Vetoquinol values every partner we work with in the Australian market. Through our existing partnerships we have been able to assist thousands of animal producers, veterinarians and artificial breeders get more support and access to best-practice information on animal reproduction. We aim to achieve long-term solutions through our partnerships and are proud that some of our relationships have continued successfully over many years.
Genetics Australia is a co-operative, owned by members who are shareholders. Genetics Australia's members are also customers who use their products and services, and benefit as a result. GA is Australia’s largest artificial breeding supplier, supplying half of the genetics used by Australian beef and dairy farmers to improve their herds.
ENHANCING AND PROMOTING THE VALUE OF ANGUS
The Angus Society of Australia (Angus Australia) was established in 1919 and has a vision to provide leadership in the delivery of innovative programs that enhance and promote the value of Angus cattle and Angus beef products.
Angus Australia is a member based organisation focused on supporting the genetic improvement of Angus and Angus-influenced cattle and beef. Angus Australia has over 3,500 members, with the majority actively involved in the breeding of pedigree Angus cattle. These Angus breeders are responsible for over 40% of animals registered in Australian pedigree beef herds.
ANIMAL REPRODUCTION GROUP – UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY
The Animal Reproduction Group University of Sydney (ARGUS) studies both basic and applied aspects of reproduction in farm and wildlife animals. ARGUS is particularly interested in the development and application of assisted reproductive technologies (e.g. AI, IVF, MOET and sperm sexing) to animal production and conservation. The ARGUS group has a track record of producing high quality research for the Australian and global sheep industry.
Associate Professor of Animal Reproduction, Simon De Graaf, conducts ongoing research into semen and embryo preservation, artificial insemination and embryo transfer. In vitro fertilisation and embryo culture. Production of pre-sexed offspring by flow cytometric sex-sorting. He is also focussed on the role of seminal plasma in sperm function and fertility.
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP OF THE AUSTRALIAN VETERINARY ASSOCIATION (AVA)
ACV members are predominately mixed practitioners who have a specific interest in bovines. The science of this species continues to grow in significance to producers, consumers and government. ACV members provide crucial services to agricultural producers who feed the country, while also playing a key role in disease surveillance and securing our quarantine status and protecting ongoing productivity.
ACV’s key mission is to ensure ongoing productivity and prosperity for producers as well as managing and maintaining animal welfare. Our two flagship accreditation schemes for pregnancy diagnosis and assessing bull breeding soundness, PREgCHECK® and BULLCHECK®, are key components to this service, giving producers assurance of accuracy, consistency and accountability by using their accredited Australian Cattle Veterinarian.
To register, you must be a veterinarian with a qualification recognised for registration in Australia, or a student enrolled in a recognised Australian University in Veterinary Science.
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP OF THE AUSTRALIAN VETERINARY ASSOCIATION (AVA)
Australian Reproduction Veterinarians provides a link between members and government bodies, breed societies and the artificial breeding industry. The ARV has established performance standards and guidelines for member and non-member veterinarians that recognise the specialised procedures involved in embryo collection, handling, cryopreservation and transfer. ARV have achieved this by testing all areas of commercial embryo transfer to ensure that the public can be confident when engaging the services of an ARV certified veterinary surgeon.
LEADERS IN VETERINARY SCIENCE
The University of Queensland’s School of Veterinary Science is a global leader in research into animal reproduction and genetics.
Working collaboratively out of UQ’s world-class laboratories and animal facilities, researchers conduct basic, applied and translational studies into livestock, equine and wildlife reproduction.
With a focus on tropical beef and dairy cattle production, Professors Michael McGowan and Michael Holland, and Dr Gry Boe-Hansen investigate ways to improve the outcome of fixed-time AI, identify and control the major factors affecting reproductive performance of beef and dairy herds, develop non-surgical alternatives to prevent conception in cattle, improve selection of high fertility bulls, and improve the fertilising capacity of stored sperm.