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7 April 2026

Health and efficiency improve across dairy breeds

An exceptional package of health traits sees young sire VJ Husted Splash Sultan reassert his lead in AHDB's young genomic Jersey rankings.

7 April 2026

Bulls ranked on new £SCI show production efficiency

The April release of AHDB's dairy genetic evaluations is the first using the updated Spring Calving Index model and the revisions have produced a shake‑up at the top

21 August 2025

Clean sweep by AltaSeverus for seasonal calving herds

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

Spring Calving Index brings choice across the breeds

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 April 2025

New spring calving sire ties at the top

The latest AHDB Spring Calving Index (£SCI) ranking published today may provide the opportunity for a last-minute upgrade to genetics breeding decisions.

3 December 2024

Top Holsteins hard to beat when compared across breeds

With breeding choices complete in most autumn calving herds, attention is turning to herds calving next spring, who can look to the new Spring Calving Index (£SCI) ranking to make their breeding choices, particularly if using mixed breeds.

13 August 2024

Autumn Calving Index reveals high milk solids transmitters

Producers calving in a tight block in autumn, with a focus on genetic improvement, are advised to consider basing their sire selection on Autumn Calving Index (£ACI).

2 April 2024

New blood in the rankings for spring and autumn block calvers

With inseminations now in full swing in spring calving herds, and autumn calving some months away, breeding decisions for block-calving herds may be either made, or on the distant horizon.

6 December 2023

New genetic choices for spring grazing herds

New at the top of the Spring Calving Index (£SCI) is the high health and fertility Jersey sire, VJ Groenbjerg Lobo Lobster

12 September 2023

High fat and protein sire shares top spot with newcomer for autumn calving dairy herds

Progenesis Wimbledon shares number one position in the £ACI rankings with newcomer Wilra KnowHow

12 September 2023

Stability brings reassurance to seasonal-calving herds

Progenesis Wimbledon remains in number one position in the £SCI rankings with Genosource Captain leading for £ACI

11 August 2026

Autumn block-calving herds poised to choose their next generation

August's Autumn Calving Index (£ACI), published today, is the recommended genetic index where autumn calving is in a tight block.