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Introducing                                                                Posy Moody  |  NZH Manager




          JUNE MEMBER OF THE MONTH
          Malcolm and Ingrid McConochie


            This month we recognise Malcolm and Ingrid        PBB moving into a purpose built facility in South Street,
         McConochie who are gearing up for their last ever bull   Feilding. In 2008 Malcolm finished his term as chairman of
         sale at Lake Station on Monday June 13 at 11 am.     the PBB board and retired from the board in 2009.
            Both Malcolm and Ingrid have contributed hugely to   Ingrid and his family have been an invaluable support
         the breed over the years. Malcolm was the deserving   throughout Malcolm's career. Not only did Ingrid keep the
         recipient of the NZH Fellowship for 2016. Malcolm started   home fires burning, feed out, check calving cows and do
         his Hereford stud in the early 80's after inheriting a   all the other farm jobs when Malcolm was away, she was
         commercial herd from his father and grandfather.     also an instrumental participant in discussions around the
            Malcolm was also a NZHA Councillor in 1992 and    kitchen table bringing a greater resolve to many issues.
         was a representative of Herefords, helping to forge the   So here's to you Malcolm and Ingrid, for all that you do!
         partnership with other breeds that became Performance
         Beef Breeders (PBB) to give breeders a stronger voice in
         the industry.
            Malcolm was then elected to the PBB board in 2000,
         followed by a term as president of the New Zealand
         Hereford Association from 2002 to 2004.  From 2004 to
         2008, he chaired the PBB board of directors. Malcolm
         chaired the strategic planning that was instrumental in





















          Malcolm, senior judge at the Royal Canterbury Show with   Malcolm, with Ingrid, receiving Fellowship from the 2016
          Robert Peacock.                                     NZHA President, Philip Shepherd.



          Have your animals been through the

          Single-Step Genomic Evaluation?


           Having paid for your SNP DNA testing at Neogen, you   submitted into Single Step genomic evaluation.
          want to be confident you are getting your genomic results.    Since Hereford breeders started SNP testing with
          An easy way to confirm is to check that ‘genomics’ is listed   Neogen, PBB have worked with ABRI to develop their
          under “Traits Analysed’ on the animal enquiry page on   diagnostic report to help breeders interpret issues and
          Internet Solutions.                                 provide solutions to resolve them, so the animals pass the
           If your animal has a SNP DNA number recorded but   QC at the next group run.  Megan is working through the
          not ‘genomics’ recorded under ‘Traits Analysed’, it means   diagnostic report with her team, but it is a slow process
          the animal has been ‘tested’ at Neogen but has not gone   which involves input from the breeder. Please help her
          through a genomic evaluation at ABRI.               when she contacts you to resolve the queries regarding
           Each month Megan and I receive a diagnostic report   your animals, that for some reason (might be recorded as
          from ABRI listing those animals that failed the QC (quality   wrong sex or having the wrong sire) may have failed the
          control) test. The diagnostic report flags issues which   QC test or contact her if you find any tested animals which
          ABRI QC checks found, hence stopping the animal being   do not have 'genomics' recorded.

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