
- Farm systems modelling
- Peer reviewed journal publications
- Flexible Milking
- New workplace design
- Advocacy and policy
-
Dairy Industry Strategy
-
Back
- Dairy Industry Strategy
-
Plans For Regions
-
Back
- Plans For Regions
- Northland - Plans for Region
- Waikato - Plans for Region
- Bay of Plenty - Plans for Region
- Taranaki - Plans for Region
- Lower North Island - Plans for Region
- West Coast & Top of the South - Plans for Region
- Canterbury / North Otago - Plans for Region
- Southland / South Otago - Plans for Region
- Regional Projects
- Event activity
- Sponsorship
- Work at DairyNZ
-
Contact us
Contact us
Contact details for DairyNZ regional offices, consulting officers, and our Farmer Information Service.
-
breeding values