Partnership with Dairy Australia Invests in Gene Research
Source: Victoria. Minister for Agriculture. Media Release
"The Brumby Government will enter a new $2.3 million partnership with Dairy Australia to assist dairy farmers increase production and profitability Speaking at the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding agreement in Melbourne, Agriculture Minister Joe Helper said the project would map genes in cows and use thousands of markers to determine which cows would produce most effectively. Genetic gain currently contributes approximately $15 million to the Victorian dairy industry per year; and this project is expected to raise the value of genetic gain to more than $30 million per year,” Mr Helper said."