Mr Gordon Glentworth, of Hawera, ONZM for services to the livestock and dairy industries
Gordon Glentworth has been involved with artificial breeding and genetics with the Livestock Improvement Association (LIA) and Livestock Improvement Corporation (LIC) for more than 35 years. He has helped to ensure the relatively minor Ayrshire breed survives and prospers within New Zealand’s dairy cow population. He is a member and former President of the New Zealand Ayshire Association Board. He has chaired the Ayrshire Artificial Breeding Committee and World Ayrshire Federation. He has been involved with contract mating inspections, certifying bulls and completing contract bull buying for LIA and LIC. He has visited Europe numerous times to examine genetics of “red” breeds. He has driven the supply of elite Scandanavian Ayrshire genetics into the New Zealand herd. Mr Glentworth is National Chair of the New Zealand Vet Club Association.