Latest moves in the block calving indexes

New at the top of the latest Spring Calving Index (£SCI) is the high health and fertility Jersey sire, VJ Groenbjerg Lobo Lobster which has 94 UK daughters contributing to excellent milk solids figures and earns an SCI of £583

Katie Jones
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Latest moves in the block calving indexes

The bull also has the highest daughter lifespan of the top 20 sires and high daughter fertility. Equally impressive on daughter fertility is the Holstein sire, Progenesis Wimbledon (SCI £582), which...

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