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LIC is a farmer-owned co-operative that provides a range of services and solutions to improve the productivity and prosperity of farmers in New Zealand and around the world. More than 100 years ago we innovated the first organised routine herd test service. We now export some of New Zealand’s best dairy genetics for artificial insemination to 20 countries worldwide.

About LIC

Livestock Improvement Corporation Ltd (LIC) is a New Zealand farmer-owned co-operative that provides a range of services and solutions to improve the productivity and prosperity of farmers.

NZ dairy industry

The New Zealand dairy farming industry has been a world-leader in innovation and maximising farm profits for decades.

Assessing cows on a dairy farm in New Zealand

NZ animal evaluation

New Zealand Animal Evaluation Ltd (NZAEL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Dairy NZ, managing animal evaluation for the NZ dairy industry. At LIC we utilise this dairy animal evaluation system to help our farmers around the world maximise genetic gain on farm.

Breeding high performance dairy cows

Sire Proving Scheme

LIC’s Sire Proving Scheme is a rigorous, four-year breeding programme that has been producing genetically superior bulls for artificial insemination since 1961. Today it is one of the largest of its kind in the world.

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