407: AHDB Dairy: Breeding for productivity in a block system

High quality cattle are key to dairy farming. This requires good quality genetics as without this and however good your management is, there is a cap to your herds productivity and profitability. In this episode, Daisy Green, Knowledge Exchange Manager (Dairy), speaks to George Brown, a dairy farmer from Hampshire who has made significant changes to his herd. Useful links Dairy herd genetic reports | AHDB Dairy breeding and genetics | AHDB Breeding Blocks | AHDB Feedback We'd love to know what you think of our podcasts. If you’d like to give your feedback, please complete our short questionnaire, which will help us to improve the podcast on an ongoing basis, or email us with your thoughts, comments and suggestions: foodandfarming@ahdb.org.uk This episode was produced Daisy Green and edited by Dami Oyinlola

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