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CRV has produced the first homozygous polled bull to make New Zealand’s prestigious Ranking of Active Sires (RAS) list demonstrating the strides the company is making in breeding top-quality polled bulls.

Want to know how to get the best from sexed semen? If you are incorporating sexed semen into your breeding programme there are steps you can take to ensure you get the best results.

Wearable technology and detailed herd data are helping improve productivity on Hawke’s Bay and Tararua dairy farms this mating season, says CRV Sales Consultant Vanessa Hull-Brewerton.

High capacity, smaller-statured cows with good fertility and production are breeding goals for Manawatu dairy farmers Steve and Vera Shailer. CRV’s sexed semen is helping them get there faster.

CRV’s newest sales consultant in the Te Aroha and Morrinsville area is driven to support farmers breed better herds after seeing some leave the industry in recent years because of increasing costs and financial sustainability battles.

A Northland-bred Jersey bull that has won a prestigious national award for siring top producing daughters in the New Zealand milking herd, is also an example of how genomics can super charge breeding in our dairy industry.