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Thermo Regulatory Genetics

Ohaupo, Waikato, New Zealand • 7 Employees
Farming

Thermo Regulatory Genetics is an innovative dairy genetics company focused on developing Slick genetics in dairy cows.Our genetics allow farmers in tropical climates around the world to breed superior dairy cows that not only withstand the challenges of heat and humidity but thrive in it.As climate change takes hold around the world and average temperatures rise, dairy farmers need to find solutions to maintaining dairy production as the demand for dairy products worldwide continues to increase. Thermo Regulatory Genetics has solutions that match this growing farmer need.We own the world's first homozygous Slick Jersey dairy bulls and operate the largest dairy breeding nucleus of Slick animals (Holstein and Jersey) in the world.Established in 2011, we are headquartered in the Waikato, New Zealand – one of the world's leading dairying regions. Our staff and advisors are some of the most knowledgeable experts in the world on Slick genetics and the benefits they provide tropical dairy operations.Thermo Regulatory Genetics supplies both semen straws and embryos. Cows with Slick genetics not only tolerate the stresses of tropical climates, they thrive:- They produce, on average, 4 litres/day more milk than non-Slick genetic cows- They drink less, putting less stress on limited water supplies- They provide hybrid vigour - an outcross benefit of around 12% increase in milk production from the first milking- They have a decreased average calving interval of 2 months