Our mission is to improve livestock genetics around the world to create additional wealth for farmers.
LIVESTOCK
PROJECTS
We Get It Right
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Genetic Development manages live exports, Our management team have a wealth of knowledge in sourcing and breeding elite dairy genetics.
With a focus on developing and implementing breeding technologies to assist farmers to achieve their breeding needs both internationally and nationally.
Here at Genetic Development we care about the welfare, safety and quality of the product we deliver to our customers.
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Livestock Breeding
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The principals of Genetic Development New Zeland have been assisting their clients to increase production by improving their animal breeding objectives and business goals for over 30 years.
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The Key features include,
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Ability to adapt to process high forage intake diet, aggressive grazers
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Livestock are medium size, with the capacity and ability to maintain body condition (Low maintance cost)
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High fertility to perform and breed in seasonal conditions
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Well recorded ancestry and production records held on the national database (90% farmer participation)
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High milk solids content
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Durability and longevity, average cow in NZ produces for 5 lactations
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National Breeding objective drives for total profit per unit of feed (applicable across breeds)
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Consistent high rate of genetic gain in NZ herd improvement program
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Genetic Diversity available – NZ has sampled genetics from all major dairy populations, and selected those best adapted for pasture based production.
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New Zealand has proven genetics to perform.
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​High Country Health Status
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New Zealand has a high reputation for being free from significant production animal diseases,
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Free of Brucellosis
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Free of Leucosis
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Free of Bluetongue
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Low incidence of Tuberculosis with robust control scheme
Monitored under the
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National traceability scheme
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