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Third-generation farmer Rory Christie helped create the world's first crossbreeding index using genomic data, milk production and herd health records on his 1,100-cow spring-calving herd.

Aberdeenshire suckler farmer Duncan Morrison is bucking the trend, taking on a 226-acre tenancy and more than quadrupling his herd over eight years while others were dispersing.

The BCBC conference returns to Telford on 22-24 January 2024, themed 'Green Genes: revolutionising cattle breeding for a sustainable future', with the full programme now available.

The BCBC conference returns to Telford in January to explore why the UK's cattle industry is part of the climate solution, and how breeding can help meet greening targets.

Dairy farmers, vets and industry professionals collaborated through Ruminant Health and Welfare to create the new UK Dairy Cattle Welfare Strategy covering 2023 to 2028.

Genus ABS has been awarded Climate Smart Funding by Innovate UK for its Climate Smart Beef Genetics Project, helping the agriculture sector work towards its net zero aims.

Professor Sharon Huws has been awarded the prestigious Sir John Hammond Award at the BSAS Annual Conference, jointly sponsored by the British Cattle Breeders Club.

Efficiency, fertility, emissions and profit are all linked, Professor Phil Garnsworthy of the University of Nottingham told the BCBC conference in January.

Sustainability is about more than just net zero. The BCBC conference heard from speakers working on other areas of the sustainability challenge facing livestock farmers.

Hybrid vigour in the dairy herd means that one plus one equals three, said Sean Chubb of LIC, outlining how cross-breeding helped save the dairy unit at Wick Court.

As the world's leading animal health company, Zoetis exists to nurture our world and humankind by advancing care for animals with over 70 years of experience innovating.

The 75th Anniversary conference marked the BCBC presidential handover, with Professor Mike Coffey completing his six-year term and passing the title to Duncan Sinclair.