According to AHDB data, natural mating is now used to produce fewer than 5% of dairy heifer replacements in the UK. However, ...
Breed aside, using a pedigree or purebred bull is key to producing a marketable beef calf, Laura adds. “We sometimes see dairy farms keeping one of their own crossbred bulls, a Holstein cross ...
The top of the Holstein young sire rankings remains stable, with the same 4 bulls leading as in December, showcasing all the ...
Small breeds are an easy entry into the world of dairy cattle. In 2006, Pat Schout and his wife, Elia, began homesteading in east-central Illinois. They wanted to raise their own food, including ...
Anyone who didn’t get a stock bull, will have another opportunity at our next Holstein NI show and sale ... CEH Music was behind the breeding of the McLean’s honourable mention award winner ...