Captain breaks through £1,000 PLI barrier

There is a mixture of new and familiar names in the latest bull proofs published this week by AHDB. Katie Jones takes a look at some of the front runners.

Katie Jones
Editor, Farmers Guardian and Dairy Farmer
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Captain breaks through £1,000 PLI barrier

There is a mixture of new and familiar names in the latest bull proofs published this week by AHDB. Katie Jones takes a look at some of the front runners. Holstein sire Genosource Captain has held the...

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