MEET THE TEAM OF GENETIC CONSULTANTS
BREEDING CONSULTANTS NORTH
ISLAND
Dyanne Osborne
Northland/Central Waikato
M: 021 908 050
E: dosborne@wwsires.co.nz
Annabelle Scherer
North Waikato/Thames Valley
M: 027 490 8050
E: ascherer@wwsires.co.nz
Melissa Hill
South Waikato/BOP
M: 021 899 192
E: mhill@wwsires.co.nz
Jeff Short
Taranaki
M: 027 470 5301
E: jshort@wwsires.co.nz
Kelly Powell
Manawatu/Wairarapa
M: 027 898 3344
E: kpowell@wwsires.co.nz
Jeremy Gloyn
Manawatu
Ph: 06 324 8323
M: 0274 841 719
E: deb.jr@inspire.net.nz
BREEDING CONSULTANTS
SOUTH ISLAND
Steve Booth
Nelson/Marlborough/West Coast
M: 027 412 8082
E: sbooth@wwsires.co.nz
Gerald Emming
Canterbury/Rakaia North
M: 027 631 9373
E: gemming@wwsires.co.nz
Jessica Fabian
Canterbury/Rakaia South
M: 027 747 7399
E: jfabian@wwsires.co.nz
Pete Phillips
Canterbury M: 027 220 8400
E: pphillips@wwsires.co.nz
Mark Duffy
North Otago/Waitaki M: 021 195 5310
E: mduffy@wwsires.co.nz
Cam Edgecombe
Taieri/Milton M: 027 422 6129
E: cedgecombe@wwsires.co.nz
Kathy McDonald
Northern Southland/South Otago
M: 027 218 5565
E: kmcdonald@wwsires.co.nz
Louise Tupoutoa
Eastern Southland
M. 027 898 4466
E: ltupoutoa@wwsires.co.nz
Irene Saul
Western Southland
M: 021 898 778
E: isaul@wwsires.co.nz
WWS/NZ HEAD OFFICE
Craig Robertson
General Manager
Ph. 03 338 4560
M: 027 747 2877
E: crobertson@wwsires.co.nz
Margo Duff
Office Manager
Ph. 03 338 4560
E: mduff@wwsires.co.nz
Jacqui Baird
Despatch Manager
Ph. 03 338 4560
E: jbaird@wwsires.co.nz
Chuck Baird
Despatch Coordinator
Ph. 03 338 4560
E: despatch@wwsires.co.nz
Delwyn Harris
Customer Services
Ph. 03 338 4560
E: office@wwsires.co.nz
Hannah Ferguson
Marketing Coordinator
M: 027 943 1576
E: hferguson@wwsires.co.nz
John Bannatyne
WMS and Genetic Tools Consultant
M: 021 285 2889
E: jbannatyne@wwsires.co.nz
THE SCIENCE BEHIND THE STRATEGY
OUR EXTENSIVE USE OF GENOMICS AND AN INTENTIONAL APPROACH TO CREATING GRAZING-SPECIFIC BULLS MEANS FASTER GROWTH TO ACCELERATE YOUR HERD’S PROGRESS. Watch our GrazingPRO video here
DEFINING THE TARGET AND LEVERAGING GENOMICS IS CRUCIAL IN OUR PROCESS.
TOTAL U.S. DAIRY COW POPULATION 9.4 MILLION 1. 2. 4.
6.5 MILLION GENOTYPED HOLSTEIN MALES & FEMALES
TO CREATE THE
GRAZING GENETICS POSSIBLE
WHAT WILL BE MOST IMPORTANT
TO YOUR
BREEDING
PROGRAMME
IN THE NEXT THREE YEARS?
PROVEN NxGEN SUCCESS
The most influential proven Holstein sires of current times share a similar history and their stories begin with NxGEN. Sires like 250HO14134 RENEGADE, 7HO15085 PARFECT and 14HO15223 CONWAY all kick-started their careers as members of the NxGEN program. Gain earlier access to top-ranking sires and reach your genetic goals faster by leveraging NxGEN genetics. Contact us to receive a membership form.
CAPTURE GENETIC TRENDS like never before
COMPARE THE COMPOSITION OF THESE INDEXES TO HELP IN YOUR DECISION.
Top - Bottom: 250HO14134 RENEGADE daughters, Herges photo; 7HO15085 PARFECT daughters, Trent-Way Genetics, Blanchardville, WI, Swale photo; 14HO15223 CONWAY daughters, Summit Farms, Plymouth, WI.
MAKE MORE SPEND LESS
To avoid costly mastitis cases and save money, look for sires with the Mastitis ResistantPRO designation. This one-of-a-kind genetic tool leverages genomic evaluations for CDCB Mastitis Resistance, CDCB Somatic Cell Score (SCS) and Zoetis Mastitis Resistance to deliver genetic improvement.
A case of clinical mastitis in the first 30 days of lactation can result in an economic loss of $444 ($128 in direct costs and $316 in indirect costs), including loss of future milk production, premature culling and replacement loss, and future reproductive loss1.
Mastitis ResistantPRO®
Sires that excel in multiple indicators of mastitis resistance are more likely to deliver genetic improvement. Mastitis
ResistantPRO uses a combination of CDCB Mastitis Resistance, CDCB Somatic Cell Score (SCS) and Zoetis Mastitis Resistance genomic evaluations.
AJ (14HO16856) INDEXES
CHEESE (14HO15312)
INDEXES
CLEARVIEW (14HO17012)
INDEXES
Matt McKenzie, and father Eoin, were two of the 25 delegates who travelled on the 2024 WWS NZ USA Farm Tour, Matt recalling that “Eoin has dabbled with WWS genetics for as far back as 2010.
In the last few years we have used increasing amounts as we noticed a shift towards higher component and smaller stature sires being available and, at the same time, we made changes to our system.
When the 2024 WWS catalogue came out we expressed interest in the US Farm Tour to John Bannatyne (our WWS Breeding Consultant). Long story short, we got on that plane – and what a 10 days or so we had!
Visiting Select Sires, and some of the studs who had bred bulls we’d used previously or were planning to use that coming spring was awesome.
The focus and emphasis Select Sires/WWS is putting into improving genetics for grazing systems was actually quite eye opening - moderating cow size and increasing efficiency the common theme across almost all of the farms we toured.
We’ve always found WWS to be client focused with a passionate and accountable approach, especially John. Visiting Select Sires and spending time with some of their management team and staff reinforced that that approach to business runs right through the organisation.
The tour was fantastic, well organised and just generally so insightful. I’d recommend anyone even remotely interested to go for a look!”
Willowcreek Farm – Matt & Sarah McKenzie
Bryce and Amy Eastwick are milking their first crop of WWS 2 year olds this spring and Bryce says they’ve “exceeded expectations in the most trying spring I’ve had in my farming career.
Considering the spring we’ve had, they’ve been incredibly resilient, easy in the shed and producing well – all while cycling and conceiving better than we expected given how hard things have been.
For the first time in my 16 odd years farming I’m excited about our heifers. Irene (our WWS Breeding Consultant) and I did a comparison of the sires we used in 2021 compared to what we used in 2024 which showed significant improvement. Based on this, and given how quickly WWS genetics continue to improve, it’s difficult to even begin to guess what are our heifers will be like in 2027!
To say we’re very happy is an understatement. Irene is a great consultant and we get fantastic service from the WWS team.”
Peagasus Dairies Ltd – Bryce & Amy Eastwick, Gladfield, Western Southland
FIONN (7HO16820)
INDEXES
“We’ve partnered with WWS now for coming up 10 years. At the time we made multiple changes to our business as we felt we had stagnated in a few areas. Fast track forward to today, WWS continues to change and adapt with us.
Our two dairy platforms have now been using the WMS programme for the last 6 years. In that time, we’ve become increasingly selective in regards to grouping cows to breed replacements from. Following the investment in collars and consistently achieving industry targets for 3 week submission rate and 6 week in-calf rates, we’ve introduced Sexed Semen into our mating plan.”
Our groupings are selected by on-farm performance, visual and just generally whether she’s more likely to end up on the cull list for indices or SCC. Cows who’d had health issues or other drawbacks in previous seasons go straight into the terminal list. By our choice, we’re also not afraid to breed our top older cows to dairy semen as they’ve proven themselves in our system. This is reflective in the BW and PW averages by group below – particularly the conventional group as it contains more of these bomb proof old cows.
McConnell Ag Limited – Ben & Lisa McConnell, Hinds, Mid-Canterbury
MATING GROUP VS 2024/25 SEASON KPIs as of 3/12/25
Sexed
Conventional
Beef
GO DADDY (250HO16803) INDEXES
JACK FROST (14HO16807) INDEXES
MADDOX (14HO16489)
INDEXES
Dam’s paternal sister: Synergy
The Frew family have been using WWS over their 780 cow herd for a number of years, Jono Frew saying that, in farming generally, “we’ve been both early and late adapters to change and innovate. In our district, we were probably one of the early adopters of WWS GrazingPro genetics, and now are just one of many.
Our crop of 2 year olds this last spring won the Southland & Otago Heifer Competition as rising two year olds. Obviously management, rearing and luck play their part in these sorts of things, but the consistency of the WWS progeny was noticeable.
As we continue to understand and put more focus on genetics in our business we continue to utilise the tools WWS has available – ranking and segmenting the herd, WMS mating plans and Techmix products which are all great additions over recent years.
We’ve found YMCP Vitall to be a great product. Being able to offer a cow what she needs post calving in one easy bolus application makes sense. The yeast component promotes appetite and we just don’t see cows take a backwards step when entering the herd. We started with Vitall, and now use every product in the range –it all works!”
Braeburn Farm – Barry & Barbara Frew and Family, Kelso, Tapanui
OLAVE (14HO15176)
INDEXES
ORGANIC (14HO16393)
INDEXES
POROTO (7HO16894)
INDEXES
SUNDOWN (14HO16834)
INDEXES
ZWOLLE (7HO17364)
INDEXES
Sire: OCD Trooper
CROWDER A2A2
(7HO16549)
SPORT A2A2
SPORT (14HO14472)
URPI
UR CARBON {0} (9XD00025)
INDEXES
HEALTH AND FERTILITY
Paternal sister: S-S-I Victory Nicklaus 63702-ET VG-87
URPI URPI
FROM WORLD WIDE SIRES
SELECT THE BEST IN HIGH PERFORMING GRAZING GENETICS
GrazingPRO SIRES ARE SELECTED TO IMPROVE THE PROFITABILITY OF GRASS-BASED PRODUCTION SYSTEMS BY TRANSMITTING OUTSTANDING DAUGHTER FERTILITY, LONGEVITY, MOBILITY, MODERATE STATURE AND HIGH COMPONENT YIELDS.
Avoid costly mastitis cases and save money
A case of clinical mastitis in the first 30 days of lactation can result in an economic loss of $444 ($128 in direct costs and $316 in indirect costs), including loss of future milk production, premature culling and replacement loss, and future reproductive loss1
Reduce waste milk and keep valuable replacements in the herd
Mastitis is a leading reason for culling, especially in cows beyond the first lactation. The most common clinical diseases in cows reported by producers is mastitis (24.8 percent of cows)2. Fewer mastitis cases means less discarded milk and reduced treatment cost in all management systems.
Healthy cows produce more
Mastitis ResistantPRO designates sires which excel in multiple indicators of mastitis resistance and are more likely to deliver genetic improvement. Mastitis ResistantPRO uses a combination of CDCB Mastitis Resistance, CDCB Somatic Cell Score (SCS) and Zoetis Mastitis Resistance.
Lower antimicrobial use
Over twenty percent of all lactating dairy cows receive antibiotic therapy for clinical mastitis each year and many cows receive intramammary infusions as they go dry2. Improving genetic merit for mastitis resistance will reduce use of antimicrobials.
A genetic solution to mastitis resistance
Sires that excel in multiple indicators of mastitis resistance are more likely to deliver genetic improvement. Mastitis ResistantPRO uses a combination of CDCB Mastitis Resistance, CDCB Somatic Cell Score (SCS) and Zoetis Mastitis Resistance genomic evaluations.
1Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Vol. 122, Issue 3, 12/2015, Pages 257-264. 2National Animal Health Monitoring System, 2014. 04/2023 CDCB/Zoetis
PHYSICAL TRAIT EVALUATION
Dam:
Primus Fournette Cerys
The journey from being tentative and cautious of overseas genetics to understanding and positive about using them has been a conservative and considered transition for Aaron and Jerushah Courage.
“It’s a journey we’re pleased we made,” Aaron says.
“Like everything in farming, Jerushah and I learn and grow every year and genetics has been no exception. We started off cautiously, buying eight doses of CASINO and maybe four in sexed, literally 12 doses.
Our passion for cows centres around Jerseys and in the last few years we’ve put increasing emphasis on the Zoetis Wellness Traits published by WWS, particularly .
Jersey calves when they are up and going are a pleasure to rear, but if they get checked, recovery can be slow and cumbersome. We’ve found the Zoetis Calf Wellness Traits particularly accurate and are now consciously selecting sires with higher wellness traits.
On the topic of calves, we’ve found that Calf Rennova from Techmix does exactly as advertised. Initially we got a tub based on a Calving Pack promotion WWS was running, not realising it was included when the order was delivered. Let’s just say it’s now a calf shed essential for us!”
Sharon’s Jersey Cattle Ltd – Aaron & Jerushah Courage, Pirongia, Waikato
HELP THEM REACH THEIR POTENTIAL.
DOES YOUR NEXT GROUP OF GRADUATES HAVE THE GENETICS THEY NEED TO THRIVE?
Health is the foundation for calves to achieve their genetic potential and graduate to the milking herd. Research shows that U.S. dairies experience calf loss at a rate of 4-30%.
In a world with limited replacements, boost completion rates and create robust heifers by incorporating traits into your selection criteria.
Dam’s paternal sister: Thornlea Stoney Leonie VG 86
PHYSICAL TRAIT EVALUATION
Thornlea Stoney Sheba
The Bayly farm at Pembroke in the Taranaki annually gets around 2500-3000ml of rain and this, added to the fact the property is 450m above sea level “brings some challenges” according to Pete Bayly. “And those challenges quickly highlight when something works or when it doesn’t.
Over the years we’ve tried a number of companies, with varied results. World Wide Sires’ approach to sales and service, coupled with a product which matches our expectations has been a notable difference. Every breeding company will give you some good cows but I believe you get a line of great cows with WWS.
WWS and I agree that cows which are structurally correct will last the distance and be profitable cows in our system. We’ve seen that structure and shape continue to improve, and this perception is regularly reinforced by unsolicited feedback from stock agents, industry professionals and farming peers. We have no issues selling lines of surplus stock as a result.
For a no pressure and honest approach to service, supporting genetics which work, talk to Jeff Short and the WWS team.”
Bayly Bros Trusts Partnership
Pete & Bev and Roger Bayly, Pembroke, Taranaki
STROUD {6} (614JE02151)
PHYSICAL TRAIT EVALUATION
Paternal sister: JX Avi-Lanche Corsair Lnce 37055 {6} VG-82
325720 KASH-IN ZOLTAN-P-ET PHYSICAL TRAIT EVALUATION
Sire: Ahlem Dimitri Seismic-PP-ET
FRINGE A2A2
DESIGNATIONS DEFINED
GForce™ GForce indicates sires with elite genetic evaluations based on a combination of traditional pedigree data and genomic data, but does not contain actual daughter data. This combination of data increases the reliability of a young sire’s genetic prediction prior to the availability of actual daughter data.
JUMPSTART
JUMPSTART (7JE02021)
GForce+™ The GForce+ lineup includes genomic young sires selected based on rigid semen quality standards and their high-ranking Sire Conception Rate (SCR) from progeny test semen usage. GForce+ sires must have outstanding genetic merit, a highly reliable sire stack and actual calving ease observations.
FeedPRO® FeedPRO optimizes the selection for increased production and moderate body size while maintaining body condition score and daughter fertility. This revolutionary index designates sires with the genetics to improve income over feed costs and maintain health and reproductive traits.
GrazingPRO® World Wide Sires’ GrazingPRO sires are selected to improve the profitability of grass-based production systems by transmitting greater longevity, better mobility, moderate stature, improved component yields, and superior production - all while not compromising fitness traits such as Daughter Pregnancy Rate (DPR) and Somatic Cell Score (SCS).
RobotPRO® World Wide Sires has identified sires that transmit the desired traits for robotic milking systems. These sires were selected by focusing on component and milk yield, milk quality, udder health as well as functional udder traits. Use these sires to create the next generation of profitable cows for your specific milking system.
A2/A2 Sires test A2/A2 for Beta Casein.
Showcase™ Sires earn the Showcase designation through outstanding breed-leading Type or show-winning pedigrees. Turn to this designation to produce your next show winner or improve the overall type in your herd.
FertilityPRO® The FertilityPRO designation identifies sires with semen that will likely improve pregnancy rates. This designation is assigned by examining industry service sire conception rate values, along with intensive in-house semen quality evaluations.
gender SELECTED™ Look for the gender SELECTED icon to identify sires with sex-sorted semen available. More heifers is not out of reach with our research-backed gender SELECTED sires. All gender SELECTED semen is processed using SexedULTRA technology.
Elite Sexed Fertility™ The Elite Sexed Fertility icon designates sires that can help you achieve the highest sex-sorted semen conception rates, enhancing your return on investment! This innovative designation distinguishes our highest performing sires for sex-sorted semen in both 2M and 4M products.
Mastitis ResistantPRO® Sires which excel in multiple indicators of mastitis resistance are more likely to deliver genetic improvement. MastitisResistantPRO uses a combination of CDCB Mastitis Resistance, CDCB Somatic Cell Score (SCS) and Zoetis Mastitis Resistance.
The goal of Select Sires’ NxGEN® program is to provide genetic advantages to dairy producers who are looking for next-level genetic gains. By joining and accepting the terms and conditions of the NxGEN program, members will have earlier access to our most elite genetics, which are widely respected in today’s genomic world, and the ability to capture breed-leading genetic trends like never before.
technology. ™SexedULTRA and SexedULTRA 4M are trademarks of Inguran LLC. ®TPI is a registered trademark of Holstein Association USA. ®DWP$ is a registered trademark of Zoetis Inc., its affiliates and/or its licensors. ®JUI s a registered trademark of the American Jersey Cattle Association. All gender SELECTED semen is processed using Ultraplus™ technology. Ultraplus is a trademark of STGen LLC. Limitations and Conditions of Sale: gender SELECTED semen shall be used only for the single insemination of one female bovine during natural ovulation with the intent to produce a single offspring unless specifically approved on an individual customer basis by Sexing Technologies in writing. As a condition of purchasing gender SELECTED semen, the purchaser agrees that gender SELECTED semen will not be reverse sorted or re-sorted unless specifically permitted, in advance, on a case-by-case basis by Select Sires in writing. Select Sires intends to monitor the use of gender SELECTED semen and vigorously enforce these restrictions on use. Please see http://www.selectsires.com/designations/genderselected.html for additional details.
TERMS OF USE WARRANTY STATEMENT Products sold by World Wide Sires, Ltd. or its affiliates to a buyer shall not be used other than as authorized by the terms and conditions in the sales invoice. Each conventionally processed semen straw (not sex sorted) shall be used only for insemination of a female bovine. ALL OTHER USES OF BOVINE SEMEN FROM WORLD WIDE SIRES, LTD. AND ITS AFFILIATES ARE STRICTLY PROHIBITED WITHOUT THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF SELECT SIRES INC. INCLUDING (WITHOUT LIMITATION) GENOTYPING, SEQUENCING, CLONING, GENETIC ANALYSIS, GENETIC MANIPULATION OR FOR RESEARCH. World Wide Sires Ltd., Select Sires Inc., its member cooperatives, its agents or employees cannot and do not guarantee the conception rate, gender, quality or productivity to be obtained in connection with the use of its products or recommended techniques. There is no guarantee or warranty that the bulls marketed do not carry any unknown or undesirable genetic defects, haplotypes and/or recessives. It makes no warranties of any kind whatsoever, expressed or implied, which extend beyond the description of its products and hereby disclaims all warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In the unlikely event that any of our products shall be proven to be defective, Mèreages resulting from their use shall exclude consequential Mèreages and be limited to the purchase price of the product.
Limitations and Conditions of Sale: gender SELECTed semen shall be used only for the single insemination of one female bovine during natural ovulation with the intent to produce single offspring unless specifically approved on an individual customer basis by Sexing Technologies in writing. As a condition of purchasing gender SELECTed semen, the purchaser agrees that gender SELECTed semen will not be reverse sorted or re-sorted unless specifically permitted, in advance, on a case-by-case basis by Select Sires in writing. Select Sires intends to monitor the use of the gender SELECTed semen and vigorously enforce these restrictions on use. Please see http://www.selectsires.com/designations/genderselected. html for additional details. The genetic evaluations contained within this report, unless otherwise noted, are provided by the Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding as the steward of the National Cooperator Database. The National Cooperator Database houses producer-owned yield, management, ancestry, type, and genotype data for the use in genetic evaluations and independent research. Data included in the National Cooperator Database is submitted through certified organizations for data quality and integrity. As such, individual traits along with Lifetime Net Merit $, Cheese Merit $, Fluid Merit $, and Grazing Merit $ - are Powered by CDCB, unless otherwise noted such as Holstein type traits. For more information about evaluations Powered by CDCB and the industry collaboration that fuels them, visit https://uscdcb.com/cdcb-marks/
may be outstanding from time to time, shall be the responsibility of the customer.
1.6 The customer acknowledges that it has received a copy of these Terms and Conditions and, from the time that its first order is placed, agrees to be bound by them. An order for a product or service (Sales Order) from WWS’s then-current catalogue shall be team deemed to be acceptance of the Terms and Conditions.
1.7 These Terms and Conditions are governed by and construed according to the laws of New Zealand and the parties submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the New Zealand courts.
1.8 If any provision of these Terms and Conditions are held to be unenforceable, illegal, or invalid by any court or tribunal, the rest of these Terms and Conditions will remain in full force and effect.
2. GENETIC PRODUCT STORAGE
2.1 Semen dispatched and received by the customer can be returned for storage in the customer’s name, but not for credit.
2.2 If a customer requests delivery of private genetic product that is in storage only, a charge (as set out in materials provided to the customer by WWS) will be incurred.
2.3 WWS may elect to charge a fee for the dispatching of any genetic product (as set out in materials provided to the customer by WWS).
2.4 All genetic product stored on behalf of a customer at the WWS depot shall be at the customer’s own risk.
2.5 WWS reserves the right not to accept any dewar that does not meet the minimum specifications (as set by WWS) that is/will be stored or packed for delivery by WWS on behalf of the customer.
2.6 Third party handling fees apply and will be charged by WWS in its sole discretion.
3. DELIVERY
3.1 Delivery shall be made to the location specified in the Sales Order. The customer must specify the exact location in the Sales Order and ensure that the delivery person has access to the location specified in that Sales Order. Risk of loss, damage or deterioration of or to the goods passes to the customer upon dispatch of goods from the WWS depot by WWS.
3.2 WWS is not liable for any delay in or damage that occurs during delivery.
3.3 If a dewar or any other storage/delivery apparatus for customer use is provided by WWS, the customer accepts full responsibility for the dewar or storage/delivery apparatus (under the conditions specified in any instructions that may accompany the dewar or storage/delivery apparatus) until it is returned to the WWS depot. The customer accepts that the dewar or storage/delivery apparatus has a risk of failure and will accept full liability in the event that any such failure occurs. The customer acknowledges that no title in any dewar or storage/delivery apparatus supplied by WWS will pass to the customer, and that the customer will return the dewar or storage/ delivery apparatus to WWS at its expense.
3.4 If a customer provides its own dewar or storage/delivery apparatus for use by WWS, then the dewar or storage/ delivery apparatus remains at the sole risk of the customer. The customer indemnifies WWS for any damage to any item that belongs to WWS, the customer or any third party that is caused by a dewar or storage/delivery apparatus that belongs to a customer.
3.5 WWS shall not be liable in any way whatsoever for any accident or injury occurring as a result of incorrect or improper handling of a dewar while it is in the customer’s possession.
3.6 It is the customer’s responsibility to ensure that dewars remain filled with liquid nitrogen at all times while in the customer’s possession. WWS will not accept any liability for any dry dewars.
3.7 All goods supplied by WWS are deemed to be accepted by the customer unless the customer provides notice of an issue to WWS within 10 working days of the goods being delivered.
4. LIMITATION OF WWS’S LIABILITY AND INDEMNITY FOR BREACH
4.1 WWS warrants that it has good title to the products sold.
4.2 Although customers have gained a high degree of success in the use of products supplied by WWS, and every effort is made to ensure the supply of high quality products, WWS, its agents and contractors give no warranty whatsoever as to the description, quality or productiveness or the results which may be obtained in the use of WWS products. Any such warranty given by any of WWS’s agents or employees is hereby excluded on the basis that such a warranty would have been given without the authority of WWS.
4.3 WWS’s liability for any claim relating to any act or omission of WWS or its agents, employees or contractors, whether in negligence or contract or otherwise, shall not exceed the purchase price of the product sold or services
provided. WWS has the right, at its discretion, to replace product. In no event shall WWS be liable for the customer’s incidental or consequential damages, including (without limitation) economic loss.
4.4 The customer acknowledges that WWS will not at any time be responsible for any semen or technician services for any animal inseminations undertaken by the customer personally or by any other third party. The customer acknowledges that the success of any insemination or technician services cannot be guaranteed.
4.5 To the extent that the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993, the Fair Trading Act 1986, and other statutes may impose warranties, conditions or obligations on WWS, all such imposed warranties, conditions or obligations to the extent permitted by law are excluded and any warranty, condition or obligation imposed or implied under common law, equity or otherwise are excluded.
4.6 Where the customer acquires goods and/or services from WWS for the purposes of a business: (a) the parties acknowledge and agree that: (i) the customer is acquiring the goods and/or services covered by these terms for the purposes of a business in terms of sections 2 and 43(2) of the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993; and (ii) the goods and/or services are both supplied and acquired in trade from the purposes of the Fair Trading Act 1986 and the parties agree to contract out of sections 9 (Misleading and deceptive conduct generally), 12A (Unsubstantiated representations), and 13 (False or misleading representations); and (b) the customer agrees that all warranties, conditions, and other terms implied by the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 or sections 9, 12A, and 13 of the Fair Trading Act 1986 are excluded from these Terms and Conditions to the fullest extent permitted by law and the parties further acknowledge and agree that it is fair and reasonable that the parties are bound by this clause.
4.7 Any claim or dispute arising under these terms will be determined by arbitration under the Arbitration Act 1996 if the parties are unable to resolve such dispute themselves within one (1) month of the dispute arising. However, nothing in this clause prevents either party from taking immediate steps to seek any equitable relief before the New Zealand Courts.
4.8 WWS will not be liable for any failure or delay in complying with any obligation imposed on it under these terms if the failure or delay arises directly or indirectly from a cause reasonably beyond its control.
4.9 The Customer indemnifies WWS against any loss, liability, costs or expenses suffered or incurred by WWS as a result of any breach of these Terms and Conditions by the Customer (including without limitation, economic loss, consequential loss and costs of enforcement (including, WWS’s legal costs incurred on a solicitor client basis)).
5. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
5.1 The customer agrees and acknowledges that they are purchasing semen from WWS solely for the purpose of artificial insemination to facilitate pregnancies solely within its own herd. To this end, no semen or genetic material/information found to be existing in offspring (whether born or unborn) bred using semen supplied by WWS is permitted to be provided, or accessed by any third parties including, without limitation: (a) for use in editing the genome of another animal; (b) for producing semen without written consent being first obtained from WWS.
5.2 If the offspring bred using semen supplied by WWS semen is male and of interest for artificial breeding purposes (or may be likely to be), then the customer will offer WWS an exclusive right to purchase that offspring, at a fair and reasonable market price. If a fair and reasonable market value cannot be negotiated between WWS and the customer, then WWS will be under no obligation to purchase the male offspring. In the event that WWS elects not to purchase the male offspring, the male offspring may be sold, provided that the customer ensures that it is always a written condition of sale that the male offspring may only be used during male’s entire lifetime as a service bull for natural mating only (i.e. not for the collection of semen nor artificial breeding/artificial insemination), unless WWS first provides its written consent.
5.3 The customer will ensure that any third party purchasing female offspring bred using “NxGen” designated semen supplied by WWS is informed of, and agrees in writing to comply with all terms of WWS’s “NxGEN Agreement”.
5.4 The customer will at all times keep accurate records of semen use that is supplied by WWS and with offspring bred using such semen. The customer will not sell or dispose of any cow (pregnant or otherwise) that is derived from “NxGen” designated semen to any purchaser who is not a member of WWS’s “NxGen” program, unless WWS’s prior written consent is first obtained.
5.5 If the customer breaches any part of this clause 5, the parties will have 90 days to resolve any and all breaches of contract. If no resolution to any breach can be resolved in writing, the following will apply: (a) all pregnancies or resulting animals will belong to WWS; (b) a five NZD per straw royalty fee will be paid to WWS by the customer for all semen sold prior to the discovery of such a breach and continue for the lifetime of such product remains sold and will, therefore, apply to any descendant of such an animal if created and marketed; and
(c) the customer will grant WWS a worldwide, perpetual, assignable, non-revocable, royalty free licence in relation to any intellectual property rights obtained or claimed, based on, or derived from (in whole or in part), WWS’s genetic material/information.
5.6 This clause 5 will apply no matter by what means the customer came to control or possess genetic material/information, semen or offspring supplied or originating from WWS.
5.7 The customer agrees that it is fair and reasonable that it is bound by the provisions of this clause 5 and that the provisions of this clause 5 are reasonably necessary to protect WWS’s interest in its intellectual property.
EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE
HEAT DETECTORS
Heat Seekers (Self Adhesive) Red, Pink and Blue
Scratches (Self Adhesive) Red, Pink , Yellow, Blue and Green.
Gloves – Green or Orange
Lube
Paper Wipes
100 per pack
1 litre
100 per pack
Flexia Pistolette $79.50 Self Lock Universal
Lock Ring Pistolette $79.50 Ring Lock Universal
Metal Tweezers $24.00 Stainless steel
Split Universal Sheaths $9.25 50 per pack
Unsplit Sheaths BD400
$8.75 50 per pack
Alpha Sheaths $19.50 50 per pack
Sanitary Sheaths $36.50 80 per roll
Gun Warmer POA
Cito Thaw 12/240V POA Non-Digital
Ringbio Pregnancy Test Kit $12.50 per test. Box of 5.
SEMEN TANKS
Please order through your nearest agent or Breeding Consultant. Prices are GST exclusive, freight may apply. Items may not always be immediately available. *Prices subject to change Quantity
ET-20 POA
New & Used MVE 34/18 POA
Contact for full available list
GPRO$ Grazing Pro Dollars: provides lifetime profitability of grass-based production systems by transmitting outstanding daughter fertility, greater longevity, mobility, moderate stature, improved component percentages and yields.
HHP$® Herd Health Profit Dollars: is the most comprehensive and measurable economic index in the industry. Created for farmers, by farmers, HHP$ prioritizes the traits that make the greatest impact. Boost mastitis resistance, lower incidence of other health challenges and breed long-lasting, healthy cows that improve cashflow.
BPI Balanced Performance Index: an Australian economic index that drives improvements in the traits that affect lifetime contribution to the farm business: production, type, health, fertility, longevity, workability, feed efficiency and type.
TPI® Total Performance Index: This is a formula that combines type, management and production traits into one number. Holstein Association’s TPI places more emphasis on type traits than the Net Merit formula, comparable emphasis on Fat and Protein production, and slightly lower emphasis on health traits.
DWP$ Dairy Wellness Profit Index: A multi-trait selection index that includes production, fertility, type, longevity, and the wellness traits with unique formulas used for Holsteins and Jerseys.
Predicted Transmitting Ability (PTA) Milk, Fat & Protein: Predicts the average production of the sire’s future daughters above or below the breed genetic base for Milk lbs, Fat lbs & Protein lbs per lactation.
PL Productive Life: A score used to identify the productive months of life a cow will have compared to herd mates. A PL of 1.0 equates to one additional month of production in the herd. PL gives the greatest weight to the first 305 days (10 months) of lactation, as cows are most profitable and productive in early lactation.
DPR Daughter Pregnancy Rate: Measures the cow’s ability to begin cycling, show estrus, conceive, and maintain pregnancy. A DPR of 1.0 equates to a 1% increase in pregnancy rate during a given 21 day estrus cycle. Every 1.0 PTA increase in DPR indicates 4 fewer days open.
SCS Somatic Cell Count: Indicates genetic susceptibility for udder health, as revealed through somatic cell count. The USA herd average is set to 3.00 (as zero) with lower proof values indicating lower somatic cell count.
MAST PTA Mastitis: Expected resistance of an animal’s offspring to clinical mastitis compared to the breed average base, expressed in percentage points.
SCE Sire Calving Ease: This is the estimate of the Percentage of Difficult Births in Heifers (DBH) when they calve the first time. The average for the Holstein breed is 2.2%.
SGL Gestation Length: Expressed as the number of days greater than or less than the average gestation length for the breed. The typical range is +/-5 days. In general, gestation length has decreased over time for breeds that have selected for lower calving ease (i.e. Holstein), as calving ease and gestation length are highly correlated. Gestation Length is available for all dairy breeds. US is 5 days shorter than NZ average (277 US, 282 days NZ).
BCS Body Conditon Score: Canadian Breeding Value that expresses the expected body condition score for a bull’s daughters when compared to the average body condition for the population. 100 is standardized to the average of the population and breed, with numbers above 100 indicating higher than average body condition.
MS Milking Speed: Canadian Breeding Value that expresses the expected milking speed for a bull’s daughters when compared to the average milking speed for the population. 100 is standardized to the average of the population and breed, with numbers above 100 indicating faster than average milking speeds.
SCR Sire Conception Rate: This is not a genetic trait, but measures the fertility of the bull. An SCR of 1.0 indicates a 1% increase in conception rate when compared to average.
PTAT PTA Type or conformation improvement expected from a bull’s daughters compared to contemporaries.
UDC Udder Composite Index (Holstein) = Udder Depth 0.20, Fore Udder 0.16, Rear Udder Height 0.23, Rear Udder Width 0.19, Udder Cleft 0.08, Front Teat Placement 0.04, Rear Teat Placement 0.05, Teat Length 0.05, Stature -0.20.
124680 S-S-I WIMBLEDON AGASSI-ET
AGASSI (7HO15366)
Dam: Seagull-Bay AN Alexandra-ET VG-88
See page 37 for descriptions for each of these designation icons. Bulls must meet certain criteria to receive each individual designation. Scan these boxes with your smartphone’s camera and you will be linked to more information on this particular bull.
Percentile comparison within breed as designated by Active. Foreign and Genomic Status by NAAB in the December 2024 proof run.
HOLSTEIN TRAIT LEADERS
FAT LBS
150
0.18
0.16
0.16
0.15
0.15
0.15
0.14
0.14
0.13
Grazing$
1370
1248
1222
1090
1046
1046
1020
133
126
120
119
112 GO DADDY 112
112
1426
1423
1419
1406
1303
1262
1257
1241
1192
JERSEY TRAIT LEADERS
STATURE
UDC
MASTITIS
*Gestation days represents Gestation Length PTA for the sire, less the 276.8 US Base GL
BLUESTONE LINCOLN
HB# USA19551197
WHAT OUR FARMERS HAD TO SAY ABOUT THE 2024 USA FARM TOUR
Mark & Jann
Fantastic trip. Great people. Well organised. Accommodation, food, drinks outstanding. So grateful to win this trip with World Wide Sires NZ.
Jamie & Sam
A massive thank you to WWS. It was great to see Select Sires Lab and how the semen is produced. The memories, laughter and friendships made, we will take away and have forever. Thank you so much for this incredible opportunity.
JUNE 15-22, 2025
Visit Select Sires HQ, along with farm visits in Ohio, Michigan and Wisconsin and sightseeing in Chicago.
Peter
Thanks for the awesome trip. Great to meet so many good people and make great friendships. Loved the tour of Select Sires. Really enjoyed the visits to the farms to see their systems and way of breeding and running their farms. Thank you for the opportunity.
Scott & Maree
Well worth the trip and looking forward to hearing about the next one!
• COMMENCES 12TH FEBRUARY 2025
• CLOSES 20TH MAY 2025
• THE WINNER WILL BE DETERMINED BY COMPUTERISED RANDOM SELECTION ON THE 21ST OF MAY 2025 AND CONTACTED VIA PHONE ON THIS DATE
Terms & Conditions to enter apply and can be found on our website by scanning the QR link here or at: www.wwsiresnz.co.nz/usatripgiveaway