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ISSUE 158 • FEBRUAR Y 2019
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HEREFORDS

THE BI-MONTHLY NEWSLETTER OF THE NEW ZEALAND HEREFORD ASSOCIATION

Improve your herd with GENOMICS!

Since the start of this year, PBB & Neogen have during the Hereford Neogen trials. Now that PBB have signed a
teamed up to provide you with ultramodern, multi-breed distributor agreement with Neogen, PBB is able to
50K SNP technology to achieve faster breed process all your Neogen genomic orders.
improvement and highly accurate genomic- NZHA members will be able to order through PBB from 1 March
2019.
enhanced expected progeny differences. The new genomic bundle pricing has dropped slightly, and
when the volume of orders increases with PBB, we expect to
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR NZHA? offer further discounts in the future.
PBB have worked together with the NZHA council and breeders Continued on page 5

DIARY DATES 2019 CONTENTS

MARCH 2 NZHA President's Note 10 - 11 Gallagher - Special WHC offer
8 Wanaka A & P Show 3 - 4 Hereford Prime NZ 12 AonAgri
17-20 Northland Hereford Herd Tour
5 Improve your herd with 13 FBNZ Entries open now!
APRIL GENOMICS 14 BI WHC - Young Breeders
Distribution of NZ Hereford Magazine 6 - 8 PGG Wrightson Livestock Competition
with Country Wide National Hereford Show &
7 Final Date for 2018 Calf Registrations Sale 15 BI WHC Tour Information
MAY 9 Taranaki Hereford Club 2019
4 Miniature Herefords Club AGM, Feilding Day Tour
9 Obituary - Antoni Langtry