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ISSUE 164 • FEBRUAR Y 2020
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HEREFORDS

THE BI-MONTHLY NEWSLETTER OF THE NEW ZEALAND HEREFORD ASSOCIATION

Tracking collars aim to reveal Bovine personalities

Lincoln University PHD candidate Cristian Moreno attaches a tracking collar to a Hereford cow that is part of his study.

NZHA sponsored Lincoln University PHD candidate Cristian the five million GPS data points that he had collected, he’d
Moreno is using GPS tracking collars to monitor the differences already found some cows would tend to walk about 2km in a
in how some cows in the same herd graze and to establish day, while others would more than double that.
which genetic and environmental factors influence their “Some animals, naturally prefer to stay in flat and gentle sloped
behaviour. places, others choose to go somewhere up in the hill and they
Mr Moreno said while he was still in the early stages of analysing might graze more isolated,” Mr Moreno said.

Article and photo courtesy of Maja Burry from RNZ (Radio NZ) Tracking collars aim to reveal Bovine personalities - Continued on page 5 ...

DIARY DATES 2020 CONTENTS

4th - 8th March 22nd March 2 NZHA President's Note 8 Boehringer Ingelheim
Boehringer Ingelheim World Hereford NZ Hereford Seed Stock Sale World Hereford
Conference, Pre Tour North Island - Entries Close 3 Hereford Prime NZ Conference
9th - 13th March 4 FBNZ Competition 2020
Boehringer Ingelheim World Hereford 30th April 10 Export heifer buying
Conference, Queenstown 2019 Calf registrations due 5 Registry Report order and Live Export
13th March 8th - 10th May 6 NZ Hereford National
Wanaka A & P Show
FBNZ Hoof + Hook, Masterton Seed Stock Sale 2020 -
14th - 18th March 11th May Entry Form
Boehringer Ingelheim World Hereford National Hereford Seed Stock Sale
Conference, Post Tour South Island 7 Genetic Testing
- Orlando, Palmerston North
19th - 21st March - AGM + Breed Dinner PBB DNA
Boehringer Ingelheim World Hereford
Conference, Kaikoura Extension Tour