With the ink dry on the 2022 LIC Australia Catalogue, it is exciting to see a line-up of Holstein Friesian sires even better than last year. This underpins LIC’s desire to always strive for improvement. Here’s a closer look at the new kids on the block.
Last December, New Zealand Animal Evaluation Limited (NZAEL) deployed a major upgrade of its evaluation processes, models, and genetic evaluation software as part of its ongoing programme of enhancements. The changes brought better accuracy in genetic evaluations, allowing farmers to make better breeding decisions
These Tasmanian dairy farmers are making inroads on their goal of being an attractive workplace and their current team is diverse – including young staff who are interested in agriculture.
We are proud to introduce new Gippsland district manager, Hilary Lunn. Hilary is a welcome addition to our team, bringing her extensive farming knowledge and previous experience working for LIC.
There has been a lot happening in New Zealand’s animal evaluation space over the past 18 months, including developing enhancements to the national animal evaluation system and a review of the National Breeding Objective.
Last spring LIC undertook what’s believed to be New Zealand’s first robust trial to determine whether a twice-daily AB
tech service would improve conception rate, getting more cows in-calf.
Ensure a successful mating period and increase your chances of getting cows in-calf with these pre-mating tips from LIC’s Mike Rose.
There are two things Rob and Carly Jennings won’t compromise ever again – feeding their dairy cows and fertiliser applications.
LIC Australia has partnered with DairyTas to help identify ways to reduce the carbon footprint of dairying in Tasmania.
The future opportunity for New Zealand dairy farmers to breed more climate friendly cows could become reality after trials find a possible link between a bulls’ genetics and the amount of methane they produce.
LIC has been developing a modelling system that can be used to quantify emissions and excretion, the result is their HoofPrint® index
LIC reproduction scientist Lorna McNaughton, looks at the importance of low- methane bulls as we move towards reducing emissions.
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