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Captain sons dominate the genomic PLI rankings

Sons of Genosource Captain now dominate among young genomic Holstein bulls, securing the first four positions in the ranking for Profitable Lifetime Index (拢PLI), published this week by AHDB

Katie Jones
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DG Peace is the new number one genomic young sire
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DG Peace is the new number one genomic young sire

DG Peace is the new number one, with outstanding efficiency 鈥� including Feed Advantage at 281 and Maintenance feed index of -25 鈥� helping to secure this top spot. With a PLI of 拢908, this bull moves up...

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