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12 September 2023
The daughter fertility improver, Catlane Caleb maintains his long-held lead in the British Friesian ranking on Profitable Lifetime Index, with a slight increase in his £PLI.
12 September 2023
Inch Persistent tops today's British Friesians PLI rankings with River Valley Cece Chrome and VR Alatalon Flame Feton remain as number one for Jerseys and Ayshires
12 September 2023
Each of the main non-Holstein breeds has a new leader in the April genetic evaluations, published today.
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12 September 2023
The dairy breeds other than Holstein see strong stability across the rankings in the latest genetic evaluations
6 December 2023
Dutch-bred Bloemplaat Hoeve Ewoud continues to move up the Friesian rankings to take the lead in this breed’s evaluations
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2 April 2024
Transmission of high health and efficiency are hallmarks of a new wave of leading Jersey bulls, as AHDB publish the Profitable Lifetime Index (£PLI) rankings for all dairy breeds today (2 April, 2024).
13 August 2024
A UK-bred bull has risen to the top of the Ayrshire Profitable Lifetime Index (£PLI) ranking, usurping the Scandinavians which regularly maintain a stronghold for this breed.
3 December 2024
The new Jersey Profitable Lifetime Index (£PLI) ranking represents something of a reshuffle, with all former top 10 bulls remaining in the top 12, making way for just two newcomers high on the AHDB-published list.
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2 April 2025
A newly available British Friesian sire from the award-winning Inch herd in Northern Ireland, has claimed the top spot in the breed Profitable Lifetime Index (£PLI) rankings, published today by AHDB.
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20 August 2025
In the AHDB Profitable Lifetime Index (£PLI) rankings for the Jersey breed, VJ Outrup Luxi Luxplus (PLI £472) climbs into number one position.
2 December 2025
All appears to have changed amongst Jersey sires in the December AHDB rankings, but this reflects a switch of focus to young bulls with genomic indexes, which are now widely used by UK farmers.
2 December 2025
Those using the recommended Spring Calving Index (£SCI), which has been updated this month by AHDB, will find plenty of choice across the Jersey and black and white breeds.