Content related to the topic: breeding

A brand new number one genomic sire and two UK-bred half-brothers in the top 10 are the highlights of our new £PLI ranking

The ranking for daughter-proven Holstein bulls shows no change at the top with Larcrest Commend maintaining his lead.

Farmer William Baillie shares his experience of the dairy strategic farm programme

Postnatal checks for the cow to help establish successful subsequent calving

The importance of colostrum intake by the calf and best practice guidelines for after care

AHDB is now recruiting an additional person to work with Scottish dairy farmers, after the Scottish Dairy Hub officially moved to NFUS in February.

Calving difficulty causes and management techniques to overcome these issues

Learn how to give your bull an essential MOT with this handy leaflet. Remember the five Ts: Toes, testicles, tone, treat, test.

Review and develop your herds breeding plan.

Being familiar with the three stages of calving will enable you to provide the optimum conditions for the cow to calf

Feeding to optimise body condition during pregnancy and the production cycle is closely related to calving ease and the health of the cow and calf

Things to consider before breeding to minimise calving difficulties