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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
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