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Inheriting Excellence; the progeny of Royson MG Currency S3F

05 July 2024

Top all-round Holstein Friesian bull Royson MG Currency S3F has left a different type of currency for his progeny to inherit.
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Illustrious the bull 60th animal to be inducted into Hall of Fame

14 May 2024

An elite Holstein Friesian bull, Farside M Illustrious S3F, has been inducted into the “Hall of Fame”.
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The whole is greater than the sum of its parts

19 December 2023

I’m often quizzed by farmers and breeders about what makes for a quality bull dam, says senior sire analyst Michele van der Aa.
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A dam fine time of the year

28 June 2023

Senior Sire Analyst Michele van der Aa shares some of her top picks from our Holstein-Friesian line up.
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New, young bulls set to make mark on national herd

12 November 2019

The country’s list of top artificial breeding sires is expected to receive a shakeup in the coming months as new, young bulls take their place at the top – superseding previous generations to drive new rates of genetic gain.
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Friesian graduates

12 November 2019

These bulls were born in 2015, the result of some excellent mating decisions made back in 2014.
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Father and son sire duo take spoils at breed society progeny awards

04 July 2019

The old adage ‘like father, like son’ has never been truer at this year’s Boehringer Ingelheim Progeny Competition, with all six teams of the winning progeny sired by father - son duo - Fairmont Mint Edition and San Ray FM Beamer.
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LIC bulls receive top industry accolades from breed societies

04 July 2019

Two LIC bulls have won both the Holstein Friesian and Jersey breed societies’ premier accolades at their respective annual conferences.
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Protein & fat a balancing act

20 June 2019

The landmark changes to Breeding Worth in February had a big impact on the Holstein-Friesian breed, and I know this first hand, having been brought up on a farm that exclusively milks Holstein Friesians.
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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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Making PW more relevant

02 February 2018

Production Worth (PW) is an important part of herd improvement. We thought it was time to take a closer look at the index to ensure it’s relevant for today’s dairy farmers.