
Long-term users of LIC bulls achieving faster rates of genetic gain
Latest LIC research reaffirms users of LIC genetics in NZ are achieving faster rates of genetic gain – almost doubling the speed of improvement in their herds.
Latest LIC research reaffirms users of LIC genetics in NZ are achieving faster rates of genetic gain – almost doubling the speed of improvement in their herds.
With climate change now accepted as part of the Earth’s future, heat stress on farms is a factor that is garnering increasing interest and awareness within the dairy industry worldwide.
Kiwi scientists are one step closer to enabling farmers to breed more heat tolerant cows after a trial found that dairy cows with the ‘slick’ gene are less affected by heat stress compared to their non-slick counterparts
Research from LIC shows New Zealand farmers are achieving increasing rates of genetic gain thanks to genomics.