Content related to the sectors: dairy

12 August 2020

Preventing COVID-19 transmission during farm visits

Our top tips to prevent coronavirus transmission with farm visitors

12 August 2020

Risk assessing farm visitors to minimise coronavirus transmission

30 January 2024

Q2 births to dairy dams drop back as calving windows tighten

In Q2 2020, births to dairy dams recorded a decline of 1.2% on the year, as a result of tighter calving windows.

11 August 2020

Latest breed indexes for Jersey, Friesian, Ayrshire and other breeds

See the latest bulls listings ranked on Profitable Lifetime Index

12 September 2023

New choices for non-Holstein breeding

See the latest bulls listings ranked on £PLI for Jersey, Ayrshire and Friesian

6 April 2021

Leaders reshuffled amongst Jersey, Friesian, Ayrshire and other breeds

The latest bulls listings ranked on Profitable Lifetime Index

6 December 2023

High milk solids rise to the top amongst non-Holstein breeds

Dutch-bred Bloemplaat Hoeve Ewoud continues to move up the Friesian rankings to take the lead in this breed’s evaluations

2 April 2024

Vikings dominate new interest among non-Holstein sires

Transmission of high health and efficiency are hallmarks of a new wave of leading Jersey bulls, as AHDB publish the Profitable Lifetime Index (£PLI) rankings for all dairy breeds today (2 April, 2024).

13 August 2024

UK-bred bull is top proven Ayrshire for £PLI

A UK-bred bull has risen to the top of the Ayrshire Profitable Lifetime Index (£PLI) ranking, usurping the Scandinavians which regularly maintain a stronghold for this breed.

3 December 2024

Stability through the other dairy breed rankings

The new Jersey Profitable Lifetime Index (£PLI) ranking represents something of a reshuffle, with all former top 10 bulls remaining in the top 12, making way for just two newcomers high on the AHDB-published list.

2 April 2025

Top British Friesian from Northern Irish herd

A newly available British Friesian sire from the award-winning Inch herd in Northern Ireland, has claimed the top spot in the breed Profitable Lifetime Index (£PLI) rankings, published today by AHDB.

20 August 2025

Vikings excel at top of the Jersey rankings

In the AHDB Profitable Lifetime Index (£PLI) rankings for the Jersey breed, VJ Outrup Luxi Luxplus (PLI £472) climbs into number one position.