The bulls featured in this Sire Directory epitomise the finest genetics Australia has to offer. They are currently being utilised by Australian farmers with proven success in Australian production systems. The selection of products from GA is based on traits of significant importance in dairy practices, not only in Zimbabwe but across the entire Southern Africa Region. Genetics Australia, with its over 60 years of experience in selecting bulls, places equal emphasis on production and non-production traits. This approach is crucial for providing genetic material that caters to the needs of both smallholder and large-scale dairy producers, who seek not just high production but also animals selected for health, fertility, feed efficiency (the ability to produce on low-quality feed materials), and functional type, implying cows can produce over multiple lactations, thus reducing the replacement rate

Australia’s two breeding indices take the hard work out of breeding for more than one trait at once. Choose the index that best matches your breeding priorities. Indices have a base of zero. The difference is in the emphasis given to specific traits.