2025 Christmas deliveries

by Simon Gee

Final dispatch dates for pre-Christmas delivery

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Homebred sexed semen from UK Sires

by Simon Gee

UK Sire Services are now able to offer UK dairy breeders the opportunity to have semen from their bulls collected and processed for sexing

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Revised genetic index will help increase cow lifespans

The genetic index which predicts dairy cattle lifespan has been revamped to make it more accurate and indicate longevity in additional days rather than lactations

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Opportunity for dairy farms to help reduce phosphorus loss

The University of Reading, in collaboration with Harper Adams University, is running a project looking at reducing phosphorus losses and is searching for dairy farms across the GB to participate

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Breeding Blocks - Shape your future

Taking control of your breeding decisions is vitally important if you want to take full advantage of your farming system and milk contract.

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IDF debunks myths about dairy and sugar

Issues pertaining to body weight and obesity can sometimes be attributed to the consumption of milk and other dairy products, due to their apparent high sugar content. The 2019 International Dairy Federation(IDF) World Dairy Summit addressed the latest science on dairy and sugar in our diets.

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Diabetes ‘can be kept at bay with a glass of milk every day’

Drinking milk at breakfast time cuts the risk of obesity and type 2 diabetes, research suggests.

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New dairy cattle breeding method increases genetic selection efficiency

Brazilian scientists at São Paulo State University (UNESP) collaborating with colleagues at the University of Maryland and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) have developed a dairy cattle breeding method that adds a new parameter to genetic selection and conserves or even improves a population’s genetic diversity

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Changes to the Holstein Type Merit Index in April 2019

by Darren Todd

In the upcoming April 2019 proof run, Holstein UK will implement a new Type Merit formula, which dictates the makeup of the overall Type Merit Index. NBDC geneticist, Darren Todd explains the changes to the formula

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