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12 September 2023

Small reshuffle for Friesians and stability for Jersey and Ayrshire breeds

Inch Persistent tops today's British Friesians PLI rankings with River Valley Cece Chrome and VR Alatalon Flame Feton remain as number one for Jerseys and Ayshires

12 September 2023

Two coloured newcomers rank high in non-Holstein rankings

The daughter fertility improver, Catlane Caleb maintains his long-held lead in the British Friesian ranking on Profitable Lifetime Index, with a slight increase in his £PLI.

12 September 2023

Three new number one bulls amongst non-Holstein breeds

Each of the main non-Holstein breeds has a new leader in the April genetic evaluations, published today.

12 September 2023

Stable front-runners amongst non-Holstein breeds with new genomic graduates hard on their heels

The dairy breeds other than Holstein see strong stability across the rankings in the latest genetic evaluations

12 September 2023

Shifts in the rankings for breeds other than Holstein are minimal

High percentage fat bulls stir Jersey rankings in today's £PLI update

12 September 2023

Non-Holstein dairy breeds offer plenty of choice

Stability is once again the theme amongst Jersey, Friesian and Ayrshire breeds in today's £PLI rankings

2 December 2025

New genomic Jersey list highlights young sires

All appears to have changed amongst Jersey sires in the December AHDB rankings, but this reflects a switch of focus to young bulls with genomic indexes, which are now widely used by UK farmers.

7 April 2026

Health and efficiency improve across dairy breeds

An exceptional package of health traits sees young sire VJ Husted Splash Sultan reassert his lead in AHDB's young genomic Jersey rankings.

11 August 2026

Young movers and shakers lead the Jersey breed

Young genomic sires are playing an increasingly important role in the UK Jersey breed in the new Profitable Lifetime Index (£PLI) ranking, published today.

11 August 2026

Autumn block-calving herds poised to choose their next generation

August's Autumn Calving Index (£ACI), published today, is the recommended genetic index where autumn calving is in a tight block.

7 April 2026

Bulls ranked on new £SCI show production efficiency

The April release of AHDB's dairy genetic evaluations is the first using the updated Spring Calving Index model and the revisions have produced a shake‑up at the top

12 September 2023

More economic options for block calving herds

New names in today's spring and autumn calving genetic rankings