AHDB Dairy: Breeding for productivity in a block system

High quality cattle are key to dairy farming. This requires good quality genetics as without this and however good your management is, there is a cap to your herds productivity and profitability.

In this episode, Daisy Green, Knowledge Exchange Manager (Dairy), speaks to George Brown, a dairy farmer from Hampshire who has made significant changes to his herd.

Useful links
Dairy herd genetic reports | AHDB
Dairy breeding and genetics | AHDB
Breeding Blocks | AHDB
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This episode was produced Daisy Green and edited by Dami Oyinlola