UK Sires Blog

Christmas Deliveries

4th November 2024

Final dispatch dates for pre-Christmas deliveries

AHDB clashes with BBC over 'eat less meat' claim

17th February 2020

The AHDB has sent a letter to the BBC criticising its claim that ‘the single biggest way’ to fight climate change is to eat less meat

Homebred sexed semen from UK Sires

by Simon Gee

12th February 2020

UK Sire Services are now able to offer UK dairy breeders the opportunity to have semen from their bulls collected and processed for sexing

Revised genetic index will help increase cow lifespans

3rd December 2019

The genetic index which predicts dairy cattle lifespan has been revamped to make it more accurate and indicate longevity in additional days rather than lactations

Opportunity for dairy farms to help reduce phosphorus loss

8th November 2019

The University of Reading, in collaboration with Harper Adams University, is running a project looking at reducing phosphorus losses and is searching for dairy farms across the GB to participate

Doubling milk from forage

14th October 2019

One Wiltshire dairy farm has managed to double its milk from forage by changing seven, set-stocked fields into a 34 ha grazing platform comprising 22 paddocks for its 130 Holstein Friesians

Breeding Blocks - Shape your future

7th October 2019

Taking control of your breeding decisions is vitally important if you want to take full advantage of your farming system and milk contract.

IDF debunks myths about dairy and sugar

3rd October 2019

Issues pertaining to body weight and obesity can sometimes be attributed to the consumption of milk and other dairy products, due to their apparent high sugar content. The 2019 International Dairy Federation(IDF) World Dairy Summit addressed the latest science on dairy and sugar in our diets.

Diabetes ‘can be kept at bay with a glass of milk every day’

4th September 2019

Drinking milk at breakfast time cuts the risk of obesity and type 2 diabetes, research suggests.