2016 WORLD GUERNSEY CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS & REPORTS
Country Reports
Fertility
Jeremy Bryant, DairyNZ - “How fertility is dealt with by the NZ dairy industry - genetics and environment”
BW Costar, “Reproduction in our herd”
Maurice Durbin, Bickfield Guernseys, UK - “Reproduction in the Bickfield Herd”
Nate Church, Oak Knob Guernseys, IA - “Reproduction & Fertility at Oak Knob”
Genomics
Sophie Eaglen, CRV - “Guernsey, Gene2Farm And Beyond”
Bevan Harris, LIC - “Lessons learnt in implementation of genomic selection in breeding dairy cattle for New Zealand”
Melissa Stephen, DairyNZ - “Communicating Genetic Evaluation”
Brian Schnebly, USGA - “US Guernsey Genomic Report”
Trade
Digby Gribble, EGCS - “International Opportunities for Trade”
John Hepburn, ABS - “What the WGCF and breeders within countries are required to do to ensure ready access to semen and embryos from all other countries”
David Trotter, USA - “Trotacre Farm”
Amy Cleggett, AUS - “International Distribution and Trade of Guernsey Genetics:An Australian Perspective”
Peter Marwood, NZ - “Importing Semen into NZ”
Value of Guernsey Products
Digby Gribble, EGCS - “Creating niche Guernsey product markets in the UK”
Roland Ripley, USA - “Our Vision for Niche Marketing”
Peter Cullinane, Lewis Road Creamery-“My Experience of Creating a Niche Product in NZ”
Lyn Haycock, Glenbrook Cheese - “My experience with making a niche product in NZ”
Future
Lyndon Clegget, AUS - “Since We Last Met” Notes
Quintin Lichtwark, NZ - “The Guernsey Cow - her continuance”