NEWS

Charolais Makes Calving Ease Genetic Improvement
2010-Apr-13
Charolais breeders have officially bucked the genetic trend and made improvements to ease of calving without sacrificing growth rate, according to the latest report from Breedplan, the breed society’s genetic evaluation system.

British Cattle Conference has Sustainability as its Theme 2009-Dec-16
Anyone with an interest in dairy and beef cattle genetics is urged to take a look at the next British Cattle Conference, which will take place on 26 and 27 January 2010 in Telford.

Invest in the Future Now to Breed a Top Show Cow
2009-Dec-11
A son of one of the world’s leading show cows has made it to the UK and is expected to prove an irresistible attraction to dairy farmers with a desire to breed a top show cow.

Sexed Beef Semen First for Cogent
2009-Dec-07
Sexed beef semen which has a 90 percent chance of producing a male calf is now being marketed in the UK for the very first time.

Cogent Expansion Reflects Optimism for the Future
2009-Nov-26
The commitment by cattle breeding company, Cogent to British agriculture moved up a gear this month when the company’s founder and owner, the Duke of Westminster, officially opened a new extension to Beachin Stud, its Cheshire-based bull housing facility.

Young British Friesian Sire Offered Sexed to Meet Growing Demand 2009-Oct-09
Growing demand for British Friesian genetics has prompted breeding company, Cogent, to take the unusual step of sexing semen from an unproven young sire.

Locomotive Cogent Sires on Lameness Avoidance Track 2009-Apr-16
Reducing lameness should be a top priority on UK dairy farms but the process should start before the cow is even born.

Limousin On-Line Semen Shop Launched 29/01/09
Semenstore.co.uk, the one-stop semen shop website has been officially launched and is open for business.

Genetic Signposts - New Ways to Find Better Sheep 18/12/08
New research into “genetic signposts” that point the way to better health and welfare offers the promise of major productivity benefits to the sheep industry.

British Beef Cattle Genetics Shipped to Australia and Germany 09/09/08
Interest in UK beef genetics is gathering momentum with the export this week of 34 Limousin and Charolais embryos to Australia following a recent shipment of 24 Aberdeen-Angus to Germany.

A Limousin Export First as Embryos Shipped to Australia 05/09/08
Interest in UK Limousin genetics has gathered further momentum this week with what is believed to be the first ever export of Limousin embryos to Australia.

Planet Offers Sky-High Milk Production with Udders to Last 16/07/08
AI company Dairy Daughters has secured supplies of one of the hottest bulls on the international market, which takes second place on the current American TPI list, surpassed only by the renowned Picston Shottle.

Avoncroft Adopts Genomic Selection to Speed Up Genetic Progress 13/03/08
CRV, the major supplier of Dutch genetics to British cattle breeding company Avoncroft Genetics, will be fully using genomic selection in its bull proving scheme.