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Sexed Semen? Make it liquid, make it fresh

21 December 2018

Results from a recent ‘frozen sexed semen field trial’, done in conjunction with Sexing Technologies, were a disappointment for LIC.
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Dairy stats show fewer herds, greater focus on performance

10 December 2018

The shape of New Zealand’s dairy sector continues to evolve with the latest data showing a shift to fewer dairy herds and a greater focus on their performance.
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New independent director appointed

07 December 2018

Sophie Haslem has been appointed to the LIC Board of Directors, effective immediately.
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KiwiCross – The best of both worlds

09 November 2018

Four years ago LIC purchased 83 of the very best Crossbred bull calves in the country. Now we’re seeing ‘the best of the best’ emerge, promising positive influence on dairy cow performance for generations to come.
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Jersey Dominance

09 November 2018

With more than half the bulls on the RAS list now straight Jersey, the breed is certainly punching well above its weight – particularly given the context the breed makes up just 10% of the national dairy herd.
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Sweet as Holstein-Friesians

08 November 2018

Dairy NZ’s ‘Ranking of Active Sires’ (RAS) list currently has your co-operative basking in some outstanding statistics. As it stands 9/10, 18/20 and 43 of the top-50 black and white bulls belong to you!
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Improving our SPACE™ pasture measurement service

08 November 2018

Find out what work we've been doing on our SPACE™ service to further improve the accuracy of the pasture cover measurements.
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Mating 101

06 November 2018

Recently-published research indicates the greatest strides in genetic gain can be achieved by identifying the herd’s worst cows, rather than by identifying the herd’s best cows.
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Milksolid matters: Fat-to-protein values get close to parity

30 October 2018

In early September, New Zealand Animal Evaluation Ltd (NZAEL), a subsidiary of DairyNZ, officially released the new economic weightings that are set to contribute to overall Breeding Worth calculations from early 2019.
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Improving our customer service and contact points

25 October 2018

Later this year we will be expanding and localising our teams of LIC sales representatives so that we can spend more time with our customers, especially on-farm.
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Innovation to underpin LIC’s future growth

18 October 2018

The future growth and sustainability of the New Zealand dairy industry will be underpinned by innovation and investment in research and development (R&D).
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More farmers turn to DNA parentage testing to improve productivity

26 September 2018

Farmer owned co-operative LIC has seen an increase in demand for its DNA parentage testing service as livestock farmers place increasing emphasis on cow quality over cow quantity.