Genetics
3 February 2023
Canadian suckler cow producer, Arron Nerbas, visits three English suckler farms to deliver three events discussing what it takes to produce a profitable suckler cow
19 August 2025
Find out why good breeding and carefully considered genetics lie at the foundation of any successful beef production system.
19 August 2025
Find out how to achieve your long-term business and technical goals for your suckler herd.
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.
21 August 2025
Exceptional daughter health and high-quality milk production have earned the newly proven bull, Peak AltaSeverus, number one position for both seasonal calving indexes – Autumn Calving Index (£ACI) and Spring Calving Index (£SCI) – in the AHDB genetic evaluations, published this week.
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.
2 December 2025
Genetic evaluations for daughter-proven Holstein dairy sires have been published this month by AHDB.
2 December 2025
UK-born and bred DeNovo Coyote P leads the pack in AHDB’s December genetic evaluations for young genomic Holstein sires.
21 August 2025
A new high health and efficiency young sire has entered the running in the genomic index ranking, published today by AHDB.
21 August 2025
Six new daughter-proven sires graduate into the top 10 ranking for Profitable Lifetime Index (£PLI), published today by AHDB.
29 September 2025
Find out what to look for when selecting a bull for breeding, including how to use genetics and EBVs, and judging if a bull is fit to work.
