Agri-Business
Dairy breeding landscape in NI is fast-changing
Dairy breeding programmes in Northern Ireland are now focused on a number of key areas: milk components, longevity and enhanced...
Sexed Semen
Dairy
Behind the scenes at Coopex Montbeliarde bull stud in France
Agriland visited the headquarters of Coopex Montbeliarde in Besançon, eastern France where some of the finest bulls in the stud...
N.Ireland
Milk components remain key priority for dairy farmers in NI
Improving milk components has been confirmed as a key component of profitability on Northern Ireland’s dairy farms. “However milk output...
Dairy
GB leads the world in uptake of sexed dairy semen - AHDB
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has said Great Britain is leading the world in the uptake of sexed...
N.Ireland
Demand for dairy semen remains strong in Northern Ireland
The latest sales figures are confirming a continuing and strong demand for quality, sexed dairy semen in Northern Ireland. According...
N.Ireland
Conception rates in autumn-calving cows at high levels
Dairy farmers in Northern Ireland are confirming high conception rates in cows and heifers that are due to calve later...
Opinion
Opinion: Will sexed semen revolutionise dairy breeding?
The point was made to me recently that the use of sexed semen will not deliver real benefits under Irish...
Agri-Business
Dairy: Adding value through use of sexed semen
The consistent use of sexed semen has been highlighted as a critically important technology within the dairy sector, as it...
Dairy
Dairy cows in good condition for winter breeding season
Semex sales manager for Northern Ireland, John Berry, is confirming that freshly-calved dairy cows are, for the most part, in...
N.Ireland
Sexed straws a real driver for cattle breeding in Northern Ireland
Sexed straws now account for almost 80% of Ai Services (Northern Ireland) Ltd.’s semen sales into the dairy sector, and...
N.Ireland
Demand for beef AI in Northern Ireland continues to grow
The latest statistics confirm that demand for beef artificial insemination (AI) in Northern Ireland continues to grow at an ever...
N.Ireland
Sexed straws account for 80% of AI company’s dairy semen sales
Sexed straws now account for 80% of AI Services (Northern Ireland) Ltd's dairy semen sales. The company's breeding services manager,...
Dairy
Sexed semen sales double over the last 12 months
Sales of sexed dairy semen have doubled over the last two years according to a recent Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board...
Beef
Using sexed semen to enhance the genetic merit of the suckler herd
From a maternal aspect, where artificial insemination (AI) is being used on the farm, the opportunity to breed the desired...
Beef
Sexed semen now accounts for almost 1 in 3 UK inseminations
Sexed semen now accounts for almost one in three inseminations in the UK, according to the Agriculture and Horticulture Development...
Dairy
Sexed semen: Why is it not there yet?
One thing that had been brought up time and time again, as a potential answer to the flood of male...
Dairy
Use of sexed semen ‘increased rapidly’ in NI dairy herds
Sexed semen technology has been constantly evolving over recent years – and its use in Northern Ireland dairy herds has...
Dairy
US dairy farmers are leaving the industry in their droves
Approximately 600 milk producers have left the dairy industry in the state of Wisconsin over the past 12 months. “This...
