First online pedigree sale hailed a success

For the first time the Border and Lakeland Holstein Club spring dairy bull sale at Carlisle was staged completely online with trade topping at 4,600gns to average almost £2,600.

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First online pedigree sale hailed a success

For the first time the Border and Lakeland Holstein Club spring dairy bull sale at Carlisle was staged completely online with trade topping at 4,600gns to average almost £2,600. Just over 80 per cent...

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