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Denovo dominates young Holstein sires

In the latest bull proofs, released this week by AHDB Dairy, there is a raft of newcomers in the genomic rankings alongside relative stability among the top daughter-proven bulls.

Katie Jones
Editor, Farmers Guardian and Dairy Farmer
clock • 8 min read
Denovo dominates young Holstein sires

Ten newcomers in the top 20 and 10 bulls with the same prefix will arouse interest among Holstein breeders in the genomic young sire list. And although Denovo has an impressive, possibly unprecedented,...

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