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A major player in this project is LIC with Beef Genetic Product Lead, Paul Charteris pointing out his organisation have the majority market share in terms of inseminations of dairy cows.

LIC says farmers around New Zealand are set to reap the rewards from a record number of genetically superior young bulls joining the ranks of its artificial breeding bull teams.

A Lincoln University Dairy Farm (LUDF) decision to use all AI and no bulls for mating has given “mixed” results and looks like it will be a short-lived experiment.

It is true that the current frozen sexed semen product SexedULTRA 4M is the result of almost three decades of research and development.

"If you invest dollars and a little more time in AI and genetics you will make more money, it is that simple," 

Gallagher Group has always been at the forefront of innovations and effective solutions for livestock farmers.

56 years is a long time to stay in any one job, but it seems an especially long amount of time to spend working with your hand up a cow's rear end.

LIC EXPECTS to get more cows in-calf at Christmas in response to high demand for its short gestation genetics offering, and as farmers find new ways to maximise the benefits this season.