Contents tagged with Genetics
12 September 2023
Westcoast Guarantee holds on to the number one position in the Profitable Lifetime Index rankings, with a PLI of £697
7 March 2023
The Digital Dermatitis Index is published on a scale from -2 to +2 and expressed as a percentage.
1 April 2021
Details about the move to a rolling genetic base change in April 2021
13 May 2020
Fourth-year results of the RamCompare project reveal how sires with key breeding traits can drive productivity and optimal new sire purchases.
28 September 2023
Some brand new bulls for non-Holstein breeders in the latest genetic rankings
12 September 2023
Update genetic index of the most profitable sires for autumn calving herds
12 September 2023
The updated spring block calving indexes across breed
7 April 2020
The five-yearly genetics base change, genomic upgrade and new digital dermatitis index
12 September 2023
New rankings for young genomic holstein sires
12 September 2023
The latest daughter-proven Holsteins Profitable Lifetime Index (£PLI) ranking, published today
28 July 2025
Our new study examines how fertility is associated with a range of traits
30 January 2024
Over the past decade, UK average butterfat levels have been rising. This increase in the longer term is likely a reflection of changing genetics within the milking herd.
