21 February 2024
LIC has informed its farmer shareholders that the investigation into the semen quality issue that impacted 1,127 herds in October last year has concluded the possible cause to be a bacterial contamination.
17 November 2022
LIC Senior Sire Analyst, Adrian Young, highlights his top KiwiCross® bull picks.
11 November 2022
Bull Acquisition Manager, Danie Swart, profiles four top-ranking Jersey bulls from LIC's Premier Sires® teams.
29 June 2022
With new standards for AB facilities on the horizon, farmers across the country are jumping on board to improve their on-farm facilities well ahead of time.
07 March 2022
Kiwi farmers can now identify their superior cows before they start milking.
08 November 2021
Twenty-six young, genomically selected sires have made the cut to join the teams this Spring, up from 23 bulls last year and 17 the year before.
20 January 2021
Cambridge dairy farmer and breeder Brad Payne would herd test 10 times a year, but he works as an LIC AB Technician during October so reluctantly sacrifices data he'd get during that month of the year.
22 September 2020
Each year about 900 of LIC’s qualified AB technicians (AB techs) visit farms in their local area, artificially inseminating thousands of cows between September and January.
15 May 2020
LIC has started their AB (Artificial Breeding) technician training, overcoming major obstacles in the process and ensuring that a crucial service to New Zealand’s dairy industry continues.
04 May 2020
With winter around the corner, LIC farm staff are busy tending to bulls to ensure they deliver vital semen for New Zealand’s all-important dairy herd.
05 December 2019
A sudden low payout in their first year sharemilking was a shock, and Simon & Aimee Player knew they had to increase the value of their asset quick-smart.
21 November 2019
This time of year sees LIC’s livestock selection and genetics teams eagerly awaiting each weekly animal evaluation run to see who’s lining up to be future Premier Sires.
