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.

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