Breeding
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Farmer Focus: Messrs Armstrong, Cumbria
The family moved to Plaskettlands on the beautiful Solway Coast in the shadow of the Lake District in 1942. Read more..
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Farmer Focus: Duncan Hughes, Staffordshire
Duncan Hughes farms in the Staffordshire moorlands, milking 100 pedigree Holsteins averaging 9500 litres at 4% butterfat. Read more..
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Farmer Focus: R D Horton & Son, Wiltshire
The Hinton Herd of pedigree Holsteins was founded in 1967 when Robert imported ten heifers and two bulls from Canada. Read more..
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Enhance the value of your dairy herd
Produce more milk and enhance the value of your dairy herd with a pedigree registered herd. Read more..
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Farmer Focus: Mr R D Fleming, Hillhead, Lockerbie
Lockerbie-based dairy farmer Willie Fleming farms in partnership with his parents, Robert and Margaret, and has grown the dairy herd from 100 cattle to a herd of 370 pedigree Holst
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Farmer Focus: Brian and Judith Moorhouse, Skipton, N Yorkshire
Brian and Judith use the CIS Complete Pedigree Package Service with the support of CIS Area Manager Sally Hall, milk recording on a six-weekly for the Aireburn herd that was establ
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Unlock your herd's hidden breeding potential
In association with AHDB, CIS is supporting a series of forthcoming AHDB workshops where dairy farmers will discover the untapped potential in their herd and receive a tailored rep
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Farmer Focus: RJ & JR Warren, Penzance, Cornwall
James is the 5th generation of his family farming at Tredinney Farm, Penzance, just 5 miles from Lands End, where this year they will be hosting the 2023 Guernsey World Conference.
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Add Value to your Dairy Herd
When an animal obtains a pedigree registration status, it means the relevant breed society has approved the animal’s purity (ancestry), traceability (unique ear tag number) and its
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Monitor Herds for Johne’s by milk recording
Johne’s is an infectious, chronic, progressive wasting disease caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis (referred to as MAP). In affected animals, it can lead to