News
Keep up-to-date with the latest news from our LIC Ireland team, our farmers, and experts from around the globe.
On the fast track
A programme of consistent genetic gain, recording accuracy, and calf quality is the key to success on the Rogers’ Taupiri Farm in Waikato, New Zealand.
There’s no ‘I’ in team
LIC Herd Improvement Analyst Jayden Calder discusses the benefit of genomics when making breeding selections and the role of bull teams to help fulfil herd...
HoofPrint® index reducing environmental impact in Australia
Breeding dairy cows that produce less methane and nitrogen is helping one Australian farm group meet its sustainability goals.
A day in the life of breeding advisor Eoin Kennedy
Eoin joined the LIC Ireland team a year ago, and is loving every minute of his job. He says the quality of the bulls on...
No square on the milk cheque for EBI
The idea of picking low economic breeding index (EBI) bulls will be a foreign idea to many, but for one farmer, picking these bulls is...
Co.Meath dairy farmer using LIC sexed semen to improve his herd
In a bid to improve the profitability, efficiency and fertility of his dairy herd, Padraic Harnan is using more LIC sexed semen than ever this...
David Power talks about his recent visit to NZ
LIC Ireland's genetics development manager talks about his recent trip to NZ where he worked closely with LIC’s sire selection team during their busy bull...
The size of the prize
New LIC research reveals a staggering variation in milk production and efficiency between the ‘top-quartile’ and ‘bottom-quartile’ of New Zealand cows.
