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Pros outweigh the cons of three-way cross
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Thoughts have turned again to breeding of our autumn-calving herd, writes Castlederg dairy farmer, Jessica Pollock
27 November 2024 Northern Ireland
Crossbreeding delivers 35% increase in milk output
Andrew Dale has targeted milk yield, solids and fertility using a crossbreeding programme on his 120-cow dairy farm. Kieran Mailey reports.
4 September 2024 Breeding & health
Keeping the faith in crossbreeding
Reports from the LIC open day at the Breen farm in Emly, Co Tipperary.
Benefits of addressing poor body condition of ewes
There is huge potential at farm level to maximise the genetic potential of ewes and optimise reproductive performance by having ewes in the correct body condition score at mating.
24 July 2024 Sheep breeding