The latest ranking of young Holstein sires in the UK is extremely tight between the top three bulls.

In first place in the genomic rankings is Peak AltaValuepack, a Peak Excitement son that scores a Profitable Lifetime Index (PLI) of £877.

The second placed sire, Denovo 20771 Segment has a PLI of £876, and the previous top-ranking bull, Denovo 20893 Harmony, is now in third position with a PLI of £875.

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After that, Progenesis Preston ranks fourth (PLI £862) and Denovo 20723 Columbia (PLI £856) is in fifth place in the list which is compiled by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board.

In the daughter proven rankings, the top four bulls are all newcomers that have graduated from the genomic young sire rankings after their daughters started production. The top proven Holstein bull is OCD Trooper Sheepster with a PLI of £779. In second place is Peak AltaSeverus (PLI £757), SDG-PH Delux Dominance (PLI £741) is third and Winstar Maserati (PLI £728) is in fourth place.