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Dairy bulls used on dairy cows
The most used dairy bull on dairy cows this year has been Diamond Anton, a Holstein-Friesian bull. The bull had 33,398 serves recorded in the first half of this year. This does not take into account DIY serves so the actual usage will be higher in reality.
Beef bulls used on dairy cows
The most used beef bull on dairy cows so far this year is a Hereford bull, called Solpoll 1 Kentucky Kid P HYF. The bull has 10,373 serves recorded in the first half of this year in dairy herds. He has a calving difficulty figure of 3.2%.
Beef bulls used on beef cows
The most used beef bull on beef cows so far this year is Limousin sire Castleview Gazelle or ‘ZAG’. The bull has 8,701 serves recorded in the first half of this year. ZAG was progeny tested through Gene Ireland Beef in 2014.
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