PLI

World Dairy Summit: The Co. Down herd in the top 1% of £PLI rankings

N.Ireland

World Dairy Summit: The Co. Down herd in the top 1% of £PLI rankings

AFBI in Hillsborough, Co. Down is home to one of the UK's top £PLI ranking herds - but just what difference does the herd's genetics make?
World Dairy Summit: The Co. Down herd in the top 1% of £PLI rankings

Dairy

World Dairy Summit: The Co. Down herd in the top 1% of £PLI rankings

The Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) in Hillsborough, Co. Down is home to one of the...

Breeding goals: ‘There’s no point breeding a 12,000L cow if she’ll not last’

N.Ireland

Breeding goals: 'There’s no point breeding a 12,000L cow if she’ll not last'

Milk volume is no longer the driver of dairy breeding in Northern Ireland, with attention now turning to lifetime productivity and longevity.

Breeding goals: ‘There’s no point breeding a 12,000L cow if she’ll not last’

Dairy

Breeding goals: ‘There’s no point breeding a 12,000L cow if she’ll not last’

Milk volume is no longer the driver of dairy breeding in Northern Ireland, with attention now...

N.Ireland

World Dairy Summit: The Co. Down herd in the top 1% of £PLI rankings

World Dairy Summit: The Co. Down herd in the top 1% of £PLI rankings

Dairy

World Dairy Summit: The Co. Down herd in the top 1% of £PLI rankings

World Dairy Summit: The Co. Down herd in the top 1% of £PLI rankings

N.Ireland

Breeding goals: 'There’s no point breeding a 12,000L cow if she’ll not last'

Breeding goals: ‘There’s no point breeding a 12,000L cow if she’ll not last’

Dairy

Breeding goals: ‘There’s no point breeding a 12,000L cow if she’ll not last’

Milk volume is no longer the driver of dairy breeding in Northern Ireland, with attention now...

Breeding goals: ‘There’s no point breeding a 12,000L cow if she’ll not last’