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LIC’s new breeding value will enable farmers to breed cows that are more resistant to facial eczema.

LIC introduces new breeding value to help combat facial eczema

05 March 2024

LIC has introduced a new breeding value to help combat bovine facial eczema – a distressing disease costing the New Zealand dairy sector at least $100 million annually in lost production.

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The next frontier for more climate friendly cows

02 February 2021

In a recent NZ Herald opinion piece, our CE Wayne McNee outlines the investment LIC is making into the genomics space, and the value this will bring to the dairy industry in both the long and short term.

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