Research and development

Learn more about our research projects and read our latest research publications

Our research

We're engaged in a range of projects to help keep our farmers and their businesses at the forefront of the global dairy industry.
Our scientists

Meet our talented scientists who are at the leading edge of genetic, reproductive and technological dairy-focused research.
R&D Scholarships

We offer three scholarship programmes to students studying agriculture, science, and have an interest in genetics or machine learning.
Research publications

Our scientists contribute to a wide range of well-respected scientific journals and reports.
Resilient Dairy

A research programme seeking to enhance the health and wellbeing of the national dairy herd.
Dairy statistics

Read the latest production, herd improvement, evaluation, and reproduction statistics for the New Zealand dairy industry.
Reducing methane emissions in dairy animals

Learn about our world-leading research programme which aims to breed more climate-friendly cows.
Increasing heat tolerance in cows

Learn more about the work we’re doing to enable farmers to breed more heat tolerant cows.
Help shape LIC's future breeding scheme

'Breeding the herd for your farming future’ workshop overview
SLICK patents

Information on patents protecting our heat tolerance discovery.