DAIRY BULLS

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXVI, Issue 156, 17 June 1936, Page 5

DAIRY BULLS

Conference Modifies Remit on Registration SALE AND PURCHASE “The ‘dud’ bull is a menace to the dairy industry of New Zealand,” said the chairman of the Heretaunga HerdTesting Association, Mr A. E. Morgan, at the annual general meeting of the Dominion Group Herd-Testing Federation yesterday, when sponsoring a remit which recommended that the Herd Recording Department of the New Zealand Dairy Board bring into force a recommendation of the D»iry Industry Commission affecting the quality of dairy bulls sold and purchased. The selection of a herd sire, he maintained, was a greater responsibility than any other dairy-farming operation. After consideration, the remit was withdrawn in favour of a resolution recommending that the registration of dairy bulls in the herd books be on the basis of breeding combined with performance. This resolution will be submitted to the Herd Recording Council of the New Zealand Dairy Board. The Heretaunga association’s remit read as follow:— “That this conference recommends to the Herd Recording Department or the New Zealand Dairy Board that it endeavour to have the recommendation of the Dairy Industry Committee regarding the amendment to the Stock Act brought into force as soon as possible. ’ ’

The recommendation referred to in the remit reads as follows: — • ‘ That the Stock Act be amended to require ‘that no person shall purchase, except for immediate slaughter, a purebred dairy bull born after one year from the date of the passing of this amendment unless at the time of sale a certificate of butterfat backing in respect of such bull, issued under the authority of the New Zealand Herdtesting Council, is delivered by the vendor to the purchaser. The purchaser shall retain such certilicate for such time as the bull remains his property, and shall on demand produce such certilicate to any inspector or to any officers of the council. The council, with the approval of the GovernorGeneral in Council, will prescribe the conditions under which it may grant such certificates in accordance with the provisions of the proposed New Zealand Herd-testing Council Act. A pure-bred dairy bull should be defined as any bull which is registered in, or the sire and dam of which are registered in, the herd-book of one of the following breed associations: Jersey, Guernsey, Ayrshire, Friesian, and Milking-Shorthorn. Power should be taken to provide by Order-in-Council for the inclusion »£ other breed associations, as occasion may require.” “My association brings this remit forward with the solo idea of helping the dairy industry of New Zealand.” said Mr Morgan, in speaking to the remit. He condemned the “dud” bull us a menace to the dairy industry. Fanners were looking about for good bulls for herd sires, he added, and they could not find them. “We ask the council to do its utmost to bring about legislation to eliminate the ‘dud’ bull from the farming industry of New Zealand,” he added. The motion was seconded by Mr A. T. Carroll (Wairoa). Mr T. H. D. Symes (Golden Bay) opposed the motion. His association contended that to place a standard on the dam of the bull created too many pitfalls, he said. While he appreciated the sentiment of the remit, he did not think the desired object would be obtained by putting a standard on the dam. After further discussion Mr Morgan agreed to withdraw the remit in favour of a motion reading as follows:— ‘ ‘ That in view of the fact that the principle underlying the remit is identical with that on which the certifiedbull scheme is based, this meeting is of the opinion that the Herd Recording Council should consider this question and approach the Breed Societies with the suggestion that registrations in tht herd books of the above societies be on the basis of breeding combined with performance in preference to these principles being sought by legislation.” This motion was seconded and carried.